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Anniston Star OBITUARIES Thursday, April 10, 2008 Page 5A OBITUARIES FUNERALS TODAY Lumas Allen, 1 p.m., Anniston Funeral Service Chapel Marie S. Boyd, 2 p.m., Oak Grove Church of Christ Joyce C. Howard, 1 p.m., Chapel Hill Funeral Home Allen D. Mitchell, 3 p.m., Folsom Funeral Home Diane "Dink" Nelson, 12 p.m., Anniston Memorial Gardens Betty J. Owens, 2 p.m., Anniston Memorial Funeral Home "Don" Thomas, 2 p.m., Corinth Baptist Church, Fayetteville, Ga.

Lee O. Yarbrough, 2 p.m., Wise's Chapel, Heflin in Kentucky. He also held the honor of being elected as Ohatchee's first mayor in 1956. Mr. Boozer was a longtime member, Sunday School teacher, and treasurer of the First Baptist Church of Williams.

He was a member of numerous civic and educational organizations. Mr. Boozer had a passion for his family and for gardening. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church of Williams, 5579 Nisbet Lake Road, Jacksonville, AL 36265. Online condolences may be sent to the family at: www.klbrownfuneralhome.com HARGROVE Columbus, Ohio Puneral Services for Mrs.

Bernice Cunningham Hargrove, 71, formerly of Hobson City died on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio. "You have our deepest sympathy." Anniston Funeral Services (formerly Williams Funeral Home) www.annistonfuneralservice.net HARRIS Heflin Neisie Christine Harris, 77, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Stringfellow Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Harris will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 11, 2008 at Dryden Funeral.

Home Chapel with Rev. Ronald Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Chulafinnee, United Methodist Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening at Dryden Funeral Home. Pallbearers are Buddy Harris, Eric Harris, Mike Harris, Brandon Harris, Chris Harris, and Dean Harris.

Survivors include her husband, Jessie E. Harris, of. Heflin; sons, Edward "Buddy" Harris, of Anniston, Randy Harris, Roger Harris, and Dean Harris, all of Heflin, Michael HarHis, of Ranburne, and Mark Harris, of Anniston; sister, Nettie Deemar, and Jeannie Hanson, both of Anniston; brothers, Clifford Young, of Wellborn, and A.V. Young, of Hollis Cross. Roads; 12 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Harris was a lifelong resident of Cleburne county and a member of the Heflin Church of God. Dryden Funeral Home "Caring Service Since 1962." 256-463-2287 HAYES Anniston. Memorial services for Douglas Hayes, 53, will be 11 a.m., Friday, April 11, 2008, at Gray Brown-Service Funeral Home with Brother Tom Orms officiating. Mr.

Hayes passed away Tuesday at his residence. Survivors include his loving wife, Shelia Diane Clayton Hayes; parents, General and Minnie Jo Hayes; three sisters Nita Poe, of Southside, Jan Cotton, of Ohatchee, and Lisa Thompson, of Saks; one brother, Tommy Hayes, of ciating. Interment will follow in the Union Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends this evening from 1 p.m. until the service hour at the funeral home.

Online condolence may be made to the family at the funeral home website: www.folsomfhandcemetery.com Folsom Funeral Home of Piedmont "Exceeding Your Expectations" NELSON to NELSON to Weaver Graveside services for Diane "Dink" Nelson, 57, pictured above in her favorite photo, will be at noon today at Anniston Memorial Gardens with Bob Ledbetter officiating and Anniston Memorial Funeral Home directing: Mrs. Nelson died Tuesday at her home. Survivors include her husband, Andrew Nelson; her son, Chris Nelson; her shared granddaughter; Lexee Cunningham; her mother-in-law, Virginia Wells; two sisters, Jean. Waugh (Pat) and Kimberly Brunni (Randy); one brother, Kevin Bridges; nieces, Shannon Cunningham (Rob), Jasmine Fleming and Tiffany Goble (Richard); nephews; Jamey Waugh (Amy), Rhett Bridges and Brian Bridges; great-nieces and nephews, Jono and T.K. Waugh, Kylee, Cory and Gracie Goble; special friends, Barbara and Curtis Summers and Jerry and Pat Hopper; and numerous, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Mrs. Nelson was preceded in death by her son, Klint Nelson; her. mother, Edna Free Bridges; her father, Billy Free and her father-in-law, Paul Wells. The family will serve as pallbearers. Dink was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, aunt, best friend and daughterin-law.

Admired for her talents and strengths, she was depended on for her advice, common-sense and friendship. She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. In lieu of flowers the family request donations to the American Cancer Society, 1100 Ireland Way, Suite 300, Birmingham, AL 35205. Memorial -Funeral, flome 3865 US. They 431 -North Anniston, 1 36206 820-0024 PHILLIPS Alexandria Graveside services for Elva Charlene Phillips, 60, formerly of Anniston, will be Friday, April 11, 2008 at 5 p.m.

at Union Methodist Cemetery in Wellington with Terry Hill officiating. Miss Phillips passed away April 4, 2008 at Gadsden Health and Rehab. She is preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Juanita Phillips. Miss Phillips is survived by her. Uncle Donald T.

Hill and wife, Phyllis; her aunt, Evelyn Hill Travis; and several cousins. Miss Phillips was born in Anniston but lived most of her life, in Birmingham. She had recently moved to Alexandria. She attended Anniston City Schools, The Davis Center and BPS Learning Center. Her loves were family, Alabama foot- a member of Lakeview Baptist Church in Birmingham.

Charlene was a very special person to us all and she will be greatly missed. Gray Brown-Service Mortuary in charge of arrangements. 236-3441 PIKE Piedmont Funeral services for Clyde H. Pike, 86, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church in Piedmont with Dr.

Harris Hand officiating and Funeral Home in charge. The family will receive friends from 4-8 this evening at the funeral home. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to services. Mr. Pike died Tuesday, April 08, 2008 at Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville.

Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Mary Elizabeth Payne Pike; one son, Danny Pike (Linda), of Huntsville, two grandsons, Shane Pike. (Jennie) of Atlanta, Ga and Jason Pike, of Birmingham; two greatgrandchildren, Harrison Pike and Mary Elizabeth Pike, both of Atlanta; three brothers, Bobby Pike (Willa Dean), of Eastaboga, James Pike (Betty) Seattle, Wash. and Wayne Pike (Judy), of Pell City; two sisters, Iva Bryant, of Mobile and Helen Dulaney (C.J.), of Pell City; and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Danny Stone, Frank T. Stewart, Ray Glover, Bobby Glover, Ken Grissom and Keith Word.

Honorary Pallbearers will. be the Frank. Wofford Sunday School Class. A native of Calhoun County, Mr. Pike was born October 31, 1921 the son of the late Wesley Daley Pike and Ruth Bell Williams.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Piedmont. His most notable. accomplishment was as director of the Piedmont Recreation Center which was later re-named and dedicated in his honor. "Clyde" raised several generations of Piedmont's youth at the Civic Center and he will be sorely missed.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 300 N. Main Street, Piedmont, AL 36272. POOL Wedowee Funeral service for Mr. Chester B. Pool, 86, will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Claude Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and until service time on Saturday.

in charge of the arrangements. Sign online register book and send condolences at: www.benefieldfuneralhome.com RICHARDSON Talladega Mr. Marvin Richardson, 48, died April 9, 2008 at Univ. of Ala. Hospital.

Terry's Metropolitan Mortuary will announce the arrangements. TYUS Dayton, Ohio Memorial service for Mr. Ralph Tyus, 62, formerly of Anniston, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, April 11, 2008, at Thankful Baptist Church with Pastor P.Q. English officiating and Goodson Funeral Home in charge.

Register will be available. for signing today from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Survivors include two daughters, LaWanda Tyus of Dayton, Ohio, and LaGretia M.

Tyus, of Minneapolis, one sister, Brenda A. Tyus, of Anniston; two brothers, Hullon (Gloria), Tyus, and Terry (Brenda) Tyus, both of Anniston; one uncle, Thomas Jerry Golson, of Hammond, two grandchildren; three stepchildren, Marquita D. Furlow, Jimmie Fields, both of Minneapolis, and Micheal Fields, of Dallas, Texas; and a host of nieces; nephews; and other relatives and friends. www.goodsonfuneralhome.net Blue Mountain and several nieces and nephews. Honorary pallbearers are Tim Poe, Richard Clayton, Larry Thompson, David Edgeworth Wes Hall, Billy Smith Jr.

and Norman Williams. The family would like to extend a special thanks to New Beacon Hospice of their love and care. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to New Beacon Hospice. 'Gray Brown-Service Mortuary in charge of arrangements. (256) 236-3441 BOOZER Jacksonville Funeral services for Mr.

Charles. Napoleon Boozer, 91, will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 11, 2008, at the First Baptist Church of Williams with the Reverends Mike Oliver and Bob McLeod officiating and K.L. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Center directing. Burial will be in the Williams Community Cemetery.

