Obituaries Accidental Gun Blast Kills Girl
An 11 year old Mount Hope girl Shelby Borden was fatally shot by her nine year old brother Lester in their Alabama home. The single barrel .410 shotgun discharged while the boy cleaned it after returning from hunting. The fatal incident occurred just before noon on Alabama 101 in Concord Community with both parents away. Funeral services are to be announced by Elliott Funeral Home and pallbearers include several local relatives.
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Moulton
Mount Hope 2
Lawrence County
Harvey Elliott
Elliott
Lester Glenn Borden
Shelby
Glenn Borden
Glenn
Young Borden
Millard Jeffreys
Here
Alabama 101
Concord
Elliott Funeral Home
Danville Man Sam Hamilton Dies at 80
Sam Allen Hamilton 80 of Danville died today at Lawrence County Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Fairfield Church of Christ with D. D. Bowling officiating. Burial Red Hill Cemetery Elliott Funeral Home in charge. Survived by two daughters Louise Knight of Moulton and Benford Lowery of Trinity, a son Price Hamilton of Danville, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Danville
Sam Allen Hamilton
Lawrence County Hospital
Fairfield Church of Christ
D. D
Red Hill Cemetery
Elliott Funeral Home
Louise Knight
Moulton
Benford Lowery
Trinity
Price Hamilton
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Burt Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Burt Johnson 85 of Oak Crest Nursing Home formerly of Decatur will be held 11 a m Friday at Morrison Elkin Funeral Home chapel with Rev Norman Beaton officiating. Burial at Decatur City Cemetery Morrison Elkins Funeral Home directing Survivors include widower Farris A Johnson of Decatur and two sons Hilereth and Hollis Johnson of Sheffield along with brothers Charles Crow of Birmingham and Reed Crow of Montgomery and three sisters Betty Roper of Sheffield plus others.
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Sheffield
Anna Burt
Johnson
Oak Crest
Decatur
Morrison-Elkin Funeral Home
Norman Beaton
Decatur City Cemetery
Morrison-Elkins Funeral Home
Farris’a. Johnson
Hilereth Johnson
Hollis Johnson
Charles Crow
Birmingham
Reed Crow
Montgomery
Betty Roper
Shef
Funeral services announced for Mrs. Gussie Massey
Mrs. Gussie Massey died Wednesday in a Birmingham hospital. Rideout Funeral Home will announce funeral details. Surviving family includes four daughters Merrell Hanson of Decatur Alene Canter of Albertville Margaret Statum and Mildred Nichols of Birmingham a son Ted Massey of Birmingham and 12 grandchildren.
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Birmingham
Gussie Massey
Rideout Funeral Home
Merrell Hanson
Decatur
Alene Canter
Albertville
Margaret Statum
Mildred Nichols
Ted Massey
Funeral services for Walta S. Quattlebaum Hartselle
Walta S. Quattlebaum 82 of Hartselle died Wednesday in a local nursing home. Services are Friday at 2 p.m. at Lebanon Baptist Church with Rev. Cline Shaneyfelt and Rev. Hilliard Anders officiating. Burial will be at the adjoining cemetery. Survived by widow Lou Quattlebaum three sons Larkin Jim Calvin two daughters J J Lee H W Winsett fifteen grandsons eleven granddaughters twenty four great grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers. He was a Lebanon Baptist Church member for 50 years. Body remains at Peck Funeral Home until service time.
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Hartselle
Walta S. Quattlebaum
Lebanon Baptist Church
Cline Shaneyfelt
Hilliard Anders
Peck Funeral’ Home
Lou Quattlebaum
Hart‘selle
Larkin Quattlebaum
Cincinnati
Ohio
Jim Quattlebaum
Calvin Quattlebaum
USAF
Guam
J. J. Lee
H.W. Winsett
Miamisburg
Quattlebaum
Wesley Blaylock Funeral Plans Announced
Funeral services for Wesley Blaylock of Decatur who died at Veterans Hospital in Tuskegee will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
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Wesley Blaylock
Decatur
Veterans Hospital
Tuskegee
Reynolds Funeral Home
Funeral services for Oscar Young Dugger of Trinity 2
Funeral services for Oscar Young Dugger 65 of Trinity 2 will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Guntharp Chapel with Rev Covell Keenum and Rev Willard Stallcup officiating. Burial follows at Roselawn Cemetery with Guntharp directing. Survived by widow Jessie P Dugger three daughters Mrs Johnnie F Wiley Mrs Jimmy McQuary and Mrs W E Norton all of Decatur two brothers Dolphus Dugger and Leo Dugger.
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Oscar
Young Dugger
Trinity 2
Guntharp Chapel
Covell Keenum
Willard Stallcup
Roselawn Cemetery
Guntharp Directing
Obituary Notices Mention Mrs Watson Mrs Moore and Others
A Decatur funeral notice lists Mrs Paul Watson and several relatives including Mrs Hattie Horton Mrs Ophelia Durham and Mrs Delia Moriarty among those named with five grandchildren. Nephews will serve as pallbearers with services at Fairview Baptist Church as Mr Dugger is noted as a church member.
