Obituaries
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September 24, 2024
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September 22, 2024
Katie Lee (McGuire) Ray, age 89, of Russellville, passed away Sept. 22. Visitation will be held at Pinkard Funeral Home in Russellville Sept. 26 from ...
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September 18, 2024
Robert Neil Williams Jr., age 76, of Phil Campbell, passed away Sept. 18, 2024. Visitation will be held at Pinkard Funeral Home in Russellville Sept. ...
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September 18, 2024
Sandra Kay (Horton) Alexander, age 71, of Phil Campbell, passed away Sept. 18. Visitation will be held at Pinkard Funeral Home in Russellville Sept. 2...
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September 17, 2024
Martha Ann Webb Brown, 82, formerly of Russellville, died Sept. 17. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 21 at Spry Memorial Chapel. Service ...
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September 16, 2024
Hilda Olivia Robinson Batchelor, age 99, of Russellville, AL, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024, at her residence. She was born December 06, 1...
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September 15, 2024
Robert Dwayne Watkins Jr., age 36, of Phil Campbell passed away Sept. 15. Visitation will be held at Pinkard Funeral Home in Russellville Sept. 20 fro...
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September 12, 2024
Patsy A. Cochran, 77, of Russellville, passed away Sept. 12. Visitation will be held Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Spry Memorial Chapel. A servi...
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September 11, 2024
Don Hastings, 84, of Red Bay, passed away Sept. 11 at Marion Regional Nursing Home in Hamilton, Ala. He was born in Tishomingo County, Miss., to Clift...
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