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The Randolph Leader
July 6, 2005
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OBITUARIES:
John Cecil Barrett Jr.
(WEDOWEE) Services for John Cecil Barrett Jr., 34, of Wedowee will be held
Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Heaven Bound Church, Micaville, with the
Rev. Freddie Whitley officiating. Burial will follow in Valley Grove Cemetery,
with Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Barrett died Monday, July 4, at his home.
The family will receive friends at 8733 Co. Rd. 26, Wedowee, on Monday after
2 p.m. and Tuesday and Wednesday until time of the service.
Mr. Barrett is survived by one son, John Cecil Barrett III of Wedowee; one
sister, Michelle Brown of Wedowee; and two aunts, Kathy Cotton and Lula Pitts of
Wedowee.
Pallbearers will be Doug Sheppard, Don Spivey, Junior Walker, Dwight Brown,
Chuck Steingraber and Robby Brown. Mr. Barrett was born Jan. 4, 1971, son of the
late John Cecil and Leatha Ann Cobb Barrett Sr. He was a pipe welder. Benefield
Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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Arsulla Stephens, 104
(HEFLIN) Arsulla Stephens, 104, who had been residing at Cleburne County
Nursing Home, Heflin, died Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at Northeast Alabama Regional
Medical Center, Anniston.
Services were Sunday, July 3, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, Newell,
with the Rev. David Staples and the Rev. William H. Trammell officiating.
Interment was in the church cemetery.
Surviving are three great-grandsons of her late husband that she raised as
her sons, Stanley Maffett of Decatur, Ga., and William Maffett and Patrick
Maffett of Oxford, Ala.; four grandchildren; 15 other great-grandchildren; 20
great-great grandchildren; three great-great-great-grandchildren; a special
nephew and four special nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Courtney Stephens; her parents, Edmond and Elizabeth Jordan; six siblings,
Hattie Pittman, Geoannie Houston, Ralph Jordan, Harrison Jordan, Wiley Jordan
and J.C. Jordan; and three grandchildren.
Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke.
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Shirley Alexander
(BLUE MOUNTAIN) Graveside services for Shirley "Granny" Alexander, 55, of
Blue Mountain were Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist
Cemetery. R.C. Bryant will officiate.
Mrs. Alexander died Sunday, July 3, at her residence.
Survivors include sons, Kenny Lee Alexander and Jerry Dewayne Alexander of
Blue Mountain; daughter, Sylvia Jo Waldrep of Blue Mountain; brothers, Riley
James Petty of Wedowee and Donald Joe Petty of Phenix City; sisters, Linda
Alexander of Lincoln, Martha Silas of Eastaboga, Betty Jo Wise of Phenix City
and Mildred Hudgins of Fort Payne; six grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews.
Mrs. Alexander was a native and resident of Blue Mountain and a loving granny
to all. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Lee Alexander; her
parents, Jesse and Lula Petty; one sister and three brothers.
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Mary Jim Hall
(SALEM) Services for Mary Jim Hall, 82, of Salem, formerly of Wadley, were
Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel in Roanoke, with
the Rev. Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial was in Concord Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Mrs. Hall died Saturday, July 2, at her home.
Survivors include one daughter JoAnn Hall of Salem; two nephews and two
nieces.
Mrs. Hall was born Aug. 13, 1922, daughter of L.D. and Bertha Sherrer
Windsor. She had been employed as a seamstress by Clegg Manufacturing Company
and was Baptist by faith.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Eugene R. Longshore Jr.
(ROANOKE) Services for Eugene R. Longshore Jr., 70, of Roanoke were Thursday,
June 30, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Harold
Bonner and Ricky Cummings officiating. Burial followed at Cedarwood Cemetery.
Mr. Longshore died Tuesday, June 28, at Bethany House.
Survivors include his wife, Myrna Smith Longshore of Roanoke; two daughters,
Lisa Scott Kirklin and Mel Richardson of Roanoke; two sisters, Frances Longshore
Kelley of Gainesville, Ga., and Betty Longshore Stone of Eclectic; four
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers were Jamie Mayfield, Mike Stone, Jim Stone, B.G. Harvel, Lyndsey
Stephens and Chance Hill. Honorary pallbearers were Rick Crenshaw, Mike Smith
and Terry Graham.
