Effie Lucretia Jones, 72, of Buhl, Ala., died July 10, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services were held July 13, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Springer and Rev. Wesley Robertson officiating. Burial was at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery in Buhl, Ala., with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
Chester Earl Elmore, 80, of Aliceville, died July 9, 2018 at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services were held July 12, 2018 at Dogwood Chapel with Rev. Mike Ezelle and Rev. Jack House officiating. Burial was at Franconia-Oak Grove Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents; brother, Billy Elmore; sister, Dot Noland and her husband, Don; and father-in-law, William McDaniel.
Pauline Bolling Latham, 90, of Reform, died June 28, 2018 at Hospice of West Alabama. Funeral services were held June 30, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brannon Pinion and Rev. Wesley Burkhalter officiating. Burial was at Graham Memorial Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
Joe Ann (Grammer) Beauchamp, age 80, died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was born Thursday, July 8, 1937 in Carrollton, Alabama to the late Mr. William Acie Grammer and Nellie Hilda Stephens Grammer.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Adison Beauchamp; her parents, Acie and Nellie Grammer; two brothers, William Grammer and Clayton Grammer; and her nephew, Lee White.
Thelma Bernice “Dean” Walker, 90, of Boligee, died June 20, 2018 at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services were held June 26, 2018 at Mt. Zion-Mt. Hebron Baptist Church, Eutaw, Ala., with Rev. Larry D. Williams officiating. Burial was at Mt. Mirah Church Cemetery, Boligee, with Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
Robin “Robbie” Faye Blissett, 51, passed away June 15, 2018 at her home. Memorial services were held July 1, 2018 at Enterprise Baptist Church in Coaling, Ala.
Robbie was born August 12, 1966. She was preceded in death by her parents Robert Lee Blissett, Sr. and Carolyn Mae Hitt; and her son, Josey. She leaves behind her significant other of 20 years, John Gowin, and many friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to Enterprise Baptist Church in her name.
Nellie D. Manning, 77, of Aliceville, died June 23, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services were held June 30, 2018 at Emory Chapel C.M.E. Church with Rev. Kenneth Smith officiating. Burial was at Bethany Town Cemetery with Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
Essie Mae Bassett, of Livingston, Ala., died June 22, 2018 at Sumter Health and Rehabilitation in York, Ala. Graveside services were held June 28, 2018, in Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery, Panola, Ala., with Minister Angela Finch officiating and Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
Carolyn Virginia Acker Ponds, 65, of Steens, Miss., passed away June 23, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services were held June 27, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Dean and Rev. Ed Nabors officiating. Burial was at Ethelsville Baptist Church Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
William “Bill” Steven Riddell, 67, of Ethelsville, passed away June 17, 2018. Memorial services were held June 23, 2018 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Rev. David Honeycutt officiating and Northport Funeral & Cremation Service directing.
He was preceded in death by his parents Mal Shaw Riddell, Jr. and Ethel O’Bryan Riddell, his wife Sheriea Chapman Riddell, and his wife Martha Floyd Riddell.
Pearlie “Pearlie Mae” Lewis Evans, 82, of Aliceville, died June 19, 2018 at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held June 27, 2018 at 11 a.m. in the James & Lola Lavender Memorial Chapel of Lavender’s Funeral Service with Rev. Napoleon Jones officiating. Burial will be at New Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery with Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
Loreda Estes “Reta” Lancaster, 71, of Ethelsville, died June 17, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held June 20 at Ethelsville Baptist Church with Rev. Jordan Lollar and Rev. Mel Howton officiating. Burial was at the church cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
Samuel Earl “Sammy” Harcrow, 70, of Ethelsville, died June 17, 2018 at home. Services were held June 20, 2018 at Aliceville First Baptist Church with Rev. Charlie Wilson and Rev. Charles Young officiating. Burial was at Magnolia Memorial Gardens with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
Milton Perry, Jr., of Ethelsville, died June 11, 2018 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Funeral services were held June 16, 2018 at Elbethel Missionary Baptist Church, Ethelsville, with Pastor Jessie Noland officiating. Burial was at Strawbridge Cemetery with Northport Funeral and Cremation Service directing.
