Teachers
Reverend William Arnold Baker, age 89, of the Peniel Community of Skipperville, died Friday morning, May 15, 2009.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P. M. Sunday, May 17, 2009, from Spring Hill Baptist Church with Reverend Bill Hassell and Reverend Max Todd officiating. Interment will follow in Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:00 P. M. until 6:00 P. M. Saturday afternoon.
Reverend Baker was born April 15, 1920 in Skipperville, Alabama to the late William Hasty Baker and Ella Florence Arnold Baker. Reverend Baker accepted the Lord as a young person and later accepted the calling to preach, serving in the gospel ministry for 48 years. He worked his way through Howard College (now Samford University) working a full time job, coming home on weekends and preaching. He came to Blue Springs in the late 1950’s to teach school and was the sponsor of the senior class. In 1960 he was elected to the Executive Committee of the Dale Baptist Association, serving the following churches Peniel Baptist Church for fifteen years, Salem Baptist Church for six years, Concord Congregational Methodist Church for five years, and also Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. He retired from teaching at Carroll High School after 23 years in 1982, and enjoyed his hobbies of farming and raising cows.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Myrtle Payne Baker of Skipperville; one son and daughter-in-law, Rhett and Sue Baker of Skipperville; four grandchildren, Sherrie and Al Davis, Dawn and Tim Hammond, Scott and Delilah Baker, Jesse and Cori Baker all of Skipperville; one brother, Robert Baker of Abbeville.
Thirteen great grandchildren also survive.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to your favorite charity.
(Thanks to Joe Garrett for furnishing this obituary!)
In Dedication And Appreciation... (From
the 1975 Eaglet)
Mrs. Janice Barnette
We, the students and faculty of Carroll High
School, gratefully dedicate our1975 Eaglet to Mrs. Janice Barnette. Having been at Carroll
High School for eleven years, she has been more than a teacher to her students. Her
interest in their outside activities has been evidence of her devotion, and we hope this
gift of dedication expresses our appreciation.
Majoring in history and minoring in English and Physical
Education, Mrs. Barnette earned her B.S. Degree from Auburn University. In her twenty-four
years of teaching, she has taught at Goshen, Ozark Jr. High and Carroll High.
Mrs. Barnette is a member of the Ozark Education Association,
Alabama Education Association, National Education Association, National Council of
Teachers of English, Kappa Delta Pi, past President of the Maude Martin Study Club, twenty
years on the Troy State Student Teaching Council, Alpha Delta Kappa, Beta Sigma Phi,
Personalities of the South in 1971 and 1972, Alabama's Distinguished Personality in 1973.
She was cited by the governor for service in essay contest for "Hire the
Handicapped."
Upon her resignation, Mrs. Barnette said, "I was sorry to
miss last year's graduation, and I miss leaving this year's class."
Mrs. Barnette, we will miss you, too.
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Ms. Linda Spears Childers, age 65, of
Duluth, Georgia, formerly of Ozark, died Tuesday morning, June 26, 2007.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A. M. Friday, June 29, 2007, in
the Chapel of Holman Funeral Home of Ozark with Reverend Greg Aman officiating. Interment
will follow in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in the Bertha Community, Holman Funeral
Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 P.
M. until 8:00 P. M. Thursday evening.
Ms. Childers was born in Ozark to Elma and J.C. Spears. She
attended Carroll High School, served as 4-H president in 1958, and went on to graduate as
valedictorian in 1960. Pursuing a career as an educator, Ms. Childers received her
bachelor’s degree in education and later her master’s degree from Troy State
University. She taught for more than thirty years with the majority of those years
teaching honors English and Literature at Carroll High School. Ms. Childers was
instrumental in helping to start the honors program at Carroll High. She also served as
advisor for the Carroll High yearbook for several years. After retirement, she moved to
the Atlanta area to be near her children and grandchildren.
Ms. Childers is survived by her children, Mr. and Mrs. Mike
(Terri) Childers of Atlanta, Mr. Wes Childers of New York City, New York, her
grandchildren, Ben Childers (11) and Julia Childers (8) both of Atlanta, and her sisters,
Sarah Elswick of Big Rock, Virginia, Shirley Lingerfelt of Tallahassee, Florida, and
Carolyn Hammond of Dothan.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory to the
American Cancer Society, 2346 West Main Street – Suite 3, Dothan, Alabama 36301, as
Ms. Childers was a breast cancer survivor.
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Mr. Charles K. Edgar, age 84, of Ozark
died Wednesday, October 17, 2007, in Flowers Hospital.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P. M. Friday, October 19, 2007,
from Ozark Baptist Church with Reverend Greg Aman and Reverend Clarence Watson
officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Holman Funeral Home of
Ozark directing. The Deacons of Ozark Baptist Church will serve as Honorary Pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 P. M. until 8:00 P. M.
Thursday evening.
Mr. Edgar was born May 31, 1923 in Coffee County, Alabama to the
late Mary Bell Faircloth Edgar Young and James Shelley Edgar. He served in the United
States Navy, received his Batchelor of Science Degree from Troy Teachers College, and his
Masters Degree from Auburn University. Mr. Edgar began his career as a Teacher and
Principal of Skipperville High School. From there he served as Principal of Clayton High
School and Daleville High School. He was the first Principal at East Gate Jr. High School
in Ozark. In 1969 he became the principal at Carroll High School. He served as the
Director of the Carroll High School Vocational School from 1979 when it opened until his
retirement in 1988. Mr. Edgar was an avid Auburn football fan, a master gardener, and a
loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a member and Deacon of Ozark Baptist
Church, and a member of the Kiwanis Club.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Edgar was preceded in death by
his first wife, Doris Snellgrove Edgar; his step father, Charles Cecil Young, and three
brothers, Max Edgar, James Edgar, and John Huey Edgar all of Ariton.
Survivors include his wife of 13 years, Corene Edgar of Ozark;
one daughter and son-in-law, Lynda and Daniel Byrd of Panama City Beach, Florida; one step
daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Tim Shepard of Ozark; one sister and brother-in-law, Mary
and Charles Lindsey of Enterprise; one step son and daughter-in-law, Alicia and Michael
Byrd of Headland; three grandchildren, Justin Byrd, Ryan and Brooke Campbell, and Brittany
Shepard and fiancé, Clint Pugh; one great granddaughter, Allie Elizabeth Campbell.
Numerous nieces, nephews, and friends also survive.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made in his memory
to Ozark Baptist Church Building Fund, 282 South Union Avenue, Ozark, Alabama 36360; or to
The American Heart Association Memorials, P. O. Box 840692, Dallas, Texas 75284.
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Mrs. Joycelyn Lalaine Baker Hale, age 72, of Ozark, died Monday afternoon, June 8, 2009, at her home.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A. M. Thursday, June 11, 2009, from Ozark Baptist Church with Reverend Greg Aman officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Mrs. Hale’s body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time on Thursday. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 P. M. until 7:00 P. M. Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Hale was born May 16, 1937 in Louisville, Alabama to the late Roy and Sarah Edna Beatty Baker. In 1958 she received her Batchelor of Science Degree in Business Education from Troy State College, and in 1979 she received her Masters Degree from Troy University. Mrs. Hale was a devoted teacher and educator for 37 years, retiring from G. W. Long as a business education teacher. She continued her teaching endeavors as Adjunct Faculty Member at Troy University in Dothan. Following her retirement, she spent several years as Manager of the Ozark-Dale County Chamber of Commerce. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Kelle Lalaine Hale.
Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Dan Hale of Ozark;
two sons, Danl Hale and wife Shasta of Eufaula, and Stan Hale of Montgomery;
one sister, Evelyn Beaty of Louisville, Alabama; two grandchildren, Whitney Hale and Hannah Hale.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Ozark Baptist Church Women’s Missionary Union, 282 South Union Avenue, Ozark, Alabama 36360; or Community Hospice of Dale Medical Center, 126 Hospital Avenue, Ozark, Alabama 36360.
Preferred Charities and Donations:
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Ozark Baptist Church Women’s Missionary Union, 282 South Union Avenue, Ozark, Alabama 36360; or Community Hospice of Dale Medical Center, 126 Hospital Avenue, Ozark, Alabama 36360.
(Thanks to Joe Garrett for furnishing this obituary!)
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Mrs. Gladys Strickland Henry, 86, of
Ozark, died Thursday, May 26, 2005 at The Cedars in Montgomery following a short
illness.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P. M. Sunday, May 29, 2005, in the
Chapel of Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with Reverend Bill Hix officiating. Interment will
follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will
receive friends at Holman Funeral Home in Ozark from 3:00 P. M. until 5:00 P. M. Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Henry was born August 26, 1918 in Franklin County, Alabama,
having lived in Ozark since 1951. She taught at Dale County High School, and when Carroll
High School opened she became the librarian where she remained for over 40 years until her
retirement. Mrs. Henry was a member of Ozark Baptist Church since 1951. She was a charter
member of the Ozark Pilot Club, receiving an attendance award for not missing a meeting in
over 20 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph E. Henry, her
daughter, Martha Henry Stewart, and one son, Charles (Chuck) Henry.
Survivors include one son, James Wade Henry and his wife,
Deborah, Montgomery, one daughter-in-law, Jean Henry, Lynchburg, Virginia, one son-in-law,
Donald J. Stewart, Tallahassee, Florida, four grandchildren, Adam Henry, Lynchburg,
Virginia, Jason Stewart, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Jonmark Henry and Wade Henry,
Montgomery one great granddaughter, Rebecca Henry, Lynchburg, Virginia.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made in her memory
to Carroll High School Library, 455 Forrest Avenue, Ozark, Alabama 36360, or to the
Flowers Center for the Performing Arts, C/O Ozark City Board of Education, 928 East
Andrews Avenue, Ozark, Alabama 36360.
For more information and a guest register please visit the Holman
Funeral Home website; www.holmanfuneralhome.com
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Miss Wenonah Martin, age 75, of
Ozark, died Sunday afternoon, May 7, 2006.
Funeral services will be 10:30 A. M. Thursday, May 11, 2006 at
Camp Ground Baptist Church with Reverend Al Sonanstine officiating. Interment will follow
in the Church Cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Miss Martin’s body
will be placed in the Church one hour prior to service time on Thursday. The family will
receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 P. M. until 7:00 P. M. Wednesday afternoon.
Wenonah was born November 24, 1930 in Ozark. She graduated from
Judson College and the University of Alabama and did additional work at Auburn University.
She taught in the Eufaula City School system five years before returning to Ozark to
Carroll High School where she taught until her retirement in 1988. She established the
guidance program at Carroll High in 1960. During her 36 years as an educator she was
active in local, state and national educational organizations. She held offices on the
local, district and state levels. She was a charter member of Alabama Alpha Delta, Alpha
Delta Kappa, and was instrumental in the organization of the fidelis Eta Alpha Delta Kappa
local chapter for retired teachers. Wenonah was an active, dedicated member of Camp Ground
Baptist Church, serving as teacher of the Lydia Senior Adult Ladies Class and as church
organist. She was the daughter of the late Emmett and Ethel K. Martin. Her brother was the
late Harold Martin.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Jean Martin of Wilmington,
Delaware, a nephew and his wife, Hal J. and Kari Martin of Ozark, two nieces, Pam M.
Villarose of Melbourne, Florida, and Trudy Lynne Martin of Ozark, two great nephews,
Richard and Tyler Sickler of Willmington, Delaware, five great nieces, Maggie Martin of
Ozark, Kassie Sickler of Melbourne, Florida, and triplets: Rachal Lynne Martin, Hallie
Beth Martin, and Samantha Jean Martin who attend Mixon Elementary School in Ozark, aunts
and uncles, Hazel and Hi Hiler of Ontario, California, Robert L. and Bernice Martin of St.
Louis, Missouri, numerous first cousins and other relatives also survive.
Pallbearers will be the active and inactive deacons of Camp
Ground Baptist Church. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Lydia Sunday School Class and
Fidelis Eta Alpha Delta Kappa members.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory to Mixon
Elementary School Playground Fund, 349 Sherril Lane, Ozark, Alabama 36360.
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Mrs. Katherine Johnston Sasser passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. She was born August 27, 1928, in Midway, Alabama and was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore and Katherine Anthony Johnston.
A memorial service was held for Mrs. Sasser in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church of Ozark on Friday, February 27, at 3 p.m. with Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Ray Jacoby, Montgomery, and her son, James T. (Jim) Sasser, Columbus, Ga.; three granddaughters, Katie and Martha Sasser, Montgomery, Ann Carter Sasser, Fairhope; two step-sons, Dylan Jacoby, Birmingham, Matthew Jacoby, Nashville; her brother, Ted Johnston and wife Phyllis, Birmingham.
Mrs. Sasser grew up in Brantley and attended Huntingdon College and Troy State University, earning her M.A. from The University of Alabama. The majority of her adult life was spent in Ozark, where she taught business education at Carroll High for many years until her retirement. She enjoyed traveling with friends, bridge, cooking for her family and was an avid reader. In 2000 she moved to Birmingham and then to Montgomery to be close to her daughter and son-in-law both times. She died in the comfort of her home in Montgomery surrounded by loved ones, including a devoted team of caretakers.
Memorial contributions may be made to Huntingdon College attention: Memorials, 1500 E. Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, Ala. 36106; United Methodist Children’s Home, P. O. Box 830, Selma, Ala. 36702; or to Ozark-Dale County Public Library, 416 James Street, Ozark, Ala. 36360.
For more information and a guest register please visit the Holman Funeral Home website:
www.holmanfuneralhome.com.
Class of 56
Allen, Franklin - died April 21, 2001
Brown, Ann Golf
Childree, Darren P.
Coleman, Danny
Gunter, Albert
Hudson, Byron
Hughes, Charles - Accident in 1959
Hughes, Paul
Hutto, Rex
Murphy, Kenneth + Dr.
Roberson, Mary Helen Casey
Thompson, Mary Ann
Weeks, Martha Payne
Woodall, James Cecil "Pete" - June 2, 1995
Class of 58
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Stokes Zajac of
Shorewood, Ill., formerly of Ozark, died Monday, July 17, 2006, in Provena Saint Joseph
Medical Center. She was 66.
A memorial service for Mrs. Zajac will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 2006, in the Chapel
of Holman Funeral Home of Ozark with Rev. Ken Pilkinton officiating. Interment will follow
in Woodlawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1
p.m. Sunday until service time.
Mrs. Zajac was born in Ozark to the late Mamie and Roy Stokes.
She lived in Westmont, Ill., for 25 years and in Shorewood for the past 11 years. In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Michael Roy Zajac, and her
sister, Elaine Stokes Pilkinton.
Survivors include her husband, Norbert Walter Zajac of Shorewood;
her daughter, Christina Cherry and her husband, John of Naperville, Ill.; her
grandchildren, Matthew and Samantha; her sister, Barbara Stokes Fisher and her husband,
Bill of Ozark and her brother, Jack Stokes and his wife, Jean of Ozark.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory to the
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 1332 N. Halstead St., Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60622.
Holman Funeral Home of Ozark, (334) 774-5348 is in charge of
arrangements. For more information and a guest register, please visit the Holman Funeral
Home website www.holmanfuneralhome.com .
Class of 59
Mr. David Ladair Woodham, 61, Ozark, died Wednesday,
Feb. 6, 2002, at Flowers Hospital.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Chalkhead Baptist Church with
the Rev. Tommy West and the Rev. Phil Stephens officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery, Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Flowers will be accepted or
memorials may be made to Chalkhead Baptist Church, Route 3, Box 281, Ozark, Ala., 36360.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to: Chalkhead Baptist Church, Route 3,
Box 281, Ozark, Ala. 36360.
Mr. Woodham was a native and lifelong resident of Dale County. He
was employed with Pemco World Air Services for the past 14 years as a structural sheet
mechanic. He was also engaged in farming and was a dedicated and loving husband and
father. He was a member of Chalkhead Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Joseph Molton and Gladys
Tharpe Woodham; sister Annie Myrle Williams and brother-in-law James Ed Williams.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Shirley Bright Woodham,
Ozark; one daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly Denise and David Goodson, Ozark; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Michael David and Melanie Woodham, Knoxville, Tenn., and Mitchell Ladair
and Teri Woodham, Ozark; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Daniel and Elaine Woodham and
Donald and Mignonette Woodham, all of Ozark; four grandchildren, Hayley Goodson; Caitlin
and Riley Woodham and Chloe Woodham; nephews, Joseph Edward Williams, Christopher Donald
Woodham and Paul Woodham; niece Chellie
Phillips.
Pallbearers will be: Danny Hicks, Walter Dyson, Olen Grantham,
Tommy Baldwin, Randy Outlaw, and Reynolds Ward. Honorary pallbearers will be co-workers of
Pemco World Air Services.
Class of 60
Ms. Linda Spears Childers, age 65, of
Duluth, Georgia, formerly of Ozark, died Tuesday morning, June 26, 2007.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A. M. Friday, June 29, 2007, in
the Chapel of Holman Funeral Home of Ozark with Reverend Greg Aman officiating. Interment
will follow in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in the Bertha Community, Holman Funeral
Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 P.
M. until 8:00 P. M. Thursday evening.
Ms. Childers was born in Ozark to Elma and J.C. Spears. She
attended Carroll High School, served as 4-H president in 1958, and went on to graduate as
valedictorian in 1960. Pursuing a career as an educator, Ms. Childers received her
bachelor’s degree in education and later her master’s degree from Troy State
University. She taught for more than thirty years with the majority of those years
teaching honors English and Literature at Carroll High School. Ms. Childers was
instrumental in helping to start the honors program at Carroll High. She also served as
advisor for the Carroll High yearbook for several years. After retirement, she moved to
the Atlanta area to be near her children and grandchildren.
