Harold Edwin Carrington, 70, of
Enterprise, died Tuesday, November 2, 1999,
at is home in Enterprise.
Services will be held today, Thursday,
November 4, at 2 p.m., graveside at
Meadowlawn Cemetery with the Rev. Larry
Doster officiating and Searcy Funeral Home
directing.
The family will receive friends at Searcy
Funeral Home today from 1 p.m. until service
time.
Mr. Carrington was preceded in death by his
wife, Marguerite PARRISH Carrington,
and his father, Harold V.
Carrington.
Survivors include: Two daughters and one
son-in-law, Dell CARRINGTON Wambles of
Enterprise and Marilyn CARRINGTON Locklar
and Mike Locklar of Wicksburg; two sons
and one daughter-in-law, Grady and Lynn
Carrington of Ozark and Hal
Carrington of Enterprise; mother,
Annie L. Carrington of Opelika; one
sister and brother-in-law, Joyce
CARRINGTON Rickert and Rau Rickert of Mt.
Clemens, Michigan; one brother, Charles
Carrington of Opelika; 11 grandchildren;
and 1 great-grandchild.
November 16th, 1999 Edition
WILLIE JAMES DIGGS
Willie James Diggs, 83, of
Enterprise, died Friday, November 12, 1999,
at his home.
The funeral will be Wednesday, November 17,
at 1 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church with
Rev. June Williams, pastor, officiating.
Burial will follow at the St. Beulah Cemetery
under the direction of Sconiers Funeral
Home.
The family will receive friends at 306
Sanders Street in Enterprise.
RUBY CLYDE FLOWERS
Ruby Clyde Flowers, 70, of
Enterprise, died Saturday, November 13, 1999
at her home in Enterprise. Funeral
arrangements are incomplete and are to be
announced by Coleman Funeral Home.
G. J. GRUBBS, JR.
G. J. Grubbs, Jr., 77, of
Graceville, Florida, died at his residence on
Sunday, November 14, 1999, following an
extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.,
Wednesday, November 17, from Byrd-Williams
Funeral Home Chapel in Graceville, Florida,
with Rev. Dennis Singletary and Rev. Ralph
Jones officiating. Burial will follow at 1
p.m. in Meadowlawn Memorial Park, Enterprise,
with Byrd-Williams Funeral Home of Graceville
directing.
The family will receive friends at the
funeral home from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday
evening.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be
made to the Holmes Creek Baptist Church, 335
Cope Road, Chipley, Florida, 32428.
Mr. Grubbs was born March 14, 1922 in Eufala
and lived his early life in the south Alabama
area. During his adult working life, he lived
in numerous locations throughout the country
while working in the steel fabrication
industry. He resided in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida approximately 30 years before moving
to Enterprise, where he lived for 10 years
prior to moving to Graceville two years ago.
While in Enterprise, he was a member and
deacon of the Park Avenue Baptist Church and
since moving to Graceville, was a member of
the Holmes Creek Baptist Church.
SUrvivors include his wife, Betty
Grubbs of Graceville, Florida; two sons,
Ronald Grubbs Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
and Britt Grubbs of Prescott, Arizona;
one step-son, Ronald Newby of Navarre,
Florida;one step-daughter, Rhonda Coxe
of Atlanta, Georgia; five grandchildren,
Michael Grubbs, Paul Grubbs, Amy Grubbs,
Britt Grubbs and Nichole Grubbs; two
great grandchildren, Cheyenne Grubbs and
Dylan Grubbs; two step-grandchildren,
Joshua Newby and Jacob Newby; two
step-sisters, Leoma Wood of Atlanta,
Georgia, and Gladiese Crumpler of
Enterprise; several nieces and nephews also
survive.
JAMES HARDY HODGE,
JR.
James Hardy Hodge, Jr., 60,
Hartford (Esto Community) died Saturday
afternoon, November 13, 1999, at the home of
a daughter in the Bethlehem Florida community
after an extended illness.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today,
Tuesday, November 16, from the Hartford City
Cemetery with the Rev. Tommy Moore
officiating and Patterson-Sorrels Funeral
Home directing.
