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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Julia 'Judy' Taylor, wife of DL Clyde Taylor (training ATL)

~ IN MEMORY ~
Julia ‘Judy’ Wootan Taylor, wife of DL Clyde Taylor (Training Dept.)
November 11, 1937 ~ July 26, 2013 

Notification of the passing of Julia ‘Judy’ Taylor, wife of DL retiree Clyde Taylor. 

To view/sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral home website at http://www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com/    or    http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/macon/obituary.aspx?n=julia-wootan-taylor&pid=166118211&fhid=3129#fbLoggedOut  Survived by her husband Clyde personal condolences may be sent to their residence at 
851 Barlow Fields Drive , Hayesville  NC 28904-8003  ...  (828) 389-1818   

Memorial services for Mrs. Taylor will be held Wednesday, July 31, at 1:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Hayesville NC.  
Thank you,
~ Carol


Mrs. Julia Wootan Taylor, age 75, of Barlow Fields Dr., Hayesville, NC passed away, Friday, July 26, 2013 in Elizabeth House Four Seasons Hospice in Flat Rock, NC following an extended illness. She was born November 11, 1937 in Atlanta, GA .......................................

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Julia Wootan Taylor of Barlow Fields Dr., Hayesville, NC passed away, Friday, July 26, 2013 following an extended illness.

She was born in Atlanta, GA to the late Joel Winn and Ruth Harper Wootan. Judy's formative years were in Macon, GA. She was a charter member of Highland Hills Baptist Church and a graduate of A. L. Miller High School. She attended Auburn University and graduated from Mercer University. For the last 15 years Judy lived in Clay County, NC. She was a Prayer Minister for Order of St. Luke Chapter and a member of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church.

She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and inspiring sister. Her life will always be a wonderful example of Christian stewardship of mind, body and the environment.

Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Clyde Taylor of Hayesville, NC; children, Robertson Winn Taylor (Joyce) of Eatonton, GA, Katherine Louise Taylor of Pickens, SC; brother, James Wootan (Tina) of Macon, GA; grandchildren, John Taylor, Cal Taylor, Russ Hilburn, Taylor Hilburn and Brooks Hilburn.

Memorial services will be held Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church with Rev. John Rice officiating. The family will receive friends at the church following the services.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions will be greatly appreciated to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Order of St. Luke Chapter of Healing Ministry, 495 Herbert Hills Rd, Hayesville, NC 28904.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences to the family on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com

  .Published in The Telegraph on July 30, 2013
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On Jul 27, 2013, at 9:35, "Bob \"Mitch\" Mitchell" <paddles@tds.net> wrote:

You might want to pass this on to the Atlanta guys ............... Clyde Taylor's wife Judy passed away yesterday in hospice in Hendersonville, NC.  Clyde was in the Training Dept for a long time, and I think he retired around 1994.  I'll pass along further details as I get them.   Mitch

DL Capt. Charles F. McMichael III

Charles Felder McMichael
 
Obituary
Charles Felder McMichael Junior died July 27, 2013 of complications from lung cancer at his home in Slidell Louisiana. He was 71 when he died. Also known as "Frog", Charlie and his brother Thomas were born to Charlie Felder McMichael and Rae Thomas McMichael in Alexandria Louisiana. After Charlie's father died in World War II, Rae later remarried Griffin Connell. Charlie attended Louisiana State University where he attained a degree in 1962. From there, he went to San Diego California for Naval flight school where he fell in love with a schoolteacher named Catherine Zimmerman. Charlie had a six-year career as a Naval Aviator flying the Grumman S2 Tracker, an anti-submarine aircraft. After doing a tour of duty in Vietnam, he went on to become a flight instructor in Pensacola Florida. Charlie and Cathie wed in 1967. He left the Navy in 1968 to pursue a career in commercial aviation. Charlie was hired by Delta Airlines, and eventually settled in Slidell where he and Cathie raised their children Tad and Ashley. He retired from Delta in 2002, and continued to live in Slidell until the time of his passing. He was a devoted husband and father, as well as an avid outdoorsman. Charlie is survived by his wife Cathie, his brother Thomas, his children Tad and Ashley, and his grandchildren Jacob, Caroline, Ella, and Reed.
  .Published in The Times-Picayune from August 2 to August 4, 2013.
 
