Obituaries for Tuesday
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Sandy Jo Akins, Graham GRAHAM — Funeral service for Ms. Sandy Jo Akins, 39, of Graham, will be Wednesday, July 30, 2008, from Gold Ridge Baptist Church. Visitation is today. Benefield Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. NEWELL — Funeral services for Emma Ellen Cook, 81, of Newell, will be 2 p.m. today, from Harmony Congregational Methodist Church. Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee in charge. PIEDMONT — Services for Carolyn Lindsey Gaines, 60, of Piedmont will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Philip Cooper and Dr. Ed Coogler officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. Mrs. Gaines died Sunday, July 27, 2008 at her home. She is survived by her husband, William C. Gaines, of Piedmont; one step-daughter, Cathy Gaines, of Cartersville, Ga.; two step-sons, Rodney Gaines, of Piedmont and Danny Gaines, of Cartersville, Ga.; her father, Herman Lindsey, of Piedmont; one sister, Diana Rogers (Jimmy), of Cedartown, Ga.; and three nephews, Matt Rogers, of Piedmont, Michael Lindsey (Heather) and Jeffery Lindsey, all of Rome, Ga. Pallbearers will be step-sons and nephews. Mrs. Gaines was born in Rome, Ga. She attended Piedmont City Schools and was a graduate of Jacksonville State University. She taught middle school for 30 years, was an avid animal lover and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Piedmont. She was preceded in death by her mother, Sarah Louise Lindsey and by a brother, Steve Lindsey. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorial contributions to the Bethel Cemetery Fund, Union State Bank, P.O. Box 455, Cedar Bluff, Ala. 35959. TALLADEGA — Graveside rites for Mr. Jack Edward Harris, 74, will be 4 p.m. today, at Oak Hill Cemetery with Usrey Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. ROANOKE — Funeral services for James Earl Harry Jr., 82, of Roanoke, will be 4 p.m. today from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel. OHATCHEE — Funeral service for Judy Lee Little, 57, of Ohatchee, will be 1 p.m. Saturday, August 2, 2008 at First Assembly of God Church at Ellisville, Miss. with the Rev. Kenneth Morris officiating. Interment will follow in Ovett, Miss. Visitation will be Thursday, July 31, 2008, from 6 - 8 p.m. at Chapel Hill Funeral Home. Mrs. Little passed away Monday, July 28, 2008 at her residence in Ohatchee. Survivors include her husband, Edward L. Little, of Ohatchee; daughters, Julia N. Tomasich and husband, Charles, Deborah L. Arnold and husband, Allan and Emily Lackey and husband, Tim, all of Ohatchee; sisters, Kay Powers, Shelby Walters Pate, Regina Tipps, Brenda Caldera and Ava Milby, all of Texas; brothers, Bud Wiginton and Ricky Wigington, of Texas; grandchildren, Zacahry Arnold and Aubrey Lackey; several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Darell Little, Darrell Tisdale, Buck Little, Chad Tisdale, Rusty Tisdale and Ronnie Bullock. Mrs. Little was a native of Galvleston Texas and current resident of Ohatchee. She was preceded in death by parents, Lester and Oleta Wigington; sister, Carolyn Williams; and brother, Jerry Wigington. Chapel Hill Funeral Home will be servicing the Little family (256) 820-5151 WELLINGTON — Funeral services for Addie Jo Roper Lowman, 84, of Wellington, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at Crestwood Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Larry Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Webster's Chapel. Crestwood Memorial Funeral Home will direct. Mrs. Lowman died Saturday, July 26, 2008. She was a resident of Webster's Chapel for 83 years and a member of Webster's Chapel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, A.W. Lowman; daughter, Janice Spray; son-in-law, Gary Spray; and granddaughter, Selena Autwell. She is survived by her five sons, Bobby Glenn (Cyndi) Lowman, Royce Lee Lowman, William Clay (Gail) Lowman, Wilford Ray (Mildred) Lowman and Randall (Pat) Lowman; one daughter, Geneal (Raymond) Pierson; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Donal Lowman, Donnie Spray, Shane Spray, Matthew Lowman, Kevin Malsy, Jeff Burns, Randall Parris and Howard Roper. Honorary pallbearers