EJ Posey, 84, of Hamilton, passed away Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 at North Ms. Medical Center in Hamilton.The funeral service was Monday, Oct. 1 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Memorial Gardens.
Hamilton Funeral Home
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Hamilton, AL 35570
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Mr. Robert Elliott, 86, of Winfield passed away on Wednesday, Oct 4, 2023, at his residence. Mr. Elliott was born on Dec. 2, 1936 in Marion County, Ala. to Jason Clarence Elliott, Sr. and Flora Mae Vaughn Elliott. Mr. Elliott considered himself a cowboy and a ladies’ man. He was a U.S. Army veteran who worked most of his career at Continental Conveyor as a supervisor, but his passion was farming. Robert enjoyed Alabama athletics but especially football and watching or reading westerns with a good whiskey. He was a 1956 graduate of Brilliant High School.
Patricia Ellen Clawson, 82, formerly of Winfield, passed away Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at Decatur Morgan Hospital. She was born in Ottumwa, Iowa on Jan. 30, 1941, to Porter and Nora Goudy. Pat graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1959.
Brother C.W. Box, 93, of Winfield passed away on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at his residence. Brother Box was born in Fayette County, Ala. on Aug. 21, 1930, to Lester and Lula Belle Hamilton Box. He was a long-time member and minister of Harmony Grove Baptist Church. C.W. was a 1951 graduate of Hubbertville High School, and he later attended Samford University, where he completed extension courses in ministry. In October of 1951, Mr. Box entered the 6th Division of the United States Army, where he served his country for 2 years and served in the Korean War.
Max B. Barnes, 78, of Hamilton, passed away Oct. 3, 2023 at the North Ms. Medical Center in Tupelo, Ms.
He was born in Hamilton, April 28, 1945, to Andy and Alice (Stidham) Barnes,
He was preceded in death by his parents, Andy and Alice Barnes; siblings, Eloise (Ben) Hopper, W.C. (Nell) Barnes, A.C. (Ruthie) Barnes, Winford Lee (Patsy) Barnes, Waymon Paul Barnes.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda W. Barnes; son, Rusty (Beth) Barnes; daughter, Kellie O'Donnell; grandchildren, MaKala and Madison O'Donnell, Zachary (Hannah) Langston; great-grandsons, Reed and Jon Ross.
Ralph Atkins, 85 of Guin passed away Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 at his residence.
Born April 21, 1938 in Carbon Hill, he was the son of the late Mose and Ruth Beatty Atkins and the husband of Joyce Parsons Atkins. He had lived in the Pea Ridge Community the past 50 years and was a member of the Free Water Free Will Baptist Church and had retired from King Cutter. He loved gardening and working in the yard.
Harold Stidham, 71 of Hamilton, passed away Sept. 22, 2023 at the North Ms. Medical Center in Tupelo.
Service was held on Sunday, September 24, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Bethleham Cemetery,
Hamilton Funeral Home
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Hamilton, AL 35570
205-921-3197
Odis Mitchell, 79 of Hamilton, passed away Sept. 24, 2023.
Service was held on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Antioch Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
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Hamilton, AL 35570
Bronda Loveless, 74 of Hamilton, passed away Sept. 25, 2023 at her residence.
Service was held on Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Bethel Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
161 Falcon Circle
Hamilton, AL 35570
205-921-3197
Ronnie Joe Kennedy, 71 of Hackleburg, passed away Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at the North Alabama Medical Center.
Service was held on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, at the Hackleburg Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Cedar Tree Cemetery.
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607 2nd Ave.
Hackleburg, AL 35564
205-921 3197
Bobby Joe Dupree, 79 of Hamilton, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 at the North Ms. Medical Center in Hamilton. Service was held on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Cooper Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
161 Falcon Circle
Hamilton, AL 35570
205-921-3197
Mrs. Terri Lynn Zinn, 64, of Winfield passed away on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 in the Northwest Medical Center. Terri was born on March 19, 1959 in Guin to Wendell and Betty Nevils Burleson. She was a member of the Encounter Church Assembly of God in Guin and a 1978 graduate of Marion County High School. Terri was employed for 18 years with 3M of Guin before moving to Humana Insurance where she worked for more than 10 years before her retirement. In her spare time, Terri enjoyed reading, journaling, and taking care of her family and grandchildren.
