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Nancy Marie Craft, age 67, of Killen, passed away Friday, December 24, 2004, at Glenwood Rehab in Florence.
Mrs. Craft was a member of First Baptist Church in Muscle Shoals, where she taught Sunday School for 17 years. She was secretary/treasurer of Community Bible Study of Florence and was retired from the Cherry Hill School Board as secretary/bookkeeper after 23 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Michael D. and Gertie Dillingham Freeman; and a brother, Michael D. Freeman.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Monday, December 27, 2004, at First Baptist Church in Muscle Shoals with Dr. Jeff Noblit and Brian Craft officiating. Interment was in Old Line Cemetery
in Hodges.
Pallbearers were George Taylor, Lonnie Briley, Jr., Cliff Battles, Norman Rich, Dobie Gillis and Melvin Sparks.
Mrs. Craft is survived by her husband, Wayne Craft; two sons, Brad Craft and wife Julie, of Decatur, and Brian Craft and wife Becki, of Garden City, Michigan; four grandchildren, Nicole Craft and Steven Craft, both of Decatur, and Kelli Craft and Brandon Craft, both of Garden City, Michigan; and two sisters, Marty Dragovich of Del Ray Beach, Florida, and Katherine Reiss of St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Deaton Funeral Home assisted the family.
Annie O. Hindman Hammock, age 97, of Red Bay, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at Care Center of Red Bay.
Mrs. Hammock was born in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, to the late Judson and Addie Garrison Hindman. She was a charter member of Community Center Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Thomas Messer Hammock; five children, Madrue Courington Grace, Junior Hammock, Frankie Parker, Jerry Hammock and Patsey Hammock; a grandson, Gary Parker; a great-granddaughter, Sydney Denise Chaffin; two sisters, Thelma Hammock and Bertha Hutcheson; and a brother, Lester Hindman.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 23, 2004, at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Hal Holt and Bro. A.G. Stepp officiating. Interment was in Red Bay City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hammock is survived by three children, Kenneth Hammock and wife Oleta, of Cabot, Arkansas, Gloria Ann Morrow of Hackleburg, and Linda Pounders of Red Bay; ten grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Ruth Kosmos of Red Bay; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Deaton Funeral Home assisted the family.
Eloise G. Harris, age 82, of Russellville, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2004, at Kirkwood by the River in Irondale, Alabama.
Mrs. Harris lived most of her life in Russellville and was a member of First Baptist Church. She was retired from the State of Alabama Unemployment Service with 41 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Harris.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 26, 2004, at Pinkard Funeral Home chapel in Russellville with Dr. Gene Balding officiating. Interment was in Knights of Pythias Cemetery.
Mrs. Harris is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Harris Keeney of Birmingham; a sister, Velan Gross of Chattanooga; and two grandchildren, Will Keeney and Sara Keeney.
Pinkard Funeral Home assisted the family.
Bernice Kemp, age 89, of Red Bay, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2004, at Care Center of Red Bay.
Mrs. Kemp was born in Smithville, Mississippi, to the late Willie and Pearl Grissom Walls. She was a caregiver and a housewife and was a member of Oak Grove Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Brady Kemp, on April 2, 1997; her parents; three children; four sisters; and two brothers.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Monday, December 27, 2004, at Deaton Funeral Home with Rev. Emmanuel Jackson officiating. Interment was in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jimmy Mitchell, Bobby McCrory, Shay White, Robin Wigginton, Ricky Mitchell and Aaron Mitchell.
Mrs. Kemp is survived by two sons, Charles T. Kemp and wife Louise, of Summerville, Illinois, and Dannie R. Kemp and wife Denise Nancy Kemp, of Red Bay; four sisters, Jimmie Nell Polzin of Racine, Wisconsin, Myrtle Ruth Bailey of Birmingham, Cleeta Mitchell of Russellville, and Madine Cooper of Red Bay; seven grandchildren, Cathy Bowers, Timothy Charles Kemp, Cynthia Wigginton, Patricia Garcia, Michelle Kanday, Rev. Christopher Todd Kemp, and Danielle Carnes; thirteen great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Deaton Funeral Home assisted the family.
Lina Mae Sparks McClung, age 84, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 20, 2004.
Mrs. McClung was born in Franklin County and was a member of Long Avenue Church of Christ. She was a very loving mother and will be missed by all. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert George McClung.
Funeral services were held at noon on Monday, December 27, 2004, at Akins Funeral Home Chapel in Russellville with Bro. Cecil Cox officiating. Interment was in Franklin Memory Gardens.
Mrs. McClung is survived by two sons, Paul McClung and Robert McClung, both of Chicago; and a brother, G. Nelson Sparks of Florence.
Akins Funeral Home assisted the family.
Lillie Frances McNatt, age 90, of Russellville, passed away Monday, December 27, 2004.
Mrs. McNatt was a member of Jonesboro Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.D. McNatt; her parents, Jessie Mitchell and Maudie Dalrymple Mitchell; four sons, Walter Lee, George Edward, Fred Austin and Jessie Ray McNatt; and two daughters, Ruby Griffin and Gertrude Carnahan.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at Jonesboro Baptist Church with Bro. Tom Wimberly and Bro. Kerry Smith officiating. Interment will be in Antioch Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mrs. McNatt's grandsons.
Mrs. McNatt is survived by a daughter, Bessie Dubose of Waycross, Georgia; four sons, Ford McNatt of Russellville, Oneal McNatt of Tuscumbia, Dewey McNatt of Russellville, and Bob McNatt of Tuscumbia; a brother, Walter Mitchell of Russellville; nineteen grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Spry Memorial Chapel assisted the family.
Carnie A. Newton, age 91, of Vina, passed away Friday, December 24, 2004, at Carrington House in Iuka, Mississippi.
