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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. Kerby Funeral Home in Henagar Brian Allan Martin, age 54, of Rainsville Howard Gant, age 94, of Henagar Gary Lee Roberts, age 61, of Crossville Linda Fay Sharp, age 78, of Albertville Sarah Louise York, age 81, of Albertville
Summer Murdock, age 43, of Sylvania Dorothy Jo Kenimer, age 82, of Pisgah Dorothy Louise Allen, age 79, of Rosalie Garland Gaines Frazier Jr., age 48, of Henagar Marshall Memorial Funeral Home Vonnie Hartley McGlaughn, passed away at age 86 Marie Higgins, passed away at age 79 Raseena Lynn King, passed away at age 54 Dennis Collafus Buchanan Jr., passed away at age 54 Melissa P. Strange, age 68, of Boaz Glen Williams, age 90, of Boaz Grady Alexander, age 53, of Boaz Ethel M. Kennedy, age 82, of Boaz Billy F. Smith, age 75, of Crossville Alvin Joe Johnson, age 85, of Boaz Morgan Funeral Chapel and Crematory Dixie Memory Thompson, age 77, of Attalla Kimberly Joy Blevins Jones, age 53, of Attalla James Leonard Jenkins, III, age 62, of Cedar Bluff Guy Earl Alford, age 75, of Attalla Velma Lorena Privett, age 94, of Rainbow City Bonnie Lucille Gray Hancock, age 89, formerly of Attalla Luis Lugo Cintron, age 92, of Attalla Dillon Wade Robinson, age 28, of Steele Rhonda Jean Bone Scerba, age 48, of Rainbow City Linda Stewart, age 71, of Guntersville John Paul White, age 66, of Guntersville McRae Funeral Home in Boaz Wesley Ray Wright, age 41, of Gadsden Bonnie Faye Peterson, age 89, of Steele Shalina "Sha" Proctor, age 37, of Altoona Cecil E. Etheridge, age 96, of Attalla Toni Galimore Wilbanks, age 62, of Attalla Iosner Alpet, age 48, of Rainbow City Dewey Larry Davis, age 58, of Piedmont Erma Hylton, age 82, of Centre Timothy Eugene Mobbs, age 62, of Gaylesville Anita Gibbs, age 75, of Leesburg Rainsville Funeral Home Perry Funeral Home In Centre Deidre Thorpe, age 60, of Lake Milton, Ohio Lynda Rowell Johnston, age 75, of Section David McDonald, age 45, of Scottsboro Kenneth Jackson Gilbert, age 70, of Rainsville Drew Smith, 79, of Cleveland, TN (formerly of Rainsville) Betty Jean Martin, age 61, of Horton Georgann Elizabeth McAllister, age 77, of Chipley, FL Section Funeral Home Casey VanCole Durham, passed away at age 36 Linda Sue Haynes Edmondson, age 80, of Dutton Alta Faye Robbins Headrick, age 83, of Dutton Wilson Funeral Home in Fort Payne Michael Wayne Freeman, age 65, of Fort Payne James Alan Adkins, age 66, of Collinsville Leland H. Chandler, age 88, of Fort Payne Margaret Rose Steward, age 89, of Fort Payne Jane Elizabeth Walker McAbee, age 92, of Fort Payne Odell Dukes, age 86, of Fort Payne Larry Junior Long has passed away Annie Ruth Beason Sharp, age 81, of Fort Payne Infant Genesis Lorenzo Mateo Ramirez passed away Yuliana Orozco Meza DeGonzalez, age 35, of Valley Head Nellie F. Wynn, age 79, of Fort Payne Dean Bowling, age 46, of Fort Payne Susan Brown Wigley, age 69, of Fort Payne William Joseph Rene Cry, age 91, of Fort Payne LeeDell J. Hardeman, age 92, of Fort Payne Erskin Barron Wills, age 85, formerly of Fort Payne Eva Mae Eason Trent, age 80, of Fort Payne W.T. Wilson Funeral Home Bobby Ray Wilbanks, age 81, of Section Ray Morton Feltner, age 39, of Dawson Thomas Gregory "Cornbread" Beason, age 43, passed away Virginia Pauline Mattox Peek, age 96, formerly of Rainsville Joseph Dwayne Shaddix, age 75, formerly of Cullman Buddy Larry Smith, age 73, of Boaz Mary John Bryant, age 80, of Rainsville Gary Lee Gideon, age 77 of Valley Head Elizabeth Faye Jackson, age 61, of Collinsville Patricia Ann Young, age 79, of Valley Head Foye Clines, age 92, of Fort Payne Barbara Ann Medlock, age 54, of Sylvania Mattie Fay Mitchell, age 86, of Fort Payne Johnathon David Mullinax, age 42, of Crossville Wilson Oneal Sims, age 62, of Albertville Danny Roger Lamunyon, age 75, of Rainsville Jarrod W. Moon, age 49, of Guntersville Lamaurice Hugh Weaver, age 82, of Henagar Paul Michael Williams Sr., age 61, of Scottsboro Sharon Kay Hooks, age 72, of Hoover James Ray "Pete" Whitten, age 79, of Dawson Jason Craig Murdock, age 46, of Albertville Randall "Randy" L. Oliver, age 76, of Millbrook, AL Earl Wilson McGee, age 88, of Sand Mountain Curtis Gordon "Curt" Harvell, age 65, of Fort Payne
