May - 2009
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Barnhill,
Mr. David Leon - Age 73 - Haleyville, AL 5/13/09
Cagle, Mr. Kevin Matthew - Age 16 - Hackleburg/Phil Campbell, AL 4/30/09
Christian, Mr. William Clydis - Age 79 - Town Creek, AL 5/1/09
Cochran, Mrs. Ruby Katherine "Kat" - Age 83 - Hackleburg, AL 5/17/09
Collier, Mrs. Ira - Age 88 - Hamilton, AL 5/31/09
Copeland, Mr. Emmett Carrol - Age 59 - Hackleburg, AL 5/4/09
Dancer, Mr. Russell H. - Age 94 - Lantana, FL (Formerly of Haleyville, AL) 5/29/09
Dempsey, Mrs. Geraldine - Age 78 - Hamilton, AL 5/30/09
Dulaney, Mr. A. J. - Age 70 - Hamilton, AL 4/30/09
Green, Mr. Douglas B., Sr. - Age 89 - Hamilton, AL 5/17/09
Green, Mr. Harley - Age 72 - Hamilton, AL 5/7/09
Greenhill, Mrs. Marilyn Yvonne - Age 73 - Russellville, AL 5/13/09
Hall,
Betty Jo - Age 75 - Russellville, AL (formerly of Haleyville, AL)
5/29/09
Hall,
Mr. Walter B. - Age 89 - Hamilton, AL 5/14/09
Harris, Mr. Henry Clayton - Age 91 - Haleyville, AL 5/28/09
Kelley, Mrs. Agnes Edith - Age 90 - Haleyville, AL 5/8/09
King, Mr. John Robert - Age 44 - Hamilton, AL 4/26/09
Kennedy, Mrs. Carmey Lorene - Age 94 - Hamilton, AL 5/23/09
Lindley, Mrs. Nellie Weeks Barnes - Age 82 - Tupelo, MS (native of Hamilton, AL) 5/29/09
McCarley, Mr. Leonard "Marshall" - Age 91 - Spruce Pine, AL 5/8/09
Millican, Mrs. Fleeta - Age 89 - Hamilton, AL 5/25/09
Mitchell, Mrs. Barbara Nell Wright - Age 55 - Leighton, AL 5/7/09
Mobley, Betty Fay - Age 70 - Vina, AL 5/30/09
Morgan, Mr. Millard - Age 80 - Haleyville, AL 5/31/09
Morrow,
Mrs. Christine Vinson - Age 87 - Halltown, MS 5/7/09
Nanney, Dakota James - Age 11 - Booneville, MS 5/23/09
Nelson, Mr. J. D.- Age 89 - Hamilton, AL 5/18/09
Newell, Mr. Wayne Vinson - Age 69 - Hackleburg, AL 5/12/09
Nix, Mrs. Cola "Coley" Gann - Age 90 - Hamilton, AL 5/22/09
Noe, Ms. Martha Jo Warren - Age 74 - Sulligent, AL 5/25/09
Parr, Mr. Othel
Taylor -
Age 87 - Hamilton, AL 5/9/09
Payne,
Mr. Fred Weaver - Age 53 - Golden, MS
5/7/09
Pearson, Mrs. Icie Johnson Williams - Age 88 - Hamilton, AL 5/9/09
Prestridge, Mrs. Rachel - Age 89 - Hamilton, AL 5/27/09
Priola, Mrs. Kathleen L. - Age 44 - Russellville, AL 5/6/09
Rayburn, Mrs. Cleo "Maw Pete" - Age 83 - Hamilton, AL 5/9/09
Rhodes, Austin Dale - Age 16 - Fayette, AL 5/23/09
Richeson, Mr. Norman Eric - Age 72 - Machesney Park, IL (formerly of Russellville, AL) 5/9/09
Sartin, Mrs. Jennie Lou Ellar - Age 88 - Haleyville, AL 5/24/09
Sparks, Mrs. Patsy Ruth Montgomery - Age 66 - Russellville, AL 5/8/09
Stewart, Mrs. Dorothy Eugenia Riddle - Age 75 - Haleyville, AL
White, Mrs. Maggie Lockhart - Age 85 - Beaverton, AL 5/3/09
Wiginton, Mrs. Mildred Colburn - Age 79 - Hamilton, AL 5/19/09
Williams, Mrs. Madaleen - Age 69 - Haleyville, AL 5/4/09

Picture and Obituary
Provided by Grandmother,
Doris Cagle
Kevin Matthew Cagle, age 16, of Hackleburg/Phil Campbell, Alabama, passed away due to an accident, Thursday, April 30, 2009 in Bear Creek, Alabama.
Kevin "Matthew" Cagle
June 11, 1992 - April 30, 2009
Age 16
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Sunday night, May 3, 2009, at
the Hackleburg Church of Christ.
Services:
Monday, May 4, 2009 2:00 P. M. at the Hackleburg Church of Christ.
Burial:
Union Hill Cemetery, South of Hackleburg
Survivors:
Father: Kevin Cagle,
Brother: Anthony Cagle
Grandparents: James and Doris Cagle
Uncle & Aunt Chris and Dawn Cagle, Cousins Bryan & Breanna Cagle
And Tanner & Haley Nixon
A number of other relatives & friends.
Special friends: Kesiler & Katlin Kuhlman, & Lacy Smith
Step-mother: Terri Cagle and her parents: Horace Moore and the Late Doris Moore
Step-sisters: Johnna Blankenship & Jennifer Cagle
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Emmett Carrol Copeland, age 59, of Hackleburg, Alabama, passed away Monday, May 4, 2009 at his residence.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 7, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Harley Green, age 72, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009 at his residence.
