06/14/99
MOBILE COUNTY
Alice R. Tucker
Alice Ruth Tucker, a Mobile resident who was a native of South Carolina, died Saturday at a local hospital. She was 72.
Mrs. Tucker was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Veritas 175.
She is survived by a son, Mack R. Tucker, Jr. of Mobile; two daughters, Brenda Tilley of Walterboro, S.C., and Sandra Griffith of Chickasaw; her mother, Corrie M. McWhorter of Walhalla, S.C.; a brother, John W. McWhorter of Russellville, N.C.; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be this evening from 5 to 8 at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Services are set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with burial at Mobile Memorial Gardens.
CHOCTAW COUNTY
Betty H. Harmon
BUTLER - Betty Hendley Harmon, a native of Crowell, Texas, who resided in Ridgeland, Miss., died Sunday at a hospital in Jackson, Miss.
Mrs. Harmon, 71, was a longtime resident of Butler.
She is survived by two daughters, Beckie Harmon of Ridgeland, Miss., and Susan Steward of Arlington, Va., and a granddaughter.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 10 a.m. until services begin at 11 a.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home in Butler, with burial at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Butler.
David C. Locke
CULLOMBURG - David Charles Locke, a former laborer who resided in Cullomburg, died Saturday at a Chatom nursing facility. He was 84.
He is survived by a daughter, Lora Harper of Mobile; a son, Harmon Locke of Silas; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services are set for 11 a.m. today at Cullomburg Baptist Church, with burial at Cullomburg Cemetery.
Bumpers Funeral Home in Butler is in charge of arrangements.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Vernon Turberville
HUXFORD - Vernon Oneal Turberville, a retired carpet installer, died Friday in Atmore.
Turberville, 63, resided in Huxford. He was a native of Escambia County. He was a member of Springhill Primitive Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn C. Turberville of Huxford; a son, Steve O. Turberville of Atmore; five brothers, William Turberville of Uvalda, Ga., John Turberville, Clinton Turberville and Cecil Turberville, all of Mobile, and Paul Turberville of Robertsdale; and five sisters, Louise Gibson of Elsanor, Margaret MacDonald of Pensacola, Bessie Couch, Alice Vaughn and Helen Williams, all of Robertsdale.
Services are at 2 p.m. today at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore, with burial at Huxford Baptist Cemetery.
OTHER
Philip S. Gibson
LEAKESVILLE, Miss. - Philip Stephen Gibson, a retired airplane mechanic at Brookley Field, died Saturday at his Leakesville home. He was 77.
Gibson, a disabled World War II veteran, received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He was a native of Green County, and he attended Rounsaville Baptist Church in Leakesville.
He is survived by his wife, Glenese Gibson of Leakesville; two sons, Donald Gibson and Gary Gibson, both of Leakesville; two stepsons, Wyatt Skinner of Leakesville and Stan Rouse of Lucedale, Miss.; a daughter, Phylis Davis of Leakesville; two stepdaughters, Glenda Richardson of Creola and Patricia Ellerbee of Lucedale; a brother, Glen Gibson of Plainview, Texas; three sisters, Mary Lou Huggins of Citronelle, Dora Lee Stewart of Chunchula and Joyce Boykin of Semmes; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services are at 10 a.m. today at Freeman Funeral Home in Leakesville, with burial at Rounsaville Baptist Cemetery.
06/15/99
MOBILE COUNTY
Gabriella Barclay
Gabriella Barclay, who had worked for many years at S.H. Kress Co., died Saturday at Allen Memorial Home. She was 87.
Miss Barclay, affectionately known as "Gay Gay" to family and friends, was a parishioner at Little Flower Catholic Church, where she served as a member of the Legion of Mary, a Eucharistic minister and on the Altar Society. She was named Valentine of the Year in 1981.
At the time of her death, she was president of the Resident Council at Allen Memorial Home.
Survivors include three nephews, Bob Carlen, Clarence Barclay and Tom Barclay; two nieces, Constance L. Barclay and Margaret Gabriella Barclay Deese; and a number of great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.
Miss Barclay donated her body to science. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Friday at Little Flower Catholic Church.
Memorials may be made to the Allen Memorial Home, 735 S. Washington Avenue, Mobile, AL 36603.
Billy Wayne McCrory
Billy Wayne McCrory, who had worked with the Mobile County public school system as a safety inspector, died Sunday at a local hospital. He was 57.
The Greenville, Ala., native was a resident of Mobile for the past 54 years.
He retired from the school system after 18 years.
He was a member of Creekwood Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Betty Lowry McCrory of Mobile; one son, Billy McCrory of Mobile; one daughter, Tammy McCrory of Mobile; three brothers, William D. McCrory of Mobile, James W. McCrory of Oklahoma and Joseph F. McCrory of Huntsville.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight. at Serenity Funeral Home, where services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Serenity Memorial Gardens.
