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December 12, 2002
SHIRLEY A. KELLEY DISON
TALLADEGA — Funeral service for Shirley A. Kelley Dison, 55, will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Talladega Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Wayne Hester and the Rev. David Kearley officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Memorial Park.
Mrs. Dison died Dec. 10 in Oxford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewitt Dison; and a son, Danny Pearson. She was a native and lifelong resident of Talladega County, was a retired textile worker from Wehadkee Yarn Mills and was a Baptist by faith.
She is survived by three daughters, Roxanne Parker, Michelle Howard and Bobbie Lackey of Talladega; five stepsons; one sister, Sadie Beveldes of Sylacauga; one brother, Edward Kelly of Winterboro; and five grandchildren.
Talladega Funeral Home will direct the service.
PAULETE DAVIS O'DONNELL
ATLANTA, Ga. — Graveside service for Paulette Davis O'Donnell will be Friday at 11 a.m. in Hopewell Cemetery, U.S. 411, north of Ashville. A private memorial service will be held Thursday in Atlanta.
Mrs. O'Donnell died Dec. 6 in Atlanta, Ga. A graduate of Judson College in Marion, Mrs. O'Donnell enjoyed a distinguished career with Delta Airlines. She began her career as a flight attendant and always spoke of those days with pride. In recent years she became, by chance, the keeper of Delta's heritage and history. It was the perfect match. Her graciousness, patience, intelligence, creativity and determination were ideal attributes for her work of Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum.
She always had time for any retiree who stopped by the office and she treated all with respect for what they may have accomplished for the company. She knew how to create a celebration and always looked for the opportunity. The completion of the restoration project for Ship 41, Delta's immaculately restored DC-3, inspired three major awards for the DC-3, including selection by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2001.
Most of all, she was a friend.
It was an adventure to know her, because she overflowed with ideas, thoughtfulness and enthusiasm. She would be proud to know her work will stand the test of time.
She was preceded in death by her father, Paul Davis and her stepfather, Clemons Roe.
She is survived by her husband, Frank X. O'Donnell III of Atlanta; her mother, Ruby G. Roe of Pell City; her brother, William Van and Emily Davis of Pell City; her niece and nephew, Lauren and Paul Davis of Pell City; two stepdaughters, Catherine O'Donnell of Rockville, Md., and Alison O'Donnell of Kennesaw, Ga.; three stepsons, Peter, Michael and Paul O'Donnell, all of Kennesaw, Ga.; and five grandchildren.
Flowers may be sent to Kilgroe Funeral Home in Pell City or, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum, Dept. 914, P.O. Box 20585, Atlanta, Ga., 30354.
Kilgroe Funeral Home in Pell City will direct the service.
TATHIE OLENE BAIN
PELL CITY — Funeral service for Tathie Olene Bain, 95, will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Chapel Hill Funeral Home chapel in Pell City with the Rev. Allen Bain and the Rev. Ted St. John officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
Miss Bain died Dec. 11 in Pell City. She was a native of Bessemer and had lived in Pell City for most of her life. She was a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church for more than 70 years.
She is survived by one sister, Annie Mae Bunt of Ragland; six nieces; one nephew; one stepniece; and one stepnephew.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Pell City will direct the service.
JAVONTAE LeSHAWN BORDEN
SYLACAUGA — Graveside service for infant Javontae LeShawn Borden will be Friday at 1 p.m. in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
with the Rev. Bobby Whetstone officiating.
Infant Borden died Dec. 9 at the Children's Hospital in Birmingham. He was preceded in death by his great-grandmother, Ocelia Garrett; and his grandfather, Charles Lewis.
He is survived by his mother, Sharie Borden of Sylacauga; his father, Bakari Borden of Sylacauga; his grandparents, Terry Borden and Betty Lou Borden of Sylacauga and Carol Lewis of Childersburg; and a host of other relatives.
Childersburg Mortuary Service will direct the service.
GEORGE HUBERT BUTTRAM SR.
SYLACAUGA — Funeral service for George Hubert Buttram Sr., 71, of 271 Brooks Road, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Curtis and Son Funeral Home North chapel with the Rev. Raymond Miller and the Rev. Mark Seals officiating.
Mr. Buttram died Dec. 10 at Coosa Valley Baptist Medical Center. He was retired from the Air Force. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church and was retired from Coosa County Sheriff's Department. He was preceded in death by his father, Wiley Hubert Buttram; his mother, Pearl Howell Buttram; half-brother, Dewey Howell and a half-sister, Joyce Ann Howell.
He is survived by his wife, Betty J. Buttram of Sylacauga; one sister, Edith Jacobs of Florida; two sons, George Hubert Buttram Jr. and wife Pam of Rockford and Jimmy Ray Buttram and wife Christie of Rockford; stepdaughter, Mona Carden and husband Billy of Sylacauga; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
military will serve as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jeremy Buttram, Jared Buttram, Chance Buttram, Dowell Goodson, Larry Simmons and Wayne Simmons.
Curtis and Son Funeral Home North Chapel will direct the service.
