Obituary Archive

December 2009

Mrs. Ora Hamric

Ora Hamric, age 94, passed away Tuesday, December 1st at Aliceville Manor

Nursing Home. Visitation will be Thursday from 6-8 pm at Lawrence Funeral Home

in Winfield...Funeral services will be held Friday, December 4th at 11am at

Lawrence Funeral Home. She is survived by her husband of 73 years, Garlon

Hamric, son DD Hamric and wife Jackie, granddaughter Tiffany Michelle Roddy and

husband Gregg and (2) great grandchildren Matt and Shayna Roddy. Mr. and Mrs.

Hamric were long-time residents of Hamilton and Ashwood Apartments (aka "the

High Rise") in Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Hamric have been living in Pickensville,

AL with DD and Jackie for the past 8 years.

Lawrence Funeral Home directing.

Ms. Carolyn Jean Evans Saulter

Carolyn Jean Evans Saulter, age 60 of Hamilton, Alabama,

passed away Sunday, December 7, 2009 at her residence.

Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at

Mt. Hope Freewill Baptist Church with visitation, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. prior to

service at the church. Elvis Cochran and Randall Tice officiating.

Ms. Saulter was born in Marion County, Alabama to Vernice

Wiginton Evans and the late Eugene Evans. She was disabled.

She is survived by 2 children, Meredith Wigley and Michael

Saulter; 3 grandchildren, Hunter & Jack Stamba, and Chloe Saulter; her mother,

Vernice Wiginton Evans; sisters and brothers, Margie McDonald, June Rankin,

Sandra Harris, Mary Tice, Arnold Evans, and Gary Evans; and a host of nieces and

nephews.

She was preceded in death by a son, Robert Christopher

Saulter; her father, Eugene Evans; and 1 brother, Ronald Evans.

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.

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Mrs. Cindy Cynthia Lynn Mitchell Hudson

"Cindy" Cynthia Lynn

Mitchell Hudson, age 53, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Wednesday,

December 9, 2009 at her residence.

Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00

p.m., Thursday, December 10, 2009, at Burleson Church of Christ. Funeral

service, 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2009, at Burleson Church of Christ.

Freeman Myhan officiating. Burial in Sullins Cemetery.

Cindy was born September 24,

1956, in Marion County, Alabama to Mildred Lawrence Mitchell and the late

Orville Rufus Mitchell. She was a Homemaker.

She is survived by her

husband, Billy Hudson; 2 daughters, Jennifer (Jerromy) Downey, and Whitney

Hudson; 1 granddaughter, Aaliyah Downey; and her mother Mildred Mitchell.

She was preceded in death by

1 son, Tommy Hudson; her father, Orville Mitchell; and 1 sister, Marsha Shotts.

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.

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Mr. J. C. Glenn

J. C. Glenn, age 89, of

Hodges, Alabama, passed away Friday, December 11, 2009 a his residence.

Funeral service, 4:00 p.m.,

Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Marion County Funeral Home Chapel with Military

Honors. Visitation, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., Sunday, December 13, 2009, at the

Marion County Funeral Home, prior to service. Burial in Mt. Oliver

Cemetery, Hodges, Alabama.

Marion County Funeral Home

assisted the family.

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Mrs. Minnie Laurese Logan Sprouse

Minnie Laurese Logan Sprouse,

age 90, of Hamilton, Alabama, formerly of Pickens County, Alabama, passed away

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at her residence.

Funeral service, 2:00 p.m.,

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel.

Visitation, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, prior to service at the funeral home.

Randy Wright officiating. Burial in

Macedonia Cemetery , Millport, Alabama.

Mrs. Sprouse was born March

13, 1919 in Pickens County, Alabama, to the late Jim and Trannie Lee Fields

Logan. She was a retired Shoe Cobbler. Mrs Sprouse and her late

husband, Jasper "Jack" Sprouse, were Cobblers. They owned a business in

Columbus, Mississippi. After Mr. Sprouse passed away, she worked at

Knight's Shoe Store repairing shoes.

She is survived by 1 sister,

Bertha Stacy and a host of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by

her husband, Jasper "Jack" Sprouse; 1 sister, Clytee Bevoni; and 1 brother,

Millard Logan.

