11/28/1999
Radio station owner Dickie Roberds dies Staff Reporter
J. Dickie Roberds, hailed as a radio pioneer who followed through on his vision to provide quality entertainment, died Saturday at a Mobile hospital after a sudden illness.
Roberds, 52, chief executive officer of Roberds Broadcasting Co. through which he fine-tuned radio stations WGOK-AM and WYOK-FM in the Mobile market, was hit with severe stomach cramps in the middle of the night, said his father-in-law, J.C. McAleer, and taken to Providence Hospital.
McAleer said Roberds, a father of five sons ranging in age from 6 to 23, "showed no signs of being sick" prior to the illness, though a hepatitis infection several years ago had damaged his liver. He said an autopsy was being conducted at the hospital but the results were pending.
Though Roberds was his son-in-law, McAleer said, "he was like a brother." The two, along with McAleer's son, had planned to go fishing in the Mobile Delta on Saturday.
Roberds was a member of the Coastal Conservation Association, he said.
"He called me about 8 last night," remembered McAleer, "and said, 'I'm going to pick up John at 730 and pick you up at 8. It's going to be a great day!'"
But "we got that call in the middle of the night," he said. "It's terrifying. He held on as long as possible."
McAleer said his Roberds "started at the bottom" in radio, selling ads and working his way up through management to ownership of the stations that provided rhythm and blues, gospel and urban-contemporary music.
"He developed a niche in the market and filled it," said McAleer, noting that he widened the market from WGOK's dawn-to-dusk operations to the 24-hour appeal of WYOK.
"He was a pioneer in R&B," said longtime friend Tom Wilson. "He's been in radio a long time. I admire a man who can go from sales manager to station owner."
Wilson said Roberds was "not very talkative. He was kind of laid-back in a sense."
That style served Roberds well, said business partner Kevin Wagner from his home in Miami. He called Roberds "a legendary broadcaster. My life from this point forward I have him to thank."
Wagner said he learned from Roberds by example "how to enjoy life and to keep a smile on your face. Nothing really bothered him."
While he lauded Roberds' business acumen, Wagner also held him in high regard for what he taught him, again by example, on his parenting skills.
"I learned a lot from him about being a father," said Wagner, notably the importance of not just being with one's children, but spending quality time with them.
"He was a devoted father," echoed McAleer. "He loved those kids. They worshipped him. He was at all the ball games with his children."
"He was just a great guy," McAleer said. "Everybody that knew him liked him, and it was mutual. He was caring, giving. He wouldn't mind being the butt of a joke - he was just that kind of a guy."
Survivors include his wife, Theresa Ann "Terry" Roberds; five sons, Jay Dickie Roberds II, Jake S. Roberds, Grady W. Roberds, Clayton S. Roberds and Chandler M. Roberds, all of Mobile; his mother, Shirley S. Roberds of Fairhope; two sisters, Shirley "Sissy" Moore of Fairhope and Mary Steward Stephens of Pirate's Cove; one brother, George W. Roberds of Fairhope; and other relatives.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Radney Funeral Home. In addition, visitation will be held Tuesday at Dauphin Way United Methodist Church beginning at 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. funeral. Burial will be in Pine Crest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to UMS-Wright Preparatory School or St. Paul's Episcopal School.
MOBILE COUNTY
Gus Jetter
Gus Jetter, a native of Union, S.C., and resident of Mobile, died Tuesday at a local health care facility. He was 97.
Jetter was a self-employed contractor.
He is survived by his stepson, Robert Kidd of Oakland, Calif.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Reese Funeral Home, followed by graveside services and burial at 11 a.m. at Whispering Pines Cemetery.
Judith L. Smith
Judith Locke Smith, a native of Birmingham and resident of Mobile, died Thursday at a local hospital. She was 63.
She is survived by two daughters, Melissa Bowers of Mobile and Minnette Spencer of Tuscaloosa; two sisters, Jean Gay and Jerry Shall of Argyle, Texas; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Pensacola, with visitation following. Graveside services and interment
will be at 3 p.m. in Bayview Memorial Park Cemetery in Pensacola.
Radney Funeral Home in Mobile handled arrangements.
Virginia T. Thompson
WILMER - Virginia Thurman Thompson, a native of New Hebron, Miss., and resident of Wilmer, died Friday in a local hospice. She was 56.
She is survived by three children, Tony Thurman, Betty Pierce and Scott Thompson of Wilmer; her father, J.D. Thurman of Gautier, Miss.; three brothers, Tommy Thurman and Farrion Thurman, both of Jackson, Miss., and Billy Thurman of Mendenhall, Miss.; two sisters, Dorothy McCurty of Jackson, and Lagina Belk of Byrum, Miss.; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Valhalla Memorial Funeral Home in Semmes. Graveside services and interment
will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Valhalla Memorial Gardens.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Willene J. McGhee
ATMORE - Willene J. McGhee, a native of Escambia County, Fla., and resident of Atmore, died Saturday. She was 73.