Ms. Childers is survived by her children, Mr. and Mrs. Mike
(Terri) Childers of Atlanta, Mr. Wes Childers of New York City, New York, her
grandchildren, Ben Childers (11) and Julia Childers (8) both of Atlanta, and her sisters,
Sarah Elswick of Big Rock, Virginia, Shirley Lingerfelt of Tallahassee, Florida, and
Carolyn Hammond of Dothan.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory to the
American Cancer Society, 2346 West Main Street – Suite 3, Dothan, Alabama 36301, as
Ms. Childers was a breast cancer survivor.
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Class of 61
Sue Barentine
Kenneth Blackmon
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Diane " Bowman" Hall passed away on December 6,2004 at age 62.
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Bill Cooper
Toby Cramer
Jimmy Crumpler
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Rebecca Anne Flowers Espey born August 18, 1943 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Fred Flowers, Sr. of Ozark, AL, died on Wednesday, June 9, 2010.
(Obituary Published in the Tuscaloosa News from 6/11/2010 - 6/12/2010)
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Judy Galloway(Pylant)
Margaret Gasssett(Scales)
Milton Gibson(2000)
Martin Godwin
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Mr. Billy Andrew(Andy) Grubbs, 59 of Shalimar Fla.,
formerly of Ozark, died Tuesday, Nov 25, 2003 in a Fort Walton Beach hospital.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Claybank Cemetery
with the Rev Harry Circle officiating. Interment will follow.
Mr. Grubbs was born April 21, 1944, in Ozark and had been a
resident of the Fort Walton Beach, Fla. area for more than 25 years. Andy was a Baptist by
faith. He served honorably in the Air National Guard and had been working for BAE Systems
as an aircraft controller for over 25 years at Eglin Air Force Base. He was also in
partnership in Starcade Billiards of Fort Walton Beach, Fla..
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie T. Hudson Grubbs
and Jim T. Grubbs.
He is survived by his son Adam Grubbs of California and several
cousins.
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Nina Jo Harper(Culverhouse)
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Mr. Gerald Heath, 60 of Ozark, died Monday, Oct. 6,
2003, at his home.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday Oct. 9, at Post Oak
Baptist Church with the Rev. Donald Moore officiating. Interment will follow at the church
cemetery with full Masonic Rites. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at Holman Funeral Home in Ozark. The body will be placed in the church one hour
prior to service time Thursday. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be
made to Wiregrass Hospice, 7970 E. Andrews Ave., Ozark, Ala. 36360.
Mr. Heath was born and raised in Ozark where he graduated from
Carroll High School in 1961. He was a member of Post Oak Baptist Church and Colquitt, Ga.,
Masonic Lodge #115. He worked with Farmers Fertilizer in Colquitt, Ga., and for Miller
County Road Department in Georgia as a construction superintendent for 20 years. He was an
avid fisherman.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charlie Morgan Heath.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Heath of Ozark; two daughters,
Betsy Johnson and her husband, Eddie, of Ozark, and Heather Heath of Cuthbert, Ga.; three
step-daughters, Cindy Pritchett and her husband, Gary Kelly Gray and her husband, Dallas,
Lori Jackson and her husband, Jay all of Ozark; one son, Todd Heath and his wife, Angie,
of Ozark; one step-son, Greg Grammont and his wife, Laurie, of Ozark; his mother, Neva
Creel Heath of Ozark; one sister Sylvia Parrish of Dothan; two brothers, Stanley Heath and
his wife, Linda, of Jackson, Tenn., and Eugene "Blue" Heath of Ozark; 13
grandchildren, Michael Steadman Heath, Brock Gerald Heath, Edward Cody Johnson, Erika Lee
Fink, Joanne Hicks, Adam Pritchett, Trey Grammont, Christiana Hollis, Harrison Gray, April
McDaniel, Josh Gray Caroline Jackson, and Lake Jackson.
For more information and a guest register please visit the Holman
Funeral Home website, www.holmanfuneralhome.com
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Eugene Maund
Flo Paulk Walker died on November 13,2005 at age 62.
John Peacock
Levy Payne
Tony Lavite(Killied in action in Viet Nam in 1969)
Mack Snellgrove
Louis Woodham
Class of 62
James Flowers died in October 1992.
Gordon Lisenby died October 5, 1995
Larry C. Matthews died September 20, 2001
Pam "Sheffield" Wells died March 13, 1991.
Miss Linda Rae Turner of Ozark died Thursday afternoon,
Nov. 2, 2006, in a Dothan Hospital. She was 62.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, from the Chapel
of Holman Funeral Home with the Rev. Dan Sheppard officiating. Interment will follow in
Campground Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before service time Sunday
in the Chapel.
Miss Turner was a native of Ozark, where she was an active member
of Hillcrest Baptist Church. She worked with the children's Sunday school and vacation
Bible school in the church. Miss Turner worked with General Telephone and Electronics for
30 years prior to her retirement in 1992.
Survivors include her two sisters, Gaye Formby and Pam Turner,
Ozark; two brothers, Sammy Turner and David Ward, Ozark; her niece, Jenifer Ward,
Wicksburg; two nephews, John and Heather Formby, Matthews, and Josh Ward,
Pinckard; a
special great-nephew and best friend, Cole Formby.
Her faithful companion cat, Lucy, is left to miss her.
Holman Funeral Home of Ozark, (334) 774-5348, is in charge of
arrangements. For more in-formation and a guest register, please visit the Holman Funeral
Home Web site, www.holmanfuneralhome.com .
Class of 64
Ray Cox
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Edward C. Jellison passed away on 17th August 2009. Ed lived in Orlando, Florida. He owned Divins Roofing Company for 20 years. He is survived by his wife Dianna, son David and sister
Ney.
(Thanks to Mike Rhodes of the Class of 64 for submitting this
information!)
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Scott McGarvey
Randy Tullis
Class of 65
Tommy Lamar Armstrong, died from injuries
he received in an automobile accident in Newton in July 1965.
Glenn Batchelor died on May 12, 1989 with the funeral being through The Gardens of Memory in Dothan, Al.
John Bateman died of a heart attack in
March,1998 in Florida.
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Eugene "Blair" Conrad, Jr.,
passed away on Friday July 22, 2005, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Blair was an army aviator flying the OV-1 Mohawk in Vietnam and
for the Georgia National Guard. He retired as LTC in 1992.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2005 at the
Wright Brother Aero FBO hanger at the Dayton International Airport.
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Rodney Dodson,
(Submitted by Jim Ketcham)
Mr. Rodney Dodson, 54, of Ozark, died
Thursday morning, March 8, 2001.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, March 10, 2001, from
Chalkhead Baptist Church with the Reverend Tommy West officiating. Internment will
follow in the church cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Visitation
will be in the funeral home parlors from 5 PM today until one hour prior to service time
on Saturday when it will be in the church. The family will receive friends in the
funeral home parlors from 5 until 7 PM Friday evening.
Mr. Dodson was a native of Ozark where he had worked with Vivian
B. Adams School since 1973 as Physical Education Teacher, Director and Assistant
Director. He graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. Degree and from Troy State
University with a Masters Degree in Education, and served in the Alabama National Guard in
the 131st Tank Battalion in Ozark. He was a former member of the Ozark Rotary Club,
a member of the Ozark Baptist Church, and was presently attending Chalkhead Baptist Church
where he and his wife conducted the Children's Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, Claude J. Dodson, Sr. on
February 27, 2001.
Survivors include his wife, Selina Hughes Dodson, Ozark, one
daughter, Jean Kendall Dodson, Ozark, his mother, Jean P. Dodson, Ozark, one sister, Celia
Wilkerson, Columbia, MO, two brothers, Claude J. Dodson, Jr., Atlanta, and Gordon Dodson,
Ozark, one uncle, Jack Dodson, Atlanta, three nephews, Kevin Dodson, David Wilkerson, and
Alex Wilkerson.
Flowers should be omitted and memorials made to Vivian B. Adams
School, Stewart Tarter Road, Ozark, AL 36360.
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Sandra "Weibelt" (Sandy) Ketcham
Pictures taken in 1965 and April 2001
(Submitted by Jim Ketcham)
Sandra "Weibelt" (Sandy) Ketcham,
54, of Ozark, went to be with her Lord on Monday, August 6, 2001, after a long battle with
cancer.
The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Southside Baptist Church
with the Reverend W.L. Sheffield officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial
Gardens in Ozark with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be from 3
p.m. today until one hour before service time when her body will be placed in the
church. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 6 - 8 p.m.
today. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions ma be made to Southside
Baptist Church, The American Cancer Society, or Wiregrass Hospice.
She was preceded in death by her father, Aubrey J.
Weibelt, Jr.
in 1995. Sandy was a born-again Christian and a member of Southside Baptist Church.
She worked for 15 years with the Ozark City School System as a first grade teacher
at Mixon Elementary School. She was a charter member of PEO, Chapter V, in
Ozark. She was also a licensed amateur radio operator, KC4RMY.
She is survived by her husband of 27 years, James C. (Jimmy)
Ketcham, Ozark; son, Jason C. and his wife Sara H. Ketcham, Columbus, GA; her mother,
Joyce M. Weibelt, Ozark; sister and brother-in-law, Diane and Tom Green, Stone Mountain,
GA; brother and sister-in-law, Aubrey (Butch) and Silvia Weibelt, Leeds; brother-in-law
and sister-in-law, J.W. and Margaret Chalker, Ozark; 2 nieces, Sandra
Tincher, Hoover; and
Debbie Coleman, Ozark; five nephews, Richard Foley, Conyers, GA, Bobby
Chalker, Slocomb,
Doug Chalker, Jacksonville, FL, Jeffrey and Stephen Weibelt, Leeds; five great nephews,
Drew, Taylor and Dillon Tincher, Hoover, Jonathan Chalker, Slocomb and Justin Chalker of
Jacksonville, FL.
Mr. David Michael Tarter, 55 of
Birmingham and formerly of Ozark, died Friday morning, Nov. 29, 2002, at his home in
Birmingham.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Frances Xavier
Catholic Church in Birmingham with the Rev. Father Patrick Sullivan officiating. Interment
will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Westview Memorial Cemetery in Ozark, with the Rev. Father
Charles McCabe officiating and Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
Visitation will be in the fellowship hall of St. Frances Xavier
Catholic Church in Birmingham from 6:30 p.m. today, with a Prayer Vigil at 7 p.m.
The family will also receive friends during visitation at Holman Funeral Home, 995 South
Union Ave., Ozark, from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday.
David was a graduate of Carroll High School in Ozark, with
post-secondary degrees from the University of Florida and Troy State University. He
served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam, receiving a Bronze Star and Navy
Commendation Medal. In the mid-1970's, he served as Dale County's first juvenile
probation officer. For the last 23 years, David worked in the computer technology
field, first for Texas Instruments in Nashville, TN, and later with Southern Computer
Corporation and Aquracy Corporation in Birmingham.
Friends and family will remember David for his humble service to
his fellow man; his patience, generosity, and unselfish sprit in all walks of his
life. He was a faithful member of St. John's Catholic Church, Ozark, in his
formative years; St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Birmingham in later years.
His parents, Riley and Rita Tarter of Ozark, preceded David in
death. Survivors include his wife, Sue Lane Tarter, Birmingham; one brother and
sister-in-law, Daniel Riley Tarter and Judy Tarter, Ozark; one nephew, David Jerome
Tarter, Dothan; one niece, Kristine Tarter Nation and husband, Ronald, Ozark; one
great-nephew, Jack-
Riley Nation, Ozark; two brothers-in-law, John Lane and Family, Findley, Ohio, Rick Lane
and family , Leesburg, GA.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be made to
Catholic Charities, c/o St. John's Catholic Church, P. O. Box 1008, Ozark, AL, 36360; or
to the American Cancer Society, 2345 West Main St., Suite 3, Dothan, Ala., 36301.
Holman Funeral Home of Ozark, 774-5348, is in charge of
arrangements.
Russell Turner -
Connie "Worthington" Matthews -
Class of 66
Norma Baldwin died in 1972 from long term illness.
Kathryne (Amelia) Brown passed away on May 21,
1971.
Erskine Levy Davenport
MOBILE - Erskine Levy Davenport, 54, of Mobile and formerly of Ozark died
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 after an illness.
Memorial services were held at Brooks-Cargile Funeral Home chapel Sunday, April
21, 2002, with the Revs. Steve Campbell and John Weeks officiating.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth K. Davenport Sr. and a son, Kenneth K.
Davenport Jr.; one sister, Kate Young of Montgomery; a brother James Levy of
Rome, GA.; several nieces and nephews.
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Tommy Lavender, Dale County Revenue Commissioner, of Ozark, died September 29, 2009 in Dale Medical Center. He was 61.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, from Ozark Baptist Church with Revs. Greg Aman and Harry Circle officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Memorial Cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Mr. Lavender's body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time on Friday. The family will receive friends in the Ozark Baptist Church Sanctuary from 3:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Lavender was born October 29, 1947 in Ozark, AL to the late Thomas Baker Lavender and Myrtle Irene Morrow Lavender. He graduated from Carroll High School in 1966 and from Troy University in 1971 with a Batchelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. He served as a Sergeant in the Army National Guard, the 131st Tank Battalion in Ozark from 1966 to 1972. He was in the custom home building business, Lavender Construction Company, Inc., with his father, the late Thomas Lavender. In 1993 he was appointed as Dale County Revenue Commissioner. He was certified as an Alabama Tax Administrator in 2002. Prior to becoming Revenue Commissioner he was elected to three terms on the Ozark City Council and served in that capacity until his appointment as Revenue Commissioner. He would have begun his third term on October 1, 2009. He was a member and Deacon of The Ozark Baptist Church. He also served as church moderator, as a member of the personnel, buildings and grounds, hospitality and ushering committees. He was a member of the Ozark Area Chamber of Commerce, the Association of the United States Army and served on the advisory board of the Ozark Vocational School.
Survivors include his wife, Gale Nash Lavender of Ozark; one daughter and son-in-law, Brittany and Travis Godwin of Ozark; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Helen and Harrison Thornhill of Winter Haven, FL, Debbie and Tony Blud-sworth of Ozark; one brother and sister-in-law, Ken and Sherri Lavender of Ozark.
Holman Funeral Home of Ozark, (334) 774-5348, is in charge of arrangements. Visit the Holman Funeral Home Web site at
www.holmanfuneralhome.com
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J.R. McCaslin
Mr. James R. (J.R.) McCaslin, 55 of Ozark,
Alabama died Monday May 5, 2003 in a airplane accident on John's Mountain near Calhoun,
Georgia.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the chapel
of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home with Rev. Al Sonanstine officiating. Burial will follow in
Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Ozark with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark, Al directing.
Family will receive friends at the funeral home chapel from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday evening.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials contributions to your favorite charity.
Mr. McCaslin was a 1966 graduate of Carroll High School, received
his Airframe and Power Plant and Associate degrees from Wallace Community College.
He was employed with DynCorp, Cairns Field, Fort Rucker as an
aircraft inspector . Before his employment with DynCorp he was employed with Ross Corp.
Fort Rucker as a link instructor. Veteran of the U.S. Army. Member of Chalkhead Baptist
Church. Member of the Pilots Association.
He was predeceased by his father James C. McCaslin January of
1998. He was a pilot for more than 30 years of which he had a passion for flying and a
deep love for his family.
Survivors include: mother: Eula L. McCaslin of Ozark, two sisters
and brother-in-law: Liz and Charles Bolduc of Jacksonville, Fla.; Kay
McCaslin, of Ozark,
three aunts: Sue Eades of Ozark, Marie Keeling, of Boncomb, Ill., Charlene: McCaslin of
Little Rock Ark.; one uncle: John D. McCaslin of Little Rock, Ark., cousins: Sam
Eades,
Columbus, Ga., Mike Eades, Miami, Fla., Cathy McCaslin, Sandra Garrett, and John C.
McCaslin all of Little Rock, Ark., niece: Tina East of Echo; nephews: Don East, Echo, Al.,
and Dennis East, Dothan, grandnieces: Chantel East, Kayla East both of Echo, grandnephews:
Jeremiah East, Brandon B. James East both of Echo.
Class of 67
(Thanks to Patty Holland Grubbs of Tuscaloosa,
AL, for submitting numerous names for the class of 1967)
Ronald Edward Armstrong
Tommy Wesley Bell
Ronnie Byrd Carson
Oscar Luke Dunn
Rhoda Lynn Dykes
James Edward Isaac, Jr.
Tomorrow (07-26-02) marks the 35th reunion of the class of 67. One of
those classmates will be unable to attend. You'll find the name James Edward Isaac, Jr.
listed on Panel 25W line 72. James died in a helicopter crash in Quang
Ngai, South Vietnam
on 12 May 1969. He gave his all, its time we recognized his sacrifice. (Submitted by Royce
Adkison - a classmate)
When we lost Jim we thought our world had ended. It is
something my father never forgave himself for, blaming himself until his death. Jim
was such a vital part of our lives, our big brother, our family practical joker, our
heart. His family has struggled but survived and still miss him dearly. His
mother, 2 sisters, and 1 brother are still living and he has 4 nephews and 1 niece and 2
of his nephews are following in his footsteps....1 in the Army Reserves and 1 in the Air
Force Reserves. He would be proud. And we are all proud of him. My
children, and the children of my siblings have all grown up knowing about him and they too
have pride in him. We miss you Jim, and love you always. (Submitted by Brenda
Isaac Riley - Jim's sister)
William Major (Bill) Mills
Ronald Sims - died in 1980.
Class of 68
Cynthia "Cindy Corley" Fitton - Died after long term
battle with Lupus at age 49.
