Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
5:03 pm Monday, November 7, 2016

Judy Faye Petree

Judy Faye Petree, 64, passed away Nov. 6 at her residence. She was born in Colbert County and worked at Wood Industries, Belmont, Miss. She was a member of Liberty Church of Christ, Dennis, Miss.

Services will be Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel, Red Bay, with David Conley, Jeff Martin and Tim Humphries officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Site Cemetery, Red Bay.

Survivors are her husband, Tom Petree, Red Bay; six children, Danny Borden and wife Yvonne, Judith Welch and husband Pnut, Rickey Borden and wife Sheila, Shane Petree and husband Devon, Mark Petree and Nathan Petree; ten grandchildren, Jason Borden and wife Katie, Megan Welch, Brooke Borden, Troy Borden, Morgan Welch, Patrick Borden, Madison Borden, Abriana McMillen, Carrie Borden and Landen Petree; two sisters, Carolyn Pittman and Mary Allred and husband Johnny; one brother, Danny McCreless and wife Joyce; mother-in-law, Annette Petree; brother-in-law, Jon Petree and wife Laura; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert Charles McCreless and Josephine Smith McCreless, and a sister, Nina Lee Trawick.

Pallbearers will be Troy Borden, Charles Pittman, Jon Petree, Terry Welch, Will Murray and Billy Jones. Honorary pallbearers will be Jason Borden, Patrick Borden, Landon Petree, Pnut Welch, Phillip Cleveland, Danny Goza, Shaun Hines Sr. and David Wofford.

Visitation will be Nov. 7 from 6-9 p.m. at Deaton Funeral Home, Red Bay.

Special thanks to Dr. Cozart, Northwest Alabama Cancer Center, and Dr. Clarke at Keller Radiation.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

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