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Willie Pauline Hite
Funeral services for Willie Pauline Hite, 75, of Hanceville will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at Williams-McCracken Chapel, Dale Bates officiating, with Burial in Bethsadia Cemetery.
Williams-McCracken Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hite died Monday, Dec. 15, at Woodland Medical Center. She was born July 24, 1928, in Cullman County to Matthew and Bertha Hicks Thompson. She was a nurse's aide retired from Hanceville Nursing Home.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Luther Hite.
Survivors include two sons, Larry (Carol Parrish) Hite of Haleyville and Doyle (Kay Kretzschmar) Hite of Hanceville; a brother, Dallas Thompson of Phelan; two sisters, Agnes Brock and Louise Bates, both of Cullman; three grandchildren, Jeff Hite, Joanna Hite and Doyle Andrew Hite Jr.; and five great-grandchildren, Garrett Ryan Hite, Brennon Luke Hite, Candice Lashae Anderson, Camron Kretzschmar and Cassidy Kretzschmar.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Janet Marie Reid
Memorial services for Janet Marie Reid, 59, of N. Biloxi, Miss., were Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville, Miss.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home of Biloxi, Miss. was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Reid died Sunday, Dec. 14, in Ocean Springs, Miss. She was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. She was a retired librarian assistant with the Jackson County School District and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Esther Seymour.
Survivors include her husband, Carl "Don" Reid of N. Biloxi; a daughter, Donna Marie (Charlie) Burks of Ocean Springs; two sons, Carl Jr. (Teresa) Reid of Vancleave and Richard (Kimberly) Reid of Baton Rouge, La.; her father, Hugh C. Seymour; two sisters, Bedola Bond of Ocean Springs and Lula Jacquet of the Latimer community; three brothers, H.C. Seymour of Ocean Springs, Clarence Seymour of Vancleave and Michael Seymour of Latimer; and eight grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Leukemia Society of America, 1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, N.Y. 10605.
Quotez Donta Cole
Funeral services for Quotez Donta Cole, 26, of Hanceville will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, at Liberty Church of God Cathedral, Elder A.J. Johnson Jr. officiating, with Burial in Glasco Hill Cemetery in Adamsville. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the services.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Cole died Tuesday, Dec. 16 in Hanceville. He was born in Birmingham on Sept. 23, 1977. He was a machine operator with American Proteins.
He was preceded in death by his father, Carl Green.
Survivors include his mother, Jean (Mervin Turner) Lewis of Hanceville; two sisters, Aretha Johnson of Hanceville and Lashan Johnson of Tarrant; two nephews, Damion Johnson and Ollie Johnson Jr.; four nieces, Tishana Cole, Kristianna Johnson, Ollena Johnson and Olleshia Johnson; two special friends, Clarissa Bailey and Willie Pebbles; two uncles, Jessie Lee Cole and Jimmy Lee Cole; two aunts, Mary Johnson and Sally Sutton; two brothers-in-law, Ollie Johnson and Early Johnson; adopted grandparents, Leon and Vanzetta Turner.
Pallbearers will be his best friend, Richard Lewis (brother); and two cousins, Tavoris Patton (brother) and Bettye Green.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Ernest A. Cordes
Funeral services for Ernest A. Cordes, 69, of Cullman will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at Lake Catoma Baptist Church, the Revs. Layne Howard, Chris Cordes and Carroll Jordan officiating, with Burial in Hopewell Cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service.
Williams-McCracken Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Cordes died Tuesday, Dec. 16 at his residence. He was born June 25, 1934 in Cullman County to Herbert O. and Agnes Ann Canant Cordes. He was chief financial officer for the Loef Company in Athens, Ga. He graduated from Hanceville High School and Birmingham-Southern College. He was a member, teacher and treasurer of Lake Catoma Baptist Church. After retirement he was employed by Office Equipment Company in Cullman. He and his wife were foster parents for Georgia Baptist Children's Home for 15 years. He was a former member, teacher and treasurer of Crossroads Baptist Church in Carnesville, Ga.; a former member, teacher and choir director of Friendship Baptist Church in Mocksville, N.C.; and a former member, teacher and choir director of Leawood Baptist Church in Greenville, S.C. He sang all of his adult life. In his early years he sang in a quartet and then as a soloist in various churches and at numerous special events. He was a veteran of the armed forces.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Charles Edward Cordes.
