Obituaries
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The
Clayton Courier Saturday,
December 18, 1886
Mrs. Appling,
the mother of Mr.
Steve and J. A. Appling died at the residence of her
son Steve on Tuesday night. She was very old and much esteemed by neighbors and
friends.
The Houston Chronicle
Mrs. Ada Florence Appling, 84, of 602 South
Main, Pasadena,
passed away Sunday in a local hospital. After 20 years of service at
Pasadena General
Hosptial she retired at age 83. She was a member of the South Main Baptist
Church of Pasadena.
Resident of Pasadena 38 years. Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. R. L. Worthington,
Pasadena; son, Gaden Appling, Houston; sister, Mrs. Irene
Mills, Bryan; brothers, Kelly Isbell, Navasota, Edwin
Isbell, Houston; five granddaughters;
one grandson; seven great-grandsons. Funeral services 3 p.m. Tuesday Colonial
Funeral Chapel with Dr. B. J. Martin officiating. Interment Forest Park Lawndale
Cemetery. Pallbearers; J.J. Sandifer, James King, Richard Worthington, Warren
Jackson Pledger, James R. Hale, Ellis R. Means. Colonial Funeral Home,
472-4337, Pasadena.
THE DOTHAN EAGLE
February 18, 2004
Brawder "Doc" Aplin, 68 passed away Wednesday, February 18,
2004 at a local hospital. He was born July 12, 1935 in Headland, Al.,
He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a commercial fisherman. He had been a
Rockport resident for more than 20 years. He is survived by his wife Jan Aplin
of Rockport; his children Brandon Aplin
and Sterlon Aplin, both of Seadrift, Sharon Sabai, Brad Aplin and Chris Aplin,
all of Houston, Linda Caufman of Fort
Worth; and Regina Jeter of Woodsboro, four sisters; nine grandchildren;
one-great grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.
Viewing and visitation will be held Sunday, Feb.
22 at Charlie Marshall Funeral Home Chapel from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Funeral
services will be conducted Monday, Feb. 23 at
10 a.m. at Charlie Marshall Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Boyce Laqua officiating.
Interment will follow at Rockport Cemetery.
Brawder Thomas Aplin- Grand Chanier, Lousianna
Funeral Services for Brawder Thomas Aplin,
80, will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday December 4,
in First Baptist Church. The REv. Jack Tanner will officiate. Burial will be in
the Crain Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Creole. Visitation
in the Church is from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 8:00 a.m. Thursday. Mr.
Aplin died Tuesday December 02, 1997 in Creole. A Native of Barbour
County, Alabama he was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Grand Chenier, The NRA, AARP, survivors include,
his wife Sarah Irene Holland Aplin, one son Brawder Adolphus Aplin, Rockport,
Texas, Four daughters, Sarah Vinson, of San Leon, Texas,
Zonie Aplin Furge and Margaret Richard, Both of Grand Chenier and
Laura Rupp of Orlando, Florida.
The Dothan Eagle Oct. 19, 1989
pg. 13 A
C. J. Aplin 69, of
Malvern, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 1989 in Moultrie, Ga., Hospital.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday in Taylor Assembly of God Church with Ministers
Robert
Rodgers and Eddie Littlefield officiating. Burial will be in Taylor Assembly of
God
Church Cemetery with Ward Wilson Funeral Home directing. The family will receive
friends
at the funeral home tonight from 7 until 9.
Mr. Aplin was born in Dale County, and lived his
adult life in the Malvern community.
He was a retired farmer. He was a member of Taylor Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lacy McDaniel Aplin, Malvern;
sons and daughter in laws,
Julius and Judy Aplin, Charles and Gail Aplin, Max and Edna Aplin, James Aplin;
daughters and sons in law, Hazel and Charlie Shirah, Betty and Pete Thomas,
Linda and Dan Hussey, Janiceand Grady Etheridge, sisters; Edna
Freeman, Bessie Chambers; Brother Q.P. Aplin;
24 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Terry Etheridge, Allen Aplin, ChrisThomas,
Donny Shirah,
Tim Hatcher, and Mars Daum. Honorary pallbearers will be Wade Hussey, David
Hussey, Mark Aplin, Danny Shirah, Brian Shirah, Jeff McCoy, and Bobby Aplin.
The Houston Post
November 12, 1962
A retired carpenter. Survivors; wife, Mrs. Ada Appling,
Pasadena;
daughter, Mrs. R.L. Worthington, Pasadena; sons Gaden Appling,
Houston, Aaron Appling, Humble; four grandchildren; five great
grandchildren. Services 3 p.m. Saturday, Colonial Funeral Home
Chapel of the Roses with REV. K. C. Steddman officiating. Burial
in Forest Park Cemetery. Pallbearers, Clarence Hunnicutt, Jack Isbell,
E. R. Means, B. Naylor, J. J. Sandifer, J. L. Worthington.
Colonial Funeral Home, Pasadena.
The
Clayton Courier
Sat. June 20, 1891
Mr. David Appling, age 82, died at the
home of his son, ten miles from Clayton. He was receiving a pension for his
services in The Indian War.
