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Gaston Earl Grayson
Funeral services were held January 14
Deacon Gaston Earl
Grayson 6f'Dixon Mills,
passed away z:iiJtiaary 8,
2012 at 4 00t P .at ,Mobile
Infirmary inMod[ie
Funeral services were held
on Saturday, January 14, 2012
at 12:00 EM. at Rockbabylon
Baptist CIur& in Dixons
Mills. Pastor NomTPauley
was Offic!09n, g uMinister.
Pallbearers were Deacons of
the church• ower earers
were ,-.gr, andd,a.ughters.
Interment" va .... ":'{fi' "Polly
Robinson Cemete'r. Final
arrangements : ;trused to
Abemathy's Ptnerai'H0me.
He leav,t%cnsh his
rr ;mones at;wng arid devot-
ed wife, Jeanette Grayson; his
father, E np)L.ryon; his
loving children: Son: Kerry
Grayson (Jessica), Elbum,
Illinois and his children:
Mycalya Grayson, Triston
Grayson, Alyvia Grayson,
Kyler Grayson and Wyatt
Grayson;. o:• .;Anthony
Grayson, Sr. (Lashonda),
Fayetteville, C,-and his chil-
dren: Laledra Momque
Grayson, Anthony',Grayson,
Jr., Mara Chalese Grayson,
Dallas Kerry Grayson and
Chayse ,Sirane Grayson;
Daughter niql 6(ayson-
Howard (iei'fia, Huntswlle,
and her b&ei: : Jonique
Robinson, D'Marion Grayson,
and Kelvohn Howard; god-
daughter, Latonya Lockett,
Dixons Mills, goddaughter,
Carla Thomas, Dixons Mills,
godson, Jaylan Carter,
Thomasville, god grandchil-
dren: Bryan Thomas, Dixon
Mills, Cassandra Thomas,
Dixons Mills, Roderick
Thomas, Dixons Mills, great
god grandson, known as T. J.
of Dixons Mills; god sisters:
Elouise McCarthy,
Jacksonville, FL., Liza Jones
and husband Marshall James
of Saraland, brother James
and Ida White, Dixons Mills,
and a host of other relatives,
and many, many friends.
Deacon Gaston Earl
Grayson was born ,o the late
Minnie Mae Dunning
Grayson Cobb on June 9,
1940 in Dixons Mills and to
dad Emmit Grayson. He was
the grandson of the late
Merchant and Lula Mae Dial
Dunning.
At an early age, he joined
the Rockbabylon Baptist
Church. Here his member-
ship remained until his death.
He was united in holy mat-
rimony to Mrs. Jeanette
(Rodgers) Grayson. To this
union there were three chil-
dren born, Kerry, Anthony,
and Monique.
He worked at Scotch
Lumber Company in Beatrice
for 41 years and retired as a
supervisor. He retired
December 31, 2009.
Bruce00Cogle Huckabee
Graveside services were held January 21
Bruce g!e Huckabee, 83
of Kimbrough died January
18, 2012 at hi h0r0e,: He was
born December 24 1928 in
Sweet Water. He'.whs a for-
mer logger and a member of
County Line Baptist Church.
Mr. Huabee was a U.S.
Army veteran.
Graveside:faneraI services
were held at County Line
Baptist Church Cemetery on
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at
10:00 AM with Rev. Denny
Couturie .., officiating.
Condolences my be offered
at www.obryarittapelfh.com.
Arrangements by O'Bryant
Chapel Funeral Home in
Thomasq:<, , ,,
He is "'.l}[e.il. his wife,
Audrey Janice..Hucakabee of
Kimbrough son, Jimmy
Allen Huctb6e bfCrestview,
FL; son, Roger Dale
Huckabee of Kimbrough; son,
Michael Stephen Huckabee of
Mobile; daughter, Brenda
Elaine Huckabee of State
Line, MS.; son, Larry Eugene
Huckabee of Moores ValleY;
daughter, Rita Knight of
Thomasville; 18 grandchil-
dren; 21 great grandchildren;
and 1 great-great grandchild.
He was preceded in death
by his son, William Gerald
Huckabee.
Active pallbearers were
Picky Coxwell, Kerry
Coxwell, Randall Coxwell,
Anthony Sayers, Larry Moss,
and Billy George Huckahee.
Honorary pallbearers were
Dr. T.B. Darji, Ellis Dock, and
Mr. Huckabee's grandchil-
dren.
Bertha Vivian Morrison
Funeral services were held January 18
Bertha Vivian Morrison,
93, a resident of Camden,
died Monday, January 16,
2012 at Camden Nursing
Facility. She was born
Janu'2fi 9 i 8 in" Magnolia
and wa. . ",,er secretary
and booIeeper.
