We strive to help families create one-of-a-kind memorial services that capture the essence of their loved ones. In lieu of flowers the family request that Mrs. Crowley be honored by donations made to Cowarts Creek Church, c/o Mr. Rodney Fowler, 104 Coot Fowler Road, Dothan, AL 36301 or to Covenant Hospice, 104 Rock BridgeRroad, Dothan, AL 36303. He was a member of Howard Grove Freewill Baptist where he served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher. Enter Southern Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the Fariss family. The family will receive friends thirty minutes prior to the graveside and immediately following the service. Obituaries of Southern Heritage Funeral Home. She was Homemaker and attended Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. Dot worked with G.T.E. Mr. Bradshaw was a veteran of World War II and a retired farmer. A.W. All Rights Reserved. Send simple, comforting meals with Home Chef. Funeral services for Mr. Adams will be held at 3 PM Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Calvary Baptist church in Cottonwood with Brother John Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. He was born to Ray Edward Wise and Fern B Anderson on April 19 1931 in Amity Missouri, the middle of their six children. A huge thank you goes out to Sylvia Benavente for being the families angel during this time in their life. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Ridgecrest Baptist Church with Reverends Ray Jones and Homer Davis officiating. He was born in Durham County, NC to the late Charles Clifford Earp and Mollie Landon Earp. Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Diana Shields; special four legged friend, Regis; sister, Mandy Albright; brothers, Rodney Shields, Bedney Shields, Marvin Shields and Ron Shields. You can unsubscribe at any time. Serving as active pallbearers will be Brian Waters, Eric Jones, Steven Jones, Camden Baker, Nathan Willis and David Willis.Born in Houston County, Alabama, Verbie was the daughter of the late J.J. and Candice Sewell Watkins. A very special thanks to Dr. Sam Banner and all of the staff at Gentiva Hospice. Barry worked as a Corrections Officer for the State of Florida at the Sunland location. She loved her Savior and her church, Lakeside Baptist in Birmingham. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, the Welcome Sunday School Class, and the Never Grow Old senior adult ministry. Obituary Archive | Southern Heritage Funeral Home | Dothan AL funeral This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. Born in Houston County, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Ewell and Martha Tindell Bridges. Flowers are accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Houston County Humane Society. Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 23, 2016 from 5 PM until 7 PM at Southern Heritage Funeral Home. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Saturday prior to the graveside service at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 9:45 AM until 10:45 AM prior to the service. Donnie Vernell (Wilkinson) Crowley, passed away peacefully at her home, 1895 Lucy Grade Road, Ashford, Alabama. We'll get back to you within 15 minutes. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Outreach Ministries of Evergreen Presbyterian Church, 1103 North Pontiac Avenue, Dothan AL 36303 (334) 792-7898. She was a member of the National Cutting Horse Association, Olympia Home and Garden Club, and Madrid United Methodist Church. Mrs. Marshall was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Kate Douglas; brothers, C.H. She was 76. Mrs. Shiver was born June 23, 1921 in Houston County to the late Cleveland and Ola Harris Lewis. Richard Paul Villani, 54, of Dothan, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his family. She was 25. She worked for the Ashford Power for 35 years and then the Enterprise Ledger and the Dothan Eagle. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. In the meantime, we invite you to browse obituaries or explore our content. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, Alabama, immediately . He was an avid gardener who enjoyed growing vegetables, Alabama football and fishing. Ray McKenzie officiating. He was a member of the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 469A Dothan, AL, Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Unit 87 Dothan AL, B-47 Stratojet Association, American Legion, VFW, and Elks Lodge. Obituary. John Calvin Strickland, Jr., a resident of Ashford, died Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Wesley Manor. She graduated from Phillips High School and earned the Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Technology at Howard College (Samford University) in 1957. The family will receive friends immediately following the Memorial service at the family residence. Proudly Serving the Communities of Ocean Springs, Moss Point, Pascagoula, Gulfport, Biloxi, Long Beach, Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Picayune, Wiggins, Lucedale, Mobile, Slidell. Southern Heritage Funeral Home & Cemetery - Dignity Memorial Johnny Thomas Dykes, 74, of Cottonwood, Alabama, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center with his loving family at his bedside. Mr. Warren was born August 22, 1952 in Montgomery, Alabama to Oslar Dewitt and Bobbie Jean Howard Warren. Share Obituary. Memorial services for Alice will be held at 1 PM Saturday, February 6, 2016, at Southern Heritage with Reverend Scott Cox officiating. The cemetery offers a range of burial options, from ground interment to cremation niches to community mausoleum entombment. The family will receive friends from 1:30 PM until 2:45 Pm prior to the service. Read Southern Heritage Chapel obituaries, find service information, send sympathy gifts, or plan and price a funeral in Pelham, AL Mr. Hodges was born January 23, 1926 in Houston County to the late Arthur Lee and Mary Anna Hodges. Tragically, Roy preceded her in death in 1989. Mr. Bertagnolli made this trip over 100 times and as long as his health allowed it. Visitation: 5-7 p.m., Tues., Sept. 20, 2022 . Henry Franklin Adams, a resident of Cottonwood, died Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Mr. Carter will lie in state from Noon until 3 PM Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Southern Heritage Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to: American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway, Marietta, GA 30067. Howard Michael Warren, a resident of Dothan and formerly Montgomery died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Mr. Lovelady was born March 25, 1938 in Cullman, Alabama to the late Luther Nix and Lucy Guthrie Lovelady. The family will receive friends from 10 AM until 10:45 AM at Cottonwood First Baptist Church prior to the service. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Madrid Assembly of God Church with Reverend John Smith, Reverend Jerry Harden, and Reverend Jack Wingate officiating. Southern Mississippi Funeral Services is proud to offer Crescent Memorial's line of products. Survivors include four daughters, Sarah Crooms (Rodney), Ashford, Debra Edge (Terry), Dothan, Sonja Real (Doug), Huntsville, Jeanie Talley (Richard), Dothan; two sons, Troy Barnes (Shelia), Anniston, Keith Barnes (Donna), Ozark; ten grandchildren, Troy Barnes, Jr. (Tracy), Robert Lucas Tice, Trevor Edge, Chip Crooms (Shelley), Jodi Crooms Scott, Angel Barnes Boyd (James), Galen Olive-Talley Smith (David), Hayden Olive-Talley, Emma Claire Talley, Katie Talley; several great grandchildren; a brother, Rex Floyd (Patty), Panama City, Florida; a sister, Elmarie Pickels, Marianna, Florida; a special caregiver and loving friend, Chinita Jackson, and other caregivers, Ashley Frazier and Annie Young. He is survived by his wife, Myra Watford and two sisters, Louise Watson and Helen Miller, several nieces and nephews. Interment will be held immediately following the service in Family Harvest Cemetery in Grangerburg, Alabama with Southern Heritage directing. She was a cosmetologist and a homemaker who also enjoyed decorating, hunting and Alabama football. Mrs. Anderson is preceded in death by her husband, Warren J. Anderson; two daughters, Dorothy Jean Trawick, Sarah Nell Veazey; granddaughter, Cathy Cosby and a great grandson, Cameron Turner. Your IP address: 92.42.140.251 (Patton) Simmons on September 24, 1975 at the Nellis AFB, NV h , Dorothy Carolyn (Neff) Powell, passed away on Sunday, February 12, only three days after celebrating her 87th birthday on February 9. Interment will be immediately following the service in the church cemetery with Southern Heritage Funeral Home directing. Southern Heritage Funeral Home & Cemetery, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.SouthernHeritageFunerals.com for the Ethridge family. Survivors include his wife, Lynn Middlebrooks, Dothan; daughter, Karen