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The Randolph Leader
November 1, 1995
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OBITUARIES:
Michael J. Clark
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Michael J. Clark, 75, of Roanoke were Saturday,
Oct. 28, 1995, at Taylor's Crossroads Church of Christ, with Mr. William Anthony
Gunsallus and the Rev. Church Garner officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Clark died Thursday, Oct. 26, at Randolph County Hospital after an extended
illness.
A former resident of Cedartown, Ga., Mr. Clark was born Dec. 11, 1919, in Roanoke,
son of John D. and Effie Irene Broacn Clark. He was a World War II navy veteran, a
member of Pine Bower Baptist Church in Cedartown, and had worked as a self-employed
home builder.
Survivors include a sister, Tessie Yaken of Flint, Mich., and several nieces and
nephews.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home of Roanoke was in charge of arrangements
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Annie Sutton Wright
(LAFAYETTE) Annie Sutton Wright, 99, of LaFayette died Sunday, Oct. 22, 1995,
at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital, Valley.
Mrs. Wright is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Thelma A. Silmon of LaFayette; a son,
Wilson Adamson of Birmingham; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; 14 great-
great-grandchildren; three great-great-great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
Services for Mrs. Wright were Saturday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m. at Friendship Baptist
Church #2, with the Rev. George L. Silmon officiating. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
Arrangements were by Silmon Mortuary of Roanoke.
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Sarah Luker Prescott
(ROANOKE) Sarah Luker Prescott, 90, of Roanoke died Monday, Oct. 30, 1995,
in Traylor Nursing Home, Roanoke.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Quattlebaum Funeral Home
Chapel with Dr. Doug Turner officiating. Burial was in Randolph Memory Gardens,
Roanoke.
Mrs. Prescott is survived by several nieces and nephews.
She was a retired salesperson from McGilvray's and was a member of the First Baptist
Church of Roanoke.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke, was in charge of arrangements.
The family requests that there be no flowers but that memorial donations be made to
the First Baptist Church.
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Curtis Rudolph Traylor
(WOODLAND) Curtis Rudolph Traylor, 75, of Woodland died Sunday, Oct. 29,
1995, at his residence after an extended illness.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 30, at Zion Baptist Church, with the
Rev. Max New officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Traylor is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Dell Traylor of Woodland; two
daughters, Shirlene Stewart and Nancy Fordham, both of Woodland; two sons, Junior R.
Traylor and Jimmy Lee Traylor of Woodland; seven grandchildren; two great-
grandchildren; two sisters, Dorothy Clayton of Douglasville, Ga., and Retha Harmon of
Wedowee; and two brothers, Evan Traylor of Douglasville and Brady Traylor of
Woodland.
Pallbearers were grandsons and nephews.
Mr. Traylor was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County. He was born on
March 6, 1920, the son of Washie and Beulah Henderson Traylor. He was a member of
Zion Baptist Church and retired from the wood processing industry.
Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee was in charge of arrangements.
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Loretta Sorenson Smith
(JACKSON, Miss.) Loretta Sorenson Smith, 75, of Jackson, Miss., formerly of
Roanoke, Ala., died Saturday, Oct. 28, 1995, in Whispering Pines Hospice.
Memorial services were [sic - will be] at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, in Roanoke [sic -
Randolph] Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Smith is survived by one daughter, Eugenia Evans of Charleston, S.C.; one son,
Joseph Smith or [sic] Orleans, France; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Smith had lived in Jackson for the past 25 years. She was retired as executive
secretary with Mississippi Office Supply Company and M.P.I. While in Roanoke she was
executive secretary of the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce and was actively involved as a
Girl Scout leader and homemaker. She was graduated from M and S Business College in
Brownsville, Tex., and was a member of the class of 1937 at Lyford High School, Lyford,
Tex. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph and daughter Margaret Smith
Goodwin.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke, was [sic - is] in charge of local arrangements.
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Otis Mitchell
(WEDOWEE) Otis Mitchell, 77, of Wedowee died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1995, in Traylor
Nursing Home, Roanoke, after an extended illness.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in Benefield Funeral Home Chapel,
with the Revs. Donald Spradlin and J. C. Holloway officiating. Burial was in Wedowee
City Cemetery.
Mr. Mitchell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vera Mitchell of Wedowee; two sisters, Ms.
Lamerle M. Ayres and Mrs. Sarah Adamson of Wedowee; two brothers, Toll Mitchell of
West Point, Ga., and Roy Mitchell of Wedowee.
Pallbearers were Kenneth Spradlin, Basil Mitchell, Rayford Edmondson, George
Waldrop, Eddie Lindley and Ben Milam.
Mr. Mitchell was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County. He was born
Oct. 14, 1918, son of Fred Thomas and Lela Arizonia Waldrop Mitchell. He was a retired
farmer and a member and deacon of Mt. Grove Baptist Church.
Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee was in charge of arrangements.
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Marian Pilcher Hooton
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Marian Pilcher Hooton of Lineville were at 2 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 27, 1995, at First United Methodist Church of Lineville, with the Rev. John
Gates officiating. Burial was in Ashland City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hooton died Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Baptist Medical Center Montclair in
Birmingham. She was a native of Dothan and lived most of her life in Clay County. She
was the wife of the late Madison Hilton Hooton and daughter of Clay and Ora Box
Pilcher. She was a graduate of the University of Montevallo with a major in sociology and
social work.
Mrs. Hooton was a member of the executive board of Cheaha Mental Health from its
inception. She was active in the Alabama Federation of Clubs and instrumental in
organizing the Progressive Study Club of Lineville, in which she served as president for a
number of terms. She was a partner in Hooton Lumber Company for many years and was
a member of First United Methodist Church in Lineville.
Mrs. Hooton is survived by one son, Matt Hooton, Jr. and one daughter, Marian Ellen
Hooton, both of Lineville.
Pallbearers were Walter Farr, Jr., Jack Zorn, Perry Young, Earnest A. Ingram, Ronnie
Sudduth, Roy Hayes, Tommy Hudson and James Reeves.
Honorary pallbearers were Progressive Study Club members, Bridge Club members,
Richard Sudduth, Loyd Sparks, Ernest Wilkinson, Charles William Carpenter, Simon
Lipham, Manard Amason, Dr. George Smith, Sr., Mark Bowen, Wayne Terry and Dr.
Larry D. Morris.
Benefield Funeral Home of Ashland was in charge of arrangements.
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Glenda Mae Sikes
(TULSA, Okla.) Glenda Mae Sikes, 51, of Tulsa died Thursday, Oct. 12, 1995, in an
automobile accident in Hugoton, Kansas. She was a native of Siloam Springs, Ark.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sikes were at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at Moore's
Eastlawn Funeral Home in Tulsa.
Survivors include her husband, James E. Sikes of Tulsa, formerly of Wedowee, Ala.;
three daughters, Cammy L. Cary of Norman, Okla., Kelly D. Sturges of Edmond, Okla.,
and Kimberly M. Winn of Catoosa, Okla.; and three grandchildren.
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The Randolph Leader
November 8, 1995
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OBITUARIES:
Mary Sue Adamson
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mary Sue Adamson, 68, of Roanoke were Friday,
Nov. 3, 1995, at 3 p.m. from Roanoke First United Methodist Church with the Rev.
Milton Booth officiating. Burial will follow [sic- followed] at Randolph Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Adamson died Wednesday, Nov. 1, at her home after an extended illness.
A Randolph County native and lifelong resident of Roanoke, she was born Feb. 13,
1927, daughter of Eddie Hamilton and Laura Lulla Lurlene Waldrep Cottle. She was a
member of Roanoke First United Methodist Church and the Wesleyan Service Guild of the
United Methodist Women. She had worked with Hall's Propane Gas Company.
Survivors include her husband, Quillian Adamson of Roanoke; one daughter, Anya
Jackson of Roanoke; one son, Randy Adamson of Roanoke; three sisters, Elizabeth Chase
and Lonita Hallman of Roanoke and Faye Towler of Rock Mills; one brother, Ford Cottle
of Anniston; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Chris Towler, Kenny Beverly, Hallman Bradshaw, Jon Chase, Neil
Chase, Kenny Chase, Russell Massa and Tim Massa.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the church or to
Chattahoochee Hospice (106 Stewart Street, Roanoke 36274).
Quattlebaum Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Mary Johnson Bonner
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mary Johnson Bonner, 69, of Roanoke were
Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Frank
Foster and Harold Bonner officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Bonner died suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 31, at her home.
A longtime resident of Roanoke, Mrs. Bonner was a Chambers County native, born
May 28, 1926, daughter of Jackson and Edna Mae Smith Johnson. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Ann May of Roanoke; a son, Lamar Bonner of
Roanoke; one sister, Lamerle Wilson of Opelika; two brothers, Curtis Johnson and Charlie
Johnson of Roanoke; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Sam Brown, Tommy Yarbrough, Mike May, Larry Wilson, Whit
Bonner and Tim Ussery.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home of Roanoke was in charge of arrangements.
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Charlie Clinton Powell
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Charlie Clinton Powell, 71, of Wadley were Sunday,
Nov. 5, 1995, at 2 p.m. from Wadley First United Methodist Church with the Rev. David
Jones officiating. Burial was at Wadley Cemetery.
Mr. Powell died Thursday, Nov. 2, at his home.
A resident of Wadley for the past 23 years, he was a native of Andalusia, born April 6,
1924, son of Grady and Lela Johns Powell. He was an army veteran of World War II and
a former resident of Niagara Falls, N.Y. He was a member of Wadley First United
Methodist Church and had been employed by Ace Hardware.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Phillips Powell of Wadley; three sons, Scott
Powell of Wadley, Charles Grady Powell of West Point, N.Y., and Lance B. Pierce of
Brunswick, Ga.; two sisters, Jamus Pullano of Richmond, Va., and Maxine P. Jackson of
Wadley; one brother, Winston L. Powell of Niagara Falls; six grandchildren and one great-
grandchild.
Pallbearers were J. T. Edge, Elliott Gay, John Gay, Pierce Stewart, Charles McKay,
Bob Blackwell, Hugh Radney and James Rollins.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home of Roanoke was in charge of arrangements.
