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rage t* THE LAMAR DEMOCRAT AND SULLIGENT NEWS "The Weekly Read Daily" Wednesda, J1 Rayburn Lee Price Rites HeM Tuesday At lllt. Olive Church of Christ Mr. Rayburn Lee Price, age 80 years and 9 months, of 1780 Holliday Road, Vernon, AL, died early Sun- day morning, June 7, 1998, at his home. Mr. Price was born on Friday, September 7, 1917 in Lamar County, Alabama. He was the son of the late James Riley (Jimmy) Price and Lou Ada (Smith) Price of Vernon, AL. Mr. Price was a member of the Church of Christ, wor- shiping with the Mt. Olive congregation. He had also served as an Elder. He was a Veteran servin in the U. S. Army. He fou the Phillippines, Aleution Island, Eastern Mandades and other places.He was a re- tired restaurant owner and farmer. Mr. Price was known for his love of fox hunting. Mr. Price was preceded by his wife, Mrs. Pauline (Hall) Price on May 13, 1998. They were married on January 12, 1946. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 1998, from the Mt. Olive Church of Christ. Bro. Guy Hester and Bro. Travis Brown were the officiating minis- ters. A congregational song service was directed by Randy Kingsley. Interment was in the Mr. Olive Church of Christ Cemetery under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home of Vernon, AL. Active pallbearers were:Kendall Price, Brian Gentle, Brett Gentle, Darrell Upton, Tim Wilson, Roger Price Mr. Price is survived by a son, Jimmy Price, Toddville, Iowa; a daughter, Mrs. Glenda (Bruce) Gentle, Vernon, AL; two brothers: Earnest (Hattie) Price and Barney (Ann) Price, both of Vernon, AL; one sister, Mrs. Clora Hester, Vernon, AL; five grandchildren: Kendall Price, Lori (Darrell) Upton, Brian Gentle, Brett (Misti) Gentle, Teresa (Tim) Wilson; five great-grandchildren: Kayla Price, Morgan Upton, Jessica Upton, Jake Upton, Terri Wilson; and a host of other relatives and friends. Others preceding Mr. Price in death were: one sister, Flora Hollis; five brothers: Travis Price, Vaner Price, Grady Price, Shirley Price and Angelo Price. ! Ms. Judy Taylor To Be Buried Taday At Dorrah Family Cemetery Ms. Judy Taylor, age 47, of Vernon, AL, died Sunday, June 7, 1998, at Druid City Hospital, Tuscaloosa, AL. : Ml.aias borrfbffO¢l  !9;NYork. 31{6',ag 6fiMyed wiil Stallfe ilot;'/kd.  She was the daughter of James Patrick of Pcnhook, Virginia and the late Mrs. Marion Hester Galley Patrick. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. today, Wednesday, June 10, 1998, from the Chapel of Dowdle Funeral Home, Millport, AL. Bro.Wayne Taylor and Bro. Benton Goodman will be the officiating ministers. Inter- ment will be in Dorroh Family Cemetery in Pickens County, AL under the direction of Dowdle Funeral Home. Survivors include three daughters: Teresa Turner, Vernon, AL, Vicky Safford, Utica, New York, Mary Th- ompson, Vernon, AL; one son, Tommy Safford, Guilford, New York; her father, James Patrick, Penhook, Virginia; two sisters: Pat Tweedy, Penhook, Virginia, Nancy Yerden, Calcium, New York; one brother, Tom Patrick, Austin, Texas; six grandchildren. J, B. Wallace Rites Incomplete; To Be Announced By Funeral Home Mr. J. B. Wallace, age 91, of Beaverton, Alabama, (the Fairview Community) passed away Saturday, June 6, 1998, at Marion Baptist Hospital in Hamilton, Alabama. Complete arrangements will be announced later by Otts Funeral Home, Sulligent, Alabama. ,, i of g; i 10'Billy glaylock Hen Campbell Earnest Lowe [l Eula Hae Walden Hilton H. Hall Lloyd WeeM Vinnie Lee (Jack) White Coy Thornton I. V. Oosa Mary Sue Stanley 12 Roy Trimm i Palmer Howard 13 Layurah Brown Morton Warren Guyton 14 George W. Thompson I 15 Tom McDonald ! Raymond Terrell (Grant) Mixon 16 Bertha Haynes Clemons 1 Eske L. Wheeler / i FUNERAL HOM00 Hwy. 278 West Sulligent, Alabama i Business Line 698-8668 Information Line 695-8003 r Thank You I want to express my appre- ciation for all the help I re- ceived regarding The First An- nual March For Jesus. Special thanks for WCBI, The Lamar Democrat, Vernon Police Dept., WJEC, Pepsi Cola Co., Coca Cola Co., Mary's Balloons, Turner's, Piggly Wiggly, Shop & Save, The Keebler Co., Jack Rabbitt Slims and all area churches. And if I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me. John 12:36 In His Love, Judy Elmore OOOOOOOe'OOOOOOOO YESTERYEARS, July 1954' Cpl. Erwin L. Mitchell, 5th Inf. Div., was one of five "Honor Students" in a class of 250 boys who finished a course of Leadership and Tactics at the N.C.D. Academy in Munich, Germany. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Mitchell and husband of Ivy Gene Mitchell. YESTERYEARS, July 1954 - Academy News: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall and Stevie of In- diana are spending the week- end with friends and relatives. Mrs. Myrtie Ethel Ayers Hawkins Buried At Webb Cemetery Saturday Mrs. Myrtle Ethel Ayers llawkins, age 73, of Sulligent, AL, passed away Thursday, June 4, 1998 at North Mis- sissippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Mrs. Hawkins was born September 17, 1924, to the late Noah Roland and Dolie England Ayers. She was a member of the Liberty Missionary Baptist Church. She also served as an active volunteer at Maywood Christian Camp in Hamilton, AL. Mrs. Hawkins was a retired seam- stress fiom Munsingwear in Gum, AL. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 1998, at Webb Baptist Church. Officiating ministers were Bro. Dan Hmdman, Bro. Danny Stanford and Bro. Sidney McLoud. Interment was in the Webb Cernetery m Lamar County, AL under the direction of Otts Funeral tlome, Sulligent, AL. Survivors include a son, Jerry Wayne Hawkins, ltamilton, AL; two daughters: ShMey Wheeler, Vernon, AL, Ethelene Pavton, Memphis, Tennessee; two sisters: Gladys Sprinkle, Redding, California, Dociefene Johnson, Houston, AL; three brothers: N. R. Ayers, Jr., Houston, AL, Lavaughn Ayers, Fyffe, AL, and Oliver Ayers, Green- wood Springs, Mississippi. Mrs. Hawkins was preceded in death by her parents, Noah Roland and Dolie England Ayers; her husband, Clearman Hawkins. Mrs. Annie Lorene Stepkens Buried, At Spr/ngkill Cemetery In Ta, cnloosa Co. Mrs. Annie Lorene Stepehens, age 74, of Belk, Ala- bama, died Friday, May 29, 1998, at Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper, AL. Mrs. Stephens was born August 3, 1923 in Pickens County to Samuel Jonas and Mamie Hayes Stripling. She was a resident of Belk, but bad formerly lived in Pickens County and was previously a long time resident of Brownsville, AL. She was a member of the Belk Baptist Church and was previously employed with the Fayette Cotton Mill for over eight years. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood Chapel in Fayette, AL. Bro. Rayford Rice, Bro. Ralph Smith and Bro. Quinton Brown were the officiating min- isters. Interment was in the Springhill Cemetery in Tuscaloosa County, AL. Survivors include her husband, James E. Stephens, of Belk, AL; four daughters: Jean S. Watkins, Covin, AL, Linda Sue Pike, Horn Lake, Mississippi, Mamie Kay (Oswalt) Smith, Tuscaloosa, AL, and Dorothy Carolyn Mann, Haleyville, AL; one son, James Danny Stephens, Fayette, AL; Ellen Kizzire, Winfield, AL; four brothers: J. W. Stripling, Kennedy, AL, Carol (Buddy) Stripling, Tuscaloosa, AL; Terrell Glendon Stripling, Belk, AL and Sidney J. Stripling, Kennedy, AL; and 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Grandsons served as active pallbearers. , ,f,l !/3 {'.*!*al/" g ", Mrs. Roberta Moore Buried Thursday At Meadow Branch Cemetery Mrs. Roberta Moore, age 88, of Kennedy, Alabama, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle, Columbus, Mississippi. Mrs. Moore was born on May 25, 1910, in Lamar County, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Elbert Trull and Mrs. Kitty Lenora Aycock Trull. She was a housewife and a member of the Meadow Branch Baptist Church.. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Fred Moore and a son, Mr. Joe Moore. Funeral services were held at 4:00p.m. Thursday, June 4, 1998, from the Chapel of Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. Officiating was Bro. Joe Newell. Interment was in the Meadow Branch Cemetery under the direction of Dowdle Funeral Home. Grandsons and grandson-in-law were the active pall- bearers. Survivors include two daughters: Mrs. Bernice Bryant, Millport, AL, Mrs. Jean Mordecai, Caledonia, Mississippi; two sons: Jerry Moore, Kennedy, AL and Freddy Moore, Kennedy, AL; one brother, Harold Trull, Kennedy, AL; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Eleanor Trull, Kennedy, AL; 7 granddaughters; 3 grandsons; 19 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Laverne Edgeworth Stockton, Vernon Native, Rites Held In Aberdeen, MS. Mrs'. Laverne Edgeworth Stockton, age 86, of Aber- deen, Mississippi died Tuesday, June 2, 1998, at her resi- dence. Mrs. Stockton was born on March 6, 1912, in Vernon, Alabam/a. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Hattie Rector Edgeworth. She had lived in Aberdeen, Mississippi since 1936 and was a homemaker. Mrs. Stockton was a member of the Aberdeen Church of Christ and of the Twentieth Century Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, William L. Stockton. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 5, 1998, from the Tisdale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home in Aberdeen, Mississippi. Jerry Jones was the officiating minister. Interment was in the Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery under the direction of Tisdale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home. Mrs. Stockton is survived by her sons: William L. Stock- ton, Greenwood Springs, Mississippi, James M. Stockton, Aberdeen, Mississ|ppi; sisters: Mac Chandler, Columbus, Mississippi and Ruth Bourland, Aberdeen, Mississippi; brother, Ray Edgeworth, Columbus, Mississippi; six grand- children and eleven great-grandchildren. Active pallbearers were Bill Stockton, Wendell Stock- ton, Keith Griffin, Bert Falkner, Chuck Lindstrom and Chase Summefford. Memorials may be sent to the Aberdeen Church of Christ or a favorite charity. If you have recipes you would like to have ' mail them to AmReAn, c/o Cook's Korner, P G. Box AL 35592, or bring them by the office of the house Square in Vernon. Here is today's recipes: BAKED HAM WITH M1 (prep time: 20 minutes) 3-5 pounds precooked ham, drained 10-12 whole cloves 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon prepared mustard 2 teaspoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons orange juice 2 tablespoons cornstarch Score ham in a diamond pattern and stud with Crock-Pot. Combine brown sugar, mustard and spoon on ham. Cover and cook on High 1 hour, 6 to 7 hours or until ham is hot. Remove ham to platter. Turn Crock-Pot to High setting. Combine and cornstarch to form a smooth paste. Stir into. Crock-Pot. Cook stirring occasionally until sauce Spoon over ham. 5 or 6 quart unit: If cookin hour on High, then Low 8 to 10 hours. Serves 12 to CHERRY ANGELS l can (16 oz.) dark sweet cherries 2 teaspoons butter 3 egg whites 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 cups shredded or flaked coconut 1 tablespoon cornstarch Drain cherries; reserve liquid. Bring cherries, 1/4 served liquid and butter to boil in skillet; s heat until liquid evaporates. In mixer bowl, until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, while stiff peaks form. Beat in vanilla and salt. To cornstarch together; fold into egg whites. teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet. Make an mound with back of spoon large enough to hold one! cherries. Bake at 325 degrees F about 20 minutes or! edges are brown. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Store container. When ready to serve, place 1 or 2 tation on top of each macaroon. Makes 3 dozen. STORAGE TIPS: *Cooked filling may be stored in airtight in refrigerator. * Top macaroons with cherries 1 to 2 hours before bestllts. ................. , ..... GIFF IDEAS: * Bake a batch of macaroons and pack them in an container. Give the macaroons, a can of dark sweet' and the recipe as a gift. The recipient of the filling and serve Cherry Angels to guests at a Milford Watkins Buried At Piney Grove Mr. Milford Watkins, age 73, ofFayette, Tuesday, May 26, 1998, at the Fayette Fayette, Alabama. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. 28, 1998, from the Chapel of Nelson Fayette, AL. Bro. Norman and Harrison were the officiating the Piney Grove Cemetery under the d Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Vaudie Fayette, Alabama; four sons: Wayne Watkins Watkins, both of Vernon, AL, and Hu Darrell Watkins, both of Fayette, AL; Karen Matthews and Lisa Porter, both Teresa Turner, Millport, AL; four Watkins, Picayune, Mississippi, Anniston, AL, Rayford Watkins, Fayette, Watkins, Northport, AL; two sisters: Annie Wyers, both ofFayette, AL; fourteen Active pallbearers were Iamon Frost, Gary Frost, Gene Watkins, Brad Agoston Watkins. H. Gerald Randolph was an honorary Freddie Fr&ndship Cemetery In Lamar Mr. Freddie Ford, age 43, of Mill day, June 6, 1998, at his residence. Mr. Ford was born on February 21, 1951 bus, Mississippi. He was a member o Church. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., 8, 1998 from the Dowdle Funeral Home, Bro. Jerry Robbins was the officiatin was in the Friendship Cemetery in under the direction of Dowdle Funeral Survivors includehis wife, Millport, AL; three sons: And3 Ford, Millport, AL, Brandon Murff, three sisters: Brenda Richards, Mill Reform, AL, and Sharon Jimmy Ford, Columbus, Mississippi. Active pallbearers were Frank McReynoids, Jimmy Ray Fortner, Billy Fortner and Ronnie Ray. Honorary pallbearers were men of tist Church and William Blevins.