CULLMAN – The Robert E. McGukin Civic Center, better known as the Cullman Civic Center, is getting a facelift. After more than 30 years, the place is becoming more modern, hip and aesthetically beautiful. Even though the reconstruction still has a way to go, the staff is excited and can’t wait for the rest of the community to see...
Roland ‘Sonny’ D. James gave up the ghost and entered the sanctuary of heaven on Saturday, January 31, 2105.
He was preceded in death by his parents Dee James and Minnie Glover James and all eight of his siblings.
Survivors include his wife, Charlene, daughter Ronda Bell and husband Jay, son, Ronald and his daughter Gabrielle; grandson Bill Pagan and wife...
Funeral services for Martha Lee Novara, 70, of Hanceville will be held on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel; Dale McAnnally officiating; with interment in Bethlehem East Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Novara passed away on Monday,...
CULLMAN – A new year has brought the Loomis Bros Circus back to town and families across the county are welcome to come join in the fun. The show will be in town for two days only on February 1 and 2 with all of the excitement you would expect from the circus.
"I was involved with the show last...
HANCEVILLE – In the highest scoring Cullman County championship game ever played at Wallace State's Tom Drake Coliseum, the Holly Pond Broncos took home the hardware for the first time in 13 years.
With four starters shooting lights out and the offense getting 48 points in the final 16:00, the Broncos avenged a loss in the 2014 championship game to...
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State baseball lost one of its biggest fans and family members on Thursday as Donald Jones died at the age of 76 after a long battle with cancer.
Jones served as the Wallace State baseball public address announcer since the late 1990’s, but that only scratched the surface of Jones’s impact on the program, which has...
Funeral services for Erick Jerry Wood, age 73 of Boaz, formerly of Cullman, will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 2, 2015 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Donald Cotton officiating. Interment will be in Duck Creek Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wood passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015 in Dekalb...
Funeral service for Paula Sue McCravy, 68, of Vinemont will be at 2 p.m., Monday, February 2nd, 2015 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Friendship Methodist Cemetery, Revs. Paul Monk, Steve Rodgers and George Redding officiating.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. McCravy passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at UAB Hospital. She was born...
Funeral service for Shirley Faye Harris, 71, of Etha community will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Etha Baptist Church with interment in the adjoining cemetery, Dr. Tim Lipsey and Bro. Josh Swindall officiating. The body will lie in state at the church from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of the...
Mr. Max H. Britt, age 83, of Rock Springs community in Blount County, passed away Friday morning, January 30, 2015 in Marshall Medical Center North. He was born in Winston County, Alabama to Tom and Grace Chester Britt. Mr. Britt was a self-employed poultry farmer and a U.S. Army Veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents and...
Funeral Services for Elizabeth "Kippy" Quinn, age 78 of Bremen, will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 1, 2015 in the Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Antioch Baptist Cemetery, with Andrew Parsons officiating.
Moss-Service Funeral Home of Cullman directing.
Elizabeth was born on March 8, 1936 in Cullman to the late Riley & Mary Belle Williams Freeman;...
Funeral Services for Eileen Faye Elliott, age 65 of Cullman, will be at 6 p.m. on Friday, January 30, 2015 in the Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 12:00 noon at Prospect church of Christ cemetery, with Rev. T.J. Milligan officiating.
Moss-Service Funeral Home of Cullman directing.
Eileen was born on March 5, 1949...
CULLMAN – A celebration will be coming on April 14 that law enforcement officials look forward to all year. It is a day of hope, encouragement and highlighting the achievements of Special Olympic athletes. It is nationally known as the Torch Run, and local deputies, officers and even state troopers will be participating again this year.
“I began my law...
Funeral services for Myrtle Narrell White, age 75 of Cullman, will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. David McDonald and Dan Cobb officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. White passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at...
Ms. Wilma Jo Stewart, age 80, of Holly Pond, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 28, 2015 at CRMC. She was born in Caddo County, Oklahoma to Alva and Ruby Rodgers Gill.
