Alice Magnolia Clay
Funeral services for Alice Magnolia Clay of Carrollton were held at 2 p.m. March
1 at Carrollton United Methodist Church with Rev. Penny Ford and Rev. Lester
Bullard officiating.
She was born April, 11, 1921 in Pickens County, Ala. to the late Tom Acker and
Tamsel Cook Acker. She was a member of Carrollton United Methodist Church, a
retired employee of Huyck Felt Company and a lifelong resident of Pickens
County. She was preceded in death by her husband John Olan Clay; son John Mark
Clay and her parents. She died Feb. 27, 2010 at Pickens County Medical Center
at the age of 88.
Survivors include her daughters Gladys Nicely, Carrollton, and Renee (Randy)
Schultz, Belmont, Miss.; sons Olan (Betty) Clay, Gordo, and Paul Clay,
Carrollton; sisters Virginia (Chalmers) Noland, Pickensville, and Mary (Neal)
White, Louisville, Miss.; brother Alfred (Janice) Acker, Carrollton; eight
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews; and
very special friends Johnny Lowery and Pam Atkins.
Pallbearers were Doug Nicely, Kasey Clay, John Schultz, David Tilley, Jr., Perry
Hickman and Kevin Nicely.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Warren Holley, Dr. Julia Boothe, nurses and staff
at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home, special friends, Gertrude Stuart, Nell
Holliman, Sara Tilley, Dorothy Lee, Sissy Alexander, Dot McCall and Robert and
Connie Acker, William Acker, Kenneth Acker and Gordon Acker.
Burial was in Marvin Chapel Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform
directing.
Baby Jakhayla Rihanna Howard
Graveside services for Baby Jakhayla Rihanna Howard of Aliceville were held at 2
p.m. March 6 at St. John Cemetery in Pickensville with Rev. Leonardo Dismukes
officiating and Lavender Funeral Service directing. She died Feb. 28, 2010 at
Children
’s Hospital in Birmingham at the age of eight months.
William Floyd McDaniel
Memorial services for William Floyd McDaniel of Carrollton were held at 2 p.m.
Feb. 28 at Carrollton Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Winders, Rev. David
Barrentine, and Jimmy S. Holland officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform
directing.
He was born Sept. 30, 1922 in Pickens County, Ala. to the late Harvey Estell
McDaniel and Annie Rea Pate McDaniel. He was a member of Carrollton Baptist
Church, a retired logger in the lumber industry, a U.S. Army veteran of World
War II and a lifelong resident of Pickens County. He was preceded in death by
his parents; brothers Harvey O'Neal McDaniel, Carol Dean McDaniel, and Cecil
McDaniel; and sisters Evelyn Hall, Hazel Poole and Sara McDaniel. He died Feb.
26, 2010 at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home at the age of 87.
Survivors include his wife Evelyn Acker McDaniel, Carrollton; daughters Faye
(Chester) Elmore, Aliceville, and Sheila (Jimmy) Holland, Muscle Shoals, Ala.;
son William H. "Buddy" (Melinda) McDaniel, Carrollton; sisters Patty San-ford,
Millport, and Mildred Goodman, Prattville; brother Charles McDaniel,
Carrollton; grandchildren Ricky Elmore, Keith Elmore, Leigh Ann McDaniel, Tony
McDaniel and Tre' Holland; and great-grandchildren Ashley Elmore, Anna El-more,
Jacob Elmore, Elizabeth McDaniel, Julianna McDaniel and Olivia McDaniel.
Pallbearers were Jerry Poole, Kelvin Goodman, Calvin Goodman, Mike McDaniel,
Mark McDaniel, Chuck McDaniel, and Byron Sanford.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr. James L. Parker and the staff of South Wing at
Aliceville Manor Nursing Home.
A private burial was held at Carrollton City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Carrollton
Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 457, Carrollton, AL 35447.
Grady Eugene “Gene” Mullins
Funeral services for Grady Eugene “Gene” Mullins of Carrollton were held at 11 a.m. March 5 at Carrollton Baptist Church
with Rev. Tommy Winders and Rev. Larry Potts officiating.
He was born July 21, 1928, in Carrollton, the son of the late W.G. Mullins and
Nina Hanson Mullins. He graduated from Carrollton High School in 1946 and
attended the University of Alabama. He served honorably in the United States
Air Force during the Korean War and worked for 30 years as a railroad civil
engineer. He was a member of Carrollton Baptist Church, where he was a deacon,
being given the title Deacon Emeritus in 2009. He was previously active in the
Carrollton Lions Club and the Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by his
wife of 51 years, Peggy Noland Mullins. He died Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in
Georgetown, SC.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Darren (Donna) Mullins,
Georgetown, S.C.
Pallbearers were his nephews Ken Acker, Mike Acker, Randy Barnett, Bill McGee,
Gerald Noland, Patrick Noland and Mark Noland.
Honorary pallbearers were members of the Men's Bible Sunday School Class and
Carrollton Baptist Church Deacons, including his trusted friend Charles
Ashcraft.
Burial was in Carrollton City Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform
directing.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to the Carrollton
Baptist Church or the Pickens Baptist Association.
Curtis Deal Parham
Funeral services for Curtis Deal Parham of Gordo were held at 11 a.m. March 4 at
the Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glen Sandifer and Rev. Bobby Sanford
officiating. He died March 1, 2010 in Gordo at the age of 72. Burial was in
Salem Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.
Betty Lowe Taylor
Funeral services for Betty Lowe Taylor of Reform were held at 2 p.m. March 6 at
the Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. P. Joe Whitt and Rev. Kenneth Smith
officiating. She died March 3, 2010 at DCH Regional Medical Center at the age
of 74. Burial was in Greenhill Memorial Gardens with Skelton Funeral Home of
Reform directing.
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