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Cullman, AL 35055
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Cullman, AL 35055
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Cullman, AL 35055
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Cullman AL Obituaries and Death Notices
Monday, November 28, 2016His wife, Kim Chumley, perished in the fire at a home they shared with Kim’s daughter, Kayla Carden, who was at work at the time.Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick said he was awaiting DNA testing to confirm the victim’s identity which could take months. The Alabama State Fire Marshal's Office is leading the investigation and has declined to offer details about how the fire may have started.With Carden and Keith Chumley losing everything in the fire — including their mother and wife respectively — family and friends have established two online fundraisers to help them put their lives back together.A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money for Kim Chumley’s funeral expenses (www.gofundme.com/funeralforkim), with a $5,000 goal. As of Tuesday afternoon, $480 had been raised.A second one was set up for Kayla Carden (www.gofundme.com/kayla-carden-family-fire-victim), with $1,095 raised of the $1,500 goal.Keith Chumley has been making progress in the days since the fire, Hamm said.“He’s been sedated all this time, and he’s had two skin grafts,” she said while on her way to Birmingham Tuesday. “His vitals look good, but anything can happen. The damage to his lungs is the most critical part the doctors are worried about.”Hamm said her father suffered burns all over his body, with the worst on his upper thighs and legs. He and Kim Chumley had been together for 10 years and were planning to move to Dodge City, with Carden, to be closer to his job.“The Red Cross is donating $500 toward Kim’s funeral expenses,” she said. “Kayla lost everything. It’s bad enough to lose your home and all your belongings in a fire, but to lose your mother, it’s just unimaginable.”...
Monday, September 12, 2016Cpl. Larry M. DunnErin Edgemon eedgemon@al.com The remains of an 18-year-old Cullman man, who was declared missing in action during the Korean War, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial.Army Cpl. Larry M. Dunn was a member of Company B, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, when his unit was fighting through a roadblock that was heavily defended by enemy forces near Sonchu, North Korea on Dec. 1, 1950, according to the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.Dunn went missing during the battle.According to the Department of Defense, Dunn never appeared on any list of the captured released by North Korea or the Chinese Communist Forces, nor did any repatriated Americans report that he was a fellow prisoner in any internment camp in North Korea.Because of lack of information, the Army declared Dunn deceased as of Dec. 31, 1953.Dunn will lie-in-state at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home at 255 County Road 1435 in Cullman on Sept. 14-16 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. to allow the community to pay their respects and sign the me...
Monday, July 11, 2016Trinity and Mary Busbey Byrd of Decatur. Taylor Sheats is also survived by her fiancé, Juan Lugo of Katy; and her godchild, Leo Sanchez.Taylor Sheats was born in Huntsville, while Madison was born in Cullman. Their mother, Christy Sheats, attended Austin High from 1989 to 1991 but did not graduate. Their father, Jason, graduated from East LawrenceAccording to her obituary, Taylor had recently enrolled at the University of Houston to pursue a degree and career in medical diagnostic sonography. Madison was a rising senior at Seven Lakes High School where she was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society.Complete obituaries can be found at www.sheltonfuneralhome.net.Sheriff: Wife wanted to make husband sufferChristy Sheats, 42, "had ample time" on Friday to shoot Jason Sheats after she called a family meeting at their home west of Houston, Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls said during a news conference. Jason Sheats, 45, thought his wife was going to discuss a possible divorce to the couple's daughters, Nehls said, but she instead shot Madison Sheats, 17, and Taylor Sheats, 22.The children and Jason Sheats ran outside, but Christy Sheats followed them out and shot her eldest daughter again. A responding officer later shot and killed her when she refused orders to drop her gun. Jason Sheats was not injured."She accomplished what she set out to do, and that is to make him suffer," Nehls said, adding that Jason Sheats told investigators Tuesday about the sequence of events, details about the couple's crumbling marriage and Christy Sheats' bouts of depression.The tension among family members had grown recently when Taylor Sheats ...
Monday, July 11, 2016I could find, and gave dates if they were available.Alabama Boys Industrial School. Reformatory school that operated in the East Lake area of Birmingham from 1909-1975.The Alabama Odd Fellows Home in Cullman. Founded in 1910 by the Rebekah Assembly, International Order Odd Fellows. The building now in use as Childhaven.Alabama Maternity and Infants Home in Mobile. Run by Sister Cephas of the Little Sisters of the Poor Mobile. Dates unknown, listed in 1921 report "Alabama Childhood."Alabama Methodist Orphanage opened in 1890 in Summerfield and moved to Selma in 1911. Still operates as United Methodist Children's Home.Alabama Masonic Home in Montgomery. Opened 1912 by the Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M. for "indigent master masons in good standing, and widows and orphans of deceased master masons;" both sexes admitted," according to the "History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography,...
