Obituaries

Apr 15, 2019

Mr. James Earl Butler, age 82 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019, at his residence.

James Earl was born July 21, 1936, in Vernon, AL, to the late Obie Butler and Sammie Lee Woods Butler.  He took pride in his business, Butler's Body Shop, and drove for Glasgow Trucking Company.  James Earl was married...

Apr 13, 2019

Mr. Jim D. Burnett, age 84 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019, at his residence.

Mr. Burnett was born February 11, 1935, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Frank and Bertha Burnett.  He graduated from Sulligent High School and attended Brewer State Jr. College.  Mr. Burnett later served in the U.S. Army and...

Apr 5, 2019

Mrs. Kawatha Jean Koonce, age 80 of Columbus, MS, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019, at Windsor Place in Columbus.

Mrs. Koonce was born August 26, 1938, in Vernon, AL, to the late Clovis Chandler and the late Hilda Hadaway.  She was an insurance underwriter and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, working in her...

Mar 31, 2019

Dorothy Jane Smith Crawford of Vernon went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 31, 2019 atBaptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS.   She was 84 years of age.

Funeral services will be held Friday, April 5 th 2019 at 1:00 pm at Chandler Funeral Home in Vernon, AL, with burial to follow in Fellowship Cemetery.  Bro....

Mar 17, 2019

Mr. Robert Price Dobbins, age 86 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS.

Mr. Dobbins was born February 3, 1933, to the late Robert Grady and Cless Dobbins.  Mr. Dobbins was a mechanic and a member of the Vernon Church of Christ.  He was also preceded in death...

Mar 13, 2019

Mrs. Marie Anne Hankins, age 80 of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at her residence.

Mrs. Hankins was born October 10, 1938, in Winfield, AL, to the late Raymond and Lucille Bostick.  She owned and operated Bostick's Furniture in Vernon for a number of years.  She was also a member of the Vernon Church...

Mar 8, 2019

Mrs. Gladys Price Faulkner, age 82 of Millport, AL, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019, at Generations of Vernon.

Mrs. Faulkner was born December 27, 1936, in Lowndes County, MS, to the late William and Hattie Price.  She owned a cloth shop in Millport and was a member of the Millport Church of Christ.

Funeral...

Mar 7, 2019

Mrs. Dora Blanche Brock Reeves, age 88 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa.

Mrs. Reeves was born March 25, 1930, in Detroit, MI, to the late James Monroe and Mollie Ellen Brock.  She taught first grade at Kennedy Elementary for a couple of years after attending Livingston...

Mar 3, 2019

Ms. Dianne Ann Harris, age 50 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019, at her residence.

Ms. Harris was born June 1, 1968, in Amory, MS, to the late Willard and Dorothy Ann Reed.  She was a seamstress and a member of Christian Chapel Church of Christ.  She was also preceded in death by her...

Feb 27, 2019

Mrs. Edith Inez Wright, age 87 of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at her residence.

Mrs. Wright was born January 6, 1932, in Rogersville, AL, to the late Dillard and Gertie King.  She was married to the late Phillip Wright and worked with inventory control at the Lamar County Board of Education.

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Feb 24, 2019

Mr. Larry Keith McPherson, age 66 of Vernon, AL and formerly of Whiteville, NC, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019, at his residence.

Mr. McPherson was born November 7, 1952, in Whiteville, NC, to the late James C. and Margaret (Walton) McPherson.  He played football for Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge, VA.  He was a heavy equipment...

Feb 14, 2019

Miss Carla Renee Jordan, age 56 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Northport Medical Center-DCH.

Miss Jordan was born August 14, 1962, in Vernon, AL to Bud and Aline Jordan.  She worked in shipping and receiving at Chromolox.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Chandler...

Jan 28, 2019

Anna Banks Pounders Eskridge, age 96 of Vernon, AL, died on Monday, January 28, 2019, at Generations of Vernon, in Vernon, AL.

Mrs. Eskridge was born January 4, 1923, to the late Asa McCarver and Lessie Sanders McCarver.  She was the wife of the late J.C. Pounders and T.J. Eskridge.  She was a member of Vernon First...

Jan 10, 2019

Mrs. Romona Ann Clark, age 71 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.

Mrs. Clark was born September 29, 1947, in Birmingham, AL, to the late John and Evelyn Stacy Perry.  She was a faithful member of the Vernon Church of Christ and work in quality control at...

Jan 7, 2019

Mr. Bobby Joe Black, age 82 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, January 7, 2019, at the Northwest Medical Center in Winfield.

Mr. Black was born February 6, 1936, in Lamar County, AL, to the late Charlie Clifton and Zella Ethel Morrison Black.  He was married to the late Amelia Jane Harrison Black.  Mr. Black was a...

Jan 2, 2019

Mrs. Patsy Mary Ann Walker Copeland, age 76 of Sulligent, AL, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus.

Mrs. Copeland was born June 5, 1942, in Double Springs, AL, to the late Earnest Harvey and Vera Idera Walker and was a vice-president at Triangle Credit Union.  She was also preceded in death...

Dec 31, 2018

Ms. Lou Ella Knight, age 83 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018, at Generations of Vernon.

Ms. Knight was born July 18, 1935, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Forney and Annie Grace Hollis.  She was a machinist at McCoy Manufacturing for 32 years and was a member of First Free Will Baptist...

Dec 30, 2018

Mary Kathleen Millican Crossley, age 96, of Tuscumbia, AL, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018, surrounded by her loving family and friends.

Visitation will be Saturday, January 5, 2019, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon at Calvary Baptist Church, 601 North Main Street, Tuscumbia, AL.  A memorial service will follow at 12:00 in the church sanctuary.  Rev....

Dec 25, 2018

Mrs. Mary Blanche Johnson, age 85 of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH.

Mrs. Johnson was born January 31, 1933, in Fayette, AL, to the late Wiley Walters and Ila Livingston Walters.  She was a bookkeeper at Bostick's Furniture for a number of years and a member of Vernon Church of...

Dec 11, 2018

Mr. James Henry Holley, age 97 of Sulligent, AL, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus.

Mr. Holley was born October 5, 1921, in Vernon, AL, to the late Lonnie Pink "LP" and Ethel Holley.  He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.  Mr. Holley also owned a dry goods...