Former Lawrence County Sheriff Ayers Dies At 79
Kumpe Ayers, 79, Moulton, died Saturday at Lawrence County Hospital. Funeral services were to be at 2 30 p m today at Owens Chapel Baptist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include his widow Ida Ayers, three daughters Maudie Blankenship Lorene Blankenship Mary Lee Woodruff, a son Jake Ayers, three grandchildren and two sisters. He served as sheriff 1931 1935 and later on the Highway Patrol in Franklin and Marion Counties in the late 1930s. He was a Baptist, Mason and Shriner. body to lie in state one hour prior to services.
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Moulton
Kumpe Ayers
Lawrence County Hospital
Owens Chapel Baptist Church
Highsmith Funeral Home
Russellville
Ida Ayers
Maudie Blankenship
Lorene Blankenship
Mary Lee Woodruff
Jake Ayers
Byrd Cagle
Jewel White
Muscle Shoals
Ayers
Colbert County
Lawrence County
Franklin
Marion
The
Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs Rose May Smith in Athens
Funeral services for Mrs Rose May Smith 54 of Hightower Circle Athens will be held 2 p m Monday at First Methodist Church with Dr James Harris officiating. Burial in Athens Cemetery McConnel Funeral Home directing Survivors include Ronald Smith two sons Thomas Ray Smith and Ronald Andrew Smith both of Athens mother Maggie Lucas of Athens a brother Wallace Church of Decatur one grandson Pallbearers Gene Kaucher John Ramsten C D White Otto Nebrig J Clint Droshear Aaron Montgomery.
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Athens
Rose May Smith
Hightower Circle
First Methodist Church
James Harris
Athens Cemetery
McConnel Funeral Home
Ronald Smith
Thomas Ray Smith
Ronald Andrew Smith
Maggie Lucas
Wallace Church
Decatur
Gene Kaucher
John Ramsten
C. D. White
Otto Nebrig
J. Clint Droshear
Aaron Montgomery
Births in Decatur area from Decatur General Hospital
Daily Records reports several births: Mr and Mrs Bobby Nicholas Decatur a son at Decatur General Hospital on Dec 5. Mr and Mrs James Elliott St John Decatur a son on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Everett Gordon McCartney Street NW a daughter on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs John Galey Howell Barclay Street Hartselle a daughter on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Lee Ottis Morgan Hartsel le a son on Thursday at Decatur General Hospital.
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Bobby Nicholas
Decatur General Hos
James Elliott
Hospital Dismissals List Names From Decatur Area
A long hospital dismissal list from Decatur area includes Shelly W. Eddy infant son, several adults and Mrs. Dorothy M. Caldwell of Decatur, plus names tied to Athens, Moulton, Hartselle, Elkmont, Dale Ray Florida. The compilation references multiple families and home towns in the region.
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Shelly W. Eddy
John L. Beasley
Decatur
Atley L. Howell
Hillsboro
Sandra G. Armstrong
Moulton Kermosa Springs
Robert C. Irvin
Grady L. Kimbrough
Hwy. 20
Mary E. Sullivan
Diane F. Lockwell
Cub Black
Elkmont 3
Aubrey C. McDonald
Jerry H. Ballinger
Valhermosa Springs
James R.seibert
Frank Wright
Moulton
Retha C. Pitts
Athens
James K. Rascoe
John M. Tanner
Jim L. Borden
Dale Ray
Fla
Pope appeals to halt nuclear arms and weapon science
Pope Paul VI urged a stop to production and use of nuclear arms and all biological warfare. He spoke to 20 scientists from nine nations at the Vatican urging humanity to reject destructive science and noting leaders bear responsibility for weapons for mass destruction.
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Gerald Miller
Vatican City
Pope Paul VI
Nevada
Vatican
Paul
United States
France
Weather Outlook Turns Cloudy With Mike Mild Thunder Showers
Forecast in Decatur predicts mostly cloudy and mild conditions with a 70 percent chance of thundershowers today and tonight. Winds southerly 10 to 20 mph near storms, high near 66 to 70, low around 58 to 62. Showers remain likely with gusty winds near thundershowers. In Tucson a man sues a bus company for 37000 dollars claiming grievous injuries after deer horns fell from a luggage rack and struck him while he rode as a passenger.
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Tucson
Ariz
Death by Own Action Rules Decatur Man at 84
Morgan County Coroner John McBride ruled an apparent death by own action in the death of 84 year old Bassham who died about 10 am after being shot through the chest with a .32 caliber pistol. Funeral services were to be announced by Reynolds Funeral Home of Decatur. A separate Honolulu AP item reports a 17 year old boy who ran away to watch wrestling at a TV studio and was picked up by police after his mother called.
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Morgan County
John McBride
McBride
Bassham
Decatur General Hospital
Reynold
i\Funeral Home
Decatur
Honolulu
Thundershowers Forecast for Today and Tonight
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy and mild conditions with scattered thundershowers through tonight. Showers have about a 70 percent chance, with highs near 66 to 70 and a low around 58 to 62 as the outlook extends to tomorrow.
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Decatur General Admissions
Alex Swope
Fink St NW
Andrew L. McGregor Courtland
William S. Cason
Billy D. Morgan
Hartselle
Dorothy M. Caldwell
Melvin R. Moulton
Ronnie E. Hood
Ronnie B. Puryear
Sherrill E. Miller
Howard C. Briscoe
Linda F. Widner
Sarah R. Collins
Pope Paul
Bill
Wadsworth Airman
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Board of Revenue & Control
A. V
Wadsworth
Decatur, Ala
Brooksville
Alabama
Middle Atlantic States
Texas
Equitable
Ralph Jones
Second Ave
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the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States Home Office
New York, N.Y
Broyhill
Hawaii
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JSE Sterchi
2Nd Ave
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