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Alabama Ledger www.AlabamaLedger.com 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. Extended obits start at .20 cents per word and $10 per photo. D eath Notices Adams Brown Service Funeral Home Bobby Joe Cain, age 91, of Albertville Jimmy "Jim" Bruce Gann, age 86, of Geraldine Nona Ruth Proctor, age 85, of Guntersville Shelby Jean Hilliard, age 84, of Albertville Douglas McArthur Smith, age 82, of Albertville Adams-Buggs Funeral Home in Gadsden Laritha Graves passed away Boris D. Huntley, age 67, of Gadsden Ivan Brent Peoples Sr., passed away at age 63 Earlene Jones, age 68, of Gadsden Barbara Carol Bass Lindsey, age 76, of Ashland Albertville Memorial Chapel Leyla Sanchez Juarez, age 4, of Boaz Bonnie S. Cooper, age 85, of Albertville Mary Frances Ogle, age 68, of Grove Oak Arnold Richard Collins, age 72, of Albertville W.A. Johnson, age 89, of Horton Tony Max Davis, age 85, of Boaz Joyce Jones, age 84, of Albertville Carolyn Ann Summerville, age 76, of Albertville Elena Montejo Lopez, age 52, of Albertville Burt Funeral Home Myrtle Sue Fike, age 80, of Fort Payne L.D. Burt, age 91, of Fort Payne Linda Jane Schaffer, age 76, Valley Head Carr Funeral Home in Boaz Erma Ruth Greer, age 88, of Boaz Carr Funeral Home in Guntersville Kaycee Kaminski Giles, age 35, of Guntersville Robert Randal Sporleder, age 64, of Guntersville Paulette Carden, age 82, of Guntersville Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home Susan Dykes, age 47, formerly of Centre Collier-Butler Funeral Home Doris Jean Smith, age 93, of Gadsden Colonel Michael F. Reavey Ret. passed away at age 81 Doris Jean Weaver Smith, age 93, of Gadsden William Bryan Wells III, age 59, of Gadsden Cynthia Mae Doran, age 72, of Southside Adron Eugene Willingham, age 86, of Gallant Gary Michael Atkins, age 84, of Southside David Brown, age 65, of Rainbow City Harvey Ray "Buster" Gowens, age 77, of Gadsden
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There Is No Constitutional Requirement That States Teach Radical Racial Ideologies in Public Schools ADCNR promotes wise stewardship, management and enjoyment of Alabama’s natural resources through four divisions: Marine Resources, State Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. Learn more at www. outdooralabama.com. “I am honored to be asked to serve in this new role by Commissioner Blankenship,” Skaggs said. “Commissioner Blankenship and former Deputy Commissioner Poolos have been an incredible team. What the Department has accomplished across the state, thanks to Governor Ivey’s leadership and their vision, dedication and strategic partnerships, is nothing short of amazing. I look forward to keeping up their excellent work, and wish Ed all the best in his new role as Director of ADEM.” Poolos served as ADCNR Deputy Commissioner for eight years before returning to ADEM where he worked for more than 24 years, including 17 as the manager of ADEM’s field office in Decatur. “I am extremely grateful for Commissioner Blankenship and Governor Kay Ivey for putting their trust in me to help lead the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources where I learned a lot,” Poolos said. "I look forward to returning to ADEM. I also look forward to seeing the completion of the many projects the Conservation Department is currently working on." During their partnership at ADCNR, Commissioner Blankenship and Poolos developed and implemented a multi-million dollar recreation expansion program focused on upgrades and improvements to the state’s outdoor recreation infrastructure, including boating access areas, Alabama State Parks, State Public Fishing Lakes and more. “Ed has been crucial to our efforts to improve access to quality outdoor recreation in Alabama,” Commissioner Blankenship said. “We will miss him at Conservation and wish him well at ADEM.” Skaggs Named ADCNR Deputy Commissioner The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announces that Charlanna Skaggs has been appointed by Governor Kay Ivey to serve as Deputy Commissioner for the Department, which oversees the conservation of the state’s natural resources and helps promote outdoor recreation such as hunting, fishing and shooting sports. Skaggs has served as ADCNR’s General Counsel since 2019. She replaces Edward Poolos who was recently selected as the new director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). Conservation