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Anniston AL Obituaries and Death Notices
Saturday, April 08, 2017Nicole) of Ashland, Amber Block of Taos, Madison Routon (Ethan) of Eldon; and Esther Tharp, Cora Tharp, and Timothy Tharp of Jefferson City; five great-grandchildren, Alexus “Lexi” Stark, Eli Routon, Anniston Block, Laethen Block, and Montana Routon, and another great-grandchild due in May; ten beautiful nieces and grand nieces; sister-in-law, Mary Bode; and brothers-in-law, Richard Bryan and Charles Bryan.He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, James Richard Bode.Visitation will be at Freeman Mortuary from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2017, with a prayer service to be conducted at 3:15 p.m. in the Freeman Chapel.A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at St. Martin Catholic Church with the Reverend Fred Elskamp officiating. Graveside services and interment with military honors will be conducted at the St. Martin Catholic Church Cemetery.Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the St. Martin Catholic Education Foundation, the Vitae Foundation, or the Wounded Warrior Project.Steve participated in the Memory and Aging Project with Washington University in St. Louis for several years and donated his brain for research purposes. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary.
Monday, February 20, 2017First Baptist Church Benevolence Fund.Condolences may be expressed by signing the guest registry at www.shepardfh.comArrangements are under the direction of Shepard-Roberson Funeral Home in Folkston.Anniston P. WilsonAnniston Palmer Wilson, 16 months old, passed away Sunday (Feb. 12, 2017) at her residence.Born in Brunswick, she was the daughter of James Cutshall and Marley Wilson. She was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandfather, Cleve Wilson.Survivors include her parents, James Cutshall and Marley Wilson; her maternal grandmother, Suzanne Wilson, of Nahunta; her maternal great-grandmother, Stella Wilson, of Nahunta; her aunts and uncles, Erika Groover (Steven), Waynesville, Scottie Rawlins and Amber West; three cousins, Bryant Groover, Brett Groover and Barrett Groover; and a special aunt, Maxine Morgan, of Nahunta; and several other relatives.A funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Southside Baptist Church with the Rev. Leon Wilson, the Rev. Jerry Johns and Deacon Gerry Szeker officiating.Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service, beginning at 12 p.m. at the church.Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.Pallbearers will be Brett Groover, Bryant Groover, Barrett Groover and James Cutshall.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Erika Groover, 349 Scott Road, Waynesville, Ga. 31566, to help with funeral expenses.Arrangements are with Frye Funeral Home, Nahunta.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at fryefh.comRuby Kate DarleyRuby Kate Darley, 78, died Wednesday morning (Feb. 15, 2017) at her residence following an extended illness.She was born in Coffee County and had resided in Waycross most of her life. She was a former carpet mill inspector for Dalton Carpet.She was a daughter of the late John W. Stapleton Sr. and Alma Luel Powell Stapleton. She was married to the late Dewey Jesse Darley.She was also preceded in death by a son, Mitchell Darley, a daughter, Linda Sizemore, and a sister, Mary Frances Steverson.She is survived by her daughter, Sandy Taylor (Andy), of Waycross; a son, Dewayne Darley (Judy), of Rossville; 11 grandchildren, Nick Mitchell (Mandy), Kelly Mercer, Joanna Summy, Robert Summy, Daniel Corbitt, Ashley Corbitt, Wendy Varnadore, Joe Edge, Christy Darley, Casey Darley, Brandy Sizemore; several great-grandchildren; a brother, John “Junior” Stapleton (Wanda), of Millwood; and numerous nieces and nephews.A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Music Funeral Home Chapel.Burial will follow in Kettle Creek Cemetery.The family will be receiving friends this evening at the funeral home from 6 until 8 o’clock.