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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1968

Page

3

Obituary of Lula Howell of Birmingham

Funeral services for Mrs Lula Howell of Birmingham will be Friday at Johnson Chapel Methodist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Annie Bell and two sons Clyde and Oscar Howell, plus two brothers Willie Williams and Jones Williams. Mrs Howell was a former resident of Austinville. Funeral Home directing.

Birmingham Lula Howell Johnson Chapel Methodist Church Annie Bell Clyde Howell Oscar Howell Little Rock Ark Willie Williams Jones Williams Danville Howell Austinville

Funeral for John R. King in Hartselle

Funeral services for John R. King 41 of Birmingham were held at Ebenezer Free Will Baptist Church with burial in Peck directing cemetery. Surviving are widow Betty King and children John Randall Karen Lee and Kimberly King all of Birmingham. AlsoWilliam King of Falkville three sisters Minnie King Annie Mae Stinson and one brother Bill King. A World War II veteran.

Hartselle John R. King Birmingham Ebenezer Free Will Baptist Church Peck Directing Betty King John Randall King Karen Lee King Kimberly King William King Falkville Bill King Charging

Funeral Services for Two Omitted Names in Athens Area

Funeral notices report Marvin Lee Miller aged 48 of Athens died Tuesday at his business with services at 10 a m. Town Creek two obituaries list Jody Loosier infant son of Mr and Mrs Wilburn Koosier of Town Creek. Burial to be announced by Elliott City Funeral Home.

Athens Marvin -Lee Miller Town Creek Jody Loosier Wilburn Koosier McConnell Funer Clifton Green C. R. Robinson Decatur

Funeral services for James Maxwell set after death in Birmingham

Funeral services for James Maxwell of 317 Church St NW will be held at Reynolds Funeral Home following his death at the Veteran's Hospital in Birmingham. The arrangements are announced by the family.

James Maxwell Church St. NW Veteran’s Hospital Birmingham Reynolds Funeral Home

Mrs Emma Wilkerson Funeral Services Held

Funeral services for Mrs Emma Lou Barnes Wilkerson age 82 of Franklin North Carolina will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel Burial will be in the city cemetery Survivors include seven daughters Cleo Duncan Franklin NC Lucille Ratto Richmond California Ada Harris Portsmouth Ohio Jessie Mae Lockwood Bowling Green Kentucky Gracie Walker Pensacola Florida Naomi Lamb and Ruth Williams both of Shelbyville Tennessee a son Arthur Barnes Athens The body will remain at the funeral home until time of service

Emma Lou Bames Wilkerson Franklin N.C Guntharp Funeral Home Cleo Duncan Franklin, N.C Lucille Ratto Richmond Calif Ada Harris Portsmouth Ohio Jessie Mae Lockwood Bowling Green Gracie Walker Pensacola, Fla Naomi Lamb Ruth Williams Shelbyville

Family mourns death of local resident

Funeral announcement notes the passing of a local individual. Surviving relatives include parents and a sister, Brenda Gail Loosier of Town Creek, along with three grandparents named Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Calhoun and Mrs. Berry Ann Loosier.

Brenda Gail Loosier Town Creek W. O. Calhoun Berry Ann Loosier

Lovell Funeral Services Held for Johner F. Lovell

Funeral services for Johner F. Lovell 57 of Winter Haven Fla were held at Cedar Grove Church of Christ with Vernard McBay officiating. Burial followed at Higgins Cemetery under the direction of Spry Funeral Home. Survivors include Lela Lovell Rogersville and Bernard Johnston Anniston two sons J B Lovell Constantine Mich Jimmy Lovell Steele Mo a sister Rosa Bloodworth Madison eleven grandchildren. He belonged to the Church of Christ. nephews served as pallbearers.

