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Robert Hugh Tate
Oct 13, 2010
Robert Hugh Tate, age 87 of Vernon, passed away Wed., Oct. 13, 2010 at Generations of Vernon. Mr. Tate was born Jan. 4, 1923 in Lamar Co., AL to the late James Thomas and Daily Tate. He served in the U.S. Army and WWII and worked in building construction. He was also a retired primitive baptist preacher of fifty years...
Ruth Westbrook
Oct 11, 2010
Mrs. Ruth Westbrook, age 72 of Vernon, passed away Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Westbrook was born September 2, 1938 in Pickens Co., AL to the late James Ellis and Jessie Mae Moore. She retired from the Care Center of Vernon. Memorial service will be Thursday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with visitation one...
Madge Smith
Oct 7, 2010
Mrs. Madge Smith, age 92 of Vernon, passed away Thursday, Oct. 8, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born Oct. 3, 1918 in Lamar Co. to the late Atwell and Mary Frances Livingston. She was a housewife. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with burial at Friendship South Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday...
Sharon Lee Hopson
Oct 4, 2010
Mrs. Sharon Lee Hopson, age 68 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH. Mrs. Hopson was born Oct. 8, 1941 in Danville, IN to the late Paul C.J. and Mary Ellen Ritter. She was a housewife. Memorial service will Sat., Oct. 9, at 1:00 with Howard Donoway officiating. She is survived by her husband,...
Patsy Ruth Adams
Sep 28, 2010
Patsy Ruth Adams, age 74 of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Mrs. Adams was born Jan. 28, 1936 in Osceola, AR to the late David and Vera Edleman. She was a housewife. Survivors are two sons, Johnny Adams of Vernon and Thomas Adams of Rockaway Beach, MO; two daughters, Karen...
Dessie Ophelia Perkins
Sep 20, 2010
Dessie Ophelia Perkins, age 86 of Vernon, passed away Monday, Sep. 20, 2010, at Golden Living Center in Winfield, AL. Mrs. Perkins was born Jan. 23, 1924 in Fayette Co., AL to the late Harvey and Trudy Perkins. She was a homemaker. Funeral services will be Wed. at 1:00 in the funeral home chapel with Bro. M.H. Hollis officiating. Burial...
W. L. Pennington
Sep 16, 2010
Mr. William Lee (W.L.) Pennington, age 75 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, Sep. 16, at his daughter's residence in Columbus, MS. Mr. Pennington was born Oct. 12, 1934 in Lamar Co., AL to the late Grover and Ethel Pennington and was an auto body repairman. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with M.H....
Rhoda Elizabeth Rhodes
Sep 14, 2010
Mrs. Rhoda Elizabeth Rhodes, age 72 of Vernon, passed away Tuesday, Sep. 14, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Rhodes was born April 6, 1938 in Fayette Co., AL to the late William Howard and Irene Fulmer. She was a seamstress. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with Clyde Stevens officiating. Burial will be Corrinth...
Davis Daniel Prosser
Sep 12, 2010
Mr. Davis Daniel Prosser, age 73 of Vernon, passed away Sunday, Sep. 12, 2010, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Mr. Davis was born April 16, 1937 in South Carolina to the late Phillip and Dora Prosser. He served in the Army and Coast Guard and was a welder for Arvins. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 in...
Annie Lora Sloat
Aug 27, 2010
Annie Lora Sloat, age 75 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 at West Alabama Medical Center in Winfield. Mrs. Sloat was born May 8, 1935 in Marion Co., AL to the late Beldon and Lyda Price. She worked in the garment plant. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with James Godsey...
Ruth Smith
Aug 25, 2010
Eva Ruth Maples Smith, age 76 of Sulligent, AL, passed away Wed., Aug. 25, 2010 at Aurora Australis Lodge in Columbus, MS. Mrs. Smith was born Oct. 12, 1933 in Lamar Co., AL to the late Julieus and Ava Maples. She enjoyed going to church, playing with her grandchildren, working in her flower beds, and playing with her dog Tiny....
Pearl Shackelford
Aug 24, 2010
Pearl Thomas Shackelford, age 76, died August 24, 2010, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Ms. Shackelford was October 26, 1933 in Lamar Co. to the late Pervie Thomas and Amy Thomas Andrews. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church and faithful to attend until the time she went to reside at Generations of Vernon. Funeral services will...
Noble Curtis Christian
Aug 23, 2010
Mr. Noble Christian, age 89 of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Mr. Christian was born Sept. 16, 1920 in Lamar Co., AL to the late Jessie Allen and Verla Christian and was a road constructor. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11:00 in the funeral home chapel with James Waldon...
Helen Dickinson Perkins
Aug 15, 2010
Mrs. Helen Dickinson Perkins, age 66 of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, at Fayette Medical Center-DCH in Fayette, AL. Mrs. Perkins was born Jan. 23, 1944, in Winston Co., AL, to the the late John and Savannah Hopson Dickinson and was a seamstress. Funeral services will be Monday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with Doug...
F. L. Yarbrough
Aug 12, 2010
Mr. F. L. Yarbrough, age 81 of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, at Generations of Vernon. Mr. Yarbrough was born Nov. 5, 1928, in Lamar Co., AL, to the late Banks and Ardie Yarbrough and was a service station attendant. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11:00 in the funeral home chapel with James Godsey officiating. Burial...
Emily Dollar Spinks
Jul 22, 2010
Mrs. Emily Dollar Spinks, age 91, of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Spinks was born Jan. 21, 1919 in Lamar Co., AL to the late William Ira and Bertha Ussery Dollar and was a housewife. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2:00 in the funeral home chapel with David Traywick officiating. Burial...
Yvonne Sullivan
Jul 15, 2010
Yvonne Sullivan, of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, July 15, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Sullivan was born September 15, 1932 in Marion Co., AL to the late Coleman and Cora Lee Hill. She was a funeral home director with her husband for several years then worked as a communications director for the Lamar Co. Sheriff's Office. Funeral services will...
Margie Pauline Corbett Sims
Jul 14, 2010
Margie Pauline Corbett Sims, age 98 of Vernon, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at Generations of Vernon. Mrs. Sims was born June 17, 1912 in Lamar Co., AL to the late John Henry and Virgie Elliot. She was a homemaker. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 11:00 in the funeral home chapel with Scotty Stovolt, Glen...
Lucille Davis
Jul 13, 2010
Lucille Davis, age 90 Alamogordo, NM and formally of Vernon, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010, in Truth Or Consequences, NM. Mrs. Davis was born Feb. 16, 1920 in Lamar Co., AL to the late Jessie and Martha Robertson. She was a nurse. Funeral services will be Friday, July 17, 2010 in the funeral home chapel with graveside service to...
Mitch Lucas
Jul 9, 2010
Mr. Harry Mitchell Lucas, age 59 of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Lucas was born September 17, 1950 in Lamar Co., AL to Mavis Lucas and the late Floyd Lucas. He was a minister and in the National Guard. Funeral services will be Sunday, July 11, 2010 in the funeral home chapel with...
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