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7-Year-Old Dies In ATV Crash A single vehicle crash
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Adams Brown Service Funeral Home Christopher Allen Gore, age 48, of Albertville Geneva Bell Hewett, age 91, of Albertville Sherrell Diane Parrish, age 75, of Albertville Betty Morrow, age 85, of Albertville Margie Ruth Sanders Thrash, age 94, of Albertville Wendy Kay Nolf, age 42, of Albertville Marjorie Jones, age 96, of Albertville Jeffery Edward Farr, age 60, of Albertville Linda Carol Murray, age 71, of Albertville Jimmy Ronald Scott, age 77, of Boaz Agnes Estell Pankey, age 92, of Albertville James Dennis Burgess, age 62, of Albertville Mary Helen Strickland, age 77, of Albertville Katie Irene Baum, age 87, of Albertville Barbara Ann Rowell, age 78, of Albertville Rena Alice Sampson, age 84, of Albertville Ardellia A. Kellett, age 95, of Guntersville Albertville Memorial Funeral Home Lucas Spencer Holton, age 21, of Altoona Doris Marie Yeats, age 90, of Rainbow City Martha Sue Tarvin Umphrey, age 81, of Boaz Dorothy Joyce Peak, age 89, of Huntsville Lavaughn White, age 89, of Boaz Kristy Brooks, age 50, of Boaz Lelas Loyd Beck, age 67, of Albertville Geneva Gilliland, age 88, formerly of Albertville Hanna Grace Hogeland, age 7, of Boaz Burt Funeral Home Patricia Ann Fike, age 81, of Fort Payne Cody Wayne Hughes, age 31, of Scottsboro Julia "Judy" Ann Culpepper Martin, age 81, of Fort Payne Raquel Garcia Cordova, age 67, of Fort Payne Alan McLeod Manning, age 63, of Valley Head Carr Funeral Home in Boaz Elizabeth Potter, age 68, of Boaz Richard Dennis Long, age 65, of Albertville Carr Funeral Home in Guntersville Richard Lee Buch, age 66, of Albertville Mitchell Lee Bolding passed away at age 63 James Elworth Chamlies, age 79, of Guntersville Shirley Stafford Garrett passed away at age 88 Austin Franklin Phillips, age 82, of Guntersville Patricia Carol Champion, age 78, of Guntersville Collier-Butler Funeral Home Mary Frances Pearson, age 86, of Gasdsden David Shepherd Evans, Jr., age 91, of Ashville Zaddie Maude Spinks Johnson, age 104, of Gadsden Nanci Brooks Clifton, age 63, of Glencoe James Edward Cochran, age 77, of Glencoe James "Jim" Merwin Gatgens, age 81, of Rainbow City Lee B. Daniel, age 88, of Southside Dr. Clifton Earl Osborn, age 84, of Southside Lillie Muri Lipscomb Weaver, age 92, of Southside Marzell Pope Lasseter, age 98, of Gadsden Delores Jean Kelley, age 74, of Gadsden Raymond "Matt" Matthew Brasell, age 68, of Southside Irene Lay Gargus, age 81, Coates Bend Sandra Frost Harris, age 70, of Gadsden Jason Allen Thompson, age 36, of Ashville Cecil Douglas Walden, age 72, of Gadsden Collinsville Funeral Home William Leon Anderson, age 71, of Collinsville Jesse Dale Kirby, age 44, of Pisgah Windell Gibson, age 85, of Flat Rock/Bryant Shawn Anthony Free, age 47, of Flat Rock Roland Charles Bowen, age 92, of Flat Rock Erslene Young Brown, age 79, of Henagar Chadwick "Chad" Gregory Hughes, age 30, of Flat Rock James Carlton Barrentine, age 65, of Pisgah Lisa Diane Shirley, age 56, of Dutton Betty Jo Brown Ellis, age 82, of Flat Rock James "Jody" Deaun Marston, age 55, of Fort Payne Ted "Grumpy" Giles, age 75, of Flat Rock Rev. Dee Buthune, age 79, of Bryant Ray Pete Thomas, age 81, Flackler (Crow Mountain) Harry Truman Williams, age 76, of Flat Rock Mary Ruth Corbin, age 91, of Henagar Crossville Memorial Chapel Thomas A. "Tommy" Griffin, age 84, of Crossville Cornerstone Funeral Chapel in Ider David Clifton Noblitt, age 64, of Crossville Beverly Jean Shelley, age 61, of Collinsville Harley Lasseter, age 14, of Crossville Geraldine Funeral Home Rev. John Bethel Satterfield passed away at age 88 Mary M. Mashburn, age 78, of Collinsville Jackie Thomas Myers, age 85, of Crossville Guntersville Memorial Chapel Gregory Farrell Allen, age 56, of Guntersville Charles Lenwood "Len" Lecroy, Jr., age 67, of Albertville C OLLINSVILLE D RUGS Brandon Boswell h Pharmacist/Owner h 256-524-2981 “Caring for You Like Family” 588 South Valley Avenue P.O. Box 498