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Jeanetta Barsh
(WEDOWEE) Jeanetta Barsh, 44, of Wedowee died Nov. 3, 1995, at her home.
Mrs. Barsh was a member of Stephen Mission United Methodist Church, Wedowee.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Barsh of Wedowee; two sons, Clarence
Johnson Jr. of Alpine and Wayne Barsh of Wedowee; one daughter, Belinda Woodgett of
Wedowee; her father, John Knight of Wedowee; two sisters, Annie Mae Woodgett of
Wedowee and Cora Scott of California; two brothers, John W. Knight and Troy Knight of
Wedowee; and four grandchildren, two aunts, three uncles and a host of other relatives
and friends.
Services for Mrs. Barsh were Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 1 p.m. from Pine Flat Primitive
Baptist Church with Elder Thomas Knight officiating. Interment was in the cemetery at
Stephen Mission United Methodist Church.
Arrangements were by Silmon Mortuary, Roanoke.
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Margie Pollard Richardson
(LANETT) Margie Pollard Richardson, 96, of Lanett died Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995,
at Lee Manor Health Care Center, Opelika.
A native of Randolph County, Mrs. Richardson was a homemaker and resident of
Lanett since 1948. She was the widow of the late W. C. Boss Richardson and had
resided at Lee Manor since 1987. She was a member of West Side Baptist Church of
Lanett.
Mrs. Richardson is survived by four daughters, Nan Hall of Thomaston, Ga., Myrtle
Sides of Auburn, and Evelyn Cobb and Judy Smith of West Point, Ga.; two sons, Griggs
Richardson of Lanett and Hershel Richardson of the Little Texas community, Macon
County, Ala.; two brothers, C. B. Pollard of Lanett and Fred Pollard of Wedowee;
15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Chapel in Valley at 11 a.m.
on Saturday, Nov. 4, with burial in Resthaven Cemetery in Lanett, the Rev. Floyd Aikens
and the Rev. Gerald Sykes officiating.
Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home of Valley was in charge of arrangements.
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Osval Curtis Hoss' Hand
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Osval Curtis Hoss Hand, 63, of Roanoke were
Friday, Nov. 3, 1995, at 2 p.m. from Southside Baptist Church with the Revs. Tommy
Smith and David Kelley officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens.
Mr. Hand died Wednesday, Nov. 1, at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange.
A former resident of Fort Pierce, Fla., and a Randolph County native, he was born
June 24, 1932, son of Robert Ervin and Leava Boyd Hand. He was a member of Southside
Baptist Church and had been employed by Southeastern Printing.
Survivors include his wife, Faye Kelley Hand of Roanoke; one daughter, Alecia
Stewart of Roanoke; two sons, Rodney Osval Hand of Pompano Beach, Fla., and Kevin
Curtis Hand of Honolulu; one sister, Edith Edmondson of Roanoke; one brother, Robert
Hand, also of Roanoke and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Steve Hand, Tim Edmondson, Eric Kelley, Donnie Kelley, Jamie
Kelley, Lynn Burk, Stacy Mitchell and Anthony Gosdin.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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The Randolph Leader
November 15, 1995
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OBITUARIES:
Raymond Monroe Whatley
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Raymond Monroe Whatley, 53, of Roanoke were
Friday, Nov. 10, 1995, at 3 p.m. at Highway Congregational Methodist Church, with the
Revs. Wayne Jetton and Vernon Willis officiating. Burial ws in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Whatley died Tuesday, Nov. 7, at his home.
A Randolph County native, he was born Feb. 20, 1942, son of Rufus Monroe and
Annie Lorene Spears Whatley. He was a member of Highway Congregational Methodist
Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Beth Ann Watts of Washington (state) and Cathy
Lynn Mitchell and Carol Lea Mitchell of Roanoke; two grandchildren, Christopher Watts
and Stephanie Watts of Washington; his mother, Lorene Roberts of Roanoke; three
sisters, Sandra Farr and Susan Cofield of Roanoke and Jane Garner of Pine Mountain,
Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home of Roanoke was in charge of arrangements.
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Jimmy Paul Henry
(BOWDON, Ga.) Funeral services for Jimmy Paul Henry, 42, of Bowdon, Ga., were
Saturday, Nov. 11, 1995, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel in Lineville with
the Rev. Glenn Cooper officiating. Burial was in Clay County Memory Gardens.
Mr. Henry died at his residence Wednesday, Nov. 8. He was a native of Randolph
County but had lived in Bowdon for the last 13 years. He was a member of Center Chapel
Baptist Church in Roanoke.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Henry; son, Joel Aaron Henry; two daughters, April
Michelle Peterson of Inman, S.C., and Paula Jean Stamm of Bowdon, Ga.; his mother,
Barnelle Nix of Roanoke; three sisters, Jenny Rlea and Jane Henry of Fairfax and Joan
Taylor of Lanett; three brothers, Richard Earl Nix of Montgomery, Jamie Henry of
Langdale and Braxton Russell Nix of Rock Mills; and five grandsons.
Pallbearers were Russell Rusty Nix, Ricky Nix, Alvin George, Jamie Taylor, Donald
Daniel and Charles Chapman.
