Floye Aydelott Barkley
LINDEN - Floye Aydelott Barkley, 63, of 18212 U.S. Hwy. 43, died June 22, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services are today at 2 p.m. at Linden Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Linden Memorial Park. O'Bryant Funeral Home is directing.

Willie J. Beard
BERRY - Willie J. Beard, 97, of 11796 Cripple Creek Road, died June 22, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services are today at Oregonia Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Rev. Gary Hill and Rev. John Reed will officiate. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to services a the church. Magnolia Chapel is directing. Survivors include his wife, Fannie Beard, of Berry; daughters, Pauline Logan, of Berry, and Carolyn Watson, of Tuscaloosa; son, Roy Beard, of Berry; sisters, Ruby Channell, of Holt, and Hattie Beard, of Northport; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. Pallbearers are Reggie Beard, Bill Jones, Aaron Earl Edmonson, Steve Watson, Deuley Brock and Zane Brock.

Albert B. Burkhalter
GORDO - Albert B. Burkhalter, 87, of 688 Clear Creek Road, died June 22, 2000, at Heritage Health Care Center. Services will take place at Shiloh Freewill Baptist Church on Sunday, June 25, 2000, at 2 p.m. Rev. Fred Graham will officiate. Burial will follow in Shills Church cemetery. Visitation is tonight from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to services at the church. Shelton Funeral Home of Reform is directing. Survivors include his wife, Naomi Ruth Burkhalter, of Gordo; daughters, Annie Lou Bankston (James), of Birmingham, Nancy Pierce (Eugene), of Eutaw and Jenia Hallman (Jerry), of Fayette; son, David Burkhalter, of Gordo; sisters, Clara Mae Hayes, of Tuscaloosa, Minnie Lou Peeks and Claudine Burkhalter, both of Gordo; brothers, Marlin Burkhalter, of Gordo, Raymond Burkhalter and Wilford Burkhalter, both of Tuscaloosa; grandchildren, Melanie Bankston Holmes (David), of Decatur, Eric J. Bankston, of Birmingham, Kevin Pierce, of Buhl, Kara Pearce, of Eutaw, Sonya Ray (Wesley), of Northport, Rodney Hallman and Josh Hallman, both of Fayette; Nikki Burkhalter and Brook Burkhalter, both of Gordo; two great-grandchildren, Drew and Ashley Holmes, both of Decatur. Mr. Burkhalter was a member of Shiloh Freewill Baptist Church, a retired employee of Central Foundry and a lifelong resident of Pickens County. Pallbearers will be David Holmes, Eric Bankston, Kevin Pearce, Rodney Hallman, Josh Hallman and Wesley Ray. Honorary pallbearers will be the caretakers of Heritage Health Care Center.

William Ciolkosz
BUHL - William "Pollock" Ciolkosz, 93, of 16623 Megan Ct., died June 20, 2000, at Pickens County Medical Center. Burial took place in Cameron, Wis. Sunset Funeral Home directed.

Milton Patton
POMONA, Calif. - Milton Patton, 49, died June 23, 2000, at Pomona Valley Hospital. Wills' Funeral Service is directing.

Sarah Rogers
TUSCALOOSA - Sarah Rogers died June 23, 2000, at her residence. Wills' Funeral Service is directing.

Shirley Faye Sellers
NORTHPORT - Shirley Faye Sellers, 61, died June 23, 2000, at Parker's Fish Camp. Graveside services will take place Sunday, June 25, 2000, at Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery at 1 p.m. Visitation is tonight from 7-9 at the funeral home. Sunset Funeral Home is directing. Survivors include her husband, Horace Sellers; daughters, Shiela Upchurch and Sharon Sellers; son, Randal Ashby; sister, Rita Majors; brother, Gene Edward Turner; mother, Ruthie Mae Hall; two grandchildren. She worked at Olympic Mills and retired from Phifer Wire. Pallbearers will be Homer D. Flanigan and family, Turner's Plumbing, friends and neighbors of Riverwalk subdivision and Parker's Fish Camp.