Mrs. McGhee worked as a seamstress for Vanity Fair.
She is survived by three sons, Bobby Lee McGhee of Blountstown, Fla., John Howard McGhee of Atmore and Preston McGhee of Monroeville; three daughters, Mary Christine Parker of Trinity, Texas, Betty Ann McGhee of Poarch and Angela DeVilbiss of Foley; one brother, James Lee Partin of Atmore; two sisters, Thelma Corine Jackson of Pensacola, and Linnie Ruth Wolf of Jay, Fla.; 20 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Home Cemetery in Poarch.
Sallie Mae Stafford
ATMORE - Sallie Mae Stafford, a native of Escambia County and resident of Atmore, died Friday. She was 92.
She is survived by four sons, Boyce Ikner of Louisville, Ky., William Howard Stafford and Billy Ray Stafford, both of Atmore, and Julian Robert Stafford of Frisco City; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore. Burial will be in Semirah Springs Cemetery.
LAURA MAE PARNELL
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS - Laura Mae Parnell, a native of Baldwin County, former resident of Loxley and resident of Pensacola, died Friday, Nov. 26, 1999. She was 56.
She is survived by three brothers, John Capers Jr. of Fairhope, Gene Capers of Seminole, and Charles Capers of Robertsdale; five sisters, Carol Geary of Pensacola, Lucille Langham of Loxley, Betty Schlayer of Milton, Fla., Doris Huff of St. Elmo and Bonnie Curtis of Beulah, Fla.
Visitation will be from 1 until 2 p.m. Monday at Vernant Park Baptist Church in Magnolia Springs, with services beginning at 2 p.m. and burial in the church cemetery.
Arrangements are by Mack Funeral Home in Robertsdale.
WILLIS ROGER RANDALL
ELBERTA - Willis Roger "Red" Randall of Elberta, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 1999, at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola. He was 76.
Randall was a longtime resident of Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan. He worked for Cessna Aircraft Corp. in Wichita, Kan., for 36 years.
Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Elizabeth Betty C. Randall of Elberta; two daughters, Willetta Whitehead and Janice Cross, both of Wichita; a son, Roger Randall of Wichita; a stepson, Lewis Chapin of Weston, Mo.; a sister, Rosa Kious of San Francisco; six grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Lay Cemetery in Miflin, with the Rev. Keith Ringers officiating.
Bayview Funeral Home of Foley is handling arrangements.
JAMES W. RAMMING
James W. Ramming, a native of Wichita falls, Texas, and resident of Perdido Beach and Darien, Conn., died in Foley on Wednesday. He was 59.
He is survived by his wife, Corinne Grotheer Ramming of Perdido Beach and Darien, Conn.; his mother, Dora Ramming of Lawton, Okla.; two sons, Scott Anthony Ramming of Asheville, N.C., and James Christopher Ramming of Palo Alto, Calif.; one daughter, Caroline Ellen Ramming of Darien, Conn.; one brother, Ronald Wayne Ramming of Lawton, Okla.; and one grandson.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Foley. Arrangements are by Pine Rest Funeral Home.
The family requests that memorials be made to Vespers with Bach, c/o the Bach foundation, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 W. 65th St., New York N.Y., 10023.
MARGARET T. MACON
SILVERHILL - Margaret Taylor Macon, a native of Bay Minette, former resident of Robertsdale and resident of Silverhill, died Friday, Nov. 26, 1999. She was 81.
She is survived by one daughter, Jane Kelley of Silverhill; two sons, Leslie Macon of Silverhill and Vance Macon of Jackson, Miss.; four sisters, Eugenia Stander, Betty Taylor, Mary Ed Flowers and Helen Lowery, all of Robertsdale; one brother, Thomas Taylor of Bay Minette; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 9 until 10 a.m. Monday at Mack Funeral Home, with services at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Hail Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. Georgia Mae Edmondson
Age 84, homemaker, a devoted wife and mother and loving friends has gone home to her Father and our lives will never be the same again, died Friday, November 26, 1999. She was preceded in death by her husband, Larkin E. Edmondson. She is survived by her daughters, Sue Edmondson and David Gregory of Montgomery, AL; Linda (George) Beal of R ainbow City, AL and Kathy (Truett) Moseley of Santa Rosa Beach, FL; three grandsons, Kenneth and Robbie Moseley and George Beal, Jr.; great-grandchildren, Meghan, Lauren, Lyndsay, Jacob, Sonni, Nikita, Herbie and Christopher; several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Monday, November 29, 1999 from 6 P.M. until 8 P.M. at Leak-Memory Chapel. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Novem ber 30, 1999 at 10 A.M. from the chapel of Leak-Memory Chapel with Rev. Greg Belser and Rev. Jim McFarland officiating. Burial and graveside services will be held Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 2 P.M. at Daphne Baptist Cemetery, Daphne, AL. Honorary pallbearers will be George Beal, Sr., Robby Moseley, Charles Jones, Ferry Hunter, Neal Kelly, Ron Burke, Ed Griffin, Morris Burkett, Norbert Thompson, Faith Etheridge, Margaret Black and Racile Casy. Active pallbearers will be Kenneth Moseley, George Beal, Jr., Truett Moseley, David Gregory, Johnny Johnson and Thomas Odom. Arrangements by LEAK-MEMORY CHAPEL, Montgomery, AL.