Benefield Funeral Home of Lineville was in charge of arrangements.
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Carolyn June Hester
(HOGANSVILLE, Ga.) Carolyn June Hester, 40, of 475 Bailey Road in Hogansville,
Ga., formerly of Roanoke, died Monday, Nov. 6, 1995, from injuries she received in an
automobile accident on highway 27 south of Franklin, Ga., while on her way home from
work.
Ms. Hester, an employee of the Kex Plant of Milliken and Co., was born in Tallassee,
Ala., and had lived in Hogansville for about two months. She was a Baptist. Her father,
James Randel Haggard, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Carolyn Jeanette Baldwin of Montgomery; three
sons, Lamar Scott of Woodland and Shane Scott and James Ellis of Hogansville; two
brothers, James R. Haggard and Norman F. Haggard of Tallassee; two sisters, Mrs. Quita
Ruff of Montgomery and Mrs. Barbara Robertson of Centre; one grandchild, Allen
Michael Dudley; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were Thursday, Nov. 9, at Stribling-Lucas Funeral Home Chapel in
LaGrange, Ga., with the Rev. Daryl Marbut officiating. Burial was in Shadowlawn
Cemetery, LaGrange.
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Forrest Ray Caldwell
(CRAGFORD) Services for Forrest Ray Caldwell, 68, of Cragford were Monday,
Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. at Corinth Baptist Church with Revs. Randy Anderson and Zenus
Windsor officiating. Masonic graveside services were in the church cemetery with Clay
County Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Caldwell died Saturday at University Hospitals in Birmingham.
Survivors include his wife, Ayler Caldwell of Cragford; his mother, Erin Caldwell of
Ashland; a daughter, Renee Brewer of Birmingham; two sons, Stan Caldwell of Lineville
and Lavoy Caldwell of Roanoke; two step-sons, Jeffrey Austin of Bear Creek, N.C., and
Marvin Austin of Shelby, N.C.; four sisters, Mary Alice Fargason of Cragford, Faye
Caldwell of Ashland, Winnifred Burger of Portland, Ore., and Pauline Flippin of Los
Angeles; [and] seven grandchildren.
Pallbearers were deacons of Corinth Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers were
members of Masonic Lodge 216 in Lineville.
A lifelong Clay County native, Mr. Caldwell was a retired sales manager for Wellborn
Cabinet.
He was a member of Masonic Lodge 216 in Lineville and a deacon of Corinth Baptist
Church.
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Daniel Pimelton Craft
(LANETT) Daniel Pimelton (D. P.) Craft, 83, of Lanett died Monday, Nov. 13, 1995,
at Lanier Memorial Hospital.
A native of Randolph County, Mr. Craft had been a resident of Lanett for the past 37
years and was a retired employee of West Point Pepperell's Lanett Mill. He was a member
of Caver's Grove Congregational Christian Church of Randolph County.
Survivors include his wife, Mattie Nobley Craft of Lanett; three daughter, Marie
Meadows of Newell and Lorene Craft and Shirley Welch of Lanett; a sister, Mavis
Parkerson of LaGrange, Ga.; a brother, the Rev. Chester Craft of Molena, Ga.; nine
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at Levens Chapel Baptist Church in Randolph County at 1 p.m.
on Wednesday, Nov. 15, with burial in the adjoining cemetery. The Rev. Chester Craft and
the Rev. Ward Doss will officiate.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to one's favorite
charity in Mr. Craft's memory.
Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home of Lanett was in charge of arrangements.
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Mattie Ruth Cofield
(COLLEGE PARK, Ga.) Mattie Ruth Cofield, 72, of College Park, Ga., died Monday,
Nov. 6, 1995, at South Fulton Medical Center, East Point, Ga. Mrs. Cofield was a native
of Chambers County, Ala.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Evelyn J. Sewell, Ms. Annie J. Cofield and Mrs.
Mary V. Willis of Atlanta, Ga., and Ms. Brenda Cofield of College Park; three sons, Joe
Cofield and A. C. Cofield Jr. of Roanoke, Ala., and Major Cofield of College Park; one
sister, Mrs. Minnie L. Hutchinson of College Park; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-
grandchildren.
Services for Mrs. Cofield were Friday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. from Canaan Baptist Church,
Roanoke (Welch) with the Rev. Rodney K. Turner officiating. Interment was in the
Canaan Baptist Church cemetery.
Arrangements were by Silmon Mortuary of Roanoke.
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The Randolph Leader
November 22, 1995
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OBITUARIES:
Jesse Kline Hicks
(ROCK MILLS) Funeral services for Jesse Kline Hicks, 66, of Rock Mills were
Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1995, at 2:30 p.m. from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs.
Louis Olds and O. J. Hodnett officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens.
Mr. Hicks died suddenly on Sunday, Nov. 19, at Randolph County Hospital.
A native and longtime resident of Randolph County, he was born Dec. 14, 1928, son of
Glover and Annie Rae Keeble Hicks. A navy veteran of the Korean War and a member of
Center Chapel Baptist Church, he had been a self-employed builder.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Foster Hicks of Rock Mills; two daughters, Dianna
Morrison of Roanoke and Elaine Anthony of Rock Mills; two sons, Ken Hicks and Robbie
Hicks of Rock Mills; a sister, Betty Gassaway of Roopville, Ga.; and eight grandchildren.
