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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
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
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
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....
Marlene Shaw
Dec 5, 2016
Ms. Marlene Shaw, age 46 of Caledonia, MS, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at her residence. Ms. Shaw was born January 29, 1970, in Vernon, AL, to the late Dan and Stella Shaw. She was a hopper with Waste Management and was also preceded in death by her sister, Diane McDowell, and her niece, Shae Shaw. Funeral services will...
Shirley Mae Campbell
Dec 1, 2016
Mrs. Shirley Mae Campbell, age 80 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Mrs. Campbell was born July 27, 1936, in Franklin Co., AL, to the late James Benton and Ada Ross Horton and was a machine operator at Chromolox. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Stanley Scott...
Icie Reeves
Nov 30, 2016
Mrs. Icie Reeves, age 87 of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Reeves was born April 17, 1929, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Clady and Iva Foster and was a house wife. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Ed Stanley, and two sisters,...
Jesse Oren Phillips
Nov 25, 2016
Mr. Jesse Oren Phillips, age 81 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, evening, November 25, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Jesse was born April 11, 1935, in Deatsville, AL, to the late Leon and Ruth Phillips. He graduated from Alabama Christian College with a BA in Bible in 1957 and obtained an MA in Bible from Alabama...
Harold Lee Spears
Nov 11, 2016
Harold Lee Spears was the fourth offspring born to the union of the late Mr. Luther Spears and the late Mrs. Marie V. Nelson Spears on November 20, 1950. Harold's alluring, adventurous, and fruitful life attained its summit on Friday, November 11, 2016, when he departed this life at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Harold was united...
Lloyd Clanton
Nov 3, 2016
Mr. Aubrey Lloyd Clanton, age 64 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Mr. Clanton was born January 24, 1952, in Kirkland, GA, to the late Aubrey and Marjorie Clanton. He was a propane driver for Mid South Propane and was married to the late Clara Sue Clanton. Mr. Clanton was...
Ramona Ann Taggart
Oct 26, 2016
Mrs. Ramona Ann Taggart, age 81 of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. Taggart was born July 1, 1935, in Vernon, AL, to the late Alvin Andrew Sims and Mary Hankins Sims and was a housewife. Mrs. Taggart started cooking when she was six years old and was known for it throughout the county....
Charlene Perkins
Oct 22, 2016
Murlie Charlene Perkins, age 74 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. Perkins was born October 11, 1942, to the late Dexter and Erdeal South. She was a homemaker and member of Liberty Free Will Baptist Church. Funeral services will Sunday at 2:00 at Liberty Free Will Baptist Church with Kevin Suddith officiating. Burial...
Dayson Wayne Foster
Oct 19, 2016
Dayson Wayne Foster, the three and a half month old infant son of Lauren Rogers & Gary Foster, left this cruel world Wednesday morning for a much better place. His was a long, hard-fought journey in which he gave his all. He was surrounded by his deeply grieving family who is still trying to make sense of it all. The...
Lillian White
Oct 17, 2016
Mrs. Lillian Crossley White, age 91 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, October 17, 2016, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. White was born March 3, 1925, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Andrew and Vera Crossley. She was a homemaker and was married to the late James P. White. Mrs. White was also preceded death by her brothers, J.B....
Tressie B. Mcclendon
Oct 8, 2016
Mrs. Tressie B. McClendon, age 95 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. McClendon was born February 2, 1921, in Marion Co., AL, to the late Roy D. and Ozie Gann Franks. She was a seamstress and married the late Erbie McClendon on June 21, 1941. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs....
Phillip Ray Wright
Oct 6, 2016
Mr. Phillip Ray Wright, age 90 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. Mr. Wright was born August 6, 1926, in Marion Co., AL, to the late Henry Ferris and Alma Elizabeth Wright. He served in the U.S. Army and fought in Europe during World War II. Mr. Wright taught for over...
Nancy Carolyn Beck
Oct 2, 2016
Mrs. Nancy Carolyn Beck, age 78, of Caledonia, MS, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Mrs. Beck was born July 22, 1938, in Vernon, AL, to the late Dexter B. and Ola F. Taylor. She was married to the late Mitchell Beck and over her lifetime she had many occupations that included a...
Braxine Spann
Oct 2, 2016
Mrs. Braxine Atkins Spann, age 85 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016, at Fayette Medical Center. Mrs. Spann was born July 14, 1931, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Ira Timothy and Lula Elma Atkins and was a cook and waitress at various restaurants. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Spann was also preceded in death...
Shane Devon Pinkerton
Sep 27, 2016
Mr. Shane Devon Pinkerton, age 49 of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield, AL. Mr. Pinkerton was born October 15, 1966, in Columbus, MS to Linda Springfield Pinkerton and the late Larry Pinkerton, Sr. He was a 1986 graduate of Lamar County High School and worked with Gen Corp. In addition to...
Donald Carr
Sep 20, 2016
Mr. Donald Woods Carr, age 84 of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Noland Hospital in Tuscaloosa. Mr. Carr was born November 11, 1931, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late William and Lizzy Carr. He was a maintenance worker for the Vernon Housing Authority. In addition to his parents, Mr. Carr was preceded in death by...
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