Mr. Longshore was born Jan. 8, 1935, son of Eugene Reginal and Mary Kate
Aikens Longshore, Sr. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Roanoke,
retired from the melt-spin department of Amoco Fabrics and Fibers, and served
his country for 20 years in the Air National Guard. Flowers will be accepted or
donations made to the charity of your choice.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Inez Noles
(HEFLIN) Services for Inez Noles, 88, of Heflin, were held Thursday, June 30,
2005, at 2 p.m. at Prospect Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Ridley
Parmer and Bro. Bill Calhoun officiating. Burial followed in Bethlehem
Campground United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Noles died Tuesday, June 28, at Cleburne County Nursing Home.
Mrs. Noles is survived by two daughters, Yvonne Noles Price of Lanett and
Diane Noles Nichols of Carrollton, Ga.; one step-daughter, Ethel Noles Robinson
of LaGrange, Ga.; two sons, Vernon Noles of LaGrange and Joe Noles of Woodland;
two brothers, Jeff Robinson of Roanoke and Levi Daniel of Cullman; 21
grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; several step-grandchildren; several great
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Joey Noles, Stephen Noles, Basil Snyder, Charlie Benefield,
Shane Noles and Scotty Martin.
Mrs. Noles was born Aug. 13, 1916, the daughter of Oscar and Nancy Dorrough
Robinson. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Noles was preceded in death by her husband,
Andrew Maddison Noles; three sons, Lewis Andrew, James Maddison and Terry Travis
Noles; one grandchild, Nancy Dewberry; four sisters, Thelma McDaniel, Lela
Brown, Lenora McDaniel, Belle Snyder; four brothers, L.D., Carl, Lawrence and
Burmon Robinson. Flowers will be accepted or donation made to Countryside
Hospice Care, 1419 Leighton Ave., Suite D, Anniston, AL 36207.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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Sue Pearson
(ASHLAND) Services for Sue Pearson, 84, of Ashland were Monday, July 4, 2005,
at 11 a.m. at Liberty Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ben Rosser officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Pearson died Saturday, July 2, at Clay County Hospital.
She was a native of Clay County and had been a resident of Tallapoosa County
for 23 years before returning to Clay County. She was self-employed as a
seamstress. She was a charter member of the Clay County Historical Society, DAR,
United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Extension Club. She was a member of
Liberty Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richmond Pearson; three daughters,
Jimmie Sue Gentry, Sonja Gentry and Wanda Gentry Bevilacqua; and a brother,
James Hawthorne. She is survived by a son, Larry Weems of Wadley; and four
grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were Jimmy Williamson, Jerry Hall, Jim Cleveland,
Felton McCollum, Earl McCay and Bob Fortenberry.
Clay County Funeral Home, Ashland.
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Willie Fred Lowe
(WADLEY) Willie Fred Lowe, 65, of 6843 County Road 26, Wadley, died Friday,
July 1, 2005, at V.A. Medical Center, Birmingham.
Services will be Wednesday, July 6, at 1 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church,
Wadley, with the Revs. Calvin Trammell, Robert L. Heflin and Claude Cobb
officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Public viewing will be at Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke, from 10
a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday. The body will be placed in the church one hour before
services.
Surviving are his wife, Betty Lowe of Wadley; his mother-in-law, Ervis
McKissic of Wedowee; five children, Sara Hand of Roanoke, Margie Knight and
Angie McLain of Wadley, Willie Lowe Jr. of Birmingham and Truda Lowe of Augusta,
Ga.; three sisters, Cenus E. McMillan and Lugenia A. Finley of Detroit , Mich.,
and Erma Bradsfield of Cleveland, Ohio; two uncles; five aunts; 12 grandchildren
and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jerry Lowe
and Cenus Houston; six brothers, Donald, James, Clarence, Leandrus, John and
Jerry Lowe; and three sisters, Luvenia Beard, Ervie Vines and Louise Lowe.