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.

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Mr. Danny Tillmon Sartin

Danny Tillmon Sartin, age

55, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Monday, December 14, 2009, at his

residence.

Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00

p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral

Home Chapel. Mark Riggs and Regan Rye officiating. Burial in

Burleson Cemetery.

Danny Tillmon Sartin was

born June 14, 1954 in Winston County, Alabama to the late Tillmon and Linnie Mae

Bailey Sartin. He was a Fork Lift Operator.

He is survived by his wife,

Pam Hopson Sartin; 1 daughter, Kim (Keith) Bozeman; 1 son, Shane (Laurie) Sartin;

2 grandchildren, Rylee Bozeman and Emma Sartin; 3 sisters, Betty Jo Harper,

Carolyn Hunter, and Gwyn Burrell.

He was preceded in death by

his parents, Tillmon and Linnie Mae Bailey Sartin; and 1 sister, Winnie Lou

Murray.

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.

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Ms. Maxine Shotts

Maxine Shotts, age 78, of

Decatur, Alabama, formerly of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away December 13, 2009

at Parkway Hospital, Decatur, Alabama. She was born February 25, 1931, in

Hamilton, Alabama, to the late Hubert and Nancy Rayburn Shotts.

Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00

p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home, Hamilton,

Alabama. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the

Hackleburg Church of Christ, Hackleburg, Alabama. She was a member of

Flint Church of Christ in Decatur, Alabama. Minister Chris Pressnell

officiating at her funeral. Burial in Union Hill Cemetery, Hackleburg,

Alabama.

Maxine is survived by 2

daughters, Charlotte (Bob) Carter, Decatur, AL. and Elizabeth (Mike) Salcido,

Decatur, AL.; 1 son, Randy Ayers, Decatur, AL.; 5 grandchildren; 10

great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-granddaughter; and a host of nieces and

nephews.

She was preceded in death by

her parents, Hubert and Nancy Rayburn Shotts; a sister and brother-in-law,

Avaline and Gene Williams; 1 brother, Charles Shotts; and 1 son, Rick Ayers.

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.

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Mrs. Stella Howell

Stella Howell, age 89, of

Hackleburg, Alabama, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the Florence

Nursing Home.

Funeral service, 2:00 p.m.,

Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Hackleburg First Baptist Church.

Visitation, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the church prior to service. Steve

Lawrence officiating. Burial in Cedar Tree Cemetery in Hackleburg,

Alabama.

Mrs. Howell was born July 2,

1920 in Marion County, Alabama to the late Werdith and Alice Streetman Wiginton.

She was a Stanley Home Products Salesperson.

She is survived by a host of

nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by

her husband, Virgil G. Howell; her parents, Werdith and Alice Streetman

Wiginton; and 8 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.

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Mrs. Belvie O. Holland Sanderson

Belvie O. Holland Sanderson,

age 95, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Marion

Regional Nursing Home.

Funeral service, 2:00 p.m.,

Monday, December 14, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel with visitation

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. prior to service at the Hamilton Funeral Home. Jack

Harder officiating. Burial in Bethlehem Cemetery.

Mrs. Sanderson was born

March 13, 1914, in Marion County, Alabama to the late Richard and Florence

Harder Harris. She was a Homemaker.

She is survived by 2 sons,

Herland (Edith) Holland and Wayne (Geraldine) Holland; 2 grandsons, David

Holland and Daniel Holland; 2 brothers, J.B. Holland and Roland Harris.

She was preceded in death by

her husband, Jewell Holland; parents, Richard and Florence Harder Harris;

sisters, Etta Kerr and Velma Taylor; brothers, Hubert Harris, Clinton Harris,

and Garvin Harris.

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.

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Mrs. Billie Bonds Rice

Billie Bonds Rice, age 87,

of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Friday, December 18, 2009 at Sunset Manor

Nursing Home.

Graveside service, 1:30

p.m., Monday, December 21, 2009 at

Hamilton Memory Gardens .

Billie was born December 16,

2009, in Winston County, Alabama to the late William Riley "Doc" Bonds and

Ophelia Viola Williams Bonds. She was a homemaker.