Freeman Miller, of Aliceville, died June 7, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services were held June 16, 2018 at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church, Aliceville, with Rev. James C. Wright officiating. Burial was at New Cemetery with Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
Joe “Shot” Long, Jr., 70, of Aliceville, died June 12, 2018 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held June 18, 2018 at Shady Grove Baptist Church, Aliceville with Rev. Richard Hood officiating. Burial was at New Cemetery with Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
Lucille Elmore Blakeney, 99, of Gordo, died June 10, 2018 at home. Services were held June 13, 2018 at Gordo First Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Pat Powell officiating. Burial was at Gordo City Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James C. Blakeney; her parents; brothers, Marvin O. Elmore, Grady L. Elmore, Clifton Elmore, and Benjamin F. Elmore, Jr.; sister, Nancy Ann Elmore, and infant sister, Elsie Elmore.
James Robert Junkin, 89, of Reform, died June 4, 2018, at his residence. Funeral services were held June 7, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bobbye Jean Hagler officiating. Burial was at Greenhill Memorial Gardens with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
Kayla Icie Simone Pinder, of Rockville Centre, NY, died June 5, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in New York. Services will be held June 16, 2018 at First Canaan Baptist Church in Aliceville with Rev. Will McCaa providing the eulogy. Burial will be at Magnolia Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Aliceville, with Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
Joanne “Ann” Easterwood, of Ethelsville, died May 31, 2018 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held June 9, 2018 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. Henry Pope officiating. Burial was at Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery with Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
Joyce Marie Bobbit, 83, of Millport, died June 1, 2018 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held June 3, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ed Nabors and Rev. Kenneth Stough officiating. Burial was at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Millport, with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
James Roy Jones, 71, of Buhl, died June 2, 2018 at Hospice of West Alabama. Funeral services were held June 5, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Springer and Rev. Wesley Robertson officiating. Burial was at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
Joyce Marie Bobbit, 83, of Millport, died June 1, 2018 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held June 3, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ed Nabors and Rev. Kenneth Stough officiating. Burial was at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Millport, with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
William David “Billy” Thomas, 78, of Aliceville, died June 3, 2018 at DCH Regional Medical Center. A memorial service was held June 6, 2018, at the First Baptist Church of Aliceville with Rev. Charlie Wilson officiating. Burial was at Pilgrim Rest Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
Joyce P. Martin, 77, of Auburn, Ala., formerly of Aliceville, died May 31, 2018 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Ala. Funeral services were held June 3, 2018 in the Frederick-Dean Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Earl Ballard officiating. Burial was June 4, 2018 at Hillcrest Cemetery in Pickens, South Carolina.
Jerry Dwayne Reece, 58, of Gordo, died May 29, 2018 at his residence. The family had a private family graveside service at Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Glenn Sandifer officiating. Skelton Funeral Home of Reform handled the arrangements.
James Boyd Beams, Sr., 89, of Gordo, died June 1, 2018 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held June 4, 2018 at New Hope Methodist Church with Rev. Woody Jones officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
Jimmy Odean Pate, 57, of Aliceville, died May 26, 2018 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held June 1, 2018 at Dogwood Chapel with Rev. Mike Hall officiating. Burial was at the Pate Family Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
Larry W. Strawn, 69, of Reform, died May 24, 2018 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services were held May 27, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glenn Kennedy officiating. Burial was at Franconia-Oak Grove Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Micheal Lavan “Nick/Gator” Knox, of Gordo, Alabama, died May 26, 2018 at Northport Medical Center in Northport, Ala. Visitation was held June 1, 2018 at Lavender’s Funeral Service. Following visitation, his body was cremated.
Charles Ricketts Gwinn, Jr., age 81, of Aliceville, Alabama died peacefully in his sleep on May 24, 2018 at home. A private family graveside service was held May 27 at Franconia Oak Grove Cemetery. A memorial service immediately followed at First Presbyterian Church, Aliceville, with Pastor Jason Bradley Housewright and Rev. Dr. Thomas Kay, Jr. officiating, and Skelton Funeral Home directing.
Katherine G. “Kathalean” Brooks, 90, of Aliceville, died May 18, 2018 at Northport Medical Center. Funeral services were held May 26, 2018 at Nibethany Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Aliceville, with Rev. Anthony J. Barnes officiating. Burial was at New Cemetery with Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
Kenneth Wayne “Kenny” Kyles, 58, of Carrollton, died May 20, 2018 in Palmetto, Ala. Services were held May 24, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Hall and Rev. Ray Aldridge officiating. Burial was at Mt. Tabor Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
He was preceded in death by his father, James A. Kyles; mother, Irene Ferguson Webb; brothers, Michael Kyles and Terry Kyles; and grandson, Hunter Bledsoe.
Betty Ann Dunn, 71, of Kennedy, died May 16, 2018, at her residence. Services were held May 26 at Walnut Grove Church with Rev. Tim Randolph officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
She was preceded in death by her son, Eddie Wayne Dunn; mother, Wanda Rose; and grandsons, Jonathan “Joey” Shaffer, William Dunn, and Christopher Dunn.