Clark Memorial Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Charlie Wood Adams Sr.
(ROANOKE) Services for Charlie Wood Adams Sr., 73, of Roanoke were Friday,
July 1, 2005, at 10 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with Bro. Scott Whaley
officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens.
Mr. Adams died Tuesday, June 28, at Bethany House.
Survivors include his wife, Inez Bryant Adams of Roanoke; one son, Charlie
Adams Jr. of Roanoke; and one sister, Mildred Little of Roanoke.
Pallbearers were Jack Potts, Manley Clack, Herbert Denham, Mike Fisher,
Ronald Williamson and Pete Mitchell.
Mr. Adams was born Oct. 7, 1931, son of Waymon and Elsie Roberts Adams. He
was a member of Roanoke Christian Church and was retired from Handley
Distributing Company. Mr. Adams served in the United States Army during the
Korean War.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Helene Waller Jordan
(ROANOKE) Services for Helene Waller Jordan, 92, of Roanoke were Sunday, July
3, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. William Dean
officiating. Burial was in Randolph Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Jordan died Thursday, June 30, at her home.
Survivors include one daughter, Sara Moore of Ocoee, Fla.; two sisters,
Olivia Poole and Juanita Huffman of Opelika; one brother, Walter Collins, of
Montgomery; two grandsons and two great-granddaughters. She was preceded in
death by husbands Ernest Clifford Waller and Worth Jordan, and one son, William
Ernest Waller.
Pallbearers were Bud Bailey, Lavoy Caldwell, Charles Moore Jr., William E.
Moore, Thomas Adamson and Willie Holley.
The family suggests memorial donations be made to First Baptist Church of
Roanoke.
Mrs. Jordan was born Sept. 9, 1912, daughter of Benjamin and Louella Talbot
Collins. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Roanoke and for many years
the owner and operator of Waller's Dress Shop in Roanoke.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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The Randolph Leader
July 13, 2005
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OBITUARIES:
Joyce Bruce Mitchell
(ROANOKE) Services for Joyce Bruce Mitchell, 73, of Roanoke were Friday, July
8, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Bill Calhoun
and Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Mitchell died Tuesday, July 5, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika.
Survivors include her husband, Henry Mitchell of Roanoke; two daughters,
Sherry Rogers of Roanoke and Linda Hill of Cartersville, Ga.; four grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jody Holland, Derek Edmondson, Jim Lane, Phillip Mitchell,
Tim Mitchell and Jason Mitchell.
Mrs. Mitchell was born April 4, 1932, daughter of Arthur and Lunie Wilson
Bruce. She was a member of Atlanta First Baptist Church and was a homemaker:
Mrs. Mitchell was preceded in death by one sister, Hazel Caswell; and one
brother, Harold Bruce.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Grace Lollar Downing Gravlee
(VESTAVIA HILLS) Grace Lollar Downing Gravlee, 92, of Vestavia Hills, a suburb
of Birmingham, died at her home on June 30, 2005, after a lengthy illness. She
was 92. A native of Lamar County, Alabama, she had made Birmingham her home
since 1941.
Mrs. Gravlee graduated from Lamar County High School at the age of 16, after
receiving two double promotions. She attended Missipppi [Mississippi] State
College for Women (now Mississippi University for Women), before transferring
and graduating with a B.A. in English from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now
Auburn University) at the age of 20. She taught school in Lamar and Jefferson
counties. After the death of her second husband, she earned a master's degree in
English from Samford University in 1972 at the age of 59.
Mrs. Gravlee enjoyed driving automobiles until she was 91. She earned her
private pilot's license while attending Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
Mrs. Gravlee pursued the hobbies of writing and painting. As a book reviewer,
she was in great demand by many local civic groups. She enjoyed writing short
stories and poems, and was a former president of the Alabama State Poetry
Society, as well as the Birmingham Chapter of the National Society of Arts and
Letters. In keeping with her love for the arts, she helped to establish
Minerva's Gallery in Vernon, which provides a perpetual art exhibit as a
memorial to her mother, Minerva Hankins Lollar.
