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Marlene Shaw

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Weda Evelyn Holmes

Weda Evelyn Holmes

Sep 11, 2016

Mrs. Weda Evelyn Holmes, age 87 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016. Mrs. Holmes was born November 16, 1928, in Cullman, AL, to the late Orie and Offie Benefield. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Vernon and was secretary for Western Auto, a family business that she and her husband started together. In...

Margaret Pennington

Margaret Pennington

Sep 3, 2016

Mrs. Margaret Pennington, age 83 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2016, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Pennington was born October 2, 1932, in Jefferson Co., AL, to the late Roy and Mary Ash. She worked in the garment plant and was a housewife. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Pennington was also preceded in death by her...

Frances Wright

Frances Wright

Aug 27, 2016

Mrs. Frances Lee Maebell (Carter) Wright, age 90 of Bentonville, AR and formerly of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, August, 27, 2016. Frances was born July 10, 1926, in Summerville, GA, to the late William Harvey Carter and Emma Jane (Caldwell) Carter. She was a factory worker and was preceded in death by her husband, Hoyt Wright. Frances was a...

Steven Bryant Perkins

Steven Bryant Perkins

Aug 26, 2016

Mr. Steven Bryant Perkins, age 27 of Fayette, AL, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Perkins was born August 3, 1989, in Tuscaloosa, AL. He was an insurance salesman for Aflac and was preceded in death by his grandfather, Willie Gene Perkins. Funeral services will be Sunday at 1:00 at Liberty Free Will Baptist Church with...

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