Visitation, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 10, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel until funeral service, 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial in Cedar Tree Cemetery, Hackleburg, AL.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Mrs. Madaleen Williams
Madaleen Williams, age 69, of Haleyville, Alabama, passed away Monday, May 4,
2009.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Nichols Funeral Home,
Haleyville, AL. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at the
funeral home chapel. Burial in
Winston Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams was the wife of the late Roy L.D. Williams.
Nichols Funeral Home, Haleyville, AL. directing.
Mr. William Clydis Christian
William Clydis Christian, age 79, of Town Creek, Alabama passed away Friday, May
1, 2009.
Visitation 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Parkway Funeral Home, Trinity, AL. Funeral service, 2:00
p.m. Monday, May 4, 2009 at the funeral home chapel, with burial in Ferguson
Cemetery.
Parkway Funeral Home, Trinity, AL. directing.
Wayne Vinson Newell, age 69, of Hackleburg, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at his residence.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Thursday night, May 14, 2009, at the Hackleburg First Baptist Church in Hackleburg, AL. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 15, 2009, at the Hackleburg First Baptist Church, Hackleburg, AL. Bro. Stephan Bradshaw officiating. Burial in Liberty Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Newell was born June 7, 2009, in Red Bay, Alabama to the late Semiul Fred and Lelia Irene Vinson Newell. He was Retired and was a Veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Sue Newell; 4 daughters, Linda Mitchell, Hartselle, AL., Julie (Larry) Carpenter, Phil Campbell, AL., Pamela (Ritch) Montgomery, Hackleburg, AL., Nichole Limberakis, Hackleburg, AL.; 3 sisters, Martha (M.C.) Burleson, Tuscumbia, AL., Nancy (Bob) Childers, Muscle Shoals, AL., and Judy Newell, Double Springs, AL.; 3 grandchildren, Jessica Jarrett Montgomery, Hackleburg, AL., Christopher Limberakis, Hackleburg, AL., and Krystal Campbell, Hackleburg, AL.; great-grandchildren, Chloe and Lewis Campbell, Hackleburg, AL.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Northwest, Alabama.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Mrs. Icie Johnson Williams Pearson
Icie Johnson Williams Pearson, age 88, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009 at her residence.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Sunday, May 10, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Hamilton, AL. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 11, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Elvis Cochran officiating. Burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Hamilton, AL.
Mrs. Pearson was born May 18, 1920, in Franklin County, Alabama, to the late Sidney and Frances Townsend Johnson. She was a Homemaker.
She is survived by 5 daughters, Mary Frances Johnson, Faye Godsey, Jeanette Plunkett, Dean Dudley, and Sherry Heard; 2 sons, James Harold Williams, and Terry Lee Williams; 25 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, William Williams, and Luster Pearson; 1 son, Harlon Lee Williams; 4 grandsons, Mark Godsey, Benny Wayne Johnson, Danny Joe Williams, and Douglas Williams; and 1 great-grandson, Blake Mitchell.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Cleo Rayburn, known fondly by her family and friends as "Maw Pete", age 83, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009 at the Marion Regional Medical Center in Hamilton, Alabama.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Monday night, May 11, 2009 at Mt. Hope Church north of Hamilton, AL. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at Mt. Hope Church. Bro. Mark Collier and Bro. Randall Tice officiating. Burial in Love Joy Cemetery, Hwy. 43 North, Hamilton, AL.
"Maw Pete" was born December 19, 1925 in Marion County, Alabama, to the late Claud and Maudie Elizabeth Williams Winsett.. She was Retired from Toll Gate Garment Company in Hamilton, AL.
She is survived by 1 daughter, Elizabeth Ann Ward (Gene); 3 grandsons, Luke (Diane) Collier, Mark (Kim) Collier, and Tony Ward; 7 great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arlie Rayburn; her parents, Claud & Lizzie Winsett; and a brother, Clyde Winsett.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Othel Taylor Parr, age 87, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.
Visitation, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel in Hamilton, AL. Funeral service to follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel. Bro. Elvis Cochran officiating. Burial in Love Joy Cemetery, Hwy. 43 North, Hamilton, AL.
Mr. Parr was born January 22, 1922 in Marion County, Alabama to the late Britton and Liney Taylor Parr. He was Self-Employed.
He is survived by 1 daughter, Rosa Lee Johnson; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and 3 nephews, Huey Parr, Dewey Parr, and Bud Parr.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Mr. David
Leon Barnhill
November 14, 1935 - May 13, 2009

David Leon Barnhill (1935-2009) age 73 of Haleyville, AL died May 13, 2009 at
Shelby Baptist Hospital.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Barnhill and Pearl Olean
Barnhill; 4 brothers, Jesse Barnhill, Clinton Barnhill, Robert "Buggs" Barnhill,
George "Sonny" Barnhill; and 2 sisters, Sarah "Sis" Whitehead and Olean
Robinson.
He is survived by his brother Wade Barnhill of Starkville, Mississippi, his
loving wife Patsy Barnhill; his two sons David Bryan Barnhill and Bill Barnhill;
and his daughter Angela Plowman; 3 grandsons; and 4 granddaughters.
Mr. Barnhill was a former Executive V.P. and General Manager of Winston
Furniture of Haleyville, Alabama. He was also a Veteran.
Visitation will be held Friday May 15, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. at Gardendale
Rideout's Chapel, Gardendale, AL. Funeral services will be held at
Gardendale Chapel Saturday, May 16, 2009, at 2:00 p.m.
Obituary submitted by Keley Barnhill.
Walter B. "Walt" Hall, age 89, of Hamilton, Alabama passed away Friday, May 15, 2009 at the North MS. Medical Center.
