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Bobby Joe Thomas
Jan 12, 2021
Bobby Joe Thomas, 75, of Arab, passed away on January 12, 2021. He was born March 7, 1945, in Cullman County, to Carl Willard and Ollie Mae Bush Thomas.
Mr. Thomas was retired. He provided for his family as a truck driver for many years. Bobby also served in the United States Army and his sacrifice and service to our...
Donald Ray Lewis, Jr.
Jan 11, 2021
Donald Ray Lewis, Jr., (known by those who knew him well as “Donnie Buckwheat Lewis”) 53, of Cullman, passed away on January 11, 2021. He was born March 11, 1967, in Jefferson County, to Donald Ray Lewis, Sr., and Janice Marie Grubbs.
Mr. Lewis was a handyman by trade. He was talented in many areas and he could do a...
Lila Mae Edwards
Jan 5, 2021
Lila Mae Edwards, 82, of Cullman, passed away on January 5, 2021. She was born January 3, 1939, in Morgan County, to Lester and Vernice Miller Cheatham.
Mrs. Edwards was a hard worker. She worked several different jobs throughout her life, including making cigars at the cigar plant and working in a machine shop. Lila was a wife and mom...
Barry Glenn Howse
Jan 4, 2021
Barry Glenn Howse, 71, of Cullman, passed away on January 4, 2021. He was born May 17, 1949, in Cullman County, to Elonzoe and Marzell Lovvorn Howse.
Mr. Howse was a welder by trade, and he worked for Americold Industries for over thirty years. He enjoyed hunting and the outdoors, but his passion was Auburn football. Barry was an avid Auburn...
Hugh "Bud" Battles Montgomery, Jr.
Jan 2, 2021
Hugh Battles Montgomery, Jr., known by most as “Bud”, passed away on January 2, 2021. He was born July 20, 1949, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Hugh Battles Montgomery, Sr. and Meta Perkins Hightower.
Bud was a true patriot, having served in the Army, Army Reserves, and Army Guard. He retired from military service as a major, after twenty-four years of...
Nina Francine Hayes
Jan 2, 2021
Nina Francine Hayes, 89, of Cullman, passed away on January 2, 2021. She was born May 19, 1931, in Falkville, Alabama.
Mrs. Hayes was a homemaker and she enjoyed needlepoint and well as cooking for her family. She was a member of Victory Christian Fellowship Church, in Holly Pond, and treasured her church family. Nina was a mother, grandmother, and...
Donald Royce Wisener
Jan 1, 2021
Donald “Donnie” Royce Wisener, 64, passed away peacefully at his home in Blountsville, Alabama, on January 1, 2021. Donnie had a heart of gold and lived life to the fullest. He was an artist, storyteller, songwriter, and bird enthusiast. He loved spending time with his family and friends and raising his beloved chickens. He is preceded in death by his...
Sandra Eileen Sims
Dec 27, 2020
Sandra Eileen Coker Sims, 65, of Eva, passed away on December 27, 2020. She was born February 7, 1955, in Cullman County.
Mrs. Sims graduated Holly Pond High School in 1973, and went on to become a CNA, most recently employed with Summerford Nursing Home. Sandra retired November 24, of this year, and was looking forward to spending time with...
Barbara Hooper Ellsworth
Dec 25, 2020
Barbara Holley was born in Birmingham, Alabama on December 30, 1938 to Velma and Clyde Holley. She was 4 years old when her mother accepted the truth written in God’s Holy Word and became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Barbara was baptized in 1951. In 1956 she moved to Cullman County
She has lived in Montana, Washington State, Idaho, New Mexico,...
Juanita Moore
Dec 24, 2020
Juanita Moore, 93, of Eva, passed away on December 24, 2020. She was born February 23, 1927, to Oscar and Pananna Dendy Johnson.
After graduating from Eva High, Mrs. Moore worked in the medical records department at the TB Hospital in Flint. She also worked at the Fairview Superette in later years. Mrs. Moore was most recently a homemaker and...
Karen Hanson
Dec 22, 2020
Karen Tipton Hanson, 64, of Joppa, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. She was born February 27, 1956, in Arab, Alabama, to Conrad and Sue Henderson Tipton.
Karen was a cosmetologist for forty-two years and she owned and operated her own salon for many of those years. When Mrs. Hanson was not in the salon, she could be...
Glenn V. Wadsworth
Dec 22, 2020
Glenn Virgil Wadsworth of Hueytown (later Holly Pond), Alabama left his earthly body behind on December 22, 2020. The Bible says to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord so he made it just in time to celebrate how Heaven met earth with Jesus himself. Waiting there for him (in order of their departure)...
Judy Kaye Huddleston
Dec 21, 2020
Judy Kaye Huddleston, 69, of Holly Pond, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020. She was born September 23, 1951, to J.B. and Dorothy Dunkin Neal.
Mrs. Huddleston was an elementary school teacher for thirty-one years at Holly Pond School, and she continued to mold and guide children as she served as a substitute teacher up until the time of...
Jeremiah Nathaniel Sansing
Dec 19, 2020
Jeremiah Nathaniel Sansing, 25, of Cullman, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020. He was born March 17, 1995, in Jefferson County to Paul Edward Sansing, Jr. and Rebecca Simmons.
Jeremiah enjoyed skateboarding and biking. He could do amazing tricks and stunts with both his board and his bike. Jeremiah was talented with electronics and was known to take them...
Butch Hall
Dec 14, 2020
Butch Hall, 68, of Cullman, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020. He was born May 18, 1952, in Aiken, South Carolina, to Noel Orbia Hall, Sr. and Dorothy Greer Miller.
Mr. Hall is preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Greer Miller, and a daughter, Amber Gilliand.
Survivors include his wife, Melanie Yeager Hall; daughters, Sarah Jean and her...
Lillie James Ferrell
Dec 11, 2020
Lillie Ferrell, 76, of the Walter Community, passed away December 11, 2020. She was born January 1, 1944, in Cullman County, to Benjamin and Ruby Sherrer Robertson.
Mrs. Ferrell is survived by her husband, Henry Warren Ferrell; daughters, Lisa (Todd) Thompson, Janet (Chris) Abbott; grandchildren, Anthony (Jennifer) Ferrell, Courtney Thompson, Tyler Roat, Kaytlin Abbott; great-granddaughter, MacKayla Ferrell; brother, Wayne (Martha)...
Anthony Gene Yates
Dec 8, 2020
Anthony Gene Yates, 52, of Holly Pond, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. He was born June 28, 1968, in Marshall County, to Donald Gene Yates and Gladys Louise Arrington.
Mr. Yates enjoyed football and the outdoors. Before his retirement, Anthony worked as a dog catcher for the City of Huntsville. He was full of mischief and was always...
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...