The Houston Chronicle
June 10, 1994
Gaden Cohen Appling,
80, a longtime resident of Houston, died Thursday, June 9, 1994 in a
local hospital. He was a member of Park Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors
include his wife, Ruby Appling, daughter, Dianna Appling Pledger of Franklin,
Tenn. and Nelda Appling Hale of Houston and 7 grandchildren. Funeral services
will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 11, 1994, at Land O Woods Chapel
in forest Park Lawndale cemetery with Rev. Kevin Barefield officiating. Burial
will follow in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.
The Dothan Eagle Dec. 16, 1962
Jimmy Lamar Aplin-Newton-Funeral services for Jimmy
Aplin 24, who died Thursday in an automobile accident, were held
yesterday at the Newton Baptist Church. The Revs. James Mitchell and the Rev.
Gaines officiated. Burial in Bethel Baptist Cemetery was directed by Johnson
Funeral Home. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy T. Aplin, Newton;
and five sisters,
Miss Elizabeth Aplin, Newton; Mrs. Charles Tharpe, Ozark; Mrs. Marlin K. Gilley,
Cuthbert, Ga; Mrs. Curtis Trawick, Fayetteville, Ga; and Mrs. G. R. Williams,
Titusville, Fla.
The Dothan Eagle June 19, 1992
Jimmy Mack Aplin
Jimmy Mack Aplin, 37 of Dothan Rt. 5 died Thursday morning, June 18,1992,
of injuries
sustained in a tractor accident which occurred at the Aplin farm.
The funeral will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in
Slocomb with the
Revs. Dan Raley, Troy Walsingham and John Wayne Hicks officiating and Byrd
Funeral
Home directing. Flowers are being accepted or memorials may be made to
First Baptist Church Slocomb.
The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time.
The family will receive friends at Byrd Funeral Home from 7 to 9 tonight.
Jimmy Mack was born April 6, 1955 in Geneva County, and lived
in Slocomb all his life.
He was a 1972 graduate of Slocomb High School and was engaged in farming
all his adult life.
At the time of his death, he was manager of Aplin
Hog Farm. He was a member of the Young
Farmer Association (Rehobeth) where he served as an officer and was also a
member of the Geneva County Pork Producers Association. He was a member of First
Baptist Church of Slocomb.
Jimmy Mack was predeceased by his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Rob Aplin, and Mr.
and
Mrs. Lee Williams.
Survivors, include his wife, Jennifer Harrell Aplin,
Dothan Rt. 5; a son Jimmie Lee Aplin, Dothan Rt. 5; a daughter Emily
Brooke Aplin, Dothan Rt. 5; his parents Q.P. and Vera Mae Aplin, Dothan,
Rt. 5; four brothers and two sisters in law, Gerald and Beverly Aplin,
Slocomb Rt.2, Lamar and Rhonda Aplin, Dothan Rt. 1, Ronnie Aplin, Slocomb
Rt. 1, Tommy Aplin, Dothan Rt. 5; and several nieces and nephews. Serving
as active pallbearers will be James Harrell, Danny Smith, John Hughes, Kim
Hughes, Joe Neil Howell, Eddie Watson, Marty Collins and Albert Adams.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Phillip Deal, Larry Reeves, Jonathan
McNeil, Keith Brown, Mike Reardon, Ray Brannon, Sam Ghador, and the Adult
I Men's Sunday school class Slocomb First Baptist Church.
The
Clayton Record Friday,
June 13, 1902
Mr.
Joe Appling died at his home near Texasville on last Friday morning.
The immediate cause of his death was blood poisoning from an amputated
arm.
Mr. Appling served his country during the 4 years of civil strife and was a
brave soldier. He was a good neighbor, a true friend, whose demise is greatly to
be deplored.
Funeral services were held at Antioch Primitive Baptist Church on last Saturday.
The
Dothan Eagle Monday, May 29, 1950
Mrs. Josie B. Aplin
Funeral Services for Mrs. Josie B. Aplin 50,
of Dothan Rt. 1, who died at her home yesterday following a long illness,
Funeral is set for 3 p.m. today at Bethel Church with interment in the
Church Cemetery.
She had been a resident of her community for the past six years and
a member of Bethel Church. The Rev. Mr. Hall was to officiate with Ward Wilson
Funeral Home of Dothan in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are the husband, Robertson Aplin,
of Dothan Rt. 1; two daughters, Mrs. Edna Freeman of Slocomb and Mrs. Bessie
Reeves of Dothan Rt. 1; two sons, C. J. Aplin and Q.P. Aplin of Dothan Route 1;
and nine grandchildren. Active pallbearers were J. B. McDaniel, Delmar McDaniel,
D. C. Freeman, Otis Ward, Morris Edwards, and Clarence Vinson.
The
Dothan Eagle Wednesday,
February 13, 2002
Lacy Aplin
Mrs. Lacy Aplin 87,
a resident of the Malvern Community passed away Monday,
February 11, 2002, at Extendicare Health and Rehab Center following a brief
illness.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Taylor Assembly of God with the Rev. Charles
Littlefield officiating. Burial will follow in the Taylor Assembly of God
Cemetery with Ward Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Aplin's body
will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service. Flowers will be
excepted or contributions may be made to
Wiregrass Hospice, Inc., P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan Ala., 36302. Mrs. Aplin was
born on August 13, 1914 in Dale County,
the daughter of the late Joseph Dennis and Della Camilla Connor McDaniel.
