Jan. 11 obituaries

Billy Wayne Dooley, 76

Billy Wayne Dooley, 76, of Cherokee, passed away on December 30, 2024. Visitation will be Wednes­day, January 1, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home in Chero­kee. The funeral service will be Thursday, January 2, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the burial following in Cherokee Memorial Park.

Billy was a native of Iuka Mississippi and long time resident of Cherokee. He worked as a logger and was an avid Auburn fan. He was a member of Airport Mis­sion Baptist Church. Billy was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Mae Dool­ey; daughter, Teresa Dool­ey; and his parents, three sisters and two brothers.

Billy is survived by his granddaughter, Brittany Dooley (Bartley); brother, James “Pole” Harold Dool­ey; sister, Brenda “Red” Grissom; care givers, Betty and Bobby Lambert; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Antho­ny Hamm, William Hamm, Andy Aday, Casey Lambert, Tony Borden and Bartley Oliver. Honorary pallbearers will be Justin Lambert, Cody Lambert, and Joe Lambert.

Maggie Sue Richards, 83

Maggie Sue Richards, 83, Muscle Shoals, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. A visitation to honor Maggie Sue and her hus­band, Jimmy Richards, will be Monday, January 6, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia. The funeral ser­vice will immediately follow in the funeral home chap­el with Peanut Montgom­ery officiating. Interment will be in Tri-Cities Me­morial Gardens, Florence.

Maggie Sue was a member of Hatton Baptist Church. She was a talented singer, songwriter, and musician, and was a backup singer for Tammy Wynette for sev­enteen years. Maggie Sue was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Rich­ards; sons, Ronnie Richards, Timmy Richards, and Mike Richards; parents, Methel and Howard Wimberly; sis­ter, Shelby Lenz Barnett; and grandson, Jamie Mace.

Maggie Sue is survived by her daughters, Susan Richards Conyers (John) and Courtney Brooke Wal­lace; brother, Buddy Wim­berly; sister, Sarah Pearson; grandchildren, Jason Vin­son, Joi Vinson Anderson (David), and Analiese Wal­lace; great-grandchildren, Madison (Blayne), Lauren, Austin, Trey, Chase, Ja­cie, Alex, Ace, and Skyla; and great-great-grandchil­dren, Kayden, Zaelyn, Car­son, Xander, Kai, and Koa.

Pallbearers will be Austin Mace, Trey Davis, Chase Mace, Chris Kerby, Antho­ny Cole, and Donald Rob­inette. Dave Anderson and John Conyers will serve as honorary pallbearers.

The family expresses sin­cere thanks to the staff of Aveanna Hospice, especial­ly Nurse Judy. A very spe­cial thanks goes to Maggie Sue’s daughter, Susan, who generously and lovingly gave so much of her life to take care of her mother.

Carrie Jean

Borden, 79

Carrie Jean Borden, 79, left this life to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Visitation will be Saturday, January 4, 2025, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm at Morrison Funeral Home in Cherokee. The funeral will be at 2:00pm with Bro. Steve Slaton and Steve Williams officiating. Burial will be in Harris Chapel Cemetery.

Carrie was preceded in death by her parents, C.W. and Ethel Byrd; and a host of brothers and sisters. She is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Bobby Borden; son, Greg Borden (Jenny); daughter, Teresa Allen (Greg); grandchildren, Drew Borden (Casey), Ethan Borden, Taylor Malone (Drew), Lane Johnson (Jon­athan); great-grandchildren, Taelyn and Tessa Borden, Ju­lia, Blakely, and John Kevin Malone, and Barrett Gulley.

Carrie was a lifelong res­ident of Cherokee and was a member of Cherokee First Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grand­mother, and great-grand­mother. Carrie adored her grandchildren and cher­ished each moment with them. She was loved by all and will be greatly missed.

Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.

The family wishes to give special thanks to Af­finity Hospice for their love and care for Carrie.

