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December 5, 2006
RUBY HANNAH BAGWELL
PELL CITY — Funeral service for Ruby Hannah Bagwell, 72, will be Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m. at Usrey Chapel, Pell City with the Rev. Doug Ford officiating. Burial will be in Pope's Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Bagwell died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006. She was a member of Pope's Chapel Methodist Church. Mrs. Bagwell is survived by sons, Danny Joe Bagwell of Pell City and Delbert L. Bagwell of Vicksburg, MS; daughter, Cathy Hicks of Pell City; grandchildren, Dana Smith, Alan Hicks, Tommy Hicks, Bobby Bagwell, Jessica Bagwell, Bobbie Ray Foster, Lexi Foster, Will Foster, Tiffany Edwards, and Kaylee Edwards; and four great grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9-11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Jason Smith, Alan Hicks, Tommy Hicks, Jerry Hicks, Wes Takacs, George Bagwell, Chris Baldwin, and Kevin Todd. Usrey Funeral Home in Pell City will direct the service.
CHRISTOPHER BAYLOR
JONESBORO, Ga.- Christopher Baylor, 34, died Monday, Dec. 4, at Southern Regional Medical Center, Riverdale, GA. Sims Funeral Service will announce arrangements.
BILLY G. BEDFORD
PELL CITY — Minister Billy G. Bedford, 75, died Sunday, Dec. 3, at St. Clair Health and Rehab Center. Sims Funeral Service will announce arrangements.
JAELYNN FAITH BURNETT
SYLACAUGA — Graveside service for Jaelynn Faith Burnett, 3 months, will be Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. at Shady Grove Cemetery
in Rockford with the Rev. Jerry Smith officiating. The infant died Wednesday, Nov. 29, in Pensacola, Florida. She is survived by father, Johnny Burnett; mother, Jessica Eldridge; grandmothers, Sharon Eldridge and Mary Bell Robinson; grandfather, James Eldridge; great-grandmother, Louise Snyder; all of Sylacauga. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneysmith.com. Radney-Smith Funeral Home will direct the service.
FRANKIE DEWHEART
SYLACAUGA — Funeral service for Mrs. Frankie Dewheart, 85, will be at on Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m. at Community Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Seals officiating. Burial will be at in Tallassahatchie Baptist Church Cemetery, Childersburg. Mrs. Dewheart died Saturday, Dec. 2, at Sylacauga Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She is survived by her sisters, Flora Doss of Sylacauga and Sarah Thomas of Childersburg; grandchildren, Sylvia Patrick of Akron, Ohio, JoAnn Morris of Sylacauga, Anthony Palmer of Texas, and Derrick Palmin of Gadsden; six great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, relatives and friends. Flowerbearers will be friends of the family.
Pallbearers will be friends of the family. Visitation will be Tuesday at Community Funeral Home from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Community Funeral Home will direct the services.
CHARLES LEE DOWNING SR.
SYLACAUGA — Funeral service for Charles Lee Downing Sr. will be Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. at Radney-Smith Chapel with the Rev. Byron White officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Sardis United Methodist Church Cemetery
in Walnut Hill, Alabama, outside of Dadeville. Mr. Downing died Saturday evening, Dec. 2, 2006 at a Birmingham hospital. He was born May 12, 1932 at Blue Creek on Lake Martin, and graduated from Dadeville High School. Charles was a member of the United Methodist Church. He served honorably in the United States Army being deployed to Berlin, Germany. His primary duty there was serving as a member of the Joint Allied Forces detail stationed at Spandau Prison, guarding war criminals who answered only to Adolf Hitler during World War II. He was retired from Alabama Power Company. He worked at Plant Gaston in Wilsonville for many years as a lab technician, yard crew foreman, and a coal handling foreman. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Willie Lee Downing of Dadeville; and his brothers, Neil Downing of Sylacauga and Richard Downing of Dadeville. He was a master Mason and a member of Dadeville Masonic Lodge No. 71 for over 50 years and was a member of Scottish Rite and Zamora Shrine Temple. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Downing; daughter, Christy Downing; son, Charles Lee (Rusty) Downing; nephews, Michael Downing, Randy Downing, and Mitchell Downing; nieces, Tammy (Brent) Puckett, Debra Dunn, and Dana McLendon; sisters-in-law, Raye (Neil) Downing and Gertie (Richard) Downing; and several grandnieces and nephews. Visitation will be Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. The family will accept flowers or contributions to Shriners Hospitals, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL, 33607-1460 or First UMC New World Choir, 105 E. Spring St., Sylacauga, AL 35150. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneysmith.com. Radney-Smith Funeral Home will direct the service.
