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The Randolph Leader
April 2, 2003
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OBITUARIES:

Clois Norred Haynes

 (WEDOWEE) Services for Clois Norred Haynes, 89, of Wedowee will be Thursday,
April 3, 2003, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Wedowee, with the Rev. Don
Paris officiating. Burial will follow in Union Baptist Church Cemetery.
 Mrs. Haynes died Tuesday, April 1, at Wedowee Hospital.
 Mrs. Haynes was a native of Randolph County, born Feb. 19, 1914, daughter of
Jasper D. Norred and Carrie Cofield Norred. She was retired from Randolph
County Board of Education as a teacher and was a member of First Baptist Church
of Wedowee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleveland Haynes; a son
Randy Haynes; and a sister, Beris Turner.
 Mrs. Haynes is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Don Green of
Roanoke; daughter-in-law Deborah Haynes of Notasulga; two sisters, Blanche Crews
of Wedowee and Lois Bankhead of Blackstock, S.C.; six grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
 Pallbearers will be Michael Haynes, Chad Green, Cal Green, Norred Crews, Al
Haynes, Vernon Lipham and Ricky Daniel.
 The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee on
Wednesday from 5 until 8 p.m. and on Thursday until one hour prior to services. 
Mrs. Haynes will lie in state at the church beginning at 10 a.m.
 Arrangements are by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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Elma Gertrude Duck Avery

 (ROANOKE) Services for Elma Gertrude Duck Avery, 93, of Roanoke will be
Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Rocky Mount Primitive Baptist Church,
with Elder Ben Keeble, Elder Ted Price and Elder Steve Stableton and Elder
Marshall Avery officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.
 Mrs. Avery died Sunday, March 30, at her home.
 A Tallapoosa County native, Mrs. Avery was born Feb. 2, 1910, daughter of
John William Whitfield Duck and Mary Frances Ingram Duck. She was a member of
Rock[y] Mount Primitive Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Elder Roy Avery; one son, William Harvey Roy Junior Avery;
and a brother, Hiram Duck.
 Survivors include five daughter[s], Frances Treadwell and Jean Payne of
Newnan, Ga., Mattie Perry of Phoenix, Ariz., Ruby Dean Avery of Roanoke and
Nellie Estes of Birmingham; one sister, Lessie Harrington of Alex City; one
brother, Andrew Duck of Alex City; 19 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and
15 great-great-grandchildren.
 Mrs. Avery will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to services.
 Pallbearers will be Calvin Bishop, Kenny Whitehead, Charles B. Estes, Dean
Mastronunzio, Paul Mastronunzio and Jim Monroe.
 Arrangements are by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Aline Baldwin Seymour

 (VALLEY) Aline Seymour, 79, of Valley died Monday, March 31, 2003, at George
H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley.
 Funeral services were Tuesday, April 1, at 11 a.m. at Johnson Brown-Service
Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Roy Bain officiating. Burial
followed in Hillcrest Cemetery.
 Mrs. Seymour is survived by her husband, Harold A. Seymour; two sons, James
Manley of Valley and Jack Manley of Headland; two sisters, Clara Williams of
Daphne and Debra Baldwin of Canton, Ga.; three brothers, Clinton Baldwin of
Randolph County, Wallace Baldwin of Auburn and Pierce Baldwin of Franklin,
Tenn.; and eight grandchildren.
 Born May 26, 1923, in Roanoke, Mrs. Seymour was a homemaker. She was a
member of Lanett Congregational Christian Church. She was the daughter of the
late Clara Cantrell Baldwin and William A. Baldwin.
 The family respectfully declines the gift of flowers and asks that memorials
be made to Lanett Congregational Christian Church in her memory.
 Arrangements were by Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley.
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Eucal Crouch Weddle

 (TUSCUMBIA) Graveside services for Eucal Crouch Weddle, 97, of Tuscumbia,
formerly of Roanoke, were Sunday, March 30, at 2 p.m. at Cedarwood Cemetery,
with the Rev. William Dean officiating.
 Mrs. Weddle died Friday, March 28, 2003, at Sunbridge for Tuscumbia in
Tuscumbia.
 A Randolph County native, Mrs. Weddle was born Nov. 13, 1905, daughter of
William Benjamin and Cora Smith Crouch. Mrs. Weddle enjoyed a 40-year career as
an education [educator], teaching 27 years in Alabama and 13 years in Virginia. 
She was a member of Big Springs Baptist Church, where she served as pianist and
Sunday school teacher. She was on the faculty of Big Springs for many years.
 Mrs. Weddle was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, J. M. Stone of
Bassett, Va.; sisters, Jimmie Lee Vinson of Roanoke and Sarah Webb of Oxford;
and brothers William L. Crouch and J. T. Crouch of Birmingham.
 Survivors include her brother-in-law, William Hoyt Vinson of Roanoke; and
many nieces and nephews.
 Don Green, Jack Green, and nephews of Mrs. Weddle served as pallbearers.
 Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Ralph Olan Crawford

 (ANNISTON) Services for Ralph Olan Crawford, 85, of Anniston were Saturday,
March 29, 2003, at 1 p.m. at Chapel Hill Funeral Home Chapel in Anniston with
the Rev. Harold Skipper officiating. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery with
Chapel Hill Funeral Home in charge.
 Mr. Crawford died Wednesday, March 26, in Orlando, Fla.
 Survivors include his wife, Lillie Crawford of Anniston; a daughter, Diane De
La Nuez of Orlando; a son, Ralph Crawford Jr. of Jacksonville; a stepdaughter,
Vernie Perry of Wedowee; two stepsons, David P. Laney of Anniston and Jack Laney
of Birmingham; 11 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
 Pallbearers were Jack Laney, David Laney, Mario De La Nuez, Darrell Laney
Jr., Bryan Laney and Phillip Laney.
 Mr. Crawford, a Talladega native, lived in Anniston most of his life. He was
a member of West Anniston Church of God. He retired from Anniston Army Depot
and was a World War II Army veteran, serving during the European invasion from
Normandy Beach to Berlin. He received the European Theater Campaign medal with
five Bronze Stars, American National Defense Medal, World War II Victory Medal
and Good Conduct Medal.
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Ann B. Bridges

 (LINCOLN) Memorial services for Ann B. Bridges, 68, of Lincoln were Friday,
March 28, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Talladega Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clyde
Pettus officiating. The family will receive friends an hour prior to services
at the funeral home.
 Ms. Bridges died Monday, March 24, at St. Clair Regional Medical Center in
Pell City.
 Survivors include a daughter, Susan Ellswick of Lincoln; two sons, Frederick
Allen Stephens of Lincoln and Johnathon Eugene Bridges of Sulphur, Okla.; two
sisters, LaMerle Yarbrough of Rock Mills and Virginia Lee Benefield of Lincoln;
five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
 Ms. Bridges, a Talladega County native and lifelong resident, was a
Methodist. She retired from the Palm Beach Company.
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Andrew L. Gaston