Visitation, 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 16, 2009, at the Hamilton Funeral Home. Funeral service, Saturday, May 16, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Bro Elvis Cochran officiating. Burial in Barnesville Cemetery.
"Walt" Hall was born July 15, 2009, in Marion County, Alabama to Robert Monroe and Willie Elizabeth Hall. He was retired from the State of Alabama Highway Department where he was a Heavy Equipment Operator. He was also a Veteran.
He is survived by 1 son, Jimmy Hall and his wife Carol; 3 grandchildren, Leigh Hall Bleazard and her husband, John, Amy Hall Morris and her husband, Gene, Jaime Hall Humphries and her husband, Aaron; 6 great-grandchildren, Mackenzie Bleazard, Drake Bleazard, Drake Morris, Katie Humphries, Will Humphries, and Carter Humphries.
He was preceded in death by his wife Frances Hall.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Mrs. Dorothy Eugenia Riddle
Stewart
Dorothy Eugenia Riddle Stewart, passed away.
She was born October 27, 1933 in Haleyville, Alabama to the late Roberta
Williams Riddle and Lloyd Riddle. She was a graduate of Haleyville High School.
She worked 37 years at Southern Swagelok Company. She was a member of Dawson
Memorial Baptist Church and an avid Bingo player.
She is survived by 1 son, Robert Wayne (Tish) Stewart, of Hoover, AL.; 1
daughter, Dianne Stewart (Jimmie) Johnson, of Hoover, AL.; 1 grandson, Peter
Stewart Johnson; 1 granddaughter, Tayla Pharr; 1 sister Margie Hill, of Minor,
AL.; and several nieces, nephews and many friends.
Mrs. Marilyn Yvonne Greenhill
Marilyn Yvonne Greenhill, age 73, of Russellville, AL.,
passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at her residence.
Visitation, 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m. before the service at Pinkard Funeral Home,
Russellville, AL. Funeral service, 2:00
p.m., Friday, May 15, 2009, at Pinkard Funeral Home, Russellville, AL. Dan
Hindman officiating. Burial in
Bolton Cemetery.
She was lifetime resident of Franklin County and member of the Baptist church.
She was retired from BellSouth.
Survivors include son, DeWayne Greenhill and Peggy; sister, Willodean Shewbart
and husband, Lelion; granddaughters, Brandie Mitchell and husband, Brian,
Brittany Greenhill; great-grandchildren, Braden Mitchell, Bryson Mitchell and
special friend, Britney Ferguson; sisters-in-law, Odessa Greenhill and Lois
Everett Posey.
Pallbearers will be Arlin Greenhill, Danny Shewbart, Donald Gober, Ray Massey,
Carl Hendrix, Randall Everett and Rodney Irving.
She was preceded in death by parents, Clive and Mary "Willie" Duncan Hendrix;
husband, Arvil Greenhill; and daughter, Kathy Greenhill.
She will be forever missed by family and many friends.
Pinkard Funeral Home, Russellville, AL., directing.
Mr.
Fred Weaver Payne
Fred Weaver Payne, age 53, of Golden, MS., passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009
at his residence.
Funeral service, May 9, 2009 at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel in Red Bay, AL.
Bro. Gene O'Brian officiating. Burial in
Ridge Cemetery in Golden, MS.
He was born August 22, 1955 in Terrell, AZ., to Leonard Felix and Mary Louise
Warren Payne. He was a welder and attended the Church of God. He served in the
U.S. Army National Guard for thirteen years.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Lillie Ann Payne, of Golden, MS.; one
son, Billy Joe Payne and wife, Jamie, of Golden, MS.; one grandson, Braxton Joe
Payne, of Golden, MS.; one brother, Randy Payne, of Golden, MS.; two sisters,
Patricia Hollimon and husband, Tommy, of Russellville, AL., and Glenda Kiddy, of
Red Bay, AL.; two sisters-in-law, Brenda Spencer and husband, Jerry, of Fulton,
MS. and Shirley Phillips and husband, Mike, of Pensacola, FL.; and several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Leonard Carroll Payne and
Bobby Gene Payne; one sister Katrina Pauline Pendergraph; one niece and one
nephew.
Deaton Funeral Home Chapel in Red Bay, AL., directing.
Mrs. Barbara Nell Wright Mitchell
Barbara Nell Wright Mitchell, age 55, of Leighton, AL. passed away Thursday, May
07, 2009 at Helen Keller Hospital.
Funeral service, May 09, 2009, at Akins Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Tony Dodd
officiating. Burial in
Antioch Cemetery. Pallbearers, Jack Brannon, Stewart
Wright, Michael Nix, Brandon Nix, and Jamie Wright.
She was born in Colbert County, Alabama on Sunday, December 20, 1953 to the late
James W. Wright.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Carlos Lee Mitchell; children,
Valerie Vanessa McMahan and husband, Ernest, Timothy Lee Mitchell and wife,
Danielle, Christopher Lee Mitchell and wife, Angie, Erica Lynn Horsley and
husband, Derrick; siblings, Kathrine Snow, Harold Wright, Donald Wright, Sheila
Garrett, Curtis Wright, Billy Wright, Elizabeth Eddy; grandchildren, Jacob,
Theodore, Jesse, Amy, Austin and Canaan; and a host of nieces & nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, James W. Wright; sisters, Clarenell
Wright and Doris Ann Garrett.
Our family extends special thanks to Dr. Lynn Ridgeway and Helen Keller ICU
nursing staff for their care of our mother during her illness.
Akins Funeral Home Chapel, Russellville, AL., directing.
Mrs. Kathleen L. Priola
Kathleen L. Priola, age 44, of Russellville, AL., passed away Wednesday, May
06, 2009 at her home.
