Odell Britton
TUSCALOOSA - Mr. Odell Britton, age 70, of 450 B 29th Place, died Oct. 1, 2000 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services Were Oct. 13 at the Chapel of Wills' Funeral Service. Burial followed in West Highland Memorial Gardens with Wills' Funeral Service, Inc. directing.

Evelyn Odell Busby
NORTHPORT - Evelyn Odell Busby, 88, Estes North, N.H., died Oct. 13, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be at Memory Chapel on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Gardens. Visitation is tonight from 6-8 at the funeral home. Memory Chapel Funeral Home is directing.

Xavier B. Patton
TUSCALOOSA - Xavier B. Patton, 7, of 1108 14th Ave., died October 7, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services are Sunday at New Kingdom Baptist Church at 2 p.m. The Rev. Joseph Patton will officiate. Burial will follow in Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church cemetery in Ralph. Visitation is today from noon to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Wills' Funeral Service is directing.

Floyd C. Redmond
FAYETTE - Floyd C. Redmond, 63, of 433 Palestine Road, died October 10, 2000, at Fayette Medical Center. Services are today at Palestine Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Fayette Funeral Home is directing.

Treshaun Deshaun Stephen
COTTONDALE - Treshaun Deshaun Stephen, infant, died October 4, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Graveside services are today at Liberty Special Care Cemetery at 2 p.m. Williams' Service Funeral Home is directing.

Verlie Smith Watford
NORTHPORT - Verlie Smith Watford, 50, of 1401 3rd Street, died October 9, 2000, at her residence. Services are 1 p.m. today at the 19th St. Pentecostal Church, with Bishop Johnny K. Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in West Highland Memorial Gardens. Wills' Funeral Service is directing.

Melba Modine Werner
THOMASTON - Melba Modine Werner, 88, 6276 2nd Ave., died Oct. 12, 2000, at Selma Baptist Hospital. Services will be at O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home on Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Thomaston Cemetery. O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home is directing.

Lena Woodard
HOLT - Lena Woodard, 100, died Oct. 11, 2000, at Heritage Nursing Home. Services will be at Second Baptist Church in Holt on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Burial will follow in Holt Community Cemetery. Visitation is today from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the funeral home and 30 minutes prior to services at the church. Van Hoose and Steele Funeral Home is directing.

Josephine Yerby
BERRY - Josephine Yerby, 84, died Oct. 13, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at Bible Missonary Church on Sunday at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Salem Nazarene Church Cemetery. Visitation is tonight at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Norwood Chapel of Fayette is directing.

Jessie H. Burt
BRENT - Jessie H. Burt, 75, died Nov. 20, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at Rockco Funeral Home on Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. George Fields officiating. Burial will follow in Pineland Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is Friday from noon until 2 p.m. Rockco's Funeral Service, Inc. is directing. Survivors include her husband, J.B. Burt, Brent, Ala.; two sons, John O. Burt, Jackson, Ga., and Richard Burt, Puallup, Wash.; two daughters, Patricia Gross, Granita Bay, Calif., and Brenda Mills, Carmichael, Calif.; stepmother, Bertha Hobson, West Blockton; brother, Dilbert Hobson, Centreville; stepbrother, Bobby Smitherman, West Blockton, Ala.; four sisters, Willlie Lou Steele, Tuscaloosa, Mildred Mosley, Milton, Fla., Jean Stevens, Centreville, and Billie Ruth Hess, Tarrant City, Ala.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.

