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9:27 am Monday, July 2, 2007

The following obituaries appeared in the July 1 edition of the Franklin County Times

By Staff
Candy M. Langley
June 27, 2007
Candy M. Langley, 32, of Tuscumbia, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Visitation is this evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Akins Funeral Home. Funeral services will be tomorrow, July 1 at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Guy Cemetery in Tuscumbia.
She is survived by her husband, Edward Howard of Tuscumbia; her mother, Ila Mae Langley; her father, Harold Langley; two sisters, Charlene Anderson and Trisha Anderson, both of Illinois; a brother, Randy Langley and wife Buffie, of Illinois.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Alexa Howard, and son, Jason Strickland.
Pallbearers will include Jay Anderson, Randy Langley, Dewayne Cox and James Howard.
Tyler Ray Dobbs
June 25, 2007
Tyler Ray Dobbs, four months old, of Golden, Mississippi, passed away on June 25, 2007. He was born on February 12, 2007 in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Carolyn McVay, and Raymond and Charlie Dean Newell.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 27, 200 at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel in Red Bay. Bro. Randall Franks officiated.
He was survived by his parents, Patrick Dabbs and Brandy Keeton of Golden, Mississippi; one brother, Caden Keeton, of Golden; his grandparents, Larry and Frances Wren of Booneville, Mississippi, Janet Gillentine of Golden, Mississippi; Gary Dabbs of Smithville, Mississippi; and Ron Newell of Dennis, Mississippi; and great-grandparents, Gwen Hawkins of Iuka, Mississippi; Jerrel Gillentine of Golden, Mississippi; and Gary Crawford of Booneville, Mississippi.
Pallbearers included Dillon Dabbs, James Riser, Mike Holcomb, Sanford Ernest and Ron Newell, Jr.

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