MR. JAMES McLEAN,
SR.
Mr. James McLean, Sr., 75, of
Enterprise, died Saturday, November 13, 1999,
at Medical Center Enterprise.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today,
November 16, at the Chapel of First Baptist
Church, with Rev. Burney Reese officiating.
Burial will follow in Meadowlawn Cemetery
with Searcy Funeral Home directing.
Mr. McLean was preceded in death by a son,
James McLean, Jr.. A leading merchant
in Enterprise, Mr. McLean owned and operated
McLean Jewelry for 48 years. He was a member
of the First Baptist Church, a Master Mason,
32nd Degree Shriner and a past patron of the
Order of the Eastern Star. He served his
community throughout his lifetime in various
civic and professional organizations.
JACK WATSON
Jack Watson, 90, of Enterprise,
died Sunday, November 14, 1999, at Medical
Center Enterprise.
Services will be held today, November 16, at
Searcy Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Kruse
and Rev. Terry Rainwater officiating. Burial
will follow in Meadowlawn Cemetery with
Searcy Funeral Home directing.
Survivors include his wife, Rosa Pearl
Watson of Chancellor; 7 daughters; 4
sons; 3 sisters; 1 brother; 16 grandchild;
and 20 great grandchildren.
November 18th, 1999 Edition
MARION GRAY BOLDING
Marion Gray Bolding, 62, of
Brantley,
died Tuesday, November 16, 1999, in Elba
General
Hospial.
Visitation will be held at Hayes Funeral Home
tonight, November 18, from 6-8 p.m. Services
will
be held at Hayes Funeral Home Chapel on
Friday,
November 19, at 10 a.m. with the Minister
David
Mount officiating. Burial will follow at
Cameron
Chapel Church in Brantley with Hayes Funeral
Home
directing.
CHARLES RAYMOND DAVIS
Charles Raymond Davis, 67, of
Chestnut
Grove Community, died Tuesday, November 16,
1999.
Services will be held at Mt. Olive Assemblt
of God
today, November 18, at 2 p.m. with the Rev.
Shirlie
Ellis officiating. Burial will follow at Mt.
Olive
Assembly of God in Brundidge with Dillard
Funeral
Home directing.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Davis
of
Chestnut Grove Community; daughter and
son-in-law,
Debbie and Buddy Carter of Victoria
Community; two sons, Tim Davis of
Tampa,
FLorida and Phillip Davis of Chestnut
Grove
Community; two grandsons, Adam and Ethan
Carter of Victoria Community; and several
nieces, nephews and other close
relatives.
RUBY CLYDE FLOWERS
Ruby Clyde Flowers, 70, of
Enterprise,
died Saturday, November 13, 1999, at her
residence
in Enterprise.
Services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday,
November
20, at Morning Star Baptist Church of
Enterprise
with the Rev. Eddie Engram officiating.
Pastor:
Fredrick ALvin. Burial will follow at
Hardshell
Cemetery in New Brockton.
TOWN JACKSON, JR.
Town Jackson, Jr., 81, a
resident of
Enterprise Nursing Home in Enterprise,
formerly of
Arlington, died Tuesday, November 16, 1999,
in
Enterprise.
Funeral services will be held Saturday,
November
20, at 1 p.m. at the Good Hope A.M.E. Church
in
Arlington with the Rev. George Bennett
officiating.
Burial will follow in the Dunnaway Cemetery
in
Lamison with the Chapel Hill Mortuary of
Enterprise
directing.
Visitation will be held today, Thursday,
November
18, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Levite Funeral
Home
Chapel, 814 Headland Avenue.
The body will be placed in the church one
hour
prior to service on Saturday.
Mr. Jackson was preceded in death by his
wife,
Edna Louise JOHNSON-Jackson, and a
son,
Town Jackson, III.
