Alabama Ledger - June 2022

"In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years." _ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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Marty Owens, age 59, of Stevenson Nell Richardson, age 86, of Bridgeport Dorothy Jean Womack, age 75, of Scottsboro

Adams Brown Service Funeral Home The following Death Notices are published as a courtesy of the Alabama Ledger and local funeral homes. To include more information, or a photo of your loved one, in a future Edition of the Alabama Ledger contact us at 256-506-7368. You can also find more obit information on the Sand Mountain Obits Facebook Page. Guntersville Memorial Chapel Coleman Keith Perry passed away at age 69 Charles Raymond Graham, Jr. passed away at age 64

Wilson Funeral Home in Fort Payne Timothy Eugene Smith, age 70, of Fort Payne Willie Hunt, Jr., age 72, of Fort Payne Linda Carol Morris, age 71, of Gadsden Willmer Clevedell Essinger, age 86, of Fort Payne Ottis Owen, age 79, of Adamsburg Hoyt Larry Wright, age 71, of Fort Payne Ricky Carlton Sipsy, age 63, of Fort Payne Mary Faith Chancellor Lader, age 88, of Fort Payne Arthur "Butch" Layne, age 71, of Fort Payne W.T. Wilson Funeral Home Willie James Lyod, Jr., age 54, of Section Denise Humphries, age 62, of Pell City Martha Evelyn Parham Mitchell, age 86, of Fort Payne Shelia Sue Cason, age 73, of Albertville Mike Whitaker, age 57, of Ider Cynthia Ann Croft, age 63, of Rome, GA Karen Jenell Pruitt, age 49, of Collinsville James Ray Garmany, age 70, of Fyffe Loyd Wendell Gargus, age 66, of Crossville Charles Alonzo Gibbs, age 80, of Guntersville Audrey Croft Willoughby, age 81, of Dawson Jill Kelly, age 67, of Crossville Shawn Paul Love, age 31, of Crossville Jimmy Cisco, age 71, of Section Mary Ann Fletcher, age 68, of Fyffe Raymond Lee Pope, age 67, of Fyffe Mary Parker Peebles, age 91, of Fyffe Geraldine Whitaker, age 65, of Higdon Elvie Lee Cole, age 87, of Collinsville Bobby Ray "Bud" Masters, age 87, of Crossville Mariano Marcos Francisco, age 55, of Albertville Evelyn Faye Whitt, age 72, of Rainsville Walter Luther Townson, age 69, of Fort Payne Mary Estelle Miller, age 88, of Collinsville Daryle Larue Spence, age 62, of Fyffe Betty Burgess Pearce, age 80, of Geraldine Scott Lamar Rucks, age 58, of Geraldine Lawrence John Sider, age 64, of Rainsville John Wingfield Capps, age 56, of Sylvania Johnny Reel, age 75, of Rainsville Rita Jann Looney Myrick, age 79, of Grove Oak Judy Carol Green, age 74, or Leesbrug Vanessa Ann Higgins, age 76, of Geraldine Reita Fay Gunter, age 63, of Geraldine Elzie Dean Bailey, age 93, of Fyffe Billy Wayne Anderson, age 81, of Fyffe Matthew Hudgins, age 34, of Gadsden The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting near a Gadsden school that resulted in the death of a North Carolina man. According to a press release, on Thursday, June 9, 2022 authorities reported that an individual was attempting to make forcible entry into a marked Rainbow City patrol vehicle at which point a School Resource Officer (SRO) with the Rainbow City Police Department attempted to stop the subject. The subject, identified as Robert Tyler White, age 32, of Bunnlevel, N.C., resisted and attempted to take the officer’s firearm. Additional officers from the Gadsden Police Department responded to the scene to provide assistance. White was injured by gunfire and died. Authorities reported that the incident occurred near Walnut Park Elementary School in Gadsden, However, no children were involved over the course of the incident. No additional information was available at press time as the investigation is still ongoing. Once completed, the findings by authorities will be turned over to the Etowah County District Attorney’s Office. Florida Establishes Purple Alert System The State of Florida will begin issuing Purple Alerts on July 1, 2022. The Purple Alert will be used to assist in the location of missing adults suffering from mental, cognitive, intellectual or developmental disabilities. The Purple Alert Criteria include (1) The person is 18 or older and does not qualify for a state or local level Silver Alert; (2) The person has an intellectual or developmental disability, brain injury or another physical, mental or emotional disability that is not related to substance abuse and does not have Alzheimer’s disease or a dementia- related disorder; (3) The local law enforcement agency’s investigation concluded the disappearance poses a credible threat of immediate danger or serious bodily harm to the missing person and they can only be returned to safety through law enforcement intervention. (4) There is a detailed description of the missing person suitable for distribution. (5) The missing person information has been entered into Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC); and (6) Law enforcement agency recommends activation. One Dead After Shooting Near Gadsden School

