Funeral services for Sam E. Alexander 74 in Decatur
Funeral services for Sam E. Alexander 74 of 410 11th Ave SE die Thursday in a local hospital. Service at 2 p.m. at 5th Ave Baptist Church with Rev. Wilber Smallwood and Rev. W W Coffey officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Surviving widow Rosie Alexander two sons Willard R. Alexander Bill Alexander five daughters Lorene Stewart Zelma Dial Frank Verner Fannie Bush Morgan two brothers Monroe James Alexander a sister Flora Castell. Pallbearers are grandsons. Body remains at funeral home until church lie in state one hour before service. Also funeral services for Wesley Blaylock who died at Veterans Administration Hospital Keego will be at 2 p.m. from Garner Memorial CME Church Cherry Decatur with Rev. Richard Stewart officiating. Burial in Spring Hill Cemetery Trinity Rd Reynolds district. Survivors widow Annie Pearl Blaylock and two daughters Carolyn Blaylock Lana Blaylock. Obituaries
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Sam E. Alexander
11Th Ave
5Th Ave. Baptist Church
Wilber Smallwood
W. W. Coffey
Roselawn Cemetery
Gunthorp
Rosie Alexander
Decatur
Willard R. Alexander
Bill Alexander
New Orleans
Lorene Stewart
Zelma Dial
Frank Verner
Indiana
Ond Fannie Bush
Morgan
Birmingham
Monroe Alexander
James Alexand
Flora Castell
Fras Aagmunmistration
Moospital
Keega
Garner
CME
Cherry
Richard Stewart
Spring Hill
Trinity Rd
Reynolds
Annie Pearl Blaylock
Deatur
Arolyn Blaylock
Lana Blaylock
Funeral services for Luther Haskel Bain in Athens
Luther Haskel Bain 63 died Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Funeral at 2 p m today Mt Zion Church of Christ with Brethren Fred Evans and Warren Glass officiating. Burial at McConnell directing. Survived by wife Ovella Bain Athens. son Grady Bain Athens. one grandchild. three brothers Monroe Bain Athens Howard Bain Birmingham Walton Bain Decatur. two sisters Carrie Wallace Pontiac Mich Callie Sledge Athens. Pallbearers Charles Elrod David Elrod Tommy Elrod Earl Elrod Noble Johns Cedrick Johns.
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Athens
Luther Haskel Bain
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Mt. Zion Church of Christ
Fred Evans
Warren Glass
Roselawn
McConnell
Ovella Bain
Grady Bain
Monroe Bain
Howard Bain
Birmingham
Walton Bain
Decatur
Carrie Wallace
Pontiac
Mich
Callie Sledge
Charles Elrod
David Elrod
Tommy Elrod
Earl Elrod
Noble Johns
Cedrick Johns
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Harris in Trinity
Mrs Lucy O Harris 96 of Trinity 1 died Saturday in a local hospital Funeral services set for Monday 1 30 p m at Pine Grove Holy Church of Christ with Dennis Tucker officiating Burial will be in Ferguson Cemetery Survivors include daughters Mrs Silas Reeves of Trinity 1 and Mrs Viola Lang of Moulton 1 10 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren residence of Silas Reeves until time of service
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Trinity
Lucy O. Harris
Trinity 1
Pine Grove
Funeral services for John Enoch Hatton
John Enoch Hatton 56 of Russellville died Friday in a local hospital. Funeral services are at 2 30 p m today at Woll Springs Baptist Church with Robert Winters and William Culp officiating. Burial will be in Masterson Cemetery Elliot Funeral Home directing. Hatton a native of Lawrence County was a construction worker. The body lies in state one hour before the service.
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John Enoch Hatton
Russellville
Woll Springs Baptist Church
Robert Winters
William Culp
Masterson
Elliot Funeral Home
Lawrence County
Hatton
Soldier dies in Vietnam listed as from Danville family
A Decatur Daily obituary notes a 5th Special Forces unit sergeant killed in action in South Vietnam after 16 months' service. He was a Danville native who moved to Ypsilanti Michigan and completed high school there. Survivors include his parents four sisters three brothers and a grandmother. The funeral home will announce service details.
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Decatur Daily
5Th Speial Forces
South Vietnam
Danville
Ypsilanti, Mich
Speake High
J. W. Johnson
Ypsilanti
Mich
June Wood
Lakewood
Calif
Barbara Ratliff
Shelia Lowe
Sandra Johnson
Jeffrey Johnson
Ronnie Johnson
Mark Johnson
Ida Holliday
Danville 2
River Weather Forecast for Decatur and Vicinity
The Decatur area forecast calls for a cloudy and windy day with light snow flurries possible in the morning and little to no accumulation. Tonight will be mostly clear and much colder with a low near 13. High today around 28.
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Decatur
Weather Bureau
North Alabama
Alabama Weather Report Sees Mild Snow Chance Across State
A weather summary notes a warm front in South Alabama and a cold Arctic air outbreak moving in from the north. It expects a 30 percent chance of precipitation with temperatures ranging from the upper 40s to 70s and fair to partly cloudy skies into Monday.
