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De Ottis Porter
Feb 18, 2012
Mr. De Ottis Porter, age 68 of Vernon, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2012, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Mr. Porter was born April 19, 1943 in Kennedy, AL to the late Robert and Vaudien Porter. He served in the U.S. Army and was an engineer and truck driver for Hyster. Graveside services will be Tuesday at 11:00...
Maxine Brock Ward
Feb 15, 2012
Mrs. Maxine Brock Ward, age 79 of Pensacola, FL and formerly of Vernon, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at Homestead Village in Pensacola. Mrs. Ward was born April 29, 1932, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Franklin and Melviney Brock. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Vernon City Cemetery with Eddie Finch...
Gilbert Thomas Boshell
Feb 1, 2012
Mr. Gilbert Thomas Boshell, age 44 of Vernon, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Boshell was born Nov. 16, 1967, in Walker Co., AL to Bobbie Jean Boshell and the late Thomas Coy Boshell, Sr. He was a logger. Funeral services will be Friday at 11:00 at the Townley Church of God in Townley, AL with...
Ora Mae Reeves
Jan 31, 2012
Mrs. Ora Mae Reeves, age 101 of Vernon, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at Aurora Australis Lodge in Columbus, MS. Mrs. Reeves was born September 22, 1910, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Johnny E. and Nancy Caroline Jackson. She was a seamstress, a member of Corinth Baptist Church and Eastern Star, and enjoyed doing embroidery. Funeral services...
Charles Raymond (Sonny) Collier
Jan 31, 2012
Mr. Charles Raymond (Sonny) Collier, age 80 of Sulligent, AL, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Collier was born July 26, 1931 in Lamar Co., AL to the late Charles Raymond Collier, Sr. and Minnie Collier. He was a sheet metal contractor. Funeral services will be Friday at 3:00 in the funeral home chapel with Randy...
Judith Carol Barnes
Jan 19, 2012
Miss Judith Carol Barnes, age 45 of Vernon, passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus. Miss Barnes was born Oct. 3, 1966, in Cullman, AL to Jan Barnes and the late Jim Barnes. Funeral services will be Sunday at 3:00 in the funeral home chapel with Ed Broadway officiating. Burial will follow at Walnut...
Mary Mavis Lucas
Jan 18, 2012
Mrs. Mary Mavis Lucas, age 81 of Vernon, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH. Mrs. Lucas was born April 9, 1930, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Frank and Jettie McGill. She was a car auction clerk. Funeral services will be Friday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with David Woods officiating. Burial will...
Jean Gayle Ayres
Jan 17, 2012
Miss Jean Gayle Ayres, age 80 of Mobile, AL, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at Springhill Manor. Miss Ayres was born September 7, 1931, in Columbus, MS, to the late John and Hattie Janie Ayres. She was a machinist at a chemical plant. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with Danny Ellis officiating....
Mayro Morrow
Jan 8, 2012
Mrs. Mayro Morrow, age 96 of Vernon, passed away Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Morrow was born June 18, 1915 in Marion Co., AL to the late Walter and Odessa Mays and was a housewife. Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 14, at the First Baptist Church in Vernon with burial at Lamar Memory Gardens. Visitation...
Vera Deloris (Dodie) Rector
Jan 6, 2012
Mrs. Vera Deloris (Dodie) Rector, age 79 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at Fayette Long Term Care. Mrs. Rector was born Feb. 1, 1932 in Clinton, IL to the late Winfield Scott Winstead and Eva Irene Winstead Gomes. She was a homemaker and member of the Vernon Church of Christ where she taught a childrens Sunday...
Judy Lane Rector
Jan 5, 2012
Mrs. Judy Lane Rector, age 68 of Vernon, passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Rector was born Dec. 30, 1943 in Vernon to the late J.T. and Erma Nell Perkins. She was a supervisor at Chromalox and enjoyed camping and going to Las Vegas. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11:00 in the funeral home chapel...
Dorothy Lou Morris
Jan 4, 2012
Mrs. Dorothy Lou Morris, age 91 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Morris was born May 4, 1921, in Lamar Co., AL to the late Luther and Lou Ella Collins. She was a nurse. Mrs. Morris was also preceded in death by her husbands, Ernest Haynes and Bill Morris; daughter, Eloise Hopper;...
Hershal (Sonny) Lavert Kitchens
Dec 28, 2011
Mr. Hershal (Sonny) Lavert Kitchens, age 69 of Vernon, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH in Fayette, AL. Mr. Kitchens was born Dec. 7, 1942 in Birmingham, AL to the late Hershal William and Raye Crawford Kitchens. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Thaxton Kitchens. Funeral services will be...
Dorothy Ann Vice
Dec 22, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy Ann Vice, age 67 of Vernon, passed away Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at Marion Regional Medical Center in Hamilton, AL. Mrs. Vice was born March 1, 1944 in Fayette Co. to the late Earnest Julia Ann Watkins. She was a house wife and enjoyed camping, cooking, and watching the leaves change in the fall. Funeral services will be...
Ila Rebecca Rogers
Dec 20, 2011
Ms. Ila Rebecca Rogers, age 95 of Vernon, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at Generations of Vernon. Ms. Rogers was born Nov. 13, 1916, in Marion Co., AL to the late John Henry and Missouri Davis and she was a housewife. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with Randy Boman and Eugene O'Mary...
Jerry Nell Herren
Dec 18, 2011
Ms. Jerry Nell Herren, age 76 of Vernon, passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, at Generations of Vernon. Ms. Herren was born April 16, 1935 in Graysville, AL to the late Henry Matthew and Evely Alice Brewer. She was a seamstress. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Dec. 21, in the funeral home chapel with Billy Carl Sullivan officiating. Burial will...
Winfred Freeman
Dec 15, 2011
Mr. Winfred Freeman, age 80 of Northport, AL, passed away Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Freeman was born Dec. 23, 1930 in Lowndes Co., MS to the late Henry and Kedron Freeman. He was a saw filler supervisor at Weyerhouser. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with Jim Stockdale and Rob...
Emmett Cecil Sanford, Jr.
Dec 14, 2011
Mr. Emmett Cecil Sanford, Jr., age 76 of Vernon and Destin, FL, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at his residence in Destin. Mr. Sanford was born Sept. 7, 1935 in Townley, AL, to the late Emmett Cecil Sanford, Sr. and Pauline Sanford. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was the founder of Sanford Enterprises. Mr. Sanford was...
Oneita Jane Murray
Dec 6, 2011
Mrs. Oneita Jane Murray, age 75 of Columbus, MS, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS. Mrs. Murray was born September 15, 1936 in Vernon to the late John Gibson and Gertie Adair. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with Gene Gillis officiating. Burial will follow at...
Mark Colvin Lollar
Dec 4, 2011
Mark Colvin Lollar, age 55 of Vernon, passed away Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Colvin was born Jan. 5, 1956 in Vernon to the late Jimmy Lollar and Gladys Lollar Ranaldi and he was an electrician at NACCO. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with James Godsey officiating. Burial will follow...
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