Eva L Beckham 69 dies in Athens family services pending
Mrs Eva L Beckham 69 of 404 West Washington Street died at 8 a m at home. Services set for 10 a m Wednesday at Market Street Church of Christ with A J Rollins and Don Osborne officiating. Burial in Athens Cemetery. Survivors include daughters Hilda Buford Lola Brakefield Rowe Obermeyer and Ola Rhodes, Lorene Gillespie, brother William Leopard, a grandson and 14 great grandchildren.
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Athens
Eva L. Beckham
West Washington St
Market Street Church of Christ
A. J. Rollins
Don Osborne
Athens Cemetery
McConnell Oi
Hilda Buford
Huntsville
Gooch
Lola Brakefield
Rowe Obermeyer
Dallas
Texas
William Leopard
Birmingham
Ola M. Rhodes
Decature
Lorene Gillespie
Trinity 1
Wiley Roland Hitt Funeral Service in Decatur
Funeral services for Wiley Roland Hitt 78 of Decatur were held today at 2 p.m. at Caddo Congregational Methodist Church with Rev. Earnest Shelton officiating. Burial was to follow in a local cemetery.
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Wiley Roland Hitt
Decatur 1
Caddo Congregational Methodists Church
Earnest Shelton
Mrs. Willie Jeffreys Rites Planned in Moulton
Mrs Willie Jeffreys 84 of Moulton died Sunday at Beatrice Rest Home at 1 30 am Services were to be held today at 3 pm at Elliott Funeral Home Chapel Rev Paul Lang officiating Burial would have been in Heflin Cemetery Elliott directing Survivors include four daughters Ruby Bosticks Courtland Macy Moore Sue Dunlap Irene Blakenship Moulton two sons Jake Jeffreys Jack Jeffreys two sisters Lillian Moore Sikeston Mo Effie Taylor Little Rock Ark and a number of grandchildren Pallbearers listed Billy Dutton Kumpy Brewer Gilbert Brewer Sanford Norton Robert Warren and R L Moore Mrs Jeffreys was a native of Lawrence County and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
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Moulton
Willie Jeffreys
Beatrice Ret
Elliott Funeral Home
Paul Lang
Heflin
Elliott
Ruby Bosticks
Courtland
Macy Moore
Sue Dunlap
Irene Blakenship
Jake Jeffreys
Jack Jeffreys
Lillian Moore
Sikeston
Effie Taylor
Little Rock
Ark
Billy Dutton
Kumpy Brewer
Gilbert Brewer
Sanford Norton
Robert Warren
R. L. Moore
Jeffreys
Lawrence County
Pleasant Grove
Dimps Long Sr. Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Dimps Long Sr. 91 of Belle Mina were held after his death Friday at his residence. He was known as a longtime resident in the area.
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Dimps Long Sr
Belle Mina
Funeral services for Roxie Belle Long widow of Belle Mina
Sunday at Bethel Baptist Church Rev. E. E. Matthews officiating. Burial in Mitchell Cemetery with McConnell directing. Survivors include widow Roxie Belle Long of Belle Mina a daughter Evie Lee Graves of Pulaski Tenn seven sons Lester Dimps Edward Long Belle Mina Luther Long Selma Coleman Sunset Tex Aubrey Long Leighton James Long Winterhaven Fla 56 grandchildren 83 pallbearers were grandsons.
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Bethel Baptist Church
E. E. Matthews
Mitchell Cemetery
McConnell
Roxie Belle Long
Belle Mina
Evie Lee Graves
Pulaski, Tenn
Lester Long
Dimps Long Jr
Edward Long
Luther Long
Selma
Coleman
Sunset
Tex
Aubrey Long
Leighton
James Long
Winterhaven
Fla
James Smith Hartselle Man Dies. Rites Slated
James Smith 30 of Falkville died at 5 30 p m Monday at a local hospital. Services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Gandy s Cove Methodist Church with Rev O D Miller officiating. Burial in Cook Cemetery. Peck Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include wife Patricia, a son Jimmy, parents Mr and Mrs Fred Smith, three sisters and three brothers. Pallbearers named. He belonged to Gandy s Cove Methodist Church. Body to be taken to the residence today.