She is survived by 1

daughter, Dr. Susan Rice (DVM) (Lonnie) Taylor; 1 granddaughter, Tami (Chris)

Williams; 3 great-grandsons, Connar, Eli and Morgan.

She was preceded in death by

her husband, Dr. George Rice (DVM); 2 daughters, Connie Rice Frederick and

Debbie Rice.

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.

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Mr. Ronald Davis

Ronald Davis, age 65, of

Guntown, Mississippi, formerly of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009 at the Hospice

Center, Verona, Mississippi.

Visitation, 11:00 a.m. -

1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at the Hamilton Church of Christ,

Hamilton, Alabama. Service, 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at the

Hamilton Church of Christ. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Alabama.

Marion County Funeral Home,

Hamilton, AL., assisted the family.

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Mr. Steve Spruiel

Steve Spruiel, age 50, of

Detroit, Alabama, passed away late Tuesday night, December 22, 2009, at his

residence.

Funeral service, 12:00 p.m.,

Saturday, December 26, 2009 at the Detroit Baptist Church, Detroit, Alabama with

Visitation, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Detroit Baptist Church. Burial,

Carter Cemetery, Detroit, Alabama.

Donations may be made in

honor of Mr. Steve Spruiel to the Lottie Moon International Missions, Detroit

Baptist Church, 220 Dry Creek Rd., Detroit, AL 35552-2113

Marion County Funeral Home,

Hamilton, AL., assisting the family.

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Mr. John Wayne Kirby

John Wayne Kirby, age 64, of

Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at his residence.

Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00

p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at the Hamilton Church of God of Prophecy.

Funeral service 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 24, 2009 at the church.

Burial in

Pleasant Ridge Church

Cemetery , Hamilton, AL.

Mr. Kirby was born February

12, 2009 in Lawrence County, Alabama to the late Howard and Reba Bridges Kirby.

He was a Truck Driver.

He is survived by his wife,

Sandra Kirby; 1 son, Tommy Kirby; 1 daughter, Tina George; 4 grandchildren,

Rodney Robbins, Officer Johnathon Robbins, J. T. "Tater" Kirby, and McKenli Bree

Kirby.

He was preceded in death by

his parents, Howard and Reba Bridges Kirby; Jeanette Roberts and Billy Kirby.

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.

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Mrs. Elna Marie Hughes Hood

Elna Marie Hughes Hood, age

77, of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Monday, December 21, 2009 at her

residence.

Visitation, 6:00 - 9:00

p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2009, Hamilton Funeral Home. Funeral service,

2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at the Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel.

Preston Headrick and Ted Burleson officiating. Burial in Old Ireland

Cemetery.

Mrs. Hood was born November

17, 1932, in Haleyville, Alabama, to the late Robert "Shorty" and Jessie Hyde

Hughes. She was a Homemaker.

She is survived by 5

children, Donna Hood Nixon, William (Bill) Hood, Jessie Hood Martin, Rose Hood

Rodocker, and Dorothy Hood Reaves; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by

her parents, Robert "Shorty" and Jessie Hyde Hughes; her husband, Roy Vernon

Hood; 1 son, Paul Wayne Hood; 2 daughters, Mary Hood, and Carolyn Sue Hood; 1

grandson, Jeremy Loveless; 1 sister, Carol Hughes Dodd; and 1 brother, Derwood

Hughes.

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.

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Miss Dorothy Ruth McDaniel

Dorothy Ruth McDaniel, age

89, of Hamilton, Alabama (formerly of Homewood, AL.), passed away Sunday,

December 27, 2009 at her residence.

Funeral service, 11:00 a.m.,

Tuesday, December 29, 2009, Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. Preston Headrick

officiating. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama.

Miss McDaniel was born April

22, 1920, in Alabama, to the late Tim and Earstine Hogue McDaniel.

She is survived by a host of

nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by 1 brother, Malcom "Mac"

McDaniel; 1 sister, Barbara Gail Lynch.

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.

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Mrs. Rebecca Ann Stidham

Rebecca Ann Stidham, age 61,

of Hackleburg, Alabama, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2009 at her residence.