James Rayford Sanders, 88, of Gordo, died May 17, 2018 at Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. Services were held May 22, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ralph Smith and Rev. James Mucha officiating. Burial was at Zion Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Jessie Clifton Sanders and Jimmy Boyd “Booty” Sanders; and granddaughter, Jill Hocutt Moore.
Betty Ann Dunn, 71, of Kennedy, Ala., died May 16, 2018 at her home. Location and time of funeral services will be announced by Skelton Funeral Home of Reform at a later date.
George Lewis Fulgham, 76, of Gordo, died May 14, 2018 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held May 18, 2018 at Hannah United Methodist Church with Rev. Charles Herron officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wester Roscoe and Erma Lee Hogue Fulgham; brother, Wester Roscoe Fulgham, Jr; and sister, Henrietta Latham.
Ashia “Shelly Poo” Howard, of Aliceville, died May 16, 2018 in Columbus, Miss. Funeral services were held May 21, 2018 at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church, Aliceville, with Rev. James C. Wright officiating. Burial was at Mt. Hebron Church Cemetery with Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
I. Daniel “Buddy” Miller, 89, of Aliceville, died May 15, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, Miss. Funeral services were held May 20, 2018 at New Salem Baptist Church, Aliceville, with Rev. Dr. Herman Peters officiating. Burial was at New Cemetery, Aliceville, with Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
Barney Michael “Mike” Bell, 87, of Reform, died May 11, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services were held May 13, 2018 at Arbor Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Shelton officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Henry Edsel “Ed” Orton, Jr, 75, of Aliceville, died May 7, 2018 in Columbus, Miss. A memorial service was held at Dogwood Chapel May 17, 2018 with Rev. Jim Robinson officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
Bessie Mae “Bess” Sherron Wilkins, 90, of Aliceville, died May 10, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services were held May 17, 2018 at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church with Rev. James C. Wright officiating. Burial was at Mt. Hebron Church Cemetery with Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
Ben Simpson, 82, of Reform, died May 11, 2018 at his home. Funeral services were May 14, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev. Joey Lucas and Rev. Jack House. Burial was at Bethel Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
Leon Matthew, 71, of Gordo died May 8, 2018 at Hospice of West Alabama. Funeral services were held May 18, 2018 at the New Home Baptist Church, Gordo. Burial was in Sand Hill Cemetery with Northport Funeral and Cremation Services directing.
Lucille P. “Seal” Walker of Aliceville, died May 6, 2018 at her home. Funeral services were held May 12, 2018 at First Baptist Dancy Church, Aliceville. Burial was at First Baptist Dancy Church Cemetery, with Rev. Constant Scott as the eulogist and Lavender’s Funeral Service directing.
Anne Goodman Cary, age 76, passed away on May 7, 2018 at her home after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Anne was a graduate of Carrollton High School and attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. Her business career was spent in the insurance industry, first with Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance Company and later with Hilb, Rogal & Hamilton Company. She was an avid gardener, enjoyed cooking, decorating her home, art and travel.
Vicky Sentell Gibbs, 59, of Ethelsville, died May 8, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A memorial service was held at Ethelsville Baptist Church May 12, 2018 with Rev. Mel Howton officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. She was preceded in death by her father, Billy Joe Sentell; brother, Johnny Sentell; and sister, Melissa Sanford.
Martha Jane Greenwood, 80, of Gordo, died May 5, 2018 at Hunter Creek Health and Rehab. Visitation was held for friends and relatives May 12, 2018 at the home of Donald and Lori Plowman, Gordo, Ala, with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform in charge of arrangements. She was preceded in death by her son, Roger Greenwood, and her parents, Simon Pink Gilbert and Mamie Hicks Gilbert.
Zettie Mae Poole, 97, of Elrod, Ala., died May 9, 2018 at her home. Services were held May 12, 2018 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Damon Rose and Rev. Danny Cook officiating. Burial was at Backbone Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Houston Poole; her parents; and her brothers, Ward, Wilburn, and Gene Ferguson.
Charles Harold Davidson, age 88, of Carrollton, Ala., died April 26, 2018 at his home. Services were held at 3 p.m. on April 28, 2018 at Aliceville First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tim Alexander officiating. Burial followed in Union Chapel Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service and immediately following the service at the church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers, Edwin, Roy Bennie, Lacy, Wallace, and Newton Davidson, and two sisters, Lorene Davidson and Margie Davidson Walden.