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Hartselle— James Smith
Falkville
Gandy’s Cove Methodist Church
O. D. Miller
Cook Cemetery
Peck Funeral Home
Patricia Smith
Jimmy Smith
Fred Smith
John Buchannan
Cullman
Rayburn Key
Lemont
Ill
Martha Lynn Smith
Roy W. Smith
Daniel Mason Smith
John David Smith
Thomas Robinson
Thomas Hale
Billy Champion
Pat Taylor
Pete Vinson
Ray Stinson
Smith
Gandy
S. Cove
Decatur Man In Critical Condition After Highway 20 Wreck
Johnnie Johnson Jr. a 41 year old resident of 517 Market St NW remained in critical condition at Decatur General Hospital after his car left Highway 20 near Lakeside High, struck a street light pole and overturned. He sustained head injuries in the crash.
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Decatur
Highway 20
Johnnie Johnson Jr
Market St. NW
Lakeside High
Decatur General Hospital
Johnson
Hood bound over in wife murder case
James Ervin Hood, 54, of Cullman, waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury. He faces charges of murdering his wife Evelyn on April 5. Hood was returned to jail and bond has not been set. Mrs Hood’s body was found in the basement of their home on April 5.
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Cullman
James Ervin Hood
Hood
Evelyn
Circuit Clerk
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Notice in Decatur Alabama
Default in payment secures mortgage. Property Lot 2 Towns Exile Subdivision Add 1 Decatur Morgan County Alabama to be sold at public outcry for cash May 17 1968 at Decatur Court House. Subject to federal tax liens. Attorney for Transferee Life Insurance Company. Housing Authority of the City of Decatur notice of sale proposals received.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Alabama
Housing Authority OF the
City OF
Housing Authority of
Locust Street
S.E
River Weather Tuesday Apr 23 Outlook and Readings
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 21.15 with sea level 555.45. Forecast mostly cloudy and mild with showers and a few thunderstorms today and tonight. Tonight turns cooler. Wednesday fair and cooler with southerly winds 8 to 18 mph shifting to northerly 5 to 12 mph late tonight and Wednesday. High today 80, low 54, high Wednesday 72.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Keller Memorial Bridge
City Seeks Flag and Seal Designs in Decatur Competition
City officials issue a two week notice for a flag and seal design contest with a $200 prize. $100 for best flag and $100 for best seal, open to amateurs and professionals nationwide. Entries due midnight May 6, judged on design originality and thought. Winners announced in week three of May.
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Decatur
Larkin Yates
Decatur Daily
Marketing & Community Affairs Department
P. O. Box
Spring Fling Set This Week at Athens College
Athens College prepares a two day Spring Fling with classes cancelled Thursday. The schedule starts Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. with folk singer Tom Paxton in concert. Paxton has performed at Carnegie Hall and Town Hall. Thursday features games a picnic at Decatur Boat Harbor and a College Union dance.
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Athens
Athens College
Tom Paxton
Paxton
New York
Carnegie Hall
Philharmonica Hall
Town Hall
Decatur Boat Harbor
College Union
Tonight's Best Bets and Specials
Television listings feature Noel Harrison hosting Where the Girls Are with Don Adams Prof Irwin Corey Barbara McNair the Associations the Byrds and Cher at 7 P.M. Red Skelton guests Mickey Rooney Lana Cantrell at 7 30 P.M. Riot Report examines findings of the Presidents Commission on Civil Disorders at 8 P.M. Harry Reasoner presents The Weapons of Gordon Parks at 9 P.M. noting Parks as a significant figure with references to flax seed and linen production.
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Coton
Noel Harrison
Don Adams
Irwin Corey
Barbara McNair
Associations
The
Byrds
Cher
Red Skelton
Mickey Rooney
Lana Cantrell
Mickey
Julius Caesar
Red
SDD
Commission On Civil Disorders
Harry Reasoner
Roger Mudd
Dan Rather
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Investment Services
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State National Bank
Ala
Bonnie Boland
Boland House
Mutual
Moulton Street
Jefferson Street
North Side Square
Holmes Avenue
N.E
S. Memorial Pkwy
James Smith
James Hood Bound
As Life Insurance Company
Thomas, Taliaferro, Forman, Burr & M Murray Attorneys
Transferee
U.S
Tennessee Valley
Upper Midwest
Southwest
New England
Regulus
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Uthorities
Ria
Sumner Ave
2Nd Ave. S.W
Gordon Parks
Parks
Paul C. Davis
Ry Tee
le Ley
Schumacher
Imperial
United
Birge
Katzenbach
Warren
Style Perfect
Strahan
Fairview
Sherwin-Williams Co
Grant Street
Decatur Dial
Nationwide
Nationwide Nationwide Insurance
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Nationwide Life Insurance Co
Columbus
Ohio
Tru Shields
6Th Ave
S.E. Decatur
Jim Townsend
Athens, Alabama
John Redford
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