Commissioner Chris Blankenship looks forward to working with Skaggs in her new role as ADCNR’s Deputy Commissioner. “I have worked closely with Charlanna and our legal section since she joined the Department,” Commissioner Blankenship said. “She brings a wealth of experience and valuable skills to her new position as Deputy Commissioner. We have many exciting projects currently in progress at Conservation. Her knowledge and experience will be a huge asset to the Department over the next few years.” Skaggs earned a Juris Doctorate from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Literature from Auburn University at Montgomery. In the private sector Skaggs specialized in complex commercial litigation. Prior to joining ADCNR, she practiced law with the Hill Hill Carter law firm from 2008 to 2019 and was a partner at Sasser Littleton from 1999 to 2008. She lives in Montgomery with her husband, Jess, and their four children. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall recently joined a 17-state coalition supporting South Carolina’s decision to bar public schools from indoctrinating children into racially or sexually divisive ideologies. “Public schools are funded by the public to serve the public’s interest. But as elected officials in Alabama, South Carolina, and elsewhere have recognized, many of these schools have been using taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate children in divisive and destructive radical ideologies. States have the constitutional authority to put a stop to that sort of indoctrination,” stated Attorney General Marshall. The South Carolina NAACP, two authors, a teacher, and students filed a lawsuit to block the law, saying it violates their First Amendment rights. The attorneys general filed an amicus brief in that lawsuit supporting the right of the public’s elected officials to decide which materials will be taught in public schools. While there are strong policy reasons to support the state’s restriction on racially or sexually divisive materials in public schools, the States’ brief argues that the key legal question is easy: The selection, curation, and placement of educational materials in public schools is a form of government speech that does not violate any individual’s free speech rights. “A citizen’s right to receive information under the First Amendment is not a right to compel or extract information from the government at the taxpayers’ expense. Accordingly, there is no First Amendment right to compel state-funded schools to implement certain course curricula or require public school libraries to stock their bookshelves with inflammatory and prejudicial materials,” the attorneys general write in their brief. They also argue that the law does not prevent anyone from receiving that information but rather prevents children from accessing the material in public schools at taxpayers’ expense. They ask the Court to deny the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction and dismiss the case, holding that the plaintiffs are unlikely to succeed on their First Amendment claims. Joining Attorney General Marshall in the brief, led by South Carolina, are the attorneys general from Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.
Al Gregory, age 69, of Boaz R.V. Amos, age 91, formerly of Rockledge Community Gober Funeral Chapel in Arab Kenneth Lee Shackelford, age 43, of Joppa Garey Wayne Whitlock, age 78, of Union Grove Gregory Horace Thrower, age 62, of Union Grove Larry Lacy Durham, age 75, of Hulaco/Ryan Community Geraldine Funeral Home Ron Thorpe, age 76, of Crossville Kerby Funeral Home Randall Crowe, age 73, of Ider McRae Funeral Home Charles R. Cleveland, age 86, of Horton Betty Jane Jackson Duncan, age 73, of Boaz John Springfield, age 81, formerly of Boaz (Trussville) Clara McCormick Davis, age 77, of Altoona John Kenneth Smith, age 90, formerly of Boaz (Huntsville) Morgan Funeral Chapel and Crematory Joseph Eugene Kleinklaus, age 69, of Rainbow City Tuan Si Nguyen, age 52, of Attalla Vicki Ardell Edmondson, age 71, of Gadsden Rachel Louise "Lewis" Tanner, age 58, of Ohatchee Raymond Phillips Hundley Sr., 76, of Owens Cross Roads Ronald Douglas Corson, age 69, of Ohatchee Virginia Imogene Phillips Clifton, age 101, of Altoona Dorothy D. Whittemore Messer Nichols, age 86, Odenville Christopher Wess-alan Minton II, age 30, of Etowah Co. Perry Funeral Home In Centre Jamison