Mrs. Anne Peterson
Age 78. A native of Opp, AL and a resident of Fairhope, AL, died Satu rday, November 27, 1999 at a local hospital. Mrs. Peterson was preceded in death by two brothers, J.P Cox and Hollis Cox and one sister, Trudy Mae Cox. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ethel C. Maloy, Mobile, AL ; nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 1100 A.M. from the chapel of Wolfe Funeral Home, Fairhope Chapel with Rev. Deral Rollings officiating. Graveside services will follow at Pine Barren Cemetery, Davisville, FL at 230 P.M. The family will receive friends at Wolfe Funeral Home on Tuesday morning from 1000 A.M. until 1100 A.M. Funeral arrangements are by WOLFE FUNERAL HOME, 329 So. Greeno Rd., Fairhope, AL.
Mrs. Trinidad Deluna Ramos
Age 71, a native of Conn City, Texas, a resident of Fairhope, AL for over 37 years died Sunday, November 28, 1999 at her residence. Mrs. Ramos i s survived by her husband, Mr. Natividad (Pecan) Ramos, Fairhope, AL; four daughters, Mrs. Viola (Tomas) Lopez, Weslaco, TX, Mrs. Leticia (Jose) Peralez, Fairhope, AL, Mrs. Maria (Kip) Gilheart, Fairhope, AL, Mrs. Tammy (Mike) Schettini, Auburn, AL; eight sons, Mr. Primitivo (Eva) Ramos, Weslaco, TX, Mr. George (Odilia) Ramos, Fairhope, AL, Mr. Richard (Carmen) Ramos, Repton, AL, Mr. Joe (Minnie) Ramos, Fairhope, AL, Mr. Jesus (Delia) Ramos, Homestead, FL, Mr. Ramiro (Irma) Ramos Pleasenton, TX, Mr. Hector (Anna) Ramos, La Feria, TX, Mr. Edward Ramos, Fairhope, AL; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 1, 1999 at 1000 A.M. from the chapel of Wolfe Funeral Home with Rev. Jose Ramos and Rev. John Schell officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening at Wolfe Funeral Home from 500 P.M. until 800 P.M. Interment
will be Belforest Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are by WOLFE FUNERAL HOME, 329 So. Greeno Rd., Fairhope, AL.
Mr. Thomas ``Tim'' Milton Haas, Jr.
Born April 21, 1952, Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL died November 15, 1999 in Merida, Mexico. A resident of Xcalak, Quintana Roo, Mexico, f or the past 10 years and a resident of Mobile, Alabama, prior to residing in Xcalak. Tim was predeceased by his mother, Bettye Clair e McDuffie. Tim is survived by his wife, Arely, and son, Thomas Milton Haas, III both residing in Xcalak, Mexico. He is also survived by his daughter, Melanie (Blake) Lary, of Mobile, Alabama; his two sisters, Mary Lucinda (John) Sully, Grand Bay, Alabama, Norma Ruth (Hal Bailey) Haas, Decatur, Georgia; his two brothers, Dr. Stephen Bowen Haas, Pensacola, FL, and Carl Frederick Haas, Mobile, A labama; by his father and step-mother, Thomas Milton Haas, Sr. and Betsy Moody Haas; his granddaughter, Claire Elizabeth Lary, Mobile, Alabama. Tim is also survived by his former wife, Virginia Haas, Mobile, Alabama. He is also survived by his uncle, Robert Oliver (Elizabeth) Haas, Hollywood, Alabama; and his aunt, Mary Lisbeth (Bibba) Jones (Art), Santa Rosa Beach, Florida; and numerous relatives and friends. A funeral service was held in Xcalak, Mexico on November 19, 199 9, conducted by the Roman Catholic Church and the Seventh Day Adventist Church of that city. The pallbearers were Keith Turner, David Randall, Del Bahnsen, and Tom Biller. Burial was in the Community Cemetery in Xcalak, Mexico. A Memorial Service for Tim will take place at the residence of his father and step-mother on the shore of Dog River at 3957 Scenic Drive, Mobile, Alabama, on Monday, November 29, 1999 at 400 p.m. In lieu of flowers those who wish may contribute to their favorite church or charity in Tim's name.
