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Joe Wayne Finch
Jan 31, 2011
Joe Wayne Finch, age 76 of Vernon, passed away Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Finch was born September 14, 1934 in Alabama to the late David Audine and Tezzie Finch. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force. Funeral services will be Wednesday at Mt. Pisgah with Glenn Boman officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery....
Sarah Elizabeth Hawkins
Jan 29, 2011
Sarah Elizabeth Stockman Hawkins, age 50 of Sulligent, passed away Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Hawkins was born March 21, 1960, in Old Town, FL to the late Clayton and Martha Stockman and she was a seamstress. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11:00 at the Cornerstone Church of God (instate 10-11) with Billy Ray Adams and...
James Edwin (Ed) Conner
Jan 28, 2011
James Edwin (Ed) Conner, age 84 of Henderson, TN and formerly of Caledonia, MS, passed away Friday, Jan. 28, at Westwood Healthcare in Decaturville, TN. Mr. Conner was born March 10, 1926, in Millport to the late John Thomas and Nancy Jane Conner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and WWII and worked as a civil service machinist...
Floyd Harrel Sansing
Jan 20, 2011
Mr. Floyd Harrel Sansing, age 71 of Sulligent, passed away Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Hospial in Columbus, MS. Mr. Sansing was born Nov. 6, 1939 in Sulligent, AL to the late Floyd and Vera Sansing and he was an auto body repairman. Their will be a private graveside service for the family at a later date. Survivors...
John Riley Walker
Jan 15, 2011
Mr. John Riley Walker, age 74 of Vernon, passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Walker was born March 22, 1936 in Lamar Co., AL to the late Sam and Alice Gunter Walker. He was a member of United Baptist Church in Vernon where he served as President of the Trustee Board. He was an active member...
Martha Stone Butler
Jan 6, 2011
Martha Butler, age 73 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham. Mrs. Butler was born Sep. 29, 1937 in Lamar Co., AL to the late Hobson and Adell Bickerstaff. She was a secretary. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with Danny Jolly and Ed Broadway officiating....
James Paul Shelnut
Dec 27, 2010
James Paul Shelnut, age 78 of Vernon, passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at Generations of Vernon. Mr. Shelnut was born July 14, 1930 in Lamar Co. to the late William David and Martha Viola Shelnut. He served in the Korean Conflict and was a retired factury worker at NACCO. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2:00 at the First...
Pearl Lee Holley
Dec 12, 2010
Pearl Lee Holley, age 91 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Holley was born July 25, 1919 in Winfield, AL and worked in a dry cleaners. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:00 in the funeral home chapel with David Woods officiating. Burial will follow at Vernon City Cemetery. Visitation will be 11-1...
Helen Landry
Nov 23, 2010
Helen Littrell Landry, age 68 of Vernon, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus. Mrs. Landry was born Jan. 26, 1942 in Reform, AL to the late Ray and Lena Mae Littrell and was a cook. Funeral services will be Friday at 11:00 in the funeral home chapel with Carolyn Hunel officiating. Burial will...
Clara Mae Gilmore
Nov 22, 2010
Clara Mae Hall Gilmore, age 93 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH in Fayette. Mrs. Gilmore was born April 16, 1917, to the late Lee & Belle Hall and was a seamstress with Vernon Manufacturing. Funeral services will be Fri. at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with Jerry Smith and Wade Peoples...
Eddie Odean Faulkner
Nov 15, 2010
Eddie Odean Faulkner, age 82 of Sulligent, passed away Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus. Mr. Faulkner was born April 7, 1928 in Savannah, TN to the late John Sherman and Beadie Hinson Faulkner. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was an auto mechanic. Funeral services will be Wed. at 2:00 in the...
Thomas William Honnoll
Nov 12, 2010
Thomas William Honnoll, age 60 of Shannon, MS, passed away Friday, Nov. 12, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Honnoll was born July 28, 1950 in Choctow Co., MS to the late Jim Thomas and Vaurice Honnoll. He was a security guard and served in the U.S. Army. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with...
Zelma Ridgeway
Nov 12, 2010
Zelma Ridgeway, age 89 of Vernon, passed away Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Ridgeway was born April 4, 1921 in Lamar Co. She was a housewife. She is survived by a host of nieces and nephews.
Lydia Coffin Loftis
Nov 9, 2010
Lydia Coffin Loftis, age 91 of Vernon, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 at Fayette Long Term Care in Fayette. Mrs. Loftis was born February 5, 1919 in Mobile, AL and was a housewife. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2:00 in the Funeral Home Chapel with Sonny McLellan officiating. Graveside service will follow Friday at Pine Crest Cemetery in...
Marvin Edward Mace, Jr.
Nov 7, 2010
Marvin Edward Mace, Jr., age 65 of Vernon, passed away Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 at Sactuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Mr. Mace was born Nov. 10, 1944 in Phelps Co., MO to the late Marvin Edward Mace, Sr. and Alma Mace. He was a construction worker and a member of Calvery Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Thursday at...
Michael Timothy Mckee
Oct 31, 2010
Michael Timothy McKee, age 53 of Columbus, MS, passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010 at his residence. Mr. McKee was born April 17, 1957 in Selma, AL to James Edward McKee and the late Jacquiline McKee. He worked in construction. Graveside service will be Friday at 11:00 at Lamar Memory Gardens. He is survived by his father, James Edward McKee...
Delray James Moore
Oct 28, 2010
Delray James Moore, age 49 of Millport, AL, passed away Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH. Mr. Moore was born Dec. 30, 1960 in Flint, MI to the late Noland Ray and Eline Moore. He was a truck driver. He is survived by his wife, Cindy Moore of Millport; son, Delray James Moore, Jr. of Grand Blanc, MI;...
Priscilla Anne Young
Oct 26, 2010
Priscilla Anne Young, age 77 of Vernon, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, at Fayette Long Term Care. Mrs. Young was born Feb. 2, 1933 in Lamar Co. to the late Walter and Tommie Lee Allen. She was a bank teller and Vice President at Bank of Vernon. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10:00 in the funeral home chapel...
Sandra Fay Smith
Oct 19, 2010
Sandra Fay Smith, age 60, of Fayette, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 at her residense. Ms. Smith was born June 10, 1950 in Fayette Co., AL to the late Robert and Rose Pearl Lynn. She was a set up person for Chromalox. Funeral services will be Fri. at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with James Godsey officiating. Burial...
A.C. Carr
Oct 15, 2010
A.C. "Coon" Carr, passed away Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 at Fayette Medical Center-DCH. Mr. Carr was born Dec. 6, 1925 in Lamar Co. to the late William Henry and Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzy" Carr. He was a presser at the garment plant, a license funeral director with Chandler Funeral Home, and a member of the Vernon Church of Christ. Funeral services...
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