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WALLACE, Velma Christine Finch
WALLACE, Velma Christine Finch, age 98, a resident of Westminster Village in Spanish Fort, Alabama, died on March 23, 2010. Mrs. Wallace was born in Arlington, Alabama on February 12, 1912 to Peyton Newell and Lucy Belle Finch. After high school graduation she attended Alabama College in Montevallo, AL. She graduated in 1934. Mrs. Wallace then began a teaching career which took her to schools in Cullman, Opelika, and Anniston, AL. In 1948 she was married to Joseph Stephen Wallace, Sr. in a ceremony at her parents' home in Browns, AL. Together they managed their ranch and farming operation for 45 years. She and her husband were long time members of Marion Junction Methodist Church. Mrs. Wallace was a devoted wife and mother who always put the needs of her family first. Mrs. Wallace was preceded in death by her husband, Joe, and grandson, Thomas Newell Wallace. Mrs. Wallace is survived by her children Judith Christine Hawes (Russell) of Spanish Fort, AL, Mary Belle "Bebe" Cox (David) of Haleyville, AL, and Joseph Stephen Wallace, Jr ( Lucy) of Birmingham, AL; eight grandchildren, Chrissy, Mark (Jill) and Mary Beth Hawes, Ashley and Joseph (Neetika) Cox, and Joe, Emily, and Elizabeth Wallace, and one great grandchild, Grace Hawes. Graveside services will be held at New Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, AL, at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home & Crematory Daphne, AL
MILLS, Sarah Ann Lopez
MILLS, Sarah Ann Lopez, 75, of Knoxville, TN passed peacefully into God's Kingdom surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph & Eva Lopez and her sister Dorothy Jean Lopez Craft. Sarah is survived by her husband of 55 years, Don Mills. Children and spouses Chuck Mills, Cathy Mills, Andy Mills (Angelica) and Tricia Mills Baehr (John). Grandchildren, Laura Valentine, Birke Baehr, Brandt Baehr, Nicholas Mills, Bailey Baehr, Andrew Mills. Great Grandchildren, Shakeila Valentine, Will Valentine, Lillian Valentine, Michael Tate, Jashaun Gaines, Jaylen Sankey. She was born and raised in Montgomery and lived in Knoxville, TN most of her adult life. Visitation with the family will be at First Baptist Church of Concord Worship Center, Knoxville, TN Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 1-3pm followed with the celebration of Sarah's life at 3pm. Arrangements by Cremation Options, Inc. (865) 6WE-CARE (693-2273)
BELL, Elezora Alpha Chisholm
BELL, Elezora Alpha Chisholm, age 91, a resident of Montgomery, Alabama expired Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. from Old Ship A.M.E. Zion Church, Rev. Kathy McFadden, Pastor with Rev. Dr. Homer L. McCall of Huntsville, Alabama officiating. Interment will be held on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at Greenwood Cemetery. Elezora Alpha Chisholm Bell, the eldest child born to LaRue Chisholm and Sallie McCall Chisholm, was born in Lowndes County, Alabama on June 17, 1917. She was married to the late George Steven Bell Sr., and to this union eight children were born. Elezora's parents, her two siblings, Rachel Chisholm Burrell and Robert Chisholm, and four of her sons, LaRue, Fredrick, Don and Robert preceded her in death. Nanny Bell as she was affectionately called, will be sorely missed by her children George (Ethel Moss) Bell Jr., Montgomery, AL, William (Rose Fountain) Bell, Huntsville, AL, Michael (Toni Harris) Bell, Montgomery, AL, Alpha Bell (Milton) Davis, Birmingham, AL, and Vera Alexander Bell, Huntsville, AL; grandchildren, George S. Bell III., Nashville TN, Bettina Bell (Gerald D.) Moore, Athens, AL, Brittney Bell and William Carl Bell of Huntsville, AL, Ashlye Bell, Amber Bell and Michael Bell Jr., all of Montgomery, AL, Nkele Davis and Tyra Davis both of Birmingham, AL; great-grandson, Gerald Moore II., Athens, AL; aunt, Viola McCall Lovett, Hayneville, AL; sister-in-law, Catherine Bell Neal, Newark, DE, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The body will lie-in-state from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the church.