Travis Buckelew, age 73, Horton John Howard Cochran, age 80, of Albertville Brian Keith Jones, age 58, of Albertville Wendell Ray Charles, age 83, of Albertville Gerald V. West, age 95, of Crossville Lula Belle Lambert Belue, age 84, of Albertville Willliam Stanford, age 59, of Horton James Doyle Lovelady, age 89, of Albertville Veneeda Childress, age 86, of Albertville Thomas Charles Moore, age 85, of Albertville Ronnie Gerald Thompson passed away at age 73 Billy Douglas Palmer, age 77, of Albertville Warner Burnham, age 80, of Albertville Gary Spencer Lesley, age 44, of Warrior Cindy Curry Rains, age 58, of Albertville Grady Ray Holder, age 79, of Grant Sara Nell Hipp, age 94, of Albertville Pauline Coody, age 92, of Albertville Eric Croft, age 61, of Albertville Sue P. Moman, age 96, of Albertville Derek Lee Gilliland, age 27, of Blountsville Linda Jeanne Seay, age 78, of Albertville Denise Helen Davis, age 61, of Boaz Wanda Katheryn Mosier, age 79, of Albertville William Carles Putman, age 93, of Boaz Charles Edward Pate, age 70, of Albertville David "Dumas" Walker, age 70, of Albertville Rev. Charles Dixon, age 90, of Boaz Lillie Ellen Walker, age 82, of Boaz Gracie Geneva Bowen, age 95, of Boaz Don Saint, age 78, of Boaz Betty Davis Owens, age 84, of Boaz Judy Gail Massingill, passed away at age 72 Iva Pearl Gaylor, age 85, of Altoona Linda Louise Clanton, age 61, of Altoona Donnabelle Nicodemus Leeth, age 90, of Albertville Hazel Ruth White, age 85, of Boaz Kelly Roden Galligan, age 38, of Albertville Burt Funeral Home Mattie L. Smith Jones, age 82, of LaFayette, GA Phyllis Ann Thornberry Wills, age 75, of Fort Payne Margie Lee Foster, age 91, of Mentone Albertville Memorial Funeral Home Shelia Cash Bowman, age 63, of Cloudland, GA Carol Jean Shelton Reed, age 64, of Fort Payne Joan Hunter Hulgan passed away at age 80 Peggy Sue Furgerson, age 58, of Sylvania Carr Funeral Home in Boaz Glaudie Mae "Ann" Wrenn Rainwater, 95, formerly of Boaz Ella Mae Nelson, age 89, of Boaz Carr Funeral Home in Guntersville Garey Michael "Mike" Griffith passed away at age 69 Nalda Jo "Baugh" Davis, age 81, of Guntersville Kimberly Dianne Walker Shirah, age 51, of Guntersville Nancy L. Key, age 86, of Albertville Carrie Mae Suggs passed away at age 88 June Traffanstedt, age 76, of Albertville Donald Edward Hambly passed away at age 66 Sonja Karen Scott, age 82, of Guntersville Billy Charles Ursery passed away at age 91 Ernestine Kirkland Martin, age 88, of Guntersville Robert E. Hopper, age 83, of Scant City Collier-Butler Funeral Home Ilene Pentecost, age 91, of Etowah County George Leon Albright, age 93, of Pell City Carmen Rosa "Abuela" Quintero Alfaro passed away at 102 Abbas Ronagh, age 68, of Gadsden Rita Oma Kline, no age listed, has passed away Landon "Taylor" Williamson, age 40, of Rainbow City Margaret "Leona" Mathews, age 96, of Gadsden Lora Eudine Estes, age 91, of Hokes Bluff Vernon Lee Walters, age 68, of Southside Dorothy Ramsey Whittemore, age 93, of Gadsden Joe Richard Carr, age 91, of Birmingham Christopher Lee Jace Parnell, age 30, of Gadsden William Larry King passed away at age 77 Dollie Irene Goldman, age 88, of Gadsden Edd Hillman Fambrough, age 91, of Leesburg James Polk "J.P." King III, age 93, of Gadsden Daniel Wayne Brown, age 66, of Heflin Thorne Cyrus Morris, age 88, of Fort Payne Barbara Williams Stoner, age 83, of Glencoe Myron K. Allenstein, age 77, of Gadsden Ivanell Hill, age 80, of Rainbow City Raymond Michael Griffith, age 69, of Gadsden Collinsville Funeral Home Joseph Robert "JR" Bobo, age 90, of Collinsville James Harlan Smith, Sr., age 85, of Collinsville Cornerstone Funeral Chapel in Ider Rebecca Lynn Wallin, age 59, of Trenton, GA Richard Johnson, age 76, of Sylvania Gayle Marie Bryant Romans, age 74, of Higdon Jackie Levi Anderson, age 74, of Scottsboro Doris Evans Blevins, age 78, of Flat Rock Doyle Everette Ables, age 87, of Fort Payne Etta Yvonne Cooper Little, age 68, of Fort Payne Bobby George Howell, age 78, of Ider Michael Rece Hall, age 36, of Ider Theresa Hubble Wooten, age 75, of Flat Rock Crossville Memorial Chapel Donna Jane Johnston, age 76, of Crossville Ruby Inez Jolley, age 92, of Crossville Linda Sue Harper, age 78, of Crossville Geraldine Funeral Home Bobbie Nelson Long, age 69, of Crossville Ronald Starling Davis, age 78, of Geraldine (Dawson) Clarence Ray Homes, age 77, of Boaz

Rose Elaine Strickland passed away at age 78 George Theron Sumner passed away at age 89 Thomas W. Yarbrough, age 74, of Boaz Cynthia Rene Schreiber, age 59, of Guntersville Edward William Hopkins, Jr., age 61, of Guntersville Russell Smith, age 74, of Fyffe Doran Matthew Cooper, age 58, of Eva George Keith Millard passed away at age 75 William Curtis Partridge, Jr., passed away at age 78 Helen Ruth Stubblefield, age 83, of Jackson County Darlene Brown passed away at age 65 Etowah Memorial Chapel Eric Hayes Henry, age 41, of Boaz Jan Milwee, age 70, of Boaz Mildred Lucille Johnson Bargfrede, age 89, of Boaz William Shane Hall, age 59, of Boaz Timothy Clay Phillips, age 63, of Gadsden Helen Dean Rowan, age 84, of Altoona Elizabeth "Liz" Mullinax, age 59, of Albertville Robert Lee Duke, age 73, of Boaz Robert Travis Hubbard, age 80, of Boaz William "Jack" Robinson, age 72, of Altoona Terry Wayne Gilliland, age 60, of Chandler Mountain Barry Scott Nail, age 43, of Attalla Daniel Hickman Unroe, age 70, of Ider Era Pritchett Robertson, age 91, of Pisgah Jean Gibbs Roberts, age 85, of Pisgah Lori Ann Shue, age 61, of Scottsboro Mary Etta Lester-Relf, age 89, of Guntersville Margaret Cornelius, age 82, of Albertville Belinda Kaye Kelley, passed away at age 57 McRae Funeral Home in Boaz Barbara Ann Davis, age 90, of Altoona Kenneth Cody Howard, age 36, of Boaz William Shane Hall, age 59, of Boaz Kerby Funeral Home in Henagar Marshall Memorial Funeral Home Brian Jerry Fortner, age 51, of Guntersville Lanette Lowery Wrubel, age 70, of Albertville Roy Abercrombie, age 72, of Boaz Fern Nash Chitwood, age 89, of Albertville Michael Banholzer, age 72, of Crossville Donald Gibbs, age 84, of Gadsden Bobby Smith, age 74, of Albertville Merita S. Alexander, age 95, of Boaz JB David McKinney, age 87, of Albertville Thomas Wortham, age 83, of Boaz Morgan Funeral Chapel and Crematory Janice Sue Potter, age 59, of Gadsden Barbara Morgan Wagnon, age 74, of Rainbow City Scarlett Nichols George, age 73, of Altoona