 (OXFORD) Services for Andrew L. Gaston, 91, of Oxford were Thursday, March
27, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary and Crematory Chapel in
Anniston with the Rev. Clay Stephens officiating. Burial was in Corinth
Cemetery in Randolph County with Gray Brown-Service Mortuary in charge.
 Mr. Gaston died Tuesday, March 25, at Beverly Health Care in Oxford.
 Survivors include seven nieces, Jane Clement and Frankie Williams, both of
Oxford, Ann Cardwell, Betty Brooks and Joann Schneck, all of Anniston, and Wanda
Carter and Virginia Black, both of Birmingham; and seven nephews, Bobby Gaston,
Lynn Gaston and Jerry Self, all of Anniston, Gwin Norred of Oxford, Charles
Stewart and Terry Gaston, both of Birmingham, and Sam Gaston of Florida.
 Pallbearers were Michael Gaston, Lynn Gaston, Robert Cardwell, Mark Cardwell,
David Tillman and Ty Dingler.
 Mr. Gaston was a longtime Calhoun County resident and a retired farmer. He
was preceded in death by his wife, Ellie Davis; his parents, Henry O. and Annie
Merill Gaston; four sisters, and three brothers.
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Minnie Marshall Crouch

 (THOMASTON, Ga.) Services for Minnie E. Marshall Crouch, 95, were on March
13, 2003, at Pleasant Hill Primitive Baptist Church, in Thomaston, Ga. Burial
was in Upson Memorial Gardens.
 Ms. Minnie had lived in the Waresville, Ga., community for 65 years and went
to live with her daughter, Emily, after the death of her husband, Jim Curtis
Crouch. She was loved by all.
 She is survived by her daughter, Emily Davison of Thomaston; a sister, Susie
Cosper of Roanoke; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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The Randolph Leader
April 9, 2003
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OBITUARIES:

Jewell Moon Yates

 (WEDOWEE) Services for Jewell Moon Yates, 93, of Wedowee were Wednesday,
March 26, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don
Paris officiating. Burial followed in Wedowee City Cemetery.
 Mrs. Yates died Monday, March 24, at Randolph Medical Center.
 Mrs. Yates was a native of Carroll County, Ga., born Aug. 23, 1909, the
daughter of William Martin and Mollie Evelyn Kaylor Moon. She had worked at
Palm Beach Manufacturing and was a member of First Baptist Church of Wedowee and
Wedowee St. Senior Citizens Center. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Hoyt James Yates, two sisters and five brothers.
 Mrs. Yates is survived by a daughter, Catherine May of Roanoke; a son, James
Hoyt Yates Jr. of Wedowee; a brother, Dewell Moon of Carrollton; two
grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
 Pallbearers were Ronnie Yates, Kevin Yates, Billy Worthy, John Lambert and
Jim Lambert.
 Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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Eddie Murphy

 (ANNISTON) Eddie Murphy, 71, of Anniston died Thursday, April 3, 2003, 
at Beckwood Nursing Home in Anniston.
 Survivors include a daughter, Belinda Murphy; two sons, Eddie Murphy and
James Parker; and 11 grandchildren.
 Mr. Murphy was a Wadley native and a veteran. He retired from Union Foundry.
 Arrangements were K. L. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Center.
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Nannie Marie Mann

 (CUSSETA) Nannie Marie Mann, 60, of Cusseta died Thursday, April 3, 2003, 
at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika.
 Funeral services were Saturday, April 5, at 4 p.m. at the Johnson
Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Harold Burkett and
Jason Gooden officiating. Burial followed in Cusseta Cemetery.
 Mrs. Mann is survived by her husband, Glen Owen Mann; her daughter, Callie
Amberly Mann of Huguley; three step-children, Deborah Oneal and Richard O. Mann
of Lanett and David L. Mann of the U.S. Air Force; two brothers, James
Richardson of Lithia Springs, Ga., and Pete Richardson of Roanoke; eight
step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
 Born in LaGrange, Ga., on June 23, 1942, Mrs. Mann was a very active Red
Cross donor. She was a retired employee of WestPoint Pepperell's Lanier-Carter
Mill. She was an exceptionally kind and caring mother.
 Arrangements were by Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley.
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C. David Forman

 (ROANOKE) Graveside services for C. David Forman, 73, of Roanoke, formerly of
Newell, will be Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at 11 a.m. at Jordan's Chapel
Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Leron Murphy
officiating.
 Mr. Forman died Thursday, April 3, at Randolph Medical Center.
 Mr. Forman was a St. Clair native, born Feb. 10, 1930, son of Burse Forman
and Rhonda Patterson. He was preceded in death by his parents and several
brothers and sisters.
 Mr. Forman is survived by two sisters, Ophelia Hoag of North Bend, Ore., and
Dema Sparks of Dothan; and several nieces and nephews.
 The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee on
Wednesday from 8:30 until 10:30 a.m.
 Arrangements are by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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Charlie Fant

 (WHITE PLAINS) Charlie Fant, 84, of White Plains died Monday, April 7, 2003,
at his residence.
 Services will be at Chapel Hill Methodist Church at 2 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 9, with interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. Paul Howard and the
Rev. Russell Williams will officiate.
 Mr. Fant was born in Chambers County on Jan. 1, 1919, son of the late Olin G.
and Janie H. Fant. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was retired from
West Point Pepperell after 27 years of service. He was a member of Chapel Hill
Methodist Church.
 Survivors include his wife, Frances Fant of White Plains; two sons, Randall
Fant of Wadley and Gregg Farrar of White Plains; five sisters, Inez Sims, Ruth
Pinkard, Frances Hill and Resa Ison of LaFayette, and Laura Barker of Lanett;
two granddaughters; and one great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by a
sister, Jimmie Lisenby.
 Pallbearers will be Anthony Ison, Chris Ison, Jerome Ison, Charles Sims, Joe
Sims, Ronnie Hill, Tim Hill and Mark Lisenby.
 Arrangements were by Jeff Jones Funeral Home, LaFayette.
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Velon Wayne Smith

 (GRAHAM) Velon Wayne "Wildman" Smith, 53, of Graham died Tuesday, April 8,
2003, at his residence.
 Mr. Smith was born Dec. 27, 1949, in Carroll County, Ga., son of Cora
Etherean Williams Smith and the late Fred Warner Smith Sr. He was employed by
Southwire Company as a senior inpsector [inspector]. He was an Army veteran of
Vietnam and a member of Smyrna Baptist Church.
 Survivors include his mother; a son, Jeffrey Wayne Smith of Graham; a
grandson; a brother, Jerrell Smith of Ranburne; and four sisters, Lytha Gibson
of Graham, Deborah Lindley of Wedowee, and Glenda Pollard and Amanda Skinner of
Ranburne. He was preceded in death by a brother, Fred Warner Smith Jr.
 Services will be Thursday, April 10, at 3 p.m. EDT at Smyrna Baptist Church,
with the Rev. Brian Smith and the Rev. Billy Hammond officiating. Burial will
be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday at
Rainwater and West Funeral Home, Bowdon, Ga.
 Music will be by Jenny Barnett and Ryan Roberts. Pallbearers will be Jimmy
Smith, Scott Smith, Sammy Pollard, Jarrod Smith, Ben Pollard and Justin Smith. 
Honorary pallbearers will be Chris Lindley and Trent Kaylor. American Legion
Post 143, Carrollton, Ga., will fold the flag.
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The Randolph Leader
April 16, 2003
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OBITUARIES:

