Archives
 By  Staff Reports Published 
6:42 pm Thursday, August 15, 2002

JOHN REDDEN PRICE

By Staff
QUITMAN Services for John Redden Price will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at McGowan Chapel Methodist Church with the Revs. Jim Smith and Frances Volk officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Price, 83, of Pachuta, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002, at DCH Health Systems in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lonamina Price of Pachuta; daughters, Gloria Pettis of Shubuta, June Kinley of Good Springs, Ala., Nella Conerly of Hattiesburg, Linda Baldwin of Pachuta and Sally Bourdreau of Tacoma, Wash.; a brother, James Douglas Price of Elwood; sisters, Kathleen Keen and Lillian Ward, both of Meridian, Mildred Smith of Elwood and Ruth Conway of Linden, Ala.; six grandchildren, one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Friday after 5 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church.
PATSY DUER
Home health care nurse
PHILADELPHIA Services for Patsy Duer will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Coye Assembly of God with the Rev. Doug Stokes officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Duer, 53, of Quincy, Mass., died Monday, Aug. 12, 2002, in her home.
Survivors include her daughter, Elizabeth M. Hill of Lake Village, Ark.; a son, Billy C. Scott Jr. of Ackerman; four grandchildren; sisters, Sandra Wilson of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Mellonie Sullivan of Jupiter, Fla.; and a brother, Garry Sullivan of DeKalb.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
TOMMY HART
Services for Tommy "Joe" Hart will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church on 49th Avenue with the Rev. Dr. Zachary Operton officiating. Burial will be in New Homer Cemetery in Rose Hill with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hart, 35, of Meridian, died Monday, Aug. 12, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include his mother, Pearl Hunter and his step-father, Billie, a sister, Norvell Johnson, a son, Tommy Hart, and a daughter, Jennifer Hart, all of Meridian; and a brother, George Hart of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Visitation will be Saturday beginning at 12:30 p.m. until the service at the church.
GUSSIE R. HEARN
Homemaker
DEKALB Services for Gussie R. Hearn will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at New Hope Blackwater Baptist Church in Daleville with the Rev. Roosevelt Clark officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. E.E. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hearn, 85, of Daleville, died Monday, Aug. 12, 2002, at The Speciality Hospital of Meridian.
Survivors include her children, Mae Bell Grace and her husband, John, and Callie Rush, all of Daleville, Maggie Grace and her husband, Richard, of DeKalb, John W. Hearn of Meridian, Willie E. Hearn and his wife, Mary, of DeKalb; two sisters, Ida Mae Rush and Annie Grace, both of DeKalb; 53 grandchildren, 104 great-grandchildren and 34 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband and three children.
Visitation will be Friday 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
ALICE THORNE BOHNE
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Graveside services for Alice Thorne Bohne were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the family cemetery in Shubuta. Brooks-Cargile Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bohne, of Auburn, died Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002, in Auburn.
She was born Sept. 14, 1917, in Meridian. She lived most of her life in New Orleans, then retired to Spanish Fort, Ala., and recently moved to Auburn.
Survivors include her daughter, Barbara B. Brown and her husband, Donald P., Laura B. Fuller and her husband, Gary; a son, William T. Bohne and his wife, Sandra; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Bohne.
ALGENE LAMAR TINSLEY
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Algene Lamar Tinsley, 82, of DeKalb, who died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002, at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson.
FLORA C. MCCAIN
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Flora C. McCain, 73, of Meridian, who died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002, at Queen City Nursing Home.

Also on Franklin County Times
Mayor updates status of downtown buildings
Main, News, Phil Campbell, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 3, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL — Mayor Greg Williams told councilmembers during their Nov. 18 meeting efforts are still ongoing to get a group of downtown buildings co...
HB 65 would benefit seniors
Main, News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 3, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Seniors in Franklin County could see longterm relief on rising property taxes under a proposed amendment to the Alabama Constitution th...
55-year tradition connects family
Main, News
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 3, 2025
SPRUCE PINE — Regina Jackson’s home has been the gathering place for her family for more than five decades. It’s where they’ve shared songs, games, an...
Dual enrollment students explore county’s history
Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 3, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Students from Belgreen and Vina stepped out of their online history class and into Franklin County’s past this fall as part of a dual e...
Close the crypto loophole before it hurts rural areas
Columnists, Opinion
December 3, 2025
As the state representative for a largely rural district in Alabama, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside farmers, small business owners, and f...
Making room for meaningful moments
Columnists, Opinion
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
December 3, 2025
December arrives quickly, even when we think we are prepared for it. Lights go up, schedules fill, and daylight disappears earlier each afternoon. It ...
8 place in 2 divisions
Franklin County, Sports
December 3, 2025
Franklin County Anglers teams competed recently in a tournament that included both junior and senior divisions. In the Junior Division, Eli Boyd and T...

Leave a Reply

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