GARDNER, Maggie A.
GARDNER, Maggie A., a resident of Montgomery, AL expired January 17, 2009 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. from Southside Church of Christ, 3388 South Hull Street, Montgomery, AL with Bro. Willie Ray Hill officiating. Interment will be held at Greenwood Serenity Cemetery with E. G. Cummings Memorial Funeral Home directing. She leaves to cherish her memories; one daughter, Felicia (Willie J. Wright) Harris; one son, Freeman (Coretta) Alexander-Gardner; one sister, Ruthie Alexander; aunt, Minnie Bell Bedgood; grandchildren, Chiquita (Eldrick) Trimble, Devan, Bryant, Desmond Harris, Tiffany Gardner, Tasha Britt, Monique (Jimmy) Francis; great-grandchildren, Keldrick and Jaden Trimble, Jael and Jade Francis and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and very devoted friends. The body will lie-in-state from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the church.
ROSS, Ruth M.
ROSS, Ruth M., a resident of Montgomery, AL expired January 19, 2009. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. from Lilly Baptist Church, 820 Hill Street, Montgomery, AL with Pastor Thomas E. Jordan officiating. Interment will be held at Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, AL with E. G. Cummings Memorial Funeral Home directing. She leaves to cherish her memories; three grandsons, Harold (Carolyn) Franklin, Louis (Lucretia) Franklin, Orlando Franklin, all of Montgomery, AL; one grand daughter, Javis Wilson, Montgomery, AL; four nieces, Ruby Martin, Montgomery, AL, Alanda Nobles, Surginer, AL, Janietta (David) Arvie, Baytown, TX, Lula Hudson, Havelock, NC; five nephews, Louis Martin, Cleveland, OH, Rubin Martin, Montgomery, AL, Toney Martin, Surginer, AL, Lymond (Wanda) Martin, Montgomery, AL, Eric (Evelyn) Martin, Havelock, NC; eight great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren, nine great-nieces and six great-nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Family hour will be held on Friday, January 23 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. from E. G. Cummings Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. The body will lie in state from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the church.
BAREFIELD, Louise
BAREFIELD, Louise, 89, a resident of Montgomery, AL, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Graveside services will be held on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Greenwood Cemetery with Rev. Randy Atkinson and Chaplain Danny Robbins officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday, January 22, 2009 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Leak-Memory Chapel and also one hour prior to the service on Friday. Mrs. Barefield was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Hoover. Her life exhibited that of a true Southern lady. She honored God, her husband, and her family. Mrs. Barefield was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dailey of Monroe County; husband, Vernon L. Barefield and infant son, Vernon L. Barefield, Jr. She is survived by her loving brother, Steven Dailey; niece, Leslie York (Bud); three nephews, Mitchell Dailey (Kelley), Phillip Dailey (Nancy), Braxton Dailey (Nicole); one great-niece and four great-nephews. The family would like to thank the staff of Golden Living Center for the care given to Louise during her stay. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Hoover, 2025 Patton Chapel Rd. N, Hoover, AL 35216. Leak-Memory Chapel Directing
BEASLEY, Patricia "Patsy" Ann Oswald
BEASLEY, Patricia "Patsy" Ann Oswald, 63, a resident of Montgomery died Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Leak-Memory Chapel with her son-in-law Pastor Chad Harrison officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery. Mrs. Beasley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She was a member of Heritage Baptist Church and the Joyful Hearts Sunday School Class. She is preceded in death by her parents Grady and Kathleen Oswald. Survivors include her husband Ernest Beasley, children Skip Beasley and wife Marsha, Julie Beasley Armstrong and husband David, Chris Beasley and wife Susan and Kathleen Beasley Harrison and husband Chad, grandchildren Bryant Armstrong, Krista Beasley, Brittany Armstrong, Kayla Beasley, Kasey Beasley, Katelyn Harrison, Josie Beasley, Rebekah Harrison and Olivia Beasley, sister Mary Norris and brother Donald Oswald and wife Jo Ann. Visitation will be Friday at Leak-Memory Chapel from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Leak-Memory Chapel Directing
HAMMAR, Peggy Jean Martin
HAMMAR, Peggy Jean Martin, 75, a resident of Montgomery died Monday, January 19, 2009. Visitation will be at Leak-Memory Chapel on Saturday, January 24, 2009 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Mrs. Hammar is preceded in death by her brother, Leslie Martin, Jr. Survivors include her husband of 45 years, John Hammar; sons, Jon Hammar, Sr. and wife Olivia and Edward Hammar; and grandchildren, Jon Hammar, Jr, Katie Hammar, and Wesley Hammar. Peggy graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in 1951 and attended Auburn University. She was an Air Force wife who worked for the government both stateside and overseas. She raised two successful sons and was a loving grandmother. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to one's favorite charity or the Montgomery Humane Shelter. A private graveside service will be held. Leak-Memory Chapel Directing
POWELL, Verbie Ward
POWELL, Verbie Ward, age 89, a resident of Jack, AL, formerly of Montgomery passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Mrs. Powell was preceded in death by her husband, Barnett Ward, her second husband, Horace Powell, two brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her children, Jo Ann Champion, Larue (Brenda) Ward, Jim (Bernice) Ward, Jimmie (Rev. Morris ) Pate, Frances Powell (Thomas) Powell, Charles D. Powell; additional family is Jim Brazda; fourteen grandchildren; twenty seven great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and a very special friend for 61 years, Willie Lowe. Funeral services will be held at Leak-Memory Chapel on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Elmer Ellis and Rev. Morris Pate officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Serving as Pallbearers will be Herbert Ward, Audie Ward, James H. Ward, Jr., Eddie Pate, Randy Pate and Mike Pate. The family would like to express a special thank you to Hospice Advantage of Troy, AL. Visitation will be held at Leak-Memory Chapel on Thursday, January 22, 2009 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Leak-Memory Chapel Directing
ROGERS, Robin Spears
ROGERS, Robin Spears, age 40 passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 as a result of an automobile accident. Mrs. Rogers was preceded in death by her mother, Ruthie Beasley Spears. She is survived by her husband, John D. Rogers; two daughters, Cameron Ruth Rogers, Mary Catherine Rogers; father, Bobby Joe (Barbara) Spears; grandmother, Mila Ruth Beasley; three brothers, B.J. Spears, Jr., Ashley Spears, Billy Raybon, Jr.; a sister, Jenilyn (Bradley) Hathcock; other relatives include aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held at Eastmont Baptist Church on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 12:30 with Rev. Mike Northcutt officiating. Burial will follow in Sardis Cemetery in Highland Home. Visitation will be held at Leak Memory Chapel on Friday, January 23, 2009 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Serving as Pallbearers will be, Allen Smoot, Marc Rogers, Herb Broom, Herbert Powell, Johnny Sullivan and Terry Styron. Mrs. Rogers will lie-in-state at the church on Saturday one hour prior to the services. Memorials can be made in Mrs. Rogers memory to Eastmont Baptist Church. Leak-Memory Chapel Directing
BAILEY, Ms. Vernessa
BAILEY, Ms. Vernessa a resident of Montgomery, AL expired Sunday, January 18, 2009. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. from Piney Grove Baptist Church #1 with Rev. Marcus L. Daniels, pastor officiating. Interment will follow in Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., directing. Mrs. Bailey will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the funeral service.
ESCOTT, Mr. John L.
ESCOTT, Mr. John L. a resident of Montgomery, AL departed this life Friday, January 16, 2009. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. from Jericho A.M.E. Zion Church with Rev. Garrison, officiating. Interment will follow in Jericho A.M.E. Zion Church Cemetery with Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., directing.