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Glenda Joyce Franks Whitt
(Submitted by Mark Whitt)
Services for Glenda Joyce Franks Whitt, 52, of
Smyrna, who died Thursday, Sept. 27 at her home will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Post Oak
Baptist Church in Ozark, Ala., with burial in Post Oak Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev.
Don Moore will officiate.
A native of Ozark, Ala., she was the daughter of Velma Jewel Free
Franks of Ozark, and the late Marvin P. Franks Sr.
She is survived by her husband, Marcus Lynn Whitt of Smyrna; son Tracy Lynn Whitt of
Smyrna; daughters Kala Joyce Whitt of Tampa, Fla., and Tara Dawn Whitt of Smyrna; brothers
Marvin P. Franks Jr. and Henry Lynn Franks, both of Ozark; and her mother.
She was a member of Florence Baptist Church and was a
homemaker.
Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. today at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna, and from 6-8 p.m.
Monday at Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home in Ozark. Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna is in charge of
local arrangements.
Daily News Journal Sept. 29, 2001
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
©The Daily News Journal 2001
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Joan (Joanie) "McLaughlin" Corbitt
Class of 69
Deborah (Debby) "McBride" Johnson died October 22, 1999
after extended illness (viral pneumonia) at Flowers Hospital. She was 48 years old. Her
birthday was 5/17/51. She is survived by her husband Wade Johnson, her daughter Teresa
"Johnson" Wynne, and her son Kenny Johnson. She was a very beautiful and
gracious person.
Class of 70
Mr. Fred Beasley, a resident of Ozark,
passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2006, at his residence. He was 54 years old.
The funeral services and the survivors will be announced at a
later date.
Lewis and Lewis Funeral Home Lewis and Lewis Funeral Home of
Ozark, (334) 445-0902, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Ronald Beasley, 50 of the Marley Mill
community, died Saturday evening, Oct. 12, 2002, in Dale Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 10;30 a.m. Tuesday from Holman
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Andrews officiating. Internment will follow in
the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church cemetery with Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
Visitation will be at the funeral home parlors from 3 p.m. today until service time on
Tuesday, with the family receiving friends from 6 until 8 p.m. tonight.
Mr. Beasley was a native and lifelong resident of the Marley Mill
community. He worked in the parts department at Walter Hand Motor Company and with
Michelin Tire Corporation. He was a member of Pleasant Grave Baptist Church.
Mr. Beasley was preceded in death by his parents Ralph and Jessie
Mae Beasley and his grandparents Jessie and Mary Gunter.
Survivors include two sons, Jimmy Beasley and his wife Jennifer, Troy
and Brian Beasley of Newton; one grandson Peyton Beasley; stepmother, Lucile Beasley; a
special aunt, Grace Peters; and several cousins also survive.
Leroy William "Bubba" Bodford,
50 of Ozark, died Saturday Sept. 28, 2002, at his home.
Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Holman Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Greg Aman officiating.
Mr. Bodford was a native Ozark, a 1970 graduate of Carroll High
School, and attended Auburn University. He worked in the family business and was employed
with Panther Creek Golf Club. He was a member of Logan Road Baptist Church.
Mr. Bodford was preceded in death by his parents Effie Lee Peters
Bodford and Leroy William "Shorty" Bodford Sr.
Survivors include one sister and brother-in-law, Claudia and Paul
Williams of New Town, Ohio; one brother and sister-in-law, John W. "Bill" and
Kathy Bodford of Cordova, Tenn.; two aunts, Sara Brown of Ozark, and Peggy Archipoli and
her husband, Andrew of Charlotte, N.C.; nieces and nephews, Brianna Bodford
Eldre, Kathryn Bodford, Ian Bodford, Brigette Williams Eldred and Buckley Williams.
CAMPBELL, John Coleman, 54 of
Montgomery, passed away at his residence on March 1, 2006. Visitation and Memorial
Services will be held on Friday, March 3, 2006 at Southern Memorial Funeral Home with Rev.
Dr. Tom Leggett of Westview Heights United Methodist Church in Ozark, AL officiating. The
family will receive friends from 2pm until the service at 3pm.
Mr. Campbell was born October 23, 1951 in Tuscaloosa. He grew up
in Ozark, graduating from Carroll High School in 1970 where he was Captain of the Band and
member of the Honor Society. He attended Auburn University where he was a member of the
Auburn Band, graduated Sum Cum Laude and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1974. He
then attended the University of Alabama where he was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Law
Fraternity. He graduated in 1977recieving his Juris Doctor Degree. After graduation he
resided in Montgomery where in early years he served as a Law Clerk, was in Private
Practice and in the Court of Criminal Appeals. He worked with the State Legal System for
25 years, retiring from the Department of Human Resources as Chief Legal Counsel on
December 1, 2004.
He was preceded in death by his devoted father, John Dudley
Campbell.
Surviving relatives include his mother, Margaret C. Campbell, of
Ozark; sister, Connie Lambrecht and brother in law Robert Lambrecht of Greenville, SC.;
niece and nephew, Carly & Jaxon Lambrecht of Greenville, SC.; niece, Carmen Reed &
husband Michael Reed and great niece & nephew, Ashlin & Trenton Reed of Dothan.
Kind, supportive and loving, he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to: Hospice of
Montgomery, 1111 Holloway Park, Montgomery, AL 36117. Southern Memorial Directing
Jerry L. Cook passed away Nov. 21, 2003 at
Baylor Medical Center in Dallas TX. He had been suffering from stomach cancer. Jerry had
been living in Sulphur Spring, TX. for several years prior to his death. A memorial was
held in Ozark at Ridgecrest Church on the 26th of Nov. 2003.
Mr. James Edward (Eddie) Foote, 51
of Ozark, died Tuesday morning, June 3, 2003, in Weatherford, Okla.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday June 6 at First Assembly of God Church with the
Rev. Greg Doss officiating. Burial will be at Ebenezer Cemetery Visitation will be 6 to 8
p.m. Thursday at Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home Chapel. Flowers will be accepted or memorial
contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society 2346 W. Main St., Suite 3,
Dothan, Ala. 36301.
Mr. Foote was a native and life long resident of Dale County He
attended First Assembly of God Church in Ozark, was employed with Wallace Community
College for the past 17 years as dean of Finance.
Survivors include his wife of 22 years, Monica Foote of Ozark;
two daughters, Kristen and Katrina Foote of Ozark; son and daughter-in-law, Cheyenne and
Charlotte Foote of Cartersville, Ga.; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Durwood and Maria
Foote of Brownville, Texas, Wayne and Maria Foote of Opelika, Murray and Mary Ann Foote of
Newton, Howard Foote of Hartford, Conn.; grandson, Layton Foote of Cartersville, Ga.;
several nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive.
Susan Jernegan - Died in car accident
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Ray Allen Mowery, formerly of Ozark, died Thursday, May 29,
2008, at his residence in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 56. Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at this time and will be announced by Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark.
Mr. Mowery was the son of the late Samuel J. Mowery and Lydia Ruffich. He was employed by
Lockheed-Martin in Lancaster, Calif., as a radio tech. He was a veteran of the United
States Army.
He is survived by one son, Stewert Mowery of
Wyoming; two sisters, Vicky Franco and Barbara Tucker, both of Ozark.
Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home in Ozark, (334) 774-4551, is in charge of arrangements.
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Cathie "Smithey" Ake
- Was tragically killed on April 19, 2009 during a break in filming a news
story about her exotic animal farm in Wewahitchka, Florida. Here is a
link to the story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,268141,00.html
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Kenneth Smith
(from the CHS Eaglet)
November 24, 1953 - July 7, 1969
An honor student and member of the Carroll High Band was killed
on July 11, 1969. The car he was driving came into a ninety degree curve and overturned.
Kenneth Gene Smith, sixteen, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene A.
Smith.
As a member of the Drifting Sands, Interact Club, and Drafting
Club, he played an important role in the life of Carroll High School. Other school
activities, he played the piano, guitar, and the saxophone. He was a member of the Carroll
High School Band as well as the Carroll High School Stage Band. His main ambition in life
was to be in the field of architecture.
Ken was a lively, cool-header person who could accomplish any
goal he put his mind to. He was a person who could be depended upon no matter what
situation might arrive. His warm smile, casual walk, and outgoing personality were
characteristics of Ken that we will always remember.
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Mr. David Lee Snook, age 54,
died Wednesday morning, May 31, 2006 at his home following a courageous battle with
cancer.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A. M. Saturday, June 3, 2006, at
Ozark Baptist Church with Reverend Bill Hix and Hospice Chaplain Charles Goldsmith
officiating. Interment will follow with Military Honors in Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Holman
Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from
5:00 P. M. until 7:00 P. M. Friday evening. Mr. Snook’s body will be placed in the
Church one hour prior to service time on Friday.
Mr. Snook was born February 28, 1952 in El Paso, Texas. He
graduated from Carroll High School in 1970 and attended Auburn University. Mr. Snook
served in the United States Army for sixteen years, attended Flight School at Fort Rucker
and Officer Candidate School. He was on active duty during Operation Desert Storm and
served as a flight instructor for eight years. Mr. Snook was a member of Ozark Baptist
Church and the Co-Ed Adult II Sunday School Class. He enjoyed horseback riding and loved
his dogs, Gracie and Georgie. Mr. Snook was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
Survivors include his wife, Pamela Moates Snook of Ozark, three
daughters, Christiane E. McKelvey and her husband, Eric, Jessica E. Snook, and Ashley N.
Snook all of Ozark, one son, Daniel David Snook and his wife, Sara Beth of Moore, South
Carolina, his parents, Lucy Torres Snook and George Henry Snook of Ozark, three sisters,
Kathy Short and her husband, Lamar of North Carolina, Robin Pearce and her husband, Ken of
Missouri, and Patricia Hayes of Ozark, one brother, George Snook and his wife, Hulda of
Texas, three grandchildren, Sarah McKelvey, Elizabeth McKelvey, and Hannah K. Snook.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made in his memory
to Wiregrass Hospice, 1970 East Andrews Avenue, Ozark, Alabama 36360.
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Southern Star Article
Gerald (Jerry) D Spradlin, 21, of Ft. Rucker
died May 29, 1972 in Viet Nam as a result of hostile action. He was the son of SGM and
Mrs. Herbert H. Spradlin. Gerald was born in Liz, Austria in
September 1952, and was graduated from Carroll High School in 1970. Upon graduation, he
entered the U.S. Army and underwent flight training at Fort Walters, Texas and later at
Fort Rucker, Graduating January 10, 1972. He had served three months in Viet Nam prior to
his death and was reported missing until August of 1972 when his parents were notified of
his death.
taskforceomegainc.org account
On 29 June 1972, then WO1 Gerald D. Spradlin,
pilot; and then SP4 Larry K. Morrow, observer/gunner; comprised the crew of an OH6A
helicopter that was conducting a visual reconnaissance mission over Kontum Province, South
Vietnam. Their mission was to locate, identify, report on and attack enemy positions
located in rolling jungle covered hills that were dotted with small to medium sized
villages as well as rice fields, bamboo groves and grass covered clearings between highway
QL14, the primary road running generally north to south through western South Vietnam, and
the Cambodian border.
As the Loach flew low over the countryside, it was struck by
intense enemy ground fire causing it to go out of control, crash and burn. The crash site
was located on a grassy hillside less then a mile west of QL14, approximately 5 miles
northwest of Kontum Airbase, 30 miles east of the South Vietnamese/Cambodian border and 33
miles southeast of the tri-border area where South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia meet. Other
aircrews made note the crash site location’s coordinates.
On 30 June 1972, South Vietnamese Army forces (ARVN) were
inserted into the crash site. During the search, the ARVN unit found and recovered the
remains of WO1 Spradlin from the charred wreckage. They also found SP4 Morrow’s
flight helmet nearby. While they found the observer/gunner’s helmet, they were unable
to find any trace of Larry Morrow in or around the area.
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Mr. Eugene W. Sullivan, Jr., age 57, of Ozark, died early Friday morning, July 23, 2010.
Funeral services will be 4:00 P. M. Monday, July 26, 2010, from Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church with Reverend Neal Brown officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark
directing. His body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time Monday.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3:00 P. M. until 5:00 P. M. Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Sullivan was born December 5, 1952 in Ozark. He was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, and owned Sullivan Custom Builder. He was an avid wild hog hunter and wild game sportsman. He enjoyed traveling and was proud to be “Big Daddy” to his grandson, Wyatt.
Survivors include his wife, Terry Brighton Sullivan of Ozark;
one daughter and son-in-law, Nikki and Matt Watford of Ozark; one son and daughter-in-law, Adam and Erin Sullivan of Ozark;
his Mother and Father, Eugene and Sarah Sullivan of Ozark; one grandson; Wyatt C. Watford of Ozark;
one sister, Tammy Brown of Ozark; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Frankie and Lynn Sullivan, Timmy and Candy Sullivan of Ozark.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the United Methodist Children’s Home, P. O. Box 830, Selma, Alabama 36702-0830.
( Thanks to Steve Napier for sending this obituary for inclusion.)
Class of 71
Nick D'Andrea died in an airplane crash.
Lanny Ray Blunt, a
resident of Dothan , passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 27, 2007, at Flowers Hospital
of complications from open heart surgery. He was 53.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, at Byrd
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. T. P. Martin officiating. Burial with military honors
will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery . The family will receive friends at the funeral
home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lanny was born Oc. 3, 1953, in Ft. Benning , Ga. He graduated
from Carroll High School in Ozark in 1971. At age 17, he joined the U.S. Navy and
served six years as a corpsman and an X-Ray technician before his honorable discharge in
1976.
Lanny was then employed with Dale Medical in Ozark while he
attended Troy State University , graduating in 1983 with a BS in Business
Administration. He then began his career in the medical sales field with Bedsole (now
Caligor South) where he worked for the last 25 years. Lanny was very passionate about
everything he did and it showed through his customer relationships and work ethic.
"To all my friends and colleagues at Caligor South, this is Lanny Blunt, Number 03 in
the Wiregrass. Be Safe."
To know Lanny was to love him. He possessed so many unique
qualities that set him above your norm. He enjoyed so many things throughout life. His
passion for running was like a stallion in an open field. He always found a way to get up
that hill while encouraging others to do so whatever they were facing. The love and pride
he felt for his country was undeniable. He was never afraid to put his right hand over his
chest. One of his favorite sayings was "Old Soldiers never die, they just fade
away." Lanny was so many things to so many people---the best husband in the
"whole wide world," a loving father and a friend to all who never met a
stranger. From your children who love you and will miss you more than you will ever know,
"We will hold you in our hearts forever." From all your friends at the
Two-Knotts Cabin, "Godspeed Lanny, we will forever miss you."
Lanny is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Sandy Berry
Blunt of Dothan, AL; his pride and joy daughter, Amanda Renee Blunt "Chicky
Baby," of Enterprise; his very special sons, Jason Rorri Blunt of West Palm Beach,
Fla., and Christopher Ray Blunt and wife, Melanie and grandson, Hunter Ray Blunt of St.
Louis, Mo.; his special daughter, Gina Marie Blunt of Colleen, Texas; his mother, Ann
Boggess of Milton, Fla.; his father, Orville Blunt of Amarillo, Texas, his mother-in-law
and father-in-law, Joe and Jewell Berry of Dothan; his special sisters, Glenda and Kathy
and other sisters and brother; his brothers-in-law, Don Berry and wife, Linda of Ashford,
Wendell Berry of Dothan; sisters-in-law, Gail Monk and husband, Jeff of Cottonwood, Nancy
Martin and Joel of Dothan; several nieces and nephews; very special friends, Ronnie and
Angie Knotts and all of his special friends at Two-Knotts Cabin; and his beloved pet
chihuahua, "Tootie."
Serving as active pallbearers will be his sons, Chris and Jason
Blunt, Ronnie Knotts, Greg Harrington, Don Berry, James Nall, Brian Knotts and Matt
Lamere.
Lanny, like the sand loves the beach, like a bee loves honey, and
like a pig loves slop, I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!
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Francisco (Frank) Garcia (Submitted by Dianne Garcia)
Chief Warrant Officer Francisco Garcia Jr.,32 a former Ft.
Campbell soldier who was stationed in Illesheim, Germany, died in August of 1984, on a
Saturday night in the V.A. hospital, Richmond, Va., of injuries suffered when he was
struck by a car near Illesheim.
The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Chapel of the
Flags, Ft. Rucker, Al., with Chaplains Ervin L. Shirey and Hanson officiating. Burial with
military rites and a fly-by salute will be in Woodlawn Memory gardens with Holman Funeral
Home of Ozark, Al., in charge.
Garcia was assigned to the 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion at
Ft. Campbell before being assigned to Germany. He was a native of Puerto Rico who
entered the Army in 1971.
Survivors include his wife, Dianne McBride Garcia, one son, Greg,
and a daughter, Tammy, of Ozark, Al., mother and step-father Mr.&Mrs. Kurt Noebel of
Ozark, Al. :father and sep-mother, Mr.& Mrs. Francisco Garcia, Enterprise, Al. :two
brothers, Jorge Garcia, Fayetteville, N.C. and Sgt. Jose (Tito) Garcia U.S. Air Force,
Germany,: two sisters, Sonia Garcia Thompson, Fayetteville, N.C. and Silvia Garcia Carr,
Daleville, Al. and A special sister-in-law & brother-in-law, Debby & Wade Johnson,
Ozark, Al.
[Francisco (Frank) my husband and I were neighbors on Ft.
Rucker in the early 60's that is how we met each other. When we were growing up he always
talked about flying helicopters and eventually was able to live his dream. He was an
wonderful aviator for the military and excelled in his job, he was in the company at Ft.
