Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
10:34 am Sunday, October 23, 2016

Louise DeVaney Britton

Louise DeVaney Britton, age 85, Vina, passed away Oct. 21 at her residence.

Louise was a wonderful and loving mother and grandmother. She attended Eastside Church of Christ in Red Bay. She was a retired beautician, having owned her own beauty shop in Frankfort. She was also retired from H.D. Lee Company in Russellville.

The visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Oct. 23 at Spry Memorial Chapel. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at Spry Memorial Chapel with a two hour visitation prior to the service. Officiating will be Bro. Danny Fuller. Burial will be at Franklin Memory Gardens.

She was preceded in death by husbands, Preston O. DeVaney and C.C. Britton; parents, Grady and Rosie Oliver; sister, Betty Washington; brother, Junior Oliver; nephew, Kenny Oliver; and niece, Rosemary Miller.

She leaves to cherish her memory her sons, Gary DeVaney and wife Reba and Terry DeVaney and wife Mylinda; grandchildren, Heath DeVaney of Russellville, Mandy Harris and husband David of Southaven, Miss., and Heather Elliott and husband Darrell of Vina; great-grandchildren, Jacob DeVaney, Colton DeVaney, Christian King, Cara Elliott and Preston Harris; sister, Doris Peden; and several nieces and nephews.

The pallbearers will be Heath DeVaney, Jacob DeVaney, Christian King, Darrell Elliott, David Harris and Colton Hovater.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Keller Hospice; caregivers, nieces Tina Oliver Vincent and Debbie Oliver; and family friend, Debbie Nale Bradford, for all your love and care to our mother.

Also on Franklin County Times
2 Bear Creek areas under fish advisories
A: Main, News, Russellville, ...
Bernie Delanski For the FCT 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — The 2026 Alabama Fish Consumption Advisories recommends not consuming largemouth bass taken from two areas of Franklin County due to me...
$2.85M contract OK’d for new library
A: Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Construction of a new public library moved a step closer to reality last week as the city council approved a $2.85 million construction...
D-1 Commissioner Baker ready to make an impact
A: Main, News, Russellville, ...
By Brady Petree 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — When Curtis Baker is sworn in as Franklin County District 1 commissioner in November, he plans to hit the ground running on day one. Af...
Advocacy center gets $3.5K from county
Franklin County, News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County commissioners recently increased its annual support for the Cramer Children’s Advocacy from $500 to $3,500. Speaking du...
Alabama should honor decision of Lee’s jury
Columnists, Opinion
June 24, 2026
Jeffery Lee has been on Alabama’s death row for over two decades. He was convicted of a terrible crime — the murder of two people at a pawn shop outsi...
Preparations begin for 250th celebration
Columnists, Franklin County, News, ...
HERE AND NOW
June 24, 2026
As our country prepares for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, communities across the nation are planning activi...
History lessons come to life for couple
Franklin County, News
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
June 24, 2026
For years, first grade teacher Emily Tucker Hodges read novels set in ancient Greece and Rome and imagined what those places might have looked like. T...
Rescue dog finds a second purpose
News
By Ella Seaton For the FCT 
June 24, 2026
TUSCUMBIA — Once living on the streets in Muscle Shoals, a pup rescued in Colbert County has found a new life in New England as a comfort canine for t...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *