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Gregory Allen Pierce
May 31, 2022
Gregory Allen Pierce, 39, of Holly Pond, Alabama, passed away on May 31, 2022. He was born February 27, 1983, in Mobile, Alabama, to Robert Leslie Pierce Jr., and Vickie Christopher Pierce.
Greg was a proud veteran of the United States Navy. He was involved in the Cullman Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans. Greg was proud of his military...
James Loyd Smith
May 31, 2022
James Loyd Smith, of Holly Pond, Alabama, passed away on May 31, 2022. Mr. Smith was 87 years old. He was born in Cullman County, Alabama, on January 7, 1935, to Jesse James and Dora Mae Ramsey Smith.
Loyd loved to work. A mechanic by trade, Mr. Smith enjoyed working on cars even after his retirement. Loyd played an important...
Franklin E. "Gene" Castleberry
May 28, 2022
Franklin E. “Gene” Castleberry, 87, of Cullman, Alabama, passed away on May 28, 2022. He was born to Jernigan and Nellie Kilcrease Castleberry on August 30, 1934, in Griffin, Georgia.
Mr. Castleberry was a member of Center Point Baptist Church. Gene served his country honorably in the United States Air Force. He also served as the Chief of Police in...
Carl Edward Legg
May 27, 2022
Carl Edward Legg, 89, of Cullman, Alabama, passed away on May 27, 2022. He was born November 20, 1932, in Morgan County, Alabama, to James Richard and Stella Wilhite Legg.
Mr. Legg was a member of Welcome Baptist Church where he and his wife enjoyed worshipping with their brothers and sisters in Christ. Carl was a veteran of the United...
Kathy Cagle Mitchell Duskin
May 22, 2022
Kathy Cagle Mitchell Duskin, 67, of Vinemont, Alabama, passed away at her home, on Sunday morning, May 22, 2022, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Kathy was born, in Cullman County, on September 11, 1954, to Doyle and Ola Mae Crocker Cagle.
Mrs. Duskin was a hard worker. She most recently worked, over thirteen years, in the assembly department...
Jerry H. Sullins
May 17, 2022
Jerry H. Sullins, of Cullman, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. He was 70 years old. Mr. Sullins was born December 4, 1951, in Cullman County, to David and Margaret Culwell Sullins.
Mr. Sullins was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church. He was a carpenter by trade and was a very hard worker. Jerry was a giving...
Margaret Vaudean "Dean" Crumbley
May 9, 2022
Margaret Vaudean “Dean” Crumbley, 83, of Cullman, passed away on Monday morning, May 9, 2022. Dean was born to Gilbert Lee and Lola Irene Bice Barnett on May 30, 1938, in Cullman County, Alabama.
Mrs. Crumbley was a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking and she adored children. Dean loved spending time with her many nieces and nephews, and she will be...
Sarah A Holcomb
May 2, 2022
Sarah A. Holcomb, 76, of Cullman, Alabama, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022. Sarah was born October 14, 1945, in Cullman County, to Winford and Avillar Hooper Denney.
Mrs. Holcomb was a faithful member of Antioch Baptist Church. She served as a Sunday School teacher and helped often in Vacation Bible School. Sarah loved her church, and her church...
Lois Jean Graves Ellard
Apr 29, 2022
Lois Jean Graves Ellard passed away on April 29, 2022, at the age of 95. She was born January 21, 1927, in Blountville, Alabama, to Joseph Higdon and Lena Burgess Graves.
Mrs. Ellard was a member of Holly Pond First Baptist Church. She helped raise many of the children of our community in the church nursery. Lois’ love for children...
Edna Ophiley Brock
Apr 7, 2022
Edna Ophiley Brock, 73, of Cullman, Alabama, passed away on April 7, 2022. She was born in Cullman County, Alabama, to Winford Othell and Avillar Helen Hooper Denney, on March 20, 1949.
Before her retirement, Mrs. Brock worked as both a truck driver and a seamstress. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, and flea markets. Edna loved her family, and her children,...
Terry Glenn Thomas
Apr 6, 2022
Terry Glenn Thomas, of Baileyton, Alabama, passed away on April 6, 2022. Mr. Thomas was 55 years old. He was born in Marshall County, Alabama on July 25, 1966.