 


A celebration of Captain McMichael’s life will be held August 10th in Hammond LA. 
Please see note below and follow the link to RSVP, or call 985-662-0366. 
Thank you/Carol



Party in Memory of Charlie "Frog" McMichael
     Host:  Cathie, Ashley, Tad
     Phone:  985-662-0366
     When:  Saturday, August 10 , from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
     Where:   42140 N. Elmwood Loop , Hammond  LA 70403

Message from Host

First off, we would like to thank all of you for the support leading up to and since Frog's passing.  We have decided that a formal funeral to honor Frog just wouldn't be his style.  Instead, we would like to host a cochon de lait to share some good food, cold beer, and swap stories about the man that we all cared for so dearly.  We have chosen Saturday August 10th, as this will allow time for the shock to subside from Frog's passing and some travel time for out of towners.  Dress will be casual.  T-shirts and shorts will be fine.  Kids are welcome and there is a swimming pool behind Keith and Ashley's house where they can swim during the party. 
Some have asked where they could send flowers to honor Frog's memory.  Flowers are not of much use at a pig roast, so if you would like to do something please make a donation to the American Cancer Society in his name.  A link is provided at the bottom of this message. 

Please RSVP and let us know if you can attend so we can get the right size pig.  The party will be from 5:00 to 9:00, but it's fine if you can only stop by for a few minutes.  We also realize that there are a number of people who we didn't have email addresses for or were missed on this distribution.  Please feel free to forward to anyone else who you would like to attend.
Thanks, 
Cathie, Ashley, Tad

Link to American Cancer Society Donation Page: 


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From: THFoster6@aol.com    Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 7:31 PM
Subject: A PARTY IN MEMORY OF FROG McMichael


This live link should put you onto a web site that handles party invitations. It will allow you to RSVP and show a Map to the Memorial Party for Charles "Frog" McMichael.
Travis Foster

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~ IN MEMORY ~
DL Capt. Charles Felder McMichael III
June 9, 1942 ~ July 27, 2013
Word has been received with the passing of DL Capt. Charles F. McMichael, age 71.  Captain McMichael hired on with Delta 01-05-1970  and retired February 2002.  He was based MSY for much of his career, then 030/ATL in the years prior to his retirement.  Survived by his wife Catherine ‘Cathy’, personal condolences may be sent to their residence at 
110 Mossy Oaks Drive, Slidell  LA 70458-7300   ...   (985) 643-7022 
Arrangements are not yet known.  Should we hear more, we will be sure to update our BlogSpot. 
Thank you,
~ Carol 
 
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 8:18 AM
Subject: CHARLIE "FROG" McMICHAEL PASSED

In a message dated 7/27/2013 11:04:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mriley2@mac.com writes:

Travis,
I spoke with Kathy McMichael this AM. Frog passed away at approximately 8AM. Information will follow.
Thanks for keeping us informed.
Mike Riley=
I WILL FWD INFO AS I RECEIVE  IT.   TRAVIS FOSTER
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Illness - From: THFoster6@aol.com

Date: 7/26/2013 4:29:02 PM          Subject: Re: CHARLIE "FROG" McMICHAEL
In a message dated 7/26/2013 3:31:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, carmendunphy@yahoo.com writes:
Hi Travis,
Charlie (Frog) McMichael lives across the street from me.  His wife Kathy call today saying that he is not doing well at all and she called hospice.  They are to come in today and it does not look good for him.  She would not like to have any phone calls at this time.  You may want to send cards to Frog and or Kathy.  Definitely keep them in prayer. Their address is: 
110 Mossy Oaks Drive,  Slidell, LA 70458 
Carmen Dunphy   

Monday, July 29, 2013

PNA/WAL Capt. Peter Carruthers

~ IN MEMORY ~
PNA/WAL Capt. Peter ‘Pete’ Carruthers
October 9, 1917 ~ May 14, 2013 

Born/raised in the San Francisco area, Pete was the 2nd of four children born to Charles Peter and Edith Annabelle Vail Carruthers.  From what I could find, Pete received his early pilot training from the Boeing School of Aeronautics located at Oakland Municipal Airport, circa 1935-1937.   At some point, Pete flew for Mid-Continent Airlines up until 1952 when Mid-Continent merged with Braniff, and was based MSP.  Captain Carruthers hired on with Pacific Northern Airlines  05-01-1953 and retired with Western Airlines at the mandatory age 60 in 1977.  He was based SEA, then SFO at the time of his retirement with Western.   

