Freddie H. Sledge, 81, of Killen died Thursday, December 20, 2012, at ECM Hospital. Visitation will be Saturday, December 22, 2012, from 12-2 PM at Elkins East Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 2 PM, with Bro. Alton Garrison officiating. Burial will be at Butler Cemetery. Mr. Sledge was preceded in death by his parents Arthur Harrison and Ruthie Jane...
Jessie M. Thomas, Jr., 93, of Florence, passed away Wednesday , December 19, 2012. Mr. Thomas was retired from Monarch Tile and served in the US Army in the European Theatre during World War II. He was preceded in death by a daughter Lorene Thomas and a sister Lilly Richardson. Visitation for family and friends will be at Elkins Funeral...
Carol Curtis Rainey, 70, of Florence died Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at UAB Hospital. The family will receive friends Thursday, December 20, 2012, at Elkins Funeral Home from 6-8 P.M. Funeral services will be Friday, December 21, 2012, at 2 P.M. at Faith Church, with Bro. Henry Melton and Bro. Tommy James officiating. Mrs. Rainey will lie-in-state from 1-2 P.M....
Charles "Humpy" Housman age 77 of Florence passed away Monday, December 17, 2012. Visitation will be Thursday December 20, 2012 from 12:30pm till 2pm at Elkins Funeral Home of Florence with services at 2pm in the chapel with Bobby Amos officiating. Burial will be at Florence City Cemetery with pallbearers being family. Charles is survived by his wife of 55...
Edward P. Simms Decatur Edward P. Simms, 93, died December 14, 2012. Funeral will be Monday, December 17, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Burningtree Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife Anna (Trixie) Simms. He is survived by...
Ethel S. Norris Decatur Ethel S. Norris, 92, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012, at Summerford Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, H.J. "Jack" Norris and one sister, Vancy Leigh Lentz. She is survived by one son, Ronnie Norris (Bonny); one brother, Eugene Sons (Thelma) and three nieces. Mrs. Norris was retired from...
JE Barringer, 84, of Rogersville died Thursday, December 13, 2012, at ECM Hospital. The family will receive friends Saturday, December 15, 2012, from 6-8 P.M. at Elkins East Chapel. Funeral services will be Sunday, December 16, 2012, at 1 P.M. in the Chapel, with Bro. David Lash officiating. Burial will be at Butler Cemetery. JE was preceded in death by...
Moulton Funeral for Billy R. Woodard, 81, of Moulton will be Saturday, December 15, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. at Aldridge Grove Church of Christ, with Bro. Jim Bryant and Bro. Kenneth Johnson officiating and Elliott Funeral Home directing. Burial will be at Aldridge Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. Mr. Woodard, who...
Charles Carter "Bud" Watkins, Sr., 69, of Florence, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012 after a very brief illness. Charles was a Journeyman Electrician and was a member of IBEW Local 558. He served in the US Army in the 517th Medical Unit in Germany from 1964 to 1968. He was a devout Christian and a member of the Magnolia...
Peggy Tank Papatheodorou, 72, of Florence died Monday, December 10, 2012, at her residence. A service of remembrance will be Thursday, December 13, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Killen Church of Christ, with Bro. Stan Dean officiating. Elkins East Chapel is assisting the family. Peggy was preceded in death by her parents James E. Tank, Jr. and Kathleen Daniel Tank,...