Survivors include his wife, Lea Kretzschmar Cordes of Cullman; four sons, Jeff Cordes of Nashville, Tenn., David (Stacey) Cordes of Winston-Salem, N.C., Nicholas Cordes of Atlanta, Ga. and Joshua Cordes of Cullman; two daughters, Janet Cordes (Gerry) Blakeney of Martin, Ga. and Valerie (Alan) Brock of Cullman; a brother, Melvin (Martha) Cordes of Vinemont; a sister, Lucille (Edgar) Looney of Decatur; a grandson, Sean Patrick Blakeney; and 17 nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today.
Vertice Alice Bates
Funeral services for Vertice Alice Bates, 90, of Eva will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at Bethel United Methodist Church, Tony Wood, Albert Dean Estes and Levell Aris officiating, with Burial in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bates died Tuesday, Dec. 16 at her residence. She was born Feb. 1, 1913 in Morgan County. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Daniel's Chapel Baptist Church and the Homemakers Club.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Washington and Mary Vincent Owen; her husband, Clyde B. Bates; two brothers; and five sisters.
Survivors include two sons, Billy W. (Miriam) Bates of Eva and Darrell B. (Linda) Bates of Fultondale; a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Wood of Eva; a sister, Leatha (Billy) Bowles of Apex, N.C.; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-great-grandchildren.
Visitation was Wednesday.
Herman Henry Kress
Funeral services for Herman Henry Kress, 87, of Cullman will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at Moss-Service Chapel, the Rev. J.C. Graves officiating, with Burial in Cullman City Cemetery.
Moss-Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Kress died Tuesday, Dec. 16 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 26, 1916 to John and Barbara Wolf Kress. He was retired from General Motors. He was a lifelong resident of Cullman, also helped on the construction of the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ola Lee Kress.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Ann Dolan of Flint, Mich.; a grandson, Mark Dolan of Cullman; a granddaughter, Crystal (Vernon) Page of Decatur; and two great-grandchildren, Kelsey Page and Lindsay Page, both of Decatur.
Visitation was Wednesday.
Myrtle Ruth Overton
Funeral services for Myrtle Ruth Overton, 88, of Houston, Ala., will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at Fairview Freewill Baptist Church No. 1, with Burial in Fairview Cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service.
Nichols Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Overton died Wednesday, Dec. 17 at Hendrix Health Care.
Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Ann Millis of Cullman; a son, James Auther Overton of Houston; a sister, Velma Townsend of Houston; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 6 to9 p.m. today at the funeral home in Double Springs.
George Robert 'Pop' Southard
Funeral services for George Robert "Pop" Southard, 88, of Hartselle will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at Hartselle Heritage Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. James Spears and Charles Sparks officiating, with Burial in Parker Chapel Cemetery in Limestone County.
Hartselle Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Southard died Tuesday, Dec. 16 at his residence. He was born May 14, 1915 to Theodore Lee and Pearl Mae Walls Southard in Jefferson County. He was a foreman for Burgreen Construction Company. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church in Hartselle.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Nellie Elmore Southard; a daughter, Barbara Southard; and a stepdaughter, Ann Sumrall.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Southard of Hartselle; three sons, George Southard of Hartselle, John Southard of Harvest and Danny Southard of Athens; two stepsons, Jerry Jetton and Jimmy Jetton, both of Hillsboro; a daughter, Marilyn Laxson of Athens; four stepdaughters, Melba Southard and Karen Jetton, both of Hartselle, Janice Mayfield of Hillsboro and Teresa Reid of Cullman; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; nine stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Charles Webster, Lawrence Southard, Ray Smith, Ricky Garner, Jackie Burgreen and David Talley.
Visitation was Wednesday.
Robert P. Hager Sr.
Funeral services for Robert P. Hager Sr., 83, of Eva will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at Bluegrass Memorial Gardens in Lexington, Ky., the Revs. Clyde Ledlow and David Welsh officiating.
Peck Funeral Home of Hartselle is in charge of arrangements.
He died Dec. 17 at his residence. He was a member of the Christian Church (Hillsdale) in Lexington. He was born May 23, 1920, in Kentucky, the son of Samuel and Dora Ann Copenhaver Hager. He was a store manager of Begley Drug Co.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby D. Underwood Hager of Eva; a son, Robert P. (Patricia E.) Hager Jr.; three grandchildren, Robert P. Gaherr III, Jennifer Burke and Tanya Bayliss; two great-grandchildrfen, Katherine Bayliss and Emma Burke.
Pallbearers will be Robert P. Hager III, Chris Burke, George Ray, Charles Underwood, Glenn Perry and David Perry.