The family will receive friends this evening from 6-8 p.m. at the church. The body will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to the service. Mr. Boozer died on April 8, 2008 at his home.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Hazel Knighten Boozer; daughter, Jane Boozer. Williams and her husband, Don, of Birmingham; son, Phil Boozer and his wife, Michele, of Jacksonville; grandchildren, Staci (Matt) Fifolt, of Leeds, Josh (Elizabeth) Williams, of Birmingham, Chad Williams and Grant Williams, of Birmingham, Magan (Jeff) Ellard, of Mandeville, Louisiana, and Blake Boozer and Emi Boozer, of Jacksonville; great-grandchildren, Sophie, Walker, and Eli Williams and Braden Boozer; sister, Judy (Jim). Douthit, of Jacksonville; sister-in-law, Marge Boozer, of Fort Myers, Florida; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Talmadge, and Bert Green Boozer; sister, Johnnie B. (Duard) Green; brothers, William Boozer, Ellis (Katie) Boozer, and Reuben (Evelyn) Boozer.

A special note of gratitude is extended to Pat Talley, a very caring friend and caretaker. Pallbearers will be Josh Williams, Grant Williams, Chad Williams, Blake Boozer, Jeff Ellard, and Matt Fifolt. Mr. Boozer received his B.S. degree from Jacksonville State Teachers' College, his master's degree from Auburn University, and completed his doctoral studies at Peabody College (Vanderbilt).

He served in the U.S. Army (Seventh Army) during World War II in the European and African theaters. Mr. Boozer served as Superintendent of Calhoun County School System for fourteen years (1963-1977). He had also served as principal of Roy Webb Jr.

High School, Ohatchee High School, and Childersburg High School. Additionally, he served as principal at Madisonville High School Anniston Funeral services for Mr. Richard E. Kirklin, 70, will be announced by Goodson Funeral. Home.

Mr. Kirklin died Wednesday. www.goodsonfuneralhome.net LITTLEJOHN KIRKLIN Alexandria The family of Mrs. Maria M. Littlejohn, 82, of Alexandria, will receive friends, Friday, April 11, 2008 from 2-3 p.m.

at Chapel Hill Funeral Home Camellia Room. Mrs. Littlejohn passed away Monday, April 7, 2008 at NEARMC. Mrs. Littlejohn 1S survived by her daughters, Anna Peterson, of Shirley Mills and husband, David.

of Darlene Berta and husband, Chris of Alexandria; sons, Virgil Littlejohn and wife, Carole of Winfred Littlejohn and wife, Susan, of Alabama and Allen Littlejohn and wife, Kathy, of 18 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Littlejohn was a native of Holland and resident of Alexandria. Chapel Hill Funeral Home will be servicing the Littlejohn family (256) 820-5151 MITCHELL Rainbow City Mr. Allen D.

Mitchell, 80, passed away at his residence on April 8, 2008. Mr. Mitchell was born. on August 10, 1927, son of the late Straudy and Fair Gilmer Mitchell, of Spring Garden; one brother; a. sister; one son, Gary Mitchell; and one stepson, Larry Parnell who preceded him in death.

Prior to his retirement he was employed with Hodges "and Vulcan Rock. Quarry of Ohatchee where he was known by his friends as the "loader Survivors include his wife, Sarah D. Martin Mitchell; two sons, David (Denise) Mitchell, and Tim (Evelyn) Mitchell, both of Ohatchee; one sister, Sara Ivey; one stepdaughter, Susan (Pat). Carney; grandchildren: Trent (Stacey) Mitchell, Herb (Brandy) Murray; one special stepgrandaughter, Stacey (David) Holt; mother of his children, Mrs. Jean Shaw.

Funeral services for Mr. Mitchell will be conducted today, April 10, 2008, at 3 p.m. from the chapel of the Folsom Funeral Home with the Rev. Brandon Snyder and Rev. Herb Murray offi- Roberts Monument Company "A Professional Company" 528 Main Street, Oxford, Ala.

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Sims Funeral Service will announce arrangements. Anniston Star Obituary Policy It is the policy of The Anniston Star to publish obituaries of local residents and former local residents. Obituaries must be submitted by funeral homes. Obituaries are not accepted from family members or friends of the deceased. Death notices up to eight lines of type are published at no charge.

Death notices can include the deceased person's name, age, address, date of death, time and place of services, and the funeral home in charge of arrangements. This information must be submitted to The Star by a funeral home. Obituaries published in The Anniston Star are also published on The Anniston Star Online at no additional charge. Photographs are accepted for publication. Fees for obituaries in The Star are billed directly to the funeral homes.

Payment is not accepted from family members or friends of the deceased. The Star reserves the right to edit obituaries. In most instances the family's content and style will be published in the form submitted to us. There are no limits on numbers of survivors, pallbearers, honorary pallbearers, or any other information the family wants included, so long as good taste and judgment prevail..