John Tom Greene

 (ALPHARETTA, Ga.) John Tom Greene, 98, of Alpharetta, Ga., died Sunday, 
April 13, 2003, at Dogwood Forest, Alpharetta.
 Mrs. [Mr.] Greene was born in Chambers County on March 28, 1905, son of the
late Florence Liles Green[e] and John Henry Green[e]. He was a teacher and
coach and served as superintendent of Lanett City Schools from 1946 to 1971. He
retired after 45 years as an educator. He was a member of Lanett First United
Methodist Church.
 Surviving are two daughters, Charlotte N. Dewberry of Roswell, Ga., and Ann
Green of Tucker, Ga.; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister,
Mary Beaird of West Point, Ga. He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace P.
Greene; four sisters and one brother.
 Services will be at Lanett First United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. EDT on
Thursday, April 17, with burial in New Hope Congregational Christian Church
Cemetery. Dr. Brian Wyatt, the Rev. Donnie Erwin-Brown and Dr. Bill Phares will
officiate.
 The family respectfully declines the gift of flowers and asks that memorials
be made to the Lanett First United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund or to the
New Hope Congregational Christian Church Cemetery Fund in his memory. The
family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. EDT at Johnson
Brown-Service Funeral Home in Lanett.
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Ralph D. Worley

 (SUMTER, S.C.) Services for the Rev. D. Worley, 87, of Sumter, S.C., formerly
of Roanoke, will be Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral
Chapel, with the Rev. Floyd Carmack and the Rev. Frank McCook officiating. 
Burial will follow at Antioch Christian Church Cemetery.
 Rev. Worley died Sunday, April 13, at Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, S.C.
 A Covington County native, Rev. Worley was born Sept. 21, 1915, son of Elias
S. and Mittie Hemby Worley. He was the pastor emeritus of North Main
Congregational Christian Church in Roanoke. He was preceded in death by his
wife, Lera Mae Moore Worley.
 Survivors include one daughter, Ginger Jacoby of Sumter, S.C.; one son, Billy
Worley of Roanoke; and four grandchildren.
 Pallbearers will be Travis Moon, Sammy Hill, R. L. Farmer, Pete Mitchell,
Mike Breed and Bill Williams.
 Arrangements are by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Thomas Byron Tompkins

 (ROANOKE) Services for Thomas Byron Tompkins, 86, of Roanoke were Monday,
April 14, 2003, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Roanoke, with the Rev. Bill
Dean officiating. Burial was at Cedarwood Cemetery.
 Mr. Tompkins died Saturday, Aril 12, at Hospice LaGrange.
 A long-time Roanoke resident, Mr. Tompkins was born March 18, 1917, in Arab,
son of William Marshal and Emma Elizabeth Green Tompkins. He was a member of
First Baptist Church and had been employed with Transco. He was preceded in
death by his wife, Willie Frank Tompkins.
 Survivors include four nieces, Fay B. Prescott of Saraland, Barbara T.
Hunkapiller of Huntsville and Sherry Diane Kimberl and Emma Algia Grace Carey of
Arab; two nephews, William Charles Tompkins of Arab and Tommy Hendon of Roanoke;
two half-nieces; and a host of great-nieces and great-nephews.
 In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to World Hunger Fund (c/o
First Baptist Church, 827 Main Street, Roanoke, AL 36274).
 Pallbearers were John Hendon, Tim May, Ron Barngrover, Larry Tompkins, Jim
Peek and Richard Prescott.
 Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Gladys G. Stephens

 (LANETT) Gladys G. Stephens, 90, of Lanett died Saturday, April 12, 2003, at
George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley.
 A graveside service was held Monday, April 14, at 11 a.m. EDT at Oakwood
Cemetery with the Revs. Gordon Harris and Roy Bain officiating.
 Mrs. Stephens is survived by her son, Charley Stephens of Lake Harding; four
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and her brother, D. F. Gibson of
Wadley.
 Born June 6, 1912, in Randolph County, Mrs. Stephens was a graduate of the
University of Alabama. She was a school teacher who also taught World War II
veterans. She was a member of Lanett Congregational Christian Church. Mrs.
Stephens was preceded in death by her daughter, Lavania Stephens Bouchard; her
husband, Charley L. Stephens; and her brother, John B. Gibson.
 In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Lanett
Congregational Christian Church in her memory.
 Arrangements were by Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley.
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Willie Pearl Hornsby

 (ROANOKE) Services for Willie Pearl Hornsby, 79, of Roanoke were Monday,
April 14, 2003, at 1:30 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Barry
Harlin officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens.
 Mrs. Hornsby died Saturday, April 12, at West Georgia Medical Center,
LaGrange.
 A Randolph County native, Mrs. Hornsby was born on Nove. 25, 1923, daughter
of James Elbert and Zora Holloway Cummings. She was a charter member of Faith
Baptist Church and had been employed with Callaway Mills.
 Survivors include her husband of 64 years, James Hornsby of Roanoke; two
daughters, Lynda Anglin of Roanoke and Carolyn Ingram of Macon, Ga.; two sons,
James Gary Hornsby of Cuba, Ala., and Danny "Ricky" Hornsby of Covington, Ga.;
one sister, Cleo Cummings Young of Roanoke; eight grandchildren; six great- 
grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
 Pallbearers were Ricky Hornsby, Cameron Hornsby, Jeremy Hornsby, Mickey
Hornsby, Darren Anglin, Bo Hinnant and Jason Stuckey.
 Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Becki Lee Jackson Emrick

 (RANBURNE) Services for Becki Lee Jackson Emrick, 35, of Ranburne were
Sunday, April 13, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Revs.
Marc Merritt and Eugene McDowell officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery
with Rainwater & West Funeral Home directing.
 Mrs. Emrick died Friday, April 11, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton,
Ga.
 Survivors include her husband, Russell T. Emrick III of Ranburne; two sons,
Benjamin Scott Williamson and Bo Jackson Williamson, both of Bowdon, Ga.; a
daughter, Brooklyn Elizabeth Williamson of Bowdon; two sisters, Judy Carol Young
Young and Susan Renea Jackson Otwell of Ranburne; her parents Randall and Rosa
Lee Jackson of Ranburne; and her in-laws, Russell T. and Patricia Ann Emrick Jr.
of Charlotte, Tenn.
 Pallbearers were Robby Findley, Ron Scarborough, Sammy Jackson, Bill Jackson,
Scott Grainger and Terry Preston.
 Mrs. Emrick was a Carroll County, Ga., native and a member of Macedonia
Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a brother, Gary Randall Jackson.
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Barbara Ann Farmer

 (BOWDON, Ga.) Barbara Ann Farmer, 52, of Bowdon, Ga., died Thursday, 
April 10, 2003, at Tanner Medical Center, Carrollton, Ga.
 Mrs. Farmer was born Dec. 26, 1950, in Dallas, Texas, daughter of Betty B.
Butler McCormick and the late Hershel McCormick. She was a member of Corinth
Baptist Church.
 Survivors include her mother, Betty B. McCormick of Bowdon; three daughters,
Lisa Kiker of Carrollton, Robin Parrish of Bowdon and Sharon Swafford of Villa
Rica, Ga.; two brothers, John McCormick of Bowdon and Joseph McCormick of Palm
Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Patricia Murphy of Newell and Nora Webb of Roopville,
Ga.; and six grandchildren.
 Services were at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2003, at Rainwater and West
Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. John M. Kiker Jr. officiating. Burial was 
in Bowdon City Cemetery.
 Arrangements were by Rainwater and West, Bowdon.
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Mildred Vinson

 (ANNISTON) Services for Mildred Vinson, 73, of Anniston were Sunday, April
13, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Lloyd's Chapel Baptist Church cemetery with Chapel Hill
Funeral Home in charge.
 Mrs. Vinson died Thursday, April 10, at her home.
 Survivors include three daughters, Jane Brooks of Glenmore, Penn., and Rhonda
Johnston and Melanie Jones of Anniston; a sister, Etheline Conway of Wedowee; a
brother, Gerald Sellers of Warner Robbins, Ga.; six grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
 Pallbearers were Craig Vinson, Greg Randall, Horace Jennings Jr., Billy
McMichael, Tommy Erwin and Taylor Green.
 Mrs. Vinson was a Randolph County native. She was a member of Lloyd's Chapel
Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rufus Lee Vinson.
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Constance Delores Phillips

 (SUMMERVILLE, S.C.) Services for Constance Delores Phillips, 50, of
Summerville, S.C., formerly of Hopewell, Va., were Saturday, April 12, 2003, at
10 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Clifford DeLee officiating. 
Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens.
 Mrs. Phillips died Wednesday, April 9, at Summerville Medical Center.
 A Troup County, Ga., native, Mrs. Phillips was born April 11, 1952, daughter
of Harry Jack and Lena Mae Lipp Davis. She was a homemaker and the widow of
Howard Jerome Phillips.
 Survivors include one daughter, Peggy Carlson of Summerville, S.C.; one son,
Jimmy Jerome Phillips of Summerville; four grandchildren; and five brothers,
Tommy Davis of Franklin, Ga., Jack Davis of LaGrange, Ga., Jerry Davis of
LaFayette, Felix Davis of Pine Mountain, Ga., and Clyde Davis of Opelika.
 Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Clarence Buford Carson

 (PHENIX CITY) Services for Clarence Buford Carson, 77, of Phenix City,
formerly of Wadley, were Saturday, April 12, 2003, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum
Funeral Chapel, with Kneal Ball and Nelson Nash officiating. Burial was at
Randolph Memory Gardens.
 Mr. Carson died Wednesday, April 9, at Canterbury Nursing Home, Phenix City.
 A Chambers County native, Mr. Carson was born Dec. 9, 1925, son of Jim and
Exah Hughes Carson. He was a World War II veteran. He earned bachelor's and
master's degrees from Auburn University and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. 
He was a professor at Grove City College in Pennsylvania and the author of
history, government and economics books.
 Survivors include his wife, Myrtice Sears Carson of Phenix City; two
daughters, Evely Clare Mallory of Phenix City and Melissa Lee Bean of
Montgomery; two brothers, James Carson of Wadley and Kerwin Carson of Marbury;
and several nieces and nephews.
 Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Bennie Jackson

 (BOWDON, Ga.) Mrs. Bennie Jackson, 89, of Bowdon, Ga., died Sunday, April 13,
2003, at Carrollton Manor Inc.
 Mrs. Jackson was born Feb. 13, 1914, in Carroll County, Ga., daughter of the
late William Walter and Minnie Rogers Traylor. She was owner of Merchant Shoe
Shop and a member of Indian Creek Baptist Church.
 Mrs. Jackson was preceded in death by her husband, Alton Jackson; and a
brother, Bonnie Jackson.
 Services will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, at Indian Creek Baptist
Church, with Dr. Bill Reynolds officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church Cemetery.
 Arrangements are by Rainwater and West Funeral Home, Bowdon.
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Janice Robinson Shelnutt

 (ROANOKE) Services for Janice Robinson Shelnutt, 55, of Roanoke were Friday,
April 11, 2003, at 3 p.m. at Taylor's Crossroads Church of Christ, with Bro.
Edward Herren and Bro Bill Prince Jr. officiating. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
 Mrs. Shelnutt died Wednesday, April 9, at Randolph Medical Center.
 A lifelong Randolph County resident, Mrs. Shelnutt was born Sept. 11, 1947,
daughter of Brewer and Agnes Ozeline Norred Robinson. She was a homemaker and a
member of Taylor's Crossroads Church of Christ.
 Survivors include her husband, Terry Shelnutt of Roanoke; one son, Richard
Shelnutt of Roanoke; three grandchildren; and a brother, Richard Ronald Robinson
of San Antonio, Texas.
 Pallbearers were Phil Sheppard, Mike Sheppard, Greg Shelnutt, Mark Johnson,
Rex Shelnutt and Eugene Shelnutt.
 Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Olin Lee Dutton

 (ROANOKE) Services for Olin Lee Dutton, 73, of Roanoke were Thursday, April
10, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Don Quick and
the Rev. Russell Calhoun officiating. Burial was at White's Chapel Methodist
Church Cemetery.
 Mr. Dutton died Wednesday, April 9, at his home.
 A Chambers County native, Mr. Dutton was born Feb. 14, 1930, son of John
Douglas and Mamie Spraggins Dutton. He was an Air Force Airman First Class
veteran of the Korean War, a member of White's Chapel Methodist Church and a
self-employed plumber and electrician. He was preceded in death by his parents;
a son, Olin Gene Dutton; two sisters, Eunice Crowder and Irene Gore; and a
brother, James Dutton.
 Survivors include his wife, Mary Jean Tucker Dutton of Roanoke; three
daughters, Jannie Alsabrook of Roanoke and Jeanette Wilson and Rose Mary Gann of
Wedowee; one son, Donnie Dutton of Roanoke; and nine grandchildren.
 Pallbearers were Jimmy Kirby, Jim Kirby, Charles Crowder, Gilbert Marshall,
Billy Gene Kirby, Dewayne Satterwhite and Robert Crowder.
 Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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William Rex Mote

 (WOODLAND) Services for William Rex Mote, 80, of Woodland were Thursday,
April 10, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church, with Bro. Leon Mote, the
Rev. Cecil Halsey and the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial was in the
adjoining cemetery.
 Mr. Mote died Tuesday, April 8, at Baptist-Montclair Medical Center in
Birmingham.
 Mr. Mote was a native of Calhoun County, born Dec. 4, 1922, son of William I.
and Sity Cofield Mote. Mr. Mote was a member of Ensley Methodist Church in
Birmingham and had worked as an attorney, an investigator for the Social
Security Administration and had taught law classes at Southern Union College. 
He served on the Randolph County Hospital Board. He had earned a doctor of law
degree and was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death
by his parents; a brother, Clyde Mote; and a sister, Clanda Jan Jobe.
 Mr. Mote is survived by his wife, Florence Mote of Woodland; three sisters,
Mavis Brown of New Jersey, Stella Lum and Faye McCord of Woodland; and two
brothers, Leon Mote of Woodland and Fred Mote of Huntsville, Texas.
 Pallbearers were Joe Mote, John Mote, Don McLemore, Junior Whitmore, Josh
McCord and James McCord. Honorary pallbearers were Archie Kemmerlin, Robert
Lum, Jessie Elders and Joe Wortham.
 Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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William West Wenck Jr.