Miss Kandida Georgianna Houston
A native and lifelong resident of Mobile, AL, died Friday, November 26, 1 999. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 29, 1999 at 1000 A.M. from the chapel of Serenity Funeral Home. Interment
will take place in Serenity Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements are by SERENITY FUNERAL HOME, 8691 Old Pascagoula RD, Mobile, AL.
Mr. Shane Jason Marshall
Age 23. A native and lifelong resident of Mobile, AL died on Saturday, November 27, 1999. Mr. Marshall attended Montlimar Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Christina Marshall of Saraland, AL; mother, Phyllis Parker of Mobile, AL; father, Woody Leon Marshall of Saraland, AL; two brothers, Michael (Chris) Adams of Mobile, AL and Scott (Ashli) Adams of Mobile, AL; step-sister, Gena Dumas of Saraland, AL; paternal grandmother, Audrey Duke Marshall of Saraland. AL; nieces, nephews, many friends and other relatives. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 1000 A.M. from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Interment
will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be on Monday evening from 500 P.M. t o 800 P.M. at the funeral home. Arrangements by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 1200 Industrial Parkway, Saraland, AL.
Mr. James W. ``Buddy'' Reed, Sr.
Age 90, a native of Whistler, AL and a resident of Mobile died on Saturday, November 27, 1999 at a local hospital. He was preceded in death by one son, Donald J. Reed. He is survived by a very dear friend and companion, Mary Lois Chandler of Mobile; one son,. James W. (Lou) Reed, Jr. of Bay Minette, AL; one step-son, William Carl Stark of Mobile, AL; three grandchildren, Pamela D. Reed of Jacksonville, FL, James Donald Reed of Bay Minette, AL and Lynn S. Davis of Mobile, AL; six great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives, Funeral services will be held from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home on Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 100 P.M. Visitation will be 500 P.M. to 800 P.M. Monday evening at the funeral home. Interment
will in Magnolia Springs Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street, Mobile , AL.
Mr. J . Dickie Roberds
Age 52. A native and life long re sident of Mobile, AL, died on Saturday, November 27, 1999 at a local hospital. M r. Roberds loved his family and was an avid fisherman, he was C.E.O. of Roberds Broadcasting Company with local stations W.G.O.K. an d W.Y.O.K. in Mobile. He was a member of Dauphinway United Methodist Church, and Coastal Conservation Association. He is survived by his wife, Theresa Ann ``Terry'' McAleer Roberds of Mobile; five sons, Jay Dickie Roberds II, Jake S. Roberds, Grady W. Roberds, Cla yton S. Roberds, Chandler M. Roberds, all of Mobile; mother, Shirley S. Roberds of Fairhope; one brother, George W. (Judy) Roberds o f Fairhope; two sisters, Shirley ``Sissy'' Roberds ( Byrd) Moore of Fairhope, Mary Stewart (John) Stephens of Pirates Cove, AL; other relatives and many friends. Funeral services will b e held from Dauphinway United Methodist Church Chapel on Tuesday, November 30, 1 99 9 at 1000 A.M. The family will receive friends at the church Tuesday morning at 900 A.M. Visitation will be 500 P.M. to 800 P.M. Monday evening at the funeral home. Interment
will be in Pine Crest Cemetery. The family request in lieu of flowers donations be made to UMS-Wright Preparatory School or St. Paul's Episcopal School. Funeral arra ngements are by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin St reet, Mobile, AL.
Mr. Woodrow William Thiele
A resident of Theodore, AL, died Thursday, November 25, 1999. Funeral services will be held today at 200 P.M. from the chapel of Serenity Funeral Home. Interment
will be in Serenity Memorial Gardens. Funeral ar rangements are by SERENITY FUNERAL HOME, 8691 Old Pascagoula RD, Mobile, AL.