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.comJanice E. ThompsonJanice E. Thompson, 62, died Wednesday night (Feb. 15, 2017) at Mayo Clinic Health System.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Music Funeral Home.Carl ‘Doodle’ MusgroveCarl Edwin “Doodle” Musgrove, 80, died Wednesday evening (Feb. 15, 2017) from injuries received in an automobile accident.Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Music Funeral Home.Delorese Conner LeeA funeral for Delorese Conner Lee took place Wednesday morning in the Music Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Alvin Johnson and Elder Lewis Mixon officiating.Burial was in High Bluff Cemetery.Serving as pallbearers were Trevor East, Bryant Lee, Logan Lee, Spencer Lee, David Morgan and Brooks Strickland.Vivian Sears WhiteA funeral for Vivian Sears White was held Wednesday afternoon at Music Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Keith Lloyd officiating.Burial followed in Mt. Zion Cemetery.Pallbearers were Carl Mathis, Dustin Mathis, Jacob Mathis, Brian Smith, Kelly Thompson, Perry Thompson and Ray Thompson.Music Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Sunday, February 12, 2017He was preceded in death by his father, James Ellis “Bo” Lawhorne Sr., and by a granddaughter, Anniston Lawhorne.Survivors include his five sons, Jason (Jessica) Knowlton, of Vicenza, Italy, Johnathan (Cindy) Lawhorne, of Jesup, Justin (Amy) Lawhorne, of Navarre, Fla., Joseph Lawhorne, of Nahunta, and Cotton Lee, of Blackshear; his mother and step-father, Mary Francis (Williamson) and Jerry Knowlton, of Blackshear; two sisters, Kellie Landall and Anna Mangum, both of Blackshear; two brothers, Jeff (Dana) Knowlton, of Brunswick, and Cliff (Leah) Knowlton, of Douglas; his friend and mother of his four youngest sons, Deloris Lee, of Waverly; seven grandchildren, Brady, Garrett, Jett and Evan Knowlton and Abigail, Sarah and James Lawhorne; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Pearson-Dial Funeral Home Chapel.Interment will be in the Enon Cemetery.Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online register at www.pearsondial.comPearson-Dial Funeral Home, Inc., of Blackshear is in charge of the arrangements.Jeanette C. AltmanJeanette Courson Altman, 68, of Blackshear, passed away Monday (Jan. 30, 2017) at the Baptist Village Nursing Home.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Pearson-Dial Funeral Home.Joseph F. CapertonJoseph F. Caperton, 77, died Wednesday (Jan. 25, 2017) at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla., from pneumonia.He was born in Logan, W.Va. He was a former truck driver with Dixie Concrete and also attended Cornerstone Church in Jesup.He was a son of the late Lonnie F. Caperton and Bertha Robinson Caperton.He is survived by his wife, Edith Caperton, of Waycross, a son, Steven Caperton (wife, Angela), of Jacksonville, Fla., three granddaughters, Amber Lynn Caperton, Brooklyn Maria Caperton and Hannah Nicole Caperton, one grandson, Taylor Caperton, and several nieces and nephews.A funeral was held 11 a.m. Monday at Music Funeral Home Chapel.Burial followed in Hoboken City Cemetery.Pallbearers were Jeffery Dreggors, the Rev. Kevin Fryar, Keith Hendricks, Caleb Morgan, David Newman and John Swinford.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.comRalph CavagnaroRalph Cavagnaro, 61, of Waycross, died Monday morning (Jan. 30, 2017) at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Savannah, after a sudden illness.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Miles-Odum Funeral Home.Anaiya E. JournellBLACKSHEAR — The funeral for little Miss Anaiya Elizabeth Journell, 18 months, was held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Pearson-Dial Chapel.Officiating was Elder David Roundtree.Interment was in the Shady Grove Cemetery.Active pallbearers were Virgil Braddock, J.J. Jacobs, Kayla Reynolds and Chris Thigpen.Pearson-Dial Funeral Home was in charge of ...
