2001 Butler County Obituaries
Recent obituaries, compliments of George B'nard Lewis, Greenville, AL.
From The Greenville Advocate, Saturday, March 31, 2001:
Scott, Betty
Baldwin, 70 of
McKenzie. Funeral services Feb. 20, 2001 at Elizabeth Primative ,
burial at South Butler. Johnson Funeral Home directing.
Survivors; son, Laden, three daughters Gail Turner, Sandra
Tolbert, Nancy Sowell. Sisters; Eunice Jordan and Evelyn Hudson.
Brothers; C. B., George, Cecil, John, and Walton Baldwin. Six
Grands.
Williams,
H. O.
Georgiana & Greenville. Service by Rev. Robert Sandiford from
Dunklin-Herndon Chapel, March 26, 2001. Military Service at
Sunrise Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy J.
Williams. Children include Charles Wise Ted C. Williams, and
Janet Lynn Bending. Sister, Robie Hall three brothers, J. W.
Stringfellow, Cecil Williams and Raymond Williams.
Tolbert,
Ercie Lee. 74
Mckenzie. Service from Bethel Primative Baptist March 24, 2001,
Elder Lon Hendrex officiating at the Bushfield Cemetery with
Johnson directing. Servivors are her Husband, Rufus Greely
Tolbert, son, Larry. Sisters, Verlie Mae Lee, Era McIntire and
Mary Dail Tolbert.
From the Foley Onlooker:
Middleton, Samuel Wayne 52 a native of "Old Texas" Resident of Stapleton, died March 21, 2001. Full Military Services at Bay Minette Cemetery. Survivors include his daughter, Michelle Boyd, mother, Rosie Corley. Brothers, Johnnie, Jimmie, and Dale. Sisters, Lynette Byrd, Angie Emmons and Jean Mitchell.
From The Greenville Advocate, April 14, 2001:
CECIL H. GRAYSON
82 died Apr. 4,
Harrison Services from Ebenezer East with Rev. Ward Serig and
Morrell Aldredge officiating. Survivors include son, Cecil Jr.,
three daughters, Deanna Aldredge, Beth Alexander, Nannette Smith,
ten Grands, nine Great-Grands.
ELSIE E. PETERSON
89 of Greenville,
was buried at Damascus April 10, 2001 by Harrison funeral Home.
Reverend William Burns officiated. Survivors include two
children, Lewis and Sue Cranford.
WINFRED ANDY CRUM
57 of Georgiana
died Sunday, April 8 in a Montgomery Hospital. Johnson directed
at Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mrs Callie Crum,
three sons, Clay, Wesley Coxwell, and Wendell Coxwell. Two
daughters Debra Shows and Rebecca Oikle, father, Zerlie Crum, two
sisters Dorothy Kervin and Janie Lee. Twelve Grands, one Great
Grand.
HAROLD RILEY PAGE
72 of Georgiana was
buried at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery April 4, 2001, service by
Johnson, officiated by Rev. Andy Till. Survivors include his two
sisters, Mrs. Grace Rigsby and Mrs. Mary Dorriety. Two brothers,
E. J. and Clifford.
WILLIAM GREALLY McNAUGHTON
75 died April 10,
2001 at a Montgomery Hospital. He was buried at the Shackleville
Cemetery with Johnson directing and Rev. Allen Stephenson
officiating. Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Emma B. McNaughton, two
daughters, Mrs. Virginia Killough and Mrs. Judy Mixon, Sister,
Mrs. Louise Middleton. Several Grands and Great-Grands.
DONALD CADE KEEBLER
age 60, April 9,
2001 buried at Magnolia with Rev. Bill Pouncey officiating,
Johnson Funeral Home directing.
Most of the these were copied from The Greenville Advocate.
WILLIAM DAVID WILSON SR.
(Pigo)
80. Resident of
McKenzie. Died Sunday April 15, 2001, Sweet Home Cemetery, Rev.
Allen Joyner and Rev. James Owens officiating. Johnson Directing.
Survivors include three daughters, Lottie Campbell, Mary Alice
Horton and Patsy Nixon. Son, William Wilson, Jr., three
sisters, Mamye Wilson, Mary Mann, Maxine Pyle and several grand
and great-grands.
RUBY FRITH WILLIAMSON
Greenville. 75,
Died April 12, burial in Magnolia by Dunklin-Herndon. Rev.
John Nordan and Rev. Chris Eckert officiating. Survivors include
her husband, Judge Williamson, Sons, Richard and Charles.
Sisters, Dale Clark, Bonnie Caraway and Margaret Robertson.
four grandchildren.
LOWELL SHELBY VICKERY
age 71, died April
11. Burial from Johnson Chapel to Elizabeth
Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery at McKenzie.
