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William Arnold “Arnie” Covell

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William Arnold “Arnie” Covell

Birth
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA
Death
21 Sep 2006 (aged 77)
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA
Burial
DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.7264206, Longitude: -86.1002564
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William Arnold " Arnie Covell
1929-2006
William Arnold "Arnie" Covell, beloved husband, father, grandfather, cousin, uncle and friend died, Thursday, September 21, 2006 peacefully at his home in Pensacola, Florida, surrounded by family.
Arnie was born in Pensacola August 10, 1929, and grew up in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. He graduated from The McCallie School, Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1947 and from Davidson College, North Carolina, Phi Kappa in 1951. He completed medical school at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1955, and served as Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corp until he was honorably discharged in 1958. After completing his residency in radiology at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, he spent a year on staff at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida and a year practicing radiology in Panama City, Florida. In 1963 Arnie joined B.D. Rhea, MD and J.J. Baehr, MD in radiology practice in Pensacola at offices on Palafox St. and at Baptist Hospital, where he served a term as chief of staff. He retired in 1994 to enjoy family, Grayton Beach, gardening, building and repairing docks, walkways, and sharing stories with family and friends. Arnie was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, serving as deacon and elder.
Arnie was preceded in death by his parents, A.B. (Pat) and Gladys Mosley Covell, infant daughter Jan Claire and sister Claire Covell Jernigan. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Bonnie Blue Covell, four children: son William Reid (Bill) and wife Peggy of Bartlesville, OK, daughter Jean Covell Silva and husband Joe of Panama City, son James Patrick (Jim) and wife Michelle of Gulf Breeze; and son Scott McNeill of Grayton Breach, FL; seven grandchildren, Joey, Katherine, Sam, Tristan, Bailey, Sarah and John; cousin Ann Stinson Robinson of DeFuniak Springs and her two children; and six nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, Sept. 25, 2006 at Trinity Presbyterian Church with Dr. Hugh Hamilton and Mr. Frank Beall officiating. Honorary Pallbearers are Bill Calvert, Milton Rogers, Bill Landsgaard, Summers Jarrett, Joe John, Lee Hollimon, Alan McBride and Boyce White. There will be a reception in the church parlor following the service.
Graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm, Monday, Sept. 25 at Magnolia Cemetery in DeFuniak Springs, with a reception to follow at First Presbyterian Church in DeFuniak Springs.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Gulf Coast Kids House, 3401 N. 12th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32503 or Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3400 Bayou Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32503.
Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Pensacola News Journal 2006
(Info provided by Earth Angel)
William Arnold " Arnie Covell
1929-2006
William Arnold "Arnie" Covell, beloved husband, father, grandfather, cousin, uncle and friend died, Thursday, September 21, 2006 peacefully at his home in Pensacola, Florida, surrounded by family.
Arnie was born in Pensacola August 10, 1929, and grew up in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. He graduated from The McCallie School, Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1947 and from Davidson College, North Carolina, Phi Kappa in 1951. He completed medical school at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1955, and served as Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corp until he was honorably discharged in 1958. After completing his residency in radiology at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, he spent a year on staff at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida and a year practicing radiology in Panama City, Florida. In 1963 Arnie joined B.D. Rhea, MD and J.J. Baehr, MD in radiology practice in Pensacola at offices on Palafox St. and at Baptist Hospital, where he served a term as chief of staff. He retired in 1994 to enjoy family, Grayton Beach, gardening, building and repairing docks, walkways, and sharing stories with family and friends. Arnie was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, serving as deacon and elder.
Arnie was preceded in death by his parents, A.B. (Pat) and Gladys Mosley Covell, infant daughter Jan Claire and sister Claire Covell Jernigan. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Bonnie Blue Covell, four children: son William Reid (Bill) and wife Peggy of Bartlesville, OK, daughter Jean Covell Silva and husband Joe of Panama City, son James Patrick (Jim) and wife Michelle of Gulf Breeze; and son Scott McNeill of Grayton Breach, FL; seven grandchildren, Joey, Katherine, Sam, Tristan, Bailey, Sarah and John; cousin Ann Stinson Robinson of DeFuniak Springs and her two children; and six nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, Sept. 25, 2006 at Trinity Presbyterian Church with Dr. Hugh Hamilton and Mr. Frank Beall officiating. Honorary Pallbearers are Bill Calvert, Milton Rogers, Bill Landsgaard, Summers Jarrett, Joe John, Lee Hollimon, Alan McBride and Boyce White. There will be a reception in the church parlor following the service.
Graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm, Monday, Sept. 25 at Magnolia Cemetery in DeFuniak Springs, with a reception to follow at First Presbyterian Church in DeFuniak Springs.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Gulf Coast Kids House, 3401 N. 12th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32503 or Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3400 Bayou Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32503.
Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Pensacola News Journal 2006
(Info provided by Earth Angel)


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