He is survived by his children, Annie
Grace
(Walter) Webb of Westberry, New York,
Willie
(Vera) Jackson of Cedar Springs, Georgia,
Tony (Idell) Jackson of Arlington,
Virginia (Robert) Powe of Kinsey,
George
(Carolyn) Jackson of Columbia, Charlie
(Ida)
Jackson of Dothan, Cleveland (Sarah)
Lilly of Kinsey, Sarah (Kim)
Richardson
of Birmingham, Clara Smith of
Arlington,
Henry (Margie) Smith of Carrollton,
Georgia,
and Alvania Smith of Arlington; a
special
friend, Lilly Smith of Arlington; a
brother,
Josh Bridgs; a sister, Annie
Moore of
Cleveland, Ohio; 25 grandchildren; 13 great
grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews
relatives and friends.
EDITH MAE WATERS
JOHNSON
Edith Mae WATERS Johnson, 90, of
Level
Plains, ded Tuesday, November 16, 1999, in
Enterprise.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday,
November
19, at First Baptist Church of Level Plains
with
the Rev. Wallace Duke and Rev. Roger Stone
officiating. Burial will follow at County
Line
Baptist Church Cemetery with Searcy Funeral
Home
directing.
Mrs. Johnson will be taken to the church one
hour
before service time. Visitation will be at
Searcy
Funeral Home after 4 p.m. today, Thursday.
The
family will receive friends at Searcy Funeral
Home
tonight, Thursday, November 18, from 6-8
p.m.
Mrs. Johnson was a life-long resident of
Level
Plains. She was preceded in death by her
parents,
Thomas and Blanche Waters; her
husband, Clayton Johnson; and one
brother,
Obetus J. Waters.
Survivors include eight children, Mr. and
Mrs.
Kenneth Averett of Dothan; James E.
Chancey of Phenix; Tom Chancey of
Houma,
Louisiana; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Chancey of
Longwood, Florida; Joyce Lopez of
Miami,
Florida; Mr. and Mrs. Terry Chancey of
Orlando, Florida; Mr. and Mrs. Danny
Mathews
of Orlando, Florida; and Shirley Jones
of
Level Plains; 21 grandchildren; 19 great
grandchildren; and two great great
grandchildren.
PJKO NOTE: This is the grandmother of my dear
friend, Chad Jones.
November 19th, 1999 Edition
KATIE LEE GRANT
Katie Lee Grant, 77, of
Andalusia, died Wednesday, November 17, 1999,
in the Southeast Alabama Medical Center in
Dothan.
Funeral services will be held Saturday,
November
20, at 11 a.m. at St. Peter Missionary
Baptist Church in Andalusia with Rev. I. F.
Feagans, pastor, officiating. Burial will
follow at Southside Cemeter in Andalusia with
Hammond Funeral Home directing.
Body will lie in state at Hammond Funeral
Home Chapel after 4 p.m. today, Friday, until
10 a.m. Saturday. The body will lie in state
from 10-11 a.m. at the church.
WILLIE LOUISE (FRANCIS)
HAYES
Mrs. Willie Louise (Francis)
Hayes, 90, of New Brockton, died
Thursday, Novm=ember 18, 1999, in Enterprise.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will
be announced by Searcy Funeral Home.
EDITH MAE WATERS
JOHNSON
Edith Mae WATERS Johnson, 90, of
Level Plains, died Tuesday, November 16, 1999
in Enterprise.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today,
Friday, November 19, at First Baptist Church
of Level Plains with the Rev. Wallace Duke
and Rev. Roger Stone officiating. Burial will
follow at County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
with Searcy Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Johnson will be taken to the church one
hour before service time.
TOMMY THOMAS
Tommy Thomas, 48, of Andalusia,
died Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at his
home.
Funeral services will be held Saturday,
November 20, at First Baptist Church on
Watley Street at 3 p.m. with the Rev. John
Sanders III, pastor, officiating. Burial will
follow in Southside Cemetery in Andalusia
with Hammond Funeral Home directing.
The body will lie in state at Hammond Funeral
Home Chapel after 5 p.m. today, Friday,
Nvember 19, until one hour before the funeral
on Saturday. The body will lie in state from
2-3 p.m. Saturday at the church.