She has lived in Geneva County
since 1945. She was a homemaker, a loving wife and mother. She was a
Member of Taylor Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her parents;
husband of 54 years, C. J. Aplin;
four brothers, J. B. McDaniel, Howard McDaniel, Delmar McDaniel,and Harvey
McDaniel; a grandson, David Allen Hussey; a granddaughter Montene Aplin; two
great-grandchildren, Cierra Aplin and Martha Elizabeth Aplin.
Survivors include four daughters and sons-in-law, Hazel an Dennis
Jackson,
Rehobeth, Betty and Pete Thomas, Clayhatchee, Linda and Daniel Hussey,
Enterprise, Janice and Grady Etheridge, Malvern; four sons and daughters-
in-law, Julian and Judy Aplin, Malvern, Charles and Gail Aplin, Rehobeth,
Max and Edna Aplin, Slocomb, James and Linda Aplin, Florence, S.C.;
one sister, Vedora Sellers, Daleville; 24 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-grandchild.
Active pallbearers will be Donald E. Shirah, Chris Thomas,
Allen Aplin, Terry Etheridge, Wade Hussey, Mark Aplin, and Bryan Shirah.
The Dothan Eagle Sunday, June
17, 1979
Malcom Aplin-56, Avon, died Friday morning in a
Dothan hospital as a result of injuries on June 7 when a house trailer fell an
struck him. Services will be 2 p.m. today at the Ward Wilson Funeral chapel with
the Rev. Joe Patterson officiating. burial will follow in Crestlawn Cemetery, U.
S. 84 East.
The body will be at the residence in Avon until noon
today when it will be returned to the funeral chapel. A
native of Dale County, he moved to Barbour County
at an early age an lived there a number of years. He then moved to Houston
County where he had lived the past 23 years. He had resided in Avon for the past
ten years. He was a Veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Merle Williams Aplin, Avon; three daughters,
Mrs. Shirley Ann Smith, Mrs. Joan Gashaw, Avon; Mrs. Margaret Melisa Adams,
Dothan; one son, Mack Aplin, Avon; one brother, Arthur Aplin, Bessemer; seven
grandchildren.
The
Dothan Eagle Tuesday, October
28, 2003
Mrs. Margaret Young Aplin of
Newton, died Sunday, October 26, 2003 in Thomaston Health and Rehab, Thomaston,
Georgia. She was 84. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 29,
2003 in Newton City Cemetery with Reverend David Willis officiating.
Interment will follow with Coggins Funeral Home of Thomaston,
Georgia, directing. The family will receive friend from 6 p.m. until 8
p.m. Tuesday evening, October 28, 2003, at the home of Mrs. Aplin, 261 King
Street in Newton.
Coggins Funeral Home of Thomaston, Ga., 706-647-9681, in charge of arrangements.
The Dothan Eagle Tuesday,
Dec. 15, 1992
Myron Steve Aplin -Newton
Myron Steve Aplin 40 of Newton died Monday, December 14, 1992, at
Flowers Hospital following an extended illness.
Graveside service will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Newton City Cemetery with the
Rev. Mary Beth Cloyd officiating and Byrd Funeral Home directing. The family
will be at the residence of Mrs. Margaret Aplin King St. Newton. Flowers are
being accepted or memorial may be made to First United Methodist Church, Newton,
Ala. 36352.
Mr. Aplin was born May 26, 1952, in Dale County and
lived in Newton most all his life. He was a graduate of Dale County High School
and attended George C. Wallace
Community College and Troy State University
in Troy. He was employed by GTE prior to his illness.
Mr. Aplin was a member of Newton United Methodist Church. Mr. Aplin was preceded
in death by his father, William O. Aplin Sr., who
died in March 1992.
Survivors include his mother, Margaret Aplin, Newton; a brother William O.
"Bill" Aplin, Thomaston, Ga., a sister Barbara Bush, Webb; and several
nieces and nephews.
The Houston Chronicle
Nelda Appling Hale, born February 17, 1946, passed
away November 24, 2000 after two
and a half year battle with cancer. She was a long time resident of Houston,
Texas and is survived by her husband: J. R. Hale, four children: Marcey Hale,
Martinak, Randi Alison Hale, Andy Hale, Aaron Hale, Mother: Ruby Appling of
Houston, sister: Dianna Appling Pledger of Tampa, Florida, and brother-in-law
Dr. W. Jackson Pledger of Tampa, Fla., a very special aunt and uncle Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Naylor of Houston and various nieces and nephews. Family will receive
friends from 4:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m. Sunday, November 26th at Forest park
Lawndale Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday,
November 27, 2000 at Forest Park Lawndale Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest
Park Lawndale Cemetery.