Funeral service at Strang Funeral Home, Grayslake, IL. on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
Father Jim Merole officiating. Burial in the
Highland Memorial Park Cemetery,
Libertyville, IL.
She was born in Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 13, 1965.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph Priola; father and step-mom, Sanders
Harry Schnur and Dorothy Schnur; mother, Susan Wisher; father-in-law, Joseph
Priola, Sr.; 1n brother-in-law, Vincent Priola; 2sisters-in-law, Lynnett
Anderson, Jonette Beyer; 2 nephews, Jason and Willie Gibbs; a host of other
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Karen Gibbs and brother, Tommy Schnur.
Strang Funeral Home, Grayslake, IL., directing.
Mr. Leonard "Marshall" McCarley
Leonard "Marshall" McCarley, age 91, of Spruce Pine, AL.,. passed away
Friday, May 8, 2009, at Helen Keller Hospital.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 11, 2009, at Pinkard Funeral Home Chapel,
in Russellville, AL. Burial in
Franklin Memory Gardens. Joe Lenox, Wade Wallace,
Jerome Sherrill, and Ralton McCarley officiating.
Mr. McCarley was a lifelong resident of Franklin County, AL., and a
self-employed home builder. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, in
Russellville, AL. where he served as a deacon and a Sunday school teacher.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Gussie McCarley, of Russellville; 1
daughter, Judy Vandiver and husband, G.W., of Spruce Pine, AL.; 1 sister,
Kathleen Perry, of Streator, IL.; 1 brother, Leaborn McCarley and wife, Bertie,
of Muscle Shoals, AL.; 2 grandchildren, Tracy Vandiver, of Spruce Pine, Shelia
Baker and husband, Tim, of Russellville, AL.; 1 great-grandchild, Justin
Cornelison and wife, Tiffany; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Josie McCarley; sister,
Pauline Pounders; brothers, Woodrow, Arnie, Hugo, and Oscar.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Burns Nursing Home staff,
nurses, and doctors. A special thanks to nephew, Dr. Randy Pounders.
Pinkard Funeral Home Chapel, Russellville, AL., directing.
Mr. Norman Eric Richeson
Norman Eric Richeson, 72, of Machesney Park, IL., passed away Saturday, May
9, 2009 in Rockford, IL. at Rosewood Care Center after a long struggle with
spinal cancer.
Visitation from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2009 and from 9:00 a.m.
Thursday until time of service. Funeral service, 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 14th,
2009. Funeral service, 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 14th, 2009, at Sunset Funeral
Home, 8800 N. Alpine Road, Machesney Park, IL. Burial in Sunset Memorial
Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rockford Rescue
Mission, P.O. Box 1958, Rockford, IL 61110 or the Cancer Research Institute, One
Exchange Plaza, 55 Broadway, Suite 1802. New York, NY 10006.
He was born January 10, 1937 in Russellville, AL., the son of Ralph Rivers
Richeson and Pearl Adell Hendrix Richeson. Arriving in Rockford in 1948,
Norman attended Morris Kennedy School and graduated from Rockford East High
School in 1955. A member of UAW Local 592, he retired after 30 years from
Sundstrand Aviation and he was a member of the Windsor Athletic Club and
Lombardi Club. Motorcyclist, car buff, Chicago Bears fan, bowler, water skier
and boating enthusiast, Norm will be missed by his family and many friends.
He is survived by 2 sisters Ruth Spooner and husband, Ray and Irene Sedeora and
husband, Tej; 2 brothers, Aaron Richeson and wife, Trudy and Cedric Richeson and
wife, Emily; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and nephew, Neil Spooner.
Thanks to attending nurses and Passages Hospice for their care. Also thanks to
special friends Lou Bowman, Bart Cagnoni, Shan Sundaram and others who comforted
him in his final days.
Sunset Funeral Home, 8800 N. Alpine Road, Machesney Park, IL., directing.
Mrs. Patsy Ruth Montgomery Sparks
Patsy Ruth Montgomery Sparks, 66, of Russellville, passed away Friday, May 8,
2009 at her residence.
Funeral service, Monday, May 11, 2009 at Spry Memorial Chapel. Friends and
family spoke at the service. Burial in
Knights of Pythias Cemetery.
Pallbearers, Dan Hites, David Hites, Barry McWilliams, John Deaton, Andy
McWilliams and Clay Hites. Honorary pallbearers, LeRoy Willis, Jerry Knight
Grissom, Bobby Bolton, Eddie Deaton, Harold Hites and Matt Deaton.
She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Wm. Christopher Sparks;
step-daughter, Juliann Riley and husband, Stan; grandchildren, Emma Riley,
Rachel Riley, Harrison Riley; sister, Janie Deaton and husband, Eddie; nephews,
Dan Hites and wife, Dru, David Hites and wife, Penny, Matt Deaton, and John
Deaton and wife, Kristen; neice, Paige McWilliams and husband, Barry; great
nephews, Andy McWilliams and Clay Hites; great-nieces, Megan Hites and Michelle
Hites; and great-great niece, Sjaan McGargar.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Luster and Roberta Tompkins Montgomery
and her sister, Bobbie Jean Hites.
Spry Memorial Chapel, directing.
Mrs. Agnes Edith Kelley
Agnes Edith Kelley, age 90, of Haleyville, AL., passed away Friday, May 8, 2009
at Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville, AL.
Funeral service, May 10, 2009 at Pinkard Funeral Home in Haleyville with Tommy
Setliff and Terry Duncan officiating. Burial in
Winston Memorial Cemetery.
She was a member of County Line Church.