November 21st, 1999 Edition
ARTHUR GREENE CHILDS
ARTHUR GREENE CHILDS, 74,
Enterprise, died Friday, November 19, 1999,
at Flowers Hospital in Dothan.
Funeral services will be held today, November
21, at 12:30 p.m. at Searcy Funeral Home with
Rev. Bruce Calhoun and Rev. Rob Paul
officiating. Burial will follow in Meadowlawn
Cemetery under the direction of Searcy
Funeral Home.
Survivors include: wife, Louise A.
Childs of Enterprise; three daughters,
Elizabeth Nealie and husband, Jerry
Folds of Columbus, Georgia, Jackie
Childs of Enterprise, and Tammy G.
and her husband, Les Swain of Eufala;
four sons, Arthur V. Childs of
Enterprise, Larry L. and wife,
LuAnn Childs of Enterprise, J.
Bruce and wife, Gail Childs of
Prattville, and Eddy S. and wife,
Ginger Childs of Enterprise; 19
grandchildren, August Huey of Ozark,
Little Van Childs of Dothan, Angela
Couch of Albany, Georgia, Valerie
Bradley of Albany, Georgia, Stephanie
Jones of Enterprise, Kevin Lee
Kennington of Columbus, Georgia,
Jerald W. Folds of Columbus, Georgia,
Patrick Folds of Columbus, Georgia,
Chris Folds of Phenix City, Bradley
Childs of Prattville, Brett Childs
of Prattville, Leslie Swain of Eufala,
Gregory Swain of Eufala, Gabe
Childs of Enterprise, Chase Childs
of Enterprise, Rebekah Riley of
Enterprise, Hannah Riley of
Enterprise, Betsy Sykora of Fort
Walton, Florida, and Sarah Sykora of
Fort Walton, Florida; and six great
grandchildren, Ryan Folds, Jessica
Folds, Blake Huey, Payton
Couch, Alexis Jones, and
Preston Danford.
Mr. Childs was preceded in death by his
parents, Franklin Childs and Nealie
Elizabeth ALLEN Childs; his sister,
Eva Marie Phelps, and brother-in-law,
Charles Phelps; sister, Ruby
Childs; brothers, Gillis and Gilford
Childs; and his granddaughter, Shelby
Childs, daughter if Eddy.
Mr. Childs was born in Jack on February 13,
1925. He married Louise A. REEVES from
Coffee County in 1946. He served in World War
II and the Korean conflict. Mr. Childs worked
at Bill Heard Chevrolet in Columbus, Georgia
as service manager for large trucks. In
1969, Mr. Childs opened and operated Opelika
Truck Repair in Opelika. In 1974, Mr. Childs
returned to Enterprise to take care of an
ailing sister and brother-in-law. Mr. Childs
then decided to open Child's Muffler Center.
The original muffler shop in Entrprise is on
Geneva Highway and has been in the same
location for over 25 years. Mr. Childs has
owned mufflr shops in Enterprise, Dothan,
Phenix City, Eufala, Auburn, Troy,
Montgomery, Geneva, Mobile, Opelika,
Columbus, Georgia, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
and Crestview, Florida. Mr. Childs could
jokingly say he had sold more mufflers in the
past 25 years than anyone in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Mr. Childs was active in the business until
the last few years, when he spent most of his
time with his friend and companion, "Baby",
his pet poodle. Mr. Childs was known for his
kindness to his customers, whom, when he saw
in his stores, he always had time to stop and
share a story with them. Mr. Childs will be
missed by his family, friends, customers and
his pet poodle.
AGNES F. PLANT DeVANE
Agnes F. Plant DeVane, 84, Elba,
died Friday, Novmber 19, 1999, at the
Enterprise Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held today, November
21, at 2 p.m. at Hayes Funeral Home Chapel
with Rev. Tony Dye officiating. Burial will
follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Elba
under the direction of Hayes Funeral
Home.
Survivors include: two daughters, Helen
Kellner of Dothan, and Gennette
Simmons of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; a
son, John D. Plant of Elba; a brother,
Ed Fillingim of Jack; a sister,
Inez Senn of Enterprise; seven
grandchildren; and three great
grandchildren.
DENNIS HAYWOOD EVANS
Dennis Haywood Evans, 72, of
Enterprise, died Friday, November 19, 1999 at
his home in Enterprise.
Funeral services will be held today, Sunday,
November 21, at 3 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist
Church with Rev. Joel Jackson, Rev. Ken
Shoemake, and Rev. Kerry Saxon officiating.
Burial will follow at Meadowlawn Cemetery
under the direction of Searcy Funeral
Home.
Mr. Evans will be placed in the church one
hour prior to funeral time.
Mr. Evans was born on May 13, 1927, in
Garlandm North Carolina. He was a retired
veteran serving 22 years in the United States
Army. Upon retirement from the Army, he
owned/operated Evans Tire Store in Daleville
until 1980. Mr. Evans served for several
years as superintendant of Macedonia Water
System and was a member of the Daleville
Masonic Lodge, Alcazar Shrine Temple in
Dothan, Daleville VFW, DAV of Enterprise, and
Macedonia Baptist Church, Enterprise. The
family suggest that in lieu of flowers
memorial contributions be made to Community
Care Hospice, 117 South Main Street,
Enterprise, Alabama 36330, or Disabled
American Veterans.
Survivors include: wife, Maria Evans
of ENterprise; three sons and
daughters-in-law, Gerald and Linda
Evans of Daleville, Ronnie Evans
of Enterprise, and Peter and Jeanette
Evans Anderson Island, Washington; five
sisters, LaRue Pate of Garland, North
Carolina, Evelyn Coble of Garland,
North Carolina, Inez Johnson of
Garland, North Carolina, Joann Herring
of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and
Sandra Hyder of Lexington, South
Carolina; one brother, Mike Evans of
Carolina Beach, North Carolina; and two
step-grandchildren.
WILLIE LOUISE (FRANCIS)
HAYES
Mrs. Willie Louise (Francis)
Hayes, 90, of New Brockton, died
Thursday, November 18, 1999, in
Enterprise.
Funeral services will be held today, Sunday,
November 21, at First United Methodist Church
in New Brockton with Rev. Ben McKee and Rev.
Richard L. Hayes officiating. Burial will
follow in New Brockton City Cemetery under
the direction of Searcy Funeral Home.
Mrs. hayes will be placed in the church one
hour before service time.
Mrs. Hayes was born on June 11, 1909, in
Howe, Texas. She was a long-time resident of
New Brockton. She was the choral director at
New Brockton High School for many years and
she taught piano to many students in the
area. Mrs. Hayes was preceded in death by
her sisters, Myrtle Preble and
Pearl Hornaday of Kansas City; a
grandson, Stanley Sawyer; and a
son-in-law, Ray Sawyer. Memorial
donations may be made to: First United
Methodist Church, P.O. Box 117, New Brockton,
Alabama 36351.
Survivors include: her husband of 69 years,
Max P. Hayes of New Brockton; a
daughter, Maxine Sawyer of Enterpruse;
a son and daughter-in-law, Gerald and Pam
Hayes of New York City, New York; two
grandsons, Mark Sawyer of Pensacola,
Florida and Scott Sawyer and his
wife, Beverly of Atlanta, Georgia; two
granddaughters, Susan Sawyer of
Atlanta, Georgia, and <>Holly Hayes of
New York City, New York; two great-grandsons,
David Sawyer of Pensacola, Florida and
Philip Sawyer of Atlanta, Georgia; and
two brothers-in-law and wives, James K.
and Dorothy Hayes of New Brockton, and
Richard and Bernice Hayes of Elba.
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Special Thanks to Ken Tuck at Enterprise
Ledger for Permission to Post
MR. JAMES McLEAN,
SR.
EDITH MAE WATERS
JOHNSON