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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1968
Page
3
Decatur and Vicinity river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 20.48 with sea level 554.30. Sunday high 88 at 2 pm, low 75 around 2:30 am. Today mostly cloudy and warm with widely scattered showers and thunder showers. Highs 86 to 90, lows 70 to 74. No rain reported in the prior 24 hours.
Mrs Laura E Burke 54 of Hillsboro dies at a local hospital. Funeral Friday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church Hillsboro with Rev S Hunt. Burial Mt Zion Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include husband Robert Burke and three daughters Carrie Bell Susie Perkins Mary Burke. brothers and sister listed. 1¢ grandchildren.
Funeral services for George Dill age 80 of Hillsboro were conducted today at 4 p.m. at Elliott Funeral Home Chapel with Ray McWhorter officiating. Burial followed in Liberty Cemetery under Elliott Funeral Home directions.
Funeral services for Miss Sarah Frances Hendon age 77 of 311 Church Street NE were held at Memorial Drive Methodist Church. Burial followed at City Cemetery with Gunthorp directing. Survivors include two sisters Mrs Agness Hogan and Mrs Evie Asherbranner of Decatur. Pallbearers listed: Glenn Johnson Bruce Nix Elmer Nixon Kendall Bass Earl Royer and T A Newton.
Hubert Lynch 53 of 1629 Collier Dr Birmingham died Saturday. Services today at 2 p.m. at Obside Baptist Church with Dr W J Johnson officiating. Burial at Roselawn cemetery. Survivors include widow Mrs Hyson Lynch Birmingham daughter Mrs Bonnie Cribde Birmingham two sisters Mrs Roxie Royer Hartsel Mrs Ruth Speakman Artselle a brother Ervin Lynch Hartsel grandson Mike McBride Birmingham pallbearers Loyd Wilson Carl Smallwood John Lyle R H Holland Byron Thomas Benton Garner Lynch a Southside Baptist Church member and WWII veteran recently moved to Birmingham after years in Decatur.
Funeral services for James Monroe Standridge 89 who died Sunday at a local hospital will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Sixth Avenue Church of God with Rev W A Crim officiating Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery Gunthorp directing Survivors include a son James Horace Standridge Decatur two daughters Mrs Frank S Johnson and Mrs H W Fullwinds mostly southeasterly 5 to 15 miles per hour outlook for Wednesday partly cloudy and warm
Five days forecast for Alabama shows average highs 85 to 90 and lows around 69 to 72 with scattered showers possible Wednesday and Thursday. The report lists dismissals births and a funeral detail with names and addresses for residents in multiple towns, and notes pallbearers.
A list of individuals with street addresses across multiple cities including Decatur Athens Ardmore Falkville and Lacey's Spring is provided. The document names Mrs Hollie Lawrence Mrs Linda Curbow Amos Hood Mrs Willie Jones Miss Cynthia Keenum Gerald Turner and others with associated streets and avenues.
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