BETTY LU EMBRY CODY
PELL CITY — Funeral service for Betty Lu Embry Cody, 87, will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Father Mathew Brennan officiating. Burial will be in Seddon Cemetery.
Mrs. Cody died Dec. 11.
The family will receive friends Friday from 6 until 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. A wake will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, P.O. Box 355, Pell City, Ala., 35125 or Seddon Cemetery
Association, attention: Evelyn Watson, 440 Lee Circle, Cropwell, Ala., 35054.
Kilgroe Funeral Home in Pell City will direct the service.
RHONDA DUVALL
CALERA — Rhonda Duvall died Dec. 11 at her residence.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Curtis and Son Funeral Home Childersburg Chapel.
BYRON HEATH
ASHLAND — Funeral service for Byron (Doodle) Heath, 47, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home chapel in Lineville with the Rev. Harold McCain officiating. Burial will be in Faith Assembly of God Cemetery.
Mr. Heath died Dec. 8 in Anniston. He was a native and lifelong resident of Clay County and was a Baptist by faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Byron G. Heath; and two brothers, James (Roadmap) Heath and Horace Heath.
He is survived by one daughter, Lasanda Baker of Wedowee; one son, Tony Heath of Piedmont; his mother, Mary Lee Heath Stone of Ashland; two sisters, Debra Sue Smith of Delta and Barbara Jackson of Cragford; four brothers, Sherwood Heath of Cragford, Brinton Heath of Newsite, Jimmy Heath of Cragford and Johnny Heath of Ashland; three grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Russell Sparks, Shannon Causey, Danny Heath, Adam Clark, Doug Heath and Lee Heath.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Byron Heath Memorial Fund at First State Bank of Ashland and Lineville.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. Thursday until service time at 2 p.m.
Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville will direct the service.
CLARENCE HUTCHINS
ALEXANDER CITY — Clarence Hutchins died Dec. 11 at Russell Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Armour's Memorial Funeral Home.
DWIGHT JACKSON
MONTGOMERY — Dwight Jackson died Dec. 10 at Baptist Medical Center in Montgomery.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Armour's Memorial Funeral Home.
WALTER KIDD
VINCENT — Walter Kidd, 53, of 5200 Highway 62, died Dec. 10.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Madden's Funeral Home.
GRACE LEAVINS ORANGE
COOK SPRINGS — Funeral service for Grace Leavins Orange, 94, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Striffler Hamby Mortuary chapel in LaGrange, Ga., with the Rev. Paul A. Lett and the Rev. Leon Johns officiating. Burial will be in Shadow Lawn Cemetery
in LaGrange, Ga.
Mrs. Orange died Dec. 10 at Cook Springs Nursing Home in Cook Springs. She was a native of Harrison County, Miss., was a former resident of LaGrange, Ga., where she retired from Deering Milliken Inc. She was married late in life to the Rev. Elbert J. Orange and moved to Millerville in 1980 and to Cook Springs in 2000. She was a faithful servant of the Lord, was a Missionary and member of the Sherwood Church of God in Birmingham. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Annie Laura Loftin Leavins; and her husband, the Rev. Elbert J. Orange.
She is survived by three sisters, Nora Lee Allen and Nellie Logan of LaGrange, Ga., and Ruby Godfrey of Atlanta, Ga.; one stepdaughter, Helen O. Heaton of Birmingham; one stepson, Gerald J. Orange of Gadsden; and 15 nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friendsThursday from noon until service time at Striffler Hamby Mortuary in LaGrange, Ga.
Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland will direct the service.
VIRGINIA LOUISE BRAKEFIELD VANDALL
CROPWELL — Virginia Louise Brakefield VanDall, 78, passed away peacefully on Dec. 10. She was born July 15, 1924, in Jasper and attended Walker County High School and the University of Michigan.
For many years she was a real estate agent and broker in the Pell City area with several firms and was owner of her own business, Leisure Time Properties. She was a member of St. Simon Peter Episcopal Church and a supporter of numerous charities, including the St. Edmonite Mission, the city of St. Jude, and the Jimmie Hale Mission.
She was welcomed home by her late parents, David Hudson and Lillie Lamon Brakefield of Jasper; by her late sisters, Garnett B. Vaughn of Akron, Ohio, and Agnes B. Green of Columbus, Ga.; and by her late brother, D.H. Brakefield Jr. of Jasper.
She is survived by and forever cherished by her husband of 57 years, Edwin M. VanDall Sr. of Cropwell; her son, Edwin M. VanDall Jr. (Mary) of Pell City; her daughters, Marsha (Jose) Guerrero of Whittier, Calif., and Beth Blackman of Cropwell; her beloved granddaughter, Lexie VanDall of Pell City; her sister, Arlene B. McIntosh of Columbus, Ga., and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be at Chapel Hill in Pell City on Friday, Dec. 13, from 6 until 8 p.m. Services will be held Saturday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home chapel in Pell City at 11 a.m., the Rev. Vandon Foreman officiating. Burial will follow at St. Clair Memorial Gardens.
"I thank my God upon every rememberance of you" — Phillipians 1:3.
Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Pell City will direct the service.
