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5:37 am Friday, May 4, 2007

Obituaries

By Staff
Annie Rebus Graham
April 30, 2007
Annie Rebus Graham, 94, of Russellville, died April 30, 2007.
The body will be placed in the church at noon. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:00 pm. at First Missionary Baptist Church in Russellville. Burial will be in Luketown Cemetery in Russellville. Thompson and Son Funeral Home in Tuscumbia assisted the family.
Fern Hicks Little
April 30, 2007
Fern Hicks Little, 72, of Birmingham, formerly of Haleyville, passed away April 30, 2007 at St. Vincent's Hospital.
Funeral services will be held May 4 at Pinkard Funeral Home in Haleyville with Ricky Mann officiating. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Sarah Hicks; 6 brothers; and 2 sisters.
Survivors include her children, Debbie Frazier, of Chesapeake, Virginia, and Jeff Little, of Birmingham; brother, Jesse Hicks, of Huntsville; sisters, Agnes Robinson, of Haleyville, Ola Mae Harbin, of Haleyville, and Lucy Delene Motte, of Knoxville, Tennessee; and grandchildren, Alex, Ashlee, Jeffrey, and Ana.
She was born February 3, 1934 in Winston County. She was a member of the Church at Brookhills, and was a retired schoolteacher.
Pinkard Funeral Home assisted the family.
William Clinton Cole
May 1, 2007
William Clinton Cole, 68, of Hackleburg, died May 1, 2007.
The funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. Akins Funeral Home in Russellville. Bro. Greg Reynolds will officiate. Burial will follow at Liberty Hill Cemetery in Phil Campbell.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clint and Clara Cole, and his sister Lydia Cook.
Survivors include his sons, Bobby Cole (Janice), of Haleyville, and Lynn Cole (Charlotte) of Russellville; daughter, Regina Ezell (Hollis) of Rogersville; sister, Ludie Richardson, of Montgomery; and nine step-grandchildren.
Akins Funeral Home assisted the family.
Braydon Lonnie Beam
May 1, 2007
Braydon Lonnie Beam, infant, of Phil Campbell, died May 1, 2007 at Russellville Hospital.
Funeral services were held May 3 at New Harmony Baptist Church. Bro. Cory Cochran officiated. Burial followed in Phil Campbell Cemetery.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Jim Essary.
Survivors include parents, Terry and Kellie Beam, of Phil Campbell; brothers and sister, Darion Beam, Michelle Beam, and T.J. Beam, all of Phil Campbell; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Beam, of Florida; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Pinkard Funeral Home of Russellville assisted the family.

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