Obituaries Published 9-17-1998
Barclay
TALLADEGA
Services for Willard Richard Lee Barclay, 63, of 905 Coosa St., Talladega, will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Terry’s Metropolitan Mortuary with Rev. Bernard Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in Lane Chapel Cemetery.
Mr. Barclay died Tuesday at his home.
Survivors include a stepsister, Christine Wilson of Atlanta; and caregivers, Bessie C. Gould of Talladega and Jessie Cooper of Mobile.
Pallbearers will be family friends.
Mr. Barclay attended Westside Elementary School and was employed at Wehadkee Yarn Mill.
He was a former Detroit and Buffalo resident. He returned to Talladega 10 years ago.
Brown
Services for Minnie Lurlean Brown, 80, of 7011 Alabama Highway 9, will be Friday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Robert Hurst and Jasper Jenkins officiating.
Burial will be in Anniston Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6-8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Brown died Tuesday at her home.
Survivors include eight daughters, Josephine Brown of Omaha, Neb., Geraldine Ligon of Delta, Connie Laney of Heflin, Lee Snider Kendall, Joyce Cantrell, Barbara Clay, Bonnie Langley and Debbie Langford, all of Anniston; three brothers, James Melvin Brown Jr. of Ranburne, Michael Brown and Chris Brown, both of Anniston; three sisters, Geraldine Reed of Heflin, Ethyl Clay of Weaver and Sally Mynatt of Knoxville, Tenn.; 20 grandchildren, Dawn Ramirez, Sherry Kastner, Pam Nutter, Wendy White, Kelly Hale, Alicia Prichett, Tara Postma, Jeff Jarvis, Shawn Jarvis, Regina Flemings, Jarrod Murray, Tabatha Brown, Julie Wallace, Jamie Brown, Kim Parris, Misty Cochran, Mandy Langford, April Langford, Allen Laney and Brandy Brown; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be DeWayne Stephens, Samuel Rhodes, Micheal White, Grady Hunter, James Hale Jr., Lance Braden, David Brown and Jimmy Postma.
Mrs. Brown, a native and lifelong resident of White Plains, was a member of White Plains First United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Melvin Brown Sr.
Donations may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Research Society.
Buttram
PIEDMONT
Services for Ruth Aline Buttram, 97, of 675 Philadelphia Church Road, will be today at 2 p.m. at Mickelsen-McGee Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Jerry Dyer and Bobby Kirk officiating.
Burial will be in Piedmont Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Buttram died Tuesday at her home.
Survivors include four daughters, Aline Canter, Betty Naugher and Linda Kirk, all of Piedmont and Bernice Hinton of Gaysville; three sons, Bennie Buttram and Jack Buttram, both of Piedmont, and Wallace Buttram of Altoona; 39 grandchildren; 85 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; and two great-great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Mrs. Buttram had lived in the Piedmont area most of her life.
She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church.
Family requests no flowers, donations may be made to Piedmont Rescue Squad.
Norred
ROANOKE
Services for Jewel Norred, 69, of Roanoke, will be announced by Quattlebaum Funeral Home.
Miss Norred died Wednesday at Randolph County Hospital.
Thornburg
OHATCHEE
Services for Erskin Thornburg, 61, of 190 Kenyon Drive, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at K.L. Brown Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Harvey Brown officiating.
Burial will be in Iron City Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Friday night from 6-8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Thornburg died Tuesday at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Stone Thornburg of Ohatchee; a daughter, Theresa Solano of Ohatchee; two sons, Erskin W. Thornburg of Ohatchee and David Thornburg of Anniston; a sister, Elvia Snider of the Hollingsworth community; three brothers, Charles Thornburg of Jacksonville, Winston Thornburg of Trinidad, Texas and James Thornburg of Sylacauga; and three grandchildren, Whitney Solano, Elizabeth Thornburg and Calvin Thornburg.
Pallbearers will be M.T. Mitchell, Ralph Vane, Archie Weights, Harold Ashley, Earl Hinton and Otto Lett.
Mr. Thornburg, a native of Cherokee County, was a resident of Calhoun County for most of his life.
He was retired from Blossman Gas Company and was a member of Iron City Baptist Church.
Toup
PIEDMONT
Services for Lillian B. Toup, 74, of 1455 Charlie Penny Road, will be announced by Mickelsen-McGee Funeral Home.
Mrs. Toup died Tuesday at Wessex House of Jacksonville.
James L. Key
05-03-2001
Services for James L. Key, 73, of Weaver, were Friday at 2 p.m. at Anniston Memorial Funeral Home with evangelists Clyde Ray and Elbert Lewis officiating.
Burial was in Anniston Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Key died April 25 at UAB Medical Center in Birmingham.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Key of Weaver; one son, Bryan P. Key of Weaver; two daughters, Kristy K. Cosby of Weaver and Theresa Beasley of Anniston; four grandchildren, Justin Brown and Jenna Brown of Weaver, Angela Beasley and Spence Beasley of Anniston; one great-grandchild, Camryn Beasley; two sisters, Dorothy Patterson of Anniston and Alice Curvin of Anniston.
Pallbearers were Jim Wohl, Wayne Griffith, Denton Harbin, Brock Parker, Bill Ryan and Eddie Nunnally.
Honorary pallbearers were Dan Williams, Bert Stewart, Joe Phagan, Buddy Jamison, Bill Fulmer and Bill Smith.
Mr. Key was a member of Weaver Church of Christ and was preceded in death by a son, Jeffery Allen Key, his mother and father, Bertha and Clifford Key, and a brother Burton Key
Joe Ronald Snider
05-03-2001
Services for Joe Ronald Snider, 60, were Monday at 2 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnny Hammonds officiating.
Burial was at Jacksonville Cemetery.
Mr. Snider died Friday at Northeast Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Diane Snider of Jacksonville; six sons and five daughters-in-law, Shane and Kathy Brown of Wellington, Scott and Donnell Snider, Ronald and Rhonda Snider, Billy and Telisha Snider, Michael and April Snider and Derick Snider, all of Jacksonville; three daughters; his mother, Evelyn Snider of Jacksonville; four sisters, Virginia Andrews of Jacksonville, Linda Goodwin, Robin Young and Lennis Simmons, all of Albertville; two brothers, Perry Snider and Timmy Snider, both of Albertville; a step-brother, David Crumbley of Albertville; and four grandchildren, Krystal Brown, Hunter Brown, Taylor Snider and Dalton Snider.
Pallbearers were Shane Brown, Scott Snider, Ronald Snider, Billy Snider, Michael Snider, Derick Snider and Mark Brown.
Mr. Snider was a native of Marshall County and had been a Calhoun County resident for most of his life.
He was a member of West Side Baptist Church.