BENJAMIN F. GARRETT
SYLACAUGA — Benjamin F. Garrett, 69, died Sunday, Dec. 3, in Sylacauga. Community Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
JOHN TAMER GOFF
ROCKFORD — Funeral service for John Tamer Goff, 59, was Monday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. at Rockford United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kevin Payne officiating. Interment was in Sears Chapel in Rockford. Mr. Goff died Saturday, Dec. 2, in Prattville. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. William Hunter Goff; and his mother, Carolyn Goff. He was a member of Rockford United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Donna Goff; son, John Goff Jr. and wife Brooke; daughter, Tamera Goff, all of Rockford; sister, Joan Carlisle of Dallas, TX; brothers, William Hunter Goff Jr. of Leeds and George Goff of Tallahassee, FL. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneysmith.com. Radney-Smith Funeral Home directed the service.
JEFF (JEFFERY J.) MEVERDEN
SYLACAUGA — Funeral service for Jeff (Jeffery J.) Meverden, 60, will be Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. at Radney-Smith Chapel with the Rev. John Mount officiating. Graveside service will be Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m. at Upper Pickensville Cemetery
in Pickensville, Ala. Mr. Meverden died Saturday, Dec. 2, at Trinity Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lyle Meverden and Arabelle Marchek; father-in-law, Ted Ezelle; and sister-in-law, Beth Ezelle. He was a happy resident of Sylacauga for the past 10 years. He is survived by his wife, Martha Jean Meverden of Sylacauga; son, Jeffery Meverden and wife Tonya of Milwaukee, WI; two grandchildren; sisters, Marleen Tetzlaff and husband Ronnie of Wausau, WI; and Germaine Bomchill of Milwaukee, WI; mother-in-law, Virginia Ezelle of Pickensville; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Becky Bittle and husband Richard of Pickensville; nephew, Ray Bittle of Pickensville; (Bear, Mutt, Mo II, Shiloh, and Gizmo). Visitation will be Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 5:30-6 p.m. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneysmith.com. The family will accept flowers or contributions to Animal Rescue Foundation, 41 Shelter Lane, Sylacauga, AL 35150. Radney-Smith Funeral Home will direct the service.
BARRY JOE MORRIS
SYLACAUGA — Funeral service for Barry Joe Morris, 38, was Monday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. at Tallasahatchie Baptist Church with the Rev. Raymond Miller officiating. Interment was in Tallasahatchie Cemetery
in Alpine. Mr. Morris died Friday, Dec. 1, University Hospital in Birmingham. He is survived by his parents, Billy and Ruby Morris of Sylacauga; daughters, Debra Forbus of Carrollton, Ga.and Brendalynn Medford of Sylacauga; brother, Randy Morris of Sylacauga; sister, Tammy Stewart of Sylacauga. Memorial messages may be sent to www.radneysmith.com.
Pallbearers were Robert Kilgore, Randy Morris, Mark Morris, Gerald Morris, Joe Kelly, and James Simmons. Radney-Smith Funeral Home directed the service.
JAMES F. NEWMAN
OPELIKA — Graveside service for James F. Newman, 76, will be Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m. at Garden Hills Cemetery
with the Rev. Rusty Sowell officiating. Mr. Newman who died Sunday, Dec. 3, at East Alabama Medical Center was born May 27, 1930, in Sylacauga, Ala. Mr. Newman had been a resident of Opelika since 1970 and was retired from Uniroyal, Inc. with 25 years of service. Following retirement, he worked with Gene Newman Plumbing Company for several years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dean J. Newman in 1999. He is survived by two daughters, Mae Smith of Sylacauga and Bonnie Heath of Opelika; two sons, Jimmy (Sharon) Newman of Dadeville and Gene (Pansy) Newman of Opelika; one sister, Sarah Anne Greene of Sylacauga; 14 grandchildren, and 21 great grandchildren. Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home in Opelika (www.jeffcoattrant.com) will direct the service.
