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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1968
Page
3
River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning showed 49 with sea level at 55.79. TVA lake stages include Chickamauga 682 Pickwick 413.4 Guntersville 594.7. Forecast calls for sunny skies and a bit warmer today with fair and not as cold tonight. Friday looks clear and mild.
The report notes a high around 68 with a low near 48 tonight and a Friday high forecast at 76. It presents a brief, ambiguous weather snippet with missing context.
A large cool high pressure area has spread over the southern states, ending a string of warm days. Skies cleared from the Tennessee line to the Gulf Coast, with temperatures dropping from 80s to 60s and some northern readings near 40 at dawn. Forecast calls for fair, mild today and Friday but another cool night.
Washington AP reports two Alabama servicemen died in Vietnam one in action and the other from non hostile causes Marine Corps PFC Denis Westbrook son of Mrs Rosie R Westbrook Whisker and Army Sgt Albert Davis son of Reuben Davis Prattville are named in the casualty lists WANT ADS GET RESULTS.
Bertha Venable Bryant 47 formerly of Hartselle died Tuesday morning at her Florence residence. Services were at 2 p.m. today at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Cullman City Cemetery. Survivors include son Dennis Bryant Florence and parents Walter and Bertha Venable Florence. Pallbearers listed.
Funeral services for Billy Clifton Henderson 37 of Athens were held at Isom's Methodist Church with Rev Marus Long and Rev L D Brookshire officiating. Burial followed at Athens City Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Mrs Dorothy J Henderson and his mother Mrs Frances Henderson. Active pallbearers were to include Robert Lamber and James.
Funeral services for Ben Lamon aged 78 will be held at 1 30 p m Friday at Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev J C Willingham officiating. Burial follows at Rosellawn Cemetery under Guntharp directions. Survivors include son Charles Lamon three brothers W F Lamon C J Lamon and M D Lamon. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Body remains at the funeral home until service time.
David Madry 98 of 506 Hoffman Street died Wednesday at his residence. Funeral at 3 p m today at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with Bro James Curtis, Bro A J Rollings and Bro Sewell Hall officiating. Burial in Rose Lawn Cemetery. McConnell directing.
Survivors include the widow Mrs Lela Madry of Athens a daughter Mrs Mary Shields of Athens a granddaughter Mrs Anita Gray of Athens and a great granddaughter Kimberly Gray of Athens plus two nieces Pallbearers named Gilbert Greenhaw Clinton Brackeen Herbert Abernathy Wilbur Greenhaw Lewis Jarrett and Bar ney Griffin.
Mrs Annie Smith aged 88, of Tan-1, died Wednesday at Decatur Rest Home. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. today at Spry Funeral Home Chapel with Tom Corum and Fred Evans officiating. Burial pending.
Survivors include a daughter Miss Margaret Smith and three sons Joel M. Smith James W. Smith and Macklin H. Smith. Mrs Smith was a Giles County Tennessee native and lived in Limestone County sixty years. She was a Church of Christ member.
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