She is survived by her daughters, Janice Taylor and husband, Joe, Annice Kelley,
Gale Brakefield and husband, Doug and Pat Hendrickson; five grandchildren;
twelve great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Presley and Lillie Hillhouse;
husband, Opal Jessie Kelley; son-in-law, Don Hendrickson; 1 brother; and 4
sisters.
Pinkard Funeral Home, Haleyville, AL., directing.
Christine Vinson Morrow
Christine Vinson Morrow, age 87, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009.
Funeral service, May 10, 2009, at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel in Red Bay, AL.
Burial in
Halltown Cemetery.
Pallbearers, Tony Shewbart, Jeff Shook, Matthew NeSmith, Marc Johnson, Noah
Johnson and Marlin Gober, Jr.
She was born in Halltown, MS., March 7, 1922, she was the daughter of Oscar and
Dessie Vinson. She was a homemaker and mother. She was a lifelong member of New
Union Missionary Baptist Church and a member of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by 4 daughters, Linda Gober, of Alton IL., Peggy Hendrix and
husband, Terry, of Baldwyn, MS., Marilyn NeSmith and husband, Jack, of Florence,
AL., and Sara Morrow, of Red Bay, AL.; seven grandchildren, Tony Shewbart and
wife, Beverly, of Counce, TN., Jeff Shook and wife, Sherry, of Belmont, MS.,
Matthew NeSmith, of Florence, AL., Marc Johnson and wife, Debra, of Birmingham,
, AL., Mary Beth Al-Rouson and husband, Bil Eal, of N.C., Cindy Gober, of Alton,
IL. Morgan Gray and Montanna Gray, both of Red Bay, AL.; one sister, Magdelene
Page, of Red Bay, AL.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Sam Houston Morrow; 2
daughters, Jane Shewbart and Pam Hardin; 1 grandson, Samuel Shewbart; her
parents; 2 brothers, Ellic Vinson and William Vinson; 2 half-brothers, Lother
Hester and Fred McNatt; 3 sisters, Lucille Morrow, Mildred Yarber and Myrtle
McLemore; 3 half-sisters, Mary Osborn, Blanche Lindley and Dot Bottoms.
Deaton Funeral Home Chapel in Red Bay, AL., directing.
Mr. Douglas B. Green, Sr.
Douglas Green, age 89, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2009 at his residence.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Monday, May 18, 2009 at the Hamilton United Methodist Church, downtown, Hamilton, Alabama. Funeral service, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at the Hamilton United Methodist Church. Burial in Cedar Tree Cemetery in Hackleburg, AL.
Full Obituary Submitted by the family:
Douglas B. Green, 89, of Hamilton passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2009.
Born on February 2, 1920 in Marion County, he was the son of the late Lemuel Augustus Green, Bertha Elizabeth Burleson Green and step-mother, Icy Estelle Northam Green.
He was a WWII Veteran, serving in France and Germany while being attached to Patton's Third Army. He was an employee of the Alabama Department of Public Safety for 25 years. He was a member of Hamilton First United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 65 years, Mary Jean Brooks Green, and son, Douglas B. Green, Jr. Survivors include a son, Jimmy (Judy) Green and a daughter, Mary Kathryn Green Estes (Tommy), and adopted son, Bob Straub (Ladawn); grandchildren, John David Garrison (Jennifer), Angie Jean Green Warren (Jon Alan), Jamey Green (Emily), Gena Frederick Pickle (Scotty); 8 great-grandchildren, Emma Caroline Warren, Maggie Brooks Warren, Jackson Douglas Green, Mary Claire Pickle, Chloe Scott Pickle, Chelsea Underwood, John David Garrison, Jr., and Elizabeth Grace Garrison.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at Hamilton First United Methodist Church with burial in Cedar Tree Cemetery in Hackleburg. Mac Buttram was the officiating Minister. Pallbearers were James W. Tate, Gordon Green, Roger Mays, Jerry Mays, Harry Green, Rodney Green, Chris Cook, and Ralph Green. Honorary pallbearers were Chris Rich, Eddie Lyle, Bill Strickland, Rufus Northam, Bud Rudicell, Dewell Emerson, J. H. Mixon, and Austin Jones.
The family extends a special thanks to all caregivers, sitters and close family friend, Wilma Ballard.
In lieu of flowers, Donations may be made to home health or to Hospice of Northwest Alabama.
Hamilton Funeral Home, Directing, Hamilton, AL.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Mrs. Ruby Katherine "Kat" Cochran
Ruby Katherine "Kat" Cochran, of Hackleburg, Alabama, passes away Sunday, May 17, 2009 at her residence.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Tuesday night, May 19, 2009 at the Hackleburg Church of God of Prophecy in Hackleburg, AL. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at the Hackleburg Church of God of Prophecy. Burial in Cedar Tree Cemetery in Hackleburg, AL.
Mrs. Cochran was born May 18, 1925 to the late Tracy and Urnie Butler Stephens. She was a Retired Seamstress at a garment plant.
She is survived by children, Jerry Don Cochran, Danny & Polly Cochran, Gary & Teresa Cochran; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; sisters, Willie Dean Fincher, Faye Lolley, Beth Jewell McCarley, Helen Ruth Tittle; and brother, Lowell Stephens.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Mildred Colburn Wiginton, age 79, of Hamilton, AL. passed away Tuesday, May 19, 20009, at Haleyville, AL.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Thursday, May 21, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 22, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Bexar Cemetery.
Mrs. Wiginton was born July 2, 1929 in Marion County, AL. to the late Dewey and Lestie Knight Colburn. She was a Homemaker.