Lelia Knight Webb
Age 77, died Sunday, November 28, 1999 at Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Mobile, AL. She is survived by two daughters, Knight Webb (Michael) Upchurch, Mobile, AL and Carolyn Webb (Merrill) Thomas, Mobile, AL and si x grandchildren, Merrill Pratt Thomas, James Webb Thomas, Daniel Holcombe Thomas , II, all of Mobile, AL, Mary Lelia Upchurch, Richar d Knight Upchurch and Carolyn Providence Upchurch, all of Mobile, AL. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 1000 A.M. fr om Trinity Episcopal Parish House. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Epis copal Church on Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 1100 A.M. with Rev. Canon Jervis Burns officiating. Interment
will take place in Demo polis Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be John Cox Webb, Mem Stewart Webb, Jim Bird, Tommy Miller and Pratt Thomas. In lieu of flo wers, donations may be made to Trinity Episcopal Chu rch, P.O. Box 560, Demopolis, AL 36732. Funeral arrangements by KIDD-ROBBINS FUN ER AL DIRECTORS, Demopolis, AL. 334-289-1122
Mr. Martin ``Snookie'' Cromer
A native of Mobile and a resident of Citronelle died in a local hospital on Sunday, November 28, 1999. He retired from the U.S. Army after 21 years of service. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jean Cromer; 2 sons, Danny Ray (Mary) Cromer and Ricky Alan (JoAnna) Cromer; one sister, Sara Clark Thomas; five grandchildren, Jason Neal Cromer, Steven Ray Cromer, Danielle Cromer and Kimberly Cromer; four great grandchildre n, Brett Cromer, Paige Leigh Cromer, Brooke Cromer a nd Kyler Jean Cromer; nieces, nephews, other relatives. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 30, 1999 from 5-8PM at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 1, 1999 at 12 noon from the chapel of Mobile Memorial Gardens. Interment
wi ll be in Mobile Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements are by MOBILE MEMORIAL GA RDENS FUNERAL HOME, 6040 Three Notch Rd, Mobile, AL 36619.
Mrs. Gladys Mae Hawley Carvalho
Age 75 of North Park Ave, Dunn, died Sunday, November 28, 1999 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Mrs. Carvalho, a Harnett County native was the daughter of the late William Davis and Maude Collins Hawley and the widow of Dennis Carvalho. Mrs. Carvalho is also preced ed in death by two brothers, Roger Hawley and Willia m Davis Hawley, Jr. and one sister, Beulah Hawley. Mrs. Carvalho along with her husband was the owner and operators of Carvalho's In c. Dry Cleaners in Dunn. She was a member of Westfield Baptist Church and a memb er of the Fidelis Sunday School Class. Survivors inc lude three sons, William D. (Buddy) & Mary Carvalho of Conyers, GA, Michael P. C arvalho of Dunn, N.C. and Chris Carvalho of Garner, N.C.; three daughters, Patricia C. & James F. West of Mobile, AL, Cheryl C. & Ja mes A. Harper of Dunn, N.C. and Kathy C. & Bill Bail ey of Fuquay-Varina, N.C.; two brothers, Walter Hawley of Mamers, N.C. and Joe C . Hawley, Sr. of Lillington, N.C.; one sister, Gertrude Parker of Lillington, N.C. ; 8 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. The family received friends at Cromartie Miller and Lee Funeral Home, Monday, November 29, 1999 from 7 p.m. - 9 p .m. and other times at the home located at 1105 N. Park Ave in Dunn, NC. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 1100 a.m. at Westfield Baptist church with the Rev. Steve Pegram officiating. Interment
will follow in the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Mamers, N.C. Funeral arrangements are by CROMARTIE MILLER & LEE Funera l Home, 401 W Cumberland St, Dunn, NC 28334
Mrs. Anne Peterson
Age 78. A native of Opp, AL and a resident of Fairhope, AL, died Saturday, November 27, 1999 at a local hospital. Mrs. Peterson was preceded in death by two brothers, J.P Cox and Hollis Cox and one sis ter, Trudy Mae Cox. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ethel C. Maloy, Mobile, AL ; nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral servi ces will be held on Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 1100 A.M. from the chapel of Wolfe Funeral Home, Fairhope Chapel with Rev. Deral Rollings officiating. Graveside services will follow at Pine Barren Cemetery, Da visville, FL at 230 P.M. The family will receive fr iends at Wolfe Funeral Home on Tuesday morning from 1000 A.M. until 1100 A.M. Funeral arrangements are by WOLFE FUNERAL HOME, 329 So. Greeno Rd., Fairhope, AL.
