Obituaries for Friday, Feb. 29, 2008

Published 12:00 am Thursday, February 28, 2008

Mrs. Velma Anthony

Mrs. Velma Anthony, of Boligee,

Alabama passed recently in Marion, Alabama.

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Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 12:00 noon at the Little Zion Baptist Church, Boligee, Alabama.

Interment

adjoining cemetery.

Larkin & Scott Funeral Directors of Demopolis, Alabama directing.

Ms Carrie J. Bennett

Ms. Carrie J. Bennett, 75 of Marion, AL, died Feb. 27, 2008 at DCH Hospital.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Miler Funeral Service, Inc.

Mr. Willie Bonner

Mr.

Willie Bonner, 61, of Selma,

AL died February 27, 2008 in Meridian, Mississippi.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later time by Miller Funeral Service. Inc.

Ms. Alice M. Bryant

Ms. Alice M. Bryant, 77, of Selma, AL died Feb. 24, 2008 at Vaughan Regional Hospital in Selma, AL.

Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, March 1 at 12:00 at Aimwell Missionary Baptist Church officiated by Charles L. Lett, M.D.

Burial will be in Aimwell Baptist Church Cemetery and directed by

Miller Funeral Service, Inc.

Survivors include 6 sons, James (Ruby) Bryant, Detroit MI, Joe Bryant, Selma, AL, Jesse (Annice) Bryant, Orrville, AL, Clyde Bryant, Selma.

Carl and Lawrence Bryant preceded her in death; 6 daughters, Delores Bryant, Dayton OH, Edna Bryant, Selma, AL, Thelma (Fahmee) Hasan, Montgomery, AL, Jerrie Dean (Steve) Wright, Stone Mountain, GA, Gail (Walter) Simmons, Orrville, AL and Johnetta (Jaymes) Finley, Birmingham, AL; 27 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, 4 sons-in-law, 2 daughters-in-law, 10 nieces and 6 nephews.

Honorary pallbearers will be James Bryant, Joe Bryant, Jesse Bryant, Clyde Bryant, Marcus Bryant, Rajab Hasan, Jamal Hasan, Michael Callen, Walter Simmons, Steve Wright, Kawansis Bryant, Jaymes Finley, Lorenzo Simmons, and Clarence Simmons.

Albert Collins, Sr.

Albert Collins, Sr., 80, of Orrville, AL died Feb. 25, 2008 at Vaughan Regional Hospital.

Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 11 A.m. at Antioch Baptist Church, Orrville,

AL and officiated by

Rev. John L. Ward.

Burial will be in the church ceme-tery and directed by Miller Funeral Service, Inc.

Survivors include spouse, Cora Mae Collins; 8 sons, Albert Collins, J., Alex Collins, Roy Collins, Darrell Collins, Cor-nelia Collins, Allen Collins, Jer-maine Collins, Johnnie L. Collins; 6 daughters, Alma Underwood, Ruby Collins, Dorothy Collins, Ella Adams, Regina Collins, Quincella Collins; 3 sisters, Mattie Gordon, Emma Robinson, Laura Burfford; 31 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, 3 sons-in-law; 4 daughters-in-law; 1 brother-in-law; a host of nieces and nephews and numer-ous other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers will be Alex Collins, Jermaine Collins, Cornelia Collins, Allen Collins, Darrell Collins, Charles Lewis Jr.

Mr. Dave Fluker, Jr

Mr. Dave Fluker, Jr., of Demopolis, Alabama passed recently in Demopolis, Alabama.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 1:00 P.M. at the Moscow Baptist Church, Demopolis, Alabama.

Interment adjoining cemetery.

Larkin & Scott Funeral Directors of Demopolis, Alabama directing.

Janie Perry

Janie Perry, 85, residence of Selma, AL died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Montgomery County Hospital.

Funeral services will be held Sat. March 1, 2008 at 11:00 at the funeral home chapel with Rev. Leroy Jackson officiating.

Burial will be at Fairlawn Cemetery and directed by Lewis Brothers Funeral Home, Inc.

Ms. Perry was preceded in death by her parents,

Johnny and Eloise Jenkins and a son, John Rufus Cade.

She is survived by a daughter, Jenine Jones of Birmingham, AL; John (Barbara) Jenkins of Bessemer, AL,

Bessie Montgomery and Mary Polnett of Birmingham, AL, and a host of great nieces, great nephews and friends.

Mr. Ralph Griffin

Mr. Ralph Griffin, 72, of Selma, AL died Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, at Vaughan Regional Hospital.

Services are scheduled for 1 pm, Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church with Dr. L.L. Ruffin officiating.

Burial will follow in Marion City Cemetery under the di-rection of Miller Funeral Service.

He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Ora Griffin.

Survivors include spouse, Willie Augusta Griffin; two sons, Marc Dejon Holmes and Brian Jermaine Griffin; three daughters, Carol Roscoe Courtland, Darnice Marie Hale and Whitney Shantay Thompson; two brothers, James Griffin, and Cecil Griffin; one sister, Majorie Graham; ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be friends of the family.

Mary Harville

Mary Harville, 63, died Feb.

22, 2008, at her home.

Funeral services will be held Sat. Mar. 1, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. at West Trinity Baptist Church with Rev. Karl Lewis officiating.

Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery and directed by Lewis Brothers Funeral Home Inc.

Ms. Harville was preceded in death by her parents Jack and Mary Rose.

Survivors include 1 son, Johnny Harville; 1 brother, Jerry Rose and 1 sister Julia Rose Peterson; 1 nephew Curtis Rose.

Pallbearers will be Angelo Chambers, Dewan Chambers, Richard Sturdivant, Johnny Waters, Boe Minnifield and James Woods.

Carol Elaine Johnson

Carol Elaine Johnson, 46, formerly of Selma, died in Marietta,GA, on Wed., Feb. 27, 2008.

She was the daughter of the late J.C. Johnson and Doris Johnson.

Funeral services will be Sat., March 1 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Selfield, AL at 2:30 p.m.

Annie Mae McGinnis

Annie Mae McGinnis, 83, resident of Brooklyn, NY, formerly of Orrville, AL, died Friday, Feb. 22 in Brooklyn, NY.

Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 12:00 at First Baptist Church.

Burial will be in Prosperity Cemetery and directed by Miller Funeral Home, Inc.

Ms. Ella Moore

Ms. Ella Moore, 74, of Selma, AL died Feb. 23, 2008 at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, AL.

Funeral services are scheduled for Sat.

march 1, 2008 at 1:00 P.M. at Old Oak Grove Baptist church and officiated by Rev. Howard

Brown.

Burial will be in Old Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery and directed by Miller Funeral Service, Inc.

Ms.

Moore was preceded in death by her spouse, Willie Moore,

and parents Lela Perry and Bolling Heard.

Survivors include 3 sons, Larry H. Herd (Tericita), Alphonza Heard., Dothan, AL, Lemuel Ray Taylor (Curtisena) Montgomery, AL, 1 daughter, Lapreta (Andrew) Hale of Selma, AL; 1 brother Luther Heard (Emma) Euclid, Ohio, 3 sisters Elmira Heard of Chicago, IL, Ruth Brown of Burnsville, MN and Thelma Heard of Selma, AL; 16 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, 3 daughters-in-law, 1 brother-in-law; 1 sister-in-law and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews.