Obituaries for Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Ruby Morris

Ruby Morris, 83, of Marion, Alabama died April 26, 2008 at the Perry County Nursing Home in Marion, Alabama.

She was born October 30, 1924 in Perry County to James Otis and Mary Plummer Morris. Mrs. Morris was a homemaker.

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Services are scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 11 a.m. at the Kirk Funeral Home Marion Chapel with Dwight Henderson officiating.

Burial will follow at Ivey&8217;s Chapel under the direction of Kirk Funeral Homes Marion Chapel.

The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m.

before the service begins Wednesday morning.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Keith Morris. Survivors include one sister, Gladys Crocker (Leroy) of LaCombe, LA, one sister-in-law, Kathleen Morris of Centreville, AL, and a host of nieces and nephews and extended family.

Pallbearers will include Steven Crocker, Brad Bell, Greg Manning, Josh Goodson, Chris O&8217;dell, and Fred Nichols.

Virginia Ione Tucker Tubbs

Virginia Ione Tucker Tubbs age 86, of Uniontown, AL died Monday, April 28, 2008 at local hospital.

Survivors include: daughters, Everlou Aiken, Sadie Tate; grandchildren, Peggy Aiken Broome, Kathy Tubbs Morgan, Sherri Tate Elrod, Robert M. Tate Jr., and William Aiken, great grandchildren, Samantha Broome, Jesse Hinton, Joshua Hinton, Randall Morgan, Ron Morgan, Sutton Aiken, Seth Aiken, Jackson Tate, and Carson Tate.

Graveside services will be held Wednesday April 30, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. at the Rosemont Cemetery in Uniontown, Al, with Reverend George McKee officiating and Lawrence Funeral Home directing.

Pallbearers will be William Aiken, Robert Tate Jr., Robert Tate Sr., Randy Morgan, Paul Hinton, and David Broome.

Lucy Poulsen Young

Lucy Poulsen Young died on, April 26, 2008, in Montgomery, Al.

She was a lifelong resident of Selma, Al.

Mrs. Young was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Houston Young, Sr., her parents John Hans Poulsen, Sr., and Gertrude Brislin Poulsen, her sister Katrina Poulsen Kerliloske and her very special &8220;adopted son&8221; Webster Lyter Cowden Jr.

She is survived by her son, Robert Houston Young Jr., her daughter-in-law, Florence Hamlett Young, her brother, John Hans Poulsen Jr., her sister-in-law, Oneida Moore Poulsen, her brother-in-law, Richard Warren Kerliloske, three granddaughters, Florence Ellen Young (Webster) Cowden of Wilmington, NC, Elizabeth Montague Young (Lawrence) Fitzpatrick of Montgomery,AL and Mary Frances Young (Stephen) Logan of Nashville, TN, and five great-grandchildren, Ellen McMillian Cowden, Andrew Houston Cowden, Robert Webster Cowden, Ann Tyler Fitzpatrick, and Elizabeth McAllister Fitzpatrick.

Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at New Live Oak in Selma, AL with Dr. Ronald Stone and Rev. Joe Knight officiating and Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home directing.

The family wishes to thank her many friends for their love and support throughout her life and, particularly, to express appreciation to her personal care givers and to the staff of Cara Vita Village in Montgomery.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to The Alabama regional Library for the Blind at 6030 Monticello Drive, Montgomery, AL 36130 or to the First Presbyterian Church of Selma at 301 Broad St. Selma, AL 36701.