 (WADLEY) William West "Bill" Wenck Jr., 65, of Wadley died Monday, April 7,
2003, at his residence.
 Mr. Wenck was born in Maryland Oct. 8, 1937. He served in the U.S. Coast
Guard and was a retired truck driver.
 Services were at Community Baptist Church at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 11, with
interment in LaFayette City Cemetery. The Rev. Clifford DeLee officiated.
 Surviving are a daughter, Linda Waldrop of Huguley; a son, Michael Linn
"Puff" Wenck of Huguley; 15 brothers and sisters, Betty Wenck of Opelika, Carlos
Teodoro and Robert Wenck of LaFayette, Darla Wheeler of Cusseta, Paulette Kelley
of Brooksville, Fla., Gail Martin of Tunica, Miss., Marco Teodoro of Baltimore,
Md., Carmen Jammel of Stewart Township, Pa., Isabel Winiger and Kathy Anderson
of Lakeland, Fla., Dawn Harper of Falcon, N.C., Michael Wenck and Ricky Wenck of
San Diego, Calif., May Lynn Raffael of Winter Haven, Fla., and Gilbert Wenck of
Bartow, Fla., and one granddaughter.
 Arrangements were by Jeff Jones Funeral Home, LaFayette.
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The Randolph Leader
April 23, 2003
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OBITUARIES:

King Lewis Smith

 (ROANOKE) King Lewis Smith, 88, of Roanoke died Monday, April 21, 2003, at
East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika.
 Services will be Friday, April 25, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Bethel United Methodist
Church, with the Rev. Tommie L. Finley and the Rev. R. L. Heflin officiating. 
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
 Survivors include two sons King Lewis Smith Jr. of Charlotte, N.C., and Joe
Dukes of Roanoke; a daughter, Edwina Gibson of Roanoke; a special friend, Ruby
Molden of Wedowee; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his wife, Lilian Johnson Smith; four brothers and seven
sisters.
 Public viewing will be at Clark Memorial Funeral Service from 10 a.m. until 
6 p.m. on Thursday. The body will be placed in the church one hour before the
services.
 Arrangements are by Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke.
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Margie Williamson Shelnutt

 (SNELLVILLE, Ga.) Margie Williamson Shelnutt, 79, of Snellville died
Thursday, April 17, 2003.
 Survivors include a daughter, Sherri Fisher of Granbury, Texas; a son, Ken
Williamson of Snellville; stepsons, Doug Shelnutt and Donald Shelnutt of Athens,
Ga.; three sisters, Earlene Sorrells of Cedartown, Ga., Wanda Hall of
Hogansville, Ga., and Dondra Keheley of Lake Mount, Ga.: four brothers, Hollis
Stephens of San Antonio, Texas, Hiram Stephens of Roanoke, Huell Stephens of
Hogansville, Ga., and Leland Stephens of McDonough, Ga.; three grandchildren,
one great-grandchild and two step-grandchildren.
 Funeral services were Monday, April 21, at 11 at Wages Snellville Chapel with
the Revs. Frankie Southerland and Ed Grooms officiating. Burial was in Sherwood
Memorial Park in Jonesboro, Ga.
 Those desiring may make donations to the American Cancer Society in memory of
Margie S. Shelnutt.
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George Norred Jr.

 (WEST POINT, Ga.) George Norred Jr., 84, of West Point, Ga., died Wednesday,
April 16, 2003, at Alvista Healthcare in Greenville, Ga.
 Funeral services were Saturday, April 19, at 2 p.m. at McCarthy Funeral Home
Chapel in West Point with the Rev. Robert "Bobby" Gough officiating. Burial
followed in Marseilles Cemetery in West Point.
 Mr. Norred is survived by his wife, Willie Nell "Bill" Norred of West Point;
two step-daughters, Diane Harris and Dean Watts of West Point; his son, Charles
Norred of Hiram, Ga.; two step-sons, Frank Barnes of Athens, Tenn., and Ernest
Barnes of Wedowee; four sisters, Frances Harmon and Myrtle Newman of West Point,
Ruby Adams of Lanett and Julie Harrison of Clarksville, Tenn.; his brother,
Winford Norred of West Point; three grandchildren; six step-grandchildren and
five step-great-grandchildren.
 Born Jan. 10, 1919, in Randolph County, Ala., Mr. Norred was retired from
Lanett Bleachery and Dye Works. He was an avid fisherman. Mr. Norred was of
the Baptist faith. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Norred Sr.
 Arrangements were [by] McCarthy Funeral Home, West Point.
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James D. Boyd

 (BIRMINGHAM) Services for the Rev. James D. Boyd, 92, of Birmingham were
Monday, April 21, 2003, at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church of Oxford
with the Rev. Ralph Barrows and the Rev. Benny Cosper officiating. Burial was
in Forestlawn Gardens.
 The Rev. Boyd died Thursday, April 17, at Fairhaven Nursing Home in
Birmingham.
 Survivors include a daughter, Rebecca Scarborough and her husband, David, of
Birmingham; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
 The Rev. Boyd graduated from John H. Snead Seminary in 1934 and from Wood
College in 1938. He was ordained as a deacon in the Methodist Church in 1941. 
He was ordained as an elder in 1943. He retired in 1976 after more than 40
years of active ministry. After retirement, he served for 19 years as a
visiting minister at Oxford United Methodist Church. He was a Randolph County
native. He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Rebecca Ligon Boyd, and his
parents, Charles and Emily "Betty" Boyd.
 In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First United Methodist Church of
Oxford. Arrangements were by Miller Funeral Home.
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Frank Cook

 (LAGRANGE, Ga.) Frank Cook, 89, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, April 16,
2003, at his residence.
 Funeral services were Friday, April 18, at 2 p.m. at East Vernon Baptist
Church in LaGrange with the Revs. Ronnie Puckett and Max McCord officiating. 
Burial was in Shadowlawn Cemetery.
 Mr. Cook is survived by his wife, Marie W. Cook of LaGrange; eight children,
Marie C. Whiffen and Delene Wall of Marietta, Ga., Dot Easterling of
Tallahassee, Fla., Linda Parker of Martinez, Ga., Gwenette McLaughlin of
Woodbridge, Va., Russ Cook and Charlotte Webb of LaGrange and Diane Bradshaw of
Lanett; 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; one step-son, Jim Sanders
of Roswell, Ga.; three step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren; two
brothers, one sister, one brother-in-law and one sister-in-law; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
 Born March 3, 1914, in Randolph County, Ala., Mr. Cook had lived in LaGrange
most of his life. He was a member of East Vernon Baptist Church where he taught
the men's Bible class. He was a member of the Senior Center, and he loved
fishing and wood working. Mr. Cook was a loving and devoted husband, father,
grandfather and great-grandfather. He retired from Uniroyal in Hogansville, Ga. 
He was preceded in death by two wives, Mae Perryman Cook and Sarah Caldwell
Cook.
 Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to East Vernon Baptist
Church in his memory. The family may be reached at the home of his son and
daughter-in-law, Russ and Sandy Cook at 634 Newton Rd.
 Arrangements were by Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home, LaGrange.
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Henton 'Sam' Veal

 (ROANOKE) Services for Henton "Sam" Veal, 84, of Roanoke, were Thursday,
April 17, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Stoney
Halsey officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens.
 Mr. Veal died Tuesday, April 15, at his home.
 A Randolph County native, Mr. Veal was born March 16, 1919, son of Luther S.
and Minnie Pearl Brown Veal. He was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church,
LaGrange, and had been employed with Independent Life as an insurance salesman. 
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Arnold Ray Veal and Julian
Veal; three brothers, Monroe Veal, Hubert Veal and John Willie Veal; and three
sisters, Lilla Thompson, Bobby Hawkins and Nina Lucille Thompkins.
 Survivors include his wife, Myrtice Christine Scott Veal; one son, Ricky Veal
of Roanoke; three sisters, Betty Miller of Brilliant, and Elizabeth Lowry and
Florence Chase of Roanoke; two brothers, Luther Veal Jr. and Cary Veal of
Roanoke; ten grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
 Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Mattie Lee Burrow