Mrs. Trinidad Deluna Ramos
Age 71, a na tive of Conn City, Texas, a resident of Fairhope, AL for over 37 years died Sunday, November 28, 1999 at her residence. Mrs. Ramos is survived by her husband, Mr. Natividad (Pecan) Ramos, Fairhope, AL; four daughters, Mrs. Viola (Tomas) Lopez, Weslaco, TX, Mrs. Le ticia (Jose) Peralez, Fairhope, AL, Mrs. Maria (Kip) Gilheart, Fairhope, AL, Mrs. Tammy (Mike) Schettini, Auburn, AL; eight sons, Mr . Primitivo (Eva) Ramos, Weslaco, TX, Mr. George (Od ilia) Ramos, Fairhope, AL, Mr. Richard (Carmen) Ramos, Repton, AL, Mr. Joe (Minn ie) Ramos, Fairhope, AL, Mr. Jesus (Delia) Ramos, Ho mestead, FL, Mr. Ramiro (Irma) Ramos Pleasenton, TX, Mr. Hector (Anna) Ramos, La Feria, TX, Mr. Edward Ramos, Fairhope, AL; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews a nd other relatives. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 1, 1999 at 1000 A.M. from the chapel of Wolfe Funeral Home w ith Rev. Jose Ramos and Rev. John Schell officiating. The family will receive fr iends on Tuesday evening at Wolfe Funeral Home from 500 P.M. until 800 P.M. Interment
will be Belforest Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are by WOLFE FUNERAL HOME, 329 So. Greeno Rd., Fairhope, AL.
Mr. George Ollie Tew
Age 75, a native of M illry, Alabama and a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, died Monday, November 29, 1999 at a local health care facility. Mr. Tew was an a ctive member of First Baptist Church of Fairhope whe re he served as a deacon, a member of the Quail Creek Golf Association. He also served in World War II where he received a Purple He art. He is survived by his wife, Sadie Lee Tew of Fairhope, AL; two sons and dau ghters-in-law, Rodger and Lee Tew of Mobile, AL and Tommy and Sherry Tew of Mobile, AL; one daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Gen e Hester of Mobile, AL; five brothers, Prentice A. T ew of Millry, AL, Walter C. Tew of Millry, AL, Clatis Tew of Butler, AL, Delmer Tew of Flomaton, AL and Harold Ray Tew of Millry, AL ; three sisters, Maxine Brown of Atmore, AL, Annie Pearl Gant of Millry, AL and Faye Hester of Millry, AL; 6 grandchildren and 3 gre at grandchildren. Funeral services for Mr. Tew will be held Wednesday, December 1, 1999 at 1000 A.M. at First Baptist Church of Fairhope in Fairhope, AL. Interme nt will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens in Mobile, AL. A visitation will be Tuesday evening from 600 P.M. until 800 P.M. at Fairhope Funeral Home in Fairhope, AL. Arrangements made by FAIRHOPE FUNERAL HOME, 19698 Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL.
Mrs. Melva ``Brodie'' P. Frazier
A native of Mobile, AL and a resident of Daphne, AL died on Saturday, No vember 27, 1999. She retired from Shaw H.S. She is survived by husband, Lee Frazier, Jr.; father, Melvin Packer; sisters, Ranetta Wi lson and Melita Anderson; five step children, cousins, nieces, nephews and other relatives. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebra ted on Wednesday, December 1, 1999 at 10AM from Shrine of the Holy Cross Catholi c Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to servi ce time at the church. Interment
will be in Whispering Pines Cemetery. Arrangeme nts by PINE CREST FUNERAL HOME, 1939 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, AL 36605. (334) 478-5227.
Mrs. Tommie Goldman Jordan
Age 94. A native of Washington County, AL and resident of Mt. Vernon, AL died in a local health care facility Monday, November 29, 1999. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Jordan and a son, Lee Elton Jordan. Mrs. Jordan retired as a Seamstress at Searcy Hospital. She atten ded Faith Temple Church of God in Mt. Vernon, AL. Sh e is survived by two daughters, Joan Blondell Simison, Mt. Vernon, AL and Ellen Pope, Mt. Vernon, AL. Visitation will be held at Fre eman Funeral Home, Citronelle, Tuesday, November 30, 1999 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home, W ednesday, December 1, 1999 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Colon Williamson officiating. In terment will be in the Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Verno n, AL. Funeral arrangements are by FREEMAN FUNERAL HOME, Citronelle, AL.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 29, 1999 at 10 AM from the chapel of Serenity Funeral Home with Chaplain Ron Pierce officiating. Pallbearers were Chris Dryton, Charles Wayne Willard Jr., David Poiroux Jr., Daniel Seibert, Tommy Hilliard and Thomas Murphy. Interment
was in Serenity Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements by SERENITY FUNERAL HOME, 8691 Old Pascagoula RD, Mobile, AL.