Mrs. Gravlee was preceded in death by three husbands: Edward Kyle Farmer,
Fred Mortimer Downing, D.D.S., and Levert Gib Gravlee, D.D.S. She was also
predeceased by her son, Edward Farmer Downing, M.D. of Savannah, Ga.
She is survived by one daughter, Lemoyen Downing Hunter, of Wedowee, special
education coordinator at the Randolph County Board of Education; two
granddaughters, and one daughter-in-law, Helen Dean Downing of Savannah.
Services were at 2 pm, July 3, at Elmwood Chapel, Birmingham, with the Rev.
Ted Leach and the Rev. Chriss Doss officiating.
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Lera Mae McCain Post
(WEDOWEE) Services for Lera Mae McCain Post, 95, of Wedowee will be Tuesday,
July 12, 2005 at 10 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel, Wedowee, with the Rev.
Bobby Burroughs officiating. Burial will be in Crestlawn Memorial Park Cemetery,
Marietta, Ga., at 1:30 p.m. CDT. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. The family
will receive friends on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Post died Saturday, July 9, at Roanoke Healthcare Center.
Mrs. Post was born Jan. 8, 1910, daughter of James Robert and Perlonia Bolt
McCain. She was a member of Ava United Methodist Church and had worked at
Callaway Mills. Mrs. Post was preceded in death by her husband, Charles H. Post;
four children, Brenda Baynes and Jimmy, Mack and Jean Post; five brothers, Jack
Lon, Olin, Billy and Rufus McCain; and one sister, Winnie Taylor.
Surviving are a daughter, Margarett Cooper of Douglasville, Ga.; two sons,
Bobby Messer of Wedowee and Dan Post Sr. of Panama City Beach, Fla.; one sister,
Betty Lou Nelson of Roanoke; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and nine
great-great-grandchildren.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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Lindsey Juhan Mitchell
(BELMOPAN, Belize) The Rev. Lindsey Juhan Mitchell, 88, died in Belmopan,
Belize, Central America on July 4, 2005.
He was a native of Randolph County, had pastored at several churches in the
county, and was a retired principal of Rock Mills School. He was preceded in
death by his wife, Lula Maude Mitchell.
Rev. Mitchell is survived by a son, Kenneth Mitchell of Belize, Central
America; one grandson; two brothers, Henry Mitchell of Roanoke and Floyd
Mitchell of Woodland.
Memorial services are pending at this time.
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Willmer Mae Daniel
(CUSSETA) Willmer Mae Daniel, 76, of Cusseta died Friday, July 8, 2005 at
East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika.
Services will be Monday, July 11, at 2 p.m. at Three Pines Baptist Church,
with the Rev. Bill Heath officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery,
Lanett. The family will receive friends Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Johnson
Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley.
Mrs. Daniel was a Randolph County native, born Feb. 10, 1929, daughter of the
late Georgia Brown Prestridge and Elmer Troy Prestridge. She was a retired
employee of West Point Pepperell's Fairfax Mill and also had worked in the
Lanett Mill cloth room.
Surviving are four sons, Jack Gary Daniel of Rock Mills, Troy Daniel of
Lanett, Wayne Daniel of Cusseta and Dean Daniel of Huguley; three brothers,
Jimmy Prestridge, Wilkey Prestridge and Junior Prestridge of LaFayette; eight
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley.
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Willis Pittman
(ROANOKE) Willis Pittman, 65, of 1215 Stanley Ave., Roanoke, died Tuesday,
July 5, 2005, at his home.
Services were Saturday, July 9, at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church,
Delta, with the Revs. Craig McClure, Robert Welch and Jeffery D. Rosser
officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Brown of Union City, Ga.; a brother,
Clarence Pittman of New York; three sisters-in-law and two special nieces. He
was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Potts Pittman.
Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke.
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Julia Pearl McFarlin
(WEST POINT, Ga.) Julia Pearl McFarlin, 64, of West Point, Ga., died Tuesday,
July 5, 2005, at Hospice LaGrange in LaGrange, Ga.