Funeral services were held
at O'Bryant Chapel Funeral
Home on Wednesday, January
18, 2012 t 1:00 PM with
Rev. James Morg officiat-
ing. Burial was at Magnolia
Cemetery'"; ;, ,::lagnolia.
Condolences may he offered
at www.obryantchapelfh.com.
Arrangements .by O'Bryant
Chapel Funeral Home in
Thomasville.
She was survived by broth-
er, Billy Burke (Marguerite)
Mendenhall of Magnolia; a
host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Vivian and
Bertha Mendenhall.
Active pallbearers were
Robert Williamson, Richard
Mendenhall, Picky King,
Scott Harris, Lynn Harris, and
Max Mendenhall.
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Timothy Portis
Funeral services were
Timothy "Manshake"
Portis passed away on
January 15, 2012, at the
Greene CountyNursing
Home of Eutaw.
Funeral services were held
on Saturday, January 21, 2012
at 1:00 PM at St. Thomas
AME Church in Lower Peach
Tree. Viewing hours were
Friday at the Chapel from
1:00 PM until 6:00 PM. Rev.
W. W. Nixon is pastor and
Officiating Minister. Service
of Committal was at St.
Thomas A.M.E. Cemetery•
Pallbearers were nephews and
flower bearers were nieces.
Final arrangements entrusted
to Reese Funeral Home of
Thomasville.
The surviving relatives; a
devoted wife Ruby Portis of
Linden; three children: Eddie
(Grace) Portis of
Thomasville, Jean (Gregory)
Davis of Lower Peach Tree,
held January 19
and Deborah Benjamin of
Savannah, Georgia; two chil-
dren preceded him in death
(Jesse Patrick and Sylvester
Portis); twenty six grandchil-
dren and thirty-six great
grandchildren; two brothers:
Dannie Portis and Raymond
Portis of Lower Peach Tree
and one sister, Edwin
(Gregory) Herbert of Mount
Vernon; many nieces and
nephews remember him with
love, a most devoted niece:
Georgia Hayes and a devoted
friend Mr. Forrest
Corzealious, A host of other
relatives and friends.
On June 3, 1932 Timothy
Portis was born to parents the
late Rosa and Wilson Portis
(who preceded him in death).
of Lower Peach Tree; He is
one of eight children, five
preceded him in death, (Ora,
Katy, Julia, Willie Lee, and
Jimmy Lee).
Nola Daniels Ward
Graveside services were held January 22
Nola Daniels Ward, age 79,
a homemaker of Linden, died
Friday, January 20, 2012 at
Marengo Nursing Home. She
was born May 11, 1932 in
Hugo. She was a member of
the Geneva Presbyterian
Church.
Graveside funeral services
were held at Geneva
Presbyterian Church
Cemetery on Sunday, January
22, 2012 at 2:00 PM with
Rev. Tony Earl Cannon offici-
ating. Condolences may be
offered at
www.obryantchapelfh.com.
She is survived by hus-
band, William T. Ward, Jr. of
Linden; son, William T.
(Anita) Ward, I of Sweet
Water; two brothers, Robert
Harold (Marilyn) Daniels of
Thomaston and Jasper Otto
Daniel s of Mobile; two grand-
children, William Brantley
Ward and Tillman LeGrant
Ward.
• She was preceded in death
by her parents, Robert
Johnson Daniels and Lola
Mae Cannon Daniels; two
brothers, Roland Kennedy
Daniels and Sammy Chesley
Danielsi sister, Marion
teGr4 ......
Active pallbearers were
Picky Daniels, Chet Daniels,
Aubrey Cannon, Jimbo Ward,
Gene Tolbert, and Brantley
Ward.
Honorary pallbearers were:
The Staff of Marengo Nursing
Home.
James Donald Howie
Funeral services were held January 18
James Donald Howie, 22,
a welder of Thomasville, died
Saturday, January 14, 2012.
He was born November 10,
1989 in Seguin, TX. He
attended the Springfield
Methodist Protestant Church.
Funeral services were held
at O'Bryant Chapel Funeral
Home on Wednesday, January
18, 2012 at 10:00 AM with
Rev. Mark Lambert officiat-
ing. Burial was at Choctaw
Comer Cemetery in
Thomasville. Condolences
may be offered at
www.obryantchapelfh.com.
Arrangements by O'Bryant
Chapel Funeral Home in
Thomasville.
