OBITUARIES

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ALMA LORENE BURTTRAM, 85, of Oneonta, died Jan. 28, 2010, at St. Vincent’s Blount. She was a member of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church and had been a nursing assistant at Blount Memorial Hospital for a number of years. A Blount native, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Buren and Minnie Neely Bullard. Others predeceasing her were husband Wilson C. Burttram, brothers Alfred and Carter Bullard, and sister Iva Lee Love.

Surviving are daughters Laura B. (L.T.) Salmon of Palmerdale and Kay B. (Perry K.) Butts of Rosa; son Harmon C. (Mellisa) Burttram of Cleveland; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-greatgrandson.

Randy Hale officiated services Sunday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. at Lemley Chapel. Interment followed at Green’s Chapel Cemetery.

MILDRED JEWEL NOLEN CORNELISON, 83, of Oneonta, died Jan. 31, 2010, at St. Vincent’s East. An Alabama native, she was a member of Oneonta Worship Center and a child care worker. She was predeceased by parents Grover Cleveland and Myrtle Hand Peters, husband Robert Nolen, and brother G.C. Peters.

Surviving are sons Jerry Ray (Katrina) Nolen of Jonesboro, Ga., and Russell (Debra) Nolen of Highland Lake; daughters Shirley (Don) Horton and Charlotte Nolen Ziegler, both of Oneonta, Wanda (Jim) Kornegay of Berry Mountain, Dianne (Jerry) Hill of Straight Mountain; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters Ruby Cranford of Gadsden, Mary Hawkins of Sardis, Lois Bergen of Arkansas; brothers Arvil Peters of Glencoe and Cecil Peters of Cleveland.

Rick Lumen and Dale Murray officiated services Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Oneonta Worship Center. Interment followed at Hood Cemetery with grandsons as pallbearers. Lemley Chapel directed.

VERTIS HULLETT, 93, died Jan. 26, 2010, at his residence in Blountsville. An Alabama native, he was retired after 33 years as a steel worker at U.S. Steel. He was a member of Union Hill Church of the Nazarene. Predeceasing him were his wife Zora Bell Murphree Hullett; parents Waitus Asbury and Ethel Jackson Hullett; daughters Sharon Clark, Kathy Weems, and Linda Fox; brothers J.C., Vernon, and Quinton Hullett; sister Vera Jones.

Surviving are daughters Barbara Schultz of Birmingham, Patricia (Ben) Murray of Ogden, Utah, and Becky Garner of Orlando, Fla.; sons Jimmy (Maxine) Hullett of Oneonta and Bobby (Jan) Hullett of Geraldine; 19 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; brothers Alvis Hullett of Oneonta and Melvin Hullett of Straight Mountain; sisters Norma Jean Hullett of Oneonta and Elvia Alexander of Colorado.

Leto Curl and Bob Corley officiated services Saturday, Jan. 30, at 2 p.m. at Union Hill Church of the Nazarene. Burial was at Antioch Methodist Cemetery with Lemley Chapel directing. Pallbearers were Chris Clark, Rob Hullett, Benjamin Murray, Josh Hullett, Bill Schultz, and Jimmy Farley. Honorary pallbearers were Carlton Putman, James Hollis, and Dr. John Smith.

JAMES ALLEN IRVIN, 54, of Snead, died Jan. 23, 2010, at Cullman Regional Medical Center. Born in Georgia, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Christine Cole Irvin. He was a member and acting elder at Siloam Baptist Church at Royal and a member of Glory Bound gospel group.

Surviving are wife Brenda Reeves Irvin; sons Curtis (Teresa) Hudgins and Scotty (Yody) Hudgins; daughter April (Chris) Howell; grandchildren Madison, Morgan, Dylan, Zaden, and Kenneth; brother Charles Irvin; sister Nell (Terry) Grubbs; brothers Johnny (Cindy) Irvin, Mickey (Jodi) Irvin, and Rickey (Kim) Irvin.

Glenn Weston and Bobby Waddle officiated services Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. at Siloam Baptist Church with Snead Funeral Home directing. Interment was at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were Charlie Waddle, Preston Weston, Rickey Blackmon, Doug Gay, Chris Blackmon, and Rickey Murphree.