KATHARINE TERRY PENTON
CHILDERSBURG — Mrs. Katharine Terry Penton, age 84, passed away at Citizens Baptist Medical Center. Curtis and Son Childersburg Chapel will announce arrangements.
LUCILLE WILLIAMS POE
TALLADEGA — Graveside Rites for Lucille Williams Poe, 89, will be Thursday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. at Chandler Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Poe died Saturday, Dec. 2, at her residence. She was a native of Clay County but lived most of her life in Talladega County. Mrs. Poe was preceded in death by her husband, J.C. Poe; son, Thomas Vardaman; and parents, Freeman "Doc" and Hattie Williams. She is survived by three daughters, Betty Wilson of Talladega, Peggy Huffstetler and husband Jerry of Talladega, Jane Herrington and husband Dennis of Alpine; one brother, Fred Williams of Talladega; 11 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Talladega or the Alzheimer's Foundation. Usrey Funeral Home in Talladega will direct the service.
SYBLE ELLEN ROGERS
PELL CITY — Funeral service for Syble Ellen Rogers, 56, will be Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. at Usrey Chapel, Pell City with the Rev. Shon Phillips and the Rev. Bobby Bearden officiating. Burial will be in Unity Baptist Cemetery. Ms. Rogers died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006. She was a retired Information Management Specialist from the 117th ARW after 27 years of service. She was a Veteran of Desert Shield. She is survived by son, Jacob (Melanie) Rogers of Pell City; brother, Glen Simpler of Montgomery; and sisters, Mary Lee Tucker of Huntsville and Jean Craig of Georgia. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Usrey Funeral Home in Pell City will direct the service.
ILA MARIE SMITH TURNER
PELL CITY — Funeral services for Ila Marie Smith Turner, 73, will be Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 2:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Pell City with the Rev. Sherry Reynolds and the Rev. Mark Parris officiating. Interment will be in Valley Hill Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Turner died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006. She is survived by her husband, James Douglas Turner Sr.; daughter, Alice Turner Hestley and husband the Rev. Russell S. Hestley; son, James Douglas Turner Jr. and wife Dr. Connie Hill; four grandchildren, Benjamin Douglas Hestley, Jean Marie Hestley, Emma Lunita Turner, and Aubrey Jacobs Turner. Visitation will be from 1:30-2:30 p.m. prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, Lakeside Hospice, or the Susan B. Komen Foundation.
Pallbearers will be the Rev. Russell S. Hestley, Benjamin Douglas Hestley, Robert Patterson, Robert Reynolds, the Rev. Marvin McCormick, and Tige Rodgers. Kilgroe Funeral Home in Pell City will direct the services.
SIBIL YVONNE (VON) TURNER
TALLADEGA — Funeral services for Sibil Yvonne (Von) Turner, 35, will be Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Terry's Chapel at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Johnnie McCullough officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Memorial Park. Ms. Turner died Thursday, Nov. 30, at UAB Hospital. She was a member of Mt. Cleveland Baptist Church; attended school in California and Georgia school systems; former employee of Fresh Express Foods. She was preceded in death by her father, Bobby Swain; and grandparents, Lillie Mae Turner, Eathen Swain, and Lizzie Swain. She is survived by sons, Mr. Eric C. Turner of College Park, Ga.and Mr. Darren E. Turner of Talladega; daughter, Ms. Bre'Anna C. Turner of Talladega; mother, Ms. Almeta (Turner) Turner of Talladega; brothers, Mr. Daniel M. Turner, Mr. Derric L. Turner both of Talladega, Mr. Dennis Turner of San Diego, TX, Mr. Toriano (Jeanay) Swain of Germany, Mr. Brandon (Valeria) Swain, Mr. Norell (Tiffany) Swain, all of Talladega; and sisters, Mrs. Sandy E. Hudson of Long Beach, CA and Mrs. Kendra (Andrae) Drisdon of Montgomery. Visitation will begin Tuesday at 12 noon until funeral hour. Terry's Metropolitan Mortuary will direct the services.