Bessie Watts Tangle
VANCE - Bessie Watts Tangle, 90, of 11379 Tingle-Tangle Road, died June 22, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will take place at Vance Cemetery on Sunday, June 25, 2000, at 2 p.m. Visitation is tonight from 6-8 p.m. at Memory Chapel. Memory Chapel Funeral Home is directing. She is preceded in death by her husband, Barber W. Tangle. Survivors include son, B.L. Tangle (Rita), of Vance; daughter, Mary Birdsong, of Jasper; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

James Lorimer Walters
LINDEN - James Lorimer "Larry" Walters, 81, of 1016 Crescent Drive, died June 22, 2000, at his residence. Graveside services were Friday, June 23, 2000, at Old Linden Cemetery. Rev. Gene Walley officiated, and O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home directed. Survivors include his wife, Sadie Lou Walters, of Linden; daughter, Betty Walters Cross (Kenneth), of Linden; sons, James Lorimer Walters Jr. (Linda), of Linden, Michael Burton Walters, of Old Springhill and Stanley Hinson Walters, of Demopolis; brothers, Robert Owen Walters, of Alpharetta, Ga. and Dan A. Walters, of Lavonia, Ga.; granddaughters, Jamie Nell Webb, of Demopolis, Erin Hazel Walters, of Linden, Lane Elizabeth Walters, of Birmingham and Lori Katherine Walters, of Coatopa; grandsons, James Glennon Walters, Charles Uriah Walters and John Mitchell Walters, all of Linden, Michael Chase Walters, of Old Springhill and Clay Hinson Walters, of Coatopa. Mr. Walters was born on April 17, 1919 in Hart County, Ga. He was the owner of Larry Walter's Furniture Store and a member of the Linden United Methodist Church. He was a former Linden City Councilman, a former member of the Linden Chamber of Commerce, a former member of the Rotary Club, and the Demopolis Toastmaster's Club. He was active in Wildlife Conservation and Forestry. He was head of and co-founder of the Blackbelt Bird Field Trials and an avid bird hunter. Pallbearers will be Bill Blakeney, W.W. Dinning Jr., Chase Walters, Clay Walters, Jimmy Walters and Laurie Wilson. Honorary Pallbearers are Thomas Barnes, Tim McCorvey, Clifford Mitchell, Gordon Moore, R.P. Bridges, J.D. Flowers, R.T. Hayes, Dave Holley, Roy Jines and Dr. Paul Ketcham. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Old Linden Cemetery Fence Fund c/o William C. Boggs, 207 Boggs St., Linden AL, 36748 or the Old Marengo County Courthouse Restoration Fund, c/o the Linden Historical Society, P.O. Box 480272, Linden AL, 36748, or to the donor's favorite charity.

Melton Wheat
TUSCALOOSA - Melton Wheat, 79, of 1513 14th St. E, died June 21, 2000, at his residence. Graveside services will take place at Memory Hill Gardens on Sunday, June 25, 2000, at 3 p.m. Visitation is one hour prior to services and will take place at Memory Chapel. Memory Chapel Funeral Home is directing. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ellacile Wheat. Survivors include sons, David Melton Wheat, of Holt, Fla. And Howard Gary Wheat, of Columbus, Ohio; Kelley and Jake Wheat, of Holt, Fla. and Sasha and Jake Wheat of Columbus, Ohio. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, and he retired from Reichhold Chemicals. He was also a member of Alberta Baptist Church.

Florence Wilson
HOLMAN -- Florence Wilson, 95, died June 22, 2000, at her residence. Graveside services are today at 10 a.m. at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. James Floyd Posey will officiate. Sunset Funeral Home is directing. She is survived by several nieces and nephews and several other great-nieces and great nephews. Pallbearers will be T.J. Smelley, Doug Pugh, Eugene Plowman, Larry Wilburn and Bobby Poe. Honorary pallbearers are Hospice of West Alabama, Home Health Care, Seton Home Health Care, her community churches and a host of friends and neighbors who loved her for years. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Hospice of West Alabama.

Levert Banks
WOODSTOCK - Levert "Sonny" Banks, 76, of 10884 Mt. Moriah Road, died Sept. 6, 2000, at his residence. Services are Sept. 23 at 1 p.m. at Mount Hope Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Mt. Gilead Cemetery. Visitation is all day Friday and again one hour prior to the service. Druid Funeral Service is directing.