Thomas Darryl Deaton, 54

Thomas Darryl Deaton, 54, of Cherokee, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025. Visitation will be Sun­day, January 5, 2025 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home in Chero­kee with the funeral im­mediately following in the funeral home chapel with Jeff Jeffreys officiating. There will be a private inter­ment service for the family.

Darryl was a native and lifelong resident of Colbert County. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed spend­ing time with his family.

Darryl is survived by his son, Ty Deaton (Kelly); parents, Tommy and Belva Deaton; brothers, Brandon Deaton (Linda) and Justin Deaton (Andrea); grand­son, Kai Deaton; niece, Erin (Brady); nephews, Jace (Ri­ley), Jeremiah, and Brody (Carly); and mother of his son Kristie Helton (Lee).

Pallbearers will be Joel Hayes, Brody Dex­ter, Matt Williams, Brad Jeffreys, Danny “Bubba” LeFan, and Brett Helton.

Robert Clay Weaver, 77

Robert Clay Weaver, 77 of Sheffield, passed away Sat­urday, January 4, 2025. His visitation will be Tuesday, January 7th from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm at Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia. His service will immedi­ately follow in the funeral home chapel with Richard Murphy officiating. Burial will follow in the Alabama National Cemetery, Mon­tevallo AL at a later date.

Mr. Weaver was a veter­an of the United States Air Force having served during the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his fa­ther, William Berlyn Weav­er; mother, Martha Belle Thomas Weaver; brother, Bill Weaver; and grand­son, Austin Joseph Walls.

He is survived by his wife, Jane A. Weaver; daugh­ters, Ann Weaver-Melendy (Jon) and Jennifer Weav­er Clevenger (Bill); step sons, Rob Donaldson (Kay) and Joseph Donaldson (Ja­mie); sister, JoAnn Gordon (Jon); 12 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren.

Peggy

Hallmark, 68

Peggy Hallmark, 68, of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Vis­itation will be held Sat­urday, January 4, 2025 from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Colbert Memorial Chap­el with the funeral to fol­low at 1 p.m. in the chapel.

She was from Haleyville, AL. She greatly enjoyed spending time with and spoiling her grandchil­dren, decorating and just always helping others.

She was preceded in death by her husband, David La­mar Hallmark; father, Odis Campbell; mother, Matalene Campbell; and brother, Mac Campbell (Effie Mae).

She is survived by her sons, David Hallmark lll (Jennifer), Wade Defoor (Cherrylyn), and Heath Defoor (Shae); grandchil­dren, Savannah and Bre­lynn Hallmark, Sydney and Landon Defoor; sis­ters; Martha Mullins (Dan), Stella Vickery, Jane Kes­sler (Randy), and Darlene Moyer (George); aunt, Wil­lodean Harris; numerous cousins, family, and friends.

Family meant the world to her and she was a loving devoted wife, mother, and Grammie.

She will be deeply missed.

Pallbearers will be Collin Long, Evan Long, Donovan Fitzger­ald, and Austin Elliott.

Libby Ann

Byrd, 72

Libby Ann Byrd, 72, of Florence, AL, died on Sun­day, January 5, 2025. There will not be any services at this time. She was the wife to Phillip Dale Byrd.

She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Annie Lee White; brothers, Ronnie and Tommy White; and sis­ters, Rosie and Carolyn.

She is survived by her husband, Dale Byrd; sons, Hillard Lee Speegle, Derrell Roland, and Terrell Roland; brothers, Leonard Oliver and Edward White; grand­children, Terra Roland, Der­rell Roland, Jr., Isabella Ro­land, and Rebecca Roland; great grandchildren, Ellis, Rosalee, and Avery John.

Dr. William “Chip” Donald Lazenby, Jr., 69

Dr. William “Chip” Don­ald Lazenby, Jr. age 69, of Florence, passed away Sat­urday, December 28,2024.

He was preceded in death by his father, William D. Lazenby, Sr.; grandparents, R.T. and Susie Benton; Carl and Bessie Lazenby.