will be the employees and residents of Jacksonville Health Care Unit One and Freddie Morris. The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening at Crestwood Memorial Funeral Home. To view this obituary online or to sign the online guest book visit: www.crestwoodmemorialfh.com ANNISTON — Funeral services for Mr. Eddie Mathis, Jr., 82 of Anniston, will be Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 11 a.m., at the Anniston Funeral services Chapel with The Minister Keith Kirkland officiating. Burial will be in the Eden Hills Cemetery. Mr. Mathis died July 19, 2008 at Beckwood Manor. Survivors include his wife, Olivia Mathis, of Anniston; one brother, Charles Turner, of St.Louis, Mo.; one sister, Jessie Mathis, of Cleveland, Ohio; caregiver, Hilda Thomas, of Anniston; and a host of other relatives and friends. Mr. Mathis was a life long resident and served in the US Army. "You have our deepest sympathy." Anniston Funeral services (formerly Williams Funeral Home) 256-236-0319 "Where service begins and never ends" www.annistonfuneralservice.net ANNISTON — Graveside services for Franne Elois McGlathlin, 91, of Alexandria, will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Edgemont Cemetery with the Rev. Tommy Reaves officiating. The family will receive friends from 5-7 this evening at the funeral home. Mrs. McGlathlin died Sunday at Jacksonville Health and Rehabilitation. Survivors include her husband, Curtis McGlathlin, of Alexandria; her daughter, Catherine Bishop; one grandson, Tom Bishop and wife, Darissa; and one great-grandson, Matthew Bishop, all of Oklahoma; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ethel Cheatwood; two brothers, Howard Mize and Hoyt Mize and her sister, Audrey Waddell. The family suggests memorial donations to Disabled Veterans or a favorite charity. Anniston Memorial Funeral Home 3865 US Hwy 431 North Anniston, Ala. 36206 820-0024 ANNISTON — Funeral services for Mr. James M. Morton, 68, of Anniston, will be announced later by Gray Brown-Service Mortuary. Mr. Morton passed away Monday at his residence. Gray Brown-Service Mortuary in charge of arrangements. (256) 236-3441 WOODLAND — Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Rollins Moon Odom, 73, of Woodland, will be at 11 a.m. today from Rocky Branch Baptist Church with The Bro. Clayton Scott and The Bishop Joshua Gill officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery with Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Odom died Sunday, July 27, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Odom is survived by one daughter, Charissa (George) Smith, of Woodland; one step-daughter, Janet Caldwell, of Indiana; one daughter-in-law, Hazel Moon, of Douglasville; one son, Keenan (Susie) Moon, of Woodland; mother, Clara Hester Rollins ,of Woodland; one brother, Arnold (Carolyn) Rollins, of Woodland; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; countless friends. Pallbearers will be Rob Hampton, Luke Moon, Daryl Moon, Shane Casseter, Anthony Rollins, George Smith, Charlie Caldwell and Russell Rollins. Mrs. Odom was born August 18, 1934, the daughter of Marvin Edward and Clara Hester Rollins. She was a member of Rocky Branch Baptist Church and had been a seamstress for Amalgamated Clothing. Mrs. Odom was preceded in death by her fathers. ROANOKE — Funeral services for Susie Lucile Pike, 88, of Roanoke, will be 2 p.m. today at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel. CALHOUN, Ga. — William Mitchell "Bill" Potts, 46, died Sunday morning, July 27, 2008, at his residence in Calhoun, Ga. Mr. Potts was born in Anniston, Ala., October 14, 1961, a son of Beatrice Plummer Woodruff and the late Thomas Sims Potts. He was an alumnus of The Donoho School, Oak Hill Academy and Bthe Revard College. Bill was descended from the Farish Carter family of the Carter's Quarters Community. He was a former resident of Murray County, Ga. and the Carter's Lake area. He was an active member of Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church of Calhoun, Ga. Mr. Potts is survived by his mother and step-father, Beatrice P. Woodruff and Dr. Gerald G. Woodruff, Jr. of Anniston, Ala.; one brother, Thomas Sims Potts, Jr. and wife, Candice Michele Potts, of Anniston; one sister, Marian Potts Foster and husband, William G. Foster, Jr., of Savannah, Ga.; two nieces, Hellen Lloyd Willett and Laura Landon Foster, both of Savannah; a nephew, James M. Potts, of Anniston; step-brothers and sisters, Gerald G. Woodruff III, Lt. Harold Bowen Woodruff, CHC, USN, Rhett Woodruff Warner, David Campbell Woodruff and Margaret Woodruff Sealy. Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 31, 2008, at Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church in Calhoun, Ga. with the Rev. Louis Tonsmeire, Sr. officiating. A memorial service will also be at Grace Episcopal Church in Anniston at 11 a.m. Friday, August 8, 2008. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church, 224 Trammell Street, Calhoun, Ga., 30701 or to a favorite charity. Thomas Funeral Home in Calhoun, Ga. is in charge of the arrangements. ANNISTON — Funeral service for Mrs. Gertrude Lillian Ray, 89, of Anniston, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at The Church Of God, 602 Hillman Ave., with the Rev. Maxwell Rollins and The Sister Betty Bishop officiating. Burial will follow at Goshen Cemetery in Piedmont. Friends are invited for visitation 6-8 this evening at Chapel Hill Funeral Home. Mrs. Ray passed away Sunday, July 27, 2008, at Golden Living Health Care in Oxford. Mrs. Ray is survived by her sons, Alfred C. McGathy, of Star City, Ark. and Charles W. McGathy, of Anniston; sisters, Mavis Jenkins ,of Phoenix Ariz., Clara Williams, of Hillsborough, Texas, Pat Fitchjarrell and Louise Burrows, both of Douglasville, Ga., and Katherine Lambert, of Hiawassee, Ga.; brother, Elvin G. Ray, of Princeton, Mo.; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and caregiver, Peggy Hansford. Pallbearers will be Joe Hansford, Dalton Roney, Rudolph Ray, Vernon Hayes and Little Roger McGathy. Mrs. Ray was a native of Piedmont and was a member of The Church Of God. She was preceded in death by husbands, William L. McGathy, William P. Lane and William H. Sterling; children, James A. McGathy, Roy McGathy, Carol J. Hersey and Roger McGathy; parents, Joseph O. and Jessie Garrett Ray; brothers, Clifford Ray, Horace "Bill" Ray, Otis Ray and Ted Ray; and sister, Margaret Ward. Chapel Hill Funeral Home will be servicing the Ray family (256) 820-5151 ANNISTON — Mrs. Maggie Robinson, 83, of Anniston passed away Saturday, July 26, 2008. She was born June 27, 1925 in Rockingham County, N.C., daughter of the late Pinkney and Chris Chainey Barker Walters. Mrs. Robinson was also preceded in death by her husband Ernest Robinson and a daughter Sharon Smith. She was a retired nurses aide with National Healthcare. Mrs. Robinson was Baptist by faith. She is survived by son and wife, Frank and Penny Scott; daughter and husband, Carol and Ron Jacobsen; son and wife, James and Terry Scott; son, Steve Scott; daughter and husband, Tina and Jimmy Collins; granddaughter, Princess and husband, Terry Goodman; 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 11-1 today at the funeral home. A cryptside service will follow at 1 p.m., at Rosehaven Mausoleum with The Pastor Buddy Screws officiating. Those who wish may send condolences or share a special memory at: www.whitleygarner.com Arrangements by: Whitley Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home Douglasville, Ga. 30134 770-942-4246 ROANOKE — Funeral service for Dorsey Eugene "Buck" Shelnutt, 69, of Roanoke will be 2 p.m today. Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee in charge. PIEDMONT — Services for Mrs. Bertha Sherrill, 62, of Piedmont, will be announced by Anniston Funeral services. Mrs. Sherrill died July 28, 2008 at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center. "You have our deepest sympathy." Anniston Funeral services (formerly Williams Funeral Home) www.annistonfuneralservice.net JACKSONVILLE — Services for Mr. Louie Olen Smallwood, 73, will be Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 11 a.m., at K.L. Brown Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Smallwood died Monday, July 28, 2008 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center in Gadsden. Online condolences to the family at: www.klbrownfuneralhome.com |
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