Euncie Junkin Bobo
GORDO - Eunice Junkin Bobo, 78, of 463 Clear Creek Road, died Sept. 19, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eugene Junkin and the Rev. Ralph Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation is 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. She was preceded in death by a son, David Randall Bobo. Survivors include her husband, Marvin L. Bobo, Gordo; two sons, Gene Bobo and Lewis Bobo, both of Gordo; two sisters, Bernice Connell and Faye Connell, both of Gordo; one brother, Lee Junkin, Gordo; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mrs. Bobo was born in Gordo to George and Giller Junkin. She was a homemaker and a well-known member of the Gordo and Fairview Communities. Honorary pallbearers are friends of Fairview Community.

Frances McCracken Cannon
TUSCALOOSA - Frances McCracken Cannon, 84, of 1517 7th St., died Sept. 19, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Graveside services are today at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev. S.J. McCracken Jr., the Rev. Scott Livingston and the Rev. Bruce Chesser will officiate. Heritage Chapel Funeral Home is directing. She was preceded in death by her parents, Compton and Effie McCracken, and her husband, Pugh Cannon. Survivors include brother, Walter McCracken and wife Flora, of Tuscaloosa; niece and nephews, Kenneth McCracken, of Meridian, Miss., Cindy Wagner, of Tuscaloosa, Karen Dawsey, of Ft. Walton, Fla., and Neal McCracken, of Montgomery; and great-nieces and nephews. Frances Cannon was a dedicated employee of Gulf States Paper Corporation. She retired in 1985 after 43 years of service. Pallbearers are Michael Wagner, Ken McCracken, Matt Wagner, Martin Wagner, Zack Dawsey, Compton McCracken, David Mote and Tommy Wagner. Honorary pallbearers are employees of Gulf States Paper Corp., Carolyn McKanstry and employees of Heritage Health Care Center and Seventh Street neighbors. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be made to the Hospice of West Alabama or the American Cancer Society.

Mary Anne Dill
ETHELSVILLE - Mary Anne Dill, 70, of Route 1, died Sept. 20, 2000, at Glen Haven Nursing Home. Arrangements will be announced later by Skelton Funeral Home of Reform.

Edward Earl Duncan
CENTREVILLE - Edward Earl Duncan, 47, died Sept. 18, 2000, in Tuscaloosa. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Rockco Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Odell officiating. Burial will follow in Old Union Cemetery with Rockco's Funeral Home directing. Visitation is 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy H. Duncan, Centreville; two sons, Michael Duncan, Jemison, and Timothy Darryl Duncan, Brierfield; two daughters, Terry Cleckler and husband Robert, Clanton, and Tammy Duncan, Centreville; mother, Nettie Thrower, Centreville; brother, Troy Duncan, Centreville; five sisters, Kitty Moore, Selma, Alice Simmons, Tuscaloosa, Nancy Duncan, Tuscaloosa, Gail Jackson, Centreville, and Sara Simmons, Centreville; three grandchildren, Dakota Allen Duncan, Dylan Montana Duncan and Dallas Nicole Duncan. Pallbearers will be Alan Cleckler, Wayne Cleckler, Gary Taylor, Ed Files, Rich Reeves and Dude Reeves.

Debra Gosa
ALICEVILLE - Debra Gosa, 38, died Sept. 16, 2000, at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital. Services are today at B.B. Chapel CME Church at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the church service. Lavender Funeral Service is directing.

Hilda Marie Gray
NORTHPORT - Hilda Marie Gray, age 54, of 15181 Clearwater Loop, died Sept. 20, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Davis Chapel Cemetery in Fayette County with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

Bessie Lee Jones Keene
COTTONDALE - Bessie Lee Jones Keene, 87, of 8000 Keene's Mill Road, died Sept. 20, 2000, at the home of Carroll and Betty Payne. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Tuscaloosa Memorial Park with the Rev. Robert Causey officiating and Memory Chapel Funeral Home directing. Survivors include one sister, Susie B. Martin, Bessemer; four nephews, one niece; and caregivers, Carroll and Betty Payne. Pallbearers will be Trice Keene, Bob Martin, Jim Martin, James Barnes, Kelly Barnes, Jr., Jimmy Goins, Jerald Goins, Barry Payne and Dennis Averett.