She is survived by 1 son, Wade (Martha) Wiginton; daughters, Gail (Kenneth) McCarley, Lola (Dean) Williams, Carolyn (Gary) Davis, Jeanie (Danny) Shirley, Jane (Michael) Tidwell, and Denise Kivette; 8 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by her husband, Froney and a great-granddaughter.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
J. D. Nelson, age 89, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Monday, May 18, 2009 at the Marion Regional Medical Center in Hamilton, AL.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home. Funeral service, 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 21, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
J. D. was born September 11, 1919, in Marion County, AL., to the late Mood and Vanna Tidwell Nelson. He was retired from Construction and was a Brick Layer.
He is survived by his wife, Ava Nell Pope Nelson of Hamilton, AL.; children, James B. "Sonny" Nelson, Earl Nelson, Sue Grubbs, Jean Farthing; sister, Mae Buchamps; 14 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mood and Vanna Tidwell Nelson; a son, David Nelson; a daughter, Mary Lowe; grandsons, Billy Nelson, Ryan Albert, Brad Grubbs, and Stephen Nelson.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Cola "Coley" Gann Nix, age 90, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009, at The Meadows, Fulton, MS.
Visitation with the family, 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 25, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home. Private funeral service 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 25, 2009 at Bexar Church. Bro. Bobby Duncan officiating. Burial in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Nix was born June 5, 1918, in Marion County, Alabama to the late Hiram "Harm" and "Lizzie" Shotts Gann. She was a Homemaker.
She is survived by 2 daughters, Ann (Lewis) Taylor and Judith Faye Smith, both of Hamilton, Alabama; 3 brothers, Pride (Jane) Gann, Lowell (Willene) Gann, and Olen (Jean) Gann; grandchildren, Felicia (Lexie) Aycock, Karen (Chris) Underwood, Greg (Alicynn) Taylor, Sheilah (Leon) Sanderson, Barry (Tonya) Tidwell, David (Teri) Tidwell; 9 great-grandchildren; 1 brother-in-law, Richard McKinney; and a host of nieces, nephews, friends and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Lowell "Coot" Nix; 3 brothers, Bobby Shotts Gann, Carroll Gann, and Prince Gann; and 1 sister, Corinne Gann McKinney.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Carmey Lorene Kennedy, age 94, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Trinity Medical Center, Birmingham, AL.
Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Mark Maddox officiating. Burial in Cedar Tree Cemetery in Hackleburg, AL.
She is survived by 2 daughters, Yvonne Green, and Marcelline Bannister; and 6 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Leslie C. Kennedy.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Fleeta Millican, age 89, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009 at the Marion Regional Nursing Home.
Visitation, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Wednesday at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Hamilton City Cemetery, Hamilton, AL.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Rachel Prestridge, age 89, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Wednesday Night, May 27, 2009, at Marion Regional Medical Center in Hamilton, Alabama.
Visitation, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2009, prior to funeral service at 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, North on Hwy. 25, Hamilton, AL. Burial in Love Joy Cemetery, Hwy. 43 North, Hamilton, AL.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Russell H. Dancer
(Passed Away, May 29, 2009)
Russell Dancer, age 94, of Lantana, Florida formerly of Haleyville, Alabama
passed away Friday, May 29, 2009.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, from 12-2PM at Nichols Funeral
Home, where funeral services will be held at 2PM.
Nichols Funeral Home, Haleyville, AL directing.
Jennie Lou Ellar Sartin
(October 10, 1920 - May 24, 2009)
Jennie Lou Ellar Sartin, age 88 of Haleyville, AL., passed away Sunday, May 24,
2009.
She was born on October 10, 1920 in Hackleburg, AL.
Visitation, Monday, May 25, 2009, from 6:00 - 9:00 PM at Nichols Funeral Home.
Funeral services, Tuesday, at 2:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church. Reverend Hollis
Boyd will officiate. Burial in Bethel Cemetery.
She is survived by sons, Olter Jirl Sartin, Kenneth Earl Sartin, Terry Wayne
Sartin and Randall Earl Sartin; daughter – Peggy Jean Colburn; brothers, Jimmy
Allen and Billy Dale Allen; sisters, Kay Frances Robertson and Anna Lou Fortner;
13 Grandchildren; 22 Great Grandchildren; 11 Great Great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earlie Lee Edward Sartin; daughter,
Joyce Faye Jaco Parr; brothers, Junior Sartin, JC Allen and John L. Allen;
sisters, Nella May Loveless, Alice Faye Coatney and Marvaline Ledlow;
granddaughters, Angie Dawn Tuck, Jean Sartin, Debbie Sartin; grandsons, Richard
Sartin, Dalton Jaco, and Randall Kenneth Sartin.
Nichols Funeral Home, Haleyville, AL, directing.
Geraldine Dempsey, age 78, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Daniel Health Care in Fulton, MS.
Visitation, Sunday Night, May 31st, 2009, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service, Monday, June 1, 2009, 2:00 p.m. at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Popular Log Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Mrs. Ira Collier, age 88, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Sunday, May 31st, 2009, at the Marion Regional Nursing Home.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Mt. Hope Church. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Mt. Hope Church. Burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Mrs. Nellie Weeks Barnes Lindley
Nellie Weeks Barnes Lindley, age 82, passed away Friday, May 29, 2009, at her
residence after a sudden illness.
Funeral service, 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 1, 2009 in the Jefferson Street Chapel
of W.E. Pegues. Bro. Jim Holcomb and Dr. Knox Chamblin officiating. Burial in
Lee Memorial Park. Visitation from 9:00 a.m. to service time at the funeral
home.
A native of Hamilton, Alabama, she was born Oct. 29, 1926, to Dewy Francis and
Lydia McKay Weeks. She lived in Lee County most of her life. She worked for
Lucky Star Industries for over 40 years and was a supervisor at the time of her
retirement. She was active in the Belden Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending
time with her family and friends.