Pallbearers were John Pounds, Mike Keeble, Mike Hicks, Dewayne Foster, Frank
Foster and Edward Gassaway.
Honorary pallbearers were Clarence Booker, Steve Booker, Johnny Deason, Doug
Bailey, Joe Ballow, Fred Harcrow, Barry Walker and Stanley Daniel.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Esker Willis Yates
(WINCHESTER, Tenn.) Esker Willis Yates, 81, of Winchester, Tenn., formerly of
Rt. 1, Woodland, died Friday, Nov. 17, 1995, in Southern Tennessee Medical Center,
Winchester, after an extended illness.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, at Providence Baptist Church,
Woodland, with the Rev. Jack Rice, Bro. Joe Rutherford and Rev. Tony Morris
officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Yates is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Ann Yates of Winchester; two daughters,
Judy Yates of Indian Rock Beach, Fla., and Jane Brown of Carrollton, Tex.; two sisters,
Bernice McManus of Woodland and Lucille Brady of Anniston; one brother, Roy Yates of
Woodland; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Michael Rampy, Stephen Rampy, Mark Brown, Tim Keipling, Arnold
Garner and Bruce Garner.
Mr. Yates was a native of Randolph County, born on Nov. 23, 1913, son of Lester W.
Yates and Edna Gertrude Daniel Yates. He moved to Winchester in 1990, having lived
until then in Randolph County, Ala. He married Mary Ann Garner on Aug. 11, 1935, was
a veteran of World War II and a deacon of Providence Baptist Church since 1925, and
was retired from Bremen-Bowdon Investment Co. of Bowdon, Ga.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, was in charge of arrangements
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Henry Marshall Gosdin
(DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.) Henry Marshall Gosdin, 94, of Douglasville, Ga., died
Saturday, Nov. 18, 1995, following a lengthy illness.
He was born in Randolph County, Ala., Jan. 18, 1901, son of the late Henry and
Martha Hester Gosdin. Mr. Gosdin was a member of Sardis Baptist Church and was a
retired farmer.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Idell Mitchell, son Alews Gosdin, and two
daughters, Betty Yates and Faye Lounette Gosdin.
Survivors include three daughters, Glema Cavender and Shirley Shartzer of Bowdon,
Ga., and Christine Stuman of Douglasville; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren;
three great-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Blake Gosdin of Roanoke.
Funeral services were Monday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. at Sardis Baptist Church, with the
Rev. W. M. Wiggins officiating. Music was by the church choir and David Parmer.
Pallbearers were Steve Caldwell, Larry Traylor, Donnie Gosdin, David Carter, Lee
McKenzie and Chris Lovvorn. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Rainwater-West Funeral Home of Bowdon was in charge of arrangements.
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Elsie Jane Harlan
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Elsie Jane Harlan, 73, of Roanoke were Monday,
Nov. 20, 1995, at 2 p.m. from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tim Teague
officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Harlan died Saturday, Nov. 18, at Randolph County Hospital in Roanoke.
A Cleburne County native, she was born Sept. 5, 1922, daughter of Allen and Leslie
Adamson Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice J. Harlan.
Survivors include two sisters, Aley Cosper and Faye Waldrep of Roanoke, and a
brother, Ray Smith of Roanoke.
Pallbearers will be [sic - were] Stanley Shelton, Bill Waldrep, Gregg Pennington,
Richard Waldrep, James Watts and Bobby Durham.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home is [sic - was] in charge of arrangements.
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Jimmy Paul Henry
See obituary in the November 15, 1995, issue of The Randolph Leader.
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Catherine Crowder
(LANETT) Catherine Crowder, 69, of Lanett died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1995, at Lanier
Memorial Hospital in Valley.
Mrs. Crowder was born in Chambers County, Ala., on Feb. 25, 1926. She was a retired
employee of Dixie Mills in LaGrange and was a Baptist.
Survivors include three sons, Robert Lee Crowder Jr. of Columbus, Ga., John David
Crowder of Lanett and Charles E. Crowder of LaGrange, Ga.; one brother, Olin Dutton
of Roanoke; 11 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
The funeral was at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley at 2 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery in Lanett, the Rev. Eugene Striblin
officiating.
Arrangements were by Johnson Brown-Service in Valley.
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Grover W. Herren
(NEWELL) Grover W. Herren, 85, of Rt. 1, Newell, died Friday, Nov. 17, 1995,
at his residence after an extended illness.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at Harmony Congregational
Methodist Church with the Revs. John Reese, David Daniel and Roy Connell officiating.
Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Herren is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Herren of Newell; one daughter, Mrs.
Jo Anne Blanks of Woodland; two sons, Paul Herren and Billy Herren of Newell; one sister,
Mrs. Ellen Gross of Woodland; one brother, Robert L. Herren of Woodland;
10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Pallbearers were Mark Herren, Quinton Blanks, Scott Herren, Phillip Edge, Jeff Fuller,
Terry Dukes, Sonny Manner and Dale Rush. Honorary pallbearers were C. B. Butler,
Jerry Crawford, Troy Butler, Charlie Will Thompson, Albert Herren, Bobby Cofield,
Dennis Gosdin and Curtis Stewart.