 (ROANOKE) Services for Mattie Lee Burrow, 93, of Roanoke were Saturday, April
19, 2003, at 1 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church, Wadley, with the Rev. Calvin
Trammell, pastor, officiating. Burial was at Skyview Memorial Gardens, Welch.
 Ms. Burrow died Tuesday evening, April 15, at Randolph Medical Center,
Roanoke.
 She was born Jan. 12, 1910, in Randolph County to the late Green and Mary
Staples Briskey. The ninth of 10 children, Ms. Burrow was a lifelong member of
Hopewell Baptist Church in the Abanda community, where she was an active member
until advancing age limited her activities. She was the longest-lived member of
her family, having survived the passing of six brothers and three sisters. Ms.
Burrow was also preceded in death by four daughters and three sons, one of whom
died in infancy. They include Anirine Burrow, Rudine Burrow, Annie Kate Burrow,
Debra Heflin, Wyatt Burrow Jr. and Ocie B. Burrow.
 Survivors include her husband, Rufus Burrow of Roanoke; three sons, Nathanial
Burrow and Cleophus Burrow of Roanoke and William Lee Burrow of Washington,
D.C.; three daughters, Mattie Ruth Lee of Roanoke and Gertrude Kittles and Ethel
Burrow of Washington, D.C.; 25 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and a
large number of great-great-grandchildren; three nephews and three nieces.
 Arrangements were by Clark Memorial Funeral Services, Roanoke.
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Leon Paige

 (LAFAYETTE) Services for Leon Paige, 85, of LaFayette were Friday, April 18,
2003, at 11 a.m. at Silmon and Son Funeral Services Chapel, Roanoke, with the
Rev. Harvey Jones officiating. Interment was at Skyview Memorial Gardens,
Welch.
 Mr. Paige died Tuesday, April 15, at Randolph Medical Center, Roanoke.
 He is survived by one son, Stanley Piage [Paige] of Jacksonville, Fla., and 
a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
 Arrangements were by Silmon and Son Funeral Services, Roanoke.
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Thomas Hoyt Gill

 (LINEVILLE) Services for Thomas Hoyt Gill, 86, of Lineville were Wednesday,
April 16, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel in Lineville with the
Rev. David Holcombe officiating. Burial was in Fairview Poplar Springs Cemetery
with Benefield Funeral Home in charge.
 Mr. Gill died Monday, April 14, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
in Anniston.
 Survivors include six daughters, Marjorie Ann Campbell of Ashland, Dorothy
Ann Baker of Talladega, Geraldine Nimon of Wedowee, Mary Ethel Baker of
Lineville, Katherine McCollum of Cragford and Cecelia Wesson of Prattville; 
two sons, Robert Eugene Gill of Cragford and Billy Wayne Gill of Ashland; 
four sisters, Vernell Turley of Ashland, Frances Turley and Mary Ethel Austin of
Cleburne County and Ola Jean Voss of Mississippi; a brother, Harmon Lester Gill
of Cleburne County; 35 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren, and a
great-great-grandchild.
 Mr. Gill, a Clay County native and lifelong resident, was a Baptist. He had
been employed at Wakefield Lumber Company.
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Lessie Jewell Sutton Messer

 (WEDOWEE) Services for Lessie Jewell Sutton Messer, 87, of Wedowee were
Friday, April 18, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Chris
Mitchell and the Rev. Phillip Waites officiating. Burial followed in Rock Stand
Christian Church Cemetery.
 Mrs. Messer died Wednesday, April 16, at the Cleburne County Nursing Home in
Heflin.
 Mrs. Messer was a native of Cleburne County, born Jan. 2, 1916, the daughter
of David Sutton and Dona Lovvorn Sutton. She was a member of Calvary Baptist
Church and a volunteer at the Randolph County Baptist Association Christian
Service Center. She was also a member of Wedowee Ladies Home Demonstration
Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hernard Messer.
 Mrs. Messer is survived by two sisters, Ruth Stewart of Oxford and Glandora
Allen of Heflin, and several nieces and nephews.
 Pallbearers were her nephews.
 Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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Lomia Philpott

 (BIRMINGHAM) Lomia Philpott, 87, of Birmingham died Saturday, April 19, 2003,
at her residence.
 Services will be Thursday, April 24, at 1 p.m. at Union Chapel United
Methodist Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. William W. Crawford officiating. 
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
 Survivors include seven daughters, Lurlene Frazier and Leola Minnifield of
Decatur, Ga., Lonnie Mae Wright and Ceola Wright of Wedowee, Annie Helen Cooley
of Heflin, and Patricia Heath and Pamela J. Billingsley of Birmingham; three
sons, William W. Nunn of Woodland, Warren Nunn of Birmingham, and Joseph Lee
Nunn of Graham; a sister, Mattie Lee Wilson of Wedowee; and three brothers,
Henry Roundtree and Sylvia Roundtree of Chicago, Ill., and Jimmy Clyde Roundtree
of Wedowee. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Willie Philpott.
 Viewing will be at Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke, from 10 a.m.
until 6 p.m. on Wednesday. The body will be placed in the church one hour
before the services.
 Arrangements are by Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke.
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The Randolph Leader
April 30, 2003
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OBITUARIES:

Jerry Stephen Spooner

 (WADLEY) Services for Jerry Stephen Spooner, 52, of Wadley will be Wednesday,
April 30, 2003, at 9 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel in Roanoke, with the
Rev. Don Quick officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Gilead Cemetery in
Wicksburg.
 Mr. Spooner died Sunday, April 27, at Clay County Hospital in Ashland.
 Formerly of Mobile, Mr. Spooner was born Sept. 6, 1950, son of Louis W. and
Zeta Pate Spooner. He was a member of Wadley United Methodist Church and was a
graduate of Auburn University. He was preceded in death by his father.
 Survivors include his wife, Kay Ott Spooner; his mother, Zeta Pate Spooner of
Newton; three daughters, Jahaza Young of Roanoke, Carrie Cunningham of Mobile
and Jarah Lee Spooner of Wadley; one son, Jeremiah Spooner of Wadley; one
sister, Linda Spooner Sharitt of Mobile; one brother, John David Spooner of
Crawfordville, Fla., and five grandchildren.
 Pallbearers will be Rodney Knott Jr., Timmy Stewart, Justin Key, Mark
Bennett, Chris Birdsong and Akeim Langley. Honorary pallbearers will be 
J. R. Key, Jimmy Pinkard, John Sharitt, Neal Greene and Eric Key.
 Memorials may be floral or the family suggests contributions to Clay County
Hospice (P.O. Box 1270, Ashland, AL 36251).
 Arrangements are by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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William W. Smith

 (LAGRANGE, Ga.) William W. "Muscles" Smith, 73, of LaGrange, Ga., died
Friday, April 25, 2003, at his home.
 Mr. Smith, born Oct. 15, 1929, in Randolph County, Ala., was the son of the
late George Kaylor Smith and Katie Brown Smith Daniel. He had lived in LaGrange
most of his life and was Protestant.
 Survivors include a brother, George Allen of Hogansville; two sisters,
Eveleen Farr of LaGrange and Iona Rogers of Hogansville; a half sister, Grace
Norton of Covington, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in
death by two sisters, Betherine Smith and Reba Brumbeloe, and a brother, Alfred
Smith.
 Graveside services were at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27, in Shadowlawn Cemetery
with the Rev. Jay Knight officiating.
 Arrangements were by Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home.
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John W. Heath Jr.