The
Dothan Eagle July 04, 1999
Q. P. Aplin, 76 of Rt. 5 Dothan (Slocomb
Community), died Saturday
July 03, 1999 at Flowers Hospital following a long illness. Funeral services
will be
held Monday at 2 p.m. at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Dan Raley,
Coley Holloway
and Bryan Roney officiating. Burial will be in the Corinth Cemetery near Fayette
on Geneva County
Rd. 49, with Byrd Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the
funeral home tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. Flowers are being accepted or memorials
may be made to Corinth Baptist Church Route 5, Slocomb, Ala. 36375. Mr. Aplin
was born January 25, 1923 in Dale County and
resided the early years of his life in Barbour County before moving to Geneva
County in 1939. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Aplin was engaged in
farming all of his working career and was instrumental in organizing the Geneva
County Growers
Association, where he was one of the original stock holders. He was well known
as one of the first Slocomb Tomato Growers and was also owner of Aplin's
Produce. He was a member of Corinth Baptist Church, where he served as a
trustee. Survivors include his wife, Vera Mae Williams
Aplin ,
four sons, Gerald Aplin and his wife Beverly, Slocomb, Lamar Aplin and his wife,
Rhonda, Dothan, Ronnie Aplin and his wife Barbara, Slocomb, and Tommy Ray Aplin,
Dothan, a daughter in law Jennifer Aplin. Dothan; 15 grandchildren, one great
grandchild, and two sisters, Edna Earl Freeman, Slocomb, and Bessie Chambers,
Dothan. Mr. Aplin was predeceased by his parents Robinson and Josie York Aplin,
and a son Jimmy Mack Aplin. Serving as active Pallbearers will be Mr. Aplins
grandsons.
The
Dothan Eagle May 21, 2001
Robert
Lewis Appling, age 90, Rt 1, Columbia, died Sunday night, May 20,
2001 in a Dothan Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services will be
held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2001, in the Holman Headland Mortuary
Chapel with Rev. James A. Rich officiating. Burial will follow in the Camp
Springs Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the mortuary in Headland. At other times the family will be at
the home of his son Bob Appling, 1213 Co. Rd. 125, Headland. Mr. Appling was
born and reared in Barbour County in the Baker Hill Community,
the son of the late James Jay Appling and Ila Smith Appling. He
lived most of his life in the Camp Springs Community near
Columbia. Mr. Appling was a member of the Camp Springs Baptist Church where he
served as a Deacon and also as Treasurer in earlier years. A
retired farmer, Mr. Appling formerly
owned and operated Appling Garage
and also Appling Trucking both of Columbia. He was preceded in death by
his wife Blanche Mourning Appling.
Surviving relatives include a son, Bob Appling and his wife June
Appling, Headland, Dorothy Collier and her husband, Jack W. Collier,
Douglasville, Ga.; three grandchildren, Lori Moore, and her husband, Jim Moore,
Birmingham, Al.; Amanda Rudd and her husband Jason Rudd, Dothan; Robert E.
Appling, Auburn University; two great-grandchildren, Milton Moore and Harrison
Rudd.
The
Dothan Eagle May 15, 1953
Roy T. "Jake" Aplin, 69, Newton, died
early today in an Ozark hospital following a long illness. Services will be 3
p.m. Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. David Curry officiating.
Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery with Holman Funeral Home, Ozark,
directing. The body will be at the family residence from 4:30 today until placed
in the church at 2 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Velma Aplin, Newton;
five daughters, Mrs. Charles Tharpe, Ozark, Mrs. Curtis Trawick, Daleville, Mrs.
Clara Williams, Newton, Mrs. Martin K. Gilley, Mrs. Elizabeth Cummings, Dothan,
a sister Mrs. Ella Clark, Newton, nine grandchildren.
The Bryan College Station
Eagle July 12, 2005
Sydney Earl Appling
April 30, 1915 July
10, 2005
Navasota-Services for Sydney E. Appling, 90,
of Millican are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Nobles Funeral Chapel in Navasota.
George Hogan will officiate. Burial will be at Peach Creek Cemetery. visitation
will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Appling died Sunday in
Millican. He was born in Keith and was and auto body repairman. He served in the
U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a staff sergeant and was a member of
the Millican Heritage Society. He wasa Baptist. He was preceded in death by his
wife, Bertha Lambert Appling. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Lorenz of
Navasota; a grandchild, anda great-grandchild.
The Dothan Eagle
William Ellis Appling Sr., 51, passed away
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1997, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan. Funeral services
will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 4, 1997, in the Kent Thornton Funeral
Home Chapel with Dr. Sam Brassell officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty
Baptist Cemetery in Pansey, ala., with the Kent Thornton Funeral Home directing.
the family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at
the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or the family suggested
memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, 904 W. Main St.
Dothan, Ala., 36303. Mr. Appling was preceded in death by his parents, James and
Eunice Marie Lomineck Appling and a brother in law, Tony Earl Hartzog. Mr.
Appling was a resident of Ashford, living in this area since the age of 15. He
was employed by Sony for the past 19 years as a chief engineer. Survivorsinclude
his wife, Velonder Louise Cochran Appling of Ashford; sons William Ellis Appling
jr. of Ashford, Jimmy Appling of Ashford; sisters and brothers-in-law, Jeanette
and Sam Barron of Ashford, Helen and Frank Lomineck of Macon Ga., Johnny
Cochran of Kinsey and Sarah Hartzog of Gordon; brother and sister in law,
Earl and Lea Appling of Dothan and Virginia Deese of Dothan; mother-in-law
Mary Lee Cochran of Ashford; and one grandson, Rick Appling of Ashford, Asked to
serve as pallbearers are Marcel Barron, Bobby Coker; Bobby Downing, Ricky
Dickerson, Randy Hayes, Tedd Bass, As honory pallbearers, David Horton and
Carlos Andrews.