Funeral services will be Monday, July 11, at 2 p.m. EDT at Canaan Missionary
Baptist Church in the Welch community with the Revs. Mario McDaniel, Stanford
Johnson and William Patterson officiating. Burial will follow at the church
cemetery.
Ms. McFarlin is survived by a devoted granddaughter, Khadijah L. McFarlin of
West Point; three brothers, Prince McFarlin of West Point, Charles McFarlin of
LaFayette and John Harold McFarlin of Auburn; three sisters, Luella Williams and
Martha Griffin of Lanett and Beatrice Allen of Five Points; and a host of
nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Born May 22, 1941, in Chambers County, Ms. McFarlin was the daughter of the
late George and Ollie Thompson McFarlin. She was a superb cook and baker. Ms.
McFarlin was preceded in death by her daughter, Angel McFarlin; two brothers;
one sister; and a very special aunt. She was a member of Canaan Missionary
Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends Sunday, July 10, at the M.W. Lee Mortuary in
West Point from 6 until 7 p.m. The remains will lie in state at the church on
Monday from 1 p.m. EDT until the funeral hour.
M.W. Lee Mortuary Inc., West Point.
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The Randolph Leader
July 20, 2005
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OBITUARIES:
Anna Mae Taylor French, 101
(ROANOKE) Anna Mae Taylor French, 101, of Roanoke, widow of the Rev. Joe A.
French, died Sunday, July 17, 2005.
Mrs. French was born May 14, 1904, near Crossville, Tenn., and attended
Pleasant Hill Academy, a boarding school in Pleasant Hill. She earned a
bachelor's degree from Scarritt College, Nashville, and a master's degree from
the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She was a schoolteacher for many
years, having taught in the 1930s at Vashti School for Girls in Thomasville,
Ga., a mission of the United Methodist Church. In later years she taught in the
public schools of Franklin, Va., Henderson, N.C., and LaGrange, Ga., from which
she retired in 1971. Throughout her life, she was active both in the community
and in the church, first in the United Methodist Church and, after her marriage,
in the United Church of Christ.
The Rev. and Mrs. French were married in August 1936 in Nashville, where they
met while Mr. French was a student at Vanderbilt University and Mrs. French was
attending Scarritt College. During Mr. French's career as a minister in the
United Church of Christ, they lived in Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama and
Georgia. He pastored at North Main Congregational Christian Church in Roanoke.
Mrs. French is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Moser of Knoxville, Tenn.,
and Agnes Kunkle of Williamsburg, Va.; four grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke, on
Thursday, July 21, at 10:30 a.m. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m., also at the
funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to
Williamsburg Manor Assisted Living, P.O. Box 467, Roanoke, AL 36274.
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[Buried Noon Day Congregational Church of Christ Cemetery]
Betty Jean Fox Appleby
(ROANOKE) Betty Jean Fox Appleby, 67, of Roanoke died Wednesday, July 13,
2005, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange.
Funeral services were Saturday, July 16, at 1 p.m. CDT at Bethlehem
Missionary Baptist Church, Standing Rock, with the Rev. W.H. Trammell
officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Appleby was born Jan. 15, 1938, in Chambers County. She was a member of
Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, Standing Rock. Mrs. Appleby was preceded in
death by her husband, William Appleby.
Surviving are one son, Jesse Atkinson of LaGrange; two daughters, Martha Ann
Appleby of Wedowee and Gloria Burden of Roanoke; one brother, John Atkinson of
Roanoke; one uncle; two sisters-in-law; a special caregiver, Frances Drake of
Roanoke; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and a host of nieces,
nephews, family and friends.
Vines Funeral Home Inc., LaFayette.
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Frank Alford Lipham
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Frank Alford Lipham, 93, of Wedowee were
Friday, July 15, 2005, at 10 a.m. at Valley Grove Church Cemetery, with the Rev.
Dorsey White officiating.
Mr. Lipham died Wednesday, July 13, at Cleburne County Nursing Home.