 (ANNISTON) Services for John W. Heath Jr., 67, of Anniston, formerly of
Randolph County, were Monday, April 28, 2003, at 1 p.m. at Bethel Missionary
Baptist Church with the Rev. W. S. Fields officiating. Burial was in Eden Hill
Cemetery with Anniston Funeral Service in charge.
 Mr. Heath died Wednesday, April 23, at Regional Medical Center.
 Survivors include his wife, Mary Heath of Anniston; four daughters, Gloria
Heath of Anniston, Carolyn Wise of Weaver, Debra Heath of Oxford and Latonia
Turner of Bethesda, Md.; two sons, Wesley Heath and James Heath of Anniston; his
mother, Emma Finney of Anniston; a sister, Fannie Mae Cadwell of LaFayette; two
brothers, Edgar Heath of Greenwich, Conn., and Lorenzo Gunn of Manhattan, N.Y.;
11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
 Pallbearers were friends of the family.
 Mr. Heath was retired from Anniston Water Works and was a member of Bethel
Missionary Baptist Church.
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Fred Knight

 (WEDOWEE) Fred Knight, 76, of County Road 15, Wedowee, died Friday, April 25,
2003, at Roanoke Healthcare Center.
 Services will be Wednesday, April 30, at 11 a.m. at Lake Wedowee
Interdenominational Community Church of Christ (Power of the Word Ministries),
1919 County Road 1, Wedowee, with Bishop A. Amon and Sister Ida Amon
officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The
body will be place in the church one hour prior to services.
 Surviving are two brothers, Mance Knight Jr. and Rayfield Knight of Dayton,
Ohio; and three sistes [sisters], Ms. Lola Yates and Ms. Flora Bridges of
Wedowee and Ms. Iola Gist of Dayton, Ohio.
 Mr. Knight was born March 8, 1928, in Randolph County, son of the late Mance
and Fannie Heard Knight. During his early years in Randolph County, he joined
Stephens Mission United Methodist Church, Wedowee. He lived in Dayton, Ohio,
for many years where he joined the Revelation Missionary Baptist Church.
 Arrangements are by Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke.
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James Hugh Radney Sr.

 (WADLEY) Services for James Hugh Radney, 79, of Wadley were Monday, April 28,
2003, at 2 p.m. at Wadley First United Methodist Church. Burial was at Wadley
Cemetery. The Rev. Joe Mallory and the Rev. Abi Carlisle-Wilke officiated.
 Mr. Radney died on Friday, April 25, following an extended illness.
 He was born in Wadley on March 13, 1924, to James M. and Beatrice Radney. He
retired from Transcontinental Gas Pipeline after 30 years of service. He was an
active member of First United Methodist Church of Wadley.
 At the age of 19, Hugh enlisted in the U.S. Army and was attached to the
140th Field Artillery Battalion during World War II. He served in the
Philippines for three years and fought in the battles of the Northern Solomons
and Luzon. He received the APTO Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Good
Conduct Medal, Bronze Arrowhead and World War II Victory Medal.
 He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 56 years, Anna Jo Radney; a
daughter, Ann Traylor; his parents, James and Beatrice Radney; sisters Mary
Frances Radney Smith and Louise Radney; and brother Lawrence Radney.
 He is survived by two daughters, Sue Radney Lane of Valencia, Calif., and
Catherine Radney Stringfellow of Wadley; two sons, Jim Radney of Jacksonville,
Fla., and John Radney of McDonough, Ga.; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild;
seven nieces; two nephews; a sister, Sara Edge; a brother, Tom Radney; and many
loving friends.
 Memorial contributions may be sent to Clay County Hospice at Clay County
Hospital, P.O. Box 1270, Ashland, AL 36251. Memorial messages may be sent to
the family at www.radneyfuneralhome.com.
 Arrangements were by Radney Funeral Home, Alexander City.
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Eli Smith

 (DELTA) Services for Eli Smith, 91, of Delta were Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at
11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel in Ashland with the Rev. Jim Barkley
officiating. Burial was in Pine Hill Memorial Park in Talladega with Benefield
Funeral Home in charge.
 Mr. Smith died Sunday, April 27, at Clay County Hospital.
 Survivors include two daughters, Joyette Carr of Talladega and Joan Maxwell
of Delta; a son, Bobby Smith of Ashland; a sister, Lola Walker of Miami, Fla.; 
a brother, Hoyt Smith of LaGrange, Ga.; four grandchildren and five great- 
grandchildren.
 Mr. Smith was a Randolph County native and lived in Talladega County and then
in Clay County after 1966. He was a World War II Navy veteran, retired from
Bynum after 20 years service as a tank mechanic and inspector, and was a member
of Delta Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Smith; 
a granddaughter, Debbie Hovas; four sisters, and six brothers.
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Hazel Irene Davis

 (PALMETTO, Ga.) Services for Hazel Irene Davis, 77, of Palmetto, Ga.,
formerly of Randolph County, were Friday, April 25, 2003, at 4 p.m. at Miller
Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial was in Forestlawn Gardens with Miller
Funeral Home in charge.
 Mrs. Davis died Wednesday, April 23, at Southland Nursing Home in Peachtree
City, Ga.
 Survivors include her husband, C. W. Davis; two daughters, Martha Garcia and
Pat Higginbotham, five sons, Richard Davis, Charles Davis, Mike Davis, Marvin
Davis and Kenny Davis; 21 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.
 Mrs. Davis was a Randolph County native. She was a member of Palmetto Church
of God. She was preceded in death by a son.
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Louise Gregg Sudduth

 (ROANOKE) Services for Louise Gregg Sudduth, 72, of Roanoke were Thursday,
April 24, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. S. T.
Janney officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens.
 Mrs. Sudduth died Tuesday, April 22, at the Medical Center, Columbus, Ga.
 A lifelong resident of this area, Mrs. Sudduth was born May 2, 1930, in
Wedowee, daughter of Farlin N. and Bessie Clark Gregg. She had been employed as
a cosmetologist with Clay County Vocational School.
 Survivors include her husband, Bobby Sudduth of Roanoke; one daughter, Janice
Moore of Oxford; a stepdaughter, Barbara Mitchell of Montgomery; one sister,
Gale Brown of Wedowee; two brothers, Dale Gregg of Wedowee and Cleveland Gregg
of Fox, Ga.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
 Pallbearers were Barry Dowdney, Braxton Garrett, Herbert Clark, Mike Potts,
Paul Carter and Dennis Mitchell. Ed Warren, Jack Tidwell and Donald Tidwell
served as honorary pallbearers.
 Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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Charles L. Goodson

 (NEWNAN, Ga.) Charles L. Goodson, 75, of Newnan, Ga., died on Saturday, 
April 19, 2003, at LaGrange Hospice after an extended illness.
 Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Enloe Goodson, formerly of Roanoke; 
two daughters, Jane Goodson of Brunswick, Ga., and Leigh Goodson Harris of
Waynesville, Ohio; two sons, Page Goodson and Charles L. Goodson Jr. of
Carrollton, Ga., and six grandchildren.
 A graveside service was at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 20, at Forest Lawn
Memorial Park, with the Rev. Gary Parrish officiating.
 Mr. Goodson was born in Franklin, Ga., on March 24, 1928, son of the late Ora
Lee and Thomas Goodson. He was a graduate of Heard County High School and he
graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia Law School in 1950. From
1951-1953 he served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War where he was
awarded the Bronze Star. He was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives
and served from 1953-1955. From 1955-1957 he was an administrative assistant to
U.S. Rep. Jack Flynt in Washington, D.C.
 President John F. Kennedy appointed him U.S. Attorney for the Northern
District of Georgia in 1961. He was reappointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson
and served until 1969, when he returned to Newnan to practice law. He was
attorney for the cities of Newnan and Franklin and for Heard County. He served
three years on the State of Georgia Bar Disciplinary Committee.
 He retired from law practice in 1984. In retirement he served on the board
of directors of C&S Bank in Newnan and was chairman of the Bank of Heard County
and Heard County Regions Bank from 1984-1996. He was a member of Newnan First
United Methodist Church.
 Memorial contributors should be made to LaGrange Hospice.
 Arrangements were by McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan.
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Ernestine P. Roberts