Mr. Thomas worked in the construction industry. He enjoyed motorcycles and the outdoors.
Terry is survived by his spouse, Yolanda Thomas; children, Preston Jerome and Casey Thomas; Michael Tyler Thomas, Shaezalea...
Charles Floyd "Paw-Paw" Bates
Apr 6, 2022
Charles Floyd “Paw-Paw” Bates, 85, of Baileyton, Alabama, passed away the morning of April 6, 2022. Charles was born in Cullman, Alabama, to Herbert T. and Lula E. Gossett Bates on July 2, 1936.
Charles served his country in the United States Army. His honorable service to our country will forever be remembered with gratitude. Mr. Bates worked in the...
Christopher Lee Lambert
Apr 4, 2022
Christopher “Chris” Lee Lambert, 41, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away on April 4, 2022. He was born to Ronald and Rebecca Franklin Lambert on March 14, 1981.
Mr. Lambert liked country music and he also enjoyed science fiction books and movies. He loved to play Magic, a fantasy game. Chris had a big heart. He enjoyed cooking, especially when he...
Edna Yvonne Reid
Mar 28, 2022
Edna Yvonne Reid, of Holly Pond, Alabama, passed away on Monday morning, March 28, 2022. She was 95 years old. Ms. Reid was born to James Henry and Rena Bell Burgess Reid on December 21, 1926, in Cullman County, Alabama.
Ms. Reid was a member of Holly Pond First Baptist Church. She loved to be outside and enjoyed tending her...
Conrad H. Ellard
Mar 27, 2022
Conrad H. Ellard, 90, of Hanceville, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022. He was born August 1, 1931, in Cullman County, Alabama, to William Alexander and Esther Mae Gorham Ellard.
Mr. Ellard was a member of Walter Baptist Church. Conrad served honorably in the United States Army, and his service to his nation and its people is a...
Helen Faye Bailey
Mar 11, 2022
Helen Faye Gilley Bailey, 83, entered the presence of the Savior on March 11, 2022. She was born in Cullman County, Alabama, on March 15, 1938, to James Wiley and Broxie Lovell Gilley.
Mrs. Bailey was a member of Brooklyn Church. She was trained as a cosmetologist, but most recently she enjoyed being a Wal-Mart greeter. Helen loved her family....
Rickie Lynn Childers
Mar 10, 2022
Rickie Lynn Childers, 66, of Holly Pond, Alabama, passed away on March 10, 2022. He was born in Missouri, on October 15, 1955, to Norman and Margaret Chop Childers.
Mr. Childers adored his family, and he enjoyed any time spent with his children and grandchildren. He was full of mischief and enjoyed picking and playing with his family. Rickie was...
Irene Lee Cheatham
Mar 9, 2022
Irene Lee Cheatham passed away on March 9, 2022, while bravely battling cancer. She was born on May 20, 1943.
Mrs. Cheatham is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bobby Skelton; and husband, Glenn Cheatham.
Survivors include sons, David Skelton, Mike and Aleycia Skelton; daughter, Michelle Skelton; grandchildren, Eric Skelton, Sarah Stetina and Nick Stetina, Megan Skelton, Kenny and...
Lillian Reiter
Mar 1, 2022
Lillian Reiter, 92, of Arab, Alabama, passed away on March 1, 2022. She was born April 29, 1929, in Sanford, Florida, to William and Eva Brook.
Ms. Reiter is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Jimmy Reiter.
Survivors include a son, David and Kay Roseman; daughters, Peggy and Stan Haynes, Cheri and Darycus Gordon; sisters, Ruth and...
Daniel Wayne Snell
Feb 28, 2022
Daniel Wayne Snell, passed away on February 28, 2022, in Roanoke, Virginia. Daniel was 37 years old. He was born on August 18, 1984, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Randy Mark Snell and Patsy Jan Davis.
Mr. Snell is preceded in death by his father.
He is survived by his mother, Patsy Kelsoe; daughter, Karma Snell; sister, Justice Rose Snell; stepbrothers,...