Mr. Newton was retired from Ford Motor Company after 25 years and was a member of Sparks Chapel Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lonie Newton, in 2001; his parents, Virgil and Martha Newton; three brothers, Tom Newton, Joe Newton and Bill Newton; and one sister, Ena Gladbach.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 26, 2004, at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel in Red Bay with Bro. Fred House officiating. Interment was in Sparks Cemetery.
Mr. Newton is survived by two daughters, Gerlda Brown and husband Clarence, and Ann Huguley and husband Lewis, both of Vina; a son, Lowell Newton and wife Patricia, of Huntsville; two brothers, Foy Newton of Florence and Larry Newton of Red Bay; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Deaton Funeral Home assisted the family.
Isaac Walton Sullins, age 61, of Russellville, passed away Friday, December 24, 2004.
Mr. Sullins was born in Marion County and was a member of the Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Lona Sullins.
Graveside funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 27, 2004, at Hamilton Cemetery
with Rev. Kerry Smith officiating.
Pallbearers were Mr. Sullins' nephews.
Mr. Sullins is survived by two daughters, Kelley Morris and husband Keith, of Sarasota, Florida, and Michelle Kelley and husband Steven, of Racine, Wisconsin; a sister, Anna Collene Willis and husband John Walter, of Russellville; a brother, Edward (Billy) Sullins and wife Dottie, of Charleston, South Carolina; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Akins Funeral Home assisted the family.
Ome U. Vinson, age 76, of Russellville, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2004.
Mr. Vinson was a member of Oakwood Baptist Church. He had retired from Chrysler and was also past president of UAW Local 1183. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie Vinson and Myrtle Poss Vinson; and a brother, William Paul Vinson.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 27, 2004, at Spry Memorial Chapel with Bro. Wayne Boyles officiating. Interment was in Franklin Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers were John Crain, Tommy Vinson, Blake Crain, Jordan Boyles, Mark Boyles and Jimmy Poss.
Mr. Vinson is survived by his wife, Thelma Brown Vinson; seven children, Brenda Murray and husband Gordon, Gary Vinson and wife Jean, Allen Crain and wife Doris, Kim Dugan, Judy Crain, Cyndie Boyles and husband Mark, and John Crain and wife Dana; seventeen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two nieces and one nephew.
Spry Memorial Chapel assisted the family.
Jessie L. Wingo, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, of Monroe Center, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 24, 2004, at home.
Mrs. Wingo was born March 23, 1915, in Russellville, the daughter of William D. and Ella S. Moore Dill. She married Samuel J. Wingo on December 20, 1931, in Franklin County. He passed away on December 18, 1990. Mrs. Wingo loved playing bingo, bowling and spending time at the Chana Sale Barn. She also loved gardening, canning, fishing and beautiful flowers. She taught all of her daughters to sew and enjoyed Wednesday evening craft nights with her family. Mrs. Wingo was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; three brothers, Gib, Clyde and Bill Dill; and a sister, Dona Scott.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 27, 2004, at Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle, Illinois, with Pastor Mark Campbell officiating.
Mrs. Wingo is survived by a son, Harold Wingo and wife Mary, of Monroe Center, Illinois; six daughters, Patsy Hawley of Monroe Center, Illinois, Sara Resenbeck and husband Ralph, of Rockford, Illinois, Jeanette Hicks and husband James, of Stillman Valley, Illinois, Shirley Johnson and husband John, of Monroe Center, Illinois, Nancy Coyne and husband David, of Byron, Illinois, and Kathy Meseck and husband Phil, of Belvidere, Illinois; nineteen grandchildren; and forty great-grandchildren.
Unger-Horner Funeral Home assisted the family.
Clarence David Burks, age 90, of Red Bay, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2004, at Red Bay Hospital.
Mr. Burks was a native of Alabama and was employed with Russellville School in maintenance for 25 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Russellville. He was a Sargent in the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Mr. Burks was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lou Burks in 2002.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at Deaton Funeral Home in Red Bay with Bro. Hollis Boyd officiating. Interment was in Halltown Cemetery.
Mr. Burks is survived by four nieces, Sylvia Sims of Sulligent, Ruth Lofton and husband Nathan, of Vina, Marjorie Barksdale and husband Edward, of Vina, and Marie Johnson of Arkansas; two nephews, Arvie Upton of Vina and James Humphries of Red Bay; a step-son, Ray Lindley of Marion, Illinois; a step-granddaughter, Louise Powers of Chicago; and several other step-grandchildren.
Deaton Funeral Home assisted the family.
Audrey Bessie Hamilton, age 93, of Spruce Pine, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2004.
Mrs. Hamilton was preceded in death by her husband, Rothmer Neal Hamilton; a son, Dallas B. "Dick" Hamilton; and a daughter, Connie Sue Hamilton.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 31, 2004, at Spry Memorial Chapel with Bro. Carl Gilbert and Bro. Lonnie Oldag officiating. Interment will be in Colbert Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Michael Grissom, Roger Grissom, Tony Champion, Jay Hamilton, Peyton Grissom, Ryan Champion, Christopher Grissom and Parker Grissom.
Mrs. Hamilton is survived by a daughter, Doris June Grissom and husband Roy, of Spruce Pine; a sister, Bernice Lawler of Chicago; six grandchildren, Michael Grissom and wife Tynette, of Dora, Roger Grissom and wife Missie, of Hackleburg, SFC Victor Hamilton (presently serving in Iraq) and wife LaVonna, of Smithville, Tennessee, Kelly Champion and husband Tony, of Spruce Pine, Kristi Gerding and husband Jason, of Cullman, and Norma Burleson and husband Mike, of Phoenix, Arizona; ten great-grandsons; four great-granddaughters; one great-great-granddaughter; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Spry Chapel assisted the family.