 (OXFORD) Services for Ernestine P. Roberts, 71, of Oxford were Friday, April
25, 2003, at 11 a.m. at Miller Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford with the Rev. Jimmy
Minter officiating. Burial was in Oxford Memorial Cemetery with Miller Funeral
Home in charge.
 Mrs. Roberts died Wednesday, April 23, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical
Center in Anniston.
 Survivors include four daughters, Donna Thomas of Gadsden, Deborah Moore of
Clay County, Wanda Hill of Oxford and Darlene Crews of Atlanta; two sons, Vester
Roberts Jr. of Wedowee and Jackie Roberts of Delta; a brother, James Paris of
Oxford; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. 
 Pallbearers were Wayne Hill, Logan Roberts, Terry Roberts, Gerald Moore,
Brandon Thomas and Danny Moore.
 Mrs. Roberts was a Calhoun County native. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Vester Roberts.
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Linnie Dean Marlow Fincher

 (WOODLAND) Linnie Dean Marlow Fincher, 67, of Woodland died Friday, April 25,
2003, at her residence.
 Mrs. Fincher was born Oct. 27, 1935, in Carroll County, Ga., daughter of the
late Roy and Erma Williams Marlow. She was retired as a seamstress for LaMar
Manufacturing Company and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church,
Carrollton-Bowdon Highway.
 Survivors include her husband, Kelsey Fincher of Woodland; a stepson, Charles
Fincher of Wedowee; a daughter, Cindy Inman of Bowdon, Ga.; two step-daughters,
Tammy Duffie of Wedowee and Martha Kate Maron of Smyrna, Ga.; a sister, Jean
Howard of Carrollton, Ga.; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three
step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death
by step-grandson, Scott Fisher.
 Services were Sunday, April 27, at 3 p.m. EDT at Antioch Baptist Church, with
the Rev. Tony McManus, the Rev. Clayton Scott and the Rev. Cecil Halsey
officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
 Music was by the church choir under the direction of Jerry Searcy. 
Pallbearers were Adam Inman, Jake Inman, Ken Howard, Mark Duffie, Bob Watkins
and Cecil Whatley.
 Arrangements were by Rainwater & West Funeral Home, Bowdon.
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Joyce Beal

 (JACKSONVILLE) Graveside services for Joyce Beal, 71, of Jacksonville were
Saturday, April 26, 2003, at 1 p.m. at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens with Ricky
Gray officiating and K. L. Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Center in charge.
 Mrs. Beal died Tuesday, April 22, at Jacksonville Medical Center.
 Survivors include her husband, Tempie Beal of Jacksonville; a daughter, Lynn
Beal of Marietta, Ga.; two sons, William "Billy" Beal of Wedowee and Roger Beal
of Decatur; and two grandchildren.
 Pallbearers were Thomas Canning, Patrick Canning, Allen Manor, Mark Traywick,
Kyle Black, Curtis Beal, Paul Parris and Danny Sweat.
 Mrs. Beal was a Huntsville native. She was a lifelong member of Jacksonville
Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cleo and Violet
White.
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Verdie Flora Nolen

 (NEWELL) Services for Verdie Flora Nolen, 94, of Newell were Sunday, April
27, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Smyrna Baptist Church, with the Rev. Charley Bolt and the
Rev. Brian Smith officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
 Mrs. Nolen died Friday, April 25, at her residence.
 Mrs. Nolen was a native of Cleburne County, born Feb. 3, 1909, daughter of
James Ole Yarbrough and Nancy Lucinda Huckabee. She was preceded in death by
her husband, Walter Jacob Nolen; an infant son; another son, James Herbert
Nolen; a granddaughter; a grandson; two brothers and three sisters. She was a
member of Smyrna Baptist Church.
 Mrs. Nolen is survived by three daughters, Myrtle Cummings of Newell, Florene
Walls of Heflin and Alice Robinson of Bowdon, Ga.; one son, William "Bill" Nolen
of Newell; two sisters, Rosie Deese of [and] Ina Cohan of Bowdon; two brothers,
J. O. Yarbrough of Ranburne and Burl Yarbrough of Bowdon; 18 grandchildren; 
37 great-grandchildren, and 26 great-great-grandchildren.
 Pallbearers were her grandsons.
 Arrangements were by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
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Linda Ponder Johnson

 (ROANOKE) Services for Linda Ponder Johnson, 54, of Roanoke were Wednesday,
April 23, 2003, at 2 p.m. at United Fellowship Baptist Church with Jerry Hovis
and Mike Stinson officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery with Chapel
Hill Funeral Home of Anniston in charge.
 Mrs. Johnson died Monday, April 21, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical
Center in Anniston.
 Survivors include two daughters, Angie Gregoria of Alexandria and Amy Johnson
of Birmingham; a son, Josh Johnson of Alexandria; two sisters, Patsy Ponder of
Anniston and Sherry Bowen of Roanoke; her in-laws, Albert and Frances Johnson of
Anniston; three grandchildren and a godchild.
 Pallbearers were Bobby Konkel, Keith Ponder, Chris Ponder and Jamie Haynes.
 Mrs. Johnson, a Calhoun County native and longtime resident, was a member of
Christian Fellowship Baptist Church in Huntsville. She retired from Army
Missile Command in Huntsville with 25 years service. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Bob Johnson.
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Lois Mashburn Daniel

 (CARROLLTON, Ga.) Lois Mashburn Daniel, 95, died Monday, April 28, 2003, at
the home of her daughter, Sue Culpepper Lovelady, in Carrollton, Ga.
 She was born Sept. 15, 1907, daughter of the late George Washington and Lula
Bailey Washington in Randolph County, where she lived until she graduated from
high school in Wedowee and attended college in Auburn. She taught in public
schools in Randolph and Cleburne County.
 Survivors include two daughters, Sue Lovelady of Carrollton and Emily Douthit
of Bowdon, Ga.; a stepdaughter, Joan Moore of Shawmut; a sister, Oleta Sudduth
of Roanoke; eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and
nephews.
 She was preceded in death by her first husband, Wayne Mashburn, in 1966, and
her second husband in 1973, six Washington brothers and four sisters.
 She was a member of a Christian church since age 13, taught Sunday school for
55 years and was a church pianist wherever she attended. Mrs. Daniel was very
active in First Christian Church in Carrollton since 1948. She served as a
volunteer Gray Lady at Tanner Hospital and was a saleslady at Bennett's Dress
Shop for 17 years. After her retirement at the age 72, she stayed busy working
on genealogy of seven generations of the Washington family, crafts and reading.
 Services will be Wednesday, April 30, at 2 p.m. at First Christian Church,
with Minister Denver Sizemore and Herb Strobino officiating. Music will be
provided by Anita Craven, Luanne Hutcheson, Dawn Broome and Susan Ingle. 
Pallbearers will be Tony Mashburn, Kem Mashburn, Alan Culpepper, Bob Douthit,
Roy Hanson and Paul Skelton. Interment will be in Carrollton City Cemetery.
 In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Woodland Christian Camp,
90 Woodland Camp Road, Temple, GA 30179 or Hospice Care, P.O. Box 1136,
Carrollton, GA 30112.
 Arrangements are by Almon Funeral Home, Carrollton.
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