Mark Dwayne Boyles

By Staff
September 18, 2009
Mark Dwayne Boyles, 45, of Russellville, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2009 at Russellville Hospital.
Funeral services were held Sept. 21 at Spry Memorial Chapel with Bro. Larry Brewer officiating. Interment was in Franklin Memory Gardens.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, T.R. and Rena Boyles and Mark and Ruth Hamilton; brother-in-law, Allen Crain; and sister-in-law, Judy Crain.
He is survived by his wife, Cyndie Boyles; daughter, Jessica Amber Boyles; sons, Jordan Boyles and Jonas Boyles; parents, Wayne and Martha Boyles; sister and brother-in-law, Penny and Ike Leeton; brother and sister-in-laws, Kim Dugan, John and Dana Crain, and Doris Crain; mother-in-law, Thelma Vinson; nieces, Tina McNett and Haley Crain; nephews, Blake Crain, Jake Dugan, Hayden Crain, and Garrett Leeton; two great-nephews; beloved aunts and uncles; and a host of friends.
Pallbearers were Nicky Winsted, Anthony Madden, Tommy Howard, Jordan Boyles, Jonas Boyles, Blake Crain, Larry Boyles, and Hayden Crain. Honorary pallbearers were Mike Stanley, Chuck Yarbrough, Van Herring, Ike Leeton and Jerry Green.
Mark was a loving son, brother, husband and father. We will miss you.
Johnny Ray Tollison
September 18, 2009
Johnny Ray Tollison, 50, of Russellville, died Friday, September 18, 2009, at Trinity Medical Center, Birmingham.
Johnny was a native of Franklin County, Ala., and was the owner and operator of Jewelry by Johnny in Russellville for over 15 years.
Memorial services were held September 21, at Pinkard Funeral Home Chapel in Russellville with Andy Cansler officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Tollison, of Russellville, Ala.; sisters, Margie Putnam, Doris Prince and husband, Gene, and Judy Britton and husband, Jimmy, all of Russellville, Ala.; brother, Loyd Tollison, of Russellville, Ala.; father and mother-in-law, Lloyd and Diane Burden, of Orlando, Fla; brother-in-law, Mark and Leslie Burden, of Jacksonville, Fla.; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Johnathan Tollison; parents, Loyd and Dorthy Tollison; and brothers, James Harold Seal, and James Eddie Tollison.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, Tennessee 38101-9908.
Lillian Opal Bailey
September 20, 2009
Lillian Opal Bailey, 87, of Russellville, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2009 at her residence.
Funeral services were held Sept. 22 at Spry Memorial Chapel with Bro. Keith Barnett officiating. Interment will be in Knights of Pythias Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Burton Bailey; parents, Edgar and Alma Puckett; and two brothers and two sisters.
She is survived by her children, Jimmy Bailey and wife, Nancie, of Signal Mountain, Tenn., Larry Bailey and wife, Patti, of Russellville, Polly Fretwell and husband, Spruell, of Muscle Shoals, Barbara Burcham and husband, Bobby Joe, of Wichita, Kan.; grandchildren, Kris Bailey, Michael Riley, Bart Burcham, Blake Burcham, Bailey Burcham, Jocelyn Bailey, Laura Bailey, and Allie Thompson; great-grandchildren, Amanda Bailey, Bobby Wilder Burcham; sister, Rachel Shotts, of Oakridge, Tenn.; and a host of nieces and nephews.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Mrs. Bailey's caregivers, Gladys Curnutt and Geraldine Mitchell.