Obituaries

Nov 29, 2016

Virginia Blackwood passed away on November 29, 2016, at the Eliza Coffee Hospital in Florence, AL. Departing this life, her pain is now gone and she remains forever at rest in the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

She was Born in Holly Pond, Alabama on April 11, 1930, the second of five daughters to William Ottis and...

Nov 28, 2016

Services for Mrs. Veneda Chambers Daniel, age 82 of Holly Pond (passed away late Monday evening), will be at 11 am on Thursday, December 1, at Pleasant View Baptist Church. She will lie instate at the church one hour prior to the service.

Mrs. Daniel was born in Cullman County to James Otto and Dessa Mabrey Chambers. At the time of her...

Nov 25, 2016

William Clifton Dunlap 90 passed away peacefully in his sleep at Westminster Assisted Living in Cullman on November 25, 2016. Preceded in death by his parents Tom and Effie Mae Dunlap, his beloved wife Iva Lee “Boots” and son, David Lee. He leaves behind two siblings, Tommy Dunlap (Dianah) of Lafayette, TN and Lucille Gilley of Brooklyn, AL; 3 sons,...

Nov 22, 2016

Joyce Marie Gregory

Funeral Services for Mrs. Joyce Marie Freeman Gregory, age 65 of Holly Pond will be at 11 am Friday, November 25, 2016 at Holly Pond Funeral Home Chapel. Interment following at Etha Cemetery.

Mrs. Gregory passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. She was a Breakfast Manager at Jack’s in Holly Pond for 10 years, before her...

Nov 16, 2016

Funeral services for Milton Fate Whitehead, age 78 of Holly Pond, will be at 2:oo pm on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Holly Pond Funeral Home Chapel.Interment following the service at Eidsons Chapel Cemetery.  

Mr. Whitehead was born in Blount County to Fate Arthur and Mary Lou Hill Whitehead in 1938. He passed away on November 16, 2016.

Mr. Whitehead...

Nov 7, 2016

Melvin F. Johnson, age 75, of Hanceville, passed away at his home Monday, November 7, 2016.  He was born in Lauderdale County, Alabama to Henry and Moe Belle Savage Johnson. His occupation was a fitter with NAFCO and was a member of  Church of God.   

Mr. Johnson is predeceased by his parents; brothers, Henry Johnson, Jr. and Jerry Wayne Johnson;...

Oct 20, 2016

Barbara Trussell

Funeral Services for Mrs. Barbara Sue Olinger Trussell, age 59, of Holly Pond, will be at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Holly Pond Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne Wisner and David Chambers officiating. Interment following at Union Grove Cemetery.

Mrs. Trussell passed away on October 20, 2016 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born...

Oct 19, 2016

Debra Lawrence

Mrs. Debra Lawrence, age 59, of Cullman, passed away at her residence surrounded by family late on Wednesday evening, October 19, 2016. She was born in 1957 to Jackson and Georgia Springer Freeman in Cullman, Ala.

Mrs. Lawrence was a computer operator at Walmart Distribution for 30 years; a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church, where she was a large part of...

Oct 14, 2016

Jerry Lee Leathers

Funeral Services for Mr. Jerry Lee Leathers, age 74 of the Center Point Community will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Center Point Baptist Church. Burial in the adjoining cemetery. Albert Dean Estes, Tim Collier, and Jeff Folds will officiate the service.

Mr. Leathers passed away on October 14th surrounded by his family. He...

Oct 7, 2016

Graveside service for Darrell Roger Fortner, age 69 of Holly Pond, will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Brooklyn Cemetery. Kenneth Little officiating.

Mr. Fortner was born in Marshall County, Ala. to Johnie and Evelyn Francis Hanson Fortner in 1947. He passed away on October 7, 2016 in Cullman County, AL.

He is preceded in...

Oct 6, 2016

Mr. Donald 'Duck' Wright, age 68 Holly Pond, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Cullman County, AL to Joseph A. and Wynona Bussey Wright. He was a member of Holly Pond First Baptist Church.

Mr. Wright was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Doris Fay Wright; a stepson,...

Sep 25, 2016

Ms. Betty Burdette, 49, of Holly Pond, passed away on Sunday morning at her home.

She was born in Cullman County to James Lee Isbell and Betty Ann Anderson Isbell.

She is survived by her daughters, Vanessa Swann and Lexi Millican; brother, Randy Isbell; sister, Bridget Isbell; and grandson, Zayden Horton.

Funeral service for Ms. Burdett will be 2:00 p.m.Tuesday,...

Sep 13, 2016

Funeral services for Carolyn Burrow Ward, age 77, of Fairview will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 15th at Holly Pond Funeral Home Chapel, interment following at Holly Pond Cemetery. Tim McCormick officiating.

She was born in Cullman County to Phillip Burrow and Pearl Feemster Burrow in 1939. Ms. Ward passed away on Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 at her residence.

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Sep 11, 2016

Mrs. Lena Mae Brooks, 83 of Holly Pond, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at her residence.

Sep 10, 2016

   Mrs.Nancy Bishop, age 71, of Mt. Grove community in Blount County, passed away at her home surrounded by her husband and  family, late Saturday morning, September 10, 2016.  She was born in Blount County to Cleveland and Ethel Smith Butts.  Mrs. Bishop was a member of Mt. Grove Baptist Church.

   Predeceased in death by her parents; son, Greg Bishop;...

Sep 8, 2016

David Byron Thomas, age 41, of Berlin, passed away unexpectedly early Thursday morning. He was born in Blount County to Carl David and Edna Robberson Thomas and is a member of Berlin Baptist Church.  David is preceded in death by his brother, Michael Bradley Thomas.

Survivors are his parents, Carl David and Edna Robberson; son, Breck Finley Thomas; sister, Amanda Louise Thomas;...

Sep 3, 2016

Mrs. Donna Kay Whisenant, age 64 of the Birdsong community passed away late Saturday evening, surrounded by her family.  She was born in Cullman County to Argin Lee and Elrose Barton Goodlett. Mrs. Whisenant was a loyal member and supporter of Holly Pond Church of Christ and worked at the Cullman County Sherriff’s Office in the Records Department. Preceded in...

Sep 2, 2016

Aug 11, 2016

Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Weeks, 88 of the Center Point Community, will be at 2:00 PM Sunday, August 14th at Holly Pond Funeral Home Chapel. Interment following in Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery.

She was born in Fayette, AL to John Duckett and Etta Pannell Duckett in 1928. Mrs. Weeks passed away on August 11, 2016.

She is...

Aug 8, 2016

Maggie Marie Self, age 86, of Altoona, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016 in Birmingham. She was born in Blount Co. to Denson Haynes and Minnie Blackwood Haynes.

She is predeceased by her parents; husband of 61 years at the time of his passing, G.L. Self; daughter, Regina Green; brother, Eldridge Haynes; sisters, Elaine Strickland and Margie Bryson.

Ms. Self...