Monday, January 23, 2017Sanders’ husband, Randall Sanders, said by phone Monday. “She wanted to always reach out and help someone else.”Sanders began her career in public safety as a dispatcher for the Anniston Police Department, her husband said.“That’s where we met,” Sanders said, noting that they’d been married over 20 years. “There wasn’t one thing that drew me to her. It was everything about her.”Together, Randall Sanders said, the couple had two daughters, Shelby Sanders and Raegan Sanders. She also leaves behind a granddaughter, Baila Sanders.In 2009 Sanders finished EMT coursework at Gadsden State Community College and in 2013 graduated as an advanced EMT, Calhoun County Coroner Pat Brown said.Sometime before starting school, Sanders began working at the Fire Department, Brown said.“She got involved after she started a fire,” Randall Sanders said, chuckling. “She was trying to burn some leaves at the house, and the wind caught the fire and sent it running across the grass. The Fire Department had to come out and the rest is history so to speak.”Sanders was made chief in 2010 and she devoted her time to the department both as an EMT and as chief, her husband said. Sanders was on official business Friday when the wreck occurred, which makes her the first firefighter line- of-duty death in the United States for the year, Chris Heisler, with the...
Monday, July 25, 2016MENA — William Buck "Bill" White Sr. of Mena died Friday, July 22, 2016, in Mena. He was born Oct. 20, 1930, in Anniston, Mo. He retired from the propane gas business in Scott, Polk and Montgomery counties, worked for the Polk County Road Department and was a member of First Christian Church in Mena, where he served as a deacon.Celebration of life service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church in Mena with burial at Pinecrest Memorial Park under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home in Mena.He is survived by his wife, Peggy; three sons, Marshall White of Lone Star, Texas, Tom White of Mena and John White of St. James, Mo.; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a great great-grandchild.Pallbearers will be Heather Handley, Stephanie McClurg, John White, Kara Whie, Amber and Kyle Hendrickson, Abbi and Ray Peoples, Adria Manuel, Leah Hughley, David, Jeremy and Jason Restine, Kay Sebo, Margaret Graham and Jennifer Ferguson.Honorary pallbearers will be past and present members of the Pinecrest Cemetery Board.Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.Memorial donatio...
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Saturday, April 08, 2017Nicole) of Ashland, Amber Block of Taos, Madison Routon (Ethan) of Eldon; and Esther Tharp, Cora Tharp, and Timothy Tharp of Jefferson City; five great-grandchildren, Alexus “Lexi” Stark, Eli Routon, Anniston Block, Laethen Block, and Montana Routon, and another great-grandchild due in May; ten beautiful nieces and grand nieces; sister-in-law, Mary Bode; and brothers-in-law, Richard Bryan and Charles Bryan.He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, James Richard Bode.Visitation will be at Freeman Mortuary from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2017, with a prayer service to be conducted at 3:15 p.m. in the Freeman Chapel.A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at St. Martin Catholic Church with the Reverend Fred Elskamp officiating. Graveside services and interment with military honors will be conducted at the St. Martin Catholic Church Cemetery.Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the St. Martin Catholic Education Foundation, the Vitae Foundation, or the Wounded Warrior Project.Steve participated in the Memory and Aging Project with Washington University in St. Louis for several years and donated his brain for research purposes. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary.