Etta Oree Johnson
ALICEVILLE - Etta Oree Johnson, 74, of 604 Magnolia Lane, died Nov. 21, 2000. Services will be at West End Baptist on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Mike Griffin officiating. Burial will follow in Magnolia Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Nov. 23 at the funeral home form 6-8 p.m. The body will lie in state one hour prior to service time at the church. Stabler-Robbins Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. She is preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Johnson, and son, Buddy Johnson. Survivors include her two daughters, Gloria "Midget" (Wayne) Jones, Enterprise, Miss., and Beth (Joe) Stewart, Aliceville, Ala.; daughter-in-law, Sandra Johnson, Aliceville, Ala.; two sons, Tommy (Judy) Johnson and Ricky (Sarah) Johnson, all of Aliceville, Ala.; two brothers, Joe (Edith) Cullum, Enterprise, Miss., and Clyde (Hazel) Cullum, Irving, Texas; 16 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Mrs. Johnson was a member of West End Baptist Church for 42 years and served as President and member of the Faith Few Sunday School Class and a retired employee of Aliceville Cotton Mill after more than 22 years of service. Mrs. Oree Johnson was a loving, devoted wife, mother, mamaw and friend. Pallbearers will be Billy Joe Reece, Charles Ashcraft, Huey Gilmore, Hugh Harris, Jim McKnight and James Kimbrell. Honorary pallbearers are Faith Few Sunday School Class of West End Baptist Church, Pickens Co. Med. Ctr. Home Health Care Nurses and Staff, Deacons as West End Baptist Church, Evelyn Donaldson, Bessie Mansfield, Eleanor Melton, and former co-workers at Aliceville Cottonmill. The family will accept flowers, or donations may be made to West End Baptist Church Building Fund, 130 Moblie Road, Aliceville, AL 35442.

Andre V. McMiller
TUSCALOOSA - Master Andre V. McMiller, 10, died Nov. 19, 2000. Complete arrangements will be announced at a later date by Wills' Funeral Service.

Mary Webb Smith
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Mary Webb Smith, 71, died Nov. 17, 2000. Services are today at 2 p.m. at the Norwood Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Liberty Cemetery. Norwood Funeral Home of Guin, directing.

Robert Ford Sumner
COTTONDALE - Robert Ford Sumner, 73, of 5634 Clearview Hills Drive, died Nov. 21, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be at Memory Chapel on Nov. 24 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Edwin King officiating. Burial will follow in Oakhill Cemetery. Visitation is Nov. 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Memory Chapel Funeral Home is directing. Survivors include his wife, Molly Sumner, Cottondale, Ala.; daughters Nancy Skelton (Rickey), Patricia Oswalt (Mike) and Lisa Cook; sons, Randy Sumner (Amy) and Brian Boyd; brother, Leo Sumner; grandchildren, Josh Powell, Sherri Cook, Chris Boyd, Ashley Oswalt, Austin Boyd and Cailan Sumner. Pallbearers will be Jerry Green, Lance Green, Hugh Stewart, Rickey Skelton, Billy Mike Oswalt, Dan Stringer, David S. Hubbard, David E. Hubbard and Jimmy Sellers. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Cornelius Sullivan, Dr. Richard W. Stuhr, Dr. Joseph Wallace, Dr. Dirk Berry, Nurses of ICU and 3rd Floor South at DCH.

James Edward Tilley
GORDO - James Edward "Bub" Tilley, 70, of 630 7th Court N.W., died Nov. 20, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be at the Gordo First Baptist Church today at 11 a.m. with Bro. Marc Howard and Bro. Johnye Horton officiating. Burial will follow in the Gordo City Cemetery. Visitation is 30 minutes prior to the service. Skelton Funeral Home of Reform is directing. He is preceded in death by his parents, Vertice and Grace Tilley; and brother, Herbert Tilley. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Letha Dillard Tilley, Gordo, Ala.; daughter, Charlotte Pugh and husband, Dennis, Reform, Ala.; son, James S. Tilley and wife, Margaret, Gordo, Ala.; three grandchildren, Nikki Mullenix and husband, Jason, Justin Tilley and wife, Mystie, all of Gordo, and Kristel Pugh, Reform, Ala.; three great-grandchildren, Colby Gaddy, Devin Tilley and Cabel Mullenix, all of Gordo. Mr. Tilley was a member of Gordo First Baptist Church and the Gordo Masonic Lodge #564. Pallbearers will be Sid Tilley, Randy Dillard, Tim Dillard, Todd Dillard, Ken Elmore, Donald Pritchett, Larry Sanders and Bert Stephens. Honorary pallbearers are members of Gordo First Baptist Church, members of the Central Alabama Christian Builders, Martha Stephens, Tina Kelley, friends and neighbors of the Gordo Community, Dr. John Brandon, Dr. Chelly Alexander, Dr. Jeffrey Anderson, Dr. John Ferguson and the early morning coffee drinkers at Bullets.

