Obituaries for Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008

Published 12:00 am Sunday, February 24, 2008

Annie Mae McGinnis

Annie Mae McGinnis, 83, resident of Brooklyn, NY, died Friday, Feb.

22 in Brooklyn, NY.

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Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Miller Funeral Home, Inc.

Christine Garner

Christine Garner, 82, resident of Selma, Al, died Friday, Feb. 22 at her home.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Miller Funeral Home, Inc.

Mr. Anthony J. Mitchell

Mr. Anthony J. Mitchell, age 55 of Sweetwater, Alabama passed February 15, 2008 in Westminster, California.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at the Independent Baptist Church, Sweetwater, Alabama.

Interment

Jackson Cemetery, Sweetwater, Alabama.

Larkin & Scott Funeral Directors of Demopolis, Alabama directing.

Ralph Griffin

Ralph Griffin, 72, resident of Selma, AL, died Friday, Feb. 22 at Vaughan Regional Medical Center.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Miller Funeral Home, Inc.

Georgia Louise

Renfroe

Saturday, December 2, 1916 – Friday, February 22, 2008

Georgia Louise (Reid) Renfroe, age 91, of Huntsville, died Friday at Huntsville

Hospital.

She was a native of Shelby County and a member of East Huntsville Baptist Church.

She is survived by her

daughter, Shirley Blair of Madison; two sons, Robert Kay Renfroe of Huntsville

& Hubert E. Carmack of Jacksonville; six grandchildren;

six great-grandchildren; and two

great-great-grandchildren.

Arrangements are being

handled by Spry Funeral Home of Huntsville, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Saturday.

Funeral service will be at

Spry

Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 PM Sunday, with Rev. Shannon Johnson

officiating.

Interment will

be at Maple

Hill Cemetery.

Oscar C. Willis

Mr. Oscar C. Willis, born November 29, 1920, died at the age of 87 on Thursday February 21, 2008 at his home in Selma, Alabama after a brief illness.

He was one of the finest trim carpenters in the southern states. He took pride and enjoyment in his work, in his life, in his family and in his work with Jehovah.

All that knew him will dearly miss him.

He was a great father to his children.

Services will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, February 24, 2008 at the Chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home with Greg Ward officiating and Lawrence Funeral Home directing. Burial will follow in New Live Oak Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on February 23, 2008 from 6:00-8:00. Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Mary Jo Willis of Selma, two sons, Edward Clifton Willis and Kim Crane of Selma, Terry (Jane) Willis of DeKalb, Illinois, 4 daughters, Barbara (Rick) Blackerby, of Millbrook, Janice (David) Scott of Selma, Brenda (Dale) Cranmore of Selma and Teresa (Tommy) Gaylor of Selma. One brother, Gene Willis Northport, 2 sisters, Lucy McInnis San Antonio Texas and Estelle Roper Northport and a host of nieces and nephews. Fourteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. He is also survived by his two little canine girls, Lou and Penny.

Pallbearers will be his grandchildren Scott Davis, Jamie Cranmore, Ricky Blackerby, Alan Gaylor, Jody Willis and son-in-laws, Dale Cranmore, David Scott, and Rick Blackerby. Honorary pallbearers will be his spiritual brothers from the Selma Central Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah Witnesses.

Jerry Carter

Jerry Carter of

Valley Grande, AL, died Feb. 21,2008, at a Jefferson County Hospital.

Funeral services will be

announced at a later date by Lewis Brothers Funeral Home Inc.

Mary Harville

Mary Harville, 63, died Feb. 22,2008, at her home.

Funeral services will be

announced at a later date by Lewis Brothers Funeral Home Inc.