Nellie Pearl Helton, passed away at age 86 Vida Sue Cornelius, age 86, of Guntersville Paul David Fortenberry passed away at age 79 Gayla Ann Holland passed away at age 74 Etowah Memorial Chapel David Arnold Dodson, age 77, of Altoona Ronald Wayne "Rah-Rah" Roberts, age 74, of Boaz Ruby Doris Gillis Keener, age 88, of Gallant Angela "Maw Maw Angel" Carroll, age 56, of Gadsden Brenda Gail Nelson Gilliland, age 61, of Steele Clayton Thomas McGarry, age 61, of Gadsden Peggy Ann McLeod Stanfield, age 79, of Attalla Janice Carolyn Cunningham, age 67, of Gadsden Linda McCright, age 79, of Boaz Theresa Benefield Hawkins, age 73, of Ivalee Community Mauntez Winkles Brown, age 95, of Boaz Johnny Scales, age 66, of Attalla James "Buddy" Howard Jr., age 62, of Boaz Kerby Funeral Home in Henagar Bobby Ray Hudgens Sr., age 67, of Flat Rock
Johnson was transported by helicopter to a nearby hospital for treatment. The crash occurred on Brock Road near Miller Road, approximately five miles west of Boaz. No additional info is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate the incident.
on Tuesday, April 5 claimed the life of a 7- year-old child in Marshall County. According to law enforcement, the child was fatally injured when the Polaris all-terrain vehicle (ATV), on which the child was a passenger, left the roadway and overturned. Patricia D. Johnson, age 28 of Boaz, the driver of the ATV, was also injured.
DEA Warns of Increase in Mass-Overdoses Involving Fentanyl
Don Davis, age 64, of Flat Rock Sam Smart, age 84, of Pisgah Carolyn Ann Tiffin, age 74, of Pisgah Gary Izell, age 66, of Sylvania Infant Myles Jett Cooley, of Pisgah Shirley Jean Strange, age 70, of Boaz Virginia T. Benson, age 94, of Albertville Edna Sue Hibbs, age 81, of Boaz Joe Hall Baggett, Sr., age 85, of Scottsboro
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The Drug Enforcement (DEA) recent sent a letter to federal, state, and local law enforcement partners warning of a nationwide spike in fentanyl-related mass-overdose events. Administrator Anne Milgramoutlined the current threat and offered DEA support to law enforcement officers responding to these tragic incidents. “Fentanyl is killing Americans at an unprecedented rate,” she said. “Already this year, numerous mass-overdose events have resulted in dozens of overdoses and deaths. Drug traffickers are driving addiction, and increasing their profits, by mixing fentanyl with other illicit drugs. Tragically, many overdose victims have no idea they are ingesting deadly fentanyl, until it’s too late.” According to the Administration DEA, Fentanyl related mass overdose events, characterized as three or more overdoses occurring close in time and at the same location, have happened in at least seven American cities in recent months, resulting in 58 overdoses and 29 deaths. Tragic events like these are being driven by fentanyl, which is highly-addictive. It has been found in all 50 states, and drug traffickers are increasingly mixing it with other illicit drugs—in powder and pill form—in an effort to drive addiction and attract repeat buyers. These mass-overdose events typically occur in one of the following
recurring scenarios: when drug dealers sell their product as “cocaine,” when it actually contains fentanyl; or when drug dealers sell pills designed to appear nearly identical to legitimate prescriptions, but are actually fake prescription pills containing fentanyl. This is creating a frightening nationwide trend where many overdose victims are dying after unknowingly ingesting fentanyl. Fentanyl is driving the nationwide overdose epidemic. The CDC estimates that in the 12-month period ending in October 2021, more than 105,000 Americans died of drug overdoses, with 66 percent of those deaths related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Last year, the United States suffered more fentanyl-related deaths than gun- and auto-related deaths combined. The DEA is working diligently to trace mass-overdose events back to the local drug trafficking organizations and international cartels responsible for the surging domestic supply of fentanyl. The DEA continues to seize fentanyl at record rates. In the first three months of 2022, the DEA has seized almost 2,000 pounds of fentanyl and one million fake pills. Last year, DEA seized more than 15,000 pounds of fentanyl—four times the amount seized in 2017— which is enough to kill every American.