He is survived by father,
James Michael Howie of
Thomasville; mother, Robin
Gaye Howie of Thomasville;
grandfather, James E. Howe
of Mesquite, TX.; grandmoth-
er, Barbara Howie of
Mesquite, TX.
Active pallbearers were
Chris Novem, Cody Novem,
Jay Novem, Dillion Rowel,
Trevor Bridges, and Wesley
Lambert.
Silas Seabron
Funeral services to be held January 28
Silas Seabron, 76 of
Demopolis, passed January 20,
2012 at Bryan Whitfield
Hospital in Demopolis.
Funeral Services will be held
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at
11:00 A.M. at Small Memorial
A.M.E. Zion Church in
Jefferson. Minister Linda
Hollinger, Pastor. Minister
Edward Seabron will officiate.
Interment will follow in Millers
Chapel Cemetery of
Demopolis. The remains will
repose at the church on
Saturday beginning at 10:00
A.M. Public viewing will be
Friday from 1-6 p.m. at the
funeral home• Larkin & Scott
Funeral Directors of
Demopolis, Alabama entrusted
in arrangements.
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Demopolis, Alabama 36732
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William James Dutton
Funeral services were held January 19
William James Dutton, age
80, of Demopolis, passed
away on January 16, 2012 at
Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial
Hospital in Demopolis. He
was born on November 14,
1931 in Demopolis to the late
John Daniel and Josephine
Dutton.
Funeral services were held
on Thursday, January 19,
2012 at 2 p.m. at First
Methodist Church in
Demopolis with Dr. Art
Luckie officiating and Kirk
Funeral Homes Demopolis
Chapel directing. Burial fol-
lowed in Demopolis
Memorial Gardens. The fam-
ily received friends at the
funeral home Wednesday
night from 6;30-8 p.m.
He is survived by his wife,
Eva C. Dutton of Demopolis;
two daughters, Deborah J.
Dutton of Demopolis and
Lucy D. Dutton of Houston,
Texas; son, William James
Dutton, Jr. of Jasper; two sis-
ters, Josephine D. Arant of
Stuart, FL. and Johnnie M.
Pilch of Cleveland, Ohio;
grandchildren, John M.
Dutton, Jamie L, Dutton,and
Jessica A. Madison (Caleb); 4
great grandchildren, Brennan
Griffin, Kaitlyn Dutton,
Heath Dutton, and Lilly Ann
Madison.
Besides his parents, he was
preceded in death by his sis-
ter, Ethel Douglas.
Active pallbearers were
William Allen, Scott Coley,
Jimmy Dunn, Bert Jones,
AndyEddins, and Cam
Cameron.
Honorary pallbearers were
the Methodist Men Coffee
Class, Joel Coley, Joesy
Coley, Dan Campbell, Burt
Fuller, Larry Phillips, Jim
Parr, and Joe Parr.
George Warren Keeton
Funeral services were held January 20
George Warren Keeton, age
88, of Linden, died Tuesday,
January 17, 2012 at Bryan W.
Whitfield Memorial Hospital.
He was born September 24,
1923 in Cherokee, AL
Funeral services were held
at O'Bryant Chapel Funeral
Home on Friday, January 20,
2012 at 10:00 AM with Dr.
Randy Creel and Rev. Rob
Wynne officiating. Burial
was at Linden Memorial Park
in Linden. O'Bryant Chapel
Funeral Home in Linden
directing. Condolences may
be offered at
www.obryantchapelfh.com.
He is survived by his
daughter, Georgette K. (Stan)
Sano of San Antonio, TX.; 4
sisters, Josephine Bolen of
Lancaster, TX., Ann (Bobby)
Hayes, Mary McCullough,
Neva (Joseph) Dover of
Tuscumbia, A1.; brother, Lane
Keeton of Tuscumbia; a spe-
cial grandson, Andrew
Benson of San Antonio, TX.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Joyce B. Keeton,
and 2 sisters, Elizabeth
Harper and N[e.. ,he
Z flYIL 1 "flljlllJ, ,,
• Horton Actt{e pallt.arers
• q ;el . -Lr'V,*
were Larry Lews, Nelson
Pepper, Mike Dukes, Avery
Seger, Stan Sano, and Andrew
Benson.
Honorary pallbearers .were:
His Friends at the Meals for
the Elderly.
Robert Watts
Funeral services were held January 21
Robert Watts, 57 of
Demopolis, passed January 8,
2012 in Montgomery.
Funeral Services were held
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 1
p.m. at New Morning Star
Baptist Church in Demopolis.
Rev. C. L. Franklin, Pastor.
Rev. Mitchell R. Congress,
Master Of Order. Interment
followed in Memorial
Cemetery of Demopolis.