Mr. Herren, a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County, was born on March 6,
1910, son of Daniel A. Herren and Ada Lovvorn Herren. He was a deacon of Harmony
Congregational Methodist Church and was a retired farmer.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, was in charge of arrangements.
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The Randolph Leader
November 29, 1995
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OBITUARIES:
Rosalyn Handley Lane McMurray
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Rosalyn Handley Lane McMurray, 71, of Roanoke
were Monday, Nov. 27, 1995, at 3:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, with Dr. Douglas
Turner and the Rev. Milton Booth officiating. Burial was at Cedarwood Cemetery.
Mrs. McMurray died Sunday, Nov. 26, at her home.
A lifelong resident of Randolph County, she was born Sept. 30, 1924, daughter of Paul
Faulkner and Margaret Evelyn Handley Lane. She was a graduate of Wesleyan College and had
retired after having taught English at Handley High School for 20 years. She was an active
member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Literary Club, Silhouette Club and D.A.R., and for a time was
society editor for The Roanoke Leader.
Survivors include one daughter, Lane McMurray Saunders of Alex City; three sons,
James Leonard McMurray Jr., Dr. Paul Augustus McMurray and Thomas Anglin McMurray II,
all of Roanoke; one sister, Margaret Lane Shaffer of Alex City[;] and ten grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Blake Shaffer, Frank Hodges, William Lane, Wesley Schuessler, Jim
Robinson and Jodie Hamner.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home of Roanoke was in charge of arrangements.
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Misty Dawn McCullough
(DALLAS, Ga.) Funeral services for Misty Dawn McCollough, 25, of Dallas, Ga.,
formerly of Rock Mills, were Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1995, at 3 p.m. from Faith Baptist
Church in Roanoke with the Rev. S. T. Janney officiating. Burial was at Randolph
Memory Gardens.
Miss McCullough died Monday, Nov. 20, from injuries sustained in an automobile
accident in Lithia Springs, Ga.
A Troup County native, she was born April 11, 1970, and lived in LaGrange until
age 16. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church.
Survivors include her mother and step-father, Tommie and Edward Sanders of
Roanoke; father and step-mother, Danny and Lorene McCullough of Douglasville, Ga.;
her grandmother, Dorothy May of Roanoke; two sister, Jenny Sanders and Jessica
Sanders, both of Roanoke; and a brother, Eddie Sanders of Rock Mills.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home is [sic - was] in charge of arrangements.
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Flora Johnson
(GRAHAM) Flora Johnson, 93, of Rt. 1, Graham, died Monday, Nov. 20, 1995,
at Heritage Home, Roanoke, after a short illness.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. CST at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Revs. Ray
Runyan, Monroe Wiggins and Thurman Henderson officiating. Burial was in the adjoining
cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by one brother-in-law, Bob Johnson of Woodland, and a host
of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Billy Hand, Ed Hand, Al Hand, Frank Hand, Steve Hand, Harold
Craft and Kenneth Spradlin.
Mrs. Johnson, a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County, was preceded in
death by her husband, Archie Johnson. She was retired as a supervisor at Sewell Mfg. Co.
and was a homemaker. She was the oldest member of Shiloh Baptist Church.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, was in charge of arrangements.
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Mildred M. Wortham
(WEDOWEE) Mildred M. Wortham, 82, of Rt. 2, Wedowee, died Monday, Nov. 27,
1995, in Randolph County Hospital, Roanoke, after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at Calvary Baptist Church with
the Rev. Charles Williams officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.
Mrs. Wortham is survived by her husband, Thomas Willie Wortham of Wedowee; one
sister-in-law, Lerlene McCarley of Huntsville; [and] a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be John Landers, Bill Landers, Roy Doug Benefield, Wortham Bailey,
Jerry Wortham, Terry Sheppard, Winston Benefield, and Ronald Wortham.
Mrs. Wortham will lie in state at Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee[,] and the family
will receive friends after 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, until time for services.
Mrs. Wortham was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County. She was born
on April 9, 1913, daughter of John Lamar McCarley and Donna Yarbrough McCarley.
She was retired from Palm Beach Company and was a member of the O.E.S. Roanoke
chapter and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, is in charge of arrangements.
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Andrew J. Camp
(NORTH BROOKFIELD, Mass.) Andrew J. Camp, 69, of North Brookfield, Mass.,
died Thursday, Nov. 23, 1995, in Mary Lane Hospital, Ware, Mass. Mr. Camp was
formerly from Randolph County.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, in Benefield Funeral Home Chapel,
Wedowee. Burial was in Pine Grove Cemetery, Malone.
