Obituaries

Oct 14, 2016

Jerry Lee Leathers

Funeral Services for Mr. Jerry Lee Leathers, age 74 of the Center Point Community will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Center Point Baptist Church. Burial in the adjoining cemetery. Albert Dean Estes, Tim Collier, and Jeff Folds will officiate the service.

Mr. Leathers passed away on October 14th surrounded by his family. He...

Oct 7, 2016

Graveside service for Darrell Roger Fortner, age 69 of Holly Pond, will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Brooklyn Cemetery. Kenneth Little officiating.

Mr. Fortner was born in Marshall County, Ala. to Johnie and Evelyn Francis Hanson Fortner in 1947. He passed away on October 7, 2016 in Cullman County, AL.

He is preceded in...

Oct 6, 2016

Mr. Donald 'Duck' Wright, age 68 Holly Pond, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Cullman County, AL to Joseph A. and Wynona Bussey Wright. He was a member of Holly Pond First Baptist Church.

Mr. Wright was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Doris Fay Wright; a stepson,...

Sep 25, 2016

Ms. Betty Burdette, 49, of Holly Pond, passed away on Sunday morning at her home.

She was born in Cullman County to James Lee Isbell and Betty Ann Anderson Isbell.

She is survived by her daughters, Vanessa Swann and Lexi Millican; brother, Randy Isbell; sister, Bridget Isbell; and grandson, Zayden Horton.

Funeral service for Ms. Burdett will be 2:00 p.m.Tuesday,...

Sep 13, 2016

Funeral services for Carolyn Burrow Ward, age 77, of Fairview will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 15th at Holly Pond Funeral Home Chapel, interment following at Holly Pond Cemetery. Tim McCormick officiating.

She was born in Cullman County to Phillip Burrow and Pearl Feemster Burrow in 1939. Ms. Ward passed away on Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 at her residence.

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Sep 11, 2016

Mrs. Lena Mae Brooks, 83 of Holly Pond, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at her residence.

Sep 10, 2016

   Mrs.Nancy Bishop, age 71, of Mt. Grove community in Blount County, passed away at her home surrounded by her husband and  family, late Saturday morning, September 10, 2016.  She was born in Blount County to Cleveland and Ethel Smith Butts.  Mrs. Bishop was a member of Mt. Grove Baptist Church.

   Predeceased in death by her parents; son, Greg Bishop;...

Sep 8, 2016

David Byron Thomas, age 41, of Berlin, passed away unexpectedly early Thursday morning. He was born in Blount County to Carl David and Edna Robberson Thomas and is a member of Berlin Baptist Church.  David is preceded in death by his brother, Michael Bradley Thomas.

Survivors are his parents, Carl David and Edna Robberson; son, Breck Finley Thomas; sister, Amanda Louise Thomas;...

Sep 3, 2016

Mrs. Donna Kay Whisenant, age 64 of the Birdsong community passed away late Saturday evening, surrounded by her family.  She was born in Cullman County to Argin Lee and Elrose Barton Goodlett. Mrs. Whisenant was a loyal member and supporter of Holly Pond Church of Christ and worked at the Cullman County Sherriff’s Office in the Records Department. Preceded in...

Sep 2, 2016

Aug 11, 2016

Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Weeks, 88 of the Center Point Community, will be at 2:00 PM Sunday, August 14th at Holly Pond Funeral Home Chapel. Interment following in Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery.

She was born in Fayette, AL to John Duckett and Etta Pannell Duckett in 1928. Mrs. Weeks passed away on August 11, 2016.

She is...

Aug 8, 2016

Maggie Marie Self, age 86, of Altoona, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016 in Birmingham. She was born in Blount Co. to Denson Haynes and Minnie Blackwood Haynes.

She is predeceased by her parents; husband of 61 years at the time of his passing, G.L. Self; daughter, Regina Green; brother, Eldridge Haynes; sisters, Elaine Strickland and Margie Bryson.

Ms. Self...

Aug 7, 2016

Miss Elsie Young, 86 of Holly Pond, passed away early Sunday morning at Hanceville Nursing Home in Hanceville, Alabama.  Miss Young was born in Cullman County in 1930 to Curtis and Ressie Gilley Young.

 She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant sister, Fay Young.

Miss Young is survived by Aunt, Lucille Gilley; cousin, Billy (Tiny) Gilley and a...

Aug 4, 2016

Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Jean Kilgore Harris, age 74, of Cullman will be held Saturday, August 6th, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Holly Pond Funeral Home Chapel, interment following in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Rev. Ed Robertson officiating.  

Mrs. Harris passed away on August 4, 2016 at Hanceville Nursing Home. She was born in 1942 in Cullman Co. to...

Jul 31, 2016

Rodney Robertson, age 47, of Cullman passed away at his home Sunday evening, July 31, 2016. He was born in Blount County to Clifton "Bud" and Betty Bradford Robertson.

Rodney is predeceased by his parents.

Survivors are a brother, Marty Robertson of Holly Pond; sisters, Donna (Tim) White of Holly Pond and Pam Yeager of Hanceville.

Services will be private.

Jul 29, 2016

Funeral Services for Mr. Kenneth Martin, 79, of Holly Pond, will be Monday, August 1st, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Holly Pond Funeral Home Chapel. Interment following the service at Holly Pond Cemetery. Rev. Justin Edwards and Rev. Melissa Holmes officiating. He was born in 1937 to Herma and Scottie McGriff Martin in Cullman Co.

Mr. Martin passed away Friday, July 29th,...

Jul 24, 2016

Michael Bradley Thomas, 38, of Berlin Community, passed away on Sunday morning as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Cullman County to Carl David and Edna Robberson Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a machinist and employed by MNT Machine Shop. Michael attended Cullman High School and Wallace State Community College.     

Survivors are his Parents; Daughter, Avigail Brooke Thomas; Brother,...

Jul 21, 2016

 Mary Evelyn Smith Lovell, age 94, of Holly Pond, passed away Thursday at Hanceville Nursing Home. She was born in 1921 to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil and Minnie Ann Swafford Smith in Blount County, AL.  She was a church member at Redan Baptist Church.

   Ms. Lovell was predeceased by her parents; husband, Marvin L. Lovell; and two sisters, Marie Gilland and...

Jul 13, 2016

Mrs. Erelene Twilley Shedd, age 89, of Eidson Chapel Community passed away late Wednesday evening. She was born in 1926 in Winston Co. to Ernest and Ida Ragsdale Twilley. She was a church member at Eidson Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Shedd was preceded in death by her husband, Ulysseus “Bill” Shedd and her parents.

She is survived by her...

Jul 8, 2016

Mr. Jefferson Sanford Smith, age 73, of Hanceville, passed away Friday at Hanceville Nursing Home. He was born in 1942 in Cullman County to William and Norma Denny Smith. He was a church member at Harvest Temple Pentecostal Church.

Mr. Smith is predeceased by both his parents and his wife Martha Jones Smith.

 He is survived by his son, Tony (Pam) Smith;...