Obituaries for Tuesday
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Grace Elizabeth Burns, Alexandria ALEXANDRIA — Graveside service for Ms. Grace Elizabeth Burns, 77, of Alexandria will be 2 p.m. today, July 15, 2008, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with The Rev. Kenneth Phillips officiating. Chapel Hill Funeral Home will be in charge of service. Ms. Burns is survived by her sister, Nan Phillips, of Alexandria; brother, Grady Burns and wife, Bobbie, of Alexandria; sister-in-law, Joyce Burns, of Anniston; brother-in-law, Robert Wade, of Anniston. Pallbearers will be David Rexrode, Tyler Rexrode, Randy Burns, David Shirley, Scotty Diggs and Phillip Whiteside. Ms. Burns was a native of Calhoun County and resident of Alexandria. She retired from Anniston Laundry and Dry Cleaners. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bert and Maude Elizabeth Burns; three sisters, Myrtle Burns, Edna Wade and Johnnie Whiteside; one brother, Billy Burns. Chapel Hill Funeral Home will be servicing the Burns family (256) 820-5151 TALLADEGA — Funeral services for Ralph Ellis Green, 62, will be at 2 p.m. today at Usrey Funeral Home Chapel. Burial to follow at Pine Hill Memorial Park. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Lt. Col. (Ret) John Wesley Hawbaker, 66, formerly of Anniston, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008, at his home. He was born July 22, 1941 in Paw Paw, Illinois to the late John M. and Olive A. Hawbaker. He was a Vietnam War veteran and was retired from the United States Army after 20 years of service. Lt. Col. Hawbaker was a member of the 82nd Airborne and was an Army Ranger. During his career, he received numerous commendations and medals including the Bronze Star. He was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Anniston, the Boys and Girls Club of Calhoun County, Alabama to which he had formerly served as the clubís president. He was a lifelong fan of the Brooklyn & L.A. Dodgers. He is survived by his children, John Edward Hawbaker and his wife, Genia, of Chattanooga, Joel Hawbaker and his wife, April, of Anniston, Julie Hawbaker, of Chattanooga; grandchildren, Bailey, Ella, Caroline and Olivia; former wife, Joan Ashley, of Chattanooga; brother, Joe Hawbaker; nephews, Kevin and Karl Hawbaker and their families, all of Paw Paw, Illinois. He was a loving, devoted father and grandfather and will be missed by all of his family and friends. A graveside service will be at Wednesday at 11 (EST) a.m. at Chattanooga National Cemetery with full military honors. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. A celebration of his life will be at 3 p.m. (CST) Sunday, July 20, 2008 at St. Mark United Methodist Church in Anniston. Memorial contributions may be made to the Boys and Girls Club of Calhoun County. Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 404 South Moore Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Please share your thoughts and memories at: www.mem.com. HORNBECK, La. — Funeral service for Mrs. Billie Lynne Herring, 76, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at Chapel Hill Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tim Thomas, Mr. David Tankersley and Mr. Tim Jarman officiating. Interment will be at Forestlawn Gardens. The family invites friends and relatives to visitation this evening from 6 - 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Herring passed away Sunday, July 12, 2008, her residence. Mrs. Herring is survived by her sisters, Inez McLean, of Oxford and Sue Stephens, of La.; nieces and nephews, Yvonne White, Chuck and Mike Stephens, Martha Evans, Robbie Browning, Terry, Tommy, Tracy and Troy McLean, Polly Jean Ladd, Joyce Lovelady and Sue Strickland; several great and great-great nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be the nephews. Mrs. Herring was a native of Alabama, former resident of Oxford and present residence of Hornbeck, La. She retired from Regions Bank as Manager of Collection. She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Herring, parents, Andrew (Mack) and Myra Sims; sister, Lorene Morrow. Lynn was loved and adored by all of her family and friends. She had a gift of making everyone feel special. She will be missed very much. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to Hillcrest Church Building Fund. Chapel Hill Funeral Home will be servicing the Herring family (256) 820-5151 CENTRE — Funeral services for Robert Alvin Johnson, 70, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Perry Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from noon until funeral hour at 2 p.m. ROANOKE — Funeral services for Mr. Lonnie B. Norred, 83 will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel. Visitation from 5-8 this evening at the funeral home. HEFLIN — Wanda Lee Owen, 61, died Sunday, July 13, 2008 at Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mrs. Owen will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at Harmony Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Doug Prestridge, The Rev. David Prestridge and The Rev. Steve Elder officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery in Fruithurst with Dryden Funeral Home in charge. The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening at Dryden Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Survivors include her husband, Milton H. Owen, of Heflin; a son, Daniel Owen, of Heflin; a daughter, Audrey Leigh Owen, of Heflin; one grandchild, Jackson Daniel Owen; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Owen was a native of Calhoun County and resident of Cleburne County for most of her life. She was a member of Harmony Grove Baptist Church for more than 25 years. Mrs. Owen was a caring and loving caregiver for her family. Dryden Funeral Home "Caring Service Since 1962." 256-463-2287 LAGRANGE, Ga. — Funeral services for Ruby Smith Patterson, formerly of Roanoke, 90, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with visitation from 5-7 tonight. PIEDMONT — Funeral services for Dock Sutton Jr., 65, formerly of Lineville, were held Sunday, July 13, 2008 at Smith Brothers Chapel in Nashville, Tenn. Burial followed in Greenwood West Cemetery in Nashville. Mr. Sutton died July 2, 2008 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center in Gadsden. "You have our deepest sympathy." Anniston Funeral services (formerly Williams Funeral Home) 256-236-0319 "Where service begins and never ends" www.annistonfuneralservice.net SUWANEE, Ga. — Ruby Joyce Thoney, 64, died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at her home in Suwanee, Ga. Funeral services for Ms. Thoney will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Wendell Jensen officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be family friends. Survivors include her mother, Ruby (Coley) Nelson, of Heflin; three daughters, Angela Frost, of Jacksonville, Kelly Wright, of Weaver, and Rhonda Hudgins, of Woodstock, Ga.; three sons, Kenneth Hathorne, of Suwanee, Ga., Neil Thoney Jr. and Joshua Thoney, both of Jacksonville; sisters, Mary Neu, of Oxford, Ga., and Brenda Annette Cook, of Brewton; brothers, Stan Cook, of White Plains, Chris Cook, Weaver, James Cook, of Choccolocco, and Phillip Cook, of Wellington; caregivers, Patty Hathonre and Kimberly Edmonds; 26 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Ms. Thoney was a native of Heflin and had been a resident of Jacksonville for most of her life before becoming a resident of Suwanee, Georgia. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints. Dryden Funeral Home "Caring Service Since 1962." 256-463-2287 TALLADEGA — Services for Mr. Charlie "Puddin" Twyman, 77, will be announced by Terry's Metropolitan Mortuary. Mr. Twyman died July 14, 2008 at Talladega Healthcare Center. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Funeral service for Robert Veasley 69, formerly of Anniston, will be 12 p.m. Wednesday July 16, 2008, at Goodson Funeral Home with the Rev. Mario F. McDaniel officiating. Burial will be in the Jacksonville City Cemetery with Goodson Funeral Home directing. Mr. Veasley died July 7, 2008 in Buffalo. www.goodsonfuneralhome.net |
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