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Armstrong, Mr. James - Age 78 - Hamilton, AL 7/17/09
Cox, Mr. Michael Dewayne - Age 46 - Vina, AL 7/20/09
Earnest, Mr.
Jerry Neal - Age 55 - Phenix City, AL (formerly of Hackleburg, AL)
7/5/09
Galbreath, Mrs. Loretta - Age 47 - Hackleburg, AL 7/18/09
Hosch, Mr. Cason - Age 29 - Sulligent, AL 7/29/09
Kennumur,
Mr. Henry Nelson - Age 59 - Phil Campbell, AL 7/28/09
McGuire, Mr. Hulas "Diddle" - Age 77 - Bear Creek, AL 7/30/09
Miles, Mrs. Gerline - Age 70 - Guin, AL 7/6/09
Mixon,
Mr. Robert Burnley - Age
78 - Suquamish, Washington (Formerly of Hamilton, AL)
7/1/09
Nichols, Mrs. Nancy Filey - Age 82 - Hamilton, AL 7/28/09
Raburn, Mr. Gary - Age 56 - Hodges, AL 7/17/09
Rudicell, Mr. Barry Wayne - Age 60 - Detroit, AL (Formerly of Hamilton, AL) 6/30/09
Sanderson, Mrs. Nellie Fay Nichols - Age 77 - Hamilton, AL 7/30/09
Stone, Mrs. Viola - Age 86 - Columbus, GA (Formerly of Hamilton, AL) 7/14/09
Taylor, Mrs. Earlene Terry - Age 79 - Hamilton, AL 7/28/09
Tice, Mrs. Linda - Age 65 - Hamilton, AL 7/20/09
Tone, Mr. Joseph - Age 80 - Hamilton, AL 7/13/09
Wheeler, Mr. George Alan - Age 57 - Winfield, AL 7/31/09
Jerry Neal Earnest, age 55, of Phenix City, Alabama (formerly of Hackleburg, AL), passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009 at his residence.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Monday night, July 6, 2009, at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Burial in Lawler Family Cemetery.
Mr. Earnest was born March 27, 1954 in Dennis, Mississippi. He is preceded in death by his mother, Ethel Virginia Lynch Earnest and his dad, Talmadge "Pete" Earnest.
He was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. He served in the United States Air Forces and was in the Persian Gulf War.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Dian Jackson Earnest; his daughters, Cynthia Diane Lawler (Leon); Samantha Cheney (Brian)
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Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Gerline Miles, age 70, of Guin, Alabama, passed away Monday, July 6, 2009 at Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville, Alabama.
Funeral service, 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 9, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel in Hamilton, Alabama. Burial in Gu-Win Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Joseph E. Tone, age 80, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Monday, July 13, 2009, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Visitation, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Tuesday Night at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel with Memorial Service following visitation Tuesday Night at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Jimmy May officiating.
Mr. Tone was born September 8, 1928, in Connecticut, to the late Richard and Florence Cilter Tone. He was retired 40 years from Heubleims Company, a Food Processing Plant.
He is survived by 2 sisters, Shirley and family, and Natalie and family; friend, Mary L. Loughan; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Viola Stone, age 86, of Columbus, Georgia, formerly of Hamilton, AL., passed away at home, Tuesday, July, 14, 2009.
Visitation, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 17, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel with the Funeral service to begin at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial in Shottsville Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
James L. Armstrong, age 78, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Friday, July 17, 2009 at his home.
Visitation, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., Saturday, July 18, 2009, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside funeral service, 3:00 p.m. at Hamilton Memory Gardens. Todd Clippard and Ted Burleson officiating. Burial in Hamilton Memory Gardens.
Mr. Armstrong was born December 12, 1930 in Marion County, Alabama, to the late Ben W. and Minnie Crane Armstrong. He worked at 3M Company.
He is survived by his wife, Grace Armstrong; children, Janet (Keith) Morrow, Brenda (Bryan) Hamilton, and Keith (Jane) Armstrong; grandchildren, Ben and Bo Dearen, Mathew, Samuel and Andrew Hamilton, Daniel and Holly Manley, and Stefanie and Jaime Armstrong; 5 great-grandchildren; and 1 sister, Evelyn Crowe.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Patti Manley.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Gary Raburn, age 56, of Hodges, Alabama, passed away Friday night, July 17, 2009 at Marion Regional Medical Center in Hamilton, Alabama.
Visitation, Sunday, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., July 19, 2009, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 20, 2009 at Mt. View Church of Christ. James Palmer officiating. The body to lie-in-state from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at the Church prior to service. Burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Raburn was born January 5, 1953 in Marion County, Alabama to Wesley Mae Yielding Raburn Johnson and the late George Olman Raburn. He was retired from NTN Bower.
He is survived by his wife, Sherry Putman Raburn; 1 daughter, Alison Cason (David); 3 grandchildren, Matthew, Savannah, and McKinley; his mother, Wesley Mae Johnson; 2 brothers, Ken and Ronald Johnson; 3 sisters, Pauline Bolton, Debbie Whitley, and Beverly Cooper; mother-in-law, Icy Putman; and his other brother, Tiny Odom.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Loretta Jennette Clement Galbreath, age 47, of Hackleburg, Alabama, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2009, at her home.
Visitation, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m., Monday, July 20, 2009, at The Hackleburg Church of God of Prophecy. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at The Hackleburg Church of God of Prophecy. Clint Knowles officiating. Burial in Cedar Tree Cemetery in Hackleburg, AL.
Mrs. Galbreath was born April 20, 1962, in Winston County, Alabama, to Evant R. Clement and Mattie Jennette Stidham Wiginton. She was employed at Deer Valley Mobile Home Plant as a Service Technician.
She is survived by her husband, Ernie Galbreath; 1 daughter, Crystal Thomas; 1 granddaughter, Caden Barnes; her mother, Jennette Wiginton; her father, Roland "Mutt" Clement; 2 sisters, Requeena (Daryl) Weatherly, and Jean (Jimmy) Hawkins; 1 brother, Everett (Delinda) Clement; and a host of nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, and other relatives.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Linda Lee Cochran Tice, age 65, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Monday at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Tuesday night, July 21, 2009, at Mt. Hope Freewill Baptist Church. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Mt. Hope Freewill Baptist Church. Elvis Cochran and Jay Sullins officiating. Burial in Antioch Cemetery.
Mrs. Tice was born August 1, 1943, to the late Lura and Grace Lee Pugh Cochran. She was a Homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Oneal Tice; 1 daughter, Cynthia (Tony) Dodd; 1 granddaughter, Rachal (Chris) Lolley; 1 great-granddaughter, Tristyn Dodd; 1 sister, Regina Frederick; 1 brother, Hugh Don (Shirley) Cochran; and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, William Tice and her parents.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Michael Dewayne Cox, age 46, of Vina, Alabama, passed away Monday, July 20, 2009 at his home.
Funeral service, Wednesday, 11:00 a.m., July 22, 2009 at Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel in Hamilton, Alabama. Burial in Liberty Hill Cemetery.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Earlene Terry Taylor, age 79, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at the Red Bay Nursing Home.
Visitation, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service, 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Russell Hill officiating. Burial in Taylor Cemetery.
Mrs. Taylor was born October 10, 1929, in Hamilton, Alabama, to the late Frazier and Rose Holland Taylor.
She is survived by her husband, Abe Taylor; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; 1 sister, Jewell McCarley; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Henry Nelson Kennumur, age 59, of Phil Campbell, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at the Russellville Hospital.
Visitation, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday night, July 29, 2009, at Hackleburg Church of God of Prophesy. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 30, 2009 at the Hackleburg Church of God of Prophesy. Clint Knowles officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery in Hackleburg, Alabama.
Mr. Kennumur was born June 15, 1950, to Johnnie Harris Kennumur and the late Grady Kennumur in Lee County, MS. He was disabled. He was a Veteran of the United States Army.
He is survived by his daughter, Bridget (Jamie) Branum; his mother, Johnnie Kennumur; 5 grandchildren, Makayla, Marshall, Ange, Makenzie, and Emma; 3 brothers, Tommy, Elton, and Eddie.
