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5:03 pm Friday, November 7, 2008

Carole Fowler Jones

By Staff
November 3, 2008
Carole Fowler Jones, 64, of Russellville, Ala., passed away Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, at Russellville Hospital.
She was a native of Franklin County and a member of the Baptist church. She worked with the Foster Grandparent program.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7 at Pinkard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.
She is survived by her sisters, Rosiland Jo Spencer and Norma Jeanette Harbin, both of Russellville, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her son, Ricky Fowler, and her parents, Benton and Ilene Ross.
Pinkard Funeral Home assisted the family.
Kenny Ezell Waldrep
November 3, 2008
Kenny Ezell Waldrep, 53, of Tuscumbia, Ala., passed away Monday, Nov. 3, 2008.
He was a member of First Baptist Church of Tuscumbia and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. His passion for art can be seen throughout our schools and community.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 6 at Morrison Funeral Home with Rev. Alan Beasley and Barrett Long officiating. Burial was in Colbert Memorial Gardens.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Methyl Whitlock Waldrep.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Hester Waldrep; daughter, Cara Waldrep Bugg and husband Kevin; son, Kyle Ezell Waldrep and wife Maria; grandchildren, Tyler Curtis Bugg and Lorelei Lily Waldrep; father, Kenneth Ezell Waldrep; stepmother, Yvonne Waldrep; sister, Lori Waldrep Beasley and husband Alan; brother, Tim Waldrep; niece, Diana Beasley; and nephews, Cody Hester, Caleb Hester, Zachary Waldrep and Preston Beasley.
Pallbearers were Cody Hester, Caleb Hester, Zachary Waldrep, Robert Hester and Jimmie Whitaker.
Memorials may be made to The Katelyn Sassin Fund at Bank Independent.

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