Elouise Childers
Elouise Childers, 85, Hamilton, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Funeral
services were held on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
hamilton funeral Home - hamilton, ala.
Jewel Marie Cantrell Cole
Jewel Marie Cantrell Cole, 66, Hamilton, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 18,
2012. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012.
marion county funeral Home - hamilton, ala.
Parelee Henderson Hollingsworth
schaumburg, ill. - Parelee Henderson Hollingsworth, 91, Schaumburg, Ill. (formerly of Winfield), passed away on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in Illinois.
She was preceded in death by her husband - Alfred Hollingsworth; brothers -
Preston, Alfred and Junior Henderson; sisters - Carol Lou Henderson, Ruby Ward
and Gertrude Ward; and grandson - Chuck Sayre.
Funeral services were held on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at 6 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Whites Chapel Cemetery on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Bryan Howell was the officiating minister.
Survivors include her son - Eulone (Jean) Hollingsworth, Hamlin, Okla.;
daughters - Lynn (Charlie) Sayre, Winfield, and Shelia (Glyn) Johnson,
Carthage, Miss.; daughter and caregiver - Larene Hegreberg, Schaumburg, Ill.;
grandchildren - Tommy Hollingsworth, John Hollingsworth, David Waters, Michael
Waters and Randall Johnson; great-grandchildren - Alex and Charlotte
Hollingsworth; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield directed the services.
Bowen Funeral Home
981 State Highway 253 • Winfield, AL 35594 • 487-4327
Jesse M. Joiner
Jesse M. Joiner, 80, of Sheffield, Ala., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. He
was born Feb. 1, 1931, in Laurel, Miss. He grew up in Tuscaloosa, Ala., where
he graduated from Tuscaloosa High School and received his BS, MA and AA degrees
from the University of Alabama. He did additional graduate work at Auburn
University.
Mr. Joiner was band and choral director for schools of McKenzie, Hamilton and
Sheffield, Ala.
In the Sheffield system, he was principal of L.E. Wilson School for 15 years and
of C.M. Brewster School for 11 years.
He served two terms as president of the Marion County and Sheffield Teacher
Associations. Statewide, Mr. Joiner was on the board of directors of the
Alabama Education Association and served as president of the Alabama
Bandmasters Association and president of the Alabama High School Principal's
Association.
He was a charter member of the board of directors of the Alabama Council of
School Administration and Supervision.
Nationally, he served on the board of directors of the National Association of
Secondary School Principals, chaired the Junior High-Middle School Education
Committee and was a representative of the National Conference for Education and
Youth.
Music was his lifelong passion in both employment and outside interests, and his
favorite instrument was the trombone. He was manager of the Million Dollar Band
while at the University of Alabama. While in the U.S. Army, he also played
trombone in the 3rd Army Band.
In the 1980s, he was one of the first directors of the Shoals Symphony Orchestra
and also was first chair trombonist. He was a member of the Big Band, the
Shoals Concert Band and the Dixie Land Band. Mr. Joiner enjoyed many other
hobbies including bird watching, bee keeping, woodworking, travel, photography,
writing, painting and taking beach trips with his family.
He was a member of the board of directors at Valley Credit Union, and he
volunteered as an AARP tax aide.
The main priority of Mr. Joiner's life was serving God. As a member of First
Baptist Church, Tuscumbia, he served two terms as chairman of the Deacons, was
a lay minister and Bible teacher, and served a number of years as minister of
music and choral director. He was a member of Gideons International. He also
took mission trips to Bolivia, Romania, Spain and England.
Mr. Joiner was preceded in death by his parents, Annie Laurie Graham Joiner and
Jesse M. Joiner Sr. He is survived by his wife, the former Elizabeth Ann Fikes,
of Hamilton, Ala.; and their three children: Jesse M. Joiner III, wife Kellye,
and grandchildren, Lindsey Elizabeth and Sarah Caroline, of Waverly, Ala.;
Laura Joiner Steenson, fiancé Mark Allen, and granddaughter, Ashley Lauren Steenson, of Tuscumbia, Ala.; and
Christopher Riley Joiner, wife Carol, and grandchildren, William Graham and
Eleanor Ann Paschal Joiner, of Huntsville, Ala. Mr. Joiner also is survived by
his brother, James Joiner and wife, Wanda, of Gainesville, Fla.; and
brother-in-law, Guy Fikes and wife, Anne, of Hamilton, Ala.; as well as many
nieces and nephews.
Jesse Joiner lived a full life defined by love and generosity of spirit. His
friends and family have witnessed and experienced God's blessings in his life,
a testament to Matthew 25:21: "Well done, good and faithful servant. You were
faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into
the joy of your master."
Visitation was held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at First
Baptist Church, Tuscumbia, with the funeral immediately following. The family
greeted friends in the Fellowship Hall, and the viewing of Mr. Joiner was held
in the sanctuary. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery, Sheffield.
Donations may be made to First Baptist Church Tuscumbia or Gideons
International.
PAID FOR BY THE FAMILY
Barbara Ann Lee
guntersville - Barbara Ann Lee, 74, Guntersville, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in the Noland Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
Born on March 24, 1937, in Winfield, she was the daughter of Maelene McDonald
Dickinson and the late Purvie Leon Dickinson. She lived in Guntersville most of
her life. She was a member of the Methodist faith.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Lee.
Funeral services were held on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at 2 p.m. from the Carr Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Guntersville City Cemetery. Gary Heathcock was the officiating minister.
In addition to her mother, survivors include her brothers - Jimmy (Carol)
Dickinson, Winfield, and Fred R. (Jean) Dickinson, Gulf Shores; nieces - Stacia
Dickinson Fagan, Birmingham, and Angie Dickinson, Chattanooga, Tenn.; and
nephew - Phillip (Marna) Dickinson, Kansas City, Mo.
Miles Funeral Home of Winfield directed the services.
Miles Funeral Home
P.O. Box 297 • Winfield, AL 35594 • 487-6405
Mary Lee Nix Pollock
Mary Lee Nix Pollock, 65, Hamilton (formerly of Winfield), passed away on
Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Funeral services were held on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.
miles funeral Home - winfield, ala.
Sherwin Eugene “Winn” Prescott Sr.
columbus, miss. - Sherwin Eugene “Winn” Prescott Sr., 60, Columbus, Miss. (formerly of Winfield), passed away on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at his residence.
Funeral services were held on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at 10 a.m. from the Harmony Grove Baptist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Bro. Tim Meherg, Bro. Thomas Nix and Bro. James Black were the officiating ministers.
Survivors include his parents - Eugene and Lucille Prescott, Winfield; sons -
Chris (Lesslie) Prescott, Longbeach, Miss., and Winn (Kellie Jo) Prescott Jr.,
Vernon; daughters - Shea Prescott, Steamboat Springs, Colo., and Priscilla
Prescott, Vernon; grandchildren - Olivia Prescott, Paris Prescott, Van
Prescott, Anna Beth Ayers, Presley Ayers and Ava Kate Prescott; and sisters -
Linda (Randy “Tick”) May and Mary (Stanley) Whitley, both of Winfield.
Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield directed the services.
Bowen Funeral Home
981 State Highway 253 • Winfield, AL 35594 • 487-4327
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