Ms. Stewart worked as a nurse aide in healthcare and was a member of Duck River Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Keith Wayne (Teresa) Stewart; three...
CULLMAN - A fire at Morgan Square Apartments damaged an estimated four units at the complex Thursday evening, according to Cullman City Police Assitant Chief Craig Green.
Green said the fire has been extinguished and there are no reported injuries.
CULLMAN – A legend in country music and a DJ who’s created his own legend since the inception of Rock the South will both be taking the stage at this year’s fastest growing country music festival.
“Travis Tritt is an icon in country music. I can’t wait for our fans to sing so many of his hits at Rock the...
Funeral service for Dorothy Jeanette Roark Rodgers, 71, of Cullman will be Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Cullman Memory Gardens, T.J. Armstrong officiating.
Mrs. Rodgers passed away Wednesday, January 28th at her residence. She was born February 28, 1943 to parents, John Thomas and Dorothy Jeanette Horton Roark.
She was preceded...
Graveside services for Joyce Faye Basinger, 79, of Hanceville will be held on Friday, January 30, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Hopewell Cemetery.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Basinger passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Hanceville Nursing and Rehab.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Curtis and Hattie Bradley; husband, Harold V. Basinger and...
I believe we must be proactive not reactive." - Sheriff Matt Gentry
CULLMAN – Cullman County Sheriff’s Investigators and Deputies discovered a large quantity of “ICE” while following up on an investigation involving recent burglaries and incidents of thefts along County Road 431 in the Valley Grove community.
“On Tuesday January 27, 215, Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Investigators and Deputies went...
WEST POINT – The West Point High School Scholar’s Bowl team is quickly establishing itself as a force to be reckoned with, not just in Cullman County or in the state of Alabama, but throughout the nation.
The WPHS Scholar’s Bowl team competes in tournaments from Chicago, Illinois all the way to Hoover, Alabama. The location of the competition may...
Funeral services for Norma Lee NeSmith Rodgers, 87 of Cullman, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Tim Aris officiating, with interment in Cullman City Cemetery.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Ms. Rodgers passed away Sunday evening, January 25, 2015, at Cullman Regional Medical Center. She was born July...
Funeral services for Dean Maynor, 74, of Garden City will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel; Brad McDonald officiating;. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Maynor entered into rest on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at home...
Funeral services for Dean Maynor, 74, of Garden City will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel; Brad McDonald officiating;. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Maynor entered into rest on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at home...
Funeral service for Wendell Franklin Smith, age 80 of Cullman, will be Monday, January 26, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bud Perkins officiating.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Smith passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Cullman Region Medical Center. He was born January 22, 1935 in Cullman to...
CULLMAN – Cystic Fibrosis affects approximately 30,000 people in the United States alone. It is a life threatening condition that is the result of a defective gene that causes large amounts of mucus to accumulate in the lungs, pancreas and other organs. One of those affected is a little boy named Crew who lives here in Cullman.
Since his diagnosis,...
HANCEVILLE - Winning and winning by a huge margin began the 2015 Cullman County Basketball Tournament at Wallace State's Tom Drake Coliseum Saturday.
With the junior varsity in the spotlight along with one freshman contest, five of the six games were decided by a margin of 15 points or higher.
The only close game was in the opener of the junior...
CULLMAN – Next door to the North Alabama Agriplex is an old wooden schoolhouse. Hanging on the wall for all to see is a small white sign that reads: Red School House Property of Peinhardt Living History Farm Fo. 2008. The aged walls that line the building have seen more than their fair share of memories over the years....
Funeral services for Nelda Jo Wells will be Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 2 p.m. from Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Stan Graves and Stanley Kilgore officiating, burial will be at Center Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Wells passed away January 21 at her residence. She was born in Cullman, December 15, 1936 to Bertis C. and Aretta Morris Goodlett. She was...