SAM WILSON
TALLADEGA — Funeral services for Mr. Sam Wilson, 91, will be Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m. at Tinney Church of Christ with Bro. Oscar Jones officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mr. Wilson died Sunday, Dec. 3, at his residence. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert Wilson; and his parents, Ed Wilson and Miriah Sawyer Wilson. He retired from Russ Engineering Company after 45 years of service and was a member of Tinney Street Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Jemison Wilson of Talladega; daughters, Benita (Harry) Gooden of Oxford and Barbara Spratling of Talladega; sons, Wayne (Shirley Ruth) Wilson, Tyrone Wilson, Bruce Wilson, Billy Wilson, Woodrow (Shirley Mae) Wilson, Sylvester (Shirley Ann) Wilson, all of Talladega, and DeWitt (Rene) Wilson of Munford; 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Terry's Metropolitan Mortuary will direct the services.
December 15, 2006
ROBERT LOUIS AUSTIN
CHILDERSBURG — Robert Louis Austin, 40, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, in Sycamore. Community Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
L.C. BAKER, SR.
CLEVELAND, OHIO - Funeral services for Mr L.C. Baker, Sr., 78, formerly of Lincoln, AL., will be at on Saturday, December 16 at 3:30 p.m. in Cleveland, OH at Watson Funeral Home. Ervin Funeral Chapel will direct the service.
PHYLLIS LEE BEARDEN
PELL CITY — Funeral service for Phyllis Lee Bearden, 54, will be Saturday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. at Usrey Funeral Home, Pell City. Burial will be in St. Clair Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Bearden died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006. She was a loving wife and mother, and was very giving to other people. She was a very accomplished artist. Along with her husband, she was co-owner of Charlie's Country Catfish. She was preceded in death by her father, Percy Hutchens. She is survived by her husband, Charles Daniel Bearden; sons, Charles Allen Bearden and Keith Daniel Bearden; mother, Grace Amason; brother, Mack Hutchens; and grandchildren, Anna Bearden and William Bearden. Visitation will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Usrey Funeral Home in Pell City will direct the service.
JERRY DATES SR.
TALLADEGA — Funeral service for Jerry Dates Sr., 63, will be Saturday, Dec. 16, at 11 a.m. at Deforest Chapel with the Revs. Timothy Caldwell, Clarence Henderson, Henry McGhee, Hardy Reynolds, and Charlie Tucker officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Dates died Monday, Dec. 11, at Citizens BMC. He was a member of New Hope Methodist Church; attended Eastside Elementary School and Westside High School; and was employed by Talladega Housing Authority for 15 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. Roosevelt (Corine) Dates; and his brother, Jimmy Lawson. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty R. Dates of Talladega; sons, Mr. Maurice (Rene'e) Dates, Mr. Jerry (Josette) Dates Jr., Mr. Jermaine Dates, all of Talladega; daughter, Ms. Sherry Dates of Montgomery; extended family, Mr. Nathanial (Vanessa) Kelly, Mr. Tyrone Kelly, all of Talladega and Mr. Jerry (Bethanie) Evans of Indianapolis, IN; brother, Mr. Cecil Dates of Talladega; sister, Mrs. Carolyn (C.W.) Walker of Detroit, MI; and 13 grandchildren. Visitation will begin Friday, Dec. 15, at 8 a.m. until noon Saturday. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service. Terry's Metropolitan Mortuary will direct the service.