Matthew Burt, age 51, of Cedar Bluff Thomas Leamuel Jordan Jr., age 56, of Centre Franklin Keith Brewster, age 70, of Leesburg Billy Danny Neyman, passed away at age 76 Henderson Harmon Jr., age 90, of Leesburg Keith Lamar Trammell, age 67, of Centre Janice Cornelia McKinney, age 79, of Sand Rock Jan Marie Mitchell, age 53, of Leesburg Rainsville Funeral Home Capt. Paul Marion Gore, age 68, of Attalla Edwin John Thatcher, passed away at age 84 Butch Brooks, age 79, of Sylvania June Johnson, age 62, of Sylvania Rev. Waylon Smalley, age 85, of the Stamp Community Revia Hamrick Melton, age 80, of Section Wilson Funeral Home in Fort Payne Teresa de Jesus Cevallos Ayala, age 77, of Fort Payne Judy Elaine Partido, age 71, of Fort Payne Beth Evelyn West, age 72, of Fort Payne Tracy Lynn Freeman, age 62, of Valley Head Lockie Ann Ervin, age 76, of Fort Payne W.T. Wilson Funeral Home Angelyna "Angel" Starr Barkley, age 33, of Section Melba Ruth Silas, age 77, of Albertville Gary Stewart Rhodes, age 70, of Fyffe Neil Junior Washington, age 83, of Fort Payne Charlotte L. Hill, age 76, of Boaz Melissa Ann Reagan, age 55, of Rainsville Kermit Dalton (D.T.) Turner, age 75, of Pisgah Cornas Lee "C.L." Ball Jr., age 72, of Section Danny Alan Stimpson, age 71, of Collinsville Kenneth Wayne Wilson, age 77, of Dutton Tony Lee Rice, age 67, of Fyffe Linda Diane Roberts, age 78, of Decatur, Tennessee Sandy Stephens, age 56, of Scottsboro Willie B. Gentry, age 89, of Grove Oak Viola Glenn Choate passed away at age 77 Betty Jean Guffey, age 83, of Antioch, AL Tony Blasengame Sr., age 64, of Geraldine
Betty Roberta Holms, age 95, of Glencoe Bobby Wayne Bruce, Sr., age 72, of Gadsden Collinsville Funeral Home Juanita K. Rogers, age 98, of Collinsville John Dale Pennington, age 25, of Ider Geraldine Boydston Beaty, age 70, of Ider Norma Jean Black Nix, age 91, of Ider Willie Wynell Fleming, age 81, of Athens, AL Billy Joe Kirkpatrick, age 71, of Bryant
Karen Sue Nelms, age 72, of Geraldine Donald Wayne White, Sr., age 84, of Boaz Caiden Bryan Gore, age 22, of Fyffe Louise Fricks Harris, age 93, of Fyffe Peggy Ann Mabry, age 71, of Valley Head Daphne Calvert Chandler, age 62, of Fyffe Haskel B. Pendergrass, age 81, of Fort Payne Rodney Ridgeway, age 76, of Fyffe
Cornerstone Funeral Chapel in Ider
Loberta Powell Tucker, age 87, of Chattanooga, TN Pauline "Polly" Smothers, age 83, of Fort Payne Margie Parham Evans, age 81, of Flat Rock Carolyn Waldrop Smith, age 84, of Pisgah James "Mr. J" Wayne Johnson, Sr., age 82, of Ider Elizabeth Mae "Beth" Williams McKee, 76, of Rising Fawn Crestwood Funeral Home in Gadsden Tammy Ann Alford Smiley, age 66, of Gadsden Betty Jean Hicks Payne, 87, of Gadsden Janice Snead Guice, age 79, of Southside Kathy Lou Reed, age 71, of Rainbow City Margaret Allen Preston, age 82, formerly of Gadsden Russell J. Hill, age 95, of Etowah County
Mike McGarry is the new head coach of the UAB women’s golf program. “We are thrilled to add Mike to our roster of coaches at UAB,” said UAB Director of Athletics Mark Ingram. “His passion for the job and enthusiasm for UAB stood out to our committee during the interview process, and his track record of success is tremendous. We look forward to a bright future with him leading our women’s golf program.” McGarry comes to UAB after a highly successful six-year stint at Division II Glenville State University which includes three straight Mountain East Conference Championships in 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2023 MEC Coach of the Year, McGarry had an overall coaching record of 311-148-2 and guided his teams to record-breaking performances which includes a school record 18-hole score (293), 36-hole score (596) and 54-hole score (916). Additionally, McGarry’s teams have been highly achieving in the classroom, having posted a 3.4 GPA or higher each of the last four years. UAB Names Women’s Golf Head Coach
Billy Robert Moore, age 88, Gadsden Mary Ruth Massey, age 93, of Gadsden Gerald Butler, age 73, of Gadsden Gary Kennedy Sr., age 89, of Glencoe
Etowah Memorial Chapel
Gloria Ann Price, age 79 of Sardis Phillip Dale Vaughn, age 73, of Boaz Reba Knott, passed away at age 72 Martha Bohannon, age 68, of Attalla Shelby Minyard Kitchens, passed away at age 81 Nell Roberts, age 89, of Boaz Andrea Jane Willemon Hardy, age 69, of Attalla Johnnie Mann Nunn, passed away at age 64
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