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Chasing Ancestors in Benton County
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CATHARINE (PRICE) MARLAR
, 83, Florence, Ala, passed away Monday, May 24, 1999 at ECM Hospital after an extended illness. A brief visitation will be held on Wednesday from noon-2 p.m. at elkins Funeral Home, Florence, with a memorial service following at 2p.m. in the chapel. Burial will be in Pisgah Methodist Church Cemetery on Cloverdale Road with Pastor Harry Underwood officiating. Elkins Funeral Home, Florence, directing.
Mrs. Marlar was born in Benton, TN to John and Linnie Akers Price on August 4, 1915. She moved to Lauderdale County in 1918. She was a member of Weeden Heights Baptist Church and retired from Genesco Manufacturing Company. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Wesley Marlar, who died in 1989, father and mother, John and Linnie Price of Cloverdale, AL; brothers, Rollie Price of Cloverdale, Thomas Price of Waverly, TN , O'Neal M. Price of Decatur, AL ; and sister, Elizabeth Heard of Florence. Survivors include a sister, Ruby O'Kelley; sisters-in-law, Martha Cochran, Anna Laura Newberry of Florence, Atwood Price of Cloverdale, Virginia Price of Madison, TN, Bernice Price of Decatur, AL; nieces and nephews and cousins.
Florence, AL "TimesDaily" on 26 May1999.
ALVA LE (SMITH) MELTON , age 84, of Camden, TN, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2007 in Camden General Hospital. She was born November 22, 1923 in Camden, TN to the late Alonzo Smith and Vera Presson Grooms. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Melton. Mrs. Melton is survived by her sons, Larry Melton and wife, Judy, of Sevierville, TN, Bobby Lynn Melton of Camden; daughter, Andrea Madden and husband, Walt, of Camden; sisters, Dora Jean Holland of Camden, Nina Faye Smithson of Camden; step-brothers, Gordon Grooms of Camden, Richard Grooms of Camden; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Melton was in the care of Oakdale Funeral Home in Camden. Funeral services were held Thursday, August 2, 2007, at the Chapel of Oakdale Funeral Home. Interment followed in the Camden City Cemetery.
GLADYS (CLENNEY) MILLER - Funeral services for Gladys Mae Clenney Miller, age 75, were held Sunday, Sept. 12, 2006 at 1 p.m. at First United Pentecostal Church in Lexington. Burial was held at Berry Cemetery in Big Sandy. Arrangements were made by Pafford Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller passed away Sept. 10 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. She was retired from H.I.S. She is preceded in death by her husband, J. B. Miller; one son, Eddie Chalk and one step-daughter, Onita Buchanan. Survivors include one son, Carlton K. Miller, of Big Sandy; one daughter, Great Flowers of New Johnsonville; two step-daughters, Kathy Crockett of Big Sandy and Linda Miller, of Nashville; three brothers, Charles Clenney, Doyle Clenney, Wayne Clenney all of Lexington; four sisters, Maerene Nance, Shirley French, Earlene Keen all of Lexington and Bonnie Finley of Adamsville; one grandchild; six step-grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren.
VIRGINIA (McCORD) MOSS
- of Camden, age 80, were held Tuesday, June 3 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Oakdale Funeral Home with Leonard Greer officiating. Burial followed at Camden City Cemetery. Oakdale Funeral Home of Camden was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Moss passed away Sunday, June 1 at Camden General Hospital. She was born Aug. 8, 1927 in Sladen, Miss. to the late Talmage and Lillie Hunsucker McCord.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence McCord.
She is survived by her husband, Bill Moss, of Camden; a son, Phillip Moss, and a daughter, Betty (James) Sanders, both of Memphis; two brothers, Robert (Lynnie) McCord, of Slaughter, La. and Glenn Farrar, of Diamond Head, Miss.; a sister, Chris (Ray Bonura) Burkett, also of Slaughter; six grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Contributed by Sandra Annette Holder Whitten (Find-A-Grave)
ELIZA (MITCHELL) MURPHY 91, of Camden, died Sunday, Oct.19. Born in Blaney, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Eliza Pringle Mitchell, and the wife of the late Artrell Murphy. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Chapel of Remembrance, Brown's Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial be made to King Street Church of Christ, 402 King St., Camden, SC 29020. Brown's Funeral Home is serving the Murphy family.