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Sarah Key Morgan

Sarah Key Morgan

Mar 30, 2017

Mrs. Sarah Key Wright Morgan, of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Sarah Key was born Carrollton, MS to the late Lin and Lillie Wright. She grew up in a family of Christian values, hard work, and a love for others. As a young girl, she worked hard to help out anyway she...

Shelby Jean Moore

Shelby Jean Moore

Mar 21, 2017

Mrs. Shelby Jean Hankins Moore, born July 12, 1939, passed from this life March 21, 2017 at age 77. Mrs. Moore was born to the late Erval Lee and Henretta Pennington Hankins in Vernon, AL. She was raised in Lamar Co., AL and graduated from LCHS in 1958. She loved her grandchildren, crossword puzzles, and cooking for her family. She...

Gloria Christian

Gloria Christian

Mar 17, 2017

Mrs. Gloria Perkins Christian, age 81 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Christian was born February 16, 1936, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Roy G. and Ida Bell Perkins and was a retail clerk for a number of years. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Christian was also preceded in...

William "Bill" Mauldin, Jr.

William "Bill" Mauldin, Jr.

Mar 17, 2017

Mr. William "Bill" Earl Mauldin, Jr., age 75 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH. Mr. Mauldin was born November 30, 1941, in Franklin Co., AL, to the late William and Zola Mauldin. He was an insurance salesman. Funeral services will be Monday at 1:00 in the chapel of Chandler Funeral Home with Larry...

Sandra Taylor

Sandra Taylor

Mar 14, 2017

Mrs. Sandra Blair Taylor, age 73 of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Taylor was born May 13, 1943, in Minneapolis, MN, to the late Wilbur H. and Nola Mae Blair and was a caregiver. She was the youngest of nine children and was blessed with a husband of 55 years and and...

Dupree Pennington

Dupree Pennington

Mar 6, 2017

Mr. Dupree Pennington, age 88 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017, at Generations of Vernon. Mr. Pennington was born August 2, 1928, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Charie and Annie Lee Pennington. He served as sheriff of Lamar Co. from 1962 to 1966 then worked as manager for Thomas Poultry till 1985. Mr. Pennington later...

Lula Lavern Kirtley

Lula Lavern Kirtley

Mar 1, 2017

Mrs. Lula Lavern Kirtley, age 83 of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Mrs. Kirtley was born December 26, 1933, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late W.J. and Edna Earl Glasgow. She was a weaver at the cotton mill and was married to the late Sydney Paul Kirtley. Mrs. Kirtley was...

Robert Earl Mccool

Robert Earl Mccool

Feb 28, 2017

Mr. Robert Earl McCool, age 78 of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at his residence. Mr. McCool was born June 5, 1938, in Caledonia, MS, to the late James Elbert and Carrie Ann McCool. He was a manager with Greif Brothers and enjoyed fishing, going to church, wood working, and spending time with his family. He loved...

Bob Sullivan

Bob Sullivan

Feb 18, 2017

Mr. David Robert "Bob" Sullivan, age 87 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Generations of Vernon. Bob was born September 4, 1929, in Monroe Co., MS, to the late David Andrew and Quilla Sullivan. He served in the U.S. Army and Korean War then later went into the funeral business. Bob owned and operated Sullivan Funeral...

Marilyn Alice Storey

Marilyn Alice Storey

Feb 12, 2017

Mrs. Marilyn Alice Storey, age 83 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017, in Vernon. Marilyn was born June 4, 1933, in Vernon, AL, to the late John and Alice Price. She was a secretary at United Technologies and was married to the late William J. Storey. Marilyn enjoyed church activities, reading, working in her yard, and visiting...

Janice "Jan" Marie Barnes

Janice "Jan" Marie Barnes

Feb 7, 2017

Ms. Janice "Jan" Marie Barnes, age 77 of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at her residence. Ms. Barnes was born January 19, 1940, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Coy D. and Naoma Johnson. After many years of cooking and baking in her home, Ms. Barnes opened her bakery, Something Delious, in Vernon from 1986-1992. She...

Elouise Young

Elouise Young

Feb 5, 2017

Mrs. Elouise Turner Young, age 97 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Young was born March 10, 1919, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Marvin Grady and Addie Crawford Turner. She was a homemaker and was married to the late Morris Edward Young. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs....

Olivia "Libby" Jane Rogers

Olivia "Libby" Jane Rogers

Jan 21, 2017

Ms. Olivia "Libby" Jane Rogers, age 51 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017, at her residence. Ms. Rogers was born June 23, 1965, to James Ward and the late Leatrice Ward. She was a 1983 graduate of Lamar County High School and was a computer programmer. Ms. Rogers enjoyed watching Alabama football, scrap booking, painting, antiquing, and...

Joseph "Joey" David Thomas

Joseph "Joey" David Thomas

Jan 16, 2017

Joseph "Joey" David Thomas, age 30, of Vernon, AL, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, in Vernon, AL. Joey was born May 3, 1986, in Tuscaloosa, AL, to Pat and the late David Thomas. He was employed by Steel Dynamics Inc. in Columbus, MS. In addition to his father, Joey was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Charles...

Beatrice Oakes

Beatrice Oakes

Jan 12, 2017

Mrs. Nora Beatrice Christian Oakes, born on June 12, 1925 to the late Noah Washington Christian and Myrtle Izara Poore Christian, went home to be with her Lord on January 12, 2017. Beatrice was laid to rest at Oakes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church cemetery in the Crossville Community. She and her late husband, A.P. Oakes, lived in this community where...

Jean Walker

Jean Walker

Dec 23, 2016

Mrs. Alma Jean Walker, age 96 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Mrs. Walker was born October 19, 1920, in Jasper, AL, to the late Felix and Altie Gardener. She served in the U.S. Army and was a bookkeeper for McCoy Manufacturing. She also enjoyed spending time with people and did...

William Bryan Barnes

William Bryan Barnes

Dec 18, 2016

Mr. William Bryan Barnes, age 82 of Fayette, AL, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Fayette Medical Center. Mr. Barnes was born December 22, 1933, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Thomas Edward and Martha Elizabeth Barnes. He was a U.S. veteran, co-owner of Lamar Heating and Cooling, and a cattle farmer. In addition to his parents, he...

Tracy Edwards

Tracy Edwards

Dec 18, 2016

Mr. Henry Tracy Edwards, age 82 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield. Mr. Edwards was born March 27, 1934, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late John and Maude Edwards. He was a veteran and a dispatcher with a trucking company. He was also a member of the Vernon Church of...

Sarah Gann Loftis

Sarah Gann Loftis

Dec 10, 2016

Mrs. Sarah Gann Loftis, age 84 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Hospice of West Alabama. Mrs. Loftis was born December 12, 1931, in Vernon, AL, to the late Burt and Hettie Guin. She and her husband, the late Howard Loftis, owned and operated the Sears catalog store in Vernon for many years. She was also...

Anglia Louise Hutcheson

Anglia Louise Hutcheson

Dec 6, 2016

Mrs. Anglia Louise Hutcheson, age 77 of Sulligent, AL, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Noland Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL. Mrs. Hutcheson was born September 10, 1939, in Hollandale, MS, to the late Jessie Lee and Edna Adams. She was a homemaker and was married to the late Charlie J. Hutcheson. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs....

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