Obituaries for Friday
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Russell Howard Bain, Cedar Bluff CEDAR BLUFF — Funeral services for Mr. Russell Howard Bain, 84, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Salem United Methodist Church. Visitation from 6-8 tonight at Perry Funeral Home. ANNISTON — Era Belle Horton Davis, 87, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at her residence in Anniston. Survivors include her daughters, Jo Ann Ray (Wayne), of Anniston, Shirley Davis Cotton, (Mark), and Carolyn Davis (Bob), both of North Carolina; son, William Horton "Bubba" (Shirley), Locust Fork; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Monteze Jones, of Morris, Polly Mason, of Cullman and Peggy Price, of Pell City. Graveside services for Mrs. Davis will be at 11 a.m. today, June 13, 2008, at Pine Bluff Cemetery with Daryl Holt officiating and Lemley Funeral Home directing. She was born in Blount County, Alabama to Harley C. Tidwell and Sally Pearl McCay Tidwell. Mrs. Davis was a member of Pine Bluff Baptist, the Eastern Star and of the Scottish Rite Women of Birmingham. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harley and Sally Tidwell; husbands, Charlie Bryan Horton and Raymond W. Davis; son, Charlie Wayne Horton; sisters, Mary Will Tidwell and Roxie Presley; and brother, W.C. Tidwell. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society of Blount County or to The Healing Place, P.O. Box 740356, Tuscumbia, Ala. 35674. HOBSON CITY — Funeral service for Edward L. Echoles, 72, will be at 12 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2008, at Oak Ridge Baptist Church with Pastor Torail Jackson officiating. Burial will be in the Eden Hills Cemetery with military honors and Goodson Funeral Home directing. Public visitation will be today from 12 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Survivors include wife Dorothy Echoles, of Anniston; children, James (Pat) Battle of Anniston, Barbara (Spencer) Foster, of Anniston, Wilma (Johnny) Davis, of Georgia, Christine Battle, of Austell, Ga., Andrea (Rogers) Ferrell, of Anniston; siblings, Shirley Jones of Anniston, Raymond (Gertrude) Echoles, of Decatur, Ga., Billy Joe Echoles, of Fayetteville, N.C., Benny Echoles, of Decatur, Ga., Willie Emma Styles, of S.C.; brother-in-law, Willie B. Curry, of Anniston; a dear friend, Ann Welch McClendon, of Oxford, 26 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by parents, Bennie and Fannie Echoles; children, Fredrick Echoles, Willie Battle Jr.; sibling, Joyce Curry. www.goodsonfuneralhome.net ROANOKE — Graveside service for Lewis Grantham Folds, 72, will be at 11 a.m. today, June 13, 2008 from Randolph Memory Garden with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge. ANNISTON — Funeral service for Percy L. Haynes, 84, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary with The Revs. James D. Whorton and Dave Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Forestlawn Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening at the funeral home. Mr. Haynes passed away Wednesday at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Linda Haynes Curry, of Glencoe and Bobbie Haynes Whorton and husband, Jim, of Corbin, Ky.; one son, Robert Haynes and wife, Margie, of Anniston; one sister, Frances Sparks, of Laguna Beach, Fla.; one brother, Earl Haynes, of Oxford; nine grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren; special family, Ursula Lawson, Kenneth Lawson, Danny Lawson and Jenny Lawson. Mr. Haynes was a native of Anniston and a member of the First Baptist Church of Saks and is a member of the Local VFW #924. Mr. Haynes is a U.S. Army veteran. He retired from the Anniston Army Depot and was owner of Percy's Body Shop in Oxford. Mr. Haynes is preceded in death by his wife, Myrtis B. Haynes and his parents, Grover and Mary Haynes. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to East Central Alabama United Cerebral Palsy, P.O. Box 694, Anniston, Ala. 36202. Gray Brown-Service Mortuary in charge of arrangements. (256)236-3441 JACKSONVILLE — Memorial service for Mrs. Gloria Hickman, 79, will be announced at a later date by K.L. Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Center. TALLADEGA — Funeral service for Mrs. Adelle S. Jacks, 86, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Usrey Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation from 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. OXFORD — Funeral services for Julia Ruth McDowell, 82, will be 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home & Crematory with the Rev. William P. "Buddy" Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in the Oxford Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Miss McDowell died Monday at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her sister, Edith M. Cockrell, of Oxford; two nieces, Anita C. Shelton (Larry), of Powder Springs, Ga., and Dee Hupp (Joe), of Johnson City, Tenn.; and two nephews, William C. Lamar (Evelyn), of Blairsville, Ga., and Robert L. Cockrell (Jean), of Fairfax, Va.; as well as many grand-nieces and nephews and great grand-nieces and nephews. Miss McDowell was a life-long resident of Oxford. She retired from Anniston Ordinance Depot after more than 41 years of service. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Oxford, and the Order of the Easter Star. Pallbearers will be Butch Haynes, Buford Parker, Gerald Grizzard, Dwight Rice, Bruce Rice, and Bill Hendley. Miss McDowell was preceded in death by her brother, Guy E. McDowell, and two sisters, Gladys M. McDowell and Mildred M. Lamar. Personal condolences may be written to the family at www.millerfuneralhomeoxford.com ASHLAND — Funeral services for Mrs. Audrey Powell, 76, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Clay County Funeral Chapel. Visitation from 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. ANNISTON — Graveside service for Mr. Francis M. "Junior" Rayburn, 86, will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 14, 2008, at Coldwater Baptist Church Cemetery with the Revs. Basil Key and Joe McKleroy officiating. The family will receive friends this evening from 6-8 at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary. Mr. Rayburn passed away June 12, 2008 at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital. Survivors include one daughter, Jeri Ann Rayburn Ewing and husband, Kim, of Anniston; four sisters, Beatrice Lockridge, of Anniston, Jura Mae Havey, of Anniston, Ruby Carden and husband, Leedus, of Heflin, and Shirley Lumpkin and husband, Ed, of Jacksonville; grandchildren, Philip Steven Pintar, and Britt Pintar Armstrong; step-grandchildren, Brent Ewing and wife, Kathy, Melissa Adams and husband, Mike and Robyn Streetman and husband, Clint; great-grandchild, Alexis Armstrong; step great-grandchildren, Connor Ewing, Tate and Trace Adams; special niece and caregiver, Lillie Word and many orther nieces and nephews. Mr. Rayburn was a retired minister of the Methodist faith and he served five years in the Pacific with the Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Dorothy Hewett Rayburn. Gray Brown-Service Mortuary in charge of arrangements. (256)236-3441 ANNISTON — Funeral services for Mr. Jerry Lee Rogers, 61, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Gray Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Harbison and The Rev. Stacey Boutwell officiating. Burial will follow at Crestwood Cemetery in Gadsden. The family will receive friends from noon until time of service at the funeral home. Mr. Rogers passed away June 9, 2008 at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital, after a lenghty illness. He is survived by his wife, Betty Robertson Rogers, special cat, Angel "Button"; stepdaughter, Debra Eady; brother, Larry Rogers; sister, Sallie Sanford; brother-in-law, Larry Rutherford; chosen son, Fred Davis; aunts, Lucille Cross, Lois Freeman, Ruth Grant, Sidney Franklin, Myrt Franklin and Cora Lee Odell; nieces, Vicki chambers (Steve) and Shannon Guess; nephews, Jon Rogers and Jeremy Rogers; and several special cousins. Pallbearers will be Mickey Miller, Garry Eady, Faron Hughes, Ronnie Clark, Ronnie Key and Donnie Reaves. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Mohammad Ismail, 3rd Floor North Nursing Staff of Stringfellow Memorial Hospital and Dr. Nolan Hudson. Mr. Rogers was a native of Piedmont and lived most of his life in Anniston. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and served aboard the USS Independence ship and served his country by laying the foundation for the operation of "Operation Deep Freeze" which is the code name for constant operations missions to Antarctica. This operation still continues today. Mr. Rogers retired from Super Valu in June 2002, after 34 years of service. He was a member of the American Legion and enjoyed traveling and deep sea fishing. He was a master carpenter, brick mason, mechanic and loved to work with his hands. In his travels throughout the country, he would buy clocks and watches and restored them to their original beauty. Mr. Rogers was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Mary Sanford; twin brother, Terry Rogers; sister, Ann Ritherford; stepson, Steven Robertson; uncles, Howard Franklin and Louis Franklin; father/mother-in-law, J.C. and Carrie Terrell. Flowers will be accepted or donation can be made to Amedysis Home Health or Countryside Hospice of Anniston. Gray Brown-Service Mortuary in charge of arrangements. (256)236-3441 ANNISTON — Funeral service for James Stockdale of Anniston will be announced by Goodson Funeral Home. Mr. Stockdale died Wednesday at his residence. |
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