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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...
John Webster Kelley
May 16, 2014
Mr. John Webster Kelley, age 68 of Prattville, AL and formerly of Vernon, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014, at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, AL. Mr. Kelley was born September 13, 1945, in Fayette, AL, to the late Bryan and Maerene Kelley. He retired from Sears Auto and loved baseball and cheering for Alabama football. Mr. Kelley was dedicated to...
Eula Mae Hall
May 14, 2014
Mrs. Eula Mae Easley Hall, age 86 of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Hall was born January 4, 1928, in Birmingham, AL, to the late Lonnie Rugus Easley and Eula Ashmore Easley Partain. She was a homemaker, a member of Bethel Church of Christ, and enjoyed art, reading, exercise, and teaching Bible school....
Mary Mcgee
May 8, 2014
Ms. Mary McGee, age 72 of Vernon,AL, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014, at her residence. Ms. McGee was born April 6, 1942 in Jefferson Co., AL to the late Ike and Willie Mae Gunn. She was a nurse and enjoyed playing tennis, traveling, and helping other people. Funeral services were held Friday in the funeral home chapel with Willis...
Carson Lee Maddox
May 6, 2014
Carson Lee Maddox, the nine year old son of Chad and Jennifer Maddox, passed away Monday, May 6, 2014, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH. Carson was born January 27, 2005, in Birmingham, AL. He was in third grade at Vernon Elementary School and held a special place in his family and friends hearts. Carson was preceded in death by his his...
Patricia Ann Shackelford
May 2, 2014
Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Ann Shackelford, age 79, of Millport, AL, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH. Mrs. Shackelford was born February 2, 1935, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late James Noah and Rosa Adell Parker. She was the district manager at the Commerical Dispatch and was married to the late Roy Allen Shackelford. Mrs. Shackelford...
Benji Livingston
Apr 26, 2014
Mr. Benjiman "Benji" Alan Livingston, age 37 of Columbus, MS, passed way Saturday, April 26, 2014, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Mr. Livingston was born October 11, 1976, in Homewood, AL, to Ricky Livingston and Patsy Buster. He was an office manager/foreman for Nickoles Electrical and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Mr. Livingston was preceded in death...
Dorothy Banks Crawford
Apr 24, 2014
Mrs. Dorothy Banks Yarbrough Crawford, age 75 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Crawford was born October 3, 1938, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Banks and Audie Johnson Yarbrough. She was an assembly line worker for Healthtex and was a member of Mt. Harmony Freewill Baptist Church and she enjoyed...
Dean Wallace
Apr 13, 2014
Mrs. Dean Wallace, age 84 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Wallace was born September 3, 1929, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Clarence Bradley and Essie Ophelia Williams and was a thread distributor. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wallace was preceded in death by her husbands, Ray Collins and Glenn...
Wanda Jean Gunnels
Apr 11, 2014
Mrs. Wanda Jean Box Gunnels, age 71 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Mrs. Gunnels was born November 8, 1942, in Monroe Co., MS to the late Oliver Dean and Iva Mae Box. She worked in the coil room at Chromalox and she enjoyed working in her flower gardens, watching...
Lily Jane Johnson Prater
Apr 10, 2014
Mrs. Lily Jane Johnson Prater, age 89 years and six months, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Fayette Long Term Care in Fayette. Mrs. Prater was born September 22, 1924 in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Harvey Tipton and Emma Duke Johnson. She was a member of the Christian Chapel Church of Christ and worked as a Bell...
Edgar J.B. Taggart
Mar 27, 2014
Mr. Edgar J.B. Taggart, age 87 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Taggart was born October 19, 1926, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late B.C. and Etma Taggart. He served in the U.S. Army and Navy and World War II and was a factory worker at United Technologies. In addition to his...
Debra Jean Kilisz
Mar 26, 2014
Ms. Debra Jean Kilisz, age 56 of Sulligent, AL, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at the Northwest Medical Center in Winfield. Ms. Kilisz was born January 24, 2014, in Memphis, TN to the late Jerry and Adell Purser. She was a homemaker and was also preceded in death by her granddaughter Victoria, her brother Danny Purser, and sister Ann...
Joyce Marie Bozeman
Mar 23, 2014
Mrs. Joyce Marie Bozeman, age 73 of Steens, MS, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, in Columbus, MS. Mrs. Bozeman was born October 11, 1940, in Kansas City, MO, to the late Pleasant Lee and Mildred Ann Manzer. She was a homemaker and enjoyed being a grandmother to her grandchildren. Funeral services will be Tuesday...
Emily Faye Thomas
Mar 23, 2014
Miss Emily Faye Thomas, age 72 of Fayette, AL, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Miss Thomas was born September 1, 1941, in Lamar Co., AL to the late George and Vaudellar Thomas. She was a waitress and a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, Miss Thomas was...
Mary Addine "Dean" Murphy
Mar 16, 2014
Ms. Mary Addine "Dean" Murphy, age 68 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014, at her residence. Ms. Murphy was born January 31, 1946, in Sulligent, AL to the late Lloyd and Annie Ludell Glover. She was a seamstress and was also preceded in death by her granddaughter, Courtney Houk. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 in...
Mary Frances Christian
Mar 14, 2014
Mrs. Mary Frances Christian, age 90 of Leesburg, IN and formerly of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014, at her residence in Leesburg. Mrs. Christian was born February 29, 1924, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late James and Mary McCool. She was a homemaker and was married to the late Nobel Christian. In addition to her parents...
Patricia Ann Pless
Mar 11, 2014
Mrs. Patricia Ann Pless, age 71 of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Pless was born February 11, 2014, in Norfolk, VA, to the late John and Lola Harrell. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her parents and her brother-in-law, Hugh Pless. Graveside services will be Friday at 11:00...
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