Mr. Lipham is survived by one daughter, Brenda Putman of Wedowee; one
grandson, Jerome Cofield; and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Lipham was born May 25, 1912, son of Dail and Della Oswalt Lipham. He
served in the United States Army during World War II and was a row crop farmer.
Mr. Lipham was preceded in death by his wife, Winnie Lee Lipham.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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Charlotte Paulette Smith Hazle
(LINCOLN) Graveside services for Charlotte Paulette Smith Hazle, 61, of
Lincoln were at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 17, 2005, at the Eastaboga Baptist Church
Cemetery with the Rev. James Abernathy officiating.
Mrs. Hazle died Friday, July 15, at her residence.
She is survived by her husband Jody Hazle; a daughter, Ginger Camp of
Wedowee; two grandchildren; and a sister, Barbara Talley. Mrs. Hazle was
preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Ruth Smith.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society. Personal condolences may be written at:
www.millerfuneralhomeoxford.com
Miller Funeral Home, Oxford.
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Annie Maude Jackson
(ROANOKE) Services for Annie Maude Jackson of Roanoke, 89, were Thursday,
July 14, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roger Jones
and the Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory
Gardens.
Mrs. Jackson died Tuesday, July 12, at East Alabama Medical Center.
Survivors include one daughter, Joan Brown of Roanoke; two grandchildren,
Chase Brown of Roanoke and Gena Teague of Fruithurst; and three great-
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Byron Morrison, Roger Brown, Chase Brown, Cliff Teague,
Ronald Camron and Jimmy Johnson.
Mrs. Jackson was born Sept. 24, 1915, daughter of Sam Harper and Alice
Waldrep Tarver. She was a member of Lebanon Congregational Christian Church and
a former employee of Handley Mills and retired seamstress at Palm Beach Company.
Mrs. Jackson was preceded in death by her husband, Emory Hooper "Mutt" Jackson.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Opaline Richardson Loveless
(WEDOWEE) Services for Opaline Richardson Loveless, 62, of Wedowee were
Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Zion Church of God, with the Rev. Ronnie
Williams and the Rev. Paul Conway officiating. Burial followed in Valley Grove
Cemetery.
Mrs. Loveless died Sunday, July 17, at her home.
She is survived by her husband, Earl Loveless of Wedowee; two daughters,
Renee Wood of Ranburne and Robin Craft of Wedowee; a stepdaughter, Penny Flores
of Wedowee; a son, Terry Richardson of Wedowee; a stepson, Paul Loveless of
Roanoke; her father, James T. Hill of Carrollton, Ga.; a sister, Barbara Green
of Carrollton; three brothers, James Hill of Wedowee and Dallas Hill and Jimmy
Hill of Bowdon, Ga.; three grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jonathan Walker, Fred Pope, Chris Hill, Don Sheppard, Ron
Hartley and Doug Sheppard. Honorary pallbearers were Mathew Caldwell and Logan
Wilson.
Mrs. Loveless was a native of Randolph County, born Aug. 17, 1942, daughter
of James Thomas Hill and Lessie Franklin Hill. She was a member of Zion Church
of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hoyt A. Richardson; a sister,
Imogene Hill; a granddaughter, Katlyn Paige Loveless; and her mother.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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Annie Bertha Messer Holley
(ATLANTA) Annie Bertha Messer Holley, 93, formerly of LaGrange, Ga., died
Monday, July 11, 2005, at Westminster Commons Nursing Home in Atlanta.
Mrs. Holley was born April 12, 1912, in Randolph County, Ala., daughter of
the late Miles Hood Messer and Ola Cofield Messer. She was the former owner of
Holley's Grocery on Hines Street in LaGrange. She lived in Savannah from 1956
until 1983, when she returned to LaGrange. Mrs. Holley was a member of
Southwest LaGrange Baptist Church. In recent years, she had moved to Atlanta to
reside with her daughter. Mrs. Holley was preceded in death by her, husband,
Joel Raymond Holley Sr.
Survivors include her daughter, Judi A. Holley of Atlanta; a son, Joel R.