David Wayne Smith, age 66, of Steele Jonathan Paul Smith, age 23, of Attalla Raymond Fred Grady, age 80, of Steele Bradley Ray Hall, age 76, of Southside

James Eddie Holdbrook, Jr., age 75, of Attalla Terri Lynn Coe Tidwell, age 57, of Altoona Russell Henry McDaniel, Sr., age 90, of Ivalee Mary Frances Battles, age 85, of Attalla Maureen Margaret Farmer, age 77, of Rainbow City Janice Nadine Carden, age 65, of Gadsden Janet Ann Cooper, age 73, of Boaz

Mary Hazel Treece, age 95, of Ashville Terry Lee Barton, age 62, of Gadsden Jimmy Ray Morris, age 76, of Ashville Elaine Moses, age 101, of Attalla Jane Terrell Farmer, age 88, of Attalla

Susan Jane Ward Stewart, age 83, of Ashville Linda I.V. Vaughn Copus, age 79, of Ashville Charlotte Annette Clifton, age 72, of Greasy Cove, AL David Brent Sanders, age 55, of Gadsden Dylan John Hill, age 20, of Attalla Christopher L. Stone, age 61, of Attalla Rainsville Funeral Home Glenn Hyde, age 87, of Rainsville Dorothy Sears, age 73, of Fyffe Milton Hulsey, age 67, of Fort Payne David Murdock, age 57, of Albertville Betty Ruth Bouldin, age 89, of Rainsville Joyce Williams, age 77, of Rainsville Jerry Long, age 77, of Rainsville Jimmy Lee Campbell, age 65, of Boaz Martha Elizabeth Rose Wooten, age 86, of Rainsville Jackie Ray Lewis, age 62, of Fyffe Bobby Joe "BJ" Horton, age 90, of Sand Valley Martha Alice Teague Owen, age 90, of Fort Payne Mack Brookshire, age 76, of Rossville, GA Kathy Croft Mitchell, age 70, of Rainsville Betty Dutton, age 71, of Henagar Ernest Loyd Bell, Jr., age 87, of Section Section Funeral Home Wesley Jordan Warren, age 31, of Dutton Van Hubert Crawford, age 83, of Dutton Crystal Shankles, age 45, of Dutton Russell Lee, age 69, of Bridgeport Amy Henry, age 88, of Bridgeport Wilma George, age 78, of Scottsboro Robert Dillard, age 67, of Scottsboro Tommy David Knotts, no age listed, of Dutton The Valley Funeral Home

Melissa Gibson, age 41, of Scottsboro Rhonda Clayton, age 61, of Scottsboro Paul Thomas Steele, age 73, of Sevenson John Edward Kirk, age 80, of Stevenson Hunter McCary, age 16, of Stevenson Tracy Lynn Wilbourn, age 56, of Scottsboro Crystal Louis Tate, age 42, of Bridgeport

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