Funeral Services for Mabel Goodlett Bentley, age 90 of Goldridge Community, will be at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 25, 2015 in the Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Center Grove Cemetery with Whit Rice and Phillip Ashley officiating.
Moss-Service Funeral Home of Cullman directing.
Mabel was born on August 13, 1924 in Cullman to the late William E....
Joseph David Drake Woods passed away January 22, 2015 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He was 47 Years old.
Mr. Woods was an active member of Lonesome Dove Cowboy Church.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. January 26, 2015 at Moss Service Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Flint Creek Cemetery. Bro. Tim Collier officiating.
Visitation will be Sunday, January...
Mr. John Burtus Higdon passed away January 20, 2015 at Summerford Nursing Home. He was 87 years old.
Mr. Higdon was born August 19, 1927 to Robert and Pearl Heatherly Higdon.
Funeral Services will be held January 23, 2015 at Moss Service Chapel at 1 p.m. with interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday January 23, 2015 at the funeral...
Funeral services for Mr. Mallen Dale Shockley, 58, of Cullman will be Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 2 p.m. from Simcoe Methodist church, Revs. Larry Duke and Tony Thomas officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the church.
Moss-Service Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Shockley passed away Tuesday at CRMC....
Funeral services for James Edward Kimbril, age 78 of Cullman, will be Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Cullman Heritage Chapel with Tim Dubberly officiating. Interment will be in Etha Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Kimbril passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2014 at his residence. He was born June 7, 1936 in Cullman...
Funeral services for Judith Turner Cone will be on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Shelton Grove Church with Chris Chambless and Richard Bailey officiating; interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Cone passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015 at Cullman Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. She was...
CULLMAN – With the announcement of the fourth installment of Rock the South to take place on June 19-20, concert promoter Shane Quick announced Thursday, Country music star Brantley Gilbert will be taking to the stage at this year’s quickly growing country music festival.
"Brantley Gilbert is one of the hottest and fastest growing country music artists, period,” said Quick....
BAILEYTON – You looking for a good time? Then head out to the races in Baileyton, Alabama!
The Baileyton “Good Time” Drag Strip was started back in 1966 by Mr. Jack Walker, who named drag strip because he wanted everybody to have a “Good Time” while enjoying the racing action. Today, after nearly 50 years, he continues to operate the strip today...
Funeral Services for Lillie Berry Blackwood, age 91 of Cullman, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Northside Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Crossroads Cemetery, with Bro. Dennis Trimble & Bro. Randy Milligan officiating. She will Lie-in-State at the church from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.
Moss-Service Funeral Home of Cullman directing.
Mrs. Blackwood was born in...
CULLMAN – Auditions for the Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of Aladdin were held on Monday at the Cullman Civic Center. The auditorium was packed with anxious parents and excited kids from ages 5 to 18.
“The children will audition for about two hours,” said Kelly Pulliam at the Cullman Civic Center. “Then they will come back at around 5:30 p.m....
Margaret E. Pettus passed away January 20, 2015 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. She is 72 years old.
Margaret was born May 28, 1942 to James H. & Mildred Brock Causey.
Funeral services will be held January 22, 2015 at Moss Service Chapel at 1 p.m. with Graveside services to be held at Richardson Chapel Cemetery at 3:30 p.m.
Visitation will be...
CULLMAN – Cullman Regional Medical Center may not be as large as UAB, but they are making great strides in investing in new technologies that improve patient care. One such investment was made two years ago in the form of Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers (HBO). Where patients in the area would have once driven over 100 miles to reach is...
HANCEVILLE – The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition “The Way We Worked” will make its next stop in Cullman County, settling in at The Evelyn Burrow Museum on the campus of Wallace State Community College in Hanceville from Feb. 10 to March 20.
Expressly chosen by the Alabama Humanities Foundation to host “The Way We Worked” as part of the Museum...