Holley Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; five grandchildren; a sister, Wilma Adcock of
LaGrange; a brother, Marvin Messer of LaGrange; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services were Friday, July 15, at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, LaGrange Chapel
with the Rev. Jimmy Willis officiating. Burial followed in Shadowlawn Cemetery.
Flowers will be accepted, or those desiring may contribute to Hospice
LaGrange in memory of Mrs. Holley.
Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, LaGrange.
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Lou Etta Bailey
(LANETT) Lou Etta Bailey, 86, of Lanett died Monday, July 18, 2005, at
Beverly Health Care in Lanett.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 20, at 11 a.m. at Johnson Brown-
Service Funeral Home Chapel in Lanett. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Bailey is survived by her daughters, Celia Dabbs of Lanett and Millie
Goodson of Opelika; eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-
great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Bailey was born July 26, 1918, in Randolph County. She was a member of
the Church of Christ, Valley, and was preceded in death by her husband, Eulous
Bailey. Mrs. Bailey loved her family, her church and working with flowers. In
her younger years, she enjoyed sewing.
Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Lanett.
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Mary Hairston Jackson
(LANETT) Mary Hairston Jackson, 60, of Lanett died Thursday, July 14, 2005,
at her residence.
Mrs. Jackson was born in Troup County, Ga., April 9, 1945, daughter of the
late Brady T. and Ollie Atkinson Hairston. She was retired from West Point
Stevens Riverdale Mill with more than 31 years of service. Mrs. Jackson was very
involved in Wehadkee and Evening Spring Baptist churches, which her husband
pastored. She was a member of New Zion Baptist Church, Wehadkee Baptist. Church
Senior Choir, and Bowen East District Ministers' Wives.
Surviving are her husband of 42 years, Rev. Elijah Jackson Jr. of Lanett; one
daughter, Mary Funcello Lee Bagley of LaGrange, Ga.; two sons, Christopher Brady
Lewis Jackson of Montgomery and Lace Yahrohn Jackson of Charlotte, N.C.; five
grandchildren; nine sisters, Annie R. Johnson and Rosie L. Dardy of West Point,
Ga., Nancy L. Varner and Dorothy Jackson of Lanett Lizzie M. Hubbard of
LaGrange, Enna R. Hubbard of Ypsilanti, Mich., Mattie R. Johnson of Atlanta,
Evelyn Davis and Margaret Faulk of Newark, N.J., and Evelyn Wilson; two
brothers, Arthur L. Hairston of Boston, Mass., and Jessie R. Hairston of
Ypsilanti; and a host of brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews, cousins, friends and church families. She was preceded in death by a
great-grandson and three brothers, Brady T. Hurston, John Willie Hurston Sr. and
Charlie Hairston.
Services will be at Mt. Hermon Family Life Center at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday,
July 20, with burial in New Zion Church Cemetery. The Revs. Jackie D. Banks,
Louis Upshaw, Eugene Cooks and Frank Kennedy Jr. will officiate.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6 until 8 p.m. at M.W. Lee
Mortuary Inc., West Point. The body will lie in state at the church on Wednesday
from noon until the funeral.
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The Randolph Leader
July 27, 2005
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OBITUARIES:
Juan Lindsey Mitchell
(ROANOKE) Services for the Rev. Juan Lindsey Mitchell, 88, of Roanoke will be
Sunday, July 31, 2005, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev.
S.T. Janney and the Rev. Lonnie Houston officiating. Burial will follow at
Randolph Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 3 p.m. on
Sunday.
Rev. Mitchell died July 4 at Belmo Dan Belize, Central America.
Survivors include one son, Kenneth W. Mitchell of Valencia, Belize; one
grandson; and two brothers, Henry Grady Mitchell of Roanoke and Floyd T.
Mitchell of Woodland.
Pallbearers will be Rev. Mitchell's nephews.
