OBITUARIES PUBLISHED 5/17/2013

 

James Hill

James Hill

COLUMBUS — James Hill, 92, died May 10, 2013, at his residence. Services are Saturday at noon at Southside MB Church with the Rev. John Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in St. Paul MB Church. Visitation... read more

 

Donald Forrester

Donald R. Forrester, age 76, died Thursday, May 15, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Healthcare-Golden Triangle in Columbus. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated... read more

 

Doris Reives

MABEN — Doris Jean Reives, 58, died May 7, 2013. Services are Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul MB Church with the Rev. Joe Reel officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is... read more

 

Dusty Meyers

COLUMBUS — James Dustin “Dusty” Meyers, 24, died May 15, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle. Services are Saturday at 2 p.m. at Welch Funeral Home with the Rev. Timothy Lee and the Rev. Kevin Black... read more

 

Barry Hunt Sr.

VERNON, Ala. — Barry Daniel Hunt Sr., 65, died May 16, 2013, at his residence. Services are Saturday at 1 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bubba Dees officiating. Burial will follow at... read more

 

Sammie Bush Sr.

BROOKSVILLE — Sammie Bush Sr., 64, died May 16, 2013. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lee-Sykes Funeral Home of Macon. read more

 

Tammy Dyer

SMITHVILLE — Tammy Rhena Thompson Dyer, 46, died May 15, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Celebration of Life Services are Saturday at 2 p.m. at E.E. Pickle Funeral Home in Chapel in Amory with... read more

 

Carolyn Cagle

DETROIT, Ala. — Carolyn Ann Cooper Cagle, 66, died May 15, 2013, at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala. Services are Saturday at 2 p.m. at Detroit Methodist Church with Dalton Eason, Matthew Weems and... read more

 

Mary Butler

VERNON, Ala. — Mary Anglyn Butler, 71, died May 15, 2013, at her residence. Services are Saturday at 11 a.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church with Doug Bridges officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation... read more

 

James Roland Parker

James Roland Parker, 81, of Palmetto, AL, died May 15, 2013, at his residence. Services are today at 2 p.m. at Double Branch Independent Baptist Church with the Rev. John Williams. Burial will follow in the... read more

 

LOCAL OBITUARIES

 

William Rosser

William Rosser

Published: 5/16/2013

GOSHEN, Ind. — William T. Rosser, 80, died May 13, 2013, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. Services are Friday at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Goshen with Dr.... read more

 

 

Carl Atkins

Published: 5/16/2013

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Carl Benton “Big Ben” Atkins, 69, died May 13, 2013. Services are Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Vernon City Complex Auditorium with Jeff Harvill and Marty Gamblin... read more

 

 

Marie Barder

Published: 5/16/2013

WINFIELD, Ala. — Marie Pipkins Barder, 84, died May 15, 2013, at her daughter’s residence. Services are Friday at 1 p.m. at Norwood Funeral Home Chapel with Venlon Bradford, Charles Flippo... read more

 

 

Dalton Pollard

Published: 5/16/2013

GUIN, Ala. —Dalton Vance Pollard, 74, died May 14, 2013, at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield, Ala. Services are today at 1 p.m. at Guin First Baptist Church with Kenny Hatcher,... read more

 

 

Nettie Weeks

Published: 5/15/2013

SULLIGENT, Ala. — Nettie Mae Weeks, 103, died May 7, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Winfield, Ala. Services were Saturday at 1 p.m. at Norwood Funeral Home Chapel with the... read more

 

 

Charles Holliman

Published: 5/15/2013

ALICEVILLE, Ala. — Charles Brown Holliman, 74, died May 13, 2013, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services are today at 2 p.m. at Dogwood Chapel in Aliceville with the Revs. Jack... read more

 

 

Thomas Oswalt

Published: 5/15/2013

STARKVILLE — Thomas Glen Oswalt, 73, died May 13, 2013, at his residence. Services are Thursday at 10 a.m. at Adaton Baptist Church with the Rev. John Doler officiating. Burial will... read more

 

 