Monday, February 20, 2017First Baptist Church Benevolence Fund.Condolences may be expressed by signing the guest registry at www.shepardfh.comArrangements are under the direction of Shepard-Roberson Funeral Home in Folkston.Anniston P. WilsonAnniston Palmer Wilson, 16 months old, passed away Sunday (Feb. 12, 2017) at her residence.Born in Brunswick, she was the daughter of James Cutshall and Marley Wilson. She was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandfather, Cleve Wilson.Survivors include her parents, James Cutshall and Marley Wilson; her maternal grandmother, Suzanne Wilson, of Nahunta; her maternal great-grandmother, Stella Wilson, of Nahunta; her aunts and uncles, Erika Groover (Steven), Waynesville, Scottie Rawlins and Amber West; three cousins, Bryant Groover, Brett Groover and Barrett Groover; and a special aunt, Maxine Morgan, of Nahunta; and several other relatives.A funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Southside Baptist Church with the Rev. Leon Wilson, the Rev. Jerry Johns and Deacon Gerry Szeker officiating.Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service, beginning at 12 p.m. at the church.Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.Pallbearers will be Brett Groover, Bryant Groover, Barrett Groover and James Cutshall.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Erika Groover, 349 Scott Road, Waynesville, Ga. 31566, to help with funeral expenses.Arrangements are with Frye Funeral Home, Nahunta.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at fryefh.comRuby Kate DarleyRuby Kate Darley, 78, died Wednesday morning (Feb. 15, 2017) at her residence following an extended illness.She was born in Coffee County and had resided in Waycross most of her life. She was a former carpet mill inspector for Dalton Carpet.She was a daughter of the late John W. Stapleton Sr. and Alma Luel Powell Stapleton. She was married to the late Dewey Jesse Darley.She was also preceded in death by a son, Mitchell Darley, a daughter, Linda Sizemore, and a sister, Mary Frances Steverson.She is survived by her daughter, Sandy Taylor (Andy), of Waycross; a son, Dewayne Darley (Judy), of Rossville; 11 grandchildren, Nick Mitchell (Mandy), Kelly Mercer, Joanna Summy, Robert Summy, Daniel Corbitt, Ashley Corbitt, Wendy Varnadore, Joe Edge, Christy Darley, Casey Darley, Brandy Sizemore; several great-grandchildren; a brother, John “Junior” Stapleton (Wanda), of Millwood; and numerous nieces and nephews.A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Music Funeral Home Chapel.Burial will follow in Kettle Creek Cemetery.The family will be receiving friends this evening at the funeral home from 6 until 8 o’clock.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.comJanice E. ThompsonJanice E. Thompson, 62, died Wednesday night (Feb. 15, 2017) at Mayo Clinic Health System.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Music Funeral Home.Carl ‘Doodle’ MusgroveCarl Edwin “Doodle” Musgrove, 80, died Wednesday evening (Feb. 15, 2017) from injuries received in an automobile accident.Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Music Funeral Home.Delorese Conner LeeA funeral for Delorese Conner Lee took place Wednesday morning in the Music Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Alvin Johnson and Elder Lewis Mixon officiating.Burial was in High Bluff Cemetery.Serving as pallbearers were Trevor East, Bryant Lee, Logan Lee, Spencer Lee, David Morgan and Brooks Strickland.Vivian Sears WhiteA funeral for Vivian Sears White was held Wednesday afternoon at Music Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Keith Lloyd officiating.Burial followed in Mt. Zion Cemetery.Pallbearers were Carl Mathis, Dustin Mathis, Jacob Mathis, Brian Smith, Kelly Thompson, Perry Thompson and Ray Thompson.Music Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Sunday, February 12, 2017He was preceded in death by his father, James Ellis “Bo” Lawhorne Sr., and by a granddaughter, Anniston Lawhorne.Survivors include his five sons, Jason (Jessica) Knowlton, of Vicenza, Italy, Johnathan (Cindy) Lawhorne, of Jesup, Justin (Amy) Lawhorne, of Navarre, Fla., Joseph Lawhorne, of Nahunta, and Cotton Lee, of Blackshear; his mother and step-father, Mary Francis (Williamson) and Jerry Knowlton, of Blackshear; two sisters, Kellie Landall and Anna Mangum, both of Blackshear; two brothers, Jeff (Dana) Knowlton, of Brunswick, and Cliff (Leah) Knowlton, of Douglas; his friend and mother of his four youngest sons, Deloris Lee, of Waverly; seven grandchildren, Brady, Garrett, Jett and Evan Knowlton and Abigail, Sarah and James Lawhorne; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Pearson-Dial Funeral Home Chapel.Interment will be in the Enon Cemetery.Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online register at www.pearsondial.comPearson-Dial Funeral Home, Inc., of Blackshear is in charge of the arrangements.Jeanette C. AltmanJeanette Courson Altman, 68, of Blackshear, passed away Monday (Jan. 30, 2017) at the Baptist Village Nursing Home.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Pearson-Dial Funeral Home.Joseph F. CapertonJoseph F. Caperton, 77, died Wednesday (Jan. 25, 2017) at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla., from pneumonia.He was born in Logan, W.Va. He was a former truck driver with Dixie Concrete and also attended Cornerstone Church in Jesup.He was a son of the late Lonnie F. Caperton and Bertha Robinson Caperton.He is survived by his wife, Edith Caperton, of Waycross, a son, Steven Caperton (wife, Angela), of Jacksonville, Fla., three granddaughters, Amber Lynn Caperton, Brooklyn Maria Caperton and Hannah Nicole Caperton, one grandson, Taylor Caperton, and several nieces and nephews.A funeral was held 11 a.m. Monday at Music Funeral Home Chapel.Burial followed in Hoboken City Cemetery.Pallbearers were Jeffery Dreggors, the Rev. Kevin Fryar, Keith Hendricks, Caleb Morgan, David Newman and John Swinford.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.comRalph CavagnaroRalph Cavagnaro, 61, of Waycross, died Monday morning (Jan. 30, 2017) at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Savannah, after a sudden illness.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Miles-Odum Funeral Home.Anaiya E. JournellBLACKSHEAR — The funeral for little Miss Anaiya Elizabeth Journell, 18 months, was held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Pearson-Dial Chapel.Officiating was Elder David Roundtree.Interment was in the Shady Grove Cemetery.Active pallbearers were Virgil Braddock, J.J. Jacobs, Kayla Reynolds and Chris Thigpen.Pearson-Dial Funeral Home was in charge of ...
Monday, January 23, 2017Sanders’ husband, Randall Sanders, said by phone Monday. “She wanted to always reach out and help someone else.”Sanders began her career in public safety as a dispatcher for the Anniston Police Department, her husband said.“That’s where we met,” Sanders said, noting that they’d been married over 20 years. “There wasn’t one thing that drew me to her. It was everything about her.”Together, Randall Sanders said, the couple had two daughters, Shelby Sanders and Raegan Sanders. She also leaves behind a granddaughter, Baila Sanders.In 2009 Sanders finished EMT coursework at Gadsden State Community College and in 2013 graduated as an advanced EMT, Calhoun County Coroner Pat Brown said.Sometime before starting school, Sanders began working at the Fire Department, Brown said.“She got involved after she started a fire,” Randall Sanders said, chuckling. “She was trying to burn some leaves at the house, and the wind caught the fire and sent it running across the grass. The Fire Department had to come out and the rest is history so to speak.”Sanders was made chief in 2010 and she devoted her time to the department both as an EMT and as chief, her husband said. Sanders was on official business Friday when the wreck occurred, which makes her the first firefighter line- of-duty death in the United States for the year, Chris Heisler, with the...
Monday, July 25, 2016MENA — William Buck "Bill" White Sr. of Mena died Friday, July 22, 2016, in Mena. He was born Oct. 20, 1930, in Anniston, Mo. He retired from the propane gas business in Scott, Polk and Montgomery counties, worked for the Polk County Road Department and was a member of First Christian Church in Mena, where he served as a deacon.Celebration of life service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church in Mena with burial at Pinecrest Memorial Park under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home in Mena.He is survived by his wife, Peggy; three sons, Marshall White of Lone Star, Texas, Tom White of Mena and John White of St. James, Mo.; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a great great-grandchild.Pallbearers will be Heather Handley, Stephanie McClurg, John White, Kara Whie, Amber and Kyle Hendrickson, Abbi and Ray Peoples, Adria Manuel, Leah Hughley, David, Jeremy and Jason Restine, Kay Sebo, Margaret Graham and Jennifer Ferguson.Honorary pallbearers will be past and present members of the Pinecrest Cemetery Board.Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.Memorial donatio...
