Oliver "Junior" Carr
Mar 28, 2013
Mr. Oliver "Junior" Carr, age 67 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Generations of Vernon. Mr. Carr was born September 15, 1945, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Buck Oliver and Mary Adell Carr and worked in the shipping department at General Tire. He was also preceded in death by his father-in-law, J.C. Wright. Funeral...
Suzanne Beale Dobbins
Mar 17, 2013
Mrs. Suzanne Beale Dobbins, age 74 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Mrs. Dobbins was born October 10, 1938, in Jasper, AL to the late Dan and Dessie Sue (Johnson) Newman. She was a personal assistant at Chromalox and a member of the Vernon Church of Christ. She was also preceded in...
Annie Loraine Berry
Mar 8, 2013
Mrs. Annie Loraine Berry, age 96 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Berry was born September 8, 1916, in Prentiss Co., MS to the late Audie and Lucy Anderson. She was a homemaker raising six children then worked for a short time at McCoy Manufacturing and later at the Convalescent Center. She...
Edward Leon White, Sr.
Mar 7, 2013
Mr. Edward Leon White, Sr., age 83 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Mr. White was born March 4, 1930 in Okolona, MS to the late James Preston and Zella Ozell Haley White. Mr. White was a tank mechanic in the Army and an airplane mechanic at Hayes Aircraft in...
Ruby Lee Humbers
Mar 7, 2013
Mrs. Ruby Lee Humbers, age 75 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013, at Generation of Vernon. Mrs. Humbers was born December 5, 1937, to the late Robert and Magdalene Gilliam. She was a garment plant worker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Newman Humbers. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:00 in the funeral...
Wilma Ruth Dooley
Mar 4, 2013
Mrs. Wilma Ruth Dooley, age 86 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, March 4, 2013, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH. Mrs. Dooley was born December 14, 1926, in Lamar Co., AL to the late James Roland and Delia Yerby. She worked at First National Bank of Fayette. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Dooley; and eight brothers,...
Loree Trimm
Mar 4, 2013
Ms. Loree Trimm, age 83 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, March 4, 2013, at her residence. Ms. Trimm was born February 10, 1930, in Lamar Co., AL in the Fellowship Community to the late John Grady and Jennie Edna Thomas Butler. She was a commodities broker at Butler & Company. In addition to her parents, Ms. Trimm was preceded...
Dorothy Lou Prater
Feb 28, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy Lou Curry Prater, age 90 of Marietta, OK and formerly of Vernon, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013, at the Lake Country Nursing Center in Marietta. Mrs. Prater was born December 18, 1922, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Golden and Ruby Curry. She was an accounting clerk for Kraft Foods. She was also preceded in death...
Elsie Faye Mccool
Feb 23, 2013
Mrs. Elsie Faye McCool, age 72 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH. Mrs. McCool was born January 6, 1941, in Monroe, Co., MS, to the late John Luther and Emma Jean Barham. She was a homemaker. Mrs. McCool was also preceded in death by a grandson, Chuck Myers; half-brother, Elmer Barnes; and half-sister,...
Henry Ford Graham
Feb 17, 2013
Mr. Henry Ford Graham, age 90 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Graham was born July 4, 1922, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Henry Elbert and Belle Graham. He was retired from the FBI and was a Shriner/Mason and Ham Radio operator. He was also preceded in death by his wife,...
Betty Jane Burchett
Feb 17, 2013
Mrs. Betty Jane Burchett, age 77 of Tuscaloosa, AL and formerly of Vernon, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013, at Heritage Health Care & Rehab in Tuscaloosa. Mrs. Burchett was born June 5, 1935, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Gilbert and Dorothy Pennington. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death...
Willis Joe Robertson
Feb 10, 2013
Mr. Willis Joe Robertson, age 82 of Jackson, MS, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Sr. Catherine's Villiage. Mr. Willis was born March 24, 1930, in Vernon, AL to the late Willis Earl and Jessie Turner Robertson. He graduated from Vernon High School in 1948, attended Copiah Lincoln Junior College until 1950, then attended Mississippi State University on a...
Sim Odessie "Dess" Holmes, Sr.
Jan 31, 2013
Mr. Sim Odessie "Dess" Holmes, Sr., age 69, of Madison, AL, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Holmes was born January 17, 1944, in Kemper Co., MS, to the late Jim and Lucy Holmes. He served in the U.S. Army and Vietnam War and was a foreman for Kellogs. He was also preceded in death by...
Jane Magdalene "Tootsie" Parker
Jan 25, 2013
Mrs. Jane Magdalene "Tootsie" Parker, age 77 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH. Mrs. Parker was born November 7, 1935, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Greeley and Eunice Perkins. She attended Taylor Springs Freewill Baptist Church until her recent illness. She loved her church family, quilting, and spending time with family...
Martha Virginia "Ginnie" Stockman
Jan 23, 2013
Mrs. Martha Virginia "Ginnie" Stockman, age 91 of Linden, TX, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2012, in Linden. Mrs. Stockman was born January 28, 1921 in the Bedford Community in Sulligent, AL to the late John B. and Maudie Cribbs Edwards. She was a division manager for Sears for 35 years then retired and traveled all over the U.S. with...
Albert Rex White
Jan 19, 2013
Mr. Albert Rex White, age 85 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Generations of Vernon. Mr. White was born September 18, 1927, in Sulligent, AL, to the late James Preson and Zella Ozelle White. He was co-owner of Lamar Heating and Cooling. Mr. White was also preceded in death by four brothers, Hollis (Bessie) White, James...
Clara Sue Clanton
Jan 14, 2013
Mrs. Clara Sue Clanton, age 59 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Clanton was born May 25, 1953, in Lamar Co., AL, to Jack and Helene McLemore and was a garment plant seamstress. She was preceded in death by her brother, Jackie McClemore. Funeral services will be Friday at 2:00 in the...
Ruby Parker
Jan 11, 2013
Ms. Ruby Parker, age 86 of Gardendale, AL and formerly of Vernon, passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 at Magnolia Ridge in Gardendale. Ms. Parker was born May 9, 1926 in Lamar Co., AL to the late Lonnie Owen and Abbie Stanley. Ms. Parker worked at Vernon City Hall and enjoyed playing bingo, reading, doing puzzles, cooking, and gardening. She...
Benny Wayne Hester
Dec 28, 2012
Mr. Benny Wayne Hester, age 72 of Irondale, AL and formerly of Vernon, passed away Friday, December 28, 2012 at Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. Mr. Hester was born January 30, 1940 in Sulligent, AL to the late S.F. and Clora Lee Hester. He was a Church of Christ minister and preached for sixty-one years. Mr. Hester enjoyed spending...
Owanna Dean Wheeler
Dec 22, 2012
Mr. Owanna Dean Wheeler, age 74 of Vernon, AL, passed away Satuday, December 22, 2012, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Mr. Wheeler was born December 29, 1937, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Myrt and Dessie Wheeler. He served in the National Guard for twelve years and was an auto mechanic and produce manager for A&P Company....
