Archives
 By  Staff Reports Published 
2:57 am Tuesday, May 8, 2001

OBITUARIES FOR TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2001

By Staff
CHARLIE DUNCAN
Logger
QUITMAN Services for Charlie Duncan will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Shady Grove AME Church with the Rev. Robert Horton officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery in Shubuta with Turner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Duncan, 61, of Quitman, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Ella Mae Duncan of Quitman; five daughters, Mary Alice Duncan, Shirley Duncan and Belinda Duncan of Muskegon, Mich., Charlene Duncan and Patricia Johnson of Quitman; two sons, Morris Duncan of Muskegon and Richard West of Quitman; two sisters, Elizabeth Peters of Shubuta and Willie Otis Altman of Quitman; 18 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert James Conner and Johnnie Conner.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
MINNIE L. WHITTINGTON
Homemaker
BUTLER, Ala. Services for Minnie L. Whittington will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Needham Assembly of God with the Revs. Jimmy Moore and Douglas Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Brightwater Cemetery with Bumpers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Whittington, 89, of Needham, died Monday, May 7, 2001, in her home.
Survivors include a son, Lindsey Earl Whittington and a daughter, Mildred Turner, both of Needham; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home and Wednesday one hour prior to the service.
BARBARA F. CLAYTON
Services for Barbara F. Clayton will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Liberty Temple Church of Deliverance with the Rev. Lamar Stapleton officiating. Burial will be in Okatibbee Cemetery with Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Clayton, 67, of San Diego, died Wednesday, April 25, 2001, in San Diego.
Survivors include her husband, Abram Clayton; a daughter, Barbara Haynes; three sisters, Azzie Lee Glover, Hazel Conner and Sylvia Brookins, all of San Diego; and two brothers, Walter McGlothin and John McGlothin, both of Meridian.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
ROBERT LAMAR WILLIAMS
Carpenter
BUTLER, Ala. Services for Robert Lamar Williams will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Grace Chapel Assembly of God with the Revs. Billy Crowe and Scottie Fulcher officiating. Burial will be in Red Springs Cemetery in Gilbertown, Ala.
Mr. Williams, 70, of Toxey, Ala., died Monday, May 7, 2001, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Williams of Toxey; three sons, Kenny Mosley and his wife, Karen, of Butler, Wayne Williams of Huntsville and Bobby Williams of Meridian; two daughters, Nicole Bozone and her husband, Lonnie, of Toxey and Linda Rhodes of Meridian; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
HARVEY SPINKS
Services for Harvey Spinks will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Haven Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Phillip Heidelberg officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home in Charge of arrangements.
Mr. Spinks died Friday, May 4, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Eloise Spinks; a son, Robert Spinks and his wife, Carol; two daughters, Belinda Curtain and her husband, Elder Walter, and Joyce Clark and her husband Tommy, all of Milwaukee; two brothers, James Spinks of Layton, Utah and Melvin Spinks of Indianapolis; 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
PEARLIE Y. GRAHAM
Homemaker
Services for Pearlie Y. Graham will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at New Prospect Baptist Church in Savoy with the Rev. Claude Tucker officiating. Burial will be in All Day Cemetery in Enterprise with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Graham, 98, of Meridian, died Friday, May 4, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include three daughters, Annie Kent of Waynesboro, Clara T. Butler and her husband, Marvin, and Gertrude Darden, both of Meridian; and eight grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
HAZEL FULTON WESTLAKE
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Hazel Fulton Westlake, 81, of Meridian, who died Monday, May 7, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
RUBY THOMAS
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Ruby Thomas, 92, of Meridian, who died Monday, May 7, 2001 at Guardian Angel Hospice.
MARGARET W. HART
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home of DeKalb for Margaret W. Hart, 72, of Meridian, who died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.

Also on Franklin County Times
Oliver wants 5% pay hike for his staff
Main, News, Russellville
Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
August 12, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE – Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver hasn’t seen much turnover within his department lately and he wants to keep it that way. Oliver ...
Flock council policy faces vote Monday
Main, News, Red Bay, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
August 12, 2026
RED BAY —A second Flock Safety automated license plate reader has been installed as the city prepares for a special meeting Monday on a proposed polic...
Local water systems have security measures in place
Main, News, Russellville, ...
By Brady Petree For the FCT 
August 12, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — As cyberattacks on U.S. water systems climb nationwide, local officials say a combination of rigorous safety protocols and old-fashione...
Alabama must champion spirit of civics education
Columnists, News, Opinion
August 12, 2026
Alabama has earned some well-deserved credit for taking steps to combat civic amnesia. State law mandates that students pass a 100-question citizenshi...
AERA holds annual district meeting
Columnists, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
August 12, 2026
Retired educators may have left the classroom, but they certainly have not stopped serving their communities. That was evident at the Alabama Educatio...
Forever Wild to acquire 120 acres in Colbert
News
By Addi Broadfoot For the FCT 
August 12, 2026
CHEROKEE — The Forever Wild Land Trust is moving forward with plans to acquire additional property in Colbert County that would expand public hunting ...
30 years of caring for Little Tigers
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
August 12, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — When Rhonda Miller opened Little Tigers Daycare in 1996, about 15 children attended during the first two weeks. Thirty years later, the...

Leave a Reply

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