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Sue Horton, age 75 of Vinemont, will be Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 11 a.m. from Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel, Bro. Al Barton officiating, burial will follow at Concord cemetery.
Mrs. Horton passed away Monday at CRMC. She was born in Hartselle, AL, February 10, 1939 to Clarence and Viola Byrd Fortenberry. She was a...
We were able to talk him out peacefully and without any violence” – Sheriff Matt Gentry
CULLMAN - “We have resolved the standoff. We did take the suspect in custody and right now he is currently being arrested on minor traffic violations that stem from him eluding investigators earlier,” said Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry following a nearly seven hour long...
Funeral services for Doyle J. Ponder, 89, of Jones Chapel, are incomplete and will be announced at a later time.
Mr. Ponder passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Hanceville Nursing Home.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Funeral service for Tammie Renae Maddux, 55, of Falkville, will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, January 22nd, 2015, at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ebenezer Cemetery.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Ms. Maddux passed away January 20th, 2015, at Summerford Nursing Home.
Visitation will be Thursday at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.
CULLMAN - During Tuesday evening’s Cullman County Board of Education meeting, School Board attorney, Donald Sweeney, recommended reinstating Fairview principal Dr. Chris Gambrill.
Superintendent Dr. Craig Ross said that Dr. Gambrill will be reinstated, effective Monday.
The investigation regarding the "operation" of the school will continue.
Sweeney said that Gambrill has not been charged with any misconduct.
CULLMAN – Located adjacent to the old train depot and across the railroad tracks is one of Cullman’s finest stores – Chambers Farm and Garden Supply. Chambers Farm and Garden Supply have everything you need to grow your garden, feed your critters and so much more!
“We are a locally owned and operated independent store,” said Jimmy Wells, who has...
Funeral services for Daphine Whatley Gingrich will be on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Seventh Street Baptist Church at 2 p.m. (lie-in-state 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.) with Eric Martin, Randy Makemson and Kerry Cleghorn officiating. Interment will be in Fairview West Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Gingrich passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015...
Funeral services for Judith Turner Cone will be on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Shelton Grove Church with Chris Chambless and Richard Bailey officiating; interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Cone passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015 at Cullman Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. She was...
Funeral services for Betty Jean Owen, 84, of Cullman, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel, Debbie Williams officiating with interment in Heritage Cemetery.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Owen passed away Monday, January 19th, at Cullman Regional Medical Center. She was born February 14, 1930, in Louisville, Kentucky...
Funeral services for Charles Lemuel Mauldin, 75, of Bremen will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Union Grove Baptist Church in Bremen; Wayne Williams officiating; with interment in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday beginning at 4 p.m. at the church.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mauldin passed...
Funeral services for Charles Lemuel Mauldin, 75, of Bremen will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Union Grove Baptist Church in Bremen; Wayne Williams officiating; with interment in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday beginning at 4 p.m. at the church.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mauldin passed...
CULLMAN – Cullman County is chocked full of outstanding people – People who go above and beyond their daily lives to be of assistance to others in the community who need help. They ask for nothing in return and usually shy away from recognition. From the woman who cleans the church every week that goes unnoticed to the man...
CULLMAN - The city of Cullman has lost one of its best catches – Scales Seafood Market has closed its doors, leaving many seafood lovers around town in shock. The market, which was located at 221A 2nd Avenue SE, Cullman, brought the wonderful flavors of fresh seafood straight from the Gulf Coast into our homes earlier last year.
Scales held their...
BETHEL – The Clarkson Covered Bridge, or sometimes called Legg Bridge, was built over Crooked Creek back in 1904. The property it was on was owned by a local mail carrier by the name of James W. Legg. The total cost of the bridge at the time was $1,500.00. The bridge was originally named the Legg Covered Bridge after...
Funeral Services for Mr. Millard Frederick Thurman, age 83 of Vinemont, will be at 11:00 a.m. in the Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Meek Cemetery in Arley, with Bro. Tim McCormick, Bro. W.C. Green and Bro. Billy Wooten officiating.