Glover Ludgood
Age 77, a resident of Mobile, AL pass ed this life Friday, November 26, 1999 at his residence. A life of living and toiling, through faith and prayer, prepared him for this great celebration. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Rebecca Bush Ludgood, parents, Hayward Ludgood and Willie Mae Lud good, two brothers, Mack and Hayward, Jr.; one siste r, Ivory L. White. He leaves to cherish his memories, a loving and very devoted daughter, Margie Ludgood Lee; a devoted son-in-law, Dr. Joe A. Lee, and the love of his life, a grandson, Joseph M. Lee and his wife , Luanda Woods-Lee. He also leaves to mourn, three devoted sisters, Queen Burrell, Teresa Partee, Willie Mae Adams; sisters-in-law, Katie (Pearl) Lockett and Myrtle Bush, two devoted sisters-in-law, Marsetta Plummer and Bernice (Jake) Ludgood; two devoted nieces, Linda W. Jones and Daisy W. Spraglin; a devoted nephew, Charles Ludgood, a devoted neighbor, Eileen Hose, a host of other devoted nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until 10 45 a.m. Wednesday, December 1, 1999 at the Apostolic Faith Church, 969 Weinacker Ave. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Albert Golston officiating. Interment
will follow at the Pine Crest Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are by JOHNSON-ALLEN MORTUAR Y, 600 Chestnut St., Mobile, AL.
Mr. James Vincent McNamara, Sr.
A native of Jersey City, NJ and a resident of Mobile, AL since 1939, died Sunday, November 28, 1999 in a local health care facility. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Janice McNamara; one son, James V. McNamara, Jr., Mobile; two daughters, Teecie Kynes Cozad, Little Falls, NJ , and Jane English, Mobile; two grandchildren, Eliza beth Johnson and Veronica Tillman, both of Mobile; one great grandchild, Alexandria Tillman. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 2, 1999 at 1000 a.m. from the chapel of Pine Crest Funeral Home. Visi tation will be Wednesday from 500 until 800 p.m. Interment
will be in Pine Crest Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the ALS Foundation. Arrangements by PINE CREST FUNERAL HOME, 1939 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, AL 3660 5. (334) 478-5227.
Mrs. Christine Moorer-Malone
Was born August 5 , 1940 to Mr. Leroy Gradford and the late Mrs. Bessie Reed, departed this life at her home on Saturday, November 27, 1999. She will be sadly missed by her children, Jessie (Katherine) Moorer, Sharon Jackson, Edward (Cheryl) Moorer, Carl (Princess) Moorer; a brother, sisters, aunts, uncles, and other family members and friends. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 1, 1999 from the El Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, 1200 Gayle St, Mobile, AL from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral hour with the Rev. Jonathan Yates officiating. Interment
will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery. Sympathetic and professional services are by MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 1 302 Viaduct Street, Prichard, AL.
Mrs. Ora C. Negus
Funeral services were held from the c hapel of Radney Funeral Home, Dauphin St., on Monday , November 29, 1999 at 1100 A.M. Officiated by Rev. Bill Whitfield and Rev. John Mathieu. Pallbearers were Jon Largue, Harry Rischer, Scott Baker, Bill Sibley, Burke Baker, and Michael Miller. Interment
was in Pine Crest Cemetery West, Snow Rd. Funeral arrangements are by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL.
Mrs. Velma Lyle Orange
Passed Saturday, November 27, 1999 at a local hospital. She was a native of Meridian, MS and resident of Chatom, AL since 1930. She leaves to cherish her memories , a loving and devoted family, one daughter, Mrs. Io la (David) McMillan Sr.; son, Mr. Sylvester Orange, Chatom, AL; granddaughter, Ms. Velma Maharaj, Mobile, AL; grandson, Mr. David McMillan, Jr., Chatom, AL; three great grandsons, Michael, Richard and Withroe of Mobile, AL; 12 great great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Smith, Chatom, AL and Mrs. Dora Thomas, Cincinnati, OH; one brother, Mr. Elridge (Ruby) Jones, Montgomery, AL; several devoted friends and other relatives. Visitation will be held at Hodges Funeral Chapel, Tuesday, November 30, 1999 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and at Lily Grove Baptist Church, Chatom, AL on Wednesday, December 1, 1999 at from 11 a.m. until the 2 p.m. funeral hour with Rev. J. E. McCarty, Pastor and officiant. Interment
will be held in Hillcrest Cemetery, Chatom, AL. Funeral arrangements are by HODGES FUNERAL HOME, 701 Dr. M. L. King Ave, Mobile, AL
Mrs. Rubye Norman Philpot
105, died in Spanish Fort , AL retirement community on Thursday, November 25, 1999. She is survived by one son, James D. Philpot, and wife Caroline, Mobile, A L; one sister, Mrs. D. E. Willingham, Clarksville, I nd., five grandchildren, Adelia (Charles) Pittinger, Cincinnati, OH, Emily (Barnett) McAnally, Houston, TX, David (Elizabeth) Philpot, Birmingham, AL, Anne Beasley, Pace, FL, Claire (Mark) Dryden, Heflin, AL and ten great grandchildren. Mrs. Philpot was born in Fulton, KY to a family who were early settlers of Western Kentucky/Tennessee. She was educated in Fulton Public Schools and received a teachers certificate from what is now Murray State University. After teaching several years in a one room school on her father's farm, she married the late Daniel Elwin Philpot and moved to Jackson, TN where she lived for many years. She was a long time member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson and a charter member of the Evelyn Hurt Sunday School Class. Graveside services will be held in Fulton, KY at 2 p.m. on Wedne sday, December 1, 1999 at Greenlea Cemetery, Dr. Jac k Acree officiating. Funeral arrangements are by HORNBEAK FUNERAL CHAPEL, Fulton , KY.