Ms. Peggy Holliday Barker Smith, 93, of Sulligent, passed away on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield.
Mrs. Lailoni Mahala Peoples, better known as Layla, 29, of Winfield passed away on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 in the UAB Medical Center. She was born in Birmingham on June 15, 1994 to Steven Scott Hill and Joanne Russell Hill. Lailoni attended Eldridge Church of Christ and Winfield City High School. Lailoni was employed with J.B. Hunt as a truck driver for several years before becoming a full-time mother and homemaker for her family.
Edith Kitchens, 86, of Winfield passed away on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 at Sunset Manor in Guin.
Ginger Ilene Avery, 56, Hamilton passed away Sept. 18, 2023, at Bookwood Medical Center.
She was born in Hamilton on Sunday, August 13, 1967, to Obie McCarley and Rosey Mae (Jones) McCarley.
She was preceeded in death by her daughter, Carly Avery; parents, Obie and Rosey McCarley; sister, Geneva McCarley.
She is survived by her husband, Dwayne Avery; son, Devon Avery (wife, Jayci); sister, Gloria Armstrong (husband, Larry); aunt, Alpha Faye Valdrow; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Mrs. Alice Grace Duncan Pollard, 85, of Hamilton passed away on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 in the Marion Regional Nursing Facility. Mrs. Pollard was born in Hamilton on April 8, 1938 to Leo and Laura Fredrick Duncan. Alice was a member of Hamilton Freewill Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Hamilton High School and later attended Northwest Community College where she earned a degree as an LPN. Alice was employed for much of her life as a nurse with Beverly Health Care and Tupelo Health and Rehab before her retirement.
Mrs. Willa Dean Vaughn, 95, of Bartlett, Tenn., formerly of Winfield passed away on September 13, 2023, surrounded by her family in Memphis, Tenn.
DonaRee Willa Dean Carter Vaughn, known to family and friends as "Dean" or "Willa Dean," was born on Jan.2, 1928, in Cordova, Ala., to Arvie C. Carter and Mittie O. Beasley Carter. She was the fourth of five children born to the family.
On July 25, 1959, she and Ernest Vaughn were married in Smithville, Miss. and enjoyed 55 years of marriage.
Mr. Theron James Stricklin, 51, of Huntsville, Ala., formerly of Guin, passed away on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023 in the Hospice Family Care Facility. Theron was born on Nov. 1, 1971 in Amory, Miss. to Harry Stricklin and Shirley Silas. He was a 1989 graduate of Liberty Christian Academy and spent much of his life working in construction.
Theron enjoyed spending his spare time being outdoors, hiking, gaming, collecting Marvel heroes, and watching sitcoms and Alabama Football.
Denver Norris, 70, of Hamilton, passed away Sept. 21, 2023 at the Marion Regional Nursing Home.
Service was held on Sept. 24, 2023, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Fulton Bridge Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
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Hamilton, AL 35570
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Harley Hicks, 86, of Hamilton, passed away Sept. 17, 2023 at the North Alabama Medical Center.
Funeral services were held on Friday Sept. 26, 2023, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Liberty Hill Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
161 Falcon Circle
Hamilton, AL 35570
205-921-3197
Randy Clavette, 66, of Beaverton, Ala., passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss. after a 16 year battle with COPD.
J. Hugh Ballard, 80, passed away Sept. 11, 2023, at his residence.
He was born in Hamilton on Oct. 5, 1942, to Freeman Ballard and Flossie (Carter) Ballard.
He was preceded in death by his son, Brent Ballard; parents, Freeman and Flossie Ballard; brother, Paul Ballard; sister, Faye Ballard.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Ballard; daughter, Amy Williford (Rodney); grandchildren, Kaiden and Kynslee Williford; sister, Becky Holland (Roger); aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters-in-law; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Donald Wayne Akers, 62, of Hamilton, passed away Sept. 15, 2023. Wayne was born Oct. 20, 1960. He was employed at NTN Bower in the press department.
