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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1968

Page

3

Obituary for Evie Whitfield Asherbranner 75 Decatur resident

Funeral services for Mrs Evie Whitfield Asherbranner 75 of 1605 Enolam Blvd died Sunday at a local rest home will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at Lebadon Methodist Church with Rev Lamar Davis officiating. Burial in Lebadon Cemetery. Survivors include son Willard Asherbranner of Decatur sister Agnes Hogan of Decatur three grandchildren and a great grandson. She also leaves six brothers and two sisters. Pallbearers will be the brothers.

Evie Whitfield Asherbranner Enolam Blvd Lebadon Methodist Church Lamar Davis Lebadons Gunthorp Funeral Home Willard Asherbranner Decatur Agnes Hogan

Funeral services for Andrew J. Lewis in Somerville

Funeral services for 81 year old Andrew J. Lewis of Somerville 3 who died Saturday at a local hospital will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Mount Hope Missionary Baptist Church with Rev James I McGahee officiating. Burial will be in Somerville Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survivors include his widow Nina Lewis a stepson Leander Cowley a brother Millard Lewis of Decatur four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Andrew J. Lewis Somerville 3 Mount Hope Missionary Baptist Church James I. McGahee Somerville Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home Nina Lewis Leander Cowley Somerville Millard Lewis Decatur

Betty Love obituary notice announced by Reynolds Funeral Home

Betty Love of 526 10th Ave NW died Thursday at a local hospital. Reynolds Funeral Home will announce arrangements.

Betty Love 10Th Ave Reynolds Funeral Home

Funeral services for H. K. Hiram Luker held in Decatur

H. K. Hiram Luker 58 of Dallas formerly of Decatur died recently. Services were Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. W. A. Crim officiating. Burial followed at Mount Tabor Cemetery. Survivors include five sisters Mrs W W Day Mrs D H Flack Mrs Ruth McCutcheon and Mrs Luke Sharpe and Mrs John Meredith. Pallbearers listed: Joe McCutcheon Phil McCutcheon Tommy McCutcheon Bobby Day Wendell Juker and Howard Craze.

H. K. Hiram Luker Dallas Texas Decatur Peck Funeral Home Chapel W. A. Crim Mount Tabor Cemetery W .W. Day Waldermose Springs D. H. Flack Union Hill Ruth McCutcheon Hartselle Luke Sharpe John Meredith

Funeral services for James C. Puckett

James Clifford Puckett 45 of Danville died Sunday at a local hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Danville Baptist Church with Rev. Ted Swann and Rev. W D Simrell officiating. Burial will be in Johnson's Chapel Cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing.

Danville James Clifford Puckett Danville Baptist Church Ted Swann W. D. Simrell Johnson’s Chapel Peck Funeral Home

Charles Oda Roberts Funeral Set in Decatur

Funeral services for Charles Oda Roberts 74 of 903 3rd Ave SW will be held today at 2 PM at Gunthorp Funeral Home with Rev Wilburn Smallwood and Rev Jack Jones officiating. Burial follows at Rose Lawn Cemetery. He was a World War I veteran and a Methodist. the body remains at the funeral home until service.

Charles Oda Roberts 3Rd Ave Gunthorp Funeral Home Wilburn Smallwood Jack Jones Roselawn Cemetery Ida B. Roberts William C. ‘Parker Decatur Leon Bentley Trinity Marie Dutton Mary Roberts Annie Howell Velma McMillian Lorene Ready Irene Johnson Roberts

Rail Crossing Work Resumes in Athens

North Athens Elm Street crossings will reopen as the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and State Highway Department resume work after a city council suggestion to slow trains to four mph. Signals and crossarms will be installed, four lanes will be reopened, and work is expected to continue for several weeks.

Athens Elm St Louisville and Nashville Railroad State Highway Department L & N Railroad Dominica Island West Indies National Geographic

Widespread Thunderstorms Across Alabama Sunday

Thunderstorms broke out over many sections of Alabama with more cells in North Alabama and a central line between Birmingham and Montgomery. Rainfall was spotty from Fort Payne to Birmingham, while heat pushed temperatures into the mid to high 90s.

Alabama Birmingham Montgomery Ft. Payne Mobile U. S Hibbing Minn Needles Calif Pearl Mississippi

Evening Sky Almanac and River Reading Report

River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 20.45. Reading for sea level was 54.75. High Sunday 93 at 2 p.m. Low today 72. Today at 8:45 a.m. 76. Rain 0.74 inch in the last 24 hours. Forecast partly cloudy warm today tonight and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers. High today 92 low tonight 61 high Tuesday 92. Normal highs 89 to 93. Normal lows 68 to 72. Slight cooldown north half later week. Also gears on shopping: keep a tape measure to note neck sleeves waist and leg length for better fitting purchases.

Decatur and Vicinity Keller Memorial Bridge

Five Days Forecast for Alabama Temperatures

Five days forecast covers Alabama from Tuesday through Saturday with daily temperature expectations. Clear to partly cloudy conditions expected, with warmer afternoons and cooler nights across cities in the state.

Alabama

Galway Chosen as Filming Site for Alfred the Great

MGM selects Galway and surrounding countryside for Alfred the Great shoot. Director Glive Donner praises wild unspoiled scenery resembling Anglo-Saxon Wessex of 870 A.D. The film stars David Hemmings as Alfred with Michael York and Prunella Ransome.

London Galway Alfred the Great Glive Donner Wessex England David Hemmings Alfred Michael York Prunella Ransome

Denture Comfort with FASTEETH Powder

To overcome denture slippage sprinkle FASTEETH on plates. FASTEETH holds dentures firmer for better eating and comfort. It is alkaline and helps control plate odor. Dentures that fit are essential to health. obtain FASTEETH at drug counters.

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