Judy Kay Ramey
Funeral services for Judy Kay Ramey, 52, of Holly Pond will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at Etha Baptist Church, Lonnie Skinner officiating, with Burial in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Ramey died Wednesday, Dec. 17, at her residence. She was born June 21, 1951, in Cullman County. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her father, Willard Elmer Gregory.
Survivors include her husband, David Ramey of Holly Pond; her mother, Imogene Lawrence Gregory of Cullman; three sons, Andy (Christy) Ramey, Scottie (Brandi) Gregory and Joey Ramey of Cullman; two daughters, Norma Gregory and Amanda (Stacey) Johnson of Cullman; six brothers, J.R. (Betty) Gregory, Voyt (Joyce) Gregory, Charles Gregory, Paul (Kim) Gregory, Marvin (Tammy) Gregory and Kenny (Jamie) Gregory; two sisters, Brenda (Bruce) Reasonover and Juanita (Johnny) Jones; eight grandchildren, Monica, Kristen, Megan, Whitney and Brittney Gregory, Josh Ramey, Jasper and Sissy Johnson; and 28 nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hospice of Cullman County.
Visitation was Thursday.
Mavis Oleana Kelly
Funeral services for Mavis Oleana Kelly, 78, of Warrior will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, at Moss-Service Chapel, Dale Norris and the Rev. Sam Hollis officiating, with graveside services at Center Grove Cemetery following the service at the funeral home.
Moss-Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Kelly died Thursday, Dec. 18. She was born June 30, 1925, to A.F. and Betty Norris of Cullman.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard J. Kelly.
Survivors include her daughter, Judy (James) Partain of Hayden; two sisters, Zell Smith of Cullman and Evelyn Montgomery of Everett, Wash.; one brother, Dovard Norris of Cullman; two grandchildren, John (Susana) Partain of Mexico and Julia (Frankie) Wall of Hayden; and four great-grandchildren, Ashley Partain and Adam Partain, both of Lorton, Va., and Jake Wall and Luke Wall, both of Hayden.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service on Saturday at the funeral home.
Wilfred Tucker
Funeral services for Wilfred Tucker, 72, of Cullman are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by the funeral home.
Moss-Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Tucker died Thursday, Dec. 18, at Cullman Regional Medical Center.
Charles Thurlom 'Woody' Wood
Graveside services for Charles Thurlom "Woody" Wood, 79, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Patrick Cleghorn officiating.
Moss-Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wood died Wednesday, Dec. 17, at his residence. He was born Sept. 25, 1924, in Alabama to James Walter and Dozie Bell Dye Wood. He was an electrician and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He started his career as a electrician with Richard Electric Company. He later owned and operated his own business. He later started work for the Board of Education and worked there until his retirement.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Levi Jackson Wood and Elvie Wood; and a sister, Effie Eady.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Wood; two daughters, Linda Bartlett and Barbara Turner; a brother, the Rev. Duel Wood; a sister, Christine Drummond; five grandchildren, Joe and Thurlom Johnson, Rhett and Kevin Bartlett and Lori Bartlett Hammack; six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at 5:30 p.m. today.
Janette Harper Walker
Funeral services for Janette Harper Walker, 70, of Joppa were Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, at Gober Funeral Chapel, Robert Slack officiating, with Burial in New Home Cemetery.
Gober Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Walker died Friday, Dec. 12, at Medical Center Blount. She was born in Cullman County on May 6, 1933, to Chester and Arizona Pierce Harper. She was a retired cook for El Rancho Restaurant.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Bernard Walker; and her parents.
Survivors include three daughters, Sue Reynolds of Joppa, Cecelia Hyatt of Ryan and Sharron Wise of Locust Fork; a son, Tommy Walker of Scant City; five sisters, Florence Burns of Calif., Flossie Haigler of Birmingham, Pat Heatherly and Mary Valincourt, both of Cullman, and Betty McCauley of Pinson; two brothers, R.Q. Harper of Cullman and Jake Harper of Baileyton; nine grandchildren, Shannon Reynolds, Chris Wise, Todd Wise, Kevin Reynolds, Brady Hyatt, Heather Hyatt, Steven Hyatt, Daniel Walker and Christina Walker; and five great-grandchildren, Justin Wise, Zach Wise, Cody Wise, Joseph Wise and Emily Hyatt.
Pallbearers were Brady Hyatt, Shannon Reynolds, Kevin Reynolds, Michael Wise, Todd Wise and Daniel Walker.
