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3:33 am Saturday, February 22, 2003

Obituaries for Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003

By Staff
KENNETH WYMON GIBSON
BUTLER, Ala. Graveside services for Kenneth Wymon Gibson were held on Friday at 4 p.m. at Providence Cemetery, with the Rev. Leslie Roberts officiating. Burial was in Providence Cemetery. Bumpers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Gibson, 55, of Butler, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at his residence.
Survivors include his wife, Alma Lanier Gibson, of Mobile; four daughters, Angela Gibson, Tonya Allen, Tammy Busby and Angel Gibson, all of Mobile; a son, Maurice Helterbrand of Saraland; and two brothers, William Rowell and Clark Rowell of Mobile; and three grandchildren.
FRANK FOX
PHILADELPHIA Services for Frank Fox will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Noxapater United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Tommy Murphy and Everette G. Fox Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery with McClain-Hays Funeral Service Inc. in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Fox, 67, of Noxapater died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003, at Beverly Health Care-Broadmoor. He was a retired wood worker.
Survivors include two sisters, Sue Wells and her husband, Glenn of Philadelphia; and Mary Nell Price and her husband Ralph of Demopolis, Ala.; three brothers, Joe Charles and his wife, Jan, of Lena, James Harvey Fox and his wife, Sharon of Newhebron and Everette Fox and his wife, Janis of Meridian; and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Fox; and parents, Elmo and Forrest Fox.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church.
ERNEST MARTIN SMITH
QUITMAN Services for Ernest "Jack" Martin Smith will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Rolling Creek Baptist Church, with the Revs. John Edwards and Joe Gullick officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Smith, 90, of Stonewall, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003, at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. He was a retired textile worker with Erwin Mills.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Mae Smith of Stonewall; a son, Lamar Smith and his wife, Cindy of New Albany; five daughters, Mary Jo Gunn and her husband, Edwin of Stonewall, Martha Stroud and her husband Kenny of Hollandale, Thelma Chancellor and her husband, Hugh of Stonewall, Jackie Smith of Philadelphia, and Cheryl Harrison and her husband, Tim, of Stonewall; two brothers, J.M. Smith of Quitman and Garner Smith of Stonewall; a sister, Minnie Smith of Stonewall; 15 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
L.B. HARRISON
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for L.B. Harrison, 77, of Meridian, who died Friday, Feb. 21, 2003, at his residence.
SARAH SCOTT
BUTLER, Ala. Arrangements were incomplete at Bumpers Funeral Home for Sarah Scott, 81, of Butler, who died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at Willow Trace Nursing Center. Burial will be in Wolfe Cemetery in Fairhope.

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