Campbell, Ky. that formed the pilot program that flies the little birds, as the Army
refers to them. He even survived a helicopter crash in a Cobra and was able to walk away
from it, only to go to Germany and be hit while assisting at a automobile wreck. Frank
also survived that accident and was able to make it back to the USA only to died from
complications from the accident............Frank was a very loving husband, father,
brother and son who took pride in all his accomplishments.....We had a very good life cut
short by someone else's recklessness on a foreign hwy with no speed limit........This man
took a good loving soul to an early death and left two young children to be raised by a
single parent.........His children are now 28 and 30 are still eager to hear about their
Father......We were fortunate to have his family in the area who provided those stories
for them to grow up hearing all the good and sometimes funny things that their Dad did in
his younger years in Ozark and Ft. Rucker.........My husband and I were married by the
same Ret. Chaplin that also helped to lay Frank to rest and comfort his young children.
Chaplain E. L. Shirey
also married our son in 2000...........My son and his wife are stationed in the Navy in
Ca.]
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Ikey Garner
(From the 1971 Eaglet)
October 8, 1962- June 11, 1969
In the summer of 1969, we the Junior Class lost one of our most
beloved classmates, Ikey Garner, in a motorcycle accident. Ikey, who was born Oct.
8, 1952, was the son of Major and Mrs. Isaac Richard Garner.
Ikey was a member of the Carroll High School Varsity Basketball
team, the Key Club, and the President of the Fort Rucker Bowling League.
He left an impression of devotion and kindness, and appreciation
so unique that it shines brighter than anything we ever remember. The manner in which he
went about things exemplified his excellent character and leadership abilities. These
memories will always remain in our hearts and minds only with the though and hope that
someday we will meet again.
Mr. Jerry Lee Gilmer, 50 of Ozark, died
Sunday, April 27, 2003, in Flowers hospital following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2003, in the
Chapel of Holman Funeral Home in Ozark. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens,
Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Visitation will be at Holman Funeral Home, 995
South Union Avenue, Ozark, 6-8 p.m. Monday evening, April 28, 2003, with the family
receiving friends during this time.
Mr. Gilmer was a native and life-long resident of Ozark. He was
preceded in death by his parents, O. L. and Helen Gilmer.
Survivors include two daughters, Melani Gilmer, Ozark, and Rainey Batman, Lakeland, Fla,;
one brother and sister-in-law, Noel and Yvette Gilmer, Ozark; two grandsons, Kaleb Andrews
and Jonathan Short; one niece, Angela Beasley, Ozark; one great niece, Aubrie Beasley,
Ozark.
Charles (Chuck) Henry
Nancy Ingram died in a car crash on Hwy 105 in 1969.
Mark Steven Jones
Kathy Lewis died in a car crash on Hwy 105 in 1969.
Linda "Mills" Johns died 1974 of leukemia.
Charlie Morgan was killed in a job related accident in the early
90s. It is believed that he was living in Eufaula and worked for Alabama Power.
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Eddie Byrd of Ozark died early Friday morning, October 2, 2009 at the home of his parents following an extended illness. He was 55.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 5, 2009 from the chapel of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Underwood officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Sunday from 3 to 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Eddie was born on June 3, 1954 in Enterprise, AL the son of James Earl and Dorothy Jean Childree Byrd. He graduated from Carroll High School in 1972, and furthered his education in HVAC at Wallace Community College and the Alabama Aviation and Technical School. Eddie was a member of Post Oak Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and watching NASCAR.
He is survived by his Parents; one son Trent Byrd of Bonifay, FL; and one brother Michael Byrd and wife Mandy of Andalusia.
Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home in Ozark, (334) 774-4551, is in charge of arrangements.
Lillian "de la Cruz" Caceres, a
1972 graduate of Carroll High School is among the thousands of missing people who
apparently lost their lives in the tragic terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in
New York City.
Caceres moved to New York City shortly after graduating from CHS
and began working for insurance and brokerage firms, having worked in management positions
for the last several years.
Caceres worked on the 97th floor of tower number one, the first
building that was attacked on September 11, 2001.
Jorge Gonzales Garcia, 40, of Atlanta,
died Saturday, Jan 15, 1994, in Atlanta
following an extended illness. His creative talents were hallmarks of his life and
his love for life made every day count.
Graveside services will be Wednesday at 3p.m. in Woodlawn Memory
Gardens with Chaplain E.L. Shirey officiating and Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark
directing.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs Eva Noebel, Ozark; his father,
Francisco Garcia, Enterprise; three sisters, Sonia Vance, Tacoma, WA, Silvia Limberger,
Daytona Beach, FL and Dianne Garcia, Ozark; one brother, Jose (Tito) Garcia, Anchorage,
AK; and one stepbrother, Tony Garcia, Enterprise.
Mrs. Debra Ann "Debbie" Glaze
Ottaviano, age 53, of Norris, Tennessee and formerly of Ozark, was called home to be
with the Lord on Thursday, December 13, 2007, following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A. M. Monday, December 17, 2007,
from Ozark Baptist Church with Reverend Greg Aman officiating. Interment will be in
Westview Memorial Cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
Mrs. Ottaviano was born June 26, 1954 in Ozark, the daughter of
Jean McDuffie Glaze and the late James Chapman Glaze. She received her early education in
Ozark Schools, graduating from Carroll High School. After earning a Bachelor of Science
Degree from Auburn University, Debra worked for Texas Instruments in Houston, Texas, until
she became a “stay-at-home” Mom. Her love for her family was exemplified in her
day-to-day life as she spent every moment caring for them. She also spent many hours
preparing food for shut-ins and elderly.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her
sister, Judy Carroll Glaze.
Survivors include her husband of 25 years, Joe Ottaviano; one
daughter, Kristen Ottaviano; one son, Joshua Ottaviano, all of Norris, Tennessee; her
mother, Jean McDuffie Glaze of Ozark; one sister and brother-in-law, Peggy and Jack Thorne
of Dothan; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles “Bill” and Pat Glaze of
Dothan, Danny and Petra Glaze of Midland, Michigan. Several nieces and nephews also
survive.
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Michael Paul Grimm
died on January 12, 1975 while stationed at Fort Bragg,
North Carolina. He was married.
He was known as Spider to his friends. His
wife was pregnant. I did not
know her. I was told by the Quattlebaums in the summer of 75, when I
ran
into them in the Orlando area, that he had died when he went diving and got
the bends. The military record did not say how he died, however.
I
thought you may want to add him to the memorial. I dated him in high
school and the first year he was in the military. He was a very special guy
and had overcome a lot of obstacles. (Thanks to Debra L. Westerman
for this info)
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Richard Herman was stationed in Germany while serving in the US
Army, when he was killed in a vehicle accident. This occurred in the mid-seventies.
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John Bradley Lemke was murdered at Claybank
Church, by an Enterprise man by the name of Herbert Glenn Peacock, on January
23, 1972. John was parked with his girlfriend at the Claybank
Church on Andrews Avenue, when he was shot. John Bradley Lemke was taken back to
Waco, Texas for burial. The murderer has been a free man for the last several years
after spending only a brief time in jail for the crime.
Richard Herman was stationed in Germany while serving in the US
Army when he was killed in a vehicle accident. This occurred in the mid-seventies.
Vivian (Patrick) Page died August 13,
2004. She died after by-pass surgery and a week long stay in the hospital in Panama City,
FL. She lived in Panama City, FL for the past 15 years.
She left behind a daughter, Angela, and son, Wesley; and three
grandsons, Zachery, Isiah and Warren. Her parents, Jimmy and Jackie Honnoll still live in
Panama City. She had three brothers; Doug Patrick of Huntsville, AL., (Graduate CHS 73),
his wife Dorothy Shell Patrick (Graduate CHS 74), Steve and Gloria Patrick of Crawford,
TX., and Kenny Patrick of Ft. Worth, TX.
Mr. Ricky A. Perkins, 49 of Ozark, died
Wednesday June 2, 2004, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday June 5, 2004, at
Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Chapel with Rev. Johnny LaCarter and Rev. Al Sonanstine
officiating. Interment will follow in Camp Ground Baptist Cemetery with Fuqua-Bankston
Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be held Friday night from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral
home.
Mr. Perkins was a member of Camp Ground Baptist Church. He was a
loving father and son and an avid sportsman, fisherman and canoeist. Mr. Perkins was
previously employed with Dale Medical Center for 21 years as a radiology technician. He
also previously served as Director of Radiology at Lakeview Community Hospital in Eufaula.
At the time of his death, Mr. Perkins was employed as a radiology technician at Medical
Center Enterprise.
He is survived by one son, Steve Perkins, of Ozark, AL; parents,
Samuel and Opal Perkins, of Ozark, AL; one sister, Cathy Leatherwood, of Ozark, AL; and
many many friends.
James Johnson Sollie Jr., (Jim) to us, passed away Sunday, Jan 11, 2009, at his home in Ozark. He was 55.
Jim was born Dec 22, 1953, in Monroeville. He graduated from Carroll High School and attended Troy State University. Jim was an ordained minister.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Johnson Sollie Sr. and Sallie O'Neal Sollie and a sister Mary Hill Sollie.
He is survived by his wife Holly and son James Johnson Sollie III of Gulf Shores, and sister, Virginia Sollie of Panama City Beach, FL.
(Thanks to John Boy for sharing this obituary.)
Mr. Dennis Tolbert of Ozark died Thursday,
Dec. 21, 2006, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. He was 53. Dennis had recently had
surgery and was on the road to recovery when he passed away.
Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Sherry L. Tolbert, of
Ozark; one daughter, Tracy Tolbert, of Midland City; parents, Gross Dock and Bernice
Tolbert, of Ozark; one sister, Tanya Roberts, and husband Jim, of Ozark; one brother,
Terry Tolbert, and wife, Carolyn, of Ozark; and several nieces and nephews.
Class of 73
James (Jimmy) Clinton Adams died on 5/25/72 in a tragic accident.
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Mrs. Linda Beasley Dixon, age
52, of Ozark died Saturday, April 12, 2008.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 17,
2008, in the chapel of Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with the Rev. Jim Duhaime officiating,
Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m.
Thursday evening until service time.
Mrs. Dixon was born July 11, 1955, in Ozark to Carol Ann Morton
Beasley and Clyde Wilson Beasley. She graduated from Carroll High School in 1973 and made
her home in Orlando for 29 years, returning to Ozark in 2004. She was a caregiver for many
people.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Dixon of Orlando, Fla.; one
son, John Harold Johns of Orlando, Fla.; her mother and father, Carol Ann Morton Beasley
and Clyde Wilson Beasley of Ozark; one sister, Diane Beasley Jordan of Ozark; one brother
and sister-in-law, David R. and Judy E. Beasley of Douglasville, Ga.; and one niece,
Jennie Fiumefreddo.
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Keith Braden Alford
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Roger (Big-Um) Barnes, 47, died Wednesday,
Jan. 2, 2002 at SEAMC in Dothan.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 8, 2002 from the
Friendship A.M.E. Church, with the Rev. Moses Coleman officiating. Burial will follow in
the adjoining church cemetery with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home directing. Visitation will
be Monday, January 7, 2002 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home, and again on Tuesday; for
one hour prior to the service at the church.
Mrs. Barnes was born May 9, 1954 to the late Roy Smith and
mother, Dorothy L. Barnes. He was a graduate of Carroll High School in 1973.
He leaves to cherish his memory: Mother, Dorothy L. Barnes,
Ozark; brother, Rodney Barnes, Ozark; three sisters, Helen (Joe) Austin, Ozark; Elaine
Calhoun, Ozark, Dorothea (Ken) Barnes, Ozark; uncle, Arthur L. McGlon, Ozark; two aunts,
Maddell Daniels, Ozark, and Ethel B. Carlisle, Ozark; grandmother, Emma J. Smith, Ozark; a
very special niece, Kenya I. Valrie; two nephews; six nieces; a very special friend,
Tauheed Abdullah; special cousin, Debra A. Carlisle; and a host of cousins, relatives and
friends.
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Susan Paige Byrd,
44, of Ozark died May 15,1999 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
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Jeffery Wayne Flowers, age 47, died Tuesday, May 8,
2001. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today from St. Paul A.M.E. Church with the Rev. H.J.
Fitchard, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the old Ozark City Cemetery.
At an early age, he joined the St. Paul A.M.E. Church. Jeffery
was a 1973 graduate of Carroll High School. On May 24, 1991, he united in marriage
to Jewell Williams. To this union, one child was born..
One sister, Kimberly Ann Flowers Chapman, preceded Jeffery in
death.
To cherish his memory, he leaves his wife and daughter Jewell and
Angela; parents, Lloyd and Melva Flowers, two sisters, Cynthia (Herb) Fenn and Gwendolyn
Brown, all of Ozark; one brother Timothy (Wanda) Flowers, Enterprise; grandmothers, Ozie
Flowers and Eva Mae Shipman, Ozark; mother-in-law Lois Griffin, Ozark; four
sisters-in-law, Pearl (James) Lewis, Enterprise; Geraldine (Edwin) Wilkins, Columbus, Ga.;
Dorothy (Lawrence) Culver Ozark; and Regina (Clevon) Woods, Griffin, Ind.; one
brother-in-law, Roy Williams, Ozark; two special friends Herman Brooks and Lula Thornton,
and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
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Jerome Flowers
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Brenda Ann Harper
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Elizabeth Johnson
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Burton C. "Burt"
Mosher, IV of Newton, died early Sunday morning, October 4, 2009, in
Hartford Health Care Center following in extended illness. He was 54.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday,
October 6, 2009 from Newton United Methodist Church with Rev. John
McCullough officiating. Interment will follow in Newton City Cemetery,
Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends at
the church one hour prior to service time on Tuesday.
Mr. Mosher was born January 2, 1955 in Panama City,
FL to the late Burton Cleris Mosher, III and Barbara Jean Fain Horne. He
lived most of his life in Newton, graduated from Carroll High School in
1973, & attended the Emergency Medical Training classes at Wallace
Community College. He worked as a paramedic and Safety Officer with Daniel
Construction Company. He was a member of Newton First United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include his stepfather, Robert Horne of
Newton; two brothers, Frank Mosher of Pensacola and Lehman Irby of
Newton.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made
to Dayspring Hospice, P. O. Box 311246, Enterprise, AL 36331. Holman Funeral
Home of Ozark, (334) 774-5348, is in charge of arrangements. Visit the
Holman Funeral Home Web site at www.holmanfuneralhome.com
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John Neher
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Jenetta Rhymes
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John Smith
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Joe E. Wilson, 52, tragically
died January 29, 2008 after spending four days in the ICU of Orlando Regional Medical
Center.
Joe was doing a ride-along on a Waste Pro roll-off truck. The
truck became stuck on a railroad track due to heavy traffic. The truck was hit by the
train and Joe was thrown through the windshield.
Mr. Wilson was born in Wichita, Kansas son of Johnnie and Dorothy
(Dillman) Wilson. In 1990 he and his family relocated to this area from New Orleans. He
had an extensive career in the waste management field and was currently a customer service
representative for Waste Pro in Orlando. Joe enjoyed playing golf, ridding motorcycles,
watching races and football as well as listing to music.
Besides his parents left to cherish his memory is his wife of 25
years Yvonne and daughters Amanda (20) and Kristen (17) of Ormond Beach.
Donations may be made in his memory to the Ormond Beach
Presbyterian Church Pastor's Discretionary Fund for the Wilson family 105 Amsden Rd Ormond
Beach 32176
You are invited to share fond memories with the family at www.mem.com.
Class of 74
Pat Allen
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Mrs. Madonna "Boger" Ferranti, of Harvest
Hill Circle , Enterprise , Ala. , died Monday, July 19, 2004, at the family residence
after an extended illness. She was 47.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. today from the Saint John's
Catholic Church with Father James Dane officiating. Flowers will be accepted or
contributions could be made to Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan , AL ,
36302 .
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, July 23 with a Rosary at 6 p.m.
She was born Aug. 22, 1956, in Japan to Ervin C. Boger and the
late KaoruYamamoto Boger. She was an avid golfer. She was of the Catholic faith.
Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to
Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala. 36302.
Survivors include her husband, Mike Ferranti Sr. of Enterprise;
two sons, Michael Ferranti Jr.; Jeffrey Daniel Ferranti, both of Enterprise; father and
step-mother, Ervin and Donna Outlaw Boger of Enterprise; brother, Ervin C. Boger Jr. of
Alpharetta, Ga.; two step-brothers, Ken Mathis Jr. of Hawaii; Everett Mathis of Dothan;
and several nieces and nephews.
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Margaret Burdett died in an automobile accident in Ozark, in 1986.
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William R. "Bill" Davis, 44, of
Orlando, Fla., died Tuesday November 21, 2000 at his parents home in Ozark following a
short illness.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, November 24, from Holman
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Pam Freeman and David "Head" Parrish
officiating. Interment will follow in Skipperville Cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark
directing. Visitation will be in the funeral home parlors from 4 p.m. Thursday, November
23, until service time on Friday. The family will receive friends in the funeral home
parlors from 4 until 6 p.m. Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Davis was a native of Ozark, graduated from Carroll High School in 1974, and attended
the University of Alabama. He was a crane operator in the Orlando area until becoming
disabled. He was a member of Skipperville United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Steve Davis, in 1972.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara J. Davis, Orlando, one daughter, Cori Montana Davis,
Orlando, one son, William Brandon Davis, Orlando, one step-son, Bryan Charles Neely,
Lakeland, FL, his faithful dog, Tyler, his mother and father, Millard "Shine"
and Sue Davis, Ozark, his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Willie Mae Davis, Ozark, and one
brother, Andy Davis, Ozark.
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Maxine Ellis
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Arthur David Hand died 2/96 from heart
attack.
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Jeffrey Stephen Honaker died on 2/10/74.