Johner F. Lovell Winter Haven Fla Cedar Grove Church of Christ Vernard McBay Higgins Cemetery Spry Funeral Home Lela Lovell Rogersville Bernard Johnston Anniston J. B. Lovell Constantine, Mich Jimmy E. Lovell

Decatur Daily Weather and River Readings January 25 1968

The Decatur Daily provides river stage readings at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning with 16 75 feet, plus TVA lake levels for Wilson Guntersville Whitesburg Pickwick Wheeler and Chickamauga. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy and cold today with a high near 43 and a low around 24, warmer Friday.

Decatur and Vicinity Keller Memorial Bridge Decatur Daily TVA Wilson Guntersville Whitesburg Pickwick Wheeler Chickamauga

Cold Alabama forecast with continuing frosty conditions

Cold air moves into Alabama with sub freezing temperatures across most counties. Huntsville 19 and Muscle Shoals 20 earlier. Decatur 18 at 6 am. Sunshine returns today with highs in the 40s and further cold nights, then a warmer but partly cloudy Friday. An Atlantic storm threatens New England with heavy snow warnings and travel hazards from Virginia to Georgia. Soviet population reaches 235.5 million as of July 1, 1967.

Alabama Mabile Decatur Huntsville Muscle Shoals Dothan Atlantic Soa New England Virginia

Funeral services set for Julius H. Livingston in Hartselle

Julius H. Livingston 69 of 414 Jackson St died Wednesday night in a local hospital. Funeral services will be announced later by Peck Funeral Home. He is survived by three sisters Mary Karpuk of Hartselle Edna Woodall of Weaver and Lula Belew of Birmingham.

Hartselle Julius H. Livingston Jackson St Peck Funeral Home Mary Karpuk-of Edna Woodall Weaver Lula Belew Birmingham

Funeral services for Emmett Marks

Funeral services for Emmett Marks 86 of 305 Chestnut Street will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with Fred Evans officiating. Burial will follow in City Cemetery. Limestone-Nursing Home reported his death.

Athens Emmett Neal Marks Chestnut St Limestone — Nursing Home McConnell Funeral Home Fred Evans McConnell

Mrs Lizzie Moore of Courtland 1 Dies at 105

Mrs Lizzie Moore aged about 105 of Courtland 1 died Tuesday at her residence. Funeral services will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.

Lizzie Moore Courtland Reynolds Funeral Home

Death of James R. Jeffery President of Seeco Corp

James R. Jeffery of 1706 Edgewood St. SW died at home. Funeral arrangements announced by Gunthorp Funeral Home. Jeffery served as president of Seeco Corp. of Decatur.

James R. Jeffrey Edgewood St Gunthorp Funeral Home Mr. Jeffrey Seeco Corp Decatur

Local Couples Apply For Marriage Licenses In County Listings

The Daily Records lists multiple marriage license applicants including James Floyd Berry and Edith Doreas Letson from Scottsboro and Decatur pairs such as Delmer Peebles with Barbara Pruitt and Kenneth Naverton Smith with Sherry Ann White. Additional names include David Allen Dutton with Gay Nell Lathen and Boyce Randall Lyle with Christine Hartt Harper among others. Sheriff’s charges report Morgan County deputies filing ten counts Wednesday, seven for worthless checks, plus Driver while intoxicated and highway intoxication, and one for non support.

James Floyd Berry Scottsboro Edith Doreas Letson 9Th Ave Delmer Peebles Locust St Barbara Pruitt Decatur Kenneth Naverton Smith Sherry Ann_ White 11Th St. Court David Allen ‘Dutton Moulton Gay Nell Lathen Town Creek Boyce Randall Lyle Morgan County

Defense Department challenges Pueblo confession details

The Defense Department says the confession wording shows it was not written by an American and that the Pueblo did not violate North Korean waters. It cites matching reported positions near 39°25′N 127°56′E, placing the ship in international waters. A later figure places the Pueblo about 12 miles from the North Korean shore.

Defense Department Department Pentagon Bucher

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