Phillip Lamar Brown, age 44, of Guntersville Shirley Ann Keener, age 66, of Albertville Beulah Ruth Mullican Moman, 89, formerly of Albertville Cloma Del "Rogers" Head, age 102, of Albertville Albertville Memorial Funeral Home Doris Imogene Mitchell, age 88, of Albertville Thomas Ricky Buckelew, age 71, of Horton Glenda Ann Pendley, age 75, of Albertville Larry Joe Cornelius, age 86, of Albertville Terry Lynn Silvers, age 59, of Boaz Rebecca Sue Hayes Sims, age 73, of Albertville Adriana Luna-Martinez, age 28, of Albertville Tricia Dawn Toole Garner, age 49, of Horton Carol Peppers Beaird, age 71, of Albertville Louis Shelton Dickie, age 63, of Boaz Joan Francis Dixon, age 88, of Boaz Martha Elaine Autrey, age 68, of Albertville Jimmy Dale Hedricks, age 76, of Albertville Burt Funeral Home Norma Lee Ashbrener, age 93, of Fort Payne Kenneth Hammond Sr, age 90, of Valley Head Cody Allen Williams, age 34, of Fort Payne Martha Freeman MaKeehan, age 66, of Fort Payne Ronald Jerry Slaton, age 73, of Valley Head Mary Alice Clark, age 74, of Valley Head Carr Funeral Home in Boaz Charles David Dixon, age 60, of Gadsden Carr Funeral Home in Guntersville Frances Louise Smith Kitchens, age 84, of Guntersville Edward Leroy Irby, age 88, of Guntersville Robert Morton Mullins, passed away at age 85 Keith Leon "Bug" Redington, Jr., passed away at age 68 Collier-Butler Funeral Home Rilla Adeline Dabbs Walley, age 100, of Gadsden Larry Wayne Jolley, age 79, of Gadsden Lawrence "Larry" Robert Dooley, age 87, of Gadsden Barry Randell Myers, age 62, of Albertville Kimberly Atchley, age 61, of Guntersville Hailey Nicole Tedder has passed away Thomas Arthur Ryan, age 84, of Attalla Carolyn Ann Cole, age 83, of Oneonta Bill J. Thompson, age 92, of Gadsden Billy Gale Lankford, age 84, of Rainbow City Doyce Roy Gargus, age 66, of Gadsden Bobby Joe Jenkins, Sr., age 88, of Gadsden Sharon "Sue" Vernon Gargus, age 67, of Gadsden Mary Frances Kinsey, age 93, of Rainbow City Dorothy Mae Walden, passed away at age 94 Dorothy Woodall Holaway, age 94, of Gadsden John Charles Rutledge, age 52, of Southside Lloyd Ray Roberts, age 83, of Southside Clyde Henry Porter, Jr., age 80, of Gadsden Alex Lafayette Holtsford, Sr., age 91, formerly of Gadsden Connie Edgeworth Dutton passed way at age 64 Sharon Lynn Reeves, age 78, of Hokes Bluff Peggy M. Watson, age 75, of Attalla Betty Phillips, age 82, of Gadsden Mona Glenn Monk, age 71, of Birmingham Shirley Ann Ogle, age 75, of Rainbow City Ann Mary Vaughn, age 82, of Rainbow City Michael Stanley Bourgeois II, age 36, of Gadsden James "Jim" Frederick Garbe, age 81, of Gadsden Margaret Ann Griffith, age 83, of Gadsden Hoyt Epperson, age 85, of Attalla Frances "Ann" Medlin, passed away at age 79 Nancy Cunningham Cosby, age 81, of Rainbow City David Brazell, age 88, of Gadsden Collinsville Funeral Home Marie Ann Mendenhall King, age 79, of Collinsville Triston Blake McLaughlin, age 16, of Collinsville Sandra Kay Stanford Killian, age 73, of Collinsville Cornerstone Funeral Chapel in Ider Mary Anne Love Williams, age 82, of Ider Lou Ann Nichols Scholl, age 70, of Henagar John James Doresk, age 89, of Flat Rock Edith Virginia Slaton Roberts, age 86, of Rainsville David Earl Richey, age 72, of Pisgah William Stephen "Steve" Graben, age 68, of Henagar Oliver Bremon Peek, age 81, of Pisgah Billy Wayne Pike, age 70, of Henagar Ovell Cecil Dixson, age 85, of Fort Payne Tammie Renee Wells, age 59, of Flat Rock Geraldine Funeral Home Randy J. Hunt, age 72, of Crossville Guntersville Memorial Chapel Beverly Kay York, age 62, of Guntersville Rev. James Earl Dorsett, age 70, of Guntersville Walter Seth Adams Jr., passed away at age 80 Janet Marie Martin, passed away at age 60 Martha Elizabeth Vandergriff, age 75, of Guntersville Rev. Bryce Allen Blair, passed away at age 81 Etowah Memorial Chapel Chase Carlton Self, age 25, of Altoona Barbara Ann Childress, age 70, of Gadsden Debby Anne Stone Hill, age 67, of Attalla Billy Joe "Bud" Arrington, age 56, of Horton Barbara A. Brown, age 63, of Crossville Doyle Everett Martin, age 95, of Boaz Norma Anna Gowens, age 87, of Gadsden Rebecca Ann Murray, age 44, of Boaz Robert Miles "Kudo" Harris, age 32, of Boaz Aaron Dennis Johnson, age 66, of Boaz Dorothy "Dot" Ann Whitt Thompson, age 90, of Boaz Michael Allen Hickey, age 65, of Fyffe
