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Girardi <MMGir@aol.com> ============================================= December 2001 THE RANDOLPH LEADER September 6, 2000 ___________________ OBITUARIES: Eula Maude McCain Nelson (WOODLAND) Funeral services for Eula Maude McCain Nelson, 86, of Woodland were at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Chris Mitchell officiating. Burial was at Levens Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Nelson died Sunday, Sept. 3, at Wedowee Hospital following an extended illness. A native of Randolph County, she was born Sept. 16, 1913, daughter of Walt and Annie Calhoun McCain. She had been self-employed in retail sales and was a member of Levens Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Larkin Hermit Nelson, a son, Doyle Nelson, and a grandson, Chris Whaley. Survivors include three daughters, Maudine Foster and Annie Lee Whaley of Woodland and Peggy Lombardo of Huntsville; a son, Rudy Nelson of Childersburg; 11 grand- children, including two special granddaughters, Vicki Sikes and Gina Mercer; 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were grandsons. Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee. __________ Eva Onyce Daniel (WOODLAND) Funeral Services for Eva Onyce Daniel, 87, of Woodland will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, at Providence Baptist Church with the Revs. Cecil Halsey and David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Daniel died Monday, Sept. 4, at Brian Center Nursing Home in LaGrange, Ga., following an extended illness. A native of Randolph County, she was born May 26, 1913, daughter of James Walker and Eva Alma Fincher McDow. She was a retired teacher from the Randolph County School System, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of Providence Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Karo Daniel. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Vaughn of Carrollton, Ga.; two sisters, Ila Spradlin and Ruby Holcomb of Woodland; and six grandchildren. Mrs. Daniel will lie in state at the church for one hour beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Pallbearers will be Chad Whitmore, Morgan Cantrell, Gary Spradlin, Scott Garner, Phillip Dennis and Jesse Elders. Arrangements are by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee. __________ Annie O. Owensby (ROCK MILLS) Annie O. Owensby, 49, of Rock Mills died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Ms. Owensby was a member of Mount Carrie Baptist Church, Franklin, Ga. Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Katheryn Owensby of Rock Mills; two sisters, Annie R. Culberson and Brenda Truitt of Franklin; four nieces, six nephews, and a large number of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Charlie William Owensby; two sisters and two brothers. Services for Ms. Owensby were Saturday, Sept. 2, at 2:30 p.m. EDT at Mount Carrie Baptist Church, with the Rev. Willie T. Edmondson officiating. Interment was in Stateline Cemetery in Glenn, Ga. Arrangements were by Silmon Mortuary, Roanoke. __________ Dinia S. Wood (ROME, Ga.) Dinia S. Wood of Rome, Ga., died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at a local health care center following an extended illness. Graveside services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. EDT at Eastview Cemetery, Rome, with the Rev. Kenneth O. Brown and other ministers officiating. Mrs. Wood was born in Roanoke, Ala., daughter of the late Ida and Ambus "Bad" Stitt. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Jassie Smedley and Brennetta Wood; and five brothers, Ike, Jesse, Clem, Willis and Tom Emory Stitt. Mrs. Wood is survived by her husband, Sam Wood; one sister, Odie S. Magby, and one brother, John L. Stitt, both of Columbus, Ohio; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Arrangements are by Wright Memorial Mortuary Inc., Rome. __________ William 'Bill' Alls (HEFLIN) William "Bill" Alls, 84, of Heflin died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, at Wedowee Hospital in Wedowee. Mr. Alls was a member of Oak Grove AME Church in Newell. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Margaret Alls of Heflin, and a host of nephews, nieces and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers. Services for Mr. Alls will be Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove AME Church, with the Rev. Raymond Angel officiating. The Rev. Herman Massingale is pastor. Interment will be in the Oak Grove AME Church Cemetery. Arrangements are by Silmon Mortuary, Roanoke. __________ Howard Moore (WEDOWEE) Services for Howard Moore, 77, of Wedowee were Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, with the Rev. S. T. Janney, the Rev. Larry Cosper and the Rev. Billy East officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Moore died Saturday, Sept. 2, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Moore was a native of Randolph County, born Aug. 28, 1923, son of Hamilton K. and Pearlie John Driver Moore. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and was a self-employed mechanic, employed for a number of years with Fincher Motor Company of Wedowee and Dunn Chevrolet of Roanoke. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, John Will Moore. Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Edna Ruth Moore of Wedowee; two daughters, Brenda Holloway and Diane Wortham of Wedowee; two sons, Charlie Moore of Opelika and James Moore of Wedowee; a sister Omie Smith of Roanoke; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Wyatt Wright III, Keith Mulder, Billy Adamson, Sidney Moore, Allen Taylor, Barry Nelson, Kenneth Adamson, Mike Cumbee and Donnie Wortham. Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee. __________ Faye Henry Roberts (CORNELIA) Faye Henry Roberts, 86, of Cornelia, Ga., died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Habersham Medical Center, Demorest, Ga. She is survived by two sons, William F. Roberts of Fayetteville, Ga., and James A. Roberts of Lawrenceville, Ga.; and three daughters, JoAnne Roberts of Cornelia, Beth Maney of Demorest and Peggy Seabolt of Roanoke. Services will be Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Cornelia, with Dr. Logan Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Yonah Memorial Gardens, Demorest. Arrangements are by Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Cornelia. ______________________________________________________ THE RANDOLPH LEADER September 13, 2000 ___________________ OBITUARIES: Ellis H. 'Buck' Jenkins (ROANOKE) Ellis H. "Buck" Jenkins, 80, of Roanoke, formerly of Valley, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Services were at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley at 3 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept. 9, with burial in Milltown Cemetery. The Rev. Bobby Kirby officiated. Mr. Jenkins was born in Chambers County on Nov. 3, 1919, son of the late Cleo Hall Jenkins and Benjamin Hampton Jenkins. He was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army. He was the first chief of police in Kennesaw, Ga., and has also formerly worked for West Point Pepperell. For 25 years, he owned and operated the Rica Motel in Valley. Surviving are his wife, Sybil King Jenkins; three daughters, Shonnia Harless of Beulah, Katrinia J. Canada of Elizabethtown, N.J., and Linda J. Hinkle of Lanett; a stepson, James Pridgen of Valley; a half-sister, Gloria Martin of Friendswood, Texas; 10 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements were by Johnson-Brown Service Funeral Home, Valley. __________ William James Pike (FRANKLIN, Ga.) William James Pike, 74, of Franklin, Ga., died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange, Ga., after several years of declining health. Mr. Pike was born in Randolph County on Nov. 20, 1925, to the late Andrew Jackson Pike and Vesta Cleo Lipham Pike. He was a machine operator for LaGrange Molded Products and retired from the company after many years of loyal service. He was a faithful member of Bethel Christian Church. Mr. Pike served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II, in the European Theater. Services were Sunday, Sept. 10, at 3 p.m. at Bethel Christian Church, with the Revs. Kenneth Johnson and Stanley Yarbrough officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Marie Harry Pike of Franklin; two daughters, Yvonne Francis and Debbie Pike of Franklin; one son, John Pike of Millington, Tenn.; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two sisters, Julia Koon of Douglasville, Ga., and Joyce Bowman of Liberty, N.C. Arrangements were by Tom Stutts & Son Funeral Home, Franklin. __________ Verna E. Thompson (WOODLAND) Services for Verna E. Thompson, 90, of Woodland were at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000, at Providence Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Daniel and the Rev. Cal Ledbetter officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Thompson died Friday, Sept. 8, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Mrs. Thompson was born in Randolph County on Nov. 26, 1909, daughter of Charlie F. Capehart and Ella Lovvorn Capehart. She was a homemaker and a member of Providence Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Shellie Monroe Thompson; and a son, Loyce S. Thompson; and a grandchild. Survivors include five daughters, Betty Jameson of Toccoa, Ga., Grace Dunaway Stone of Opelika, Imogene Greene of Wedowee, Shirley McManus of Woodland and Carol Gilreath of Jackson, Ga.; three sons, Maxie Thompson of Opelika, Joe Thompson of Bowdon, Ga., and Sammy Thompson of Hobbs, N.M.; one sister, Ruth Lee of Wedowee; 30 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee. __________ Leah Esma Johnson (ROANOKE) Services for Leah Esma Johnson, 79, of Roanoke were Monday, Sept. 11, 2000, at 3 p.