Johnny D. Frederick

By Staff
June 18, 2008
Johnny Davis Frederick, 69, of Russellville, died Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
A graveside service was held on Saturday, June 21, 2008, at Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Russellville.
Christopher H. Dupree
June 18, 2008
Christopher Hardin Dupree, 28, of Bear Creek, passed away June 18, 2008.
He was a member of Isbell Church of Christ.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Pinkard Funeral Home in Haleyville with Cecil Cox and Greg Beasley officiating. Burial will be in Belgreen Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Erica Fleming Dupree; mother, Susan Kaye Dupree, of Haleyville; sister, Angela Michelle Dupree, of Haleyville; brother, John Patrick Dupree, of Haleyville; grandmother, Sybil Eloise Cunningham, of Belgreen; special friend, Ralph Wingo, of Belgreen; nephews, Austin Perrigin and Zachary Perrigin, both of Haleyville and Jay Grissom, of Phil Campbell; niece, Elizabeth Perrigin, of Haleyville; mother and father-in-law, Phillip and Patricia Fleming, of Phil Campbell; sister-in-law, Lynn Gable.
He was preceded in death by his father, Harold Lavoid Dupree; grandfather, Harold Lloyd Dupree; grandmother, Stella Irene Dupree; grandfather, Hal Hardin Cummingham.
Estelle H. Kennedy
June 19, 2008
Lela Estelle Hughes Kennedy, of Shottsville, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2008, at Red Bay Hospital.
She was born December 13, 1921, to Marvin and Fetney Anna Hughes on the family farm near Bexar. She never lost her love of the soil or her enthusiasm for planting and watching things grow. Growing up on a farm, she learned the value of hard work and importance of friends and family.
On August 20, 1944, she married Veto Lee Kennedy, of Shottsville. While he served in World War II, she joined the church he had attended all his life, Shottsville United Methodist Church. She spent 64 years working tirelessly in the church she loved.
She was a founding member of Shottsville Church's Women's Society of Christian Service, later to be called the United Methodist Women.
She served many times as a local and district officer. She also taught the young people's Sunday School class for many years and served as counselor for the Methodist Youth Fellowship. She directed the first Christmas pageant the church presented in 1954, a tradition she continued for the next 15 years before "passing the torch." She sang in the church choir until she was 85.
Her deep and abiding faith was evident to all who knew her because she truly believed that we show our love for Christ more by how we live than by what we say. Her life is her testimony.
She was a homemaker and mother and loved working in her home, in her garden and in the fields. She worked only short periods of time through her working years both at Munsingwear, Inc., and Itawamba Manufacturing.
Funeral services were held Saturday, June 21, 2008, at Shottsville United Methodist Church with Rev. Carl R. Long, Rev. Steve Lawley, Rev. Mac Butram and Rev. David Parker officiating. Burial was in Shottsville Cemetery.
She is survived by a daughter, LaVale Mills and her husband, Ruble, of Shottsville; two granddaughters, Michelle Lee Mills, of Hamilton, and Dawn Wilemon and her husband, Matthew, of Red Bay; two great-grandchildren, Anna Caroline Wilemon and Kennedy Lee Wilemon, both of Red Bay; one brother, Jimmy D. Hughes and his wife, Shirley Ann, of Hamilton; a nephew, Vincent Hughes and his wife, Marisa, of Haleyville; a great-niece, Sarah Hughes, of Tuscaloosa; two great-nephews, John Hughes and Walker Hughes, both of Haleyville, and a host of family and friends.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Lee Crews, a nephew, James Lee Crews and a number of other loved ones and special friends.
Pallbearers were Norman Emerson, Douglas Emerson, Vincent Hughes, Mike Shotts, Don Shotts and Mark Loden. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Raynard Fabianke, Billy Loden, Gene Kennedy, Gerald Betts, Richard Betts, Don Betts, Hobert Shotts, Billy Bolton and Brad Bolton.
Geneva P. Cooper
June 15, 2008
Geneva P. Cooper, 88, of Somerville, died Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Magnolia Trace in Huntsville.
She was born February 20, 1920, in Red Bay to Thomas and Stella Bentley Powers. She was a seamstress for five years.
Graveside services were held Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at Red Bay City Cemetery with Jake Holmes officiating.
She is survived by her niece and caregiver, Angie Powers Holmes and husband, Jake, as well as a host of other nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Phillip Cooper, Billy Joe Marlar, David Wilbanks, Tommy Clayton, Dewayne Bowen and Joe Credille.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dutch Cooper, and her parents.