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Leslie James
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Donald Kelley
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Terry Miller
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Marilyn Newman Daniels, age 48, passed Nov
11, 2004, at the residence of her mother.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday Nov. 15, at the
Greater Old Salem Baptist Church in Ozark, Ala. Burial will be held at Greater Old Salem
Cemetery with the Rev. W.R. Virgil and Apostle D.J. Womack Sr. officiating. Visitation
will be from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 14 at Lewis & Lewis Funeral Home in Ozark.
Survivors include four children, Forlando, LaShanda, Temekia and
Mark, all of Ozark; two beautiful grandchildren, Keiana McKinney and Nyeisha Newman; a
loving mother, Dovie Snell Newman; five faithful sisters, Elizabeth Hill (Johnny) of
Columbus, Ga., Georgia Newman Jones of Ozark, Barbara Oden (James) of Sylacauga, Ala.,
Louise Brewer (Jerome) of Dothan, and Carol Elizabeth Alexander of Ozark; one brother,
Arthur Lee Newman; several nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by a sister, Mary.
Special thanks to the University of Alabama at Birmingham and
Wiregrass Hospice of Ozark.
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Anthony Bernard Priest 10/87 murdered in Ozark.
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Patricia Thomas
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May 20, 1956 to Feb. 26, 1972
Nick Wesley Vollman, Jr. died on Feb. 26, 1972, during his
sophomore year, in an automobile accident.
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Coleen Anne (Sissy) "Whitiner"
Robinette, age 43, formerly of Ozark, died at her home in Panama City Thursday
Feb. 24, 2000.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday from Ridgecrest
Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Hill officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memory
Gardens, Ozark; with Fuqua- Bankston Funeral Home directing.
Visitation will begin at 3, p.m. today until one hour before services, when her body will
be placed in the church. Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m.
today. At all other times, the family will be at 1112 Westview Drive, Ozark.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to be
given to Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Deese Road, Ozark.
Coleen was born March 6, 1956, at Fort Belvoir, Va., the second
child of John and Anne Whitiner Jr. She lived in Ozark most of her life, and graduated
from Carroll High School in 1974. She received her nursing degree from George C. Wallace,
and worked as an LPN for several years.
Survivors include her husband, Lloyd Robinette, Panama City Fla.;
a daughter and son-in-law, Abigail and John Burns, Ozark; a son, Jason Burgess,
Enterprise; a stepdaughter, Angel Robinette; father and mother, john and Anne Whitiner
Jr., Ozark; a brother and sister-in-law, John and Judy Whitiner, Guadalajara, Mexico; one
sister and brother-in- law, Jennifer and Kenneth Kirkland, Dothan; grandchildren, Hayden
and Hannah Burns; and a niece, Beth Kirkland.
Class of 75
Randy Bodiford
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Mr. Sam Brown, age 52, of Ozark, died Wednesday evening, January 27, 2010, in Flowers Hospital.
Funeral services will be 2:30 P. M. Saturday, January 30, 2010, from Pleasant
Hill United Methodist Church with Reverend Dr. Jason Thrower officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 P. M. until 7:00 P. M. Friday evening.
Mr. Brown was born December 31, 1957 in Dale County. He graduated from Carroll High School in 1975 and attended Enterprise Junior College. He served for four years in the United States Army. Mr. Brown attended Alabama Aviation School in electronics. He worked in North Carolina with Nortel Networks from 1980
through 1999, returning to Ozark in 2003. He was an avid fisherman.
He was preceded in death by his father, Sam Mathison Brown.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Tammy Sullivan Brown of Ozark;
one daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Kevin Helms of Ozark; two sons and one
daughter-in-law, Edward Chase and Stephanie Brown of Franklinton, North Carolina, and Sam Tyler Brown of Ozark;
his mother and stepfather, Elaine Harris Potts and Harry Potts of Ozark; one sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Scott Lail of Orlando, Florida;
one brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Kay Brown of Elkins, Arkansas; three grandchildren, Hallie, Lilly, and Thomas Helms.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Southeastern Diabetes Education Service, 500 Chase Park South, Suite 104, Hoover, Alabama 35244.
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Kay "Burgess" Rhodes died from cancer
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Mr. James Ernest Cooper, 46 of Ozark,
Alabama; died Friday July 19, 2003.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2003,
from Camp Ground Baptist Church with Rev. Al Sonanstine officiating. Burial will be in the
church cemetery with full military rites, with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark
directing. His body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time.
Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 tonight from the chapel of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral
Home.
Mr. Cooper was retired from the Unites States Navy and was
employed with DynCorp, Fort Rucker, Alabama.
His parents, Carl Denton Cooper Sr. and , Agnes Vigil Cooper,
preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife, Ruby Doris Cooper of Ozark; one
daughter, Ciara Marie Cooper of Ozark; one son, James Thomas Cooper of Ozark; two sisters,
JoAnne Marie Cooper and Mary Elizabeth Gunter, both of Ozark; one brother, Carl D. Cooper
Jr. of Dothan.
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Glen Griggs
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On Saturday, November 22, 2008, Mrs. Vivian Hamilton
McLeod, of Stone Mountain, Georgia answered the heavenly angelic summons and departed from the earthly abode that had captured her jubilant spirit for fifty-two blessed years. She was a lady of high Christian repute and exuded joy to her family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers. She was a faithful member of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia where Bishop Eddie Long serves as pastor.
Vivian spent her formative years in Ozark, Alabama and was educated in the Ozark City School System where she graduated from Carroll High School. She loved to spend time with her grandchildren and she served as a "MOM" to many. On March 20, 1979, she became the cherished and devoted wife of Mr. Norman L. McLeod. This marriage blossomed until her death. During her years of marriage, she accompanied her husband to numerous United States Air Force assignments that included Hampton, Virginia; Austin, Texas; Warner Robins, Georgia; Montgomery, Alabama; and Naples, Italy.
In addition to her husband, Vivian is survived by her two sons, Michael Wayne McLeod, Carthage, Mississippi and Jamal Mcleod, Jacksonville, Alabama; her six grandchildren; her stepfather and mother, Norris and Geraldean Johnson, Savannah, Georgia; one brother, Ronald Hamilton, Lithonia, Georgia; two brothers-in-law, S. M. McLeod (Mechelle), Ozark, Alabama and Truman McLeod (Mavis), Childersburg, Alabama, two sisters-in-law, Mattie Frizzell (Louis), Montgomery, Alabama and Marthie Wilson, Games), Dothan, Alabama; one God-sister, Vanessa Williams (Larry), Austin, Texas; a God-mother, Dorris Thomas, Prattville, Alabama; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, family members and devoted friends.
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Terry Holmes
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Daniel Houston
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Ronnie Judah died on March 26, 1996
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Richard Langheld
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Jerome McCartha
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Mr. David Keith McLaughlin, age 51, of
Guntersville, formerly of Ozark, died Sunday evening, June 8, 2008, in Marshall Medical
Center north of Guntersville following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2008, in the
Chapel of Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with the Rev. Kenneth Hale officiating. Interment
will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family
will receive friends Wednesday at the funeral home from 12:30 p.m. until service time.
Mr. McLaughlin was born Oct. 20, 1956, at Fort Rucker, the son of
Rex D. and Alline Johnson McLaughlin of Ozark. He graduated from Carroll High School in
1975 and attended Auburn University. He worked with Michelin for 10 years, Tri Glass
Industries, and for the past ten years with Teledyne in Grant. Mr. McLaughlin enjoyed
Alabama Football and spending time with family.
In addition to his parents, survivors include his wife, Sherri
Lynn Exum McLaughlin of Guntersville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kristi and Josh Smith
of Montgomery, Amy and Brad Helton of Guntersville; one grandson, Cooper Smith of
Montgomery; one brother, Brian McLaughlin of Ozark; one nephew, Clint McLaughlin of Ozark.
Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to the
family to Mrs. S. McLaughlin, C/O Holman Funeral Home, Inc., 995 S. Union Ave., Ozark,
Alabama 36360.
For more information and a guest register, please visit the
Holman Funeral Home website, www.holmanfuneralhome.com
Holman Funeral Home of Ozark, (334) 774-5348, is in charge of
arrangements. Sign the guest book at www.dothaneagle.com.
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Spencer Morris
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Bruce Quearry
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Claude Roos
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Richard E. Thompson died on 24 May 1979.
He was killed in an accident while returning to his parents home
in Brewton, Alabama after seeing his mother, who was terminally ill with cancer.
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John Weston
Class of 76
Ronald Cobb - Lupus
Miss Vicki L. Corcoran, a resident of
Ozark, Ala., died Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, at her home. She. was 47.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30, from Ozark
Baptist Church with the Revs. Greg Aman and Dr Billy D. Gaither officiating. Interment
will follow in Wood- lawn Memory Gardens. Miss Corcoran's body will be placed in the
church one hour prior to service time on Monday.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 until
7 p.m. this afternoon. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Wiregrass
Hospice, 1970 E. Andrews Ave., Ozark, AL, 36360, the American Diabetics Association, PO.
Box 1012, Wetumpka, AL 36092, or Ozark Baptist Church Music Ministry, 282 S. Union Ave.,
Ozark, AL 36360.
Vicki was born Sept. 30, 1958, in Ozark the youngest daughter of
Ida Clark Corcoran Jay and the late Prather Eugene Corcoran. She attend- ed school in
Ozark and graduated from Carroll High School in 1976. Vicki was dedicated to serving
others. She began her career at Fort Rucker National Bank where she was employed for 16
years. For the past 11 years she continued to serve her community at Peoples South Bank in
Ozark. It: was Vicki's greatest desire to give her customers competent and friendly
service.
A lifelong resident of Ozark, Vicki was very involved in her
community and in the lives of her family and friends. She was a lifelong member of Ozark
Baptist Church. Vicki served on the Flowers Center for the Performing Arts Board, and the
Dale County Junior Miss I3oard where she served as treasurer for many years. In the last
two years she has developed many special relationships and brought joy to the staff and
residents at Providence Assisted Living and Ozark Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Vicki was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, great-aunt and friend.
Her father, Prather Eugene Corcoran, preceded Vicki in death.
Survivors include her mother, Ida Clark Corcoran Jay, Ozark; two
sisters, Connie. Johnston and her husband, George, Ozark, and Tina Caples and her husband,
Carrol, Birmingham; three nieces, Jana Robinette and her husband, Jason, Enterprise, Kelly
Johnston, Ozark, and Adrienne Watkins and her husband, Josh, Springville, Ala.; one
great-niece, Macy Robinette; and two uncles and aunts, William and Jean Corcoran,
Columbus, Georgia, and Ann and Bill Gehrig, Clarrington, Ohio.
Steve Davis - was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1973.
Dwight DeMorier - brain tumor
Ernie Jacobs - brain tumor
Millie Renea "Munn" Mills, 46 of
Ozark, died Thursday, March 11, 2004 at her home.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 2004 in the
chapel of Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with the Rev. Donald Mills and the Rev. Dr. Charles
W. Gann officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Memorial Cemetery. The family will
receive friends at Holman Funeral Home in Ozark from 6 until 8 Friday evening. Flowers
will be accepted or memorials may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, 1970 East Andrews Avenue,
Ozark, AL, 36360.
Mrs. Mills was a native and life-long resident of Dale County
where she was a homemaker and a member of Ozark First Assembly of God Church. She attended
Good Tidings Assembly of God Church in Clopton, Ala. In 1976 Mrs. Mills graduated from
Carroll High School.
She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Manuel and
Mable Rogers, and paternal grandmother, Louise Bludsworth Munn.
Survivors include her husband, Lamar Mills, Ozark; two sons,
Shawn Crooks and his wife, Shannon, and Shane Crooks, Ozark; two step-daughters, Amanda
Mills, Clio, and Rhonda Andrews, Newton; two step-sons, Paul Mills, Charleston, S.C., and
Ray Mills, Dallas, Texas; her parents, Robert T. and Mae Opal Rogers Munn, Ozark; her
paternal grandfather, T. R. Munn, Sr., Ozark; one sister Donna Lynn Sexton and her
husband, Tim, Dothan; two brothers, Robert E. Munn, Sr. and his wife, Vicki, Dothan, and
Keith Munn and his wife, Paula, Ozark; grandchildren, Caraline Hughins, Meg Andrews, Tyler
Mills, Ally Mills, Cara Mills, Kinzie Mills, Landry Mills, and Blake Cooper; numerous
aunts; uncles; nieces; nephews; cousins; and friends.
Randy Potter - helicopter crash
Jackie Ware - killed in a car accident in May 2000
Tanya "Walker" Weeks - died June 10, 1997 of lung
cancer
Class of 77
Mark Steven Bonds, 42 of Ozark, went to be
with the Lord at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 7, 2001, after an extended illness.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, August 10,
2001, in the St. Michaels Episcopal Church, Ozark, with the Rev. Martha H. Kreamer
officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. this evening at Mr. Bonds'
home, 6 Wilson Avenue, Ozark. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
St. Michaels Episcopal Church, PO. Box 955, Ozark, 36361 or to Wiregrass Hospice, 908D
East Andrews Avenue, Ozark, 36360.
Survivors include his mother, Rachel Bonds and her fiancé, Joe
Wills, Ozark; a brother and sister-in-law, Craig and Shirley Bonds Newton; two nephews,
Brad and Dylan Bonds, both of Newton; his paternal grandmother, Ercelle Bonds,
Ozark.
Mr. Bonds is preceded in death by his father, Larry Wayne Bonds.
Mr. Bonds was a member of the Carroll High School - Class of
1977. He was the president of the DECA Club during his Senior year and was voted
"Who's Who - Best Dressed" by his fellow classmates.
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Alma Victoria Corley
Born June 18, 1958
Died January 13, 2010
Alma Corley was a lifelong resident of Ozark. She was a graduate of Carroll High School in 1977. She also attended Wallace College.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Doris Corley, and an older sister, Cynthia Gale Corley.
She is survived by three sisters, Bobbie Stewart of Show Low, Arizona, Jane North of Camden, Mich., and Pamela Hahn of Washington, D.C. She is also survived by nine nieces and nephews, and 16 great nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held on January 15, 2010 in memory of our baby sister. Alma was loved and will be missed by all. Her unconditional love will be cherished forever!
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Mike Parker,
class of 1977, passed away 0n June 8, 2006.
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Jackie Thagard attended Carroll High School and
received her B. S. Degree in Personnel and Human Resources from Faulkner State College in
2000. She was employed for the past 15 years with the State of Alabama Department of
Industrial Relations in Ozark and Dothan. She was a member of the Ozark Optimist Club,
serving on their Board. She also served on the Board of the Salvation Army in Dothan.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frances Bottoms Wilcher
and Jack Wilcher. She is survived by her husband, Jeff Thagard, and two children Robby and
Mallory Thagard.
Class of 78
Sharon "Cotton" Grantham died on August 16, 1986 from severe asthma attack
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James Enfinger (don't remember the year) he died from outdoor electrical shock
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Mrs. Mary Ferguson Ivey, 45 of Daleville,
Ala., died Monday, Nov. 22, 2004, at Flowers Hospital after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, in
the chapel of Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home in Dothan with pastor Mike Shroades
officiating. The service will conclude at the funeral home. Visitation will be held one
hour prior to the service in the chapel.
Mrs. Ivey was born on July 26, 1959, in Ozark, Ala. She was a
1978 graduate of Carroll High School. Mrs. Ivey was a homemaker and also attended Potter
House Church in Enterprise.
She was preceded in death by her father,. John H. Ferguson Sr.
Survivors include her husband, Doug Ivey of Daleville, Ala.;
daughter, Haley Marie Ivey of Daleville, Ala.; mother, Loree Wilson Ferguson, Ozark, Ala.;
four sisters, Bonnie Gibbs and husband, AL of Abbeville, Ala., Janice Gilleland and
husband, James, Houma, La., Brenda Ferguson Wagnon, Birmingham, Ala., Charlotte Davidson
and husband, Steve of Florida; two brothers, John H. Ferguson Jr. and wife, Tina, Ozark,
Ala. and Bobby Bryant Ferguson and wife Susie, Morgan City, La.; and several nieces and
nephews.
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CW3 Mark S. O'Steen, 43 of Ozark, died
Jan. 30, 2003, in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Holman
Funeral Home in Ozark with the Rev. James Garland officiating. Interment will be in
Woodlawn Memory Gardens with full military honors, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
Visitation will be at Holman Funeral Home, 995 South Union Avenue, Ozark, from 6 until 8
tonight with the family receiving friends during this time.
Mr. O'Steen was a native of Ozark, where he graduated from
Carroll High School in 1978. He attended the University of Alabama and graduated from
Regions University with a degree in sociology. Mark was a member of the elite 160th
Special Operations Aviation Regiment, which was one of the first units deployed to fight
in America's war on terrorism. Stationed in Afghanistan, Mark piloted a MH-60, an adapted
version of the Blackhawk helicopter, which Army special operations
forces use for long-range, low-level penetration of hostile territory at night. Mark loved
to eat his mother's fudge, chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies, and German chocolate cake.
He had a passion for boating, had recently purchased a Harley Davidson Motorcycle, and was
restoring a Nissan 280 ZX; "He was always a busy bee".
He was preceded in death by his father, MSgt. Patrick Henry
O'Steen, Sr., his Maternal Grandparents, Isaac and Lucinda King, and his Paternal
Grandparents, Clyde O'Steen and Sally Spradly.
Survivors include his wife, Amy J. O'Steen, Clarksville, Tenn.
two daughters, Brittany M. O'Steen, Enterprise, and Jana Hatten, Clarksville, Tenn.; one
son, Geoffery Hatten, Clarksville, Tenn.; his mother, Vivian M. O'Steen, Ozark; his
paternal step grandmother, Minnie Jackson O'Steen, Gadsden; one sister and brother-in-law,
Janice and retired MSG Barry Friedhof, Austell, Ga.; three brothers and two
sisters-in-law, Patrick Henry O'Steen Jr., Ozark, James and June O'Steen, Ozark; and
retired Lt. Col. David and Rhonda O'Steen, Washington, D.C.; six nieces and two nephews.