The
Dothan Eagle March 31, 1992
March 29, 1992, in a Dothan hospital following an extended illness. The
funeral will be 2 p.m. today from the Newton Baptist Church with the
Revs. Stephen Drake and Floyd Dyal officiating. Burial will follow in the
Newton City Cemetery with Holman Funeral Home directing. Visitation
will continue at the funeral home parlors until one hour before service
time when the body will be place in the church. Flowers will be accepted,
or donations may be made to the Newton Baptist Church Building Fund.
Mr. Aplin was a native resident of Newton, where he owned and operated
Aplin's Superette for 30 years, and was also engaged in farming. He was a member
of
the Newton Baptist Church and was former Newton City Councilman.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Margaret Young Aplin, Newton, a daughter,
Barbara Bush, Webb; two sons, William O. Aplin jr., Thomaston, Ga., Myron Steve
Aplin, Newton; a sister, Mary Hatcher Griffin, Enterprise; nine grandchildren;
and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Baxley's survivors include her husband, Johnnie Baxley, Clayton Route
Two; one daughter Elouise Campbell, Clayton, Route two; one son Henry Baxley,
Demopolis; and three Brothers;
Tom, Bill, and Sam Aplin, all of Eufaula. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren,
and three great-grandchildren.
Death
& Obituary Notices, Southern Christian Advocate, 1867-1878
Ann D. Bennett, daughter of Wm.
and Martha Appling, was born in Clark county, Ga., September 30,
1825; moved with her parents to Chickasaw county, Miss., in 1843; she married
Stephen D. Bennett, December 1847 and settled in Ottibehaw county, Miss; they
moved to Fresno county, Cal., in 1867, where she died December 7, 1876. She was
the mother of five children, four of whom are still living, two sons and two
daughters. T. L. Duke
Columbus
Ledger-Enquirer September 24, 2004
Ruby G. Brown
April 6, 1914 - September 22, 2004 Albany, Ga. Ruby G. Brown, 90 of
Albany,
formerly of Columbus, died
Wednesday, Sept. 22, at Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany. Graveside funeral
services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, in Parkhill Cemetery, according
to
Striffer-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus. The family will receive friends Saturday from
11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Brown was born in Barbour
County, Ala., on April 6, 1914, daughter of the late Daniel
H. Grantham and Iomia Aplin Grantham. She had lived in Columbus for many
years where she attended Edgewood Assembly of God. She was retired from Tom's
Foods, Inc. Her son, Earl B. Watson and her daughter, Doris M. Otto, preceded
her in death. Survivors include four grandsons, Stephen E. Watson of Abbeyville,
Ga., Donald E. Watson of Sylvester, Ga., Michael P. Watson of Ray City, Ga., and
William T. Watson of Sylvester;
10 great grandchildren, one great great grandchild, and a brother Louie Grantham
of Eufaula, Ala.
The Clayton Record Thursday,
October 26, 2000
Eloise Baxley Campbell- Funeral services for
Mrs. Eloise Baxley Campbell, 73, of Clayton, were held Monday, October 23, at 2
p.m. at Prospect Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Hines officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery with Kent Funeral Home of Clayton directing. Mrs.
Campbell died Saturday, October 21, 2000, at her residence after an extended
illness. Born September 22, 1927 in Barbour County, she was
the daughter of the late J. W. Nettie Aplin Baxley. She was a member of
Prospect Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a son, Gerald Campbell,
and a brother, Clyde Baxley. Survivors include her husband, Winston Campbell,
Clayton; three sons and daughter-in-law, Johnny and Kathy Campbell, Webb, Ricky
and Connie Campbell, Cottonwood, and Randy and Angie Campbell, Eufaula; a
daughter, Brenda Hartzog, Dothan; a brother Henry Baxley, Demopolis; 15
grandchildren and five great-grand children. Active pallbearers were Rodney
Dasinger, Mike Baxley, Mack Peel, Douglas Hartzog, Don Brown, and Harold Brown.
Memorials may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, 1211 W. Main St., Dthan, Al. 36301.
The
Dothan Eagle Monday, August
15, 1988 7-A
A. B. Clark former Houston County
Sheriff, 62 of 2706 S. Park Ave.
died Saturday in a local hospital after an extended illness. The funeral wil 4
p.m. today in Cloverdale United Methodist Church with the Dr. Robert
Baggott and the Revs. Jesse Guy an Emory Evans officiating.
Burial will be in Memory Hill Cemetery with Byrd Funeral Home directing. The
body will be placed in the church one hour before service time. In lieu of
flowers the family suggest that contributions be made in Mr. Clark's memory to
the American Cancer Society, 1810 Montgomery Highway 36303 or to the Alabama
Sheriff's Boys Ranch or the Alabama Girls Ranch, Rt. 1 Box 12, Clayton, Ala.
36016.
A native of Newton, Mr. Clark had lived in the Wiregrass all his life, and had
reside in Dothan for the past 35 years. He was elected sheriff of Houston County
in 1966 and held that office until 1982. He currently served as president of the
Alabama Sheriff's Association in 1969 and was instrumental in the building of
the Houston House located at the Alabama Sheriff's Boys Ranch in 1978. He also
organized the jr. Deputy Program in Houston County in 1968. Mr. Clark was a
member of the Dothan Elks Club, Dothan Lions Club, and attended Cloverdale
Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Runell Clark, Dothan, two sons and daughters in law.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan (Marty) Clark, Dothan, Dr. and Mrs. Ken (Becky) Clark, Dothan,
two daughters and sons in law, Shelia and Lt.