LILY EARNESTEEN KILPATRICK, 93, of Cleveland, died Jan. 25, 2010, at her residence. Born in Cullman County, she was the daughter of the late Noah Lee and Hattie Lee Hammock Young and the widow of Claud Kilpatrick, her husband of 50 years. She graduated from Susan Moore High School in 1938 and was a charter member of New Emmaus Missionary Baptist Church. Predeceasing her in addition to her parents and husband were son Billy Rex Kilpatrick; brothers Huel, Shellie, J.T., Lowell, and Reese Young; sister Pauline Beason.

Surviving are daughters Sue (Brent) Axford of Oneonta and Patsy (James) Barwick of Cleveland; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; daughter-inlaw Audrey Kilpatrick

Harold Baugh and Wayne Allcorn officiated services Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 11 a.m. at New Emmaus Missionary Baptist Church with burial at New Emmaus Cemetery. Pallbearers were James Sanford, Brent Axford Jr., Alan Axford, Todd Barwick, Chris Barwick, and Roger Doty. Honorary pallbearers were Patrick and Daniel Doty, Dylan Sanford, Andrew Sanford, and Bret Barwick. Lemley Chapel directed.

JIMMIE JUNIOR LEWIS, 66, of Remlap, died Jan. 26, 2010, at St. Vincent’s East. Born in Kentucky, he was the son of the late Hager and Pearlie Lewis. He served in the U.S. Army, was employed as a maintenance worker at the Foundry, and was a member of Pine Mountain Community Church. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by brother John C. Lewis, sister Corsie Mullins, and half-brother James Lewis.

Surviving are wife Linda Pate Brown Lewis, daughter Christy (Terry) Crow, and son Brent (Melissa) Lewis, all of Pine Mountain; grandchildren Jessica Deaver, Hunter Lewis, Tanner Lewis, Taylor Lewis, and Emily Morton; brothers Aaron (Sue) Lewis of Indiana, Dewey (Doris) Lewis of Pine Mountain, and Danny (Sandra) Lewis of Springville; half-brothers Silas, Carl Ray, and Michael Lewis, all of Kentucky; sister Jane Adkins of Tennessee; half-sisters Ilene, Lorene, Brenda Gail, and Belinda Fay of Kentucky, Sue of Weaver.

Bud Swindall officiated services Friday, Jan. 29, at 11 a.m. at Lemley Chapel with burial following at Pleasant Mount Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dewey Lewis, Hunter Lewis, Tanner Lewis, Charles Ray Lewis, Danny Wayne Lewis, and Dewey Alfred Lewis. Honorary pallbearers were Jerry Short, Marshall Baker, Roy Buttram, Carl Jenkins, and Sherman Glassgow.

FLORA GRAVES PETTIT, 98, died Jan. 28, 2010, in Heflin. She was born March 12, 1911, to Thaddeus and Lounettie Graves, who lived in the Graves Gap settlement near Hayden. She resided in the area until 2001 when, because of failing health, she moved to Buchanan, Ga., to be near her grandchildren. She was the fourth and only survivor of six children. Along with her parents, brothers, and sisters, she was predeceased by her husband G.C. Pettit and son Tom Pettit.

Surviving are grandson Rick (Kimberly) Pettit; granddaughters Lisa (Eddie) Ayers of Buchanan, Ga., and Regina (Wade) McElroy of Muscadine; seven greatgrandchildren.

Services were held Saturday, Jan. 30, at 11 a.m. at Graves Gap Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Lemley Chapel directed.

DAVID WAYNE SELF, 36, of Snead, died Jan. 27, 2010, at St. Vincent’s Blount. An Alabama native, he was the son of Kathryn “Jean” Erwin Self and the late Wayne Gray Self.

Surviving besides his mother are daughter Emma Kay Wilks; brother Robert (Brandi) Self; sister Amanda Self; nieces and nephews Katrina Self, Kendall Self, Kady Self, Robert Self Jr., Susie Self, Brooklyn (Anthony) Wood; aunts Martha Self and Nell Sexton; uncles Royce Erwin and Raymond Erwin.

J.J. Brothers and Byron Jimmerson officiated services Saturday, Jan. 30, at 11 a.m. at Snead Funeral Home Chapel with interment following at Midway Cemetery in Adamsville. Pallbearers were Stephen Wood, Dan Kelley, Steven Abbot, Jason Smith, Bo Marks, Ashley Wood, Mary Kelley, and Randy Pilgreen. Honorary pallbearer was Vince Davis.