Mr. Camp is survived by his wife, Joanne G. Camp of North Brookfield; his mother,
Mrs. Bertha C. Wilkinson Camp of Douglasville, Ga.; three brothers, Bud H. Camp of
Ellenwood, Ga., Bob Camp of Douglasville, and Bill Camp of Lithia Springs, Ga.; two
grandchildren; one stepson, Mark L. Johns of Manassas, Va.; one step-daughter, Raeann
M. Caron of North Brookfield; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Tom Wilkinson, Terry Wilkinson, David Camp, Scott Camp, Eddy
Shaw and Devan Seabough.
Mr. Camp was born in Malone, the son of Stonewall J. Camp and Bertha C. Wilkinson
Camp. He worked for the board of education of Prince George's County, Maryland, as a
bus driver for many years. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force with 21 years of service
and was a charter member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Clinton, Md. He was married to Betty Jo Wall for many years until her death in 1988.
He is a graduate of Prince George's Community College.
The family asks that donations be made to North Brookfield Emergency Squad,
84 South Main St., North Brookfield, MA 01535.
Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee was in charge of arrangements.
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Grace E. Morrison
(NEWELL) Grace E. Morrison, 90, of Route 1, Newell, died Monday, Nov. 27, 1995,
in Regional Medical Center, Anniston, after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at Jordan's Chapel
Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Leron Murphy, John Tinney and Miriam
Shermon officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.
Mrs. Morrison is survived by two daughters, Myrtie Brady of Newell and Louise
Mitchell of Anniston, and by six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Pascal Haynes, Troy Smith, Carl Sellers, Jimmy Triplett, Roger
Hammett and Franklin Murphy.
Mrs. Morrison was a native of Cleburne County, born on July 4, 1905, daughter of
Billy Echols and Laura West Echols. She was a homemaker and a member of Jordan's
Chapel Congregational Methodist Church.
Mrs. Morrison will lie in state at Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, and will lie in
state at the church for one hour beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, is in charge of arrangements.
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Joe Edward Gross
(WEDOWEE) Joe Edward Gross, 66, of Rt. 2, Wedowee, died Friday, Nov. 24, 1995,
in Roanoke.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at Rocky Branch Baptist Church,
with the Revs. Johnny Bishop, Kenneth Johnson and Frank Sledge officiating. Burial was
in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Gross is survived by two daughters, Genice Wilson and Stephanie Sikes, both of
Wedowee; three grandchildren; one step-daughter, Kimberly Sledge of LaGrange, Ga.;
one step-grandson; two sisters, Nancy Cummings of Bowdon, Ga., and Sally Sikes of
Oxford; four brothers, Blake Gross of Wedowee, Bob Gross of Lanett, Jack Gross of
LaGrange, Ga., and Sam Gross of Bowdon, Ga.; five nieces and five nephews.
Pallbearers were Shane Strain, Dave Strain, Larry Brown, Ronald Holloway, Robert
Taylor and Kermit Hanson. Honorary pallbearers were members of the sheriff's
department, Jeff Fuller and William Dillard.
Born Nov. 14, 1929, the son of Ellison Gross and Essie Lee Kirby Gross, Mr. Gross
was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County. He was a veteran of the Korean
Conflict and was retired from the Alabama Highway Department. He was a member of
Wedowee Masonic Lodge, F&AM 93.
Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee was in charge of arrangements.
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Norma Jean Gross
(ROANOKE) Norma Jean Gross, 47, of Rt. 2, Roanoke, died Friday, Nov. 24, 1995,
in Roanoke.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at Rocky Branch Baptist Church,
with the Revs. Johnny Bishop, Kenneth Johnson and Frank Sledge officiating. Burial was
in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Gross is survived by one daughter, Kimberly Driver Sledge of LaGrange, Ga.; one
grandson; two step-daughters, Stephanie Sikes and Genice Wilson of Wedowee; and three
step-grandson.
Pallbearers were Roger Sledge, Ricky Sledge, David Sledge, Kenny Sledge, Eddie
Sears and Glenn Vinson.
Mrs. Gross was born in Randolph County Jan. 22, 1947, the daughter of Henry Calvin
Vinson and Byrda Louise Williams Vinson. She was a member of Noon Day Congregational
Christian Church. She was employed as an elementary teacher with Mt. Zion (Ga.) School.
Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee was in charge of arrangements.
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Robert L. Estes
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Robert L. Estes, 85, of Wadley were Saturday, Nov.
25, 1995, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel in Lineville, with the Rev. Zenus Windsor
officiating. Burial was in Wadley City Cemetery.
Mr. Estes died Wednesday, Nov. 22, at the V. A. Nursing Home in Decatur, Ga. He
was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County, a retired farmer, a veteran of
World War II, and a member of Malone Baptist Church.
He is survived by one daughter, Lorene Wright of Marietta; two sons, Kenneth Estes
of Jonesboro, Ga., and Larry Estes of Wadley; four grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
Benefield Funeral Home of Lineville was in charge of arrangements.
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Clara Nell Olinger
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Clara Nell Olinger, 74, of Roanoke were Sunday,
Nov. 26, 1995, at 2 p.m. at Bethany Lime Christian Church, with the Revs. Stanley
Yarbrough, E. G. Clark and Graham Norris officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory
Gardens.
Mrs. Olinger died Thursday, Nov. 23, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika after
a short illness.