"Grant that wherever we serve, we may be loyal to our proud
heritage. Make us to choose the harder right over the easier wrong, and never to be
content with a half-truth when the whole can be won. "May we ever embody the
principles upon which the Night Stalkers are founded and serve with the memory of those
who have gone before. Give us the courage to fight, to win and the faith to die rather
than quit. Night Stalkers don't quit...."
Thank you for keeping our family in your prayers and thoughts, as we move into this
momentous time in our battle against terrorism. Please join us in praying for President
Bush, The United States of America, Our Allies and most of all for the men and women
serving in our armed forces.
God Bless America,
LTC. (Ret.) David A. & Rhonda G. O'Steen
Class of 67 & 69
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David Rhode died in an automobile accident in the early 1980's.
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Raaen "Ron" Shinholster
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Frank Wilborn passed away from a brain tumor.
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Michael B. Wray
Our Brother in Christ, Michael B. Wray, left this
world to be with our Heavenly Father on Monday, March 11, 2002. He was 42 years old and
his loss will be felt deeply by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles W. Wray of
Stoneville, N.C.; and his niece, Tabbatha, also of Stoneville.
He leaves behind his loving and dearly devoted wife of 16 years,
Kathi Wray; and his precious daughter, Brittani Wray. He also leaves his loving mother,
Retha Kravec and stepfather Mike Kravec of Hinesville, Ga.; stepmother, Lena Wray of
Stoneville; brothers, Chuck Wray of Montgomery, Ala., and Chase Wray and wife Neva of
Midland City, Ala.; sisters, Ann Duckett and husband Greg of Webb, Ala., Sylvia Craig of
Stoneville, Becky Wray of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Hope Lewis and husband James of
Stoneville; and many precious nieces and nephews who loved him dearly.
Mike truly enjoyed owning and operating his pest control business
and cared deeply for each and every one of his customers. His most prized possessions were
his daughter, Brittani; and his devoted dog, "Zach." He was very close to his
brother, Chase, and cherished all of his childhood memories with him and loved to go
fishing and reminiscing on the water.
Mike was never one to express his feelings openly, but he truly
loved and cherished all of his family and friends.
Visitation for family and friends will be Thursday, March 14,
from 5 to 7 p.m. at McLaughlin Twin Cities Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints in Ozark, Ala., at 11 a.m., with a one hour visitation before the
service. Interment will be in Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Ozark.
Arrangements in Florida under the direction of McLaughlin Twin
Cities Funeral Home in Niceville.
Class of 79
Bradley Steven Ash
Web Address: http://bradley-ash.memory-of.com/
Bradley Steven Ash,
43, Carroll High School Class of 1979, passed away October 28, 2004 in Niceville,
Florida.
Brad is survived by his three children, Corrie Lynn Ash, 21,
Matthew Aaron Ash, 17, and Brett Allen Ash, 14, of Millbrook, AL. He is also survived by
their mother, Ellen Ann Heins, of Millbrook, AL, his parents Larry & Evelyn Kitts of
Clarksville, TN, his brother, Jeffrey Ash of Germany, two sisters, Lisa Ash Craig, and
Michele Kitts Miller, both of Clarksville, TN.
Brad left this world a lot to be remembered and a legacy that
lives on forever in his children. Nothing is more important than the name you leave
behind, and will be forever upheld with honor. Life is a gift you must live to the fullest
each day, as tomorrow is never promised. Rest in peace Daddy, no more suffering, no more
pain. Your memory lives in our hearts forever.
For all the friends of Bradley Steven Ash. From his loving
mother, Evelyn Ash Kitts. Brad passed away last week, October 28, 2004 in Niceville, FL.
Brad is survived by his three children Corrie Lynn, 21, Matthew
Arron, 17, and Brett Allen, 14. His loving mother and father and two sisters, Lisa ash
Craig, Michele Kitts miller, of Clarksville, TN. His brother, Jeffery ash of Germany.
Condolences can be sent to evies2262@aol.com
Rest in peace, my son...no more suffering or pain.
Ronald Bastin died in 1983 in a car wreck
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Ms. Alesia Lynn Holloway, age 45, passed
away on Friday, August 24, 2007.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the
funeral service at the Funeral Home, 2100 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, Louisiana, Tuesday,
August 28, 2007 at 7:00 P.M. A graveside service for Ms. Holloway will be 5:00 P. M.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at Westview Memorial Cemetery in Ozark with Reverend David
Parrish officiating, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
Alesia was a native of Ozark and a resident of the New Orleans
area for 25 years. She was a member of the Belle Chase Baptist Church. Alesia was a
graduate of Carroll High School in 1979, and worked as a loan officer in the mortgage
industry for 25 years.
Alesia was the beloved fiancé of Matt Ledet, the beloved
daughter of Earlene Holloway and the late James W. Holloway, Sr. and the beloved sister of
Chuck Holloway and wife, Melanie, Randall Holloway, and wife, Kristy,Cynthia Holloway, and
the late Ronald Holloway, seven nieces and nephews, Zachary Holloway, Taylor Holloway,
Jessica Holloway, Ashlynn Holloway, Brooke Champagne and husband, Troy, Kristi Hernandez
and husband Jason, Aaron Waddington, and wife Ashley. Three great nieces and three great
nephews also survive.
In lieu of flowers, donations to be made in her memory to the
Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter, 1869 Ames Blvd., Marrero, Louisiana 70072, Telephone
(504) 349-5111. For more information and a guest register, please visit the Holman Funeral
Home website: www.holmanfuneralhome.com
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Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the
funeral service at Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, Louisiana,
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at 7:00 PM. A graveside service for Ms. Holloway will be 5:00 P.
M. Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at Westview Memorial Cemetery in Ozark with Reverend David
Parrish officiating, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
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Clinton Joyner passed away in December 1990 of a massive heart
attack at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Alabama.
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Anita McLeod
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Wayne White died in a car accident in 1982
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Ms. Rhoda Wright, 44 of Panama City, FL
and formerly Ozark, Alabama, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2005 after and extended
illness.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday from Woodlawn
Memory Gardens with Rev. Dr. Billy Gaither officiating. Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of
Ozark directing. In lieu of flowers the family request that memorial donations be made to
M.D. Anderson, Mayo Clinic, The Humane Society or the Heifer Project International.
Rhoda was born on June 21, 1961 at Dale County Hospital in Ozark,
Al. She was the daughter of Robert Wright and Dolores Stowers Wright. She was a graduate
of Carroll High School in Ozark, Alabama in 1979. She entrepreneur her own business,
Wright Enterprises and traveled the United States doing graphic installations. Rhoda was
an honored member of the International Executive Guild inclusion to which is limited to
those individuals who have excelled in their occupation, industry or profession. In May
2004 she completed a one year course at Enterprise-Ozark Community College in the
Geographic information systems and was honored for being the most distinguished student in
her class.
Rhoda is survived by her twin sister, Rhonda Wright of Panama
City Beach, F. Mother, Dolores S. Wright of Panama City Beach, Fl. Her long time
companion, Dawn Hendrix, two uncles, Mr. Bo Stowers of Destin, Fl., and Mr. Edward Wright
of Apple Valley, Ca., two aunts, Eva Mae Cutchen of Panama City, Fl. And Joyce Presswood
of East Alton, Ill. One great aunt, Mildred Parker of Ozark, Al. and numerous cousins and
friends who are considered as family.
Class of 80
Sharon Campbell killed in car accident.
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Martin Eric Carn passed away December 11, 2006 just 3 weeks after
turning 44 years old. Marty lived in Daphne, Alabama and is survived by his wife Angie and
14 year old son Kyle. Marty died in his sleep.
Patsy and Jon Carn
Dothan, Alabama
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Tim Godwin, better known as "Apollo Jones" from the
radio station WKMX-FM, died from a heart attack.
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Milton Jones
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Thomas Milam
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Willie Reese
Clay Walker
Jimmy Ward killed in car accident.
Class of 81
Charles Kevin Cooper died in a tragic auto accident in December
1999.
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Steven A. "Chip" Newman
(from the CHS Eaglet)
On June 14, 1980, the students of Carroll High
School were heart broken to discover that we had lost a dear friend. Stephen Alan
"Chip" Newman was killed in a tragic car accident.
Chip was born on February 28, 1963, the son of LTC Frank C.
Newman and Mrs. Eva Honolka Newman. Chip liked to bowl and to play the trumpet.
With Chip's death we have all suffered. The community lost one of
its most outstanding youths. The class of 1981 lost one of their strongest leaders, and
the band
lost a talented trumpeter. but above all else. we all lost a friend to whom we could turn
to for help in times of need.
Tammy Nix, 42 of Ozark, died early
Thursday morning, April 21, 2005, in Dale Medical Center following an extended
illness.
Funeral services will be graveside 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23,
2005, at Woodlawn Memory Gardens with the Rev. Jim Hill officiating, Interment will
follow. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 3 p.m. today with the family receiving
friends from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made in her
memory to the Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 1011, Dothan, AL 36302.
Miss Nix was born February 15, 1963, in Stuttgart, Germany to
Henry E. "Hank" Nix and the late Mary Faye Brown Nix. She had lived in Ozark
since childhood and graduated from Carroll High School in 1981. Miss Nix was retired from
Dale Medical Center and was a rnember of Ozark Primitive Baptist Church.
Survivors include her father Hank Nix (wife, Ruby), Ozark; two
sisters, Vicki Corbett (husband, Martin), Jacksonville, Fla., and Ginger Hardy (husband,
Chuck), Huntsville; two nieces, Carmen Hart and Heather Sommers; three nephews, Neal
Hardy, Matthew Hardy, and Paden Hardy; two grand nieces, Lauren Valadez and Victoria
Sommers, one grand nephew, Matthew Sommers.
Mark Riley passed quietly at home in Stone Mountain, GA, on July 4,
1992, in the company of his longtime companion, Van Sewell. The cause of death was
complications from AIDS. During his years at CHS Mark was President of the Senior Class of
1981, a member of the Key Club, a volunteer at Dale County Hospital and pianist and
organist at Skipperville Baptist Church. After graduating from Auburn University in 1985,
Mark worked in graphic design and advertising in Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA. Mark was
survived by his mother Helen and father Charles of Skipperville, sister Sharon of
Washington, DC and brother Kent of Skipperville. Mark's many friends, classmates, former
teachers, neighbors and kin overflowed the memorial service held at Skipperville Baptist
Church shortly after his passing.
Kathy Robson McCoy passed away in January of this year (2004), she
lost her battle with cancer. She had been sick for almost two years and was determined to
beat it, the last time I was able to speak to her was Christmas 2003 while I was overseas.
She was very optimistic and her faith in God to get her through the illness was so strong.
She was a wonderful, caring, and hilarious woman. I wish I had more details to give you,
please put something on the memorial page to let everyone know. Thanks! Ana Thiel
(Class of '80)
Cheryl Vernon died in 2002 of cancer.
Cynthia Woulukka died September 1983. She was murdered after being
kidnapped from the Zippy Mart at the corner of Andrews Ave. and Deese Rd.. Her body was
found on Fort Rucker.
Class of 82
Tammy Duncan - died from an aneurysm
Cynthia "Horton" Moses - was killed in an auto accident
Rose Johnson - died in the early 90s from lung cancer
Steve F. Martin passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident a
couple of weeks after our graduation in 1982.
James Edward "Jimmy" McQuinn II - died from a shooting.
He was murdered on May 16,2000.
Jeff Stewart died in 1982 in a car wreck.
Mrs. Stephanie Wood, age 37, of Ozark,
died Wednesday June 6, 2001, in Flowers Hospital.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9, 2001, from the
Chapel of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home with Glen Vanzdant and the Rev. W.L. Sheffield
officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Memory Gardens with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home
directing. Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. this evening. In
lieu of flowers, contributions may be submitted to the Boy Scouts of
America/Alabama/Florida Council Endowment Fund, or to the trust fund established for her
son, Zachary in her name at the Ozark Branch of CB&T.
Stephanie was an extraordinary person who left us in sorrow by
her sudden and unexpected departure June 6, 2001. Stephanie lived, loved and was loved
fully in the brief time that God loaned her to us.
She was born January 23, 1964. She was a lifelong resident of
Ozark and a graduate of Carroll High School, 1982. She attended Enterprise State Junior
College. For the last 10 years, Stephanie was the Human Resource/Purchasing Specialist at
US Helicopter, Inc. She loved her job. She considered everyone there part of her family of
friends. She could talk to anyone and was always ready to give a hug. Stephanie never met
a stranger. She put her son first in her life and was actively involved in her son's Cub
Scout den. She had many hobbies and interests. She loved camping, collecting, crafting and
planning birthday parties.
She was a bright, energetic person who would help anyone,
anytime. Even in death she touched others lives. She was a staunch believer in organ
donation and at least 60 people will benefit from this generosity. She will be remembered
for her smile and the love she freely gave her friends and family. We will treasure her
memory and she lives on in our hearts.
Stephanie was the heart of many lives.
She was preceded in death by her beloved MiMi, Flara
Hutcheson.
She left behind her husband of 17 years, Joseph V. Wood, one son,
Zachary Wood, her mother and father, Diane and Ronald Hutcheson, brother and
sister-in-law, Brett and Teresa Hutcheson, grandfather, Glen (Daddy Hutch) Hutcheson,
parents-in-law, Harry and Hannelore Wood, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Michelle and
Brian Young, New York; Patricia and Terry Latham, Tenn.; Debbie Wood, Kansas; nephews,
Joseph Wood, Josh Latham, nieces, Brittany Latham, Anna Grace Hutcheson, Traci Young,
Heather Young, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Class of 83
Mr. Bobby Gunter died Friday morning at his residence in Ozark. He was 43.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May12, 2008, at 11 a.m. in Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Al Sonanstine officiating. Burial will follow in Camp Ground Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held today, May 11, from 3 until 5 p.m. at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2346 W. Main Street, Suite 3, Dothan, AL 36301.
Mr. Gunter, the son of Travis and Nancy Ellen Gunter, was born Feb. 4, 1965, in Ozark. He married Mary Elizabeth Cooper in 1992. Bobby was a graduate of Carroll High School, Enterprise-Ozark Community College, and Troy State University. He was employed as a UH-58 foreman with U. S. Helicopter of Ozark.
Bobby is survived by his beloved wife, Mary Cooper Gunter of Ozark; one son, Robert Dylan Gunter of Ozark; his parents, Travis and Nancy Ellen Gunter of Ozark; three sisters, Sandra Griffin of Fort Morgan, Ala., Billie Jean Scott and husband, Cederic, of Newton, and Stacey Moore and husband, Sam, of Phenix City; one brother, Lamar Gunter of Newton; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.
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Mrs. Betsy Heath Johnson, age
44, of Ozark, died Friday, February 6, 2009, at her home following a brief
illness.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A. M. Monday, February
9, 2009, in the Chapel of Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with Reverend Jim Hill
and Reverend David Parrish officiating. Interment will follow in Salem Baptist
Church Cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive
friends at the funeral home from 6:00 P. M. until 8:00 P. M. Sunday.
Mrs. Johnson was born November 30, 1964 in Ozark where
she graduated from Carroll High School in 1983. She worked with V. J.’s Bakery
for many years, and with H & W Convenience Store in Skipperville. Mrs.
Johnson was presently working as a substitute school teacher at G. W. Long High
School and Elementary School. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, and was an avid
NASCAR Racing and Alabama Fan.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Eddie Johnson
and her father, Gerald Heath.
Survivors include her son, Cody Johnson of Ozark; two
stepsons and daughter-in-law, Shane and Samantha Johnson of Clopton, Derrick
Johnson of Chipley, Florida; her mother and stepfather, Judy and Wallace
Bludsworth of Ozark; one sister and brother-in-law, Traci and Joe Schell of
Enterprise; one brother and sister-in-law, Todd and Angie Heath of Ozark; two
grandchildren, Walker Johnson and Annsley Johnson; two nephews, Steadman Heath
and Brock Heath; three nieces, Parker Schell, Rachel Schell, and Mattie Grace
Heath.
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William (Will) Ray Strickland of Ozark, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Dale Medical Center following an extended illness. He was 44.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 11, 2009, at the chapel of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home with Rev. Terriel Andrews officiating. Burial will follow in Asbury Cemetery under the direction of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday, December 10, from 5-7 p.m.; at other times the family will be at the home of Donald and Linda Strickland, 264 Co. Rd. 573, Ozark. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the William Ray Strickland Memorial Fund, Commercial Bank of Ozark, P.O. Box 1029, Ozark, AL 36361.
Survivors include his parents: Lawrence and Gladys Jeanette Strickland of Ozark; five sisters and brothers-in-law: Wanda & Larry Whaley, Shirley and Dorsey Tadlock, Carolyn & Gary Vance, Charlotte & Bob Mitchell, Janan & Larry Doster; one brother, Leon Strickland; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home in Ozark, (334) 774-4551, is in charge of arrangements. Visit us at
www.fuquabankston.com
Class of 84
Wendy Marie Burden
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Michael Gilmore
On October 24, 1980 tragedy struck East Gate
School. The Class of 1984 lost Michael Gilmore. A smile never left Mike's face. His joy
and happiness helped us all through the day.
Mike was born on April 21. 1966 to Mr. and Mrs. James E. Gilmore.
Mike
loved to play the drums. Although Mike's life was short we will always remember his
smiling face and that he was a friend to everyone.
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Willie Frank (Sandman) Pryor, Jr. - killed in an auto accident on
Feburary 13, 1995.