Col. Jim Mills, Austin, Texas, Jan and Michael Hembree, Carrollton, Ga., three
brothers, Murray D. Clark, John L. Clark, and Charles H.Clark; four sisters,
Inez C. Finn, Evelyn C. Daughtry, Sue C. Lee, and Vernell C. Helms; 10
grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Mickey Daughtry, Jerry Finn, Clark
Matthews, Scott Clark, Heath Lee, Ricky Snellgrove, and Larry
Clark. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be the Alabama Sheriff's Association
and all law enforcement agencies.
The
Dothan Eagle November
26, 1965
A. B. Clark Sr.
Newton-A. B. Clark Sr., 70, Newton Rt. 2 died today after a long
illness.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the Bethel Baptist
Church.
The Revs. Earl Brogden, Hinton Waters and Ray Hayes will officiate. Burial in
the
Church cemetery will be directed by Johnson-Brown service Funeral Home.
Mr. Clark was a lifelong resident of Newton Rt. 2 and a member of Bethel
Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs Ella (Aplin) Clark;
Four sons, Charles Murray, John and A.B. Clark jr., Dothan; four daughters, Mrs.
Nell Matthews, Mrs. Grady Lee, and Mrs. Fox Daughtry, Dothan, Mrs. Inez Finn,
Newton; three brothers Ralph Ray and J. W. Clark, Newton; a sister Mrs. Sam
Barrick, Newton; and 16 grandchildren.
The
Dothan Eagle November 9, 2004
Charles Harold Clark, a resident of Milton, Fla,
and a former resident
of Dothan, died Monday, November 08, 2004, in Pensacola, Fla. He
was 73. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004, at Byrd
Funeral
Home Chapel with Dr. Greg Clark officiating. Burial will follow in Selma Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends
at the funeral home from 6 until 8 tonight. Flowers are being accepted
or memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Mr. Clark was born
Fe. 14, 1931, in Dale County, Ala, and lived the early years of his life
in Newton, Ala. In 1950, he moved to Dothan and was the owner and
operator of Southern Auto Sales, as well as Clark's Barbeque. Later
he was associated with Bondy's Ford and also was engaged in the
security business with DSI. for the past year, he has resided in Pensacola,
Fla. Mr. Clark was a former member of the Civitan Club, Kiwanis Club,
and the Dothan Elks Lodge. He attended First Baptist Church in Milton,
Fla. Mr. clark is predeceased by his wife, Betty Ann Beasley Clark; two
sisters, Inez Finn and Evelyn Daughtry; and a brother A. B. Clark jr.
Survivors include his two daughters, Ava Clark Snellgrove and her
husband, Ricky, Milton, Fla., Laura Smith and her husband Steve, Dothan
five granchildren, Brandon Snellgrove and his wife Lisa Trent Snellgrove,
Krista Greathouse, Kameron Greathouse and Abby Smith, a great grandchild,
Trevor Patterson, Two brothers, Murray Clark and John Clark, both of
Dothan;
and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Scott Clark, Larry Clark, Heath Lee,
Clark Matthews, Mickey Daughtry, Craig Daughtry, Rusty Clark, Bill Banks,
John Skipper, Alan Clark, and Ken Clark.
The
Dothan Eagle February 3, 1981
Newton-Mrs. Ella Dell Clark, 80, of
Newton Rt. 2 died in a Dothan Hospital
today. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Bethel Baptist Church
near Newton with the Rev. David Curry and the Rev, Max McNab officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery with Johnson-Brown Service Funeral
Home directing.
The body will be at the funeral home chapel and at the church one hour
before service time. The family will be at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Nell M.
Helms, 1000 Moss St. in Dothan and will receive
friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight. Mrs. Clark was born in Barbour
County, but moved to Dale County at an early
age. She was the widow of Abbie Buford Clark.
Survivers, include four daughters, Mrs. Inez Finn, Mrs. Fox (Evelyn) Daughtry,
Mrs. Nell Helms, and Mrs. Grady (Sue) Lee, all of Dothan.
Four sons, A. B. Clark, John L. Clark, Charles H. Clark, and Murray D. Clark,
all of Dothan; 19 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren.
THE CLAYTON COURIER
Sat. June 6, 1981
Mr. Jason Cooper, living only a few miles from Clayton died on Monday.
The
Ledger-Friday October 23, 1970
Mulberry- Ida
Dasinger,
89, Willow Oak Community, died Wednesday
at Lakeland General Hospital after a long illness. A native of
Clayton,
Ala., she had live in Mulberry area since 1953.
She was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include
a son, Jack, Mansfield, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Edna Pierce, Plant
City, Mrs. Irene Adams, and Eunice Rose, both of Mulberry.
The
Ledger- Thursday March 13, 1997
FrostProof- Mr. John William Dasinger of
Frostproof died Tuesday
(March 11, 1997) at Winter Haven Hospital. He was 70. Born in
Midland City, Ala., on March 18, 1926, he came to Frostproof from
Wauchula 20 years ago. He was a grove worker. He was a Baptist.
