Archives
 By  Staff Reports Published 
6:54 pm Sunday, March 10, 2002

OLA VELMA DONALD COODY

By Staff
GILBERTOWN, Ala. Services for Ola Velma Donald Coody will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Barrytown Cemetery with Phillips Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Coody, 91, of Gilbertown, Ala., died Saturday, March 9, 2002, at Watkins Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include four sons, Nilon Newton Coody, William Jasper Coody and Benjamin Franklin Coody, all of Gilbertown; and Norman Lee Coody of Newport, Ohio; three daughters, Martha Elizabeth Coody Diamond, Vernell Coody Cooper and Margaret Coody Moore, all of Gilbertown; three brothers, Claude Donald of Vinegar Bend; Ellis Busby of Morton, and Emmitt Busby of Needham; two sisters, Mae Belle Jenkins of Gilbertown; and Bessie Jordan; 33 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren and 31 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
ALCYONE WARRINGTON POTTS
Retired engineer and teacher
BROOKSVILLE Services for Alcyone Warrington Potts will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Walt Porter officiating. Burial with private graveside services will be in Brooksville Cemetery with Cockrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Potts, 93, of Hickory Flats, died Friday, March 8, 2002, at Trinity Healthcare Center in Columbus. She was a retired engineer and teacher.
Survivors include a daughter, Frances Potts Poche-King of Prussia, Pa.; two nephews, Terrell and James Warrington; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James Robert and Rose Emma Wiseman Warrington.
The family requests that memorials be made to Palmer Home for Children, Bethel Presbyterian Church or the Brooksville Methodist Church.
Visitation will be Monday one hour before the service at the funeral home.
LENA ODOM
Homemaker
DEKALB Services for Lena Odom will be held Tuesday at noon at St. John Primitive Baptist Church in DeKalb with the Rev. Greg Watkins officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with E.E. McDonald Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Odom, 92, of DeKalb, died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two daughters, Juanita Odom of DeKalb, and Irene Johnson of New Orleans; a son, R.C. Odom of Daleville; a sister, Inola Larkin of Erie, Pa.; a brother-in-law, Jack Gale of DeKalb; 35 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by two daughters and a son.
Visitation will be Monday from noon to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
CARL JOHN OLANDER
Highway contractor
Services for Carl John Olander will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church. Burial will be in Canton City Cemetery with Barham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Olander, 74, of Meridian, died Saturday, March 9, 2002, in Melbourne, Fla. He was an owner and operator of a highway contractor company.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
THOMAS HARVEY DEARMAN
QUITMAN Arrangements were incomplete at Wright's Funeral Home for Thomas Harvey Dearman, 88, of Energy, who died Saturday, March 9, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
PAUL DUMAS
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Paul Dumas, 62, of Enterprise, who died Friday, March 8, 2002, at Baptist Hospital in Southaven.

Also on Franklin County Times
‘All we did was done fully’
Main, News
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 17, 2025
THARPTOWN — Glenda Amelia Aycock-Long has lived many chapters, each distinct, each demanding, each shaped by her willingness to say “yes” to the next ...
Patriot Riders give ‘brother’ full honors
Main, News, Russellville, ...
Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
December 17, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Vietnam veteran Avery Brewster finally received the full military funeral he deserved. Local American Patriot Riders escorted a hearse ...
Ayers, at 90, still a pillar of community
Main, News, Phil Campbell, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 17, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL — Barbara Ayers, who taught home economics at Phil Campbell High School for more than three decades, remains engaged in the life of the ...
A jolly good time was had by all
Franklin County, Main, News, ...
December 17, 2025
Community members gathered last week to celebrate the season with annual Christmas parades in Russellville, Red Bay, Vina and Phil Campbell. Parade wi...
Garden club hosts ‘Every Light a Prayer for Peace’
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 17, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Community members gathered at the Franklin County Courthouse on Thursday for the annual “Every Light a Prayer for Peace” ceremony hoste...
Cyber criminals target holiday shoppers
Columnists, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
December 17, 2025
By Susie Hovater Malone Columnist Online scams have grown more sophisticated in recent years, making it harder for people to tell legitimate businesse...
State has chance to get data center boom right
Columnists, Opinion
December 17, 2025
Every day, we read about massive data centers coming to the Southeast. Billions of dollars. Thousands of construction jobs. The promise of economic tr...
Baker reaches 1,000 career points
High School Sports, Phil Campbell Bobcats, Sports
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 17, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL — Phil Campbell High School senior Leela Baker has added her name to a small group of Franklin County athletes by scoring the 1,000th po...

Leave a Reply

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