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Monday, November 28, 2016His wife, Kim Chumley, perished in the fire at a home they shared with Kim’s daughter, Kayla Carden, who was at work at the time.Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick said he was awaiting DNA testing to confirm the victim’s identity which could take months. The Alabama State Fire Marshal's Office is leading the investigation and has declined to offer details about how the fire may have started.With Carden and Keith Chumley losing everything in the fire — including their mother and wife respectively — family and friends have established two online fundraisers to help them put their lives back together.A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money for Kim Chumley’s funeral expenses (www.gofundme.com/funeralforkim), with a $5,000 goal. As of Tuesday afternoon, $480 had been raised.A second one was set up for Kayla Carden (www.gofundme.com/kayla-carden-family-fire-victim), with $1,095 raised of the $1,500 goal.Keith Chumley has been making progress in the days since the fire, Hamm said.“He’s been sedated all this time, and he’s had two skin grafts,” she said while on her way to Birmingham Tuesday. “His vitals look good, but anything can happen. The damage to his lungs is the most critical part the doctors are worried about.”Hamm said her father suffered burns all over his body, with the worst on his upper thighs and legs. He and Kim Chumley had been together for 10 years and were planning to move to Dodge City, with Carden, to be closer to his job.“The Red Cross is donating $500 toward Kim’s funeral expenses,” she said. “Kayla lost everything. It’s bad enough to lose your home and all your belongings in a fire, but to lose your mother, it’s just unimaginable.”...
Monday, September 12, 2016Cpl. Larry M. DunnErin Edgemon eedgemon@al.com The remains of an 18-year-old Cullman man, who was declared missing in action during the Korean War, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial.Army Cpl. Larry M. Dunn was a member of Company B, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, when his unit was fighting through a roadblock that was heavily defended by enemy forces near Sonchu, North Korea on Dec. 1, 1950, according to the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.Dunn went missing during the battle.According to the Department of Defense, Dunn never appeared on any list of the captured released by North Korea or the Chinese Communist Forces, nor did any repatriated Americans report that he was a fellow prisoner in any internment camp in North Korea.Because of lack of information, the Army declared Dunn deceased as of Dec. 31, 1953.Dunn will lie-in-state at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home at 255 County Road 1435 in Cullman on Sept. 14-16 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. to allow the community to pay their respects and sign the me...
Monday, July 11, 2016Trinity and Mary Busbey Byrd of Decatur. Taylor Sheats is also survived by her fiancé, Juan Lugo of Katy; and her godchild, Leo Sanchez.Taylor Sheats was born in Huntsville, while Madison was born in Cullman. Their mother, Christy Sheats, attended Austin High from 1989 to 1991 but did not graduate. Their father, Jason, graduated from East LawrenceAccording to her obituary, Taylor had recently enrolled at the University of Houston to pursue a degree and career in medical diagnostic sonography. Madison was a rising senior at Seven Lakes High School where she was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society.Complete obituaries can be found at www.sheltonfuneralhome.net.Sheriff: Wife wanted to make husband sufferChristy Sheats, 42, "had ample time" on Friday to shoot Jason Sheats after she called a family meeting at their home west of Houston, Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls said during a news conference. Jason Sheats, 45, thought his wife was going to discuss a possible divorce to the couple's daughters, Nehls said, but she instead shot Madison Sheats, 17, and Taylor Sheats, 22.The children and Jason Sheats ran outside, but Christy Sheats followed them out and shot her eldest daughter again. A responding officer later shot and killed her when she refused orders to drop her gun. Jason Sheats was not injured."She accomplished what she set out to do, and that is to make him suffer," Nehls said, adding that Jason Sheats told investigators Tuesday about the sequence of events, details about the couple's crumbling marriage and Christy Sheats' bouts of depression.The tension among family members had grown recently when Taylor Sheats ...
Monday, July 11, 2016I could find, and gave dates if they were available.Alabama Boys Industrial School. Reformatory school that operated in the East Lake area of Birmingham from 1909-1975.The Alabama Odd Fellows Home in Cullman. Founded in 1910 by the Rebekah Assembly, International Order Odd Fellows. The building now in use as Childhaven.Alabama Maternity and Infants Home in Mobile. Run by Sister Cephas of the Little Sisters of the Poor Mobile. Dates unknown, listed in 1921 report "Alabama Childhood."Alabama Methodist Orphanage opened in 1890 in Summerfield and moved to Selma in 1911. Still operates as United Methodist Children's Home.Alabama Masonic Home in Montgomery. Opened 1912 by the Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M. for "indigent master masons in good standing, and widows and orphans of deceased master masons;" both sexes admitted," according to the "History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography,...
