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James Arnald Stanford
Sep 30, 2014
Mr. James Arnald Stanford, age 68 of Sulligent, AL, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Mr. Stanford was born March 2, 1946, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Earnie and Ruby Mae Stanford. He was a mechanic at McCoy Manufacturing and a member of Pleasant Ridge Freewill Baptist Church. In addition to...
Marlene Regina Jolley
Sep 28, 2014
Mrs. Marlene Regina Hopson Jolley, age 56 of Cottondale, AL, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Mrs. Jolley was born June 19, 1958, in Bayou Casotte, MS, to the late Wallace Hopson and the late Wanda Faye Hopson Brown. She was a restaurant manager. Funeral services will be Thursday at 3:00 in the...
Shae Marie Shaw
Sep 19, 2014
Miss Shae Marie Shaw, age 14 of Caledonia, MS, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014, at her residence. Shae was born September 21, 1999, in Winfield, AL to Betty Ray Shaw and Johnny Lee Smith. She was a student at Caledonia High School and was an avid wrestling fan. Shae was preceded in death by her grandparents, Dan and Stella...
William Fred Pennington
Sep 11, 2014
Mr. William Fred Pennington, age 90 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014, at Generations of Vernon. Mr. Pennington was born December 20, 1923, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Willie and Ellie Pennington. He served in the U.S. Army, was a railroad worker, and was a member of Christian Chapel Church of Christ. In addition to...
Calvin Lafayette Curry
Sep 3, 2014
Mr. Calvin Lafayette Curry, age 60 of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Curry was born March 16, 1954, in Millport, AL, to the late Jessie and Mary Curry and was a construction worker. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Doris Thomas. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2:00 in the...
Wilma Boman
Sep 3, 2014
Mrs. Wilma Boman, age 76 of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Boman was born November 27, 1937, in Marengo Co., AL, to the late Aubrey and Jessie Lee Vick and was married to the late John H. Boman. Mrs. Boman taught 12th and 11th grade English at Lamar Co. High School then later...
Berniece Faye Mcdaniel
Sep 1, 2014
Mrs. Berniece Faye Knight McDaniel, age 79 of Sulligent, AL, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. McDaniel was born May 15, 1935, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late George Clanton Knight and Lucille Knight Yerby. She graduated from Sulligent High School in 1953 and was a bookkeeper. In addition to her parents, Mrs. McDaniel was...
Billy "Bubble" James Moore
Aug 31, 2014
Mr. Billy "Bubble" James Moore, age 83 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Moore was born April 26, 1931, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Ike and Ozzie Flora Moore. He was a cotton gin farmer and was married to the late Edna Earl Neeves Moore. In addition to his wife and...
Wallace Ray Harris
Aug 28, 2014
Mr. Wallace Ray Harris, age 70 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Mr. Harris was born January 15, 1944, in Sulligent, AL, to the late Audie Wood and Maggie Mae Harris. He was a truck driver and was also preceded in death by his brothers, Jimmy Harris and Danny "Doodle"...
James Earnest Bookout
Aug 24, 2014
Mr. James Earnest Bookout, age 79 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014, at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield. Mr. Bookout was born May 13, 1935, in Marion Co., AL, to the late Jay B. and Frances Bookout. He worked in shipping at General Tire. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bookout was also preceded in death by...
Grady Price Bethune
Aug 7, 2014
Mr. Grady Price Bethune, age 75 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Bethune was born August 13, 1938, in Fort Payne, AL, to the late Thirzle Dee and Catherine Loise Bethune. He served in the National Guard and was a farmer. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bethune was preceded in death by...
W.B. "Sonny" Clearman
Jul 27, 2014
Mr. W.B. "Sonny" Clearman, age 86 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Clearman was born April 17, 1928, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Worth Burness and Beuma Clearman. At age 12, Mr. Clearman started working for the family business, Clearman's Store, which had been by April 2014 in operation for over...
Katherine Jane Hayes
Jul 7, 2014
Mrs. Katherine Jane Black Otts Hayes, age 84 of Douglasville, GA and formerly of Sulligent, AL in the Shiloh Community, passed away Monday, July 7, 2014, at Grace Assisted Living in Douglasville. Mrs. Hayes was born July 18, 1929, in Sulligent, AL, to the late John Carlos and Mattie Jane Black. She was a jobber with NAPA auto parts. In...
Arnold "Punk" Gay Mcreynolds
Jul 6, 2014
Mr. Arnold "Punk" Gay McReynolds, age 80 of Millport, AL, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Mr. McReynolds was born May 17, 1934, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Robert Ira and Lula Adline McReynolds. He served in the Navy and was a Chief Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and...
Versa Rhea Griffin
Jun 22, 2014
Mrs. Versa Rhea Griffin, age 99 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014, at Fayette Long Term Care Center. Mrs. Griffin was born June 19, 1915, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Calvin Franklin and Mary Frances Lawrence. She was a school lunchroom worker and was married to the late Lee Roy Griffin. In addition to her...
Jack Benny Hayes
Jun 19, 2014
Mr. Jack Benny Hayes, age 76 of Mableton, GA and formerly of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014, in Douglasville, GA. Mr. Hayes was born September 7, 1937, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late LaFayette Jackson and Tennie Beatrice Hayes. He served in the U.S. Navy and worked in road construction. Funeral services will be Sunday at...
Eugene Holmes
Jun 6, 2014
Mr. Richard Eugene Holmes, age 69 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, June 6, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Mr. Holmes was born September 9, 1944, in Fayette Co., AL, to the late Edward Oliver and Naomi Holmes. He served in the U.S. Army and Vietnam War and was a diesel mechanic. In addition to his parents,...
Eugene Harrison
Jun 6, 2014
Mr. Eugene Harrison, age 84 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, June 6, 2014, at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Mr. Harrison was born November 19, 1929, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Dewey and Pearlie Harrison. He was in the timber business and a member of the Bethel Church of Christ. In addition to his parents, Mr....
Joyce Jones Salaz
May 27, 2014
Mrs. Joyce Jones Salaz, age 74 of Sun Valley, NV and formerly of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, NV. Mrs. Salaz was born December 2, 1939, near Steens, MS to the late Arthur Homer and Lovie Robertson. She was seamstress and retired from Glenn Manufacturing Company in 2000 after 42...
Joyce Thomas
May 22, 2014
Ms. Joyce Thomas, age 64 of Winfield, AL, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Ms. Thomas was born February 22, 1950, to the late Samuel and Ellie Ray Oakes Barnes. She was a caregiver. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two brothers, James Barnes and Hubert Barnes, and...
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