Survivors are his wife, Peggie A. Lazenby; moth­er, Elizabeth B. Lazenby; children, William Robert Lazenby (Matti) and Sara Lazenby White; sister, Don­na L. Ayers (Larry); grand­children, Elizabeth Belle Blasingame, Eleanor Claire White, Nathaniel Allen White II, and Sadie Hol­land; best friends, Dr. Scott Jackson and Norman Elder.

Chip loved hunting, fish­ing, windsurfing, play­ing guitar, gardening, and target shooting. He was a 1983 graduate of Auburn University having attained a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine Degree. In-lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Auburn Universi­ty Veterinarian Scholarship or your favorite conserva­tion group or local animal shelter. A private memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Williams Funeral Home of Flor­ence assisting the family.

Treacie Jane

Robison

Ham, 86

Treacie Jane Robi­son, beloved mother of Rhoda Lee, Kelly Jo, Ju­lie Ann, and Mark Alan, passed away on Decem­ber 31, 2024. She was 86.

Jane was born September 3, 1938 in Sheffield, Ala­bama to Henry Hollis Rob­ison and Sara Emma Gene (Williams) Robison. Except for short periods of time in New Jersey and Ohio, Jane spent her childhood and teen years in Sheffield dreaming of travel, one of the many things she enjoyed through­out her life. She was born to road trip; her first being from Alabama to California and her last from Arizona to Florida. She traveled for work, pleasure, family, or vacation throughout many of the states in this country, as well as Greece, Turkey, In­dia, Mexico and Japan. Even cruises took her to foreign ports. Hawaii captured her heart though. Her absolute favorite place; she always wanted to return there. Jane was an avid reader, keeping lists of her favorite authors in her purse, along with any number of library cards. She always had a book right be­side her; her favorite genre- crime/detective novels.

Jane loved working in various artistic mediums- from knitting and crocheting to sewing and rug hooking, from candle making and pottery, to painting and nee­dlepoint. If it involved the creative use of her hands, she’d have happily tried it.

But she was truly in love with cross stitch, completing well over 300 pieces in her lifetime, an accomplishment that many of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren are proud to have benefited from. She was published in one of her favorite cross stitch maga­zines in 2018, celebrating her 80th birthday. Orien­tal pieces, florals, and la­dies in fine dresses would always catch her eye the most, but she was known for cross stitching a wide vari­ety of pieces that she knew would appeal to her family.

Jane was not only a gift­ed artist, a wife and moth­er. At various times in her life, she was a secretary, a bookkeeper, a bartender, a pilot, and a real estate agent.

Married three times, Jane had four children, all of whom survive her- Rhoda Lee, Kelly Jo (Craig), Julie Ann (Mike), and Mark Alan (Kelley). She is also sur­vived by her brother Wayne, her grandchildren Melonie (Ken), Sabrina (Dan), Ryan (Randa), Randy (Lauren), Tresa (Kristifor), Ericka, Christina and Sarah (Tom­my); her great grandchildren Gary (Courtney), Charlie, Emma (Ezekiel), Morgan, Quinn, Sloane, Henry, Caleb, Blake, Murdoch, Cooper, and Norah; and her great-great grandchildren Theo­dore, Bowie, and Samuel.

She is preceded in death by her father and mother, her granddaughter Sam­mie, her grandson Da­vid, and her great-great grandson Dawnovan.

Jane loved staying in touch with family and friends and we know she’d want to be remembered by the remain­ing Robison cousins and re­lated families originally (or still presently) from Russell­ville; also her aunts’ daugh­ters, Ann and Nancy, and her dear friends Kim and Billy.

We will always treasure the memories, Mom, and retell all of your stories.

John Russell Whitlock, Jr., 81

John Russell Whitlock Jr., 81, of Russellville, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025. There will be no fu­neral services at this time.

John worked nineteen years for Reynolds Metals before surrendering to min­istry as a Baptist preacher for close to thirty years. He is preceded in death by his parents John, Sr. and Cas­sie Whitlock; late wife and mother of his son, Jewel Sockwell Whitlock; wife Nelda Kirkland Whitlock; and daughter, Pam Whitlock.

