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Tyler Cruz Shuford
Jun 12, 2016
Mr. Tyler Cruz Shuford, age 23, of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Lowndes Co., MS. Mr. Shuford was born September 21, 1992, in Columbus, MS, to Kitty Gordon Duncan and Doug Shuford. He was a factory worker at Steele Dust Recycling. Mr. Shuford was preceded in death by his grandparents, R.W. and Dolly Guyton, Duff and...
Jimmy Russell Cooper
Jun 11, 2016
Mr. Jimmy Russell Cooper, age 83 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Noland Hospital in Tuscaloosa. Mr. Cooper was born September 10, 1932, to the late William and Ova Cooper. He served in the U.S. Army and Korean War and was retired from the Columbus Police Department and did some farm work. He was married to...
Robert Wayne Moore
Jun 3, 2016
Mr. Robert Wayne Moore, age 67 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, in Vernon. Mr. Moore was born July 17, 1947, in Kennedy, AL, to the late George and Clara Lucile Moore. He was a maintenance worker for the City of Vernon and was also preceded in death by three brothers, Kenneth Moore, Lloyd Moore, and Allen...
Cynthia Mary Kabell
Jun 1, 2016
Mrs. Cynthia (Cindy) Mary Kabell, age 70 of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. Kabell was born February 21, 1946, in Quantico, VA, to Mary Emma Jackson and the late Noel Alexander Jackson. She was a volunteer with many schools and a missionary in Uganda, Pakistan and Bolivia. Funeral services will be Saturday at...
Manley Hopper
May 31, 2016
Mr. Manley J. Hopper, age 83 of Columbus, MS, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Hopper was born May 5, 1933, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Thomas Jackson and Ola Lee Hopper and was a carpenter. Funeral services will be Thursday at 1:00 at the First Free Will Baptist Church in Vernon with Joe...
Eugene Joseph Hulen
May 14, 2016
Mr. Eugene Joseph Hulen, age 51 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016, at University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, MI. Mr. Hulen was born March 10, 1965, to Carolyn Hulen and the late Billy Ray Hulen. He was a self employed businessman and was also preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Jo Frances Steele, and...
Helen Marie Robertson
May 9, 2016
Mrs. Helen Marie Robertson, age 94 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016, at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield. Mrs. Robertson was born September 15, 1921, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late James and Alda Crawford. She was an insurance clerk at Lamar Co. General Hospital and was married to the late Erbie Robertson. Mrs. Robertson was...
Jerome Henry
Apr 30, 2016
Mr. William Jerome "Romie" Henry, also known as G-Dawg, of Fayette, AL, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield, AL. Mr. Henry was born December 20, 1967, in Vero Beach, FL, to the late Billy Gene and Annie Laura (Fowler) Henry and was a construction worker. Mr. Henry was a 1987 graduate of Lamar Co....
Michael Brooks Fowler
Apr 24, 2016
Mr. Michael Brooks Fowler,age 57 of Sulligent, AL, passed away Sunday April 24, 2016, in Columbus, MS. Mr. Fowler was born March 18, 1959, in Vernon, AL, to Josie Fowler and the late Brooks Fowler. He was a truck driver. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2:00 in the chapel of Chandler Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Macedonia Cemetery....
Brenda T. Mcnees
Apr 22, 2016
Ms. Brenda T. McNees, age 64 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. Ms. McNees was born May 24, 1951, in Amory, MS, to the late Coy and Annie Belle Thornton. She was retired from the Lamar Co. Department of Human Resources and loved nothing more than spending time with her...
Mary Blanche Robinson
Apr 18, 2016
Mrs. Mary Blanche Robinson, age 81 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Robinson was born May 7, 1934, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Dexter and Olla Taylor. She was a seamstress and was also preceded in death by her husband, Samuel T. Robinson; four brothers, Robert Taylor, Billy Taylor, Ray...
Emily Leigh Wilson Box
Apr 9, 2016
Mrs. Emily Leigh Wilson Box, age 43 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016, at her residence. Emily was born October 18, 1972, in Vernon, AL, to the late Billy Gene and Joanne Hollis Wilson. She was a dispatcher with the Lamar Co. Sheriff's Department and was also preceded in death by grandparents, Roll and Lena Hollis and...
Jo Nina Taylor
Apr 7, 2016
Mrs. Jo Nina Taylor, age 88 of Kennedy, AL, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. Taylor was born May 14, 1927, to the late Robert Lee and Ollie Mae Hankins. She was a seamstress and was a member of Liberty Free Will Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, J.C. DuBose and...
Roy Porter
Apr 6, 2016
Mr. Roy Porter, age 93 of Millport, AL, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Mr. Porter was born June 10, 1922, in Pittsburgh, PA, to the late Robert and Phoebe Porter. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. in 1940-1941. He then served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II...
Don Howell Randolph
Mar 22, 2016
Mr. Don Howell Randolph, age 75 of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Randolph was born May 4, 1940, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Almus and Parrie Randolph. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a machinist at NACCO. He was a member of the Church of Christ and preached at...
Ora Seay Burnett
Mar 21, 2016
Mrs. Ora Seay Burnett, age 91 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, March 21, 2016, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Burnett was born October 17, 1924, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Calvin and Frances Lawrence. She was a seamstress and housewife and enjoyed spending time with her family. Mrs. Burnett was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Roger Edward Slone
Mar 4, 2016
Mr. Roger Edward Slone, age 58 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016, at his residence. Roger was born May 18, 1957, in Hamilton, OH, to Irene Slone and the late Herman Slone, Sr. He served in the U.S. Army and was the owner of Lamar Co. Service Center. Roger enjoyed spending time with his family and friends,...
Suzanne "Suzy" Rawls
Mar 2, 2016
Mrs. Anita Suzanne "Suzy" Rawls, age 63 of Sulligent, AL, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Fayette Medical Center. Mrs. Rawls was born December 4, 1952, in Birmingham, AL, to Sylvia Schlosser and the late Fred F. Schlosser. She was an associate director of a youth camp in Colorado. In addition to her father, Mrs. Rawls was preceded in...
Elizabeth Ann Billingsley
Feb 20, 2016
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Billingsley, age 69 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, February 20,2016, at her residence. Mrs. Billingsley was born January 21, 1947, in Fayette, AL, to the late Austin and Grace Rushing. She was a nurse at Lamar Regional Hospital and Care Center of Vernon and a member at Mt. Harmony Free Will Baptist Church. She also enjoyed...
Jimmy Lucas
Feb 18, 2016
Mr. Jimmy Lucas, age 66 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Mr. Lucas was born January 22, 1950, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Valcus Ancel and Bessie Lee Lucas. He was a Baptist minister, pastoring at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Reform and Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church in Fayette....
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