FLOWERS, Mr. Dover Tennelle
FLOWERS, Mr. Dover Tennelle a resident of Montgomery, AL expired Thursday, January 15, 2009. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 24 at 1:00 p.m. from Christian Life Center, 6000 Monticello Dr. Montgomery, AL. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery with Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., directing.
HASSELL, Mrs. Annie L. Elder
HASSELL, Mrs. Annie L. Elder a resident of Montgomery, AL expired Thursday, January 15, 2009. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Stephens Baptist Church with Rev. Sylvester Poole, Jr., officiating. Interment will follow in Kindle Cemetery with Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., directing. Mrs. Hassell will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the funeral service. She is preceded in death by her two sisters, Chiquita Holmes and Mary Elizabeth Ellis. She leaves to cherish her memories one loving and devoted son, Gregory (Kavonda) Elder; one sister, Charlotte Belser; three brothers, Daniel Elder, David (Jacqueline) Holmes, Antonio Holmes, all of Montgomery, AL; four aunts, Carolyn (Roosevelt) McCloud, Detroit, MI, Annie L. (Freeman) Pickett, Union Springs, AL, Hattie A. (Pete) Dotson, Atlanta, GA, Laura Bradley, Montgomery, AL; three uncles, Lee Otis (Doris) Elder, Atlanta, GA, Roosevelt (Debra) Elder, Miami, FL, Otis Elder, Detroit, MI; six grandchildren, Kyvivian Elder, Jacoby Carter, Deontey Scott, LaMarcus Austin, Gregory Elder, Jr., ShaMya Austin, all of Montgomery, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, cousin and devoted friends, Abraham Foxhall, Joann Walker, James Foxhall, DeDhanea Scott; one goddaughter, Cassandra Walker.
HUTCHINS, Mrs. Lillie Bell
HUTCHINS, Mrs. Lillie Bell a resident of Montgomery, AL departed this life Tuesday, January 13, 2009. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. from Old Augusta Baptist Church with Rev. Jeremiah Ziegler, pastor and Rev. Christopher Milner, officiating. Interment will follow in Old Augusta Cemetery with Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., directing. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the funeral service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Isaac Hutchins and her daughter, Dorothy Nell Moore. Lillie leaves to cherish her loving and devoted daughters, Willie Mae (Alphonso) Harvey, Taliena Michelle (Walter) Brayboy; four sons, Abraham Lewis, Elijha McGhee, Jerry Burton, and Joseph Burton; one special adopted daughter, Erica Lockley and two special adopted sons Clarence Shuler and Sylvester Shuler; two special devoted friends, Sister Lou Jones and Eva Bristow; an unforgettable granddaughter, Waltreunnah (Tweetie-bird) Brayboy and Courtney Hutchins, grandson; a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great grandchildren, friends and other relatives.
JAMES, Ms. Angela
JAMES, Ms. Angela a resident of Montgomery, AL passed away Saturday, January 10, 2009. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. from Freewill Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. E. Nettles, officiating. Interment will follow in St. Matthews Cemetery with Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., directing. Ms. James will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the funeral service.
JONES, Mr. Jim, Jr.
JONES, Mr. Jim, Jr., 87, a resident of Montgomery, AL passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2009. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 24, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at the Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, Woodley Road, Ramer, AL, with Pastor Jerome Dudley officiating. He leaves to cherish his memories and carry on his legacy four daughters, his beloved caregiver, Annie (Otis) Duncan, Mary Helen (Willie) Franklin, Vivian Yancey, and Rachel Jones, all of Montgomery, AL; eight sons, Jim Jones, III, Leandrew (Willie Bell) Jones, Bobby (Bernice) Jones, Rufus (Marie) Jones, Rickey (Niecy) Jones, James (Ella) Williams, all of Montgomery, AL, Peter (Shana) Jones, Millbrook, AL, and Larry (Jessie) Hall, Augusta, GA; two sisters, Sadie (Thomas) Jones, Montgomery, AL and Villa Mae Jones, Buffalo, NY; two sisters-in law, Geraldine Jones, Mathews, AL and Flora Jones, Montgomery, AL; one brother-in-law, Arthur Jones, Sr., Cleveland, OH; approx. forty grandchildren, approx. fifty great grandchildren, approx. ten great-great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Special friend, Roosevelt Smiley; many, many other friends, neighbors, and the Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church Family. Interment will follow in the churchyard cemetery with Ross Clayton Funeral Home directing. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the funeral services.
McCANTS, Mrs. Ethel Toles (Mama Ethel)
McCANTS, Mrs. Ethel Toles (Mama Ethel) 108, a resident of Montgomery, AL passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. from Beulah Baptist Church with Rev. Porter Obsy, Jr. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery with Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., directing. Her body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the funeral service. She leaves to cherish her memory five very devoted daughters, Mamie (John) Sellers, Cincinnati, OH, Julia (Henry) Walker, Washington, D.C., Sarah Joyce Holt, Barbara Wright and Thomasene (Leroy) Lewis, all of Montgomery, AL; one very devoted son, Morris (Ethel) McCants, Carson, CA; twenty seven grandchildren, including three very special ones, Willie Vincent McCants, who she raised as her own, Coretta Wright and Yolanda Davis; sixty four great grandchildren; seventy four great-great grandchildren; special nieces, Ethel (Charles) Grant, Baltimore, MD, Laura McGhee, Montgomery, AL, Louise and Estella Toles, Grady, AL, Annie Ruth Toles, Pensacola, FL; and many more relatives and friends and her church family; Mrs. McCants was a member of the Eastern Star Violet Chapter No. 20 Wilbert Barnes - Worshipful Master Louise Toles-Worthy Matron. The Eastern Star Ceremony will be at Ross-Clayton Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, January 23, 2009 from 7-8 p.m. Thanks to the Health Department and Oxford Agency for their Home Care.
MONTGOMERY, Mrs. Tanja B. Williams
MONTGOMERY, Mrs. Tanja B. Williams a resident of Montgomery, AL passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 12 Noon from New Home Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. A. Forbes, officiating. Interment will follow in Eastwood Memorial Gardens with Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., directing. Mrs. Montgomery will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the funeral service. She confessed Christ and joined St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Old Field at an early age. She later became a member of New Home Missionary Baptist Church where she served faithfully until her passing. She is survived by her husband, Melvin Montgomery; parents, George and Ora Trawick and Haywood and Elizabeth Williams; one uncle, Henry Pugh, Jr.; two step-daughters, Bernetta Smith and Yulanda Montgomery; one sister and brother-in-law, Reginald and Chandra Brady; three sisters-in-law; six step-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
NELSON, Mrs. Mary
NELSON, Mrs. Mary a resident of Montgomery, AL departed this life Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. from Kinghill Baptist Church with Rev. E. Richardson, officiating. Interment will follow in Lincoln Cemetery with Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., directing. Mrs. Nelson will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the funeral service.
NORRIS, Mrs. Carolyne S.
NORRIS, Mrs. Carolyne S., 82, a resident of Montgomery, AL went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 18, 2009. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. from St. Jude Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Eastwood Memorial Gardens with Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., directing. Mrs. Norris will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the funeral service. She will truly be missed and leaves to cherish her memories a loving mother, Leila Scott; a devoted husband, Charlie Norris; caring children, Kathleen (Henry) Gatson, Stockbridge, GA, Charlie Norris, Rex, GA and Karen F. Norris, Montgomery, AL; four grandchildren, Dwayne, Dominique and Derek Gatson, Stockbridge, GA, Kiah Madison, Montgomery, AL. She also leaves many faithful and devoted family and friends. Special thanks to Dr. Norman Taylor, Amedysis Home Healthcare and Hospice of Montgomery.
PLEASANT, Mr. Willie
PLEASANT, Mr. Willie a resident of Montgomery, AL expired on Wednesday, January 21, 2009.
Funeral arrangements and survivors will be announced later by Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc.
