Obituaries from Cullman and Athens area families
Funeral services held for Paul Ray Barbee 36 of Hanceville with burial in Hopewell Cemetery. Andrew J. Black 77 died at Cullman Hospital and was buried at Garden City Baptist Church. Infant George Franklin Dugger Jr. four months died. service at Greenbrier Baptist Church with burial in Malone Cemetery near Ardmore. Lona Kennedy 66 of Decatur burial in Roselawn following service at Guntharp Funeral Home. Jim R. Reece 90 died at Limestone Nursing Home. services at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel and burial in Athens Cemetery. Minnie Lee Tucker 75 died in Cullman, funeral at Westie Presbyterian Church. Numerous memorials, residences, and survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Paul Ray Barbee
Hanceville
Hopewell Cemetery
P. R. Barbee
Paul Barbee
Donald Barbee
Chris Barbee
Jo Ann Barbee
Robert F. Barbee
Andrew J. Black
Cullman Hospital
Garden City Baptist Church
A. J. Black
Howard Black
Frederick Black
Agnes Sullins
Gladys Griffin
George Franklin Dugger Jr
Greenbrier Baptist Church
Malone Cemetery
Ardmore
Gunthorp
George F. Dugger
Belle Mina
Darlene Dugger
Betty Dugger
Dempsy Malone Jr
Bell Long
Guntharp Funeral Home
Lona Kennedy
Mark St
Willard Jones
Don Smitherman
Roselawn
Charles Kennedy
Decatur
J. C. Hughes
Melvin Kennedy
Huntsville
Ray Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Biloxi
Miss
Athens
Jim R. Reece
Limestone Nursing Home
McConnell Funeral Home Chapel
Fred Evans
Athens —Cemetery
McConnell
A. Z. Reece
Fred Clem
Clarence Clark
Clarence Shockley
Robert Clardy
Howard Collins
Elkmont
Maples
Guthrie
Thompsville
Frank Reece
W. B. Reece
Minnie Lee Tucker
Westie Presbyterian Church
Alfred Edgar Tucker
Luther Tucker
Hulett Tucker
Hazel Boatwright
Mary Jo Sloan
Local Students and Residents List Names in Decatur Area
A long list of individuals from Decatur and nearby towns including Mrs. Jessie Calvert Mrs. Joseph Lemmond Miss Jame Neville Dr Jerry Davenport Willie Box Cleon Johnson Mrs Anna Patterson Robert Morris Mrs Pauline Alexander Mrs Bobby Reed Joe Wood Mrs Carl Wynn Kevin Savage infant John Rogers James Terrell Thomas Sullivan Mrs Dewitt Baker Carnal Jennings Mrs Earl Matthews Mst Charles Bolan Mrs Joe Mullican Kenneth Freeman Mst Steven Beckham Willie Boykin Charlie Toney Hubbard Hoge land Jerry Chasteen Albert C Jordan Mrs Dwight Key Mrs Willie Scott Mrs Albert Johnson Mrs Eddie Sullivan and Mrs Jerry Cottingham appears in a hospital related notice or roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Calvert
Decatur
Joseph Lemmond
Hartselle
Jame Neville
Jerry Davenport
Willie Box
Clelon D. Johnson
Hillsboro
Anna Patterson
Falkville
Robert Morris
Pauline Alexander
Decatr
Bobby Reed
Joe Wood
Athens
Carl Wynn
Charles Swanner
Kevin Savage
Madison
John Rogers
James Terrell
Thomas Sullivan
Dewitt Baker
Trinity
Carnal Jennings
Waldermose Springs
Earl Matthews
Charles Bolan
Joe Mullican
Moulton
Kenneth Freeman
Steven Beckham
Willie Boykin
Charlie Toney
Hubbard Hogeland
Jerry Chasteen
Albert C. Jordan
Dwight Key
Willie Scott
Albert Johnson
Eddie Sullivan
Jerry Cottingham
Decatur General Admissions and Dismissals
Admission and dismissal headlines list names tied to Decatur General Hospital including Mrs Raymond C White and Charles Maynard Brothers. The long roster spans Decatur Athens Moulton Hartselle and nearby towns with multiple patients and staff noted.
