Bobby Ray Maddox
04-19-2001
Services for Bobby Ray Maddox, 51, were Saturday at 11 a.m. at K. L. Brown Funeral Home and Crematory with the Rev. Jasper Dean officiating. Burial was in Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery.
Mr. Maddox died Thursday at home.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Phillips Maddox of Jacksonville; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Dianna Maddox of Piedmont; a sister, Linda Ragan of Northville, Mich.; three brothers, Lathan Maddox Jr., of Gadsden and Buddy Maddox and Garry Maddox, both of Piedmont; and a grandchild, Heather Maddox of Piedmont.
Pallbearers were Jack Ginn, Ed Colfield, Nathan Camp, Buddy Jamison, Phillip Gaines and Ray Pope.
Mr. Maddox was a native of Cherokee County and had lived in Calhoun County the past 28 years. He retired after 27 years from Anniston Army Depot and was a member of Ragan’s Chapel United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lathan Maddox and Frances Bomar Maddox.
Monteen Key Gowens
04-19-2001
Services for Monteen Key Gowens, 82, were Sunday at 2 p.m. at K. L. Brown Funeral Home and Crematory with the Revs. Edward Smith and Thomas Moran officiating. Burial was in Jacksonville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Gowens died Thursday at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and David DuHon of Jacksonville; two granddaughters and their husbands, Stacey and Kenny Burrell and Brandy and Jason Willingham, all of Jacksonville; and a great-grandchild, Madison Paige Burrell; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Jerry Key, Donnie Gowens, Larry Gowens, Vann Gowens, Garry Ray, Bill Webb and Preston Barnwell.
Mrs. Gowens had lived in Calhoun County most of her life and was a member of Jacksonville Church of God. She loved her church and her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Macon Gowens, and her parents, Bessie (Daniel) and Will Key.
M. Nat Andrews Jr.
04-19-2001
A memorial service for M. Nat Andrews Jr., 56, of Piedmont, will take place Sunday at 6 p.m. at Hanks Community Cemetery in Piedmont. Mr. Andrews died April 7 at his home and was buried April 11 at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham following services at Ridout’s Valley Chapel in Homewood.
A native of Homewood, Mr. Andrews moved to Piedmont in 1999. He is survived by his son, Nathanial Andrews III of Atlanta; two daughters, Rachel Andrews and Christine Andrews of Birmingham; his mother, Mary Emily Andrews of Homewood; his brother, William W. Andrews of Birmingham; and a special friend, Angie Finley, of Jacksonville.
Mr. Andrews was a graduate of the Birmingham University School and Indian Springs. He earned his BS degree from Auburn University and his master’s from the University of Alabama. Prior to moving to Calhoun County, he was an assistant dean in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Special Studies Department and a freelance website developer.
A photographer, writer and outdoor enthusiast who relished the natural beauty that surrounded his adopted hometowns of Piedmont and Jacksonville, Andrews used his talent for website design to promote the area’s people and places he held dear. On his websites, visitors enjoyed and often commented on his photo galleries, which captured the flavor of the area with sweeping panoramas of Dugger Mountain and wildflowers found along the Chief Ladiga Trail, as well as articles and photos about the area’s historic sites of interest. He was also a musician and artist who especially enjoyed gospel music and studying the Bible.
Memorial donations may be made to the League for Animal Welfare.
Richard Wesley Johnson
04-19-2001
Services for Richard Wesley Johnson, 59, will be today at 2 p. m. at K. L. Brown Funeral Home and Crematory with the Rev. Roger Wil- more officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Johnson died Sunday at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Berneta Odom Johnson of Jacksonville; a daughter and son-in-law, Lynette and David Anthony King of Jacksonville; four sisters, Loreen Brooks of Odenville, Joyce Smith of Trussville, Gail Glassock of Vestavia Hills and Marie Cornelius of Pell City; six brothers, Oscar Johnson of Anniston, Frank Johnson of Shreveport, La, Henry Johnson and David Johnson, both of Moody, Steven Johnson of Leeds and Alan Johnson of Birmingham; a grandchild, Alexis King of Jacksonville; and nine nieces and 12 nephews.
Pallbearers were B. L. Brooks, Arnold Johnson, Andy Weems, Crawford Nelson, Charlie Rice and Gene Bussey. Honorary pallbearers were deacons of First Baptist Church of Weaver.
Mr. Johnson was born in Acmar and grew up in Leeds. He had taught physical education for 25 years at Oxford Middle School.
He was an ordained deacon and a member of First Baptist Church of Weaver and the Bobby Hendrix Sunday School Class. He enjoyed woodcrafting.
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.
Raynard Zander
05-03-2001
Services for Raynard Zander, 35, of Atlanta, were April 24 at 1 p.m. at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church. Burial was in Pine Hill Cemetery. Chamber Funeral Home directed.
Mr. Zander died April 17.
Survivors include his parents, Robert H. Zander and Mattie J. (Booker) Zander of Bessemer; two sisters, Betty J. Parker of Jacksonville and Angelica M. Collins of Bessemer; a brother, Robert M. Zander of Lithonia, Ga.; six uncles; five aunts and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
He was a member of Cathedral of Divine Love in Decatur, Ga.
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. He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur Snider; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Pittman; and two brothers, Jimmy Snider and Edward Snider.
Cora Viola Smith
05-03-2001
Services for Cora Viola Smith, 76, of 909 Ninth Ave., N. E., Jacksonville, formerly of Indiana County, Pa., were Monday at 2 p.m. at K. L. Brown Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel with Dr. Will Garrett and the Rev. Tommy Ledbetter officiating.
Mrs. Smith died Friday at Jacksonville Hospital.
Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Barbara and Melvin George of Holidaysburg, Pa., Dorothy Dowden of Somerset, Ky., and Brenda and George Cline of Jacksonville; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert Allan and Amy Smith of Derry, Pa.; a sister, Edith Pisarik of Sinclairville, N. Y.; and 13 grandchildren.
Mrs. Smith was a native of Idamar, Pa., and had been a resident of Jacksonville for the past five years. She attended First United Methodist Church in Jacksonville.
Donations may be made to the Jacksonville Senior Citizen Center.