Moss-Service Funeral Home of Cullman directing.
Millard was born in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Alvin & Mable Hamilton...
CULLMAN – The new Beech Center has been a great asset to the Cullman County Center for the Developmentally Disabled (CCCDD), but it is also the new home to the Cullman Red Cross. The tornadoes of April 2011 destroyed the previous building. Fortunately, a union was formed that has proven to be mutually beneficial for all.
“It is actually a...
CULLMAN – Johnny’s Barbecue has been in business for more than 52 years serving smoky barbecue to the masses. They are known for their friendly service, huge potatoes, and award winning barbecue. It is for these reasons and more that you can find their name in the new book released by the Alabama Tourism Department, Alabama Barbecue: Delicious Road...
CULLMAN – Following a long campaign, a close primary and a July run-off election decided by a margin of 608 votes, Matt Gentry was relieved Saturday evening as he officially took office as the 30th elected Cullman County Sheriff.
Sheriff Gentry elected to answer some questions just a few days before taking the reigns from former Sheriff Mike Rainey.
CS –...
CULLMAN – A public forum was held at Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church recently to discuss raising Christian children in the modern age. Speakers for the night were radio personality Rick Burgess from the Rick and Bubba Show and Larry Taunton, director of the Fixed Point foundation.
The Fixed Point Foundation was established in 2004 with the intent of opposing the...
CULLMAN – There is a two-story house in Cullman just by the middle school that does incredible work. The small and unassuming house has been filled with immense amounts of pain, but also works everyday to turn that pain into healing. Brooks’ Place is a non-profit child advocacy center that works with children and families who are victims of...
CULLMAN - Last Thursday many people around the world remembered and celebrated what would have been Elvis Presley’s birthday. He would have been 80 years old. Grace Episcopal Church of Cullman celebrated “The King” with a performance open and free to the public, accepting only donations. What better way to raise funds for the Beans & Rice Ministry than an...
Bro. Robert Tucker Elkins passed away January 15, 2015 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He is 91 years old. He was born October 29, 1923 to Robert and Annie Kirk Elkins.
Funeral Services will be January 18, 2015 at New Prospect Baptist Church at 2 p.m. He will lie in state at the church from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m....
Funeral Services for Mrs. Tressie Wren McKissack, age 95 of Cullman will be held on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 2 p.m. in the Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Emeus Cemetery, with Rev. Perry Knight officiating.
Moss-Service Funeral Home of Cullman directing.
Mrs. McKissack was born in Cullman on November 7, 1919 to the late Lewis & Lilly...
A graveside service for Mary Louise (Pogue) Thraikill will be held on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 3 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery, located at 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Birmingham, AL.
Visitation will be held Saturday, January 17, 2015 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at Moss Service Funeral Home, located at 1901 2nd Ave Northwest
Mary Louise (Pogue) Thraikill...
Radies Ezikle "Pete" Marion passed away January 14, 2014. He was 83 years old. Pete was born November 30, 1931 to John and Belle Owens Marion.
Funeral Services will be held January 17, 2015 at Moss Service Chapel at 2 p.m. with interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
He is survived by...
Memorial services for Frederick Ealor Holland, 71, of Arab are incomplete at this time and will be announced at a later date.
Mr. Holland passed away Friday, January 16, 2014 at Marshall Medical Center North.
Funeral services for Louis Leroy Schlosser, Jr. age 74 of Cullman, will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Sacred Heart Church with Father Patrick Egan officiating. Interment will be in the Catholic Cemetery.
He passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Woodland Village Healthcare. He was born February 22, 1940 in Cullman to the late...
Funeral service for Horace Edward Horton, 75, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m., Friday, January 16th, 2015 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Revs. William McClellan and Junior Garmon officiating. The body will lie in state at the church from 1-2 p.m.