McRae Funeral Home in Boaz
Richard C. Bowers, age 78, of Boaz Charles Heflin, age 86, of Boaz Talmage Holcomb, age 90, of Boaz
Morgan Funeral Chapel and Crematory Marion Harlan "Doc" Daugherty, age 82, of Southside Ester Emerson Dunston, age 82, of Steele Ann Dollar Watson passed away at age 71 Rhonda Jean Ellis, age 72, of Rainbow City Janice Darlene Osborne, age 62, of Attalla Frances Abercrombie Graham, age 84, of Attalla Harold L. Burton, age 77, of Southside Charles Lee Morgan, age 73, of Gadsden Robert Steven Sanders, age 52, of Rainbow City Meldie Jeraldine Boggs, age 80, of Steele Russell Aubrey Harris passed away at age 81 Donald Wayne Strange, age 60, of Attalla Jacqueline Kris Geer, age 44, of Gadsden Alan Lee Mullinax, age 63, of Rainbow City Beverly Dianne Cain, age 73, of Gadsden James Budd Stokes, age 83, of Attalla Rainsville Funeral Home Ryan Wesley Phillips, age 32, of Scottsboro Janice Cotton, age 58, of Centre Jessie Monroe Williams, age 73, of Fort Payne Ollie Dwight Corbin, age 78, formerly of Rainsville Wayne Dalton, age 78, of Fort Payne Cheryl Teresa Wilborn, age 65, of Rainsville Phyllis Sharp, no age listed, of Collinsville Ruby Maness, age 91, of Fyffe Jo Helen Shirey Broyles, age 84, of Albertville The Valley Funeral Home Dean Wynne, age 83, of Stevenson Nitta Jones, age 59, of Bridgeport Kathy Freeman, age 65, of Scottsboro Matthew "Buck" Rogers Stewart, age 44, of Bridgeport Gary J. Belyeu, age 70, of Southside Windell Collins, age 79, of Attalla Wilson Funeral Home in Fort Payne Dora Slater Atkins, age 83, of Fort Payne Thomas "TJ" Jefferson Warren, Jr., age 92, of Fort Payne Terry D. Stephens, age 71, of Fort Payne Gena Nicole Dumas, age 27, of Centre Marie Wallis Fortner, age 84, of Fort Payne Kenneth Maurice Edwards, age 79, of Hokes Bluff W.T. Wilson Funeral Home Johnnie Fay Champion, age 87, of Geraldine Judy West Morrow, age 74, of Fort Payne Rayford B. Phillips, age 87, of Fort Payne Jimmy Ray Wilbanks, age 69, of Crossville Jerry Lee Smith, age 76, formerly of Fort Payne Ricky Alvin Knott, age 68, of Albertville Janice E. Martin, age 73, of Rainsville Elizia Francois, age 58, of Albertville Roderick Keith Orr, age 61, of Gadsden Becky Darlene Knott, age 66, Albertville Benjamin Sheffield Strickland, age 35, of Geraldine Mary Nell Atkins, age 88, of Rossville, GA Kenneth Charles Matthews, age 29, of Ider James Wayne Floyd, age 46, of Henagar Mary Ellen Hairell, age 64, of Fort Payne Sheila Gay Patterson, age 71, of Grove Oak Terry Wayne Ramza, age 56, of Fyffe Milford Duane Williams, age 71, of Rainsville George Henry Dobson, age 83, of Fyffe Bernice Fay Satterfield, age 89, of Fort Payne Jean Alice Lawson, age 80, of Geraldine Rayford Douglas Stephens, age 81, of Scottsboro Madison Michelle "Maddie" Renfroe, age 19, of Albertville James Cameron Stephens, age 41, of Boaz Richard Larry Miller, age 82, of Rainsville Douglas McArthur "Cowboy" Williams, 79, of Crossville Dimple Yvonne Wooten, age 87, of Rainsville Anna Elizabeth Isom, age 85, Formerly of Painter John Talmadge Hairston, age 59, of Valley Head Garvin Massey, age 82, of Scottsboro Bobbie Caulder, age 82, of Stevenson Jay Warner, age 58, of Scottsboro Joshua Terrell Fennell, age 29, of Scottsboro
Two DeKalb County residents passed away in a recent vehicle accident and a third person later died. According to Alabama State Troopers, a single-vehicle crash at approximately 2:20 a.m. Saturday, April 9, has claimed the lives of Pamela R. Pike, age 51 of Henagar and her passenger, Julie W. Lankford, age 50 of Ider. State Troopers reported that both individuals were fatally injured when the 2015 Nissan Sentra driven by Pike left the roadway and struck a tree. Neither Pike nor Lankford were using a seat belt at the time of the crash and were both pronounced deceased at the scene. Another passenger, Milian D. Penick, age 56, of Henderson, Nev., was injured and airlifted to Erlanger in Chattanooga, TN. He passed away at the hospital. The crash occurred on DeKalb County 141, approximately four miles north of Ider, in Dekalb County. No additional information was available at press time as Troopers continue to investigate the incident. Three Dead After Wreck in DeKalb County
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Brandon Boswell, PharmD Pharmacist/Owner
Infant Matthias Rosas passed away Anna Ree Goza, age 85, of Rainsville
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