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9:48 pm Friday, December 26, 2008

Opal Hester

By Staff
December 22, 2008
Opal Ara Cooper Hester, 92, of Russellville, Ala., passed away Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at Red Bay Care Center.
Visitation will be from noon until 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26 at Spry Memorial Chapel in Russellville. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel and the burial will be in Knights of Pythias Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Hester; father, Henry Clay Cooper; and mother, Lula Lee Hester Cooper.
She is survived by her son, Roger Dale Hester, and grandson, Wesley Hester.
Spry Memorial Chapel assisted the family. To sign the register book and to offer private condolences to the family, go to www.sprymemorialchapel.com.
Jeanine C. Harris
December 23, 2008
Jeanine C. Harris, 20, of Phil Campbell, Ala., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, in Franklin County, Ala.
Akins Funeral Home in Russellville will assist the family with funeral arrangements, which were unavailable as of press time. For more information, please contact the funeral home at (256) 332-1131.

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