Mr. Kevin E. Viles, age 35, of Enterprise
died unexpectedly Thursday, October 18, 2001, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 23, at 11 a.m. at
Fuqua-Bankston Chapel in Ozark with Rev. John McCrummen and Dr. William Martin officiating
and Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Visitation will be held at the funeral
home Monday, October 22, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send
contributions to Vivian B. Adams School on Stewart Tarter Road, Ozark, Ala., 36360.
Mr. Viles graduated from Carroll High School in 1984. He achieved
an associate degree in applied science in 1989 from Alabama Aviation Technical College. He
was a U.S. Army veteran and was employed with U.S. Helicopter in Ozark.
Survivors include his parents, Larry F. and Carmen C. Viles of
Ozark; two sisters, Susanne C. (Earl) Densel of Skipperville, Ala., and Sheri L. (Douglas)
Vogel of Fort Sill, Okla.; two brothers, Eric S. (Tracy) Viles of Ozark and Emerson E.
Viles II of Woodbridge, Va.; a grandmother, Barbara Schmidt of Stuttgart, Germany; one
uncle, Keith A. Viles of South Lyon, Mich.; 10 nieces and nephews also survive.
Class of 85
Allan Bell, age 40, died of a heart attack at his home in Sanford, Florida on
October 3, 2007.
Marilyn Mitchell - She was murdered May 15, 1990?
Mark Patterson - ? Class of 1985
Duane Paulk - died on April 15, 1990 as the result of an auto
accident.
Mike Casey -
Mike and I both attended DA Smith Middle School and Carroll High School. He had to move
our senior year so he did not graduate with our class, however, he was a part of our class
from the 8th grade until he moved our 12th grade year.
Mike and I started dating when we were in the 8th grade at DA
Smith Middle School. We got married a few months after I graduated from Carroll High
School. He joined the Coast Guard and served for five years before he decided to become an
Air Traffic Controller. We have two wonderful boys; Joshua L. Casey 1986, and Jacob R.
Casey 1989.
Many students in our class knew Mike as a kind and beautiful
person.
Thank you,
Debbie Ward Casey
Class of 86
Christy Collier - Car Accident
Lee Culverhouse - Shooting
Tracey Gunter - Drowning
Lynda Floyd - Fire
Ron Holloway - Car Accident
David Forrester Woodham, 40, of Panama City Beach, Fla., passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009.
He was born Sept. 23, 1968 and was a lifelong resident of Panama City Beach.
David is survived by his wife, Lana Woodham of 19 years and son, Jake Woodham of Panama City Beach; mother, Sharon E. Stone of Panama City, Fla.; sister and brother, Stacey L. Johnson of Panama City, Fla., and James "Bamm" Woodham of Panama City Beach, Fla.; brother and sister, Danny Woodham of Mobile and Lynn Woodham of Navarre, Fla.; niece, Lauryn Doss of Panama City Beach; nephew, Sean Johnson of Panama City; and close friend, Tommy Chestnut of Panama City.
David was preceded in death by one son, Stone Lake Woodham; his father, Danny O'Neal Woodham Sr.; grandparents, Nadine and B.H. Stone of Kinard, Fla., and Mary Evelyn and Homer O'Neal Woodham of Dothan.
David lived his life through his son, Jake, whom he proudly witnessed graduate from Arnold High School just days prior to his passing. David was loved and cherished by many and will be greatly missed. He was a leader. He influenced so many lives over the years as a substitute teacher. His true legacy, however, will go forward for all that knew him as a football coach for numerous Panama City Beach youth teams whose "boys" proudly refer to him as "Coach Dave." Coach Dave was our rock. Coach Dave was our entertainer.
Coach Dave loved and cherished each of those boys with all his heart.
David was a graduate of Carroll High School in Ozark and attended George C. Wallace Community College on a baseball scholarship. David's chosen career was a licensed real estate agent but his passion was for sports and athletics, especially his devotion to the University of Alabama - Roll Tide!
The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 3, 2009, from 1-2 p.m. at Southerland Family Funeral Home and a "Celebration of Life" ceremony will follow at 2 p.m.
The family requests that memorial donations be made out to the "The Coach Dave Scholarship Fund" and mailed to P.O. Box 59950 Panama City, FL 32402 or drop it off at any People's First Branch Bank. This is in the memory of David F. Woodham.
Southerland Funeral Home of Panama City, Fla., www.southerlandfamily.com
, is in charge of arrangements.
Class of 87
Joe Stevens - Died in the Spring of 1994
Cheryl Ann Thompson Pollard died on November 14, 2008. Arrangements were under the direction of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home in Ozark, AL.
Class of 88
Lisa Bradly - I believe class of 88 - auto related.
Amanda "Faulk" Dillon passed away September 19, 2006.
Bethany Leigh Hooker would have graduated in 1988.
She was in the 6th grade when she died in a house fire while trying to help
her entire family escape. She was a true hero and my best friend. She woke up first and smelt
smoke and found the fire. She helped her older sister, her mother (who was at the time about 7 months
pregnant) and the rest of her family. She then got trapped inside and died. (Thanks to Katherine B. Myers for this
submittal)
Dawn Michelle Yance died in a moped accident the summer of
1985. Dawn was loved by everyone, she had a great heart.
Class of 1989
Ashley Davis - died during our freshman year at CHS
Deon McLeod - died the summer after we graduated (drowning)
Mrs. Michelle Simone Jones died Tuesday
morning at Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Dothan, from injuries sustained in a
motorcycle accident. She was 36 years of age.
Visitation will be held Friday Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. from the home
of her mother located at 65 County Road 30, Ozark. Michelle was born May 14, 1971, in
Wiesbaden, Germany, the daughter of Katheryn Grigsby and James F. Brushwood. She was a
graduate of Carroll High School class of 1989. She was very active with Boy Scout Troop 20
and with the Civil Air Patrol of Dothan. She was baptized by the Rev. Johnny La
Carter.
She is survived by her husband of 14 years, Roger Anthony Jones
of Ozark; two sons, Michael Ryan Jones and Joshua Jones both of Ozark; mother and father,
Katheryn M. Grigsby of Ozark and James F. Brushwood of Oklahoma; two brothers, Ronald
Monroe Grigsby and Aaron A. Grigsby, both of Montgomery; nieces, Ashton D. Grigsby and
Rachael Gallagher, both of Montgomery.
Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home in Ozark, (334) 774-4551, is in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Dothan Eagle from
10/10/2007 - 10/11/2007
Anthony "Winkie" Outlaw - died about 2 yrs after graduation (car
accident)
Class of 90
Ryan Logsdon died of an unknown heart
problem.
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Miss Michelle Dunn, 29, of
Ozark, died Monday, April 29, 2002, in Mobile.
The funeral. will be 2 p.m. today at Pleasant Grove Bap tist
Church with the Revs. Bill Hart and Isom Hill officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery, with. Fuqua- Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Miss Dunn will be placed
in the church one hour prior to services on Saturday.
Miss Dunn was born in Korea, but came to the United States in
1976. She lived and went to school in Kentucky and Germany before moving to Ozark in 1983.
She was a 1990 honor graduate of Carroll High School and received a bachelor's degree in
English from Troy State University. She received her master's in education and her
master's in creative writing from the University of South Alabama, Mobile. She was also an
honor graduate of Gulf Coast Vascular Ultrasound, Inc., Mobile. She was a member of the
Twentieth Century Club and Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include her parents, William and Sonia Dunn, Ozark;
aunts, Amaryliss Harrison, Ashford, and Patricia Cochran, Clewiston, Fla.; uncles, Morris
Dunn, McAlpin, Fla., and Terry Dunn, Nocatee, Fla.; great-uncles, R.A. Head, Arcadia,
Fla., and Clyde Dunn, Palm Springs, Fla.
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Vance Elliston died of head injuries in a car accident
after play practice for "Anything Goes" at the Flowers Center, during his
freshman year. . He was a passenger in a vehicle believed to have been run off the
road by a drunk driver.
Class of 91
Mark Gilbert died in 2009
from injuries sustained in an auto accident. (Thanks for Mark Gilbert for
this information!)
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Mr. Ryan Matthew Gill of Birmingham, formerly of Ozark, died unexpectedly on September 15, 2009. He was 36. The family held a private ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Panama City Beach, FL.
He is survived by his wife Tarrah; two stepchildren, Ashlyn and Emma Miller of Birmingham; his mother, Lori (Sherbert) Martin of Panama City Beach; his father and stepmother, Mike and Shannon Gill of Ozark; brothers, Blake Gill of Tallahassee, FL and Kevin Gill of Palmetto, FL; maternal grandmother, June (Sher-bert) Marginot; maternal aunts, Stacy Sherbert and Lisa Ammons, all of Panama City Beach; cousins, Caitlin and Kimberly Benton and Shelley Ammons.
He was greatly loved and will be missed. Abanks Mortuary & Crematory, (205) 322-9050, was in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Dothan Eagle from 9/20/2009 - 9/22/2009
(Thanks for Mark Gilbert for this information!)
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Bobby ( RHR - Round House Robinson) Robinson was killed in a tragic
train accident on Feb.07,2002.
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Lea Ann "Irwin" Welch, 28,
passed away Thursday Dec. 14, 2000, at a local hospital in Montgomery, from complications
of an automobile accident .
Funeral services will be Sunday Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. from Leak
Memory Chapel with Dr. Billy D. Gaither of First United Methodist Church of Ozark
officiating. Family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in
Greenwood Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Jack Evans, Bo Welch, Ben Irwin, Dale
Cunningham, Allen Dennis, and Jeffery Stabler.
Lea Ann was a graduate of Troy State University. She was a
teacher at Macon-East Montgomery Academy.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. Buddy M. Welch, Jr. her parents, Jerry F. Irwin and
Mary R. Bates, grandfather, D.A. Deloney, brother, Benjamin Irwin, father-in-law, Dr.
William M. Welch, Sr., sister-in-law, Sara Ann Azar, brothers-in-law, Bo and Scotty Welch.
Class of 92
Patrick Rodgers - died in a motorcycle accident the weekend
following the Opelika game during the Senior year.
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Mr. Charles Edward Hinderliter Jr., 29 of
Atlanta Ga., formerly of Ozark, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003, in Birmingham.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday July 26, at Newton
United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Willis officiating. Interment will follow at
Newton City Cemetery Visitation will be 3 p.m. Friday at Holman Funeral Home until one
hour prior to service time Saturday at the church. The family will receive friends from 6
to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions
may be made to Newton United Methodist Church, King Street, Newton; Ala. 36322.
Mr. Hinderliter was a native of Ozark and a 1992 graduate of
Carroll High School where he was a member of The National Honor Society. He attended
Auburn University and was employed with JHM Enterprises, Hampton Inn in Atlanta.
He was preceded in death by his step-grandfather LTC. (Ret.) Raymond "Red"
Johnson.
Survivors include his mother and step-father, Linda and CSMG.
(Ret.) Fred Finch of Ozark; maternal grandmother Patsy Johnson of Ozark; maternal
grandfather Louis A. Mullins of Enterprise; aunts and uncles, Susan and Ronnie McSween of
Newton, Allen and ' Darlene Mullins of Dothan; nieces and nephews, Amber, Brooke and Ryan
Mullins of Dothan; special friends, Susanna "Mamma Block" Blocker of Newton,
Chris Rogers of Atlanta, Ga.
For more information and a guest register please visit the Holman
Funeral Home website; www.holinanfuneralhome.com
In loving Memory of Charles Edward "Ed" Hinderliter
Jr.
Ed was loved by a host of friends and family.
He is fondly remembered by classmate, Carol Chancey, who he was an acolyte with at
Westview Heights United Methodist Church for a long time. Ed is mourned by his father
Charles Edward HinderLiter Sr. of Ozark; paternal grandfather and grandmother John A. and
Clyde Hinderliter of Ozark; Uncle Jimmy and Michelle Hinderliter of Pinedale, Wyo.; Uncle
Ricky and Emily Hinderliter of Dothan; a special aunt, Wanda Smith of Pensacola, Ha.;
cousins, Sherri Davis of Worland, Wyo., Kelli Coss of Pep, N.M., Kevin Hinderliter of
Pinedale, Wyo ., Steven Hinderliter of Dothan, Melissa Edenburn of San Marcus, Texas Lala
Illoway of Pinedale, Wyo.; great-aunt, Irene Hinderliter of Cabot, Pa.; great-aunt, Ida
Ruth Long of Athens; a special friend, Betty Smith of Cabot, Pa.; a special friend, Jean
Andrews of Jacksonville, Fla.
Rest in peace and know that the family loved you.
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H. Brantly Steagall, 26, Ozark, died
Saturday, April 7, 2001 in Ozark.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 9, in the
Asbury United Methodist Church with the Reverend Ken Spivey and Rev. Dr. Billy Gaither
officiating. Interment followed in Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark
directing.
Mr. Steagall was a native of Ozark where he graduated from
Carroll High School and later received his college degree in Forestry with additional
certification from Auburn University.
The United States Forestry Service recently employed him as a
firefighter in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. He was an avid outdoorsman and especially
adept at hunting and fishing. He was a friend to many and was a kind and gentle person.
His grandfather Justice Henry B. Steagall, II, preceded him in
death.
His father and mother survive him, Henry B. Steagall, III and
Frances Woods Steagall, Ozark; one sister, Amy Steagall Luck and her husband Aaron,
Montgomery; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Celeste Adams Sneed, Ozark; his maternal
grandfather, Judge Charles L. Woods, Ozark; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Henry B.
Steagall, II, Ozark; one niece, Lacy Marie Luck, Montgomery; one nephew, Adam Steagall
Luck, Montgomery; two aunts, Susan Steagall Brown, Auburn, Celeste Woods Fleisher,
Birmingham; uncles, Fred R. Steagall, Charles L. Woods, Jr., Ozark, James Brantly Woods,
Birmingham and Michael Scott Woods, Atlanta, Georgia.
The family requests memorials be sent to Asbury United Methodist
Church Scholarship Fund, Route 1 , Ozark, Alabama 36360, or Ducks Unlimited.
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Shawn Sullivan, age 25, died Friday, June
16, 2000, in Ozark.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday from the chapel
of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home with the Rev. W.L. Sheffield officiating. Burial will be in
Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Ozark, with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. Monday until service time Tuesday. Family will receive
friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Shawn was a graduate of Carroll High School in 1992. He was a
member of VICA and held positions as club treasurer. He had a love for the outdoors and
enjoyed being on the road over 18 wheels. Friends and loved ones alike will miss
"Verm."
Survivors include his wife, Thersa Sullivan, Dothan; one stepson,
Matthew Quentin Wallace, Dothan; father, Bill Sullivan, Ariton; mother, Lorene Sullivan,
Laurel Hill, Fla.; grandmother, Ruth Harrell, Crestview, Fla.; one sister and
brother-in-law, Martha Louise and Frank Phillips, Ozark; two stepsisters, Ellen Godwin,
Panama City, Fla.; Jenny Blades, Knoxville, Tenn.; five brothers and sisters-in-law, Jimmy
and Becky Youngblood, Ozark; Buddy and Susan Youngblood, Jacksonville, Fla.; Randy and
Sharon Youngblood, Atlanta, Ga.; Bill and Betsy Sullivan, Ozark; and Tony and Mona
Sullivan, Ariton; 12 nephews and five nieces also survive.
Class of 93
Pam "Brown" Money died March 9, 2005 of an illness.
ANTHONY JOSEPH MILLER-- Born
October 6, 1974; Died July 27, 1995 due to a two car accident on Co. Rd. 11 on his way
home from work. He worked Enterprise at Wal-Mart as an Auto Mechanic Technician.
After graduation from CHS in 1993 Anthony started at the Aviation
College taking Auto Mechanic classes and graduated successfully receiving his diploma and
license on May 25, 1995. His family was so very proud of him on his achievement, for
Anthony loved working with anything mechanical or even wiring, such as installing radio's
and speaker's for his friends ever since high school.
He was a member of the CHS Band for four years and played the
saxophone. I, his mom, which is what he called me can remember him playing Kenny G's music
in his room with his instrument. It was great!
Anthony rests at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Ozark. His family
is planning to join our heavenly father and him some sweet day!
Survivors are Casey and Joanne (mom and dad), Ozark; One sister
Jana Kay Johnson (Miller), her husband Ricky; One niece KayLee Madison Johnson, all of
Echo. Grandparents are Norman and Ann Shlam, Dorman Vickers, the late Mamie Sue Vickers,
Ozark and the late Walter Glenn Miller of Echo. We will always love and miss our first
born son and grandson, Anthony.
Here is a poem Anthony's mom and dad would like to share:
LENT FOR AWHILE ----- "I'll lend you
for a little time a child of mine", he said for you to love the
while he lives, and mourn for, when he's dead . It may be six or seven
years, or twenty-two or three. But will you till I call him back, take care of
him for me. He'll bring his charms to gladden you, and should his stay be brief,
you'll have his lovely memories as solace for your grief. I cannot promise he will
stay since all from earth return. But there are lessons taught down there I wish
this child to learn. I've looked the wide world over in my search for teachers true,
and from the throngs that crowd life's lanes I have selected you. Nor will
you give him all your love, nor think the labour vain, nor hate me when I come
to call to take him back again. I fancied that I heard them say, dear
lord, thy will be done . For all the joy thy child shall bring, the risk
of grief we'll run. We'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll
love him while we may. And for the happiness we've known forever grateful
stay. And should the angels call for him much sooner than we've planned, we'll
brave the bitter grief that comes, and we'll try to understand.
Author Unknown
Joe David Riser III, a resident of Dothan, died
Thursday, February 9, 2006 following injuries sustained in an accident. He was 31.
Funeral services with Masonic Rites will be held 2 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 13, 2006 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral
home from 12:30 until 1:45 p.m. on Monday prior to service time.
