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Billy Joel "Joe" Creel
Nov 24, 2020
Billy Joel “Joe” Creel, 62, of Arab, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. He was born on January 3, 1958, in Marshall County, to Joel Billy and Donna White Creel.
Mr. Creel was talented with computers. Joe owned and operated a computer repair shop in Eagleville, Tennessee, for many years. He was also a volunteer firefighter, with the Eagleville...
Larry D. Saint
Nov 21, 2020
Larry D. Saint, 72, of Cullman, passed away on November 21, 2020. Mr. Saint was born April 5, 1948, in Marshall County, to Hubert Lee and Gladys Couch Saint.
Mr. Saint was a longtime resident of his community. He attended New Home Baptist Church and was a Freemason, as well as a Scottish Rite. Larry was a veteran of the United States...
Noah "Skip" Ritter Compton, Jr.
Nov 14, 2020
Noah “Skip” Ritter Compton, Jr., 63, of Cullman, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020. He was born September 14, 1957, in Richlands, Virginia, to Noah Ritter Compton, Sr., and Lottie Geneva Lester.
Mr. Compton was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and a member of the American Legion Post #4 in Cullman. Noah was proud of...
Martha Lee Nelson
Nov 10, 2020
Martha Lee Nelson, 67, of Holly Pond, passed away on November 10, 2020. She was born September 15, 1953, to R.B. and Cora Lee Hardin Clem.
Martha enjoyed the beauty of the birds, and she enjoyed watching them as they busied themselves in her yard. Martha also loved a good yard sale and the treasures that could be found hidden...
Talmadge "Bud" Alton Smith
Oct 28, 2020
Talmadge “Bud” Alton Smith, 83, of Cullman, passed away on October 28, 2020. He was born June 25, 1937, in Cullman County, to Talmadge A. and Lily Mae Hesterley Smith.
Mr. Smith was a farmer and a teacher. He taught at both Cold Springs and Vinemont, where he taught school, coached, and drove the bus.
Bud is preceded in death...
Mary Nell Drinkard
Oct 25, 2020
Mary Nell Hill Drinkard, 80, of Holly Pond, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020. She was born August 25, 1940, to Albert McCay and Dorothy Mae McCay Hill.
Mrs. Drinkard was a lifetime resident of the Holly Pond area. Mary was known and loved by many in our community. She worked in the snack store at Holly Pond...
Jeanette Trusty
Oct 18, 2020
Jeanette Trusty, 65, of Blountsville, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020. She was born February 25, 1955, in Cullman, Alabama, to Arvell and Maggie Thomas Hooper.
Ms. Trusty was a homemaker, as well as the fan of a good nap. Her children fondly recall their mother playing with them. She was a fun-loving mom who wasn’t afraid of...
Ricky Creel
Oct 6, 2020
Ricky Creel, 60, of Arab, Alabama, passed away on October 6, 2020. He was born April 20, 1960, in Arab, Alabama, to Joel Billy and Donna Gay White Creel.
Mr. Creel was a member of Zion Grove Baptist Church.
Ricky was preceded in death by his father, Joel Billy Creel.
He is survived by his mother, Donna White Creel; son,...
Roger Dale Maze
Sep 20, 2020
Roger Dale Maze, 74, of Cullman, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020. He was born in Arab, Alabama, on August 8, 1946, to William and Ivella Lawler Maze.
Mr. Maze was a truck driver by trade. He loved the outdoors and spent most of his time building and working with his hands. It wasn’t unusual to find that...
Agnes Tipton
Sep 15, 2020
Agnes Fortner Tipton, 89, of Holly Pond passed away on September 15, 2020. She was born December 9, 1930, in Cullman County, to John W. and Ada Cochran Fortner.
Mrs. Tipton was a member of Brooklyn Presbyterian Church.
Agnes is preceded in death by her parents, John W. and Ada Cochran Fortner; her husband, Ray Tipton; two brothers, Johnny Fortner...
Charlotte Nadine Walker
Sep 10, 2020
Charlotte Nadine Walker, 59, of Holly Pond, passed away on September 10, 2020. She was born October 10, 1960, in Joliet, Illinois, to Floyd and Lyndal Garrison Gilliam.
