Mary Key Avant

Jan 31, 2010

MARY KEY AVANT AVANT, MARY KEY, age 90, of Decatur, Alabama, passed away on January 31, 2010. She was a lifelong resident of Alabama and was a member of Hunter Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Jack P. Avant. She is survived by one daughter, Linda Thompson (Ricky) of Decatur; son, Lawrence Avant...

Garland C. Hall, Jr.

Jan 31, 2010

Garland C. Hall Jr. M.D., 78, of Moulton died Jan. 31, 2010, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born in Goshen on Dec. 5, 1931, to Garland C. Hall Sr. and Cora Young Hall. He was preceeded in death by his parents and son Timothy Hall. Dr Hall graduated from Gadsden High School in 1950, received his B.S. degree from The...

Willie Mae "Bill" Roper

Jan 31, 2010

Willie Mae "Bill" Roper Hartselle Funeral for Willie Mae "Bill" Roper, 88, of Hartselle will be Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Ridout''s Brown-Service Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Maples officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Roper, who died Sunday, Jan. 31,...

Travis Lee Butler

Jan 26, 2010

Travis L. Butler, Sr., age 84, died Tuesday January 26, 2010 at ECM Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Butler, a lifetime resident of the Anderson community, was born on July 12, 1925. Mr. Butler was a retired employee of Reynolds Alloys in Sheffield, AL. He served in the military service during World War II, was discharged with a medical...

Jewel Abbott

Jan 25, 2010

Jewel Abbott Decatur Jewel Abbott, 84, died Monday, January 25th. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Abbott; son, Rick Abbott; her parents, George Harley and Dovie Griggs Whisenant; brother, Arnold Whisenant; and four sisters, Audrey Shannon, Francis Tucker, Esther Upchurch and Cornell Whisenant. She is survived by her son, Steve Abbott and his wife, Kay; grandsons, Clint...

Larry Paul Mason

Jan 24, 2010

Larry Paul Mason Moulton Funeral for Larry Paul Mason, 45, of Moulton will be today, January 27, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Elliott Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cheatham Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Mason, who died Sunday, January 24, 2010, was born June 14, 1964, to Henry and Ruth...

Charles L. "Charlie" Hester

Jan 23, 2010

Charles L. "Charlie" Hester, age 90, a native of Itawamba County, Mississippi, who has lived in the Shoals area since 1941, died on Saturday January 23, 2010. He was retired from Reynolds Metals after 41 years. Mr. Hester was a member of Killen Church of Christ. He served on the Navy Destroyer U. S. S. H. L. Edwards in the...

Viola Brinkley "Granny Reed" Reed

Jan 23, 2010

Viola (Brinkley) Reed Decatur Our beloved "Granny Reed" and "Great Granny" went to be with Jesus on Jan. 23, 2010 . She was born March 15, 1912. She was the beloved wife of the late H. H. Reed for more than 65 years. "Granny Reed" worked for the Good Year Corporation in Decatur for 35 years in the mill. Granny...

Etha Frances Ezell

Jan 23, 2010

Etha Frances Haraway Ezell, age 95, formerly of Rogersville, passed away on Saturday January 23, 2010 at National Healthcare Center in Pulaski, Tennessee. Funeral services will be on Tuesday January 26, 2010 at 2 pm in the chapel of Elkins East Chapel with Jimmy Cox and Darren Kennemer officiating. Burial will follow in Ingram Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Milton Lee Baughn

Jan 23, 2010

Milton Lee. Baughn, 89, died Saturday morning at LaRocca nursing home. Dr. Baughn was previously a resident at Capstone Village in Tuscaloosa. He was born Nov. 25, 1920 in Lynn, Alabama and grew up in Townley, AL, graduating from Walker County High. In WWII, he was an officer in the Army Air Corps and served in the South Pacific. His...