He was preceded in death by his father, Grady Kennumur.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Nancy Filey Nichols, age 82, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at her home.
Visitation, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 31, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Hamilton, Alabama. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 31, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home. Burial in Rocky Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Nichols was born February 11, 1927, in Marion County, Alabama, to the late Lelon and Manie Smith Nichols. She was a Homemaker.
She is survived by her children, Annette (Russell) Blaker, Danny (Linda) Nichols, Ellen (Bryant) Doss; 7 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren and one on the way; 2 sisters, Joyce Love, and Lenora Green.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Audra Nichols; 1 brother; and 3 sisters.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Barbara J. Green, age 67, of Lake Havasu, Arizona, passed away Wednesday night, July 29, 2009, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, Florida. She was formerly of Hamilton, Alabama.
Visitation, 6:00 p.m. Tuesday night, August 4, 2009 at New Hope Church. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at the New Hope Church. Walter Jaggers officiating. Burial in New Hope Cemetery.
Ms. Green was born June 14, 1942 in Hamilton, Alabama to the late James Hamilton Green and Vera Palmer Green. She was occupied in Housekeeping in the Hotel business. She was of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed work and travelling.
She is survived by 2 sons, Michael W. Brand, Florence, AL, and Monty W. Brand, Winter Haven, FL; 2 daughters, Myra J. Tice, Hamilton, AL, and Melissa Lane, Hamilton, AL; 9 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; and 11 brothers and sisters.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Hulas "Diddle" McGuire, age 77, of Bear Creek, Alabama, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2009, in the Helen Keller Hospital.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Friday night, July 31, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Pleasant Hill Freewill Baptist Church. J. B. Tice and Coy Morgan officiating. The body to lie-in-state at the church from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. prior to service. Burial in Union Hill Cemetery in Bear Creek, AL.
Mr. McGuire was born July 26, 1932, in Tennessee, to the late Milton and Ruby Edmonds McGuire. He was a Truck Driver for Trapp Trucking Company.
He is survived by his wife, Lillie Mae (Cole) McGuire; 1 son, Hulas Dwight McGuire; 1 step-son, Cary LaGrant Cochran; 2 step-daughters, Lisa Kay (Jonathan) McGuire, and Karen Lynne (Mike) Cochran; 2 brothers, Virgil (Helen) McGuire, and James (Karen) McGuire; 2 sisters, Delores (Marshal) Watson, and Linda Gail (Lonnie) Hopson; 2 sisters-in-law, Vernice (Harvey) McGuire, and Inez (Dave) McGuire; and a host of nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Elmer McGuire, Lloyd "Dav" McGuire, J.C. McGuire, and Harvey McGuire; and sisters, Marie Feltman, and Iva Dean McGuire.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
Mrs. Nellie Fay Nichols Sanderson
Fay Nichols Sanderson, age 77, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Thursday night, July 30, 2009, at the Marion Regional Nursing Home in Hamilton, AL.
Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Friday night, July 31, 2009 at the Pleasant Ridge Freewill Baptist Church in Hamilton, AL. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Pleasant Ridge Freewill Baptist Church. Bro. Bobby Duncan and Josh Williams officiating. Burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
Mrs. Sanderson was born May 29, 1932, in Marion County, Alabama, to the late David Lem and Nola Palmer Nichols.
She is survived by 1 daughter, Brenda (Roger) Nixon; 3 sons, Buddy (Debbie) Sanderson, David (Melinda) Sanderson, and Eddie Sanderson; 2 sisters, Verna Williams, and Betty Taylor; 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Hamilton Funeral Home
directing, 150 Falcon Circle., P.O. Box 274, Hamilton, AL. 205-921-3197 - Fax:
205-921-3790.
Hackleburg Funeral Home - P.O. Box 169, Hackleburg, AL. 35564 - 205-935-3854 -
Fax: 205-921-3790.
George Alan Wheeler, age 57,
of Winfield, Alabama, passed away Friday, July 31, 2009 at Christus St. Micheal
Health System in Texarkana, Texas.