Survived by his wife Elaine personal condolences may be sent to
23220 N. Country Club Trail,  Scottsdale, AZ 85255-4206  ...  
 (480) 513-3152  

I was not able to locate an obituary.  If anyone has more information to add, we will be sure to post it on our blogspot.

Thank you,
~ Carol
 

Peter Carruthers: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Peter Carruthers
State of Issue: California
Date of Birth: Tuesday  October  09, 1917
Date of Death: Tuesday  May  14, 2013
Age at Death: 95 years, 7 months, 5 days

Saturday, July 27, 2013

NWA Capt. Brian A. Wise Sr.

~ IN MEMORY ~
Vietnam war & Desert Storm veteran, NWA Capt. Brian Anthony Wise Sr.
September 23, 1943 ~ July 17, 2013
 


Notification of the passing of Vietnam war and Desert Storm veteran, retired NWA pilot Captain Brian Anthony Wise Sr., USMC Ret., age 69.  Captain Wise hired on with Northwest 05-05-1969.  Memorial services for Captain Wise were held in Florida last Sunday July 21.  Captain Wise is survived by his wife Dorina.  The most recent residence address that I could locate was 
17968 SW 36th St., Miramar  FL 33029-1663.
To view/sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral home tribute website at http://obit.bpfamilycare.com/obitdisplay.html?id=1226571&listing=All  or
Thank you,
~ Carol

Obituary:
Brian A. Wise Sr. , USMC, Ret.
Brian A. Wise, Sr. USMC, Ret. , age 69, of Miramar, FL. He was "lifted up" on July 17, 2013. He served in Vietnam from 1967-1968. He was then assigned to Eglin AFB in Pensacola as a helicopter instructor. After serving his country, he flew for Northwest Airlines as a Captain of 747's all over the world. Brian also was involved with transporting our troops to Iraq during the Desert Storm conflict, which earned him the rank of Lt. Col. While in retirement over the last 3-1/2 years he was a Chaplain for TGK correctional facility for young adults in South Miami, as well as an author.
He leaves behind his loving wife, Dorina, sons Brian, Jr. (Kelly), and Matthew, three grandchildren, sisters Susie Bell, Tallahassee and Jocelyn Jordan (Dr. Cesar) of Tampa, along with many loving nieces and nephews. He loved the Lord and his country.
A memorial service was held in Miramar on July 21, 2013.
  .Published in Tallahassee Democrat on July 27, 2013.

DL Capt. Russell E. Blue


~ IN MEMORY ~
WWII veteran, DL Capt. Russell Erwin Blue
January 23, 1922 ~ July 25, 2013
 

Notification of the passing of WWII veteran and retired DL pilot Captain Russell Erwin Blue, age 91.  Captain Blue hired on with Delta Air Lines 12-27-1950 and retired at the mandatory age 60 in 1982.  He was based Miami and later DFW at the time of his retirement.  Captain Blue was widowed in October 2002 with the passing of his wife Muriel Ann Blue. 
I believe he had most recently resided at 1620 Mayflower Ct., Rm 246 , Winter Park  FL 32792-2525.
To view/sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral home website at http://www.baldwinfairchild.com/  or
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00AM Tuesday, July 30, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in  Winter Park FL. 
Thank you,
~ Carol

Obituary:
Russell Erwin Blue
Russell Erwin Blue, age 91, of Oviedo, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013.  He was born January 23, 1922 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was a WWII veteran in the Army Air Corps and was a pilot for Delta Airlines for 32 years.
He is survived by his son, Dave Blue of Geneva; son, Tom Blue (Effie) of Satellite Beach; son, Greg Blue (Ludgard) of Victoria, British Columbia; son-in-law, Ron Bobbie (Frances) of Raleigh, N.C.; and seven grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Muriel; daughter, Joann Bobbie; and daughter-in-law, Nancy Blue.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10AM Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 526 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. Interment will follow at All Faith's Memorial park in Casselberry.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of the Comforter.
Arrangements entrusted to Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home Chapel, 501 E. Mitchell Hammock Rd., Oviedo, Florida 32765, 407-366-8999.
Please view and sign the guestbook at www.baldwinfairchild.com  
  .Published in FLORIDA TODAY on July 28, 2013
SERVICES:
Funeral Mass:   Tuesday, July 30 at 10:00 AM      
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church
526 North Park Avenue, Winter Park  FL 32789  ...  (407) 647-3392
Burial:
Tuesday, July 30 at 11:00 AM  
All Faiths Memorial Park , 1390 Park Drive , Casselberry  FL 32707