Larkin & Scott Funeral
Directors of Demopolis,
Alabama entrusted with
arrangements.
He leaves to cherish his pre-
cious memories, four brothers,
Clarence (Sylvia) Greene,
Columbia, S.C., Andre (Rita)
Watts, Speedway, IN., Frank
Watts, Demopolis, &
Alexander (Lynn) Watts,
Lowell, MA; a host of nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends.
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Roger Dale Royals
Funeral services were held January 23
Roger Dale Royals age 65,
of Creola, died Thursday,
January 19, 2012, at Mobile
Infirmary. He was born
August 17, 1946 in Raleigh,
MS. Mr. Royals worked as a
crane operator.
Funeral services were held
at O'Bryant Chapel Funeral
Home on Monday, Januab/
23, 2012 at 2:00 pm time with
Rev. Harry Giles officiating•
Burial was at Thomaston
Cemetery in Thomaston.
Condolences may be offered
at www.obryantchapelfh.com.
Arrangements by O'Bryant
Chapel Funeral Home in
Linden.
He is survived by his wife,
Frances Glass of Creola; son,
Scott Royals of Biloxi, MS.;
brother, Thomas Edward
(Rita) Royals of Jackson,
MS.; 2 sisters, Helen Grace
Royals Frith of Raleigh, MS•;
and Mary Kathryn Atwood of
Russellville, AR.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, William
Melvin Royals and Mary
Naomi Thornton Royals, 2
sisters, Ruth Leverta Royals
Thompson and Patsy Lee
Royals Freeman.
Active pallbearers were
Perry Kearney, Floyd Ballard,
Larry Coleman, Stan Glass,
Dennis West, Bill Glass,
Danny Kelsey, and Paul
Autrey.
Honorary pallbearers were
Melvin Freeman, Tommy
Briceson, David Kelsey,
Brace Dyess, Todd Martin,
Bret Martin, Garry Glass,
Billy Keith, Butch Chestang,
and Dwain Glass•
Joan Anthony
Funeral services were
Joan Anthony, 61 of
Demopolis, passed January 15,
2012 at Bryan Whitfield
Hospital in Demopolis.
Funeral Services were held
Saturday, January 12, 2012 at
12 noon at Christian Chapel
Baptist Church of Demopolis.
Rev. Fred Moore officiant. Sis.
Johnnnie Knott, Mistress of
Order. Interment followed in
Memorial Gardens Cemetery
of Demopolis. Larkin & Scott
Funeral Directors of
Demopolis, Alabama entrusted
with arrangements.
Survivors include a devoted
held January 12
friend, Harry Moody of
Demopolis; two daughters,
Sandra Anthony of
Montgomery and Makeba
(Robert) Vaughn of Opelika;
nine grb.ndchildren; four sisters.
Betty (Richard) Carrel of
• Reform, Hope (Lucious)
Jackson of Eutaw, Beverly
(Michael) Maryland of
Montgomery; four brothers,
Donald (LaTonya) Scott of
Tmssville, Myron Scott,
Theophus Scott both of
Forkland; Robert L. Scott of
Tucaloosa ; three devoted
nieces and a host of other rela-
tives and friends.
James Jenkins
Marengo County resident passed away
With deepest and heartfelt
sympathy the Abemathy's
Funeral Home would like to
announce the passing of
James Jenkins of Marengo
County• Mr. Jenkins entered
into eternal rest on Tuesday
morning January 24, 2012 in
the Grove Hill Memorial
Hospital of Grove Hill,
Alabama. At present arrange-
ments for Mr. Jenkins they are
incomplete at this time but
will be announce later by your
Abemathy's Funeral Home.
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9n £oving fMemor3t of
"Our q-00a( Cannon"
i:.anuary 27,A9 7 - i.pi'ff 23, 2o:1:1
Blessings are
llli Forever
A son, brOther, husband, father, andafriend
these are the wondeful blessings your fe has truly
been.
Your smiling face, your warm embrace, and your
unconditional gift of love,
are just some of your best quarries that you have taken
with you above!
Someone to lean on in times of despair
Always, always there to show someone you care.
With the touch of your hand, a hug or a kiss, or just
perhaps a song you mht sing.
Lord, have mercy on us all for the joy and now sadness
this memory does bring.
A afefullofpassion anda heart made ofgold, oh the
many, many stories that will forever be told.
You had a gypsy soul that rode with the wind, it will
take an eternity, if then, for all our hearts to mend.
ow you are high on that mountain looking down with
a grin, So we will wait patiently till we see you again.
Forever missed and forever loved
Make roomfor us allin the mansion above! i
Family and Friends
!
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