Ms. Walker was a world traveler and was always ready for an adventure. She was simply fearless and enjoyed new and exciting opportunities. Charlotte enjoyed flowers and gardening, everything she touched flourished...
James Curtis Lambert
Sep 9, 2020
James Curtis Lambert, 93, of Odenville, Alabama, passed away on September 9, 2020. He was born September 25, 1926, in Cullman, Alabama, to Glovus Vinus and Emma Chambers Lambert.
Mr. Lambert served our country with honor in the United States Navy and he was a WWII veteran. Curtis was a member of the Masonic brotherhood, Guy T. Smith #883 F...
Dalton Matthew Bannister
Aug 15, 2020
Dalton Matthew “Matt” Bannister, 36, of Holly Pond passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020. He was born November 16, 1983, to Barry William Bannister and Anita Martin Bannister.
Matt is survived by his father, Barry Bannister and wife, Wendy; his mother, Anita Bannister; son Raylon Dillon Bannister; daughters, Mahala Brook Fillmore and Emma Bryleigh Bannister; sister, Amanda Bannister Clay and...
Daniel Sweatmon
Aug 11, 2020
Daniel Sweatmon, 89, of Cullman, passed away on August 11, 2020. He was born March 5, 1931, in Blount County, to Daniel and Emma Yancey Sweatmon.
Mr. Sweatmon loved to garden. He was an Assembly Worker, working for Americold for many years until his retirement, and also served our country honorable in the United States Army.
Daniel is preceded in...
Eva "Lesa" Lee Edwards
Aug 10, 2020
Eva Lee “Lesa” Edwards
Eva Lee “Lesa” Edwards, 65, of Holly Pond, entered into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on Monday morning, August 10, 2020. She was born in Dyersburg, Tennessee, on October 13, 1954, to David Lee Stephens and Joan G. Gourley.
Lesa loved to draw and was also gifted in interior design. Everything she touched became...
Vicky Rena Glispie
Jul 31, 2020
Vicky Rena Glispie, 61, of Holly Pond, passed away on July 31, 2020. She was born January 6, 1959, to Edward Esco and Barviedeen Hendrix Patterson in Haleyville, Alabama.
Mrs. Glispie is preceded in death by her father, Edward Esco Patterson.
She is survived by her mother, Barviedeen Hendrix Patterson; husband, Howard Glispie; son, Brian Glispie; daughters, Jessica Fallin and...
Edna Christine Wise
Jul 25, 2020
Christine Shaw Wise, 93, of Holly Pond, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020. She was born July 5. 1927 to Elbert and Mamie Ellard Shaw. Mrs. Wise was a member of First Baptist Church of Holly Pond, where she taught Sunday School, Bible School and was active in several church committees and projects . Mrs. Shaw was also a member of...
Kimberly Ann Martin
Jul 8, 2020
Kimberly Ann Martin, 54, of Holly Pond, passed away on July 8, 2020. She was born September 20,1965, in Cullman County, to Kenneth and Martha Collins Martin.
Kimberly was a homemaker as well as a caregiver. She was the life of the party and always happy. Kimberly loved to help other people, no matter the sacrifice to herself. She enjoyed...
Jason Mark Howard
Jun 3, 2020
Jason Mark Howard, 41, of Cullman, passed away Wednesday June 3, 2020. Jason was born to Mark and Debbie Howard in Cullman, Alabama May 17, 1979.
Survivors include his parents, Mark and Debbie Howard; wife, Brittani Nicole Howard; son, Brody Lee Howard; daughters, Emma Grace Howard and Ava Howard; sister, Tracey Stephens (Tony); nieces, Erin Rowel (Austin) and Kaitlyn Stephens;...
Lessie Mae Duke
May 31, 2020
Lessie Mae Duke, 81, of Walter, passed away on May 31, 2020. She was born May 18, 1939, to Coy Lee and Maggie Elrod Hudson in Marshall County, Alabama.
Ms. Duke loved to work in her yard. She spent many hours making her yard beautiful. Lessie was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was the mother of five, grandmother...
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