Mildred Taylor Lancaster
TUSCALOOSA - Mildred Taylor Lancaster, 82, of 7800 Merganser Place, died Sept. 20, 2000, at the home of her daughter. She was formerly from Merrill Gardens Assisted Living Facility. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Heritage Chapel Funeral Home. Larry Roach of Open Door Baptist Church will officiate the service. The family will receive friends 6-8 tonight at Heritage Chapel Funeral Home. She is preceded in death by her parents, R.M. Winter and Effie Mae Winters; brothers, Paul Winters and James Winters, also her husband John T. Taylor and their son, Jon Michael Taylor; and her last husband, Cecil R. Lancaster. Survivors include daughters, Sherry (Gene) Watson, Cottondale, and Jan (W.C.) Shirley, Tuscaloosa; grandchildren, Michael S. (Pam) Kepler, Pelham, Robin (Ric) Jordan, Vero Beach, Fla., Jeremy Shirley and Justin Shirley, Tuscaloosa; great-grandchildren, Ashley Kate Kepler and Jon Taylor Kepler, Pelham; sisters, Rosa Mae Phillips, Milton, Fla., and Betty (Frank) Fontana, Baker, La. Mrs. Lancaster was a member of Open Door Baptist Church. She was a loving Mother, Grandmother and a friend of many. Pallbearers will be Harry Kepler, Ric Jordan, Douglas Winters, Steve Fontana, Johnny Fontana and Brad Tubbs. Honorary pallbearers will be Open Door Baptist Church Members, Dr. Richard Snow, DCH Cancer Treatment Center, Hospice of West Alabama, Staff and Residents of Merrill Gardens Assisted Living Facility and Complete Nursing Service and friends of the family at DCH.

J. Hope "Putt" Martin
UNIONTOWN - J. Hope "Putt" Martin, 75, of 104 Church Street, died Sept. 20, 2000, at Perry County Nursing Home in Marion. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Kidd-Robbins Chapel. Burial will follow in Hickory Grove Cemetery in Nanafalia with Kidd-Robbins Funeral Directors of Demopolis directing. Visitation will be 5-7 tonight at the funeral home.

Wayland Phillips
NORTHPORT - Wayland Phillips, 57, died Sept. 19, 2000, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Park with the Rev. Jerry Montgomery and the Rev. Terrell Jones officiating and Sunset Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be 6-8 tonight at the funeral home. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Phillips and his brother, Eddie Phillips. Survivors include his loving wife of 291/2 years, Sandra Phillips; his mother, Nellie Phillips; sisters, Margaret Smith (William), Ella Mae Smalley, Dottie Connell and Nazzielee Rogers (Waymon); brothers, Ellis Phillips (Bobbie), J. M. Phillips (Elouise), G. W. Phillips, (Gewndah) and Guin Phillips (Linda); and his father and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Bolton. Pallbearers will be Jamie Garner, Terry Garner, Danny Walker, Jimmy Walker, James Garner, Ron Bolton, Chad Smith and Dwayne Smith. Honorary pallbearers and special friends, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Beams, Charles E. Beams, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bolton, Mr. and Mrs. James Garner, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Garner II, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Garner, Noami Cozart, Gary, BJ Boone and Josh, Gayle Cozart, Mrs. Della Reedy, Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller and family, Ed Hensley, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Champion and family, Oliver and Abby, friends and neighbors of Old Fayette Road, Mr. and Mrs. John Crawford, Pat Hensley, Angela Kirkland, several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, Jesse Ray Hannah, Dr. Sullivan and Staff, Doctors and Staff of DCH Regional Medical Center ER, Northstar Paramedics, Carroll's Creek Paramedics and Volunteer Fire Department and Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue.