Survivors include wife, Jan Akers; son, Chase Akers; step-son, Heath Rayburn; granddaughter, Hannah Rayburn; mother, Jean (Jim) Fanning; sister, Sandra Akers; sister-in-law, Jo McCarley; brother-in-law, Sammy (Christie) Lindsey, and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Donald Akers; brother, Keith Akers; granddaughter, Taylin Akers; and mother-in-law, Darlene Lindsey.
Tommy Loveless, 59, of Haleyville, passed away Thursday Sept. 14, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel.
Hamilton Funeral Home
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Hamilton, AL 35570
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Ronald Otts, 72, of Guin passed away Monday, Sept. 4, 2023 in the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Guin.
Graveside Service were held Sept. 8, 2023 at the Guin City Cemetery. Veal Memorial Funeral Home of Guin directed the service.
Memorial Funeral Home
7195 U.S. Highway 43
Guin, AL 35563
205-468-3323
Mrs. Eva Jean Durham, age 76, of Winfield passed away on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 in the DCH Medical Center. Mrs. Durham was born in Winfield, Ala. on Sept. 1, 1947 to Gilbert and Mary Corkren Shirey. Eva attended Winfield City School most of her life before moving to Rock Island, Ill. with her family, where she attended Rock Island High School. After moving back to the area Eva worked as a seamstress for Health Tex and later A-1 Manufacturing before becoming disabled. She enjoyed spending her spare time fishing, hunting arrowheads, riding ATVs, and watching Auburn football.
Rolan Carter, 76 , of Detroit, Ala. passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023 at his home.
Betty Sue Cantrell, 86, of Hackleburg, passed away Sept. 12, 2023 at her residence. Service was held on Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Harvest Fellowship Church with following burial at Cedar Tree Cemetery. Hamilton Funeral Home directed the services
Hamilton Funeral Home
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Hamilton, AL 35570
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Mrs. Billie Jean Benton, 80, of the Hubbertville Community, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 in the Diversicare Nursing Facility. Mrs. Benton was born in Fayette County, Ala. on Feb. 4, 1943 to Ray and Mary Ruth Pender Youngblood. She was a member of the Fairview Methodist Church and a 1961 graduate of Hubbertville High School. Billie spent much of her life employed with Fayette Cotton Mill where she later retired after more than 30 years of service. In her spare time, she enjoyed gardening and spending time with her grandsons, who were her life.
Nella Hughes Daley, 87, of Hamilton, passed away Friday, July 28, 2023 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss.
A memorial service was held on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 at the Itawamba Memorial Gardens.
Hamilton Funeral Home
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Hamilton, AL 35570
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Mr. William Leon Johnson, better known as “Wild Bill,” 79, of Winfield, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 in the Diversicare Health Care Center in Winfield. Mr. Johnson was born on Nov. 30, 1943 in Dayton, TN to John and Vesta Miles. He was employed with several sawmills in the surrounding area for more than 20 years. Mr. Johnson was a man of many talents. He enjoyed playing the guitar, piano and singing. He was a man of faith and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.
Sally Bostick, 89, of Hamilton, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at her residence. She was born in Guin on Friday, Nov. 17, 1933 to her parents, Theodore and Nucie (Davis) McDonald.
Patricia Ann Jones, 75, of Huntsville, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023 at Hospice Family Care in Huntsville.
Born in Marion County on Dec. 12, 1947 to William (Bill) Ashbury and Nava Flora Swinney Jones, Patricia lived her young life in Hamilton with her siblings: Harold Jones, Viola Hollandsworth, Theo Jones, Jenell Cantrell, Dellree Whitehead and Billy Wayne Jones, along with many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends nearby.
Naomi Cantrell Lee, 103, went to be with the Lord on Aug. 12, 2023 at Sunset Manor in Guin.
Her adventure in life began Oct. 23, 1919 to Dan Henry Cantrell and Myrta Yielding Cantrell.
She is survived by her sisters, Sylvia Glenn, Nadean Lolley, Dortha Morrison and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bill Lee; brothers, Herbert, David, Felix, Daniel, Emanual, Theodore, William Henry, Kenneth and Jimmy Dee; sister, Lillian Scarbrough, several nieces and nephews.