Jeff Cook, founding member and legendary guitarist of the supergroup ALABAMA, has died. Cook, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame, Fiddlers Hall of Fame and Gibson's Guitarist of the Year, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2022 with his family and close friends by his side at his beach home in Destin, Florida. He was 73. The multi-award winning guitarist was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2012. Cook was a champion in all he attempted and he courageously faced his battle with a positive attitude. Jeffrey Alan Cook was born in Fort Payne, Alabama on August 27, 1949. He began playing lead guitar and keyboards in bands at the age of 13. Securing a broadcast license only three days after his 14th birthday, Cook went to work as a disc jockey at a local Fort Payne radio station. The broadcast bug had entered his blood and later resulted in him owning radio and TV stations. After graduating from Fort Payne High School, Cook received a degree in Electronic Technology from Gadsden State Community College in Gadsden, Alabama and was named “Outstanding Alumni” by the American Association of Community Colleges. Cook loved that radio combined two of his favorite things, music and electronics. One of Cook’s lifelong dreams came true with the construction of Cook Sound Studios and his home, “Cook Castle,” based in Fort Payne. The studio was a way for him to help musicians share their music with others. Outside of music, one of his favorite hobbies was bass fishing. He was proud to be an official “Fishing Ambassador” to the state of Alabama, as proclaimed by five Governors. Cook is credited for introducing the electric double neck guitar to country music. He was also an accomplished musician with the ability to play piano, guitar, fiddle, bass guitar, banjo, mandolin and anything else thrown in front of him. He married the love of his life, Lisa Williams, on June 9, 1995. The Cooks resided in “Cook Castle” atop Lookout Mountain in Fort Payne, AL, Guntersville, AL and Destin/ Miramar Beach, FL. As a member of ALABAMA, Cook enjoyed one of the most successful careers in country music history. Over 50 years ago, Cook, along with cousins Teddy Gentry and Randy Owen, left Fort Payne to spend the summer playing music in a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina bar called The Bowery. It took Cook, Gentry and Owen six long years of tip jars and word-of-mouth to earn the major label deal they’d been dreaming of. Then, seemingly no time at all to change the face of country music forever. Cook's iconic guitar licks, unique fiddle style, exceptional vocals and harmony, along with his bandmates, went on to sell 80 million albums and charted 43 No. 1 hits, becoming the biggest group in the history of the country genre. Due to Cook’s health battle, he ceased touring with ALABAMA in 2018. With his encouragement and well wishes, ALABAMA went on because Cook never wanted “the music to stop or the party to end.” With his profound desire to help others, The Jeff and Lisa Cook Foundation was formed along with The Jeff and Lisa Cook Children's Home to house orphaned children worldwide, starting in the Philippines. Cook is survived by his wife of 27 years Lisa Cook, beloved puppies Blazer and Blakely, his mother Betty Cook, his brother David Cook, Crystal Cook, his father- in-law Jerrial Williams, his brother-in-law Randy Williams and many nieces and nephews. Cook was pre-deceased by his father James Cook and his mother-in-law, JoAnn Williams. Jeffrey Alan Cook will always be thankful for his loving family, many close friends and especially... his FANS. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to THE JEFF AND LISA COOK FOUNDATION: P.O. BOX 680067, Fort Payne, AL 35968 or through the foundation website: thejeffandlisacookfoundation.org Arrangements for Cook's “Celebration of Life” will be announced at a later date. _Courtesy ALABAMA Facebook Page JEFF COOK Aug. 27, 1949 - Nov. 7 2022 Photo by Brandon K. Pierce
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