Visitation, 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 8, 2009 at the Miles Funeral Home, one
hour prior to service. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 8, 2009 at
the Miles Funeral Home Chapel. . Gary Heathcock officiating. Burial in the
Winfield City Cemetery.
He is survived by his mother, Clarice Sisson Wheeler of Winfield, AL; 1
daughter, Holly Wheeler Gafford of Ashdown, AK; 2 grandchildren, Kalee Lenae
Gafford and Elora Clarice Wheeler; and 1 sister, Sadie Heller of Fallbrook, CA.
Miles Funeral Home of Winfield, AL directing.
Mr. Robert Burnley Mixon
Robert Burnley Mixon, age 78, of Suquamish, Washington, formerly of Hamilton,
Alabama, passed away July 1, 2009 in Suquamish, Washington.
Mr. Mixon was born January 4, 1931 in Hamilton, Alabama, to James Henry Mixon
and Gladys Mixon. He graduated from Hamilton High School in 1949 and studied at
the University of Alabama, where he received a BS in 1953. After a tour of duty
with the US Army Corps of Engineers in Korea, he continued his studies of
geology at LSU and received his MS in 1958. His work for Carter Oil then took
him to Wichita, Kansas for two years. He returned to LSU for advanced studies
and received his PhD in geology in 1963. He moved to Washington, DC in 1963 to
become a research geologist for the US Geological Survey specializing in
sedimentary geology and stratigraphy. A shared interest in birding and canoeing
led him to meet his future wife, Krista, whom he married in 1965. He retired
from the USGS in 1998 but continued his work there as scientist emeritus until
2004.
He is survived by his wife, Krista Mixon, of Suquamish, WA; 1 son, Mark and
daughter-in-law, Audranne Mixon of Poulsbo, WA; 1 daughter, Karen and
son-in-law, Anatoly Rosenflanz of St. Paul, MN; 4 grandchildren, Alexander,
Katerina, Thomas and William; and 2 brothers, James Henry Mixon and Stanley
Mixon, both of Hamilton, AL.
Mr. Cason Hosch
Cason Hosch, age 29, of Sulligent, Alabama passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2009
in Fulton, MS.
Visitation 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Saturday evening, August 1, 2009, at the Otts
Funeral Home. Memorial service, 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 2, 2009, at Sulligent
First Assembly of God. The family will receive friends at the church Sunday
evening from 2:00 p.m. until service time at 3:00 p.m. Private graveside service
at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Bro. Jerry Oakes, Bro. James Godsey & Bro. Keith
Pennington officiating. .
Active pallbearers,: Farris Reeves, Kyle Tate, B.J. Mills, John Trentham,
Jonathon Fife, Brent Hartley, Matt Carruth & David Whitaker. Honorary
pallbearers, Raun Collier, John Hughes & the Sulligent High School Class of
1998.
Mr. Hosch was born June 3, 1980 in Monroe County, Mississippi to Phillip and
Helen Williams Hosch. He was a member of Sulligent First Assembly of God. Mr.
Hosch was a 1998 graduate of Sulligent High School, where he was a member of FFA,
the forestry team, high school football team and S.A.D.D. He was also a member
of Bacchus at Bevill State Community College and Overcomers at Sulligent First
Assembly of God. Mr. Hosch was a graduate of the Alabama Teen Challenge Program.
He enjoyed horses, deer hunting and football. Mr. Hosch loved his family most of
all and chasing after God.
He is survived by his parents, Phillip (Helen) Hosch, Sulligent, AL.; his
grandmother, Doris Williams, Sulligent, AL.; 1 sister: Phyllis (Samuel) Potter,
Sulligent, AL.; Fiancée, Ashley Blanton and daughter, Brooklyn, Vernon, AL.; 1
uncle, Jerry (Jinette) Williams, Sulligent, AL.; 1 nephew, Caden Potter,
Sulligent, AL.; and a host of aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Hubie Williams; grandparents, John
& Virginia Hosch; and uncle, Eddie Dale Williams.
Otts Funeral Home of Sulligent, AL, directing.
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