Obituaries for Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002

By Staff
JAMES ALLEN GEE
Student
Services for James Allen Gee will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Danny Lanier officiating.
Mr. Gee, 17, of Collinsville, died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2002, in Meridian. He was a senior at West Lauderdale High School, an avid golfer and a wonderful friend. He loved hunting, fishing and other sports and was a friend of God. James was born in Tyler, Texas, and lived for a time in Jacksonville, Fla.
Survivors include his mother, Laurie Gee of Collinsville; his father, Jerry Gee of Dallas; paternal grandparents, James and Betty Gee of Chandler, Texas; maternal grandfather, Lester Piot and his wife, Joan, of Birmingham, Ala.; maternal grandmother, Frances Piot of Dallas; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Janet Gee.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
MATTIE CLARA FULLER
Retired telephone operator
YORK, Ala. Services for Mattie Clara Fuller were to be held today at 11 a.m. at York Presbyterian Church with the Rev. J. Kelly Unger officiating. Burial will be in York Cemetery. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Fuller, 81, of York, died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include her daughter, Clara Grace of Meridian; a son, Robert W. Fuller of Pensacola, Fla.; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to York Presbyterian Church or the Presbyterian Children's Home.
ISAAC PAUL FRINK
Farmer
NEWTON Services for Isaac Paul Frink will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Billy Owens, Warren Hedgepeth and William Walker officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Frink, 88, of Decatur, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002, in Decatur. He was a retired farmer, shoe salesman and weight scale man. He was a member of Decatur United Methodist Church, the Evergreen Lodge #77, and was a shriner and a mason. He was a member of the Scottish and York Rites.
Survivors include his wife, Rose C. Frink of Decatur; a sister, Sally Rowzee of Decatur; two sons, Paul W. Frink and his wife, Linda, of Decatur and Harold E. Frink and his wife, Kathy, of Hampshire, Tenn.; two grandsons, Brian Frink of Decatur and Kevin Frink of Hampshire; a granddaughter, Kim Yarbrough of Decatur; a great-grandson, Kaleb Frink; and a great-granddaughter, Ashlyn Doss.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Wayne S. Frink.
Pallbearers will be Brian Frink, Kevin Frink, Caleb Frink, Ancel Crawford, Gerald Crawford, Ron Crawford, Robert Glenn and Charles Wansley.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
DEBORAH BURNETT WILLIFORD
Personnel director
YORK, Ala. Services for Deborah Burnett Williford will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Geiger United Methodist Church with the Revs. James Cottrell and Doug Stokes officiating. Burial will be in Souls Chapel Cemetery. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Williford, 44, of Geiger, Ala., died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002, in her home. She was a personnel director for Mannington Wood Floors.
Survivors include her husband, Tommy Williford; a son, Gerald Briggs, daughters, Sunny and Amber Briggs, her mother, Lynn Burnett, a brother, Richard O. Burnett and his wife, Shirley, all of Geiger; a sister, Betty Lynn Farmer and her husband, Joe, of Columbus; and seven nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
GLADYS CLARK PUCKETT
DEKALB Services for Gladys Clark Puckett will be held Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at Bay Springs Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Puckett, 77, of Porterville, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
BENNIE FRANK HALL
Services for Bennie "Ben" Frank Hall will be held Saturday at noon at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Marion with the Rev. M.R. Lemons officiating. Burial will be in Friendly Cemetery in Marion with Clark's Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hall, 75, of Meridian, died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2002, in his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his son, Alvan F. Hall of Aurora, Colo.; two daughters, Cassandra D. Hall of Meridian and Carlos M. Coleman and her husband, Patrick, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; a brother, Thomas "Tee" and his wife, Bobbie, of Meridian; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther Hall, three brothers and his parents.
Visitation will be Friday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
GUSSIE REE HEARN
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home of DeKalb for Gussie Ree Hearn, 85, of Daleville, who died Monday, Aug. 12, 2002, at The Specialty Hospital of Meridian.
JAMES SNOWDEN
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for James Snowden, 90, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.