A Randolph County native and lifelong resident of Roanoke, she was born Feb. 7,
1921, daughter of Charles Homer and Mary Lou Smith Bennett. She was a member of
Bethany Lime Christian Church and had been employed by Roanoke Fashions.
Survivors include her husband, Robert L. Bob Olinger of Roanoke; four sisters,
Odelle Bennett, Rosebud Stanford and Minnie Lou Modjeski, all of Roanoke, and Marie
Dudley of Albuquerque, N.M.; two brothers, Charles Cary Bennett of Roanoke and
Walter Burton Bennett of Valley; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Wayne Brown, Ricky Beverly, Jamie Burdette, Roger Bennett, Greg
Benefield and Hugh Benefield. Honorary pallbearers were Wilson Yarbrough, E. G.
Adamson, Raymond Key, Gene Sheppard, Henry Rushton, Harris Kitchens, Leroy
Adamson and Curtis Yarbrough.
Quattlebaum Funeral Home of Roanoke was in charge of arrangements.
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Willie Everett Bill' Lashley
(WADLEY) Willie Everett Bill Lashley, 80, of Rt. 2, Wadley, died Sunday, Nov. 26,
1995, in Randolph County Hospital, Roanoke, after an extended illness.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, in Almond First United Methodist
Church with the Rev. David Jones officiating. Burial was in the New Hope West Baptist
Cemetery, Cragford.
Mr. Lashley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ann A. Lashley of Wadley; one son, Vernon
Lashley of Wadley; one daughter-in-law, Vicky Lashley of Wadley; two grandchildren,
Matthew and William Lashley of Wadley; one sister, Ruby Pugh of Tuscaloosa; and a host
of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were nephews.
Mr. Lashley was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County. He was born on
Dec. 12, 1914, son of James Jefferson Lashley and Etta McGill Lashley. He was a veteran
of World War II, a member of Almond First United Methodist Church and a retired
farmer.
Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, was in charge of arrangements.
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Murla Johnson
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Murla Johnson, 81, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Nov. 26,
1995, at the LaGrange home of her granddaughter, Charlotte Pierce, after several weeks
of illness.
A native of Lee County, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Daisy Davis
Sheppard. She retired from Hillside Plant of Callaway Mills Company, LaGrange, and had
lived most of her life in LaGrange. She was a member of East LaGrange Baptist Church.
Funeral services were at Hunter-Allen-Myhand Chapel, LaGrange, on Tuesday, Nov.
28, with the Rev. Jesse Lee Gordy and the Rev. Heflin Daniel officiating. Burial was in
Restlawn Memory Gardens, LaGrange.
Surviving are one daughter-in-law, Bonnell Knight of Ringgold, Ga.; three
granddaughters; two grandsons; 10 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren;
two brothers, Albert Sheppard of LaGrange and Ralph Sheppard of Roopville, Ga.; and
several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her husband, Amos
Johnson.
Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home of LaGrange was in charge of arrangements.
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William Thomas Norred
(CONYERS, Ga.) William Thomas Norred, 71, of Conyers, Ga., formerly of Roanoke,
died Monday, Nov. 20, at Henry General Hospital, Stockbridge, Ga.
Mr. Norred was born in Randolph County[,] Ala., June 21, 1924. He was of the
Baptist faith.
Surviving are his wife, Julia Henry Norred; a daughter, Gloria Norred Blair of
Conyers; two sons, Steven Larry Norred of Newnan, Ga., and William Keith Norred of
Jacksonville, Fla.; a brother, the Rev. Truman Norred of Jacksonville, Fla.; six sisters,
Nettie Harris of Talladega, Margie Bishop, Jo Richardson and Willie Pearl Cagle of
Roanoke, Billy Fay Gay of Wadley, and Patricia Stringfellow of Florida; three
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, at Johnson Memorial Gardens,
with the Rev. Arnold Henry and the Rev. Russell Henry officiating.
Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home of Valley was in charge of arrangements.
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Thomas F. Rick' Shreve, Jr.
(PROSPERITY, S.C.) Thomas F. Rick Shreve, Jr., 38, of 219 J. L. Koon Road,
Prosperity, died Friday, Nov. 24, 1995, in Richland Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Shreve was born in LaGrange, Ga., son of Thomas F. Tom and Janell Stewart
Shreve. He was a 1979 graduate of Clemson University and became a certified public
accountant in 1981. He was a former controller [sic - comptroller?] for Newberry College,
Newberry, S.C., was an accountant for the University of South Carolina, and was a
member of Central Baptist Church in Newnan, Ga.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Shreve, Sr., of Wadley, Ala.;
two sisters, Sharon S. Hite of Mebane, N.C., and Kathryn S. Wood of Aiken, S.C.; and
his grandmother, Lily Mae Stewart of Newnan, Ga., formerly of Wadley.
Visitation will be at the home of his parents in Wadley from 6 to 9 p.m. CST
Wednesday, Nov. 29. Memorial services for Mr. Shreve will be at 2 p.m. CST Thursday,
Nov. 30, at Almond United Methodist Church, Wadley.
Memorials may be made to the Almond Cemetery Fund or to the charity of one's
choice.
Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry, S.C., is in charge.
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