He is survived by his parents, Milton and Lessie Dasinger. He is
survived by his wife, Emma W. Dasinger, Frostproof; daughter,
Linda Hammett, Davenport; sons, Charles Dasinger, Newport, N.C.
John David Dasinger, Virginia Beach, VA., Paul Dasinger, Gargamer,
N.C. and Steve Dasinger, Plymouth, Minn., sisters, Nella C. Douglas,
Plant City, and Melrose C. Raulerson, Lakeland; eight grandchildren,
and four great grandchildren. Visitation will be 7 to 9 this evening
at Marion Nelson Funeral Home, 196 E. H. St. FrostProof, Graveside
services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Silver Hill Cemetery.
The
Dothan Eagle- March 13, 2002
Slocomb-Mrs. Edna Earl Freeman, age 73, of Slocomb
(Fayette Community) passed away at her home Sunday, March 10, 2002.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tues. March 12, 2002
at Ward Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry
McAdams officiating. Interment was in Corinth Baptist Church
Cemetery. (Fayette Community) with Ward Wilson Memory
Hill Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Freeman was born on Nov. 16, 1928, the
daughter
of the late Robertson Aplin and
Josie York
Aplin. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Freeman was preceded in death by
her brothers, C.J. and Q.P. Aplin, both of Malvern.
She was a member of the Corinth Baptist Church (Fayette Community) and was
retired
from the Van Heusen Company in Hartford. Surviving family include her husband,
Mr. Calvin Freeman; her daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and Keith Harris and
grandson, Jason Harris, all of Slocomb (Fayette Community); her sister, Bessie
Chambers of Taylor; and several nieces and nephews.
The Bryan College Station
Eagle
Lorena E. Greer
Sept. 23, 1905 -- May 26,
2000
Services for Lorena E. Greer, 94, of Bryan are set
for 2 p.m. Monday at Hillier Funeral Home in Bryan. The Rev. Howard Crenshaw
will officiate. Burial will be in Peach Creek Cemetery in the Peach Creek
Community. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to
the time of the services Monday at the funeral home. Mrs. Greer died Friday at
Sherwood Health Care Facility in Bryan. She was born in Grimes County. She was a
homemaker and a member of the Second Baptist Church of College Station. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Dave Monroe Greer.Survivors include four sons
and three daughters-in-law, Glen and Bea Greer of Bryan, Sidney and Nelda Greer
of Bryan; four daughters, Audrey Lee Renier of North Little Rock, Ark., Lillian
Russell of Bryan Mildred Sunshine WAde of Bryan and Bertha M. Hall of Bryan; a
brother, Sydney Appling of Millican, Texas; a
sister, Alma Hyatt of Conroe; 44 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren and 10
great-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Peach Creek Cemetery
Association at 1512 Kernstown Lane, College Station, Texas, 77845
The Dothan Eagle
Tony Hartzog
Columbia- Mr. Tony Earl Hartzog Sr. 48, of North
Main St. Columbia, died Friday, Nov. 04, 1994, at Southeast Alabama Medical
Center. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with Rev.
Walter Hoskins officiating. Burial will be at Gardens of Memory Cemetery with
Byrd Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home
tonight from 6 until 8. Mr. Hartzog was born March 8, 1946, in Dale
County, and lived the early years of his life in Midland City. He was a
veteran of the Vietnam War and served for two years each in the U.S. Army. Upon
completion of his tour of active duty in 1971 he returned to Midland City. Mr.
Hartzog was former employee of the Ashford, Cottonwood, Headland, Level Plains,
Newton and the Columbia Police Dept. He had resided in Columbia for the past
four years and served as Chief of Police while employed there. At the time of
his death was employed at Alabama Electric Company of Dothan. He attended
Wayside Baptist Church in Ashford. Survivors include his wife Sarah Appling
Hartzog of Columbia; two sons and a daughter in law. James and Jamie Hartzog of
Apopka, Fla., Tony Hartzog Jr. of Columbia; a daughter, Kristina Wright of
Columbia; two grandchildren, Matthew Blake Wright of Columbia and James Justin
Hartzog of Apopka, Fla; four sisters, Linda Gilmore of Midland City, Jean
Shupert of Brunswick, Ga., Merle Glover of Midland City, Betty McSween of
Cottonwood; four brothers Harold Hartzog of Daleville, Jimmy Hartzog of Napier
Field, Gerald Hartzog of Wetumpka and Fred Hartzog of Midland City; and several
nieces and nephews.
The
Dothan Eagle- September 16, 1992
Port St. Joe, Fla- Lula Bell Jarvis, 85 of Bay St.