A. Boyd Miller Sr.
A. Boyd Miller Sr., a native and resident of Mobile, died Sunday in a local hospital. He was 51.
Miller was a general contractor. He was a member of the Flora-Bama Hunting Club and American Legion.
He is survived by his wife, Diane A. Miller of Mobile; two sons, Jeremy J. Miller and A. B. "Scott" Miller Jr. of Mobile; two brothers, Charles Miller of Mobile and Hilton Miller of Texas; and one sister, Claudia Pickett of Texas.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, with services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and burial in Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Joy Marie Moore
Joy Marie Moore, a registered nurse, died Sunday at a local hospital. She was 68.
Mrs. Moore, a native of Richton, Miss., was a resident of Chickasaw. She had worked as a neuro-intensive care nurse at Mobile Infirmary.
Survivors include her husband, William A. Moore Sr.; three children, W.A. Moore Jr. of Gulf Shores, Pamela Moore of New Orleans and Betty Migues of Mobile; her mother, Emma Walley of Pascagoula; two sisters, Gloria Heron of Indiana, Pa., and Patricia Stem of Ocean Springs, Miss.; and four grandchildren.
Services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Radney Funeral Home in Saraland and at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Mount Zion Cemetery in Sand Hill, Miss.
Richard Seymour
Richard "Butch" Seymour, a native of Axis, Ala., and resident of Mobile, died Wednesday at a local hospital.
Survivors include his mother, Neba Winrich of Axis; one daughter of Georgia; and one brother of Tennesssee.
Graveside services will be held in Tennessee at a later date. Radney Funeral Home in Saraland handled local arrangements.
Evelyn M. Singleton
Evelyn Marie Singleton, a member of the Martin Luther King Redevelopment Organization, died Monday at her home.
Ms. Singleton, a native of Mobile, lived in New York City for more than 40 years before returning to Mobile 12 years ago.
She was a retiree of Eveready Printing Co. where she was employed in sales correspondence for more than 37 years.
She was a parishioner at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, where she was a member of the St. Martha's Sanctuary Guild and the Altar Society. Other memberships included the Mobile Chapter of Drexel Society and the Southeast Region Alpha Phi Chi Chapter of Theta Lambda Rho.
Among her survivors is her sister, Velma S. Johnson of Mobile.
Arrangements will be announced by Johnson-Allen Mortuary.
MONROE COUNTY
Blanche L. Hundley
MONROEVILLE - Blanche Lazenby Hundley, a member of First United Methodist Church, died Sunday at the age of 91.
Mrs. Hundley was a native of Forest Home, Ala., and a longtime resident of Monroeville. She attended college at Montevallo and taught Expression at Ariton, Ala.
She devoted her time to church activities. In addition to singing soprano in the choir, she played piano and organ, taught a women's Sunday school class and was involved in United Methodist Women. She also put flowers in the narthex as long as her health permitted.
Survivors include one son, Kenneth Hundley; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at Monroeville First Baptist Church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. services. Burial will be in Methodist Cemetery with Johnson Funeral Home of Monroeville directing.
Jewel L. Lambert
FRISCO CITY - Jewel Lancaster Lambert, a homemaker, died Sunday at an area hospital. She was 74.
Mrs. Lambert, a native of Goodway, Ala., was a resident of Frisco City.
Survivors include two sons, Larry R. Lambert of Frisco City and Walter D. "Danny" Lambert of Houston; one daughter, Elaine Lambert Padgett of Tallahassee, Fla.; two sisters, Corean Coleman and Myrtice Maughow, both of Goodway; and four grandchildren.
Services are set for 10 a.m. today at Monroe Chapel Funeral Home with burial in Union Cemetery in Frisco City.
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William P. Green
HENDERSON, Nev. - William "Billy" Paul Green, who had been involved in the racing scene in Mobile for many years, died Wednesday at a hospital in Phoenix. He was 61.
The Chickasaw native formerly lived in Pensacola for 30 years. He retired from the U.S. Civil Service at Pensacola Naval Air Station after 25 years.
Green resided in Henderson for about the past six years.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Green of Henderson; his mother and stepfather, Vera and Leonard Miller of Saraland; one son, William Green of Mobile; one daughter, Lori Bryant of Mobile; two brothers, Silas "Boe" Green of Pensacola and Silas "Lavern" Green of Mobile; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services took place in Henderson. A memorial service will take place at Radney Funeral Home in Saraland at 7 p.m. Wednesday with visitation from 5 p.m.
Robert Mackie
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. - Robert Mackie, a native of Mobile who lived in Warner Robins died Monday at a hospital. He was 48.
Mackie was employed as a civil engineer by Robins Air Force Base in Robins Ga. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
He is survived by his daughter, Jessica Mackie of Warner Robins; his mother, Waunelle Mackie of Warner Robins; a sister, Diane Bolton of Mobile; a grandmother, Grace Pittman of Warner Robins; and fiancee' Phyllis Hanson of Alpharetta, Ga.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at McCullough Funeral Home in Warner Robins. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Parkway Memorial Gardens.
