Thomas Junkin
Posted: July 7, 2009
Thomas Fred Junkin, 84, of Gordo, AL, passed away July 3, 2009 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services were held at Double Branch Independent Missionary Baptist Church on Monday July 6, 2009 at 11:00 am with the Rev. John Williams officiating. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service. Skelton Funeral Home of Reform was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Junkin was born May 12, 1925 in Gordo, Al to the late Frank Leslie and Helen Amanda Pullen Junkin. He was a retired construction foreman for Alabama Power Company with 42 years of service and was a well known resident of this area. Mr. Junkin is preceded in death by his wife, Audine Beams Junkin; a son, Randy Junkin; sister, Reba Hughes; brother, Wyman Junkin and his parents. Mr. Junkin is survived by his daughter Pamela Junkin Hayes and husband Jody of Gordo, AL; sons Kenneth Junkin of Gordo, AL and Ronnie Junkin and wife Linda of Gordo, AL; sisters, Betty Sudduth of Northport, AL and Nell Fair of Tuscaloosa, AL; brother Clifford Junkin (Betty Jane) of Gordo, AL; brothers-in-law, Arnold Hughes and Auzie Lee Beams; grandchildren, Amanda, Chad and Dana Junkin and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Louie Hughes, David Hughes, Dudley Fair, Dennis Sudduth, Darrell Sudduth, Phillip Junkin, Tim Junkin, Mark Drensky, Jerome Beams, Brad Beams, Gary Beams, Stan Beams and Jeff Beams. Honorary pallbearers were Lynda Herron, co-workers and crew members of Alabama Power Co., friends and neighbors of Gordo and Zion Communities, his fish eating buddies; Oliver Junkin and Doyle Abrams, friends and members of Double Branch Independent Missionary Baptist Church, faculty and staff of Gordo Elementary School, friends at Phifer Wire, Cathy Plowman at Southside Cleaners at Gordo, Dr. John Brandon and staff at Family Practice Center, employees of Hospice of West Alabama, Dr. Graham, Tina Sudduth and staff of DCH Cancer Treatment Center and the Mayberry family. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of West Alabama, 3851 loop Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404.