Lynn, Dothan; two sons, Keith Middlebrooks, Webb, Kerry Middlebrooks, Dothan; four grandchildren, Ashley, Ayron, Jase and Jessie; great grandchildren, Isaac and Matthew; brother, Johnny and Gordene Middlebrooks. James Grover Jimmy Meggs, a resident of Dothan, died Friday, August 7, 2015 at his residence. Southern Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. phone service as an operator and trainer for 35 years before she retired to care for her mother. Any day. The family has enjoyed many afternoons listening to her regale them with these travel tales. Suvivors include his wife of 65 years, Loretta Russell, Dothan; three daughters, Judy Brooks, Sylacauga, Sally and her husband, Gene Latham, Northport, Barbara and her husband, David Flatt, Panama City, Florida; grandchildren, Scott and Sabrina Knight, Nicole Hassebrock, Matt and Brooke Latham, Brooke Flatt; great grandchildren, Addison and Justis Knight, Ashleigh Latham, Caleb and Hannah Hassebrock; sister Pat and her husband, Joe Wright, Dayton, Ohio. Memorial services will be held at 3 PM Friday, March 18, 2016 at Wayside Baptist Church with Youth Pastor Erik Varnum officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 am 10:45 am prior to the service. See our. He was a 1972 graduate of Dothan High and later joined the US Navy. Candra was born November 16, 1989 in Panama City, Florida to Steven and Tammy Fowler Cullifer. Burial will follow in Big Creek United Methodist cemetery with Southern Heritage directing. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be sorely missed. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Wiregrass Area Food Bank, 382 Twitchell Road, Dothan, AL 36303, Landmark Park, 430 Landmark Drive, Dothan, AL 36303 or Wiregrass Humane Society, 255 Jerry Drive, Dothan, AL 36303. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Calvary Baptist Church in Cottonwood, Alabama with Reverend Karl Hudson officiating and Southern Heritage Funeral Home directing. The family will be at his residence 13900 Cottonwood Road, Cottonwood, Alabama. Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee are represented here. Everyone who knew Joe loved him and also knew that he loved and lived life to the fullest and was so happy all of the time. Born in Bonifay, Florida, Eddie was a son of Eleanor Sue Woodham Momma Sue and the late Samuel Edison Honey Booth. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church Dothan where she served in a variety of roles. Reverend Russell was born February 27, 1932 in Ensley, Alabama to the late Wallace Wales and Jeannetta Whitlow Russell, Sr. Visitation will be Monday, March 6, 2023 from 10-11 a.m. at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home, 475 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham, AL 35124, followed by A Service of Remembrance for Lillian Jennings at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham. She loved spending time with her family but most enjoyed the time she spent with her grandchildren. Steven Cowboy Reed, 56, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Alachua County, Florida from injuries he received in a traffic accident. Complete the form, and a funeral planning advisor will contact you right away today. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial cemetery with Southern Heritage directing. He was the oldest son of the late Turner S. Ferguson and Oma Michie Ferguson. Burial will follow in Gordon City cemetery. He served his country in the Pacific during the post-war occupation of Japan and the Korean War. Visitation will be Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home from 2-3 p.m., followed by A Service of Remembrance at 3 p.m. at the funeral home's chapel, 475 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham, AL Get email updates about Kyle Deakins delivered directly to your inbox. Private Memorial services will be held at a later date in the home of family members. Memorial services for Mr. Helvey will be held at 2 PM Sunday November 23, 2014 at the home of Joseph and Kayla Hodges, 192 Nathan Woods Road, Pansey, AL 36370. He was a member of Love Hill Assembly of God. Our staff of dedicated professionals is available to assist you in making funeral service arrangements. He was 71. In August 1991, LaJean married Kevin Powell of Dothan. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Monday, March 7, 2016 in Clearman Chapel at Southern Heritage with Brother Steve Hammond officiating. Surviving are his wife, Haley Lynn Kirkland Forrest, Dothan, AL; two daughters, Bonnie Joy Forrest and Baylee Sue Forrest both of Dothan, AL; a brother & sister-in law, Josh (Audrey) Forrest, Alabaster, AL; Brother-in-law, John David Kirkland, Tuscaloosa, AL; Nephews, Ben Forrest & Avery Forrest; numerous aunts & uncles; father-in-law and mother-in-law, David & Joy Kirkland. Mrs. Freeman is preceded in death by her husband, W.O. Mrs. Crowley is survived by a son, Gerald Crowley and his wife Mildred, and two daughters, Gerutha Love and Delores Frye and her husband Billy, as well as ten grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 11 AM Monday, April 4, 2016 at Harpers Joy Assembly of God Church cemetery with Rev. She was employed by Advance Auto Parts prior to her retirement. Joyce B. Robbie Jewel Marshall, 85, of Gordon, Alabama, was called to her heavenly home on Friday, January 16, 2015. Karen was born to the late Thurman Nicholas and Goldie Ethel Dye Tanzey on January 31, 1938 in West . Survivors include two grandsons, Robert Freeman, Jr., Taylor and Ronald Irving, Millersburg, KY; two granddaughters, Tammy McCurdy, Ocala, FL and Bonnie Hayden, Port Royal, KY; great grandchildren, Amy Freeman, David Freeman, Genesis Notestein, Colby Sherrow, Kaitlyn Hayden, Bailey Hayden, Devan McCardy; ten great great grandchildren; caregiver, Kathy Freeman. Rosie B Gainer, 82, of Cottondale, FL, died Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center with her loving family at her bedside. Bill is survived by his daughter, Linda Pace Maddox, and husband, Jay Paul Maddox. Homer Junior Aman of Ashford, Alabama passed away at home on June 13, 2015 at the age of 88. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to all his caregivers and Gentiva Hospice. Mrs. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home prior to the services and at other times will be at their respective homes. Parker. She resided most of her young life in cottonwood, Alabama. He was 61. He worked as a diesel and automobile mechanic most of his working career, and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Steve Alan Mertes, Dothan, AL; sons, Robert (Pan) Deese, Headland, AL, Bryan (Sumer) Mertes, Wicksburg, AL, and Jason (Melissa) Mertes, Dothan, AL; five brothers, Thomas Knight & Hubert Knight both of Dothan, AL Glen Knight, Level Plains, AL, Dennis Knight, Kinsey, AL and Earl Knight, Bainbridge, GA; five sisters, Inez Webb, Headland, AL, Patricia Jenkins, Slocomb, AL, Joyce Griffith, Corinth, MS, Millie Knight Pharr, Pensacola, FL and Shelia Knight, Dothan, AL; eight grandchildren, Hattie Mertes, Brennan Mertes, Luke Mertes, Chad Deese, Angela Deese, Delana Deese, Heather Deese and David Deese; two great grandchildren. Memorial services for Linda will be held at 1 PM Thursday, January 12, 2023 in Clearman Chapel at Southern Heritage with Chaplain Edward Biss officiating. He was 71. Mrs. Hollingsworth Granny was a devoted mother and grandmother and loved by all in her community. He was 54. David Kessler's top 4 tips for dealing with holiday grief. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Obituaries Archives - Charter Funeral Home Mrs. Buntin was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Lee and Mary Myrtle Middlebrooks Mercer, brother and sister-in-law, David Morris and Brenda Mercer, her sister and brothers-in-law, Mary Jeanette Mercer Brown Ferguson, Melvin Brown and Sanford Ferguson, brother-in-law, Don Buntin, and sister-in-law and her husband Dorothy and Aris Mixson. Mr. Adams loved to hunt and enjoyed gaming chickens. Christine Proctor Please contact us to register to view our catalog. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. The family will receive friends from 6 PM until 8 PM Monday, August 10, 2015 at the funeral home. Sign up for service and obituary updates. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 31, 2015 in Clearman Chapel of Southern Heritage Funeral Home. He was involved with Dothan High School for many years as the clock operator for football and basketball. Morgan was born June 23, 2003 to David and Mitzi McLendon Hasty. Welcome To RickeyStokesNews.com! :: Sharing Local News With Friends She was the daughter of Hugh Dorsey Peacock and Lota Lee Lott. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 300 W. Main St., Dothan, AL 36303. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon at the Bay Springs Baptist Church on Bay Springs Road, Dothan, Alabama with Rev. your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. Curtis Dwight Roberts, 81, of Lynchburg went to be with his Lord on Friday, March 4, 2022. . Benton; a son, Ronald Coleman; two brothers, Ray Sewell and William M. Watkins. She would shelter stray animals and find them homes. Let us show you how. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Evergreen Presbyterian Church in Dothan, Alabama with Dr. Joseph Johnson, Pastor and Rev. She was a faithful member of Union Hill Baptist Church. Serving his country proudly, he was a veteran of WWII. Burial will follow in Ramah Primitive Baptist Church. Born April 27th 1931, he was an Air Force veteran who served during the Korean Conflict. Survivors include her daughters, Pam and Scott Lowe, Kim Dillard; son, Chris McCardle, all of Cottonwood; grandchildren, Taylor and Jarod Lowe, Payton (Jason) Whitehead, Madison Dillard, Cade and Cohen McCardle, special great granddaughter, Emmalyn Jace Whitehead; sisters, Linda (Jimmy) Anderson, Ashford, LaGail (Bob) Chisholm, Collierville, TN; sister in law, Sue Elmore, Bonifay, FL; nieces and nephews and a special family friend, Brenda Joyce Gulledge. Following high school, he began a career in the grocery business as a meat cutter. Haley Forrest Obituary Raines and a sister, Barbara Metcalf Harden. Interment will be held immediately following the service . Born in Stuttgart, Germany, Cowboy is the son of Winnie J. Simpson Reed, and the late Edmund S. Reed. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the funeral home prior to the service. We'll help you find the right words to comfort your family member or loved one during this difficult time. Requested URL: www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/alabama/pelham/southern-heritage-chapel/fh-5505, User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 15_5 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) CriOS/103.0.5060.63 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1. Southern Heritage Funeral Home Bedias, Texas - imortuary.com She was 78. Published in The News Courier on August 11, 2017. He was 72. 34465541-95D0-45B0-BEEB-B9E0361A315A Terry began a career in the banking industry and worked for many years with Regions Bank, retiring a Vice President of Loan Operations. At 18,000 square feet, Southern Heritage Funeral Home is among the larger funeral homes in Alabama. A visitation will be held from 5PM to 7PM, Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Clearman Chapel at Southern Heritage Funeral Home. Jeff Shepard, 57, died unexpectedly on January 11, 2016 at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery with Southern Heritage Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home from 2-3 p.m., followed by A The listings below represent the services entrusted to our care over the past (45) days. Survivors include her husband, of 50 years, E J Sellers, two daughters, Ellen Dawson and Julia Elizabeth Buntin; two sons, TE Buntin III and John Alexander Sellers; eight grandchildren and a great granddaughter adorable nieces and nephews and two sisters in law, Votie Hodges and Sydney Hodges. She was multi-talented lady who excelled in nursing, being a caretaker and a florist. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of fifty-six years, Barbara Postle Hart. In lieu of flowers, one may make a contribution to your favorite charity. He had worked as a firefighter with the Charleston, SC and Summerville, SC Fire Departments prior to becoming a teacher at Ashford Academy in Ashford, Alabama. She founded Holland Machine Shop and Holland Manufacturing in 1965 with her lifelong partner, the late Doyle Holland. Carolyn was born July 27, 1926 in Mississippi to the late Brasil and Hattie Wortham and spent her early life there. Elizabeth Jean Metcalf Raines, a resident of Slocomb, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Bethany House in Auburn, Alabama. He was 52. He is a member of Memphis Baptist Church. Patricia Christopher Akey, 60, of Ashford, Alabama, died Monday, December 1, 2014 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Danny Lee Helvey, a resident of Ashford, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Mr. Richardson is survived by a son and daughter in law, Dale and Angel Reynolds, Richmond, Virginia; granddaughter, Brittney Reynolds; special friends, Catherine Burrier and Brenda Simms, both of Dothan along with many extended family.