Mar. 12, 1925 – Jan. 7, 2016 George O. Layman of Pensacola, FL passed away on January 7, 2016. A native of Mobile, AL, Mr. Layman was born on March 12, 1925. He attended Murphy High School and the University of Alabama. During World War II, Mr. Layman served in the 8th Air Force as a topographic engineer and participated in the advance planning for D-Day. He joined Southern Company as a construction engineer in 1949 and retired in 1992 from Gulf Power Company, Southern Company’s Florida subsidiary, as Assistant to the Vice President for Power Generation and Transmission. During his tenure with Gulf Power Company, Mr. Layman held key leadership positions in Power Generation and Environmental Affairs. He was instrumental in the construction of three Florida power plants and supervised the entire construction project of Gulf Power’s corporate headquarters in Pensacola. Mr. Layman established Gulf Power’s Environmental Affairs Department and worked with other Florida utility representatives to form the Florida Electric Power Coordinating Group, Inc., an umbrella organization dealing with environmental issues affecting the electric utility industry. Continue reading →

Received this on 1/11/2016:

Marvin Eugene (Gene) Watkins Jr., 3-30-1943 – 12-18-2015, age 72, of Pelham, AL passed away on December the 18th. Gene was born in Chattanooga and raised in Highland Park. He graduated from Chattanooga Central High School in 1961. He graduated from Chattanooga State Community College in 1970 with an associate degree in Electrical Engineering. He worked at TVA in Chattanooga and in Knoxville, BE&K in Birmingham, and retired from Southern Company. He was a member of Christ Church United Methodist. Gene was a member of East Lake Masonic Lodge F.A.M. #698. He was also a Knights Templar. He is survived by his wife of 52 years Sandra N. Watkins, daughter Kay Jeter, son Mark (Heather) Watkins, and grandchildren Justin Covell, Tyler Covell, Payne Watkins and Riley Watkins. Services was officiated by The Reverend Michael Miller of Lakeview Pelham’s First United Methodist Church at Southern Heritage Funeral Home Monday December 21 at 2:00 pm with visitation starting one hour prior. Burial was at Lakeside Memorial Gardens in Chattanooga, TN at 1:00 pm EST on December 22.

The guest book for his obituary can be access by clicking here.

To send a card:

Mrs. Sandy Watkins
2414 Chandrabrook Drive
Pelham, Al  35124

Jesse Lee Martin, Oct. 20, 1939 – Dec. 31, 2015, of Birmingham, Alabama went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, December 31, 2015. Jesse was born, October 20, 1939, in Nauvoo, Alabama to his parents, Willie and Rosa Martin, who preceded him in death. His sister, Nella Mae Adams, also precedes him in death. Mr. Martin is survived by his brother Cecil Martin (Mary) and his sister Edna Faye Edwards. Jesse, an Auburn University graduate, retired from Southern Company Services as a Manager and Engineer after more than 30 years of service. He was a faithful member of Shades Mountain Baptist Church where he served as an ordained deacon, consistently taught God’s Word as a Sunday School teacher, and strongly supported the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. Following a private burial in New Oak Grove Cemetery, Nauvoo, a Celebration of Jesse’s life was held Monday, January 4, at 4:00, at Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Vestavia Hills, AL.

If you would like to honor Jesse, you may choose to contribute to The Randy Kermit Adams Foundation, carrying on Jesse’s legacy of investing in the support and education of deserving young men and women, while encouraging them to influence their world for Jesus Christ. Checks made out to The Randy Kermit Adams Foundation, may be mailed to 5149 Weatherford Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242. – See more at: http://obits.al.com/obituaries/birmingham/obituary.aspx?n=jesse-lee-martin&pid=177115932#sthash.pxNjTcYL.dpuf

Our January 2016 Retiree Meeting was held at 1:00 PM in room 130 of Inverness Building 42. Our speaker was Jim Kline of UBS who discussed Goal Based Financing.

MEETING DETAILS:

When: Monday, Jan. 11, 2016
Where: Inverness 42, Room 130
Board meeting: 11 a.m.
Dutch Lunch: 12:00 noon
General Meeting: 1 p.m.

Jeffrey Kenneth Branum (Oct 7, 1957 – Dec. 22, 2015) passed away on December 22, 2015. He was preceded in death by his father, Ray Branum, and his beloved grandparents, Ruby Mae Stringer and Henderson Stringer. Jeff is survived by his mother, Sybil Jones; his siblings, Benjamin Branum, Sonya Reece, and Kim Scarbrough; his children, Caitlin and Connor Branum; their mother, Deanna McCombs; and other relatives and friends. Jeff was born in Greenville, Alabama, on October 7, 1957, and he spent over 30 years working for Southern Company as an engineer and project manager. His hobbies included driving fast cars, which won him the Pedal to the Metal award at the Mercedes AMG experience, and being outdoors, whether it was walking, running, climbing or shooting. He also loved cooking everything from juicy hamburgers to his award-winning cheesecake, and he enjoyed spending time with his loved ones. He will be sorely missed. A Celebration of Life service for Jeff will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at The Coal Yard restaurant in downtown Helena, Alabama at 2 pm. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations would be mailed to Camp McDowell with “In Memory of Jeff Branum” noted.