Mr. William Vernon Portlock, Jr.
The death angel came Friday, November 26, 1999 and bore the bright spirit of William Vernon Portlock, Jr. He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. William Vernon, Sr. and Annie Tinsley Portlock. He was joined in Holy Matrimony and is survived by, Clara Mae Jones Portlock. To this union, 4 children were born. Carolyn (Christopher) Calhoun, Mobile AL, William Vernon, III of Capshaw, AL, Margaret Elaine (Dwayne) Hayes of Jacksonville, FL and Pamela (David) York of Mobile, AL; two grandchildren, Kimberly LaTrice and Victor DeWarren Portlock; three sisters, Mattie Love, Daisy McGadney and JoAnn Portlock all of Mobile, AL; three brothers, Robert Portlock, Emile Portlock and George (Constance) Portlock all of Mobile, AL; four aunts, Carrie Gulley of Selma, AL, Daisy Morrisette, Mary Williams and Ruth Portlock all of Mobile, AL; two uncles, Roy Portlo ck of Mobile, AL and James C. Williams of Amite, LA; a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends, devoted friends, Crystobul Allen, Leroy Will iams, Martin Busky, Eddie Washington, Marcus Washington, Doretha Wolf Dockery, Robert ``Jitt'' Washington, Willard Washington and a host of others. Visitation will be held Wednesday, December 1, 1999 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Rock of Faith Missionary Baptist Church, 1105 So. Ann St, Mobile, AL with Rev. Fleet L. Belle officiating. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to HODGES FUNERAL CHAPEL, 701 Dr. M. L. King Ave, Mobile, AL.
Mr. Carl Harold Robinson
Funeral services were held from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home on Monday, N ovember 29, 1999 at 10AM. Officiated by Rev. Jim Fisher and Rev. Ranny Cockrell. Honorary pallbearers were Greg Foster, Leo Guinn, P at Ryan, Jim Sears, Charlie Richburg, and Tommy Kitchens. Active pallbearers were Larry Ezell, Charlie Perkins, Felton Mitchell, Wayne Robinson, Chester Harden, and Jimmy Harden. Interment
was in Pine Crest Cemet ery. Funeral arrangements were by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, Mobile, AL.
Kathleen Pickels
Age 70. A native of Monroe County, AL and resident of Seminole died Monday, November 29, 1999. She is survived by one son, Kenneth (Sheila) Pickels, Seminole, AL; four sisters, Zelma Knight and Carolyn S hifflett both of Seminole, AL, Betty Pardue, Loxley, AL and Martha Faircloth, St . Paul, MN; three brothers, Jerry Faircloth, Holly H ill, FL, Gene Faircloth, Milton, FL and Allen Faircloth, Mobile, AL; two grandch ildren, Michele Lassitter, Summerdale, AL and Amanda Cantrell, Seminole, AL; two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 1, 1999 at 10 a.m. from the Mack Funeral Home Chapel, Robertsdale, AL with interment
in the Baldwin Memorial Cemetery, Robertsdale, AL. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 30, 1999 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mack Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are by MACK FUNERAL HOME, Inc., Hwy 59, Robertsdale, AL.
Ret. Lt. Donald M. Warren
A native and life long resident of Mobile, AL died in a local hospital on Monday, November 29, 1999. Mr. Warren retired from the U.S. Coast Guard. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eunice Warren; son, Donald (Tina) Warren, II; daughter, Melanie (Dalton) Jernigan; brother, Robert E. Warren and sister, Edna Coker, all of Mobile, AL; five grandchildren, Jessica Warren, Curtis Jernigan, Amber Warren, Brian Jernigan and John Wesley Warren. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 1, 1999 at 2:00 P.M. from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 30, 1999 from 5PM until 8PM at Pine Crest Funeral Home. Rosary will be at 7P M. Interment
in Pine Crest Cemetery. Arrangements by PINE CREST FUNERAL HOME, 1939 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, AL 36605. (334) 478-5227.
