July 2009

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.

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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.

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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 -

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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.

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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.

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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 -

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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.

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Mrs. Linda Cochran Tice

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.

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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.

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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 -

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Mr. Henry Nelson Kennumur

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 -

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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 -

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Ms. Barbara J. Green

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 -

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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 -

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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 -

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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.

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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.

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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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