Rachel McElroy Plowman
TUSCALOOSA - Rachel McElroy Plowman, 88, of Heritage Health Care, Inc., died Sept. 19, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be Saturday, Sept. 23, at 10:00 a.m. at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park with the Rev. Sammy Bell officiating and Memory Chapel Funeral Home directing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Otis C. "Red" Plowman; parents, Mary Miller McElroy and Frank McElroy; brothers, Arley and Robert McElroy of Birmingham; son-in-law, T. A. Hill of Tuscaloosa. Survivors include daughter, Mary F. Hill, Tuscaloosa; son, C. L. "Buddy" (Bobbie) Plowman, Tuscaloosa; brother, Charles McElroy, Birmingham; grandchildren, Kathy Hill Frase, Terri Hill Guy, O. Claude Plowman, Linda Plowman Fikes, Lisa Plowman Dolensky; and 12 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Claude Plowman, Mike Frase, David Guy, Steve Guy, Bob Fikes, Clint Fikes, Ed Dolensky, Nathaniel Thompson and Dave Lidikay. Honorary pallbearers are the Rev. George Jackson, Dr. Leonard W. Jones, III, Dr. John F. Burnum, Dr. Michael L. Johnson, doctors, nurses and staff at Heritage Health Care, Martinview Assisted Living, DCH Regional Medical Center 6th Floor and Emergency Room.

Dorothy P. Prisoc
GREENSBORO - Dorothy P. Prisoc, 82, died Sept. 20, 2000, at Greensboro Health Care. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Rhodes Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Alvis Taylor and the Rev. Tommy Easterwood officiating and Kirk Funeral Homes of Greensboro directing. Visitation will be 6-8 tonight at Kirk Funeral Homes in Greensboro. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Jessie Prisoc; brother, Fred Prisoc; and sister, Louise Williams. Survivors include her husband, O.V. Prisoc, Greensboro; daughters, Catherine Stokes and Betty Hoggle both of Greensboro; brother, Lewis Prisoc, Greensboro; grandchildren, Lisa Cochran, Rhonda Harper and Alan Hoggle, all of Greensboro; great-grandchildren, Christina Cochran, John Michael Cochran, Julie Burch, Kay Harper and Hunter Harper, all of Greensboro. Pallbearers will be Haywood Stokes, Michael Carter, Ray Seales, Gillis Martin, John Martin and Evan Kynard. Honorary pallbearers are DCH ICU, DCH 6th Floor, Hale County EMS, Dr. Chester Singleton and Dr. Bassam Mushannan. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Rhodes Chapel Baptist Church Building Fund.

Thomas Franklin Richardson
TUSCALOOSA - Thomas Franklin "Rocky" Richardson, 24, died Sept. 18, 2000, in Leesburg, Va. The funeral will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. Pine Rest Funeral Home in Foley, Ala., directing.

R.T. Sawyer
TUSCALOOSA - R.T. Sawyer of Bryce Hospital died Sept. 18, 2000, at Northport DCH. Graveside services will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. in Bryce Cemetery with Druid Funeral Home directing.

Margaret Louise Beausang
TUSCALOOSA - Services for Margaret Louise Beausang, 2823 3rd St., will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. at Holt United Methodist Church, 2 Bealle St., Holt, Ala. Officiating will be the Rev. Darrell Garrett pastor of the Holt United Methodist Church and the Rev. Kennard C. Smith, Director of the Wesley Foundation, The University of Alabama. Mrs. Beausang died Oct. 12, 3:35 p.m. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to services. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday at Memory Chapel Funeral Home. A native of Jefferson County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John T. Whestone and the widow of the late Charles Joseph Beausang. A graduate of Holt High School, she attended the University of Alabama where she was a member of Blackfriers. She was retired from the University having been employed there for 21 years. As active member of the Holt United Methodist Church, she taught a variety of Sunday School Classes, her most recent assignment being the Loyce Boteler Class. She was also a member of the Coterie Club and the Holt Study Club. She is survived by two sons, Fred W. Innes Jr. of Atlanta and Michael W. Innes of Huntsville; four stepchildren, Catherine Purpora, Elizabeth Simms, Richard Beausang and Thomas Beausang. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Josephine Whetstone; four granddaughters; seven stepchildren; two nephews; and one great-granddaughter. Pallbearers will be Johal Botler, Judge Steve Wilson, Gus Grosse, Charles Rushing, Larry Gray, Carl Wright, A.K. Calahan Jr. and John D. Shirley. Honorary pallbearers are Rosie B. Jones, Woody Clements, Jerry Belk, Jones Tubb, Dr. Thomas McDermott and members of Holt United Methodist Church. The family suggest that memorials be given to her church at 2 Bealle St. N.E., Tuscaloosa, AL 35404.

 

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