Rev. Mitchell was born Jan. 12, 1917, son of John W. and Elizabeth Burson
Mitchell. He was a member of Liberty East Baptist Church, a graduate of Auburn
University and Ashbury College, Willmore, Ky., class of 1953, a member of the
Randolph County School Board and the Southern Baptist Convention. Flowers will
be accepted or donations may be made to Liberty East Baptist Cemetery Fund.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Marilyn Benefield
(MEMPHIS) Services for Marilyn Benefield, 81, of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of
Roanoke, were Saturday, July 23, 2005, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel,
Roanoke, with the Rev. Ken Griffith officiating. Burial followed at High Pine
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Benefield died Tuesday, July 19, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis.
Survivors include her brother-in-law; care-giver, Robert Crossett; and many
nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Benefield was born Sept. 18, 1923, daughter of Fred J. and Mamie Crowder
Phillips. She was a member of Cherokee Baptist Church and secretary and
treasurer of BNSF Veteran's Association. Mrs. Benefield was preceded in death by
her husband, George Olin Benefield; her parents; and three brothers, J.P., Leon
and W.E. Phillips.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Hugh D. Rollins
(WOODLAND) Services for Mr. Hugh D. Rollins, 63, of Woodland were Friday,
July 22, 2005, at 3 p.m. at Woodland First Congregational Methodist Church, with
the Rev. Earl Rollins and the Rev. Gene Bledsoe officiating. Burial followed in
the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Rollins died Wednesday, July 20, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika.
Mr. Rollins is survived by three sons, Robert Steve "Tree" Rollins of Wedowee
and Wade and Kenny Rollins of Woodland; his father, Harvey Rollins; four
brothers, Donnie, Paul, Junior and Earl Rollins of Woodland; and four
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Josh, Scott, Don, Lance and Bo Rollins and Ken Britt.
Honorary pallbearers were Donnie Butler, Mikey Manning, Carl Britt and Don
Butler.
Mr. Rollins was born June 21, 1942, son of Harvey and Flora Bledsoe Rollins.
He served in the Army during the Vietnam War and worked in maintenance doing
tank repair and small arms repair. Mr. Rollins was preceded in death by his
mother, Flora B. Johnson; and three brothers, Ray, Wayne and Willard Rollins.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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Tony Lamar Dorman Jr.
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Tony Lamar Dorman Jr., age 6, of Wedowee
were Saturday, July 23, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Poplar Springs Cemetery.
He died Monday, July 18, in Kissimee, Fla.
He is survived by his parents, Tony and Donna Dorman of Wedowee; his paternal
grandparents, Dorothy and Eugene Taft of Ashland; three sisters, Melinda Irene
Spears, Helen Mary Windsor and Dorothy Ruth Dorman; and two brothers, Austin Lee
Dorman and Christopher Lanier Dorman.
He was born October 19, 1998.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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Olzie Bates Gray
(HEFLIN) Services for Olzie Bates Gray, 91, of Heflin were Sunday, July 24,
2005, at 2 p.m. at Pinetucky Baptist Church, with the Rev. Steve Dempsey and
Bro. Billy Wayne Morris officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery.
Mrs. Gray died Friday, July 22, at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital in
Anniston.
Mrs. Gray is survived by her husband, Ernest Gray of Heflin; three daughters,
Geraldine York of Oxford, Lura Gail Taylor of Anniston and Karen Spurlin of
Delta; nine grandchildren; one brother, Hoyt Bates of Oxford; and 12 great-
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Greg Whitfield, David Roberts, Phillip Heard, Johnny Mays,
Donnie Mays, Frank Burson, Joe Bill Conkle and Preston York. Honorary
pallbearers were Phillip Wortham, Gerald Perkins and Barry Johnson.
Mrs. Gray was born Jan. 27, 1914, daughter of Wilburth and Quinnie Ester
Sanders Bates. She was a member of Pinetucky Baptist Church, a store clerk and
homemaker. Mrs. Gray was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Melony Waters
Morrison.
Flowers will be accepted, no live flowers, or donations to Pinetucky Baptist
Church, c/o Francis Nelson, 35 Co. Rd. 5, Heflin, AL 36264 or Restoration House
Ministry, P.O. Box 4391, Gadsden, AL 35904.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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