Survivors include one daughter, Shelia Barnes Holley (Larry) of Baton Rouge,
La.; one granddaughter, Chad Holley (Clarie) of Los Angeles, Calif.; one
grandson, Michael James Holley (Kathryn) of Nashville, Tenn.;
great-grandchildren, Nate and Jack, and Harper and Kate; many sisters-in-law,
nices and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Jim Edd Barnes; her
second husband, Shelly Lindley; one son, Michael Edward Barnes; two sisters,
Lula Clark Beaty and Joann Gable; and one brother, Oscar Weeks.
Pallbearers will be Johnny Grammer, Phillip Holley, Eddie Frederick, B. L.
Phillips, Jimmy Barnes and Edward Herndon.
Memorials may be made to the Belden Baptist Church or to a favorite charity.
Expressions of sympathy may be left at
www.peguesfuneralhome.com
Austin Dale Rhodes
Austin Dale Rhodes, age 16, of Fayette, Alabama, passed away Saturday, May 23,
2009, as the result of an automobile accident in Tuscaloosa County.
Austin was born December 19, 1992, in Tupelo, MS. and formerly lived in
Booneville, MS. for 14 years. He was an active member of the Southside Baptist
Church and the Swam, Swag, Souled Out and Church Youth Group. He was a 10th
grade student at the Fayette County High School and a member of the Fayette
County High School Band and Choir. He was an Eagle Scout and loved hunting
Turkey and Deer.
Visitation, 5 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Martin Hill Free Will Baptist
Church. A joint funeral service for Austin Rhodes and Dakota Nanney, age 11,
will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Martin Hill Free Will Baptist Church on Highway 30
East of Booneville, with Bro. Robert Parrish, Bro.Rick Bowling and Bro. Joe
Cotton officiating. Burial will follow in
Martin Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers,
Tyler Johnson, Steven Lambert, A.J. Lambert, Kyle Coker, Jarod Billups and
Jessie Griffin. Honorary pallbearers, members of Boy Scout Troop 37..
Survivors include his parents, Chris and Kandy Rhodes of Fayette, Ala.; his
brother, Braxton Rhodes of Fayette, Ala.; his grandparents, Dexter and Sherry
Nanney and Roger and Mary Rhodes, all of Booneville; and his great-grandparents,
Bessie Mae Nix of Booneville and Cletus Rhodes of Haleyville, Ala.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Corrine Rhodes; his
great-grandfather, James Nix; and great-grandmother, Ruby Rhodes.
Memorials may be made to the Fayette County High School Band Program, c/o Bonita
Nolen, P.O. Box 98, Fayette, AL 35555; or The Austin Rhodes Memorial Scholarship
Fund c/o Southside Baptist Church, Fayette, AL 35555.
Booneville Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
Dakota James Nanney
Dakota James Nanney, 11 year-old son of Jamie and Sondra Nanney, of Booneville,
MS., passed away Saturday, May 23, 2009, as the result of an automobile accident
in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., near Northport.
Visitation, 5 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Martin Hill Free Will Baptist
Church. Funeral service, 1 p.m. Friday, May 29, 2009 at Martin Hill Free Will
Baptist Church on Highway 30 East of Booneville, with Bro. Rick Bowling, Bro.
Robert Parish and Bro. Joe Cotton officiating. Burial in
Martin Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers, Charles Page, James Hurst, Lee Bethay, Boyd Parker, Jackie Nix and
Junior Nix. Honorary pallbearers, members of Boy Scout Troop 37.
Dakota was born Aug. 15, 1997, in Tupelo, MS., the son of Jamie and Sondra
Nanney. He was an honor student, a percussionist in the sixth grade band at the
Howard Long Booneville Middle School and he was a First Class Boy Scout. He was
a hard working member of Martin Hill Free Will Baptist Church and he enjoyed
serving in the Sign Language Ministry there. He enjoyed playing football and the
outdoors and he was an avid yo-yoist.
He is survived by his parents, Jamie and Sondra Nanney; a sister, Cheyenne
Nanney of the home; his grandparents, Dexter Nanney Sr. and Sherry Nanney of
Booneville, and Lonnie Stafford Sr., and Michael and Glenda Schneider of
Colorado Springs, Colo.; his great-grandparents, Bessie Mae Nix of Booneville,
and John S. O’Rourke of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two aunts, Kandy Rhodes (Chris)
of Fayette, Ala., and Suzette Thomas (Rick) of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two
uncles, Ricky Nanney (Kristie) of Dumas, and Shawn Stafford (Samantha) of
Colorado Springs, Colo.; and his God-parents, George and Maureen Ramsey of
Colorado Springs, Colo.
He was preceded in death by grandfathers, James Nix Sr. and C.P. Nanney;
grandmother Evelyn Nanney; great-grandmother Mary O’Rourke; aunt Wanda Nanney;
uncle Lonnie Stafford Jr.; and special cousin, Jon Andy Nanney.
Memorials may be made to the Dakota Nanney Memorial Fund c/o First American
National Bank, 1102 N. Second St., Booneville, MS 38829, or to Martin Hill Free
Will Baptist Church, 287 Hwy. 30 E., Booneville, MS 38829.
Booneville Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Mr. Millard Morgan
Millard Morgan, age 80, of Haleyville, AL., passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009.
Visitation, 6:00 -9:00 p.m. Monday, June 1, 2009 at Pinkard Funeral Home,
Haleyville. Funeral service, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at the funeral
home chapel, with burial in
Winston Memorial Cemetery.
Pinkard Funeral Home, Haleyville, AL
Betty Fay Mobley
Betty Fay Mobley, age 70, of Vina, Alabama, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009.
