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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1968

Page

3

Athens Obituary for Alva Allfrey 78

Funeral services for Alva Allfrey 78 of Athens will be held at 2 p m today at Market Street Church of Christ with Bro A J Rollings officiating. Burial follows in Athens City Cemetery under McConnell direction. Survived by widow Ida three daughters Mrs Bryan Smith Mrs Roy D Young Mrs Bobby Sweetland all of Athens a son Leon Allfrey 15 grandchildren 19 great grandchildren active pallbearers will be grandsons.

Athens Alva Allfrey Athens- Limestone Hospital Market Street Church of Christ Bro A. J. Rollings Athens City McConnell Ida Allfrey Bryan Smith Roy D. Young Bobby Sweetland Leon Allfrey

Beddingfield Rites Held for Floyd Beddingfield of Prospect

Floyd Eugene Beddingfield aged 39 of Prospect died Friday at a Nashville hospital. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Alvin Holt and Bro. Clifford Buchanan officiating. Burial will be in Giles Memory Gardens in Pulaski. He is survived by his widow Mary Louise Beddingfield, a son Buddy Beddingfield, two daughters Brenda Beddingfield and Vivian Beddingfield, his mother Eula Mae Beddingfield, four brothers and four sisters including nephews and nieces. McConnell directing.

Athens Floyd Eugene Beddingfield Prospect Tenn Nashville McConnell Funeral Home Chapel Alvin Holt Clifford Buchanan Giles Memory Gardens Pulaski McConnell Mary Louise Beddingfield Buddy Beddingfield Robert Taylor Elkmont Brenda Beddingfield Vivian Beddingfield Eula Mae Beddingfield Tommy Beddingfield Toledo Ohio Macon Beddingfield Glenn Beddingfield Rowe Beddingfield Cleo Carter Mary Dell Goode Huntsville Martha Allen Floyd Rocklege Fla Bobbie Baugher

Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Hendon 91

Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Burchie Hendon 91 of 1104 8th Ave NW will be 3 30 PM Monday at Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Lamar Davis and Rev E M Barnes officiating. Burial follows at Roselawn Cemetery. Mrs Hendon widow of J H Hendon, survived by five daughters and two sons.

Margaret Burchie Hendon 8Th Ave Gunthorp Funeral Home Lamar Davis E. M. Barnes Roselawn Cemetery Gunthorp W. M. Riethmaier Decatur R. H. Nixon R. J. Myrick San Diego Calif Lee Johnson Hartselle Harry Shaneyfelt Vallejo Carlyle Hendon Waverly Tenn Luther Hendon Will McDaniel Danville Pearl White Jacksonville Fla Ellen Jones Jennie Black St. Louis Minnie Garnett Falkville Hendon Ninth Street

Funeral services for Dr William D Jackson

Dr William D Jackson 57 of 1810 Pennylane SE died Saturday at Army Hospital Redstone Arsenal. Funeral 1:30 pm Monday Gunthorth Funeral Home Chapel with Rev E M Barnes officiating. Burial in Decatur City Cemetery. Survived by Mrs Mary Owen Jackson of Decatur and two daughters Mrs Mar.

William D. Jackson Pennylane Army Hospital Redstone Arsenal Gunthorp Funeral Home E. M. Barnes Decatur City Cemetery Guntharp Mary Owen Jackson Decatur Mar

Early Bird sale offers 4x8 tilt trailer and Simplicity tractor

On sale includes a 4x8 tilt type trailer for 129.95 and a Simplicity tractor featured in an Early Bird promotion at Paul C. Davis Store on Moulton Street.

Paul C. Davis Moulton St

Weather Outlook for North Alabama Sees Warm Sunny Sunday

The forecast calls for a rain-free day with warm temperatures continuing into tonight. Expect mild highs near the upper 70s and a low around 45 to 50 degrees with mostly cloudy skies.

North Alabama

Births and life notes amid Decatur area obituaries

The obituary notices list several births including a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lee Sims in Decatur and a son at Decatur General. Also named are Margaret Owen Everetts, Jo Pickens Jackson, and Margar et A Jackson with list of relatives. Details mention Mr Jackson a Decatur dentist, retired Lt Colonel, Emory Dental School graduate, and affiliated with First Methodist Church, Decatur Country Club, and Decatur Rotary Club. flowers requested to be omitted.

Jerry Lee Sims Lacey Dan Decajberry Court Decatur General Cullman Garet Owen Everetts Fr. Rucker Jo Pickens Jackson Decatur Margaret A. Jackson Rogersville James N. Jackson Florence Gordon Parker Buford Cox Jackson Emory Dental School Georgia First Methodist Church Decatur Country Club Decatur Rotary Club

Funeral for two year old Phillip S Wilson held in Jasper

Funeral services for Phillip Scott Wilson two year old son of Mr and Mrs Phillip Wilson of 2413 13th St SE Birmingham died in Crippled Children's Hospital in Birmingham were held at 2 PM today from Collins Funeral Home Chapel in Jasper. Survivors include paternal and maternal grandparents Dewey Michael Jasper and Carl Wilson Parish. The body remained at Collins Funeral Home.

Phillip Scott Wilson Phillip Wilson 13Th St Crippled Children’s Hospital Birmingham Collins Funeral Home Chapel Jasper Dewey Michael Carl Wilson Parish Collins Funeral Home

President vows victory in Vietnam and flexibly seek peace

President declares we will win in Vietnam and are prepared to meet on battlefield if needed. About 510,000 American troops are in Vietnam with a 525,000 cap next fall, sparking debate over a possible modest troop increase and its potential to raise North Vietnamese violence. WANT ADS GET RESULTS.

Vietnam Westmoreland North Vietnam

Local Notices List Cullman and Montgomery Names

A fragmented notice lists multiple residents with surnames Brock Chap pell Bednar Hale Myers Wilson and Thompson alongside counties Cullman Montgomery Falkville Bremer and Hanceville. The text appears as a roster of individuals tied to street or rural route designations.

Mary Cathryn Bednarek Montgomery Dowie Clyde Goodwin Cullman William Scott Hale Falkville Lacy Myers Bremen Linda Sue Naramore Nancy Hazel Thompson Martha White Hazel Wilson Hanceville

Hospitals list of residents and associated streets

A long OCR style roster lists individuals with addresses across several towns. Names include Susan Larkins Terry Mack Christopher Lori Lyn Gasser Joe Thomas Gentry and many others with streets like Fleetwood Drive Athens Lee Street Beechwood Apartments and College Street SE. The fragment reads like a hospital or patient contact directory.

Susan Larkins Fleetwood Dr Thomas Carmel Terry Moulton St Jer- Lee Sims Lacey's Spring Terry Mack Christopher Brit‘wood Dr Elizabeth Helene Bell 11Th. St Bryan Keith Knighten Decatur Arthur D. Terry Oak St Henry McDonald Danville John Thomas Marks Jr Athens Shefton Sharp Charles James Schaffer Cullman

Decatur Weather Forecast and Uranus Phase Report

Fair to partly cloudy weather expected with little temperature change. Highs around 67 to 72 degrees and lows near 45 to 50. Uranus reaches quadrature opposite the sun tonight, about 1.62 billion miles from Earth, near Virgo, marking its nearest approach of the year.

Virgo

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