L.J. Prestage, 95, of Hamilton, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 at his residence. Burial followed at Memorial Gardens.
Hamilton Funeral Home
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Hamilton, AL 35570
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Faye Terry, 88, of Huntsville, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in Huntsville. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at Hackleburg Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Union Hill Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
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Hamilton, AL 35570
205-921-3197
Barbara Ann West, 83, of Hodges, passed away Sept. 6, 2023 at the North Alabama Medical Center. The funeral was held on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at Mt. Olive Church with burial following in the adjoining cemetery. Hamilton Funeral Home directed the services.
Hamilton Funeral Home
161 Falcon Circle
Hamilton, AL 35570
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Mrs. Minnie Belle Hall, 82, of Winfield, also known as “OG” to her grandchildren, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at Northwest Regional Health. Mrs. Hall was born in Marion County on July 6, 1941, to Zack Ted and Velma Lee Terrell Everrette. She was a member of the Hodge Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and a graduate of Guin Colored School. Minnie spent much of her life employed with the Winfield Hospital as a dietary cook before her retirement after 28 years of service. In her spare time, Minnie enjoyed cooking, sewing and spending time with loved ones.
Mr. Brady Leon Brown, 85, of Winfield, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at his residence. Mr. Brown was born on Aug. 4, 1938 in Selma, Ala., to Andrew and Bertha Moore Brown. He was a member of the Winfield First Baptist Church and a 1957 graduate of Maplesville High School. Mr. Brown served his country in the United States Navy and Coast Guard Reserve where he retired after 20 years of service. Brady came to Winfield in 1990 and was employed in maintenance with Winfield Carraway Hospital until 1994.
Mr. Robert Houston Robertson III, also known as Trey Robertson, 22, of Hamilton, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center-Hamilton, in Hamilton.
Trey was born Sept. 8, 2000, in Memphis, Tenn., to Robert "Robby" Houston Robertson II and Karen Underwood Robertson. He enjoyed riding horses, jet skiing with his family and doing other things with his family. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Robert Robertson, and his grandmother, Helen Underwood.
Louise Edwards, 67, of Hamilton, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, at North Alabama Medical Center. She was born in Alabama, on Friday, Sept. 23, 1955, to her parents Hobart and Opal (Wiginton) Cochran.
Wilma Jean Weeks, 82, of Hamilton, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, at her residence. She was born in Hamilton, on Saturday, Nov. 23, 1940, to her parents, L.V. and Ora (McCarley) Williams.
Alice Ann Wheeler Weeks, 74, of Muscle Shoals, Ala., departed this earthly life on August 23, 2023, to be with her Lord and Savior. While touring the General Joe Wheeler Home in Hillsboro, Ala., she experienced a fall and never regained consciousness.
Gloria Marie Peterson Taylor, 76, of Hamilton, passed away August 20, 2023, in Pontotoc Miss,
Funeral services will be Friday, August 25, 2023, at Christ Community Fellowship Church. Burial followed at Love Joy Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
161 Falcon Circle
Hamilton, AL 35570
205-921-3197
Margaret Smith, 73, of Hamilton, passed away August 18, 2023. Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial folloedw at Old Mormon Cemetery located in Booneville, Miss.
Hamilton Funeral Home
161 Falcon Circle
Hamilton, AL 35570
205-921-3197
Mrs. Rosell Gravitt Southern, 101, of Winfield, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023, in the Diversicare Health Care Center in Winfield. Mrs. Southern was born in Marion County, Ala. on June 4, 1922, to Hansel and Nellie Goddard Gravitt. She was employed with the Cotton Mill industry in Haleyville and Winfield as a spinner for 40 years. Rosell was a member of the Methodist Church. She was a loving caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother and loved spending time with her family.
Dr. James Ward Webster of Decatur, Ala, passed away after his battle with cancer on August 15, 2023, at his home with his loving wife of 60 years, Doris, by his side.
Corrine Gilliland Sartain Capps, 92, of Cordova, Ala., passed away August 11, 2023, at her residence. Funeral services were held on Thursday, August 17, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Shottsville Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
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Hamilton, AL 35570
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