He is survived by his son, Rusty Whitlock (Regina) of Muscle Shoals, Alabama; brother, Teddy Whitlock (Carol) of Athens, Alabama; grandchild, Cody Whitlock (Kristi) of Muscle Shoals, Alabama; and great-grand­daughter, Ava Whitlock of Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Robert “Tommy” Thomas

Williams, 84

Robert “Tommy” Thom­as Williams, age 84, of Florence, passed from his earthly home on Thursday, January 2, 2025. Visitation will be Saturday, January 4th from 12:00 noon until 2:00 pm at Williams Funer­al Home of Florence. The service will follow at 2:00 pm in the funeral home chapel with Brother Keith Pope and Harold Hammond officiating. A private en­tombment will be scheduled at a later date at Tri-Cit­ies Memorial Gardens.

He was born in Clarks­ville, Tennessee to the late Isham and Hilda Wil­liams, later moving to Florence, Alabama where his father was the Lock Engineer at Wilson Dam.

Tommy graduated from Coffee High School, ob­tained an associate degree in Police Science from John C. Calhoun State Commu­nity College and attended the University of Alabama, Huntsville. After graduat­ing Coffee High School, he joined the United States Army in January 1958, and served in the Military Police Unit in Germersheim, Ger­many and Redstone Arse­nal in Huntsville, Alabama, where he was honorably discharged in June 01961.

From 1962 to 1966, Tom­my served the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Depart­ment as a Deputy Sheriff be­fore becoming an Alabama State Trooper in 1966. He rose through the ranks, serv­ing throughout the State of Alabama and retiring as Dis­trict Commander of Troop A of the Highway Patrol Divi­sion, Quad Cities in 1996. After retirement, he served as a Corporate Security Of­ficer, Colonial Banc Group, Montgomery, Alabama.

Tommy’s retirement years were best served in his ser­vice to God, his church, where he was a found­ing member of Grace Bi­ble Church of the Shoals and served as a Deacon, many mission projects and spending time with his family and friends.

He leaves behind to cher­ish the memories, his wife of 56 years, Paulette Wiley Williams, his son, Shannon (Erin) and his two precious grandchildren, Nora Cath­erine Williams and Noah Thomas Williams. He is also survived by his sister, Betty Williams Pauliciv­ic (George, Sr.); nephew, George Paulicivic (Mere­dith) and family; a niece, Glorianna Flurey (Dan) and family as well as many friends and coworkers. In-lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Tunnel to Towers Foundation (2361 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10306) or Sa­maritan Purse (801 Bam­boo Rd, Boone, NC 28607).

JoAnn Askew Hayes, 81

JoAnn Askew Hayes, 81, of Cherokee, passed away on December 31, 2024. Arrangements will be an­nounced by Morrison Fu­neral Home in Cherokee.

JoAnn was a native and life-long resident of Colbert County. She was a retired RN and a member of Moon­town Methodist Church in Cherokee. She was preced­ed in death by her parents, Daniel and Thelma Askew; brothers, Vernon, Mon­troy, and Gary Don Askew; sister, Betty Lundy; and grandson, Scott Handley.

JoAnn is survived by her son, Robby Hayes; daugh­ter, Suzann Handley (Kel­vin); granddaughter, Rene’e Hallmark (Tyler); and great grandchildren, Gwen and Alora Jo Hallmark.

Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.

Sara Frances McCool, 72

Sara Frances McCool, 72, Florence, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2025. Arrangements will be an­nounced by Morrison Fu­neral Home, Tuscumbia. Interment will be in Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Nashville.

Sara was a quiet, loving person who loved her fam­ily. She was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel and Mary Frances McCool.

She is survived by her sis­ter, Gloria Martin; nephews, Wyatt Batty, Daniel Martin, and Michael Martin; niec­es, Terri Manning and Kathi Hoornbeek; and many other extended family members.

Sara’s nephews will serve as pallbearers