Annelle McIlwain Bell
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Annelle McIlwain Bell, 87, of 1203 Market Street, died Dec. 2, 2000, at Keeler Air Force Base Medical Center. Services are Monday at 1 p.m. at Stabler-Robbins Funeral Home Chapel in Aliceville. Burial will follow in Lower Cemetery in Pickensville. Visitation is Monday from 10 a.m. - noon at the funeral home chapel. Stabler-Robbins Funeral Home of Aliceville is directing. She was the wife of the late Hunter Benjamin Bell. Pascagoula, Miss., had been her home for the past 40 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pascagoula. Her parents were the late Artie Rebecca and Julian Richard McIlwain of Choctaw County, Ala. The youngest of seven siblings, Mrs. Bell was born in Gilbertown, Ala., on Sept. 30, 1913, weighing only two pounds. She overcame a fragile beginning to lead a long and happy life. Mrs. Bell is survived by two daughters, Sally Bell Hobbs and Betty Bell Alford; three grandchildren, Lisa Garrison, David Alford and Erin Alford; two great-grandchildren, Rebekah and Chance. She is also survived by son-in-law John Alford, sister-in-law Amanda Bell Patterson, numerous nieces and nephews and their families. She was loved dearly and will be missed by all.

Johnny Lee Dubose
LIVINGSTON - Johnny Lee "Yoggie Bear" Dubose, 39, died Nov. 25, 2000. Services took place Dec. 2 at Morning Star Baptist Church in Livingston. Burial followed in the Livingston City Cemetery. McInnis Mortuary of Livingston directed.

David Michael Fanelli
TUSCALOOSA - David Michael Fanelli, 41, 1635 Teal Circle, died Nov. 29, 2000, in Zellwood, Fla. Memorial services will be at the chapel on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Mike Hall officiating. Magnolia Chapel South is in charge of arrangements. He is preceded in death by his father, Victor Fanelli. Survivors include his wife, Caroline Fanelli, of Tuscaloosa; daughters, Jordan M. and Anna Lee Fanelli, of Tuscaloosa; stepchildren, Key and Kayla Harwell, of Tuscaloosa; mother, Doris Nestor, of Zellwood, Fla; father and mother-in-law, Richard and Connie Key, of Clanton; brother-in-law, Tommy Key; and sister-in-law Emily Key.

Lora Belcher Findley
REFORM - Lora Belcher Findley, 82, died Dec. 2, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services are Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Donald Parker will officiate. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery. Visitation is Monday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Skelton Funeral Home is directing. Survivors include daughters, Betty Rodgers, of Tuscaloosa, Patricia Jackson, of Tuscaloosa, Brenda Parker, of Palmetto, and Linda Sorrow, of S.C.; sons, Carlos Belcher, of Reform, George D. Belcher, of Maylene, and Travis Q. Belcher, of Hayden; 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Findley was a member of Hebron Baptist Church, a retired seamstress at Steven's Garment Factory and a well-known resident of Pickens County. Pallbearers will be Mark Moore, Rodger Belcher, Scott Jackson, David Belcher, Jeff Belcher and Jason Belcher.

Andy Joe Holcomb
TUSCALOOSA - Andy Joe Holcomb, 57, died Dec. 1, 2000. Graveside services are today at 2 p.m. at Myrtlewood Cemetery in Ft. Deposit. Dunklin-Herndon Funeral Home of Greenville is directing, Survivors include his wife, Sandra Herald Holcomb, of Cottondale; daughter, Kristin Holcomb, of Ft. Deposit; son, Scott Holcomb, of Ft. Deposit; aunt, Eula B. Henderson, of Ft. Deposit.

