Area Obituaries

EDMONTON – Margie Brown, age 83, passed away May 18, 2019, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Horace and Vera Mae Nelson Moss. Margie was retired from Topps Manufacturing and was a member of the Society Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Garry (Sandra) Brown of Edmonton; three…

GLASGOW – Conne’ Baker, age 72, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Cal Turner Rehab and Specialty Care in Scottsville. She was the daughter of the late Bill and Esther Gilley DeVore. She was a retired realtor and member of the Columbia Ave Church of Christ. She is survived by three children: Lisa (Bobby)…

EDMONTON – Dorothy M. Wilson, age 83, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Metcalfe Health Care. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Montie Riddle. Dorothy retired from the state working as a toll collector where she met a lot of interesting people and made many friendships during her years of…

CENTER – Floyce Alyne Jolly, age 93, was surrounded by her family when she went home to heaven on Saturday, April 20, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Bertha Edwards Boston and was known to many as “Mrs. Red”, especially to the children she taught in her Sunday school class for…

EDMONTON – Danny Dale Poynter, age 71, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. He was the son of the late Vernon Bud and Arcola Fields Poynter. Danny was a retired dispatcher from Southern States Coop and a member of the Pink Ridge Baptist Church. He is survived by…

RANDOLPH – Mary Lois Shive Grider, age 86, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Metcalfe Health Care. Born October 19, 1932, in Summer Shade, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Eva Reed Shive and the widow of the late Howard Grider. She worked as a housewife and was a member of…

EDMONTON – Frances Mae Syra, age 83, departed this life on April 14, 2019, surrounded by her children. She was the daughter of Walter and Rae Nance. Frances was preceded in death by her husband and one love, Sanford Radis Syra. Together they had three children who survive: Sanford Radis Syra, IV, of Edmonton, TJ…

SUMMER SHADE – Daisy Selma Jobe Welsh, age 87, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019, at T J Samson Hospital. Born December 28, 1931, she was a retired hairdresser and a member of Hickory College Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband of almost 50 years, Legene Welsh; daughter, Judith Cherry of Scottsville,…

EDMONTON – William James Parker, age 92, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Metcalfe Health Care in Edmonton. Born in Oregon he was the son of the late Raymond and Charlotte Swift Parker. Mr. Parker was a retired physicist and United States Navy veteran. He is survived by two children, Mark (Stella) Parker of…

SUMMER SHADE – Freddie Lane Cumbee, age 63, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019, at T J Samson Hospital. Born December 17, 1955, in Glasgow he was a son of the late Reynold Marvin and Virginia Wheeler Cumbee and the husband of Sue Hurt Cumbee, who survives. They were married for 44 years. He had…