Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
11:29 pm Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Annie Mae Motes

Annie Mae Motes

January 28, 2011

Annie Mae Motes, 87, of Spruce Pine, Ala. passed away on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 at Huntsville Hospital.

Funeral service was held Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 at Liberty Chapel Freewill Baptist Church with Bro. Brian Fuller and Bro. Orbie Pierce officiating.  Interment was in Liberty Chapel Cemetery.  Akins Funeral Home assisted the family.

The pallbearers were Michael Lawler, Stephen King, Jason Motes, Jeremy Motes, Eric Wright, Jonathan Motes, Jeff Massey and Carter Watkins.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Virle Motes; parents, William Frank and Allie Hood; brothers, Presley Hood, Hugh Donald Hood; sisters, Stella Voce, Pauline Motes, Magalene Hood.

She is survived by children, Shirley Lawler and husband, Leonard, Faye Wright and husband, Phil, Hubert Motes and wife, Judy, Gennell King and husband, Tommy, Lavon Duboise and husband, Delmer; siblings, Cecil Hood and wife, Mildred, Lester Hood and wife, Verdie, Nellie Shirley; grandchildren, Michael Lawler and wife, Pam, Susan Tittle and husband, Clint, April Carberry and husband, Brian, Eric Wright and wife, Chabrina, Jason Motes and wife, Tracie, Jeremy Motes and wife, Cecelia, Jonathan Motes and wife, Sarah, Stephen King and wife, Tina,  Amanda Watkins and husband, Carter, Tara Massey and husband, Jeff; and 17 great-grandchildren.

She was a founding member of Liberty Chapel Freewill Baptist Church.

Special thanks to Dr. Ronny Johnson, DaVita Dialysis, ECM Hospital, and Huntsville Hospital.

“Annie Mae Motes was an exceptional woman in all her ways – a woman of great faith who read her Bible daily and practiced what she read. She was an excellent example of a meek and quiet spirit who was honored by her family and excelled in virtue and Christianity. She was considerate and loving of all her household including her sons-in-law and daughter-in-law. Annie Mae was humble, fervent, respectful, worshipful, and persevering in her love of God. She gave us all a deeper meaning of love and grace.”

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