Grady Cleophus Lowery
REFORM - Grady Cleophus Lowery, 88, 201 5th Ave. N.E., died Nov. 30, 2000, at his residence. Services will be at Reform First United Methodist Church on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Alan Head officiating. Burial will follow in Hannah Cemetery. Visitation is tonight from 6-8 at the funeral home. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to service. Skelton Funeral Home of Reform is directing. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Teresa Urrea of Safford, Ariz. Survivors include his wife, Pauline R. Lowery, Reform; son, Doug Lowery and wife, Jenny O'Quinn, Reform; sisters, Ruth Leonard, Gordo, and Rachel Vail, Northport; five grandsons, Ruben Urrea (Bridget),Tempe, Ariz., Lee Urrea (Vicky), Safford, Ariz., Steven Lowery and Scott Lowery both of Northport, and Tomas Altamirano, Safford, Ariz.; two step-grandsons, Jack Patterson and Michael Espey, Biloxi, Miss.; one great-grandson, Michael Urrea, Safford, Ariz., and a step-great-granddaughter, Miranda Chestnut, Holt. Mr. Lowery was a member of Reform First United Methodist Church, a retired employee of Southern Natural Gas where he worked for 30 years and a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. Pallbearers will be Ruben Urrea, Lee Urrea, Steven Lowery, Scott Lowery, Henry Elmore and Pete Elmore. Honorary pallbearers are retirees of Southern Natural Gas, friends and neighbors of his community.

Larry Alan Mills
TUSCALOOSA - Larry Alan Mills, 54, died Dec. 1, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services are today at 2 p.m. at Oak Hill Funeral Home Chapel. Bro Grant Parker and Bro. Chric Carson will officiate. Burial will follow in Oakhill Cemetery. Oak Hill Funeral Home is directing. He was preceded in death by his father, Rufus L. Mills. Survivors include his wife, Deborah Smith Mills, of Tucscaloosa; daughter, Lindsay Allison Mills, of Tuscaloosa; sisters, Martha Ann Mills, of Demopolis, and Eileen Mills, of Moundville; brothers, Rufus "Buck" Mills, Jr., of Demopolis, Carl Mills, of Demopolis, and Ken Mills, of Moundville; mother, Sadie Callahan Mills, of Moundville. Mr. Mills was an employee of Uniroyal Goodrich for 26 years. He served for eight years in the U.S. Air Force. Pallbearers will be Mike Lamon, Murry Renfroe, David Connell, Frank Elmore, Austin Merriweather, Ralph Shults, Jeff Nelson and James Ray. Honorary pallbearers are Charles Butler, Levert Lawrence, Leo Sumner, Joe Abernathy, employees of Uniroyal Goodrich, members of Gilgal Baptist Church, members and youth of Taylorville United Church, doctors and nurses of DCH Regional Medical Center, and faculty and students of Hillcrest High School.

Newman Estelle Shirley
NORTHPORT - Newman Estelle Shirley, 85, died Dec. 1, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services are Monday at 10 a.m. at Macedonia United Methodist Church. The Rev. Michael Skelton, the Rev. Paul Peeples and Dr. Jack R. Brown will officiate. Visitation is tonight from 6-8. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home of Northport is directing. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie L. Shirley, and son, Lonnie Lee Shirley Jr. Survivors include daughter, Naomia Brown (Jack), of Northport; granddaughter, Beth Sherman (Mark), of Dallas, Texas; grandson, Brett (Tracy), of Northport; great-granddaughters, Rachel and Jenna Sherman, of Dallas, Texas. Mrs. Shirley was a lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa County. She had been a member of the Macedonia United Methodist Church for more than 60 years. Pallbearers will be Hillary Shirley, Robert Shirley, Johnny Shirley, Jerry Turner, Randy Booth and Tommy Brown. Honorary pallbearers are the staff of Estes North Health Care Facility, family, friends and neighbors of the Macedonia and Carroll's Creek communities. Flowers, or in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Macedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, the Alzheimer's Association (for research), 1110 6th Ave. E., Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401 or The Gideon International, PO Box 77, Northport, AL, 35476.

Elizabeth B. Smith
NORTHPORT - Elizabeth B. Smith, 83, of 18820 Highway 43 N, died Dec. 2, 2000, at her residence. Complete arrangements will be announced later by Sunset Funeral Home.

Mattie Benson Smith
LAUREL, Miss. - Mattie Benson Smith, 96, formerly of Bellamy, died Nov. 29, 2000. Services are Monday at 2 p.m. at the Morning Star Baptist Church in Bellamy. The body will lie in state at the funeral home this afternoon from 2-7 p.m. Burial will take place in Elmwood Memorial Gardens. McInnis Mortuary of Livingston is directing.