Joe Care Center in Port St. Joe, died there
early Monday morning, Sept. 14, 1992, following a long illness. The funeral will
be held at 10
this morning in the Bethlehem Assembly of God Cemetery with Kent-Thornton
Funeral Home of Dothan directing. Visitation will continue this morning at the
funeral home up until one hour prior
to service time when the body will be placed in the church. The family will
continue to receive friends at the residence of a niece, Wanda
Aplin, 1103 West Woodland Ave., Dothan. A native of
Barbour County, Mrs. Jarvis had lived there a
number of years before moving to the cottonwood area some 45 years ago. A
homemaker, she was a member of the Union Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Dan and
Ruth Aplin,
Dallas; five sisters in law, Gertrude Aplin,
Dothan, Fannie Aplin, Marianna, Fla., Clifford
Aplin,
Phenix City, Edana Prevatt, Gordon, Lola B. Anderson, Lovetown; two step sisters
in law,
Lollie C. Anderson, Lovetown, Nerah Jones, Cottonwood; and several nieces and
nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be Boyd Roberts, Vester Smith, Hayward
Dickerson, Albert Aplin, D.A. Trawick and Robert Earl Sellers.
The Clayton Courier
Mrs. N. A. Petty died Wednesday. She was the
widow of Mr. Allen Petty, who died a few years ago.
Her Father was Victor Norton, one of the pioneers
of Barbour County.
The
Dothan Eagle- February 28, 2004
Jimimae Eubanks Smith, a resident of 358 Eubanks
Road, Eufaula,
died late Friday morning, Feb. 27, 2004 at her home. She was 86.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, February 29,
2004, in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, near Eufaula, with Bro.
L. D. Woodham, jr., Bro. Mickey Skinner, Brother Jerry Gaston,
and Wiregrass Hospice Chaplain Richard Harden officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive
friends from 4 until 6 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary in Abbeville.
At other times, the family will be at the home of Bill and Lorene
Jones, 2489 County Road 79, South, Eufaula. Flowers will be
accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass
Hospice of Eufaula 831 W. Washington Street, Eufaula, Al., 36027
Mrs. Smith was a native of Montgomery
County but lived most
of her life near Baker Hill in Barbour County. She was an active
member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and the choir and also
held several offices. Mrs. Smith was retired as the owner operator
of Jiminae's Beauty Shop. She was also involved as a co-owner
and operator, with her late husband, in the operations of the family
farm. In earlier years, she was employed by infant Sock Mill and
also the Barbour County Nursing Home both in Eufaula. Mrs. Smith
graduated from Sparks Technical College of Cosmetology in Eufaula.
Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband, O. B. Smith, a son
in law, Thomas Wells; a sister Ruth Riley; and a brother, Pitt Eubanks.
Surviving relatives include two daughters, Laura Richards, Eufaula and Jane
Wells,
Eufaula; two grandsons, Lonnie Richards and his wife, Cindy Richards, Eufaula
and
Roger Wells and his wife, Marlene Wells, Headland; two grandaughters, Carol Shaw
and her husband, Gene Shaw, Clio, Ala. and Lorene Jones and her husband, Bill
Jones, Eufaula;
great grandchildren, Kelli Stepanek and her husband, Tony Stepanek, Courtney
Richards, Austin Richards, Brandon Wells, Jordan Wells, Heather Herring,
Jennifer Herring, Richard Shaw, Terri Shaw, and Dan Shaw; three sisters, Teenie
Linn, Abbeville and Sidney Burall, Wrightsville,
Ga. and Dorothy Applin, Alabaster, Ala., a brother, Charles Eubanks and his
wife, Margie Eubanks, Eufaula; and several nieces and nephews. Serving as active
pallbearers will be Edward Miller, Lamar Dominey, James Lindsey, Jimmy Green, Bo
Grimsley, Charles Peterson, Mike Weathington, Don Hutto and Pete Coates.
The
Dothan Eagle- Sunday, March 22, 1981
Marianna,
Fla.- Mrs. Mary L. Teal, 68, of Marianna,
Fla., died Friday night at her residence of an apparent heart attack. Funeral
services will be at 4 p.m. today in Maddox Chapel with Rev. A. L. Martin
officiating. Burial will be in Pine Crest Memorial Garden, with Maddox Chapel of
Marianna
in charge of services. Mrs. Teal was a native of Barbour
County, Alabama and a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in
Marianna. Surviving are a son, Dr. Lomax Teal of Tallahassee, Fla., a daughter,
Mrs. Omega Koerner of Taylorville, Ill., a sister, Mrs. Jack Kornegay of
Dothan;
six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, the family request contributions to the Heart Fund.
Sat. March 28, 1891
Henry Watkins, age about 16 years, the third son of
Mr. J. T. Watkins, died last Monday.
The
Clayton Courier
Mrs. H.
M. Weedon, age 47, wife of Dr. Weedon, died in Eufaula on Monday last.
She leaves a husband and 6 children.
The
Dothan Eagle- November 26, 1990
Newton- Mrs. Clara Williams, 59, of Phelps
St. Newton, died Sunday
afternoon, November 25, 1990, in a Dothan Hospital after a short
illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Fuqua- Bankston
Funeral Home. Survivors include two sons, Dan Williams, Eustis,
Fla., and Randy Williams, Clearmont, Fla., three sisters, Mrs. Mary
Sue Gilley, Dothan, Mrs. Ramona Henderson, Ozark, Mrs. Elizabeth
Cummings, Dothan.
THE
CLAYTON COURIER
Sat. Apr. 4, 1981
Capt. Richard Williams
who recently went to New York to have an operation
for a tumor died. Burial in Eufaula. He was born near Louisville in Barbour Co.,
Ala. about 1937.