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South
Alabama
Mobile
Funeral rites for Matilda Bradley held at Mt Zion in Mooresville
Mrs Matilda Bradley 57 of Triana 3 died last Sunday Funeral services 1 p m today at Mt Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church Mooresville with Rev Aaron Toney presiding Burial in New Hope Cemetery Reynolds directing Survivors include husband Ben Bradley Jr seven daughters Miss Mollie Bradley Ola Bradley Willie Bradley all of Madison 3 Mrs Maggie Smith Los Angeles Calif Miss Georgia Bradley Durham N C Mrs Emma Green Athens Mrs Inez Mitchell Atlanta Ga three sons David Bradley Massalon Ohio Donell Bradley and Eugene Bradley Madison 3 step parents Mr and Mrs Joe Irvin of Decatur one sister Miss Hattie Irvin of Decatur two brothers John Irvin Pontiac Mich and Oscar Irvin Birmingham and 28 grandchildren
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Triana
Matilda Bradley
Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Mooresville
Aaron Toney
New Hope Cemetery
Reynolds
Ben Bradley Jr
Mollie Bradley
Ola. Bradley
Willie Bradley
Madison
Maggie Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Georgia Bradley
Durham
N.C
Emma Green
Athens
Inez Mitchell
Atlanta
David Bradley
Massalon
Ohio
Donell Bradley
Eugene Bradley
Joe Irvin
Decatur
Hattie Irvin
John Irvin
Pontiac
Mich
Oscar Irvin
Birmingham
Services for Mrs Candis Clemons announced
Mrs Candis Clemons Madison 3 died at Huntsville Hospital Friday. Reynolds Funeral Home of Decatur will announce funeral arrangements.
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Madison
Candis Clemons
Madison 3
Huntsville Hospital
Reynolds Funeral Home
Decatur
Body of Danville man to arrive in Huntsville for funeral
The body of Dannie Lewis Johnson, 21, a former Danville man killed in Vietnam, arrived at Huntsville Decatur Jetport. Services will be held Monday at Aldridge Grove Church of Christ with Kermit Carter and Isaac Eddy officiating, followed by burial in the adjacent Peck Cemetery.
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Danville
Vietnam
Huntsville-Decatur
Dannie’ Lewis Johnson
Aldridge Grove Church of Christ
Kermit Carter
Isaac Eddy
Peck Fun
Mrs. Alice Pryor Funeral Services Announced
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Alice Pryor who died at her Madison 3 residence Friday at 11 p.m. will be announced by Reynolds Funeral Home.
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Alice Pryor
Madison 3
Reynolds Funeral Home
Funeral notice for Eugene Vaughn in Hanceville
Funeral services for Eugene Vaughn age 56 of Hanceville will be held at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church with Rev. Henry Griffin officiating. Burial follows at the church cemetery. Reynolds Funeral Home of Decatur directs. He is survived by four brothers Eddie Lonnie Albert Vaughn of Hanceville and Robert Vaughn of Chicago and five sisters Ollie Oliver Daisy Johnson Janie Murray Delmar Hamilton Ola Mackhart.
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Hanceville
Eugene Vaughn
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Henry Griffin
Reynolds Funeral Home
Decatur
Eddie Vaughn
Lonnie Vaughn
Albert Vaughn
Robert Vaughn
Icago
Ill
Ollie Oliver
Daisy Johnson
Janie Murray
Montgory
Delmar Hamilton
Florida
Ola Mackhart
Montgomery
Bertha L Vinson 76 Falkville Resident Dies
Bertha L Vinson aged 76 of Falkville died Saturday night at a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
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Bertha L. Vinson
Falkville
Wallace outlines seven front advances for 1968 in New Year message
Governor Lurleen Wallace pledges progress in seven fronts including needy, highways, parks, conservation, education, government economy and industry in her 1968 New Year message. She vows continued forward motion with sound administration.
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Lurleen Wallace
Platform scale vented in Vermont in 1830
A historical note records a platform scale being vented in Vermont in the year 1830. The item reflects early weighing technology and regional manufacturing practices of the period.
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Vermont
Birth notices and historical note on Dr. Philip Syng Physick
Births list two local families, Mr. and Mrs. James Phelps in Decatur with a son born Friday at Decatur General and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe McGregor in Pa with a son born Friday at Decatur Hospital. A biographical snippet on Dr. Philip Syng Physick, Philadelphia born in 1768, known as Father of American Surgery, noted for soda potent medicinal use and early instrument origins, with regional measurements mentioned for Huntsville and Muscle Shoals.
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James Phelps
Decatur
Decatur General
Billy Joe—McGregor
Decatur Hospital
Philip Syng Physick
Philadelphia
Townsend [Speakman
Physick
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11Th St
Norman Albright
IBM
Civil Service
Dictaphone
Gregg
Nancy Taylor
Modeling Course
ARM
2Nd Ave
S.E
Albright College
Dannie Johnson
Dannie Lewis Johnson
Bertha Vinson
Jeffco
Ernest Stone
Stone
Americans For Constitutional Action
ACA
U.S
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
Bob Jones
J. M. Bonner
Camden
Bonner
Peck
Funeral Home
Huntsville
Muscle’ Shoals
Equitable
Ralph Jones
Second Ave
S.E. Dial
the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States Home Office
New York, NY
Philco
Firestone
Decatur Shopping Center
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Decatur, Ala
Firestone Stores
Ala
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