Mr. Riser was born December 30, 1974, in Dale County and resided
in the Wiregrass area most of his life. He attended Wallace College where he received his
associates degree and was certified as an EMT. He was employed as an industrial
electrician and at the time of his death he was working at S.H.O.W. Gun and Pawn Shop. Mr.
Riser was a member of the Choctawhatchee Creek Indian Nation where he was known as
"Thunder Hawk". He was a member of the Dothan Masonic Lodge #466 and Scottish
Rites.
Byrd Funeral Home, (334) 793-3003, is in charge of arrangements.
Class of 94
Jodie "Payne" Parker died on October 24th
2003.
Class of 95
Mahari Andrews - found dead in car on an
interstate in Georgia.
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Mr. David Morris Garner, age 32, of Ozark, died Sunday April 19, 2009, in Alta, Utah, following a brief illness.
Funeral services are at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2009, at the First United Methodist Church of Ozark with the Rev. Dr. Christian Eckert officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. His body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time on Friday. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Mr. Garner was born December 17, 1976 in Ozark to Linda Kay Morris Garner and the late James Earlly Garner. He was a 1995 graduate of Carroll High School and served for two years in the United States Army, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. He had worked in Moab, Utah for several seasons as a tour guide, and had lived there for the past six months.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Glenn Kirby Garner.
Survivors include his mother, Linda Morris Garner; two brothers and sisters-in-law, James Jr. and Tammy Garner, and Tim and Nicole Garner; four nieces, Kayla Garner, Haley Garner, Elizabeth Garner, and Gracie Garner; two nephews, Benjamin Garner and Grant Garner, all of Ozark; a very special friend, Sarah Barlow of Moab, Utah; a sister-in-law, Haiden G. Woodall; and several loving aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Holman Funeral Home of Ozark, (334) 774-5348, has charge. To sign a guest register, visit www.holmanfuneralhome.com
or www.dothaneagle.com.
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Susan Renee Livingston, age 23, of Ozark,
died Thursday morning, March 29, 2001, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. from Macedonia Baptist
Church near Union Springs with the Rev. Kirk Miller and the Rev. Matt Helms officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. today until one hour prior to service time when the body
will be placed in the church. Family will receive friends at the funeral home this evening
from 6 until 8.
Susan was a 1995 graduate of Carroll High School, member of the
Price of Peace Lutheran Church in Ozark, and was employed with CVS Pharmacy in Troy.
She is survived by her father and stepmother, Doug and Donna
Livingston, Ozark; mother and stepfather, Richard and Cora Loucks, Ozark; three brothers,
Steven Livingston, Corpus Christi Texas; Doug Livingston, Jr., Ozark; Jeffrey Livingston,
Ft. Hood, Texas; two step-sisters, Mary Shelley, Taylor; Jan Ellis, Ozark; grandmothers,
Voncile Rooton, Ozark; Lois Livingston, Eufaula; several nieces and nephews.
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Monik Ward - One of six missing in May of
1999. Last seen in Opp, Alabama. Car recovered a couple years later in Pea River at
Ballard Bridge near Opp. Monik was identified.
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Mr. Gregory Scott Woodard, 28 of Ozark,
passed away Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005, at Dale Medical Center in Ozark.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday, Woodard Dec. 16, from
Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Greg Aman officiating. The family will
receive friends at the funeral home Friday morning from 10 a.m. until service time.
Mr. Woodard was a 1995 graduate of Carroll High School and
attended Troy State University for one year. He was employed with Trailer World. He was a
member of the American Taekwondo Association, of which he was a third-degree black belt.
He is survived by his children, Stephanie Taura Woodard, Shauna
Alexis Woodard, Delane Justine Woodard and Zane Randall Woodard, all of Ozark; mother of
his children, Jennifer Crahan Woodard of Palm Bay, Fla.; parents, Randall and Debbie
Woodard of Ozark; grandparents, Sara and Joe Overstreet, Sylvia Jean Jones, all of Ozark;
sister, Jillian Carroll Woodard of Pensacola, Fla.; several other relatives also survive.
Class of 96
Jason Lorenzo Warren
Staff Sgt. Jason Lorenzo Warren, U.S. Air Force,
passed away Friday, June 30, 2006, at his home. He was 28.
Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, July 6, on Eglin Air
Force Base, West Chapel, in Florida. Friends will be received from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday,
July 7, at Trawick Funeral Home in Ozark. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday,
July 8, at Greater Sardis Missonary Baptist Chuch, 707 W. Reynolds St., Ozark.
Jason was born to Ms. Rejina Warren and Mr. Gary Warren in Ozark
on June 7, 1978, and on Dec. 15, 2000, he married the love of his life, Latasha D.
Sumerlin. Jason was a 1996 graduate of Carroll High School in Ozark. He attended
Enterprise State Junior College from 1996 to 1998 during his career as a Security Forces
Officer; Jason served a term of 12 months with the 51st Fighter Wing Security Forces from
June 24, 1998, to June 24, 1999. He went on several deployments to include Saudi Arabia,
Oman, and Iraq. Jason was also temporarily assigned to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., in
Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in September of 2001. Sgt. Warren received numerous
awards for his dedicated service, Air Force Training Ribbon, Air Force Longevity Award,
National Defense Medal, Professional Military Education Graduate, Air Force Outstanding
Unit Award, Air Force Achievement Medal, Air Force Good Conduct Medal, Army Joint-Service
Rifleman Award, and Security Forces "Top Cop" Award. He was currently assigned
to the 96th Security Forces Squadron on Eglin Air Force Base.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Willie D.
Warren Sr.; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ruby N. Dowling; and maternal grandfather, Mr.
Huey P. Roberts.
He is survived by his wife, Latasha Warren; his devoted mother,
Rejina Warren; his father, Gary L. Warren; grandmother, Zula Warren; one sister, Nicole
(Durrell) Hayes; six aunts, Wille E. Warren, Deborah (Alfonso) Henry, Vanessa (Kevin)
Harris, Tammie Roberts and Allison (Elmo) Boyd; six uncles, Lewie M. Lynn, Joe (Gilda)
Lynn, Gene (Rita) Lynn, Adrian (Lois) Lynn, Willie D. Warren Jr. and Clifford (Dorothy)
Warren; special father-in-law, Mr. David "Pops" Sumerlin, and mother-in-law,
Sylvia "Ma Dukes" Prentice; a host of special cousins, other relatives, nieces,
nephews, numerous friends; and his good friend, Keno.
Class of 97
Frentina McLeod was killed in an automobile accident on Feb. 27,
2000 in Troy, Ala., when the vehicle she was in was hit by a drunk driver.
S.J. Walker died during the Senior year.
Lisa Sutterfield died in an automobile accident in ?1999.
Class of 98
Ray Carroll (Ray Ray) Childree, Jr., age
16, son of Ray and Melba Childree of Bermuda Street, Ozark, died at the Dale Medical
Center early Tuesday morning, October 22, 1996.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 pm Thursday, October 24,
1996 from the Chapel of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home with Rev. Bobby Peters officiating.
Burial will be in Chalkhead Cemetery with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
Visitation will be from the funeral home from 1:00 pm Wednesday until service time. Family
will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00-8:00 pm Wednesday.
Ray Ray attended Carroll High School where he was in the 11th
grade. He was a native and life long resident of Ozark.
Survivors include his father and mother, Ray Carroll and Melba
Jean Childree, Sr., Ozark; three sister, Tracy Lomack, Ozark, Melissa Mesey, Moody AFB,
Valdosta, GA, Angela Childree, Ozark; one brother, Marshall Childree, Ozark; grandparents,
Claude and Ella Myrtle Childree, Ozark, William and Bobbie McCarthy, Skipperville;
great-grandmother, Vera Jane McCarthy, Brunswick, GA; several aunts, uncles, nieces and
nephews also survive.
Edward Cummings Jr.
Valshawn Pryor - Miss Valshawn Denise Pryor, 22, went
home to be with the Lord on May 7, 2002.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Missionary
Baptist Church,
Ozark, with the Rev. Doctor .S.C. Jackson officiating. The body will be placed in the
church one hour prior to the service. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Ozark Memorial
Chapel, 904 East Broad Street, Ozark.
Valshawn was born on March 6, 1980, in Ozark, the daughter of
Gwendolyn and
Willie Frank Pryor Sr. She was a faithful member of the First Missionary
Baptist Church in Ozark.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Willie
"Sandman" Pryor;
grandparents, Alberta and Will Pryor Sr., Annie and Earcus Kizer; and
honorary grandmother, Irona Smith.
She was blessed with a very loving and devoted family that will
cherish her
mem- ories: her son, Jabriel De'Quawn Pryor; parents, Gwendolyn and Willie
Frank Pryor Sr.; brother, the Rev. Ernest (Brenda) Kizer; and sister, Valeria Pryor, all
of Ozark; two nieces, Simone Tolver, Tuskegee, and Shahda Pryor, Texas; two nephews,
Curtis (Chubs) and. Coree Crittenden, Ozark, and a host of aunts and uncles, relatives and
close friends.
Class of 99
Mr. Coleman Franklin "Cole" Garrett,
III, age 25, of Ozark, died at his home Saturday afternoon, Feb. 4, 2006, following a
courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at the
First United Methodist Church of Ozark with the Revs. Joe Reams, Marty Hamilton, and Dr.
Billy D. Gaither officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens. Mr.
Garrett's body will be placed in the Church one hour prior to service time on Tuesday. The
family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 until 7 p.m. Monday evening.
Cole was born Nov. 9, 1980, in Dothan. He was a lifelong resident
of Ozark where he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He was an honor graduate of Carroll
High School and graduated from Auburn University with a BS degree in finance. Cole was
employed with Mid South Bank in Dothan as a private banking loan officer He was a member
of First United Methodist Church of Ozark, a devout Christian, and loved his Church. He
enjoyed boating, Auburn football, and loved his dog, Hallie.
Surviving Cole are his parents, Frank and Anita Garrett, Ozark;
his brother, Clay Garrett, Ozark; his maternal grandparents, Ben and Carolyn Hall, Malone,
Fla.; his paternal grandparents, Coleman and Frances Garrett, Ozark; his fiancée, Erin
Owens, Newville; uncles and aunts,. Jimmy and Rose Grant, Dothan, John and June Manor,
Sandestin, Fla., Greg and Linda Hall, Malone, Fla., Danny and Lila Hayes, Dothan; cousins,
Wes Grant, Dothan, Gina Grant, Dothan, Rosemary McKibben, Dothan, Leslie Manor, Charlotte,
N.C., Wade Manor, Madison, Miss., Ashley Baker Fairhope, Ala., Steven and Brian Beasley of
Daleville, Jennifer Wright of Dothan and Clayton T. Bell IV of Texas; stepchildren, Okalee
Gunter of Dothan, Zorro Morris (Gayle) of Ozark and Bobby Morris (Mary) of Dothan.
Jason Horen, 22, of Ozark died Sunday
April 21, 2002, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at
the Ozark Baptist Church with the Rev. Greg Aman officiating. Burial will follow in
Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will
receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at the funeral home. At other
times, the family will be at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Quincey Bearden, 487 Skipperville
Rd., Ozark, Ala. Jason will be placed in the church one hour prior to services on
Wednesday.
Jason was born in Kentucky and was a 1999 graduate of Carroll
High School. He had a love for music and was a member of the Carroll High Jazz Band;
Concert Band; Marching Band; the Pit Orchestra for the Carroll High School Musicals and
was section leader and first chair from his sophomore year through his senior year. He was
employed with Road Mart Tires in Midland City Ala. He was a member of the Ozark Baptist
church, where he was a member of the church orchestra.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers and grandmother; Howard J. Leamons, Charlotte
and William Horen.
Survivors include his mother, Sarah. Horen, Ozark; and his
father, David L. Horen, LaGrange; Ga.; two sisters and one brother-in-law Heather L.
Horen, Nashville, Tenn.; and Cherie L. and Matthew Schmidt, Zeeland, Mich.; grandmother,
Bernice Leamons, Aurora, Colo.; uncle, Jay and Linda Leamons, Brovkland Fark, Minn.;
aunts, Patty Leamons and Kathleen Leamons, Aurora, Colo.; and Linda Shrum, Michigan;
niece, Hannah Schmidt and nephew, Logan Schmidt, both of Zeeland, Mich.; cousins,
Christine Leamons and Taylor Leamons of Brooklyn Park, Minn.
In lieu of flowers, memorials and contributions are asked to be
made to: Carroll High School Band Boosters Uniform Fund, PO. Box 1312, Ozark, Ala., 36361.
Class of 00
Heidi Leigh Thomason died
Sunday, July 16, 2006, near Dothan from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She
was 24.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday from the chapel of
Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home with the Rev. Isom Hill officiating. Burial will be in
Woodlawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be one hour before service time at the chapel.
Miss Thomason was a graduate of Carroll High School and a member
of Hillcrest Baptist Church; she was employed with Flowers Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her grandfather, John P. Ard.
She is survived by her mother and father, Sharon and Bruce Michalic of
Ozark; grandparents, Edmonia Ard of Ozark, Elizabeth Thomason of Marietta, Ga., James
Thomason of Lake Martin; stepbrother, Brodie Williams of Ozark.
Class of 02
Miss Lillian Reese, 16, a resident of
Ozark, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2001 at Flowers Hospital, following a car accident.
Funeral services will. be Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001 at 2 p.m. in
the St. Paul A.M.E. Church on East Andrews Street in Ozark with the Rev. Horace Fitchard
Jr. officiating and Trawick Funeral Home directing.
Class of 03
Kourtney Jenkins, 17, died Sunday morning,
Sept. 9, in Dale Medical center, Ozark, following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday from the
Flowers Center, Ozark, with the Rev. Horace Fitchard, Jr. and the Rev. W.G. Treadwell
officiating. Burial will be in Old City Cemetery Ozark, with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home
of Ozark directing. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Kourtney attended Carroll High School, where he was a member of
the Junior class. He was a member of the Carroll High School band where he played drums.
He was also a male usher at St. Pauls A.M.E. Church., Ozark, a member of the youth choir,
Youth Peoples Department, member of the Afro Study Club, Carroll High School, and a member
of the school play Hello Dolly.
He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Mary Alice Jenkins,
Ozark.
Survivors include his mother and father Henry and Clementine
Jenkins, Jr., Ozark; one sister Keisha Miles of Atlanta, Ga.; four brothers, Henry
Jenkins, Decatur, Ga.; Anthony Jenkins, Alphretta, Ga; Keith Davis, New York city; and
Kevin Jenkins, Ozark; grandparents, Robert and Betty Miles, Ozark; and Henry Jenkins, Sr.,
Ozark.
Miss Crystal Mae Kelley, age 16, of Ozark,
died Friday March 2, 2001.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday from the Ozark
Church of Christ with Minister Glen Vanzandt officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn
Memory Gardens with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be held from 6
to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions are to be made
to the Boys and Girls Club of Ozark, 321 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Ozark, Ala., 36360.
Crystal attended Lee High School in Montgomery until moving to
Ozark in January to attend Carroll High School. She was a member of Christians and Action
group, and attended Ozark Church of Christ.
Survivors include her mother and father, David and Pat Kelley,
Ozark; mother, Jane Kelley Albertville; two sisters, Sarah Roberts, Ozark, Sharon Kelley
Ozark; three brothers, Brian Roberts, Ozark, Ronnie Kelley, Albertville, and Jimmy Ingram,
Fort Hood, Texas; grandparents, Gertha Kelley Coffee Springs, Faye Clayson, Ozark, and
Ella Lambert, Scottsboro; aunts and uncles, Teresa Via, Montgomery; Sharon Kelley,
Enterprise; Jimmy Kelley, Dothan; Mike Kelley, Houston, Texas; Dennis Kelley, Dothan; Mary
Magaretich, California; Ed Clayson, Maryland; James Clayson, Ozark; Janice Pratt,
Albertville; Freddie Hess, Langston; and Jimmie Ruth Hess, Scottsboro; and many cousins.
Mrs. Ashley Renee Vance Starling, 22, of
Ozark, passed away Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, at her parents home following a courageous
battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be Tuesday in the Chapel of Holman Funeral
Home of Ozark at 2:30 p.m. with Revs. Al Loper and Dewayne Watson, officiating. Interment
will follow in Universalist Cemetery in Ariton, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
The family will receive friends Tuesday at the Funeral Home Chapel from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Mrs. Starling was born May 12, 1985, in Ozark where she was a
member of the class of 2003 at Carroll High School. She has worked at Wendy's, and was
working at Inland Travel Center in Ozark when she became disabled. Renee was attending Mt.
Sinai Holiness Tabernacle in Dothan. She has fought her illness courageously for the past
three and a half years.
Survivors include her husband, Harmon Starling, of Ozark; a
daughter, Naomi Desirae Halford, of Ozark; two stepdaughters, Cheyenne Marie and Chelsie
Marie Starling, both of Ozark; her father and mother, Huey Lee and Cynthia Lynn Giles
Vance, of Ozark; maternal grandparents, Rev. Ray E. and Cherry Earles Giles, of Troy;
maternal great-grandmother, Susan Alice Earles, of Troy; paternal grand parents, Dalton
and Nellie Willis, of Ozark; a sister and brother-in-law, Tracy Lynn and husband, William
Dale Boynton, of Ozark; a brother, Joseph Vance, of Ozark; a niece, Julia Cheyenne
Boynton, of Ozark.
The pallbearers will be Terry Vance, Daniel Vance, Dale Giles,
William Starling, Greg Starling and Hank Stratton.
Holman Funeral Home of Ozark, (334) 774-5348, is in charge of arrangements. For more
information and a guest register, please visit the Holman Funeral Home Web site, www.holmanfuneralhome.com .
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