Funeral service, 2:00 p.m.,

Tuesday, December 29, 2009, Mt. Olive Baptist Church. James Nichols

officiating. Burial in Mt. Olive Cemetery.

Mrs. Stidham was born

January 16, 1948, in Marion County, Alabama to Judson and Ruby Bishop Pugh.

She was a Homemaker.

She is survived by her

husband, Billy Stidham; 1 daughter, Tina (Jay) Yarber; 1 son, Chad (Amanda)

Stidham; 3 grandchildren, Cody & Hannah Yarber, and Keslie Stidham; 1

great-grandchild, Becca Yarber; her mother, Ruby Pugh; and 1 brother, Kenneth

Pugh.

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.

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Mr. Robert Jacob Duncan

Robert Jacob Duncan, age 67,

of Smithville, Mississippi (formerly of Hamilton, AL), passed away Thursday,

December 24, 2009.

Graveside service, 1:00

p.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2009, Hamilton Memory Gardens, Hamilton, Alabama.

Danny Duncan officiating.

Mr. Duncan was born July 28,

1942 in Marion County, Alabama to Milas and Elsie Robinson Duncan.

He is survived by his wife,

Reba Stovall Duncan; 1 son, Allen (Leigh) Duncan; 3 daughters, Debra (David)

Stevens, Vickie Duncan, and Amy (Brent) Swan; 8 grandchildren, Michael (Sara)

Stevens, T.J. Stevens, Dakin Duncan, Jessie (Tyler) Summford, Emily Duncan,

Katie Duncan, and Addie Swan; 1 great-grandchild, Carson Summford; 1 brother,

Boyd (Judy) Duncan; 3 sisters, Mary Ann (James) Irvin, Irene (Wayne) Phillips,

and Becky (George) Fought; and a host of cousins 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.

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Mr. Manuel Leon Cochran

Manuel Leon Cochran, age 62,

of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, December 30,

2009 at the Northwest Medical Center in Winfield, Alabama.

Funeral service, 2:00 p.m.,

Saturday, January 2, 2010, Mt. Hope Freewill Baptist Church. Visitation,

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2010, prior to service at the

church. Randal Tice and Mark Burnett officiating. Burial in Mt. Hope

Cemetery.

Mr. Cochran was born

September 1, 1947 in Marion County, Alabama, to the late Loyd and Marvalene

Ponders Cochran. He worked at the Marion County Two-Way Shop.

He is survived by his wife,

Helen Cochran; 3 children, Kenneth (Kandy) Cochran, Kent (Tammy) Cochran, and

Joy (Lee) Gills; 5 grandchildren; 1 brother, Daniel

Cochran; 5 sisters, Faye McVougle, Jeanette Wideman, Elosie Garrison, Teresa

Dunaway, and Wendy Blacklidge.

He was preceded in death by

his parents, Loyd and Marvalene Ponders Cochran; 2 brothers, Roy Cochran and

Jerry Cochran; and 1 granddaughter, Brooke Cochran.

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.

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Mr. Terry Wayne Williams

Terry Wayne Williams, age

51, of Pontotoc, Mississippi, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2009 in Lulu,

Mississippi.

Visitation, 6:00 - 8:00

p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2010, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Hamilton,

Alabama. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 3, 2010 at the

Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel. James Williams officiating. Burial in

Fairview Cemetery.

Mr. Williams was born

September 22, 1958, to Betty Wallace Williams and the late Horace Williams.

He was a Truck Driver.

He is survived by the love

of his life, Sharon Wright, Pontotoc, MS.; 1 son, Jeremy Williams, Hamilton,

AL.; 1 daughter, Christy Williams, Hamilton, AL.; 3 grandchildren, Heather,

Brooke, and Blake Williams; mother, Betty Dill, Shannon, MS.; grandmother,

Willie Mae Williams; 3 sisters, Pat (Randy) Roper, Shannon, MS., Donna (Rex)

Clingan, Pontotoc, MS., and Donnie (Darrell) Huffman, Houston, MS.; and a host

of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by

his father, Horace Williams; grandfather, Clyde Williams; Uncle Junior and Aunt

Glenda.

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.

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