MAJ. (RET.) BILLY JOE BUTTRAMMaj. (ret.) Billy Joe Buttram of Albuquerque, N. M., formerly of Piedmont, died Sunday, April 20.
Survivors include his wife, Doris; two sons; two daughters and a sister, Marvagene Buttram Allen of Piedmont.
His parents Lee Roy and Una Buttram and a sister Doris Buttram Phelps preceded him in death.
Maj. Buttram retired from the Air Force in 1971.
JIMMY RAY MAHAN
Memorial services for Jimmy Ray Mahan, 63, of Anniston were at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 26, in the chapel of Gray Brown-Service Mortuary. Rev. Wayne Sims officiated.
Mr. Mahan died April 23 at Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include a stepson, Johnny Evans and his wife Rita of Piedmont; a stepdaughter, Tabatha Key and her husband, Richard “Big Rick” of Oxford; five grandchildren, Johnny Evans Jr., Jerry Evans, Shaunda Moss and her husband David, Susan Evans and Chasity Harrellson and her husband Shane; five great-grandchildren, Serena Moss, Sasha Evans, Clint Evans, Rachael Evans and Katherine Evans; a great-great-grandson; a brother and sister-in-law, James and Martha Mahan of Weaver; a special sister-in-law and caregiver, Shirley Noah Mahan; and many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Mahan was retired from Bynum and Anniston Roofing and Siding. His wife Mary Mahan, his parents Jimbo and Velma Mahan, two brothers Herschel Mahan and J.V. Mahan and a sister Emma Lou Smith preceded him in death.
SARAH ANN MORROW
Services for Sarah Ann Morrow, 70, were at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at Rabbittown Baptist Church. Rev. Bill Murray officiated. Burial was in Rabbittown Cemetery. K.L. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Center directed.
Mrs. Morrow died April 25 at her home.
Survivors include a daughter, Deborah Morrow Mitchell of Piedmont; a son and daughter-in-law, Greg B. and Cindy Morrow of Piedmont; a sister, Gaye Miller of Hammond, La.; a brother, Daniel F. Cheatwood of Piedmont and three grandchildren, Kyle Morrow, Elizabeth Mitchell and Carsyn Morrow.
Pallbearers were nephews Phillip Eidson, Steve Cheatwood, Kenneth Upchurch, Jeff Miller, Mike Morrow, Mitchell Upchurch, Stephen Ellis, David Morrow and Jordy McMahan. Honorary pallbearers were the Southern Custom Exhibits family, Scott Sirmon, Laurence Thomas, Ed Spilman, Derrick Palmer, Floyd Green, John Lee, Ricky Doss, Dennis Burrage, Michael Moore, Alejandro Castillo, Bill Farkas, and Keith Silvers.
Mrs. Morrow was a member of Rabbittown Baptist Church. She was co-founder of Southern Custom Exhibits and retired from Federal-Mogul. Her husband Elvin H. Morrow, her parents Brock and Lizzie Cheatwood, a sister Carol Upchurch, a brother, Wallace Cheatwood, and a niece Susan Upchurch preceded her in death.
Memorial donations can be made to White Plains Community Sports, Inc., 1416 Commerce Blvd., Anniston 36207.
ARCHIE D. McCARLEY
Services for Archie D. McCarley, 62, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home. Gary McCurdy and Rev. William Cain will officiate. Burial will be in Gnatville Cemetery.
Mr. McCarley died April 26 at his home.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Angie and Greg McCurdy of Ballplay and Yvette and Henry Reynolds of Gnatville; a son, Mark McCarley of Houston, Texas; three grandchildren, Morgan McCurdy, Colton McCurdy and Caitlin Reynolds; four sisters and a brother-in-law, Edna Stancil and Lois Goodwin of Jacksonville, Jean and Gerald Brown of Piedmont and Lucille Rose of Michigan; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Joe and Betty McCarley and Jerry and Gay McCarley all of Jacksonville; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Colton McCurdy, Greg McCurdy, Ted McDowell, Eddie Farmer, Gary Hardin and Rodney Parris.
Mr. McCarley was a Calhoun County native and had been a Piedmont resident for the past 41 years. He attended Roy Webb School and was a graduate of Ayers Technical College. He served as an air policeman in the United States Air Force and was a retired electrician.
His wife of 41 years, Janice Hulsey McCarley, preceded him in death.