MAE JOYCE DATES
SYLACAUGA — Funeral service for Mae Joyce Dates, 49, will be at on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. at Pine Grove Baptist Church, Sylacauga with the Rev. S.C. Bolton officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Ms. Dates died Monday, Dec. 11, at Coosa Valley Medical Center. She is survived by her mother, Mae N. Dates of Sylacauga; sisters, Clara Dates, Melissa Dates, Darlene Dates, and Jackie Dates, all of Sylacauga; brothers, Johnny Dates of Boston, MA, Edward Dates of Montgomery, and James Dates of Sylacauga, and a host of uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and special friends.
Pallbearers will be Gerome Harris, Fred Brown, Carlos Hall, Edwin Threatt, Freddie Green, Dexter Green, and Charles Godfrey. Flowerbearers will be friends of the family. Visitation will be Friday at Community Funeral Home from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Community Funeral Home will direct the service.
DEBORAH DARLENE (DEE) HUFFMASTER
TALLADEGA — Memorial services for Deborah Darlene (Dee) Huffmaster, 44, will be Friday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. from the Cheaha State Park Pavilion with Mark Trotter officiating. Dee passed away Monday, Dec. 11, in Clay County. Survivors are her life partner, Lynn Goray of Talladega; her father, Jack Huffmaster and his wife Lula G. of Newton, Georgia; her mother, Patricia Blane of Houston, Texas; her sister, Mary Jane Huffmaster Trotter of Houston, Texas; her grandmother, Eva B. Ramsey of Houston, Texas; one step brother, Sammy Brown of Baker County, Georgia; one nephew, Mark Adam Trotter of Houston, Texas; Lynn Goray's mother, Elizabeth Smith and her husband Kenneth of Talladega; Lynn Goray's brother, Kenny Smith of Talladega; Dee is also survived by her special pets, Dudley, DeeDee, Joel Brice, Fuzzy, Moses Stickers, New, Lincoln, Elvis, BeeBee, CeeCee, and Moonpie. Dee was a native of Brooks County, Georgia and had been a resident of Talladega County for the past eight years. She was a graduate of Brooks County High School and attended Berry College and Valdosta State University. She was a former employee of Honda in Lincoln and Vulcan E Coating in Columbiana. She was an avid animal lover. Talladega Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
RODERICK "O'TIE" ROBINSON
SYLACAUGA- Memorial services for Mr. Roderick "O'Tie" Robinson, 46, will be at Saturday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. from Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Hunter officiating. Mr. Robinson died Thursday, Dec. 7, at Coosa Valley Medical Center. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Mrs. Allison Robinson; three sons, Ryan (Jaclyn), Rodrez, and Alan; his mother, Betty Robinson; two sisters, Dorothy Robinson and Joann Robinson; three brothers, Jeffery, Steven, and Christopher Robinson; and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Madden's Funeral Home will direct the services.
TIMOTHY MELVIN SPATES
SYLACAUGA — Funeral services for Timothy Melvin Spates, 52, will be Saturday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. at Curtis and Son North Chapel with Brother James Cullins officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Spates died Thursday, Dec. 14, at a residence in Titus. A special thanks to Leonard and Rebecca Wright, Joyce Stephens, and Dr. Friday. He is survived by his uncle, James Cullins (Lottie) of Birmingham; and cousin, Charles Moore (Carrie) of Titus. Visitation will be Friday, December 15 from 5 until 9 at the funeral home. Curtis and Son Funeral Home North Chapel will direct the services.
CORENE PEARSON "JUMAMA" WOODS
LINCOLN — Funeral services for Mrs. Corene Pearson "JuMama" Woods, 90, will be Saturday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. at St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church, Lincoln with the Rev. E.B. Kelley officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary Church Cemetery. Mrs. Woods died Dec. 7, 2006, at Medical Center East. She was a member of St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church; educated in Talladega County School System; and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Eunis Woods; her parents, her son, two brothers, and a foster son. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Anna R. (Howard) Carmichael of Lincoln; foster son, Mr. John E. (Betty Jo) Pearson of Lincoln; and foster daughter, Mrs. Mildred (Arthur) Polela of Otisco, IN; five grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Visitation will begin Friday, Dec. 15, at noon. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service. Terry's Metropolitan Mortuary will direct the services.