Furman Charles Williamson Jr.
WARD - Furman Charles "Chuck" Williamson Jr., 74, died Dec, 1, 2000, at his residence. Services are Monday at 11 a.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Cokes Chapel Cemetery. Visitation is tonight from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Bumpers Funeral Home of York is directing.

Louie Michael Duncan
DUNCANVILLE - Louie Michael Duncan, 50, died Dec. 10, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Complete arrangements will be announced at a later date by Memory Chapel Funeral Home.

James L. Griffin
TUSCALOOSA - James L. Griffin, 71, #22 Circlewood, went to meet Jesus on Dec. 9, 2000, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Serivices will be at Memory Chapel on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. John Stephens, the Rev. Mike Bell and the Rev. Victor Hutchins officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Gardens. Visitation is tonight from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memory Chapel Funeral Home is directing. He is preceded in death by his father, John Wiley Griffin; mother, Della Lou Griffin; brothers, Otis Griffin, Aubrey Griffin and Obie Griffin; sister, Tia Sumner. Survivors include his wife, Willa Dean Griffin; sons, Dennis James Griffin and wife, Cathy Griffin, and Donald Wade Griffin and wife, T.C. Griffin; sister, Jean Fields; grandchildren, Maria Griffin, Vanessa Griffin, Aaron Griffin and Amanda Griffin. Pallbearers will be Tracy Criswell, Bobby Fretwell, Danny Hewett, Michael Toler, Randy Kirkley and Roger Kirkley. Honorary Pallbearers are Eternal Faith Church members, friends and neighbors of Circlewood, Barry Hewett, Nick Nickoles and Bobby Fields.

Esteen Snow
BERRY - Esteen Snow, 76, 22501 Rufus John Road, died Dec. 9, 2000, at her residence. Services will be at Davis today at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Haskel Tinker officiating. Burial will follow in Boone Cemetery in Tuscaloosa. Nelson Funeral Home is directing. She is preceded in death by her son, Billy Ray Snow; grandson, Danny Ray Snow. Survivors include her husband, Van Snow, New Lexington Community; daughters, Martha (Tommy) McCool, Northport, and Bonnie (Earl) Pendley of New Lexington Community; sisters, Irene Ciecro of Adamsville, Franes Pugh of Reform, Lucille Taylor of Coker, Marie Swiney of Samantha and Louise Cannon of Northside; brother, Charles Sanford of Adamsville; nine grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild.

William L. Thomas
NORTHPORT - William L. "Buddy" Thomas, 77, 14449 Troy Trimm Road, died Dec. 7, 2000, at his residence.Graveside services were held on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Goodwater Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Montgomery officiating. Magnolia Chapel of Northport is directed. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma Lee Thomas and step-son, Wilford "Buck" Goree. Survivors include his daughters, Doris Trimm (Troy), Northport, Diane Prestriedge (Jerry) Mabank, Texas, Alice McDaniel (Glen) Tuscaloosa, Donna Terlouw (John) Tuscaloosa, Mary Walter, Akron and Margie Hagler (Bill) Tuscaloosa; sisters, Jean Crawford of Northport, and Betty Tatum (Jim) Georgia; two step-daughters, Hazel Bozeman of Northport and Nelline Averette of Moundville; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; special thanks to Jenny Ledbetter for the care and comfort given to Buddy. Buddy owned and operated Buddy's Lawnmower Fix-it Shop on 16th Street. Pallbearers were Jimmy Sartain, Michael Sartain, Timothy Walters, Johnny Gray, Steve Mooney and Dwayne Quimby. Honorary pallbearers were friends and neighbors of 16th St. and Troy Trim Road, DCH Cancer Center, Hospice of West Alabama, Royce Gray, Debbie Lee and Donald Mosley. In memory of Mr. Thomas, donations may be made to Hospice of West Alabama 1800 McFarland Blvd. Suite 310, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406.

Lawrence J. Williams
NORTHPORT - Lawrence (L.J.) J. Williams, 87, died Dec. 7, 2000, at Northport Medical Center. Services will be at First Baptist Church of Northport on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Cedar Oak Memorial Park. Public viewing is today from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the funeral home and at the church on Tuesday one hour prior to service. Van Hoose and Steele Funeral Home is directing.

 

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