Birth Announcements List From Decatur General Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. James M Gillespie greet a daughter on Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Larry D Hammett of Hartselle welcome a son on Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Frank N Decatur announce a son at Decatur General tal. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cotti of Moulton report a birth on Tuesday at ugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. erome oeny welcome a baby on Thursday at Baugh-Wiley-Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M Gillespie
7Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Larry D. Hammett
Hartselle
Frank N Decatur
Meg General Tal
Jerry Cotti Moulton
ugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Erome Oeny
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Weather Outlook Alabama to Tennessee Valley Showers
Showers begin late this afternoon in northwest Alabama and move into the Tennessee Valley tonight as temperatures rise. Light rain ends Tuesday with a cold front bringing more showers. Wednesday will be partly cloudy with a continental cold wave sweeping the Northwest to the Great Lakes. Travelers face warnings from Oklahoma to the Texas Panhandle. Arctic air causes zero readings in parts of the East and snow flurries near the eastern Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Rockies
Great Lakes
Texas
Gulf
mid-Atlantic
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Atlantic Ocean
Oklahoma
Panhandles
Great Lakes Area
New York
New England
Weather summary for Decatur area and Keller Bridge
Decatur area forecast calls for increasing clouds and warmer conditions with a shower risk this afternoon. Tonight brings more showers with a 60 percent rain chance and cooler temperatures. Sunday's climate data shows a high of 43 and a low of 30 with 0.00 inches of precipitation that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur and Vicinity
Athens Police Car Wreck Sends Officers Scattering
Two Athens policemen Oscar Smith and Clyde Taylor escaped injuries when their patrol car skidded 228 feet and crashed through a fence at Red Hat Poultry Co during a chase. The other vehicle driver fled the scene through the same fence gap and was later jailed on an insanity charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Oscar Smith
Clyde Taylor
Red Hat Poultry Co
Red Hat
Alabama Bank Merger Plans Pine State National and Central
Bank presidents push for quick merger to boost Alabama economic growth. They note most stockholders are Alabama citizens and say combining capital will improve competition with larger banks, while maintaining rural and unit banking under a 14-office limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Nelson
Brock
State National and Central
State National
Couple Seized After Three Month Search in Ryan Community
Officers traced Mrs Casey through North Alabama on a string of worthless checks and found her with Dutton, a parolee, in the Ryan area. The raid followed a three month manhunt aided by an informant. Dutton, alias Edwin Dalton, and an older brother had prior convictions for handling stolen property. Dutton watched as officers removed goods from the residence while Mrs Casey remained in the kitchen with three young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Casey
North Alabama
Ryan
Dutton
Edwin Dalton
Harris
Pueblo Sailors Reported Beatings During Capture
The crew of the Pueblo endured threats of beatings during captivity with Navy doctors noting maltreatment among 20 to 30 percent of the 82 sailors. One man reportedly had a broken rib as officials released new statements on confessions tied to the vessel’s claimed waters near North Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Naval Hospital
Adm
Horace Warden
Seoul
Navy
Law and Hayes
North Korea
Bucher
Johnson
Washington
U.S
Nixon Assigns Top Officials for White House Posts
The text names William P. Rogers Melvin R. Laird and Henry A Kissinger as Nixon’s choices for top posts and notes options and flexibility in policy steering before final decisions. It mentions ongoing aims to push negotiations to succeed and to develop supporting policies. A separate report describes injuries or relocations of children to Birmingham with their grandmother and an Ensley address linked to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
William P. Rogers
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Nixon’s. Vietnam
Birmingham
Casey
Ensley
Different Paths to Mind and Language in Science Talks
Scientists pursue clues on molecular nerve charges using worms and explore how culture and language shape thought. Livingston argues that memory embeds cultural surroundings by age 12, affecting how individuals perceive the same event and complicating cross cultural communication.
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Livingston
Apollo 8 Crew Viewed as Thinkers Not Daredevils
NASA Chief Dr. Paine praised Apollo 8 as a triumph of brains over bravado noting the crew’s scientific orientation. Air Force psychiatrist Perry contrasted earlier pilot candidates with the Apollo group and described Captain Lovell and Lt. Col. Anders as disciplined, meticulous professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford Hall
Air Force Hospital
Houston
Perry
Borman
Earth
Moon
James C. Buckner
St. Christopher Episcopal Church
League City
St. Christopher
Frank
Buckner
Susan
Frederick
Edwin
Lovell
Cleveland
James Lovell Sr
Blanche
Milwaukee
Jim
West Side
Marilyn Gerlach
Juneau High School
Annapolis
Marilyn
Col. Anders
el Lago
Apollo 8 crew returns to Earth after six day lunar flight
The Apollo 8 astronauts arrived at 3 a.m. EST and began debriefing less than 12 hours later after a trip from the Yorktown via Hawaii. NASA released twelve color Earth and Moon pictures highlighting continents, cloud systems, and the lunar surface as scientists plan next lunar missions.
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Yorktown
Hawaii
mid-Pacific
Honolulu
North American Rockwell Co
Downey
Calif
Moon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
South America
United States
Florida Peninsula
North Atlantic
Carrbbean
Lunar
NASA
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Infant Dugger
Joe Reece
M. D. Reece
Marvin Reece
Cincinnatii
Ohio
Mrs
Minnie Tucker
Wood Lane
S.E
Orrent
Danville Rd
Colony
Ave
Chestnut St
Precious
Ashley
Gordon
Dr. S.W
King
Phone
Livley
N.W
S.W. Decatur
Decatur General Admissions
Raymond C. White
Charley Moore
Harvey Pride
David Boler
Charles Edward Sparks
Gregory Jerald Crow
Lillie V. Gardner
John H. Jones
Town Creek
Edward Elwood Bruton
Leon V. Armstrong
Henry R. Phillips
Thomas Robert Smith
George Franklin. Dugger Jr
Ernest McKinley Norred
Panama City
Fla
Derick Delorn Climon
Jerry G. Gilbert
Sybleen Boyles
Sallie Taylor
Stanley _Thomas McCulloch
Vickie Mae Austen
Carl Eugene McPherson
Dwight Norris Sat
Beatrice Neal
Velma Lorene Blanchard
Lanny H. Yocum
Winston David Rochell
Ellen Houston
Tolley
Kenny Darrel Hill
Maurice W. Moore
James Edward
Taylor
Baby Boy
Danville
Rex Allen Springer
Curtis M. Benson
Roswell
Debra Kathryn Lovelady
William L. Good
John Henry Bolan
Grayson
Cheryl Darlene Beasley
Janice Marie Morris
Walter E. Jones
Lucile Marie Chatman
Samuel Leonard Foster
Louis O’neal Waugh
Thomas Cosley West Jr
Isabel Sparks
Somerville
Charles Maynard Brothers
Miss Dawn
Michelle Jackson
Herman W. Jones
William Randall Ellis
Norman Owens
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Peece
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
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Memphis
Miami
St. P
New Orleans
Okla City
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptund
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Pueblo
Science
Apollo
Richard Coe
Shell Oil Co
Bill
Anders
Coe
Seabrook
Dennis Berry
la Mesa
Frank Borman
Andy Tolson
Tucson
Ariz
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