Visitation, 5:00 p.m. Monday, June 1, 2009 and until service time Tuesday at
Atwood Baptist Church. Funeral service, 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at the
church. Burial in Atwood Cemetery.
She was the wife of the late Jack Mobley.
Betty Jo Hall
Betty Jo Hall, age 75, of Russellville, Alabama, passed away Friday, May 29, 2009,
at Helen Keller Hospital.
Funeral service, 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 31, 2009, at First United Methodist
Church, of Russellville, AL. Clint Busler and Alan Beasley officiating. Burial
in
Knights of Pythias Cemetery. Visitation, before the service from 2:00-3:00
p.m. at the church.
Mrs. Hall was a native of Haleyville, Alabama, but had lived in Russellville for 55
years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Russellville and
affiliated with the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and Eastern Star. She retired from
Russellville Ready Mix as bookkeeper after 35 years.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy Jo Davis, of Russellville, Penny Hall Wells
and husband, Tim, of Muscle Shoals; special grandsons, Tanner and John Wells;
also Deanna Hitt, Shannon Hall, John Lawson, Phillip, Parker, and Kathryn Gargis;
brothers, Isaac and Carlos Burleson, of Haleyville, Taft Burleson, of Florence,
and Raymond Burleson, of Cullman.
Pallbearers, Brad Burleson, Tanner Wells, Gene Matthews, Joe Porter, Christopher
Hall and Scott Godsey
Honorary pallbearers, John Wells, Jimmy Weatherford and Cecil Batchelor.
She was preceded in death by husbands, Charles T. "Blackie" Davis and John Bunn
Hall; infant daughter; sister, Alta Frederick; brother, Junior Burleson.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First United Methodist Church
Building Fund, 311 Jackson Ave. North, Russellville, AL 35653.
Pinkard Funeral Home, Russellville, AL directing.
Mrs. Maggie Lockhart White
Maggie
L. White, age 85, of Beaverton, AL, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2009 at the
Northwest Medical Center in Winfield, AL.
Visitation, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 20009 at Norwood Funeral Home in
Sulligent, AL. Funeral service 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Norwood
Funeral Home Chapel , Sulligent, AL. Bro. Shane Harris, Bro. John Nicholson and
Bro. Jeff Chaffin officiating. Burial in the
Beaverton Cemetery.
She was born in Marion County to the late Marcellus N. and Mary Dora Sizemore
Lockhart and the wife of the late Joe Nelton White. Maggie had lived in the
Beaverton area most all her life and was a member of the Eastern Star, the
ladies VFW, served on the advisory board of The First State Bank of the South,
and was an active member of the Beaverton United Methodist Church. She had
retired from the McCoy Manufacturing Plant and was Co-Owner of White’s Tax
Service.
She is survived by 2 daughters, Diane White Hankins and husband, Grover of
Macon, MS., and Vickie White Norwood of Beaverton, AL.; 3 grandchildren, Mary
Anna Ford and husband, Douglas of Columbus, MS, Joe Norwood and Will Norwood
Both of Fayette, AL, 1 great-grandson, Dalton Ford, a very special friend Billy
“Demp” Stanford, and host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Nelton White; parents, Marcellus
N. and Mary Dora Sizemore Lockhart; 5 sisters; and 6 brothers.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to: Beaverton Methodist Church, P.O.
Box 89, Beaverton, AL 35544 , or your favorite Charity.
Norwood Funeral Homes, Inc. of Sulligent, Alabama directing.
Ms. Martha Jo Warren Noe
(October 20, 1934 - May 25, 2009)
Ms. Martha Jo Warren Noe, age 74, of Sulligent, AL passed away on Monday, May
25, 2009 at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield, AL.
Visitation, at the Otts Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon 3:00 until service
time at 6:00 P.M. Funeral services, Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 6:00 P.M. from the
Otts Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Officiating
minister will be Bro. William Kirkman. Serving as active pallbearers will be
Jeremy Flippo, Al Noe, Donny Noe, Chris Smith, Dan Glasgow, Tim Duncan and Eddie
Hankins. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be David Noe and the staff of the
Care Center of Vernon.
Ms. Noe was born October 20, 1934 in Lamar County, AL., to the late Joe and
Katie Pitts Warren. She was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. Ms.
Noe had previously worked as a babysitter. She loved her family and friends and
especially her grandchildren.
She is survived by 1 son, Donald (Sherry) Noe, Gattman, MS.; 1 daughter, Lisa
(Paul) Flippo, Sulligent, AL.; 1 daughter-in-law, Wynell Noe, Vernon, AL.; 14
grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren (and 1 on the way); 6 step-grandchildren;
15 step-great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Shirley (Benoit) Duncan,
Vernon, AL., Eloise (Cloyce) McDaniel, Vernon, AL., Rachel (Charles) Hankins,
Sulligent, AL., Edna Glasgow, Vernon, AL., Frank (Dorothy) Warren, Sulligent,
AL., Billy Joe Warren, Sulligent, AL., David (Sandra) Warren, Hahira, GA., and
Betty Warren, Augusta, GA.; and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by 1 son, James Noe; special friend, R.G. Noe;
grandchildren, Bridgett Noe, Ethan Noe, Lindsey Noe, and Kimberly Noe; and 1
brother, Fred Moore.
Otts Funeral Home of Sulligent, AL. directing.
Henry Clayton Harris, age
91, of Haleyville, Alabama, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009
Visitation, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2009 at the Pinkard Funeral Home
in Haleyville, AL. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 29, 2009 at the
funeral home.
Mr. Harris was the father of Judy Wilson of Hamilton, Alabama.
Pinkard Funeral Home, Haleyville, AL., directing.
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