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Paul Watson
DecatUr
Kimberly Lynn Marbut
Lester
Hattie Lou Horton
Elkmont
William Pruett Walker Sr
6Th Ave. SW
Edard Eulus Anderson
Johnston St. SE
William P. McKee
Athens
Ophelia Durham
Cullman
Gus Benjamin Cross
Courtland
William M. Ezell
William Gus Breeding
College St. SE
Jimmy McRae Moss
Hartselle
Walter Martin
6Th Ave. SE
Mobile
Dora Kilgore
Eva Kilgore
Jasper
Lena’ Moore
Dugger
Fairview Baptist Church
Funeral services for J C Stringer in Athens
Funeral services for J C Stringer 50 of 311 Spring St were held at Spry Funeral Home Chapel with A J Rollings and Sewell Hall officiating. Burial followed in Athens city cemetery. Stringer a longtime Limestone County resident and Church of Christ member is survived by his wife Rena two daughters Abbie and Cathy two sons Jan and Gary a sister Effie Mae Abernathy and a granddaughter. Pallbearers were Gilbert Jones Clinton Brackeen Roy F Gray John Morris Gilbert Evans and T C Turner.
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Athens
J. C. Stringer
Spring St
Spry Funeral Home Chapel
Funeral services for Eugene Vaughn scheduled
Funeral services for Eugene Vaughn of Hanceville Alabama will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home after his death on Wednesday at his residence.
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Eugene Vaughn
Hanceville 3
Reynolds Funeral Home
Funeral services for Rev. A R Ratliff in Hartselle
Funeral services for the Rev. A R Ratliff 74 of 509 N Melinda St Hartselle will be at 2 p m Sunday at First Baptist Church of Hartselle with the Rev John Ewing officiating. Burial will follow in Hartselle Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home directing Surviving are a brother Charlie Ratliff of Hartselle and two sisters Mrs Roxie Pinkard and Mrs Clara Ware both of Birmingham
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Hartselle
A.R. Ratliff
N. Melinda Sr
Decatur General Hospital
First Baptist Church
John Ewing
Reynolds Funeral Home
Charlie Ratliff
Roxie Pinkard
Clara Ware
Birmingham
Community Notes Over Various Illnesses Deaths and Visits
Mrs Jewel Miller of Knox ville Tenn was called here due to illness and death of her mother Mrs D M Hogan. Mrs Hogan buried on Christmas Day. Dismissals include Little Jenniffer Hogan from Decatur General and several local residents with colds flu and recoveries. Visitors and relatives from Athens Grove Hill Chicago Battle Creek and Huntsville gathered for holidays.
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Birdie Mae Randolph
Jewel Miller
Knoxville
Tenn
D. M. Hogan
Jenniffer Hogan
Decatur General
George Lindsey Sr
Hartselle Hospital
L. O. Davis
Dorsey Brumbly
Mr. Brumbly
Florence
Deloys Garnett
Add Randolph
Alfred Randolph
Carl Ratcliff
Hugh Lindsey
Bob Butler
Don Calloway
Ohio
Fred Grissom
Lewis Sims
Linda Sims
South Alabama
James Lindsey
Sally
Grove Hill
George Lindsey
John French
Johnnie
Donna
Athens
Neal
Burch
Dorsey Walker
Methodist Church
Almon Walker
Somerville
Wesley Smith
Chicago
Morgan County
Junior Winton
Battle Creek
Mich
Decatur Area Weather Report For Keller Memorial Bridge
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 18.16 and sea level at 552.46. High temperature Wednesday reached 48 at 12 30 p m and today 34 at 8 a m. 1.40 inches of rain fell in the past 24 hours. Forecast: Cloudy cold with light rain or drizzle today, clearing tonight, then frigid Friday with sunny intervals. Winds northerly 6 to 16 mph. Today's high 34, tonight low 25, Friday high 35.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
Cold And Cloudy With Rains Across Alabama Statewide
A weak cold front moves east through Alabama bringing heavy rain in the north and moderate rain in north central areas. Huntsville reports over 1.50 inches in 24 hours, Decatur 1.40, as fog lifts and winds rise. Early lows: Decatur Muscle Shoals Huntsville around 40s, Mobile and Dothan in upper 60s.
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Alabama
Huntsville
Decatur
Atlanta
Mobile
Muscle Shoals
Dothan
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Frigid Arctic Blast Prompts Widespread Icy Roads
Freezing drizzle mixed with light snow and freezing rain keeps roads icy across the region. Hazardous driving conditions extend into Arkansas, Kentucky, and western to central Tennessee as a new Arctic air mass descends on the northern plains and Midwest. Temperatures may plunge to 42 below in North Dakota and 38 below in Minnesota. Florida enjoys clear, mild weather while the outlook calls for further cooling tonight and Friday. highs near 34 today, low around 25, with a Friday high near 35.
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Arkansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Plains
Peidwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Midwest
Florida
It producers exceed twenty-two million tons yearly
United States output of It surpasses 22 million tons annually as reported by sources, reflecting large scale industrial production and distribution.
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The
United Ites
Hospitable Town Hosts University of Iowa Exchange Guests
In central Iowa town of about 4000 residents for 18 years foreign students from University of Iowa have visited during holiday breaks. More than 600 students have experienced American family life through home stays and town tours, with a community reception honoring the guests.
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Iowa
University of Owa
Classified notices and sale offers mixed in OCR
Help wanted to take up payments on a 1964 Oldsmobile with no back payments. Hallmark boxed Christmas cards on sale. Ina's Book Shop advertises an 1968 Sunday Pace in stock. Furnished house for rent at $50 a month. Phone numbers 353 9675 353 9821 or 353 4219. For sale a 1964 Dodge Potara with factory gear.
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Hallmark
Ina’s Book Shop
E. Moulton St
Nice
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Centure
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