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church, with the Rev. Scott Hannah officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Johnson died Saturday, Sept. 9, at Randolph County Hospital. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Johnson was born May 1, 1921, daughter of Lunnie H. and Jane Green Benefield. She moved to Atlanta in 1946, lived in East Point, Ga., from 1961 to 1978; and returned to Randolph County 23 years ago. She worked as a secretary at Ft. McPherson and had retired after 23 years. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Big Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Robert Martin Johnson of Roanoke; one son, Stephen Martin Johnson of Roanoke; and two granddaughters. Pallbearers were Greg Benefield, Cal Green, Chad Green, Don Benefield, Hugh Benefield, Mike Benefield and David Johnson. Members of the Big Springs Baptist Men's Adult Sunday School Class served as honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to Big Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Ralph Davis, treasurer. Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke. __________ Frank Sikes (WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Frank Sikes, 80, of Wedowee, will be Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000, at 1 p.m. at Ava Methodist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. S. T. Janney officiating. Mr. Sikes died Monday, Sept. 11, at his daughter's home in Roanoke. A Randolph County native, Mr. Sikes was born Nov. 16, 1919, son of Edgar and Myrtle Bolt Sikes. He was a World War II Air Force veteran and a self-employed mechanic. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille McCain Sikes. Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Sikes Hall of Roanoke; one granddaughter; one grandson; one great-grandson; three sisters, Aline Smith of LaFayette, Katherine Parkerson of LaGrange, Ga., and Montana Brooks of Valley; and four brothers, Coleman Sikes of Opelika, Carey Sikes of Anniston, Stanley Sikes of Wedowee and Guy Sikes of Oxford. Pallbearers will be James Sikes, Kenneth Smith, Rodney Hall, Greg Sikes, Mike McCain and Rob Williams. Arrangements are by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee. __________ Kathryn Knight Childers (UNION HILL) Kathryn Knight Childers, 76, of Union Hill died Monday, Sept. 11, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at Pleasant Grove Christian Church at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, with interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. Barry Brooks and the Rev. Floyd Carmack will officiate. Survivors include two sisters, Mary Austin of Union Hill and Pearline Burton of Camp Hill; and one brother, Leroy Knight of Lanett. Mrs. Childers was a native of Chambers County, born Oct. 14, 1923. She was a retired school teacher, having taught 39 years at Milltown School and two years at Shawmut. She was a member of the Chambers County Retired Teachers Association, Delta Kappa Gamma, American Legion Auxiliary, Inter Se Club of Wadley, Chambers County Farmers Federation, Union Hill Community Club, Union Hill Homemakers Club and Pleasant Grove Christian Church. Pallbearers will be James Burton, Wilson Burton, Mark Gillenwaters, Brandon Sanders, Scott Sparks, Ken Harmon, Charles Austin and Woody Harmon. Arrangements are by Jeff Jones Funeral Home, LaFayette. __________ Louis E. Seawright Jr. (VALLEY) Louis E. Seawright Jr., 69, of Valley died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital, Valley. A memorial service will be held in Cocoa, Fla., at a later date. Survivors include his wife, Myra Jean Seawright of Valley; six daughters, Ruby Jean Aikens, Janet Rose Norred and Lucy Gail Cozart of Roanoke, Patricia Ann Cotton of Opelika, and Myra Beth Poe and Bonnie Faye Williams of Valley; two sisters, Ruth Podhola of Round Lake, Ill., and Fannie Sheats of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Seawright was born in Brevard County, Fla., on Aug. 19, 1931. He was retired from the U.S. Army after 24 1/2 years of active service. Medals he received are the Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, one overseas bar, Army Commendation Medal, and Good Conduct Medal with B2 Clasps. Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association or to the Diabetes Association. Arrangements are by Jeff Jones Funeral Home, LaFayette. __________ Johnnie Lou Pinkard (ROANOKE) Johnnie Lou Pinkard, 83, of Roanoke died Wednesday Sept. 6, 2000, at Randolph County Hospital in Roanoke. Services were at Rehope Baptist Church, LaFayette, on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. H. L. Jones and the Rev. L. J. Wright officiating. Interment was in Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Roanoke. Mrs. Pinkard is survived by seven daughters, Annie Robinson of Warren, Ohio, Margaret Hester of Atlanta, Ga., and Roxie Joiner, Georgiann Phillips, Lela Brady, Juanita Wright and Patsy Kirk, all of Roanoke; three sons, Thomas Pinkard of Jacksonville, Fla., and Fletcher Pinkard and Robert R. Pinkard, both of