Patricia Griffin

Published: 5/15/2013

VERNON, Ala. — Patricia H. Griffin died May 14, 2013, at her residence. Graveside services are Thursday at 11 a.m. in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Robertsdal, Ala. Dowdle Funeral home... read more

 

 

James Ratcliff

Published: 5/15/2013

Dr. James C. Ratcliff, 81, died May 13, 2013, at his residence. Graveside services are Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in Brooksville Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday from 1-3 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral... read more

 

 

Mary Lyons

Published: 5/15/2013

WOODLAND —Mary Jane Lyons, 56, died May 9, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Services are Thursday at noon at St. Paul Beasley CME Church with the Rev. Willie J. Mays... read more

 

 

Sylvia Bush

Published: 5/15/2013

Sylvia Miller Bush, age 90, of Steens, MS, passed away May 13, 2013, at the Care Center of Vernon, AL. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 10:00 AM... read more

 

 

Sylvia Bush

Published: 5/14/2013

VERNON, Ala. — Sylvia Bush, 90, died May 13, 2013, at the Care Center of Vernon. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gunter and Peel Funeral Home. read more

 

 

NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARIES

 

Ken Venturi, Golf Champion and Broadcaster, Dies at 82

Ken Venturi, Golf Champion and Broadcaster, Dies at 82

Mr. Venturi won the 1964 United States Open, nearly collapsing from heat exhaustion. He later became a chief golf analyst for CBS Sports, where he worked for 35 years.

    


 

Kennett Love, Times Correspondent in 1950s, Dies at 88

Kennett Love, Times Correspondent in 1950s, Dies at 88

Mr. Love was in Iran in 1953 when the C.I.A. plotted against the government, and he also reported on the Suez Canal crisis of 1956.

    


 

Albert Seedman, Former Chief of Detectives in New York, Dies at 94

Albert Seedman, Former Chief of Detectives in New York, Dies at 94

Mr. Seedman was the New York Police Department’s chief of detectives for only 13 months, but he helped modernize and restructure the way detectives and patrol officers did their jobs.

    


 

Taylor Mead, Bohemian and Actor, Dies at 88

Taylor Mead, Bohemian and Actor, Dies at 88

Mr. Mead collaborated with Andy Warhol in the 1960s to make several curious films.

    


 

Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentina Military Leader in ‘Dirty War,’ Dies at 87

Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentina Military Leader in ‘Dirty War,’ Dies at 87

General Videla was serving a life sentence for abuses in a campaign of political killings and forced disappearances during Argentina’s so-called Dirty War.

    


 

Frederic Franklin, Inventive Ballet Star, Dies at 98

Frederic Franklin, Inventive Ballet Star, Dies at 98

Mr. Franklin, a British-born dancer and ballet master who performed into his 90s, was known for his stylistic versatility and inexhaustible energy.

    


 

Joel A. Miele Sr., 78, Giuliani’s Environmental Commissioner, Dies

Joel A. Miele Sr., 78, Giuliani’s Environmental Commissioner, Dies

Mr. Miele, an engineer, presided over an agency that in the 1990s undertook major initiatives to safeguard New York City’s water supply.

    


 

Dick Trickle, Ex-Nascar Driver, Dead at 71

Mr. Trickle’s penchant for fun won him legions of fans despite a lack of success beyond the nation’s small tracks.

    

 

Geza Vermes, Dead Sea Scrolls Scholar, Dies at 88

Geza Vermes, Dead Sea Scrolls Scholar, Dies at 88

Dr. Vermes, one of the scrolls’ essential translators, wrote several books that placed Jesus in the tradition of Jewish teachers.

    


 

Thomas M. Messer, Guggenheim Museum Director, Dies at 93

Thomas M. Messer, Guggenheim Museum Director, Dies at 93

Mr. Messer’s charm and diplomacy attracted donations of major collections and his leadership helped established the Guggenheim among the world’s great museums of modern art.

    


 

John LaMontaine, Composer, Dies at 93

John LaMontaine, Composer, Dies at 93

Mr. LaMontaine, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1959 and composed music for the Kennedy inauguration, had taken and passed a stockbrokers’ exam to support his career.

    


 

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