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Wilmer “Billy” Huckaba, 84, of Russellville died April 24. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. April 26 at Knights of Pythias Cemetery.
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April 24, 2021
Aldo Mario Echeverria, 76, of Russellville died April 24. Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m. April 27 at Spry Memorial Chapel. Service and burial will f...
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April 24, 2021
Jeff “Conway” Bell, 50, of Russellville died April 24. Visitation will be April 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Akins Funeral Home, followed by the servi...
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April 24, 2021
Glen Wesley Demastus, 86, of Phil Campbell died April 24. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. April 28 at Spry Memorial Chapel. The funeral will be ...
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April 22, 2021
Jeanette Hutcheson, 86, of Phil Campbell died April 22. Visitation will be April 25 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Mountain View Baptist Church, followed by t...
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April 21, 2021
Ronnie Leon McCaslin, 66, of Phil Campbell died April 21. Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m. April 23 at Spry Memorial Chapel, followed by the service a...
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April 20, 2021
Thomas Eugene Behel Sr., 56, of Florence died April 20. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. April 22 at Hopewell Church of Christ, followed by burial ...
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April 19, 2021
Arley Joe Lewis, 65, of Russellville died April 19. Visitation will be April 22 from 11 a.m. to noon at Akins Funeral Home . The service will follow a...
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April 17, 2021
William Thomas Holcomb, 84, of Athens died April 17. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. April 21 at Franklin Memory Gardens.
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April 16, 2021
Otis Leon Pruett, 86, of Russellville died April 16. Graveside service will be April 18 at 2 p.m. at Franklin Memory Gardens.
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