(no Clergy mentioned) Survivors include sisters, Mrs Lillie
Coney and Mrs. Essie Spier. One brother, Henry Winton
Vickery.
RUFUS GREELY TOLBERT
74, resident of
McKenzie. Graveside services held Saturday April 28 at the
Bushfield Cemetery with the Rev. Rex Tolbert officiating.
Johnson Funeral Home Serving. Survivors include a son,
Larry . Five brothers, Grady, Max, James ,Marvin, and J.D.
CAMILLA STALLWORTH
44, Services were
held May 17 from the Chapel of Dunklin-Herndon with Rev. William
Earnest and Rev. Willie Crawford officiating. Survivors
include her parents, Edward B. Stallworth of Georgiana, and the
late Sandra A. Stallworth; step mother , Mary S. Stallworth, of
Georgiana. sister, Holly.
TOBY WAYNE PAGE
23 resident of
Greenville, died Friday May 11 from injuries received in an
automobile accident. Funeral services were from Johnson
Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Joyner officiating. Burial at
Pleasant Hill Highway #1. Survivors include his wife, April
Page, a daughter Breanna Page, son Cortland Wayne. Father,
Donald Wayne Page, Mother, Mrs. Sherry Lynn of Tallassee.
Grandmothers, Mrs. Gladys Page, Georgiana and Mrs. Janet Black,
Greenville.
From Mobile Register, Greenville Advocate and Butler County News. This obit contributed by Kim Taylor:
Mr. Bobby Hinson
age 70, a native
and resident of Georgiana and former longtime resident of Mobile,
died on Saturday, May 5, 2001 at a Mobile Hospital. Mr. Hinson
graduated from McKenzie High School in 1949 and then attended
Troy State University. Following college, he served his country
in the U.S. Air Force and then afterwards was actively involved
in local community affairs. He was preceded in death by his
father and mother, Author C. Hinson and Leila Belle Crum Hinson;
his brother Aubrey Hinson; two sisters, Joy Hinson Layne and Opal
Hinson Birner. Mr. Hinson is survived by his wife, Shirley Briggs
Hinson of Georgiana; one daughter, Kimberly (Dan) Taylor of
Theodore; one sister, Ollie Hinson Hartsell of Huntsville; one
brother, Clarence J. Hinson of Georgiana; three aunts, Vera Crum
Autry of Greenville, AL, Minnie Oda Crum Davis of Pensacola, FL,
and Marguerite Booker Crum of Mobile, AL; four grandchildren,
Rhianna, Lauren, Logan and Kyle Taylor all of Theodore, AL;
nieces, nephews, numerous cousins, other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, May 9,
2001 from 10am - 11am. Funeral services will follow at 11am from
the chapel of Mobile Memorial Gardens. Also visitation will
follow from 3pm - 4pm from Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church,
Georgiana, AL with graveside services following from Macedonia
Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. In liew of flowers, the family
requests that contributions be made to the American Cancer
Society. Funeral arrangements are by Mobile Memorial Gardens,
6040 Three Notch Road, Mobile, AL.
From the Pensacola News Journal, Janaury 4, 2002:
ZUILA MAE (EDDINS) OLSON 1916-2001
Mrs. Zuila Mae Olson, age 85, of Pensacola, FL died December 29th, 2001.
Mrs. Olson was the 7th of nine daughters of James Jasper and Frances Susanna Eddins. She was born September 6, 1916 at Butler Springs, Butler County, AL. Zuila has resided in Pensacola since 1952. She worked for St. Regis and for Monsanto. She attended Pensacola Jr. College after retirement and earned her AA degree. Mrs. Olson was an avid walker, enjoyed traveling, was known as a delightful conversationalist and for her outgoing personality. She enjoyed an active lifestyle until this last year. Mrs. Olson was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pensacola.
Survivors include her son, Donald T. Greer and wife Betsy, their son 1LT James T. White, wife Ashley (Schaefer), son, James T. White Jr., sisters, Mrs. Cora Sanders and family, Mrs. Mary Lou Hughes and family. Zuila was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Mr. Edgar E. Olson (1907-1988).
The funeral service will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 4, 2002 at Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bill Santo officiating. Burial will follow at Barrancas National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5 P.M to 7 P.M Thursday, January 3, 2002 at the funeral home.
1st LT James T. White, P. Michael Patterson, James T. Patterson, John M. Langhorne, Dr. William H. Langhorne, III, Rick Rankin, Neil Liveakos and Mac Liveakos, will serve as active Pallbearers.
Dr. William H. Langhorne, II, Lt Col. George H. Liveakos, CDR Vic Deeten, Bill Weeks, Jeff Weeks, and Justin Schaefer, will serve as Honorary Pallbearers.
Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
The family wishes to acknowledge the care and support provided over the past year by meals on Wheels, Homestead Village, Azalea Trace and Sacred Heart Hospital.
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