Roanoke; one sister, Lula C. Cox of Youngstown, Ohio; one brother, Clinton Poole of Roanoke; an uncle; 22 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Mrs. Pinkard was a member of Rehope Baptist Church, LaFayette. Arrangements were by Vines Funeral Home, LaFayette. __________ Loette Green Adcock (WEDOWEE) Services for Loette Green Adcock, 84, of Wedowee were Monday, Sept. 11, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Green's Chapel Methodist Church, with Sarah Corson and the Rev. Clois Johnson officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Adcock died Sunday, Sept. 10, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke. A lifelong Wedowee resident, Mrs. Adcock was born April 9, 1916, daughter of Olin F. and Willie Lauren Wilson Benefield. She was a homemaker and a member of Green's Chapel. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Fred Green; husband, Robert Adcock; one sister, Aileen Thornton; one brother, Wilson Benefield; and her parents. Survivors include Keever Benefield of Wedowee and a host of nieces and nephews. Nephews served as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to Green's Chapel Methodist Church. Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee. __________ Una Mae Harmon (ROANOKE) Services for Una Mae Harmon, 89, of Roanoke were Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Doug Turner officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Harmon died Monday, Sept. 11, at Randolph County Hospital. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Harmon was born Nov. 23, 1910, daughter of Joseph and Docia Burns Washington. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Roanoke. Survivors include one daughter Sara Jane Tackett of Lincoln; two sisters, Berma Abernathy of Roanoke and Idel Parker of Woodland; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to First Baptist Church, 827 Main St., Roanoke, AL 36274. Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke. __________ Millierea Brown (VALLEY) Millierea Brown, 76, of Valley died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital, Valley. Surviving are a daughter, Reba Sanders of Valley; a son, Danny Brown of Milledgeville, Ga.; two grandsons; two sisters, Willie Jo Newton of Huguley and Bernice Fetner of Roanoke; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be at West Side Baptist Church, Lanett, at 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. EDT at Wedowee City Cemetery, Wedowee. The Rev. Roger Adcock and the Rev. Billy Short will officiate. Mrs. Brown was born in Randolph County on May 9, 1924, daughter of the late Reva Jane Young Nix and James Melton Nix. She had formerly been employed with West Point Pepperell's Lanett Bleachry and Dye Works, where she had 18 years of service. She was an active member of her church and a loving mother and grandmother. She was a member of West Side Baptist Church, Lanett. Arrangements are by Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley. ______________________________________________________ THE RANDOLPH LEADER September 20, 2000 ___________________ OBITUARIES: Robert Cleveland Daniel (NEWELL) Funeral services for Robert Cleveland Daniel, 85, of Newell were Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Smyrna Baptist Church, with the Revs. Cal Ledbetter and Brian Smith officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Daniel died Wednesday, Sept. 13, at Lineville Nursing Home. A native and lifelong Randolph County resident, Mr. Daniel was born July 8, 1915, son of George F. and Rior Jane Gore and a member of Smyrna Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mattie Lou Daniel. Survivors include two sons, George Daniel of Ranburne and Barry Daniel of Newell; one sister, Ethel Mooney of Newell; one brother, Emmett O. Daniel of Anniston; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee. __________ John Willie Thompson (WADLEY) John Willie Thompson, 62, of Wadley died Monday, Sept. 11, 2000, at his residence. Graveside services were Thursday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. at Leander Baptist Church Cemetery, Daviston, with the Rev. Charlie H. Magby officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Gail Thompson of Sylacauga; a special friend, Lynn Walker of Auburn; and an aunt, Maude Floyd of Daviston. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Mary Magaline Thompson. Arrangements were by Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke. __________ Lottie Maude Stodgill Stewart (WOODLAND) Funeral services for Lottie Maude Stodgill Stewart, 92, of Woodland were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, at Oak Grove Church of Christ, with Brother Dwight Thomas officiating. Burial was in the adjoining church cemetery. Mrs. Stewart died Thursday, Sept. 14, at Wedowee Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Stewart was a native of Butts County, Ga., born June 20, 1908, daughter of James Madison Stodgill and Emily Flora Hardy Stodgill. She was a member of Oak Grove Church of Christ. Mrs. Stewart was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Zilmer Stewart Sr.; two sons, John Horace Stewart and Allen Zelma Stewart Jr., and two grandsons. Mrs. Stewart is survived by four daughters, Marvolene Wilson and Jo Landers of Wedowee, Ruth Spradlin of Heflin and Burma Bailey of Athens; one son, Bobby Stewart of Wedowee; one sister, Ruby Savage of Rome, Ga.; 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were grandsons and grandsons-in-law. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee. __________ Herman M. Cooper (CONYERS, Ga.) Herman M. Cooper, 91, of Conyers, Ga., formerly of Valley, Ala., died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, at his son's home in Conyers. Mr. Cooper was born March 6, 1909, son of the late Emma Ophelia Kitchens Cooper and the late John Frank Cooper. He retired from West Point Pepperell's Fairfax Mill in 1973 and had been a resident of Conyers since 1998. He suffered from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, and his health had declined rapidly in recent weeks. Mr. Cooper was a member of Fairfax First Baptist Church for 55 years, Woodman of the World, Kiwanis Club, and the Valley Men's Rose Club. Survivors include his wife, Merle Wheeler Cooper; a son, Richard W. Cooper of Conyers; and a brother, Earl Cooper of Roanoke; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services will be at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 22, with burial in Fairfax Cemetery. The Rev. Mike Brooks and the Rev. Mike Miller will officiate. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's or Parkinson's Disease Foundations in his memory. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley. __________ Charlie Ford Nolen (LAGRANGE, Ga.) Services for Charlie Ford Nolen, 57, of LaGrange, Ga., will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, Roanoke, with the Rev. Gary Baugh officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Wedowee. Mr. Nolen died Monday, Sept. 18, at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. He was born in Randolph County on July 28, 1943, son of J. B. and Lucy Cummings Nolen. He had been self-employed as a plumber and was a Baptist. Survivors include two sons, Charlie James Nolen of Hogansville, Ga., and Chuck Nolen of Carrollton, Ga.; a sister, Margaret Brewer of LaGrange; a brother, James Nolen of Nashville; and five grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Bruce Brewer, John David Brewer, James Edward Brewer, Tim Laster, John Earl Brewer and Ruben Parmer. Arrangements are by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke. __________ George Edward Hull (WEDOWEE) Funeral services for George Edward Hull, 88, of Wedowee were Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Byron Waldrop and the Rev. Donald Spradlin officiating. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Hull died Sunday, Sept. 17, at his residence. Mr. Hull was a native of Randolph County, born Feb. 17, 1912, son of Levi Hull and Elizabeth Smith Hull. He was a farmer and timber producer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mattie Horton Hull,; two sons, L. C. Hull and Eddie B. Hull; and a daughter, Jean Parker. Mr. Hull was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Hull is survived by a grandson, several nieces and nephews, and his primary care giver, James Moncus. Pallbearers were Clarence Nix, Harold Lindsey, Walt Lindsey, Jim Moncus, Frank Mitchell and Hubert Mitchell. Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee. __________ Loretta Voncile Cummings (ROANOKE) Funeral services for Loretta Voncile Cummings, 63, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Gary Baugh, Jamie Taylor and Cecil Halsey officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Wedowee. Mrs. Cummings died Tuesday, Sept. 19, at her residence. A lifelong resident of Randolph County, she was born in Troup County, Ga., on Jan. 5, 1937, daughter of James Barner and Artie Lou Brown Fincher. She owned and operated Cummings Grocery and was a member of Handley Avenue Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Cummings. Survivors include a daughter, Stacey Cummings Murphy of Roanoke; two sons, David Cummings and Steve Cummings of Roanoke; four sisters, Vernette Smith, Barbara Blackmon and Linda Thomas of Roanoke and Norma Hodge of Five Points; a brother, Donnie Fincher of Opelika; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 4 until 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Cummings, Kevin Cummings, Russ Cummings, Eric Cummings, Tyler Murphy, and John Najmeh. Arrangements are by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke. ______________________________________________________ THE RANDOLPH LEADER September 27, 2000 ___________________ OBITUARIES: Wyatt Harlan Jackson (ROANOKE) Services for Dr. Wyatt Harlan Jackson, 46, of Roanoke will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at First United Methodist Church in Roanoke, with the Rev. Tex Ergle and Dr. Harris Hand officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Dr. Jackson died Monday, Sept. 25, at his residence following an extended illness. A resident of Roanoke since 1982, he was born in Montgomery on Oct. 12, 1953, and was raised in Oxford. He was the son of Harlan Baxter and Mabel Lorene Jackson. He was employed in the practice of dentistry and was a graduate of Jacksonville State University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry. He was a member of the American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, and a former member of the Kiwanis Club. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Roanoke, where he served as chairman of the Building Committee, and was a member of the Handbell Choir. He was preceded in death by his father Harlan Baxter Jackson. Survivors include his wife, Anya Jackson of Roanoke; three children, Laura Jackson, Mary Jackson and Marc Jackson of Roanoke; his mother Mabel Lorene Jackson of Oxford; and a sister, Lorraine J. Busby of Oxford. Dr. Jackson will lie in state at the church for one hour beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Family Life Center Fund at First Methodist Church, P.O. Box 40, Roanoke, AL 36274. Pallbears will be David Denton, Dr. Kurry Wyatt, Dennis Wallace, Hallman Bradshaw, Jason Busby, Dr. David Towers, Dr. Crandall Kennedy and Dr. Peck Mallory. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Christian Home Sunday School Class. Arrangements are by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke. __________ Christopher Troy Baker (infant) (WEDOWEE) Graveside services for infant Christopher Troy Baker of Wedowee were at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. Roger Florence officiating. The infant died Saturday, Sept. 25, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston. Survivors include his parents, Troy J. Baker Sr. and Wanda Mae Anglin of Wedowee; grandparents, Dennis and Paralee Brown of Pensacola, Fla., and Jimmy and Julia Jernigan of Montgomery; great-grandmothers, Alice Duke of Wedowee and Jean Jernigan of Georgiana; two aunts and one uncle. Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee. __________ Myrtle Allen Beverly (ROANOKE) Services for Mrs. Myrtle Allen Beverly, 86, of Roanoke were at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, 2000 at White's Chapel Methodist Church, with the Revs. Don Quick and Harold Bonner officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Beverly died Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Randolph County Hospital in Roanoke. She was born in Randolph County on June 1, 1914, daughter of Church Hill and Dura Lavonia Clark Allen. She was employed at Palm Beach Company and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Randolph County Extension Homemakers and White's Chapel Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Charlie Beverly. Survivors include a daughter, Jeanette Beverly Pike of Dallas, GA; two sons, James Edward Beverly of Anniston and Richard Donald Beverly of Smiths Station; a sister, Lera Allen Kirby of Roanoke; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Ricky Pike, Alan Pike, David Beverly, Eddard Beverly, Kenneth Beverly and Payton Zeigler. Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke. __________ Robert L. Smith (WEDOWEE) The Rev. Robert L. Smith, 76, of Wedowee died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at his home. Services will be Thursday, Sept. 28, at 11 a.m. at Union Chapel United Methodist Church, Woodland Drive, Wedowee, with the Revs. O'Neil Ridgeway and Joseph Hepburn officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Smith was a retired minister, having served in the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church from 1954 to 1989. He was appointed to the Wedowee Circuit in 1963, and thereafter made his home in Randolph County. He was the son of the late Benjamin and Rosa Owens Smith. A native of Overton in Jefferson County, he was preceded in death by his wife, Eppie Dovine Smith in March of 1999. Rev. Smith was an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Transportation Corps during World War II. He attended Warrior High School in Warrior and studied theology at Emory School of Theological Studies for four years. Survivors include seven daughters, Mrs. Earnestine Parker of Chattanooga, Tenn., Mrs. Willie Mae Anthony, Ms. Robbia Smith, Ms. Eva Laney and Mrs. Brenda Hardnett of Wedowee, Ms. Evelyn Starks of Bowdon, Ga., and Mrs. Rosetta Heard of Kellyton, Ala; one son, Robert Earl Smith of Atlanta, Ga.; one brother, Herman Smith of Birmingham; 32 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in law. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at Clark Memorial Funeral Service. The body will be in state at the church one hour prior to the service on Thursday. Arrangements are by Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke. __________ Gloria Rowe Wright (FIVE POINTS) Services for Gloria Rowe Writht, 54, of Five Points, formerly of Roanoke, were Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church, with the Revs. Phillip Johnson and Johnny Williams officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Wright died Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Randolph County Hospital. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Wright was born Oct. 16, 1945, daughter of Johnny Jackson and Elsie Scott Rowe. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Baptist Church. Mrs. Wright was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Virginia Kelly. Survivors include her husband, Robert Lee Wright Jr. of Five Points; five sisters, Nancy Smith, Wanda Barber and Donna Bozeman of Roanoke, and Mary Ann Hodges and Jane Tillis of Wadley; two brothers, Jackson Rowe and Wylie Rowe of Roanoke; and several nieces and nephews. Nephews served as pallbearers. Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke. __________ Lila Jo Craft (ROANOKE) Services for Lila Jo Craft, 83, of Roanoke were Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Roger Florence officiating. Burial was at Rock Springs Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Craft died at her home on Wednesday, Sept. 20. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Craft was born Oct. 19, 1916, daughter of Romalas and Dent Longshore Carpenter. She had resided in Wedowee most of her life and was a member of Rock Springs Christian Church. Mrs. Craft was a registered nurse who had worked at LaFayette Nursing Home and was a former director of nurses a Randolph County Hospital. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Frances Tarver of Scottsmoor, Fla.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Vina Tarver of Wedowee; two step-children, Bobbie Lerequet of LaFayette and Jimmy Craft of Mexico; three step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Wayne Tarver, Michael Tarver, Keith Tarver, Eric Tarver, James Tarver and Robert Ford. Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke. __________ A. G. McCollough (ROANOKE) Services for A. G. McCollough, 85, of Roanoke were Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Tim Teague and Harold Bonner officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. McCollough died Sunday, Sept. 24, at East Alabama Medical Center. A Chambers County native, Mr. McCollough was born Nov. 9, 1914, son of David and Beulah Carpenter McCollough. He lived in Roanoke most of his life, spent 23 years in Alexander City and returned to Roanoke in 1980. He was a World War II veteran, serving in Germany and the Philippines. Mr. McCollough was a founding member of First Church of God. He had worked as an auto methanic with the Alabama State Highway Department. Survivors include his wife, Loretta Steen McCollough of Roanoke; a nephew raised as a son, Joseph "Joey" Valenzuela of Roanoke; one sister, Rena Whitley of Roanoke; one brother, Sam McCollough of Colleyville, Texas; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were David Whitley, Ralph Gooden, Ronnie Harper, Sonny Steen, Donald Huey, Craig Huey and Bobby Wylie. Honorary pallbearers were Kennneth Hamm, Wilson Herren, Harris Kitchens, Clarence Young and Lavelle Goodwin. Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke. __________ Ellie Lucy Spradlin (GRAHAM) Ellie Lucy Spradlin, 89, of Graham, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, at Traylor Nursing Home, Roanoke. Mrs. Spradlin was born Aug. 15, 1911, in Randolph County, daughter of the late Jim and Missouri Hill Reaves. She was a homemaker and a member of Providence Baptist Church, Woodland. She was the wife of the late B. Elton "Booty" Spradlin. Survivors include three daughters, Judy Green of Woodland, Marie Holstien of Conyers, Ga., and Josephine Robinson of Bowdon, Ga.; a brother, R. C. Reaves of LaFayette; two sisters, Dollie Reaves of Pine Hill and Ollie Spradlin of LaGrange, Ga.; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services were at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Rainwater-West Funeral Home Chapel in Bowdon, with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial was in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were Steven Lovvorn, Jay Lovvorn, Jay Herren, Chris Spradlin, Jim Spradlin and Wendell Ford. Arrangements were by Rainwater-West Funeral Home, Bowdon. __________ Catherine Green Morgan (ROANOKE) Services for Catherine Green Morgan, 75, of Roanoke were Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Bear Creek United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Warren Wilder and the Rev. Amy Raser officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining church cemetery. Mrs. Morgan died Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston. Mrs. Morgan was a native of Randolph County, born Nov. 26, 1924, the daughter of Grady and Zona Sears Green. She was retired as a computer operator with the Department of the Navy and a member of Bear Creek United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Van Morgan. Mrs. Morgan is survived by two sisters, Jeanette Prince of Woodland and Lillie Shaw of Stedman, N.C.; a brother Clifford Green of Woodland; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Max Yarbrough, Dan Whitaker, Ryan Prince, Charles Green, Corey Prince and Matthew Ramirez. Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee. __________ Cullen Frasier Weaver (PENSACOLA, Fla.) Cullen Frasier Weaver, 85, of Pensacola, Fla., died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000. Mr. Weaver was born July 6, 1915, in Milltown, Ala. He was the son of Will Weaver and Hettie Burton Weaver. Mr. Weaver was employed for 20 years by the Independent Life & Accident Company. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Lelia Joe Weaver. Mr. Weaver is survived by his daughter, Frances Weaver Reeves; a sister Mary Fannie Weaver Hinkle; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 at Bayview Memorial Park with the Rev. Allen Newton and Irene Jones officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Arrangements were by Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel. __________ Alma Corley Rasbury (ROANOKE) Services for Alma Corley Rasbury, 83, of Roanoke were at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at First Baptist Church in Roanoke with Dr. Douglas Turner and the Rev. Tex Ergle officiating. Burial followed at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Rasbury died Thursday, Sept. 21, at her residence. A lifelong resident of Roanoke, she was born Jan. 4, 1917, daughter of William F. and Maude Yates Corley. She had been employed as a medical receptionist, was a member of the Pilot Club, the Joy Club of First Baptist, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Roanoke. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank W. Rasbury. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Mary Rasbury of Wedowee, a brother, William Corley of Winterhaven, Fla.; three grandchildren; a great-granddaughter, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Stanley Daniel, Blu Sledge, Doug Cofield, Tommy Cato, Barry Owens and Trae Wilkinson. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Philathea Sunday School Class. Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke. __________ James Springer (WEDOWEE) Services for James "Jim" Springer, 70, of Wedowee were Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, with the Revs. Chris Mitchell and Bev Olds officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Springer died Saturday, Sept. 23, at Wedowee Hospital following a short illness. A former resident of Genoa, N.Y., Mr. Springer was born there on April 2, 1930, son of McKinley and Ailene Sherman Springer. He was retired from the Marine Corps and had served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. Mr. Springer also worked as a security guard at Randolph County Hospital. He was preceded in death by four brothers and a sister. Survivors include his wife, Lois Springer of Wedowee; one daughter, Terri J. Springer Bailey of Wedowee; three sons, James Steven Springer and Everett Wayne Springer of Edinburg, Va., and Laurence Dean Springer of Woodstock, Va.; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee. __________ Charlie F. Allen (ROANOKE) Charlie F. "Buster" Allen, 84, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Services were at Sweet Home Baptist Church, Five Points, on Monday, Sept. 25, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. L. B. Houston officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Surviving are two sisters, Fannie Mae Allen Trammell of Roanoke and Rebecca Allen Peavy of LaFayette; one brother, Monroe Allen of Atlanta, Ga.; and a host of nieces and nephews. Mr. Allen was a member of Sweet Home Baptist Church. Arrangements were by Vines Funeral Home, LaFayette. __________ Raymon 'Pete' Carter (POPLAR BLUFF, Mo.) Raymon "Pete" Carter, 62, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at his residence. Mr. Carter was born on Aug. 20, 1938, in Abanda, Ala. He was a truck driver, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, retired in 1976, and a retired lab technician from the Veterans Administration in 1996. He was a past master of the Poplar Bluff Blue Lodge, a past president of the Three Rivers Shrine Club, a member of AM VETS, and was of the Methodist faith. On April 21, 1962, he married Marion King in Hopewell, Va. She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Raymon Jefferson Carter of Ringgold, Ga., and John David Carter of Poplar Bluff; one daughter, Leigh Ann Kelm of Poplar Bluff; one sister, Myra Jean McCharque of Fayetteville, Ga.; and three grandchildren. Arrangements were by Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home, Poplar Bluff. ______________________________________________________