Mr. Horton passed away January 13th, 2015 at Falkville Health Care. He...
Funeral services for Anita D. Cornelius, 56, of Vinemont will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel, Mike Smith and Paul Campbell officiating; with interment in Pleasant Hill Freewill Baptist Cemetery in Blountsville. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge...
Funeral services for David Lemons, 66, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Moss Service Chapel, with interment in Cullman City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Moss Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Lemons passed away Saturday, January 10, at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He was born August 25, 1948,...
Graveside services for Magdalene Jones Farris, 87, of Hanceville will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Hopewell Cemetery.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Farris passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Hanceville Nursing and Rehab.
She is survived by her daughter, Diane Jones (Mark) Smothers; son, Fred K. (Candace) Jones; four grandchildren;...
CULLMAN – Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2214 need you. They are asking for help in obtaining additional American flags to display along Highway 31, and along a portion of Highway 157. As you may know, these flags are placed on display during the year on special holidays. They honor both the living and the deceased...
CULLMAN – The flu season is a dreaded time for all. It causes hospitals and doctor’s offices to fill up, resulting in lengthy wait times and more chances for germs to spread through the community. This year has been of particular interest across the country as an unexpected strain of flu virus A has spread and is not hindered...
Harry Gordon Harber, age 88 of Cullman, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at his residence. He was born October 4, 1926 in Gibson Station, Virginia to the late Walter J. and Ida Jane Harber. He was employed by N.A.S.A. and served in the US Navy as a Naval Aviator.
Mr. Harber is preceded in death by his parents;...
Memorial services for Dianne Twilley Rodriguez, 54 of Hanceville are incomplete at this time and will be announced later.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Rodriguez passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015 at her residence
Graveside service for Emmie Dot Albright Bolzle, 81, of Cullman will be at 3 p.m., Thursday, January 15th at Hebron Church of Christ Cemetery.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Bolzle passed away January 11, 2015 at Cullman Healthcare. She was born November 27, 1933 to parents, Boyce H. and Doris Emmie Snow Humphries.
She was preceded in...
Mrs. Sarah M. Phillips passed away January 11, 2015 at her residence. She is 66 years old. She was born December 17, 1948 to Samuel and Ruby Graham.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday January 14, 2015 at Moss Service Funeral Chapel at 2 p.m. with interment at Cullman City Cemetery. Bro. Berry Henderson officiating. The family will receive friends...
Ottis Lavon "Sweat" Sweatmon passed away January 10, 2015 at Walker Baptist Medical Center. He was 68 years old.
Funeral Services will be held January 14, 2015 at Welcome Baptist Church at 2 p.m. He will lie in state at the Church from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Kenny Sudduth officiating. Visitation...
Funeral Services for Lois Looney Dollar, passed away on January 11, 2015 at the age of 98 at Daffodil House in Tuscaloosa, AL. She was born in Addison, AL on April 16, 1916 where she and her husband, Loyd "Cotton" Dollar lived until their retirement when they moved to Cullman, AL. Lois was a Godly mother and taught children...
CULLMAN – Each year the month of December is filled with beautiful Christmas decorations. Brilliantly colorful lights are swirled around trees and line rooftops all over town. Christmas trees are adorned with exquisite ornaments and twinkling lights as stacks of perfectly wrapped presents lay scattered underneath. More recently, huge air-filled blow ups of Santa, elves and snowmen sit bloated...
HANCEVILLE – Just off the Hanceville exit on I-65, next to the Shell Station, there is a little known restaurant. It has been there for many years, but has recently come under new ownership. What used to be known as Southern Sunrise Restaurant has now become Fork in the Road. With a new indoor look and fresh new menu,...
CULLMAN – Someone once said that the only two things you must do in this life is die and pay taxes. If you are expecting a big return, you may be reveling in the notion of getting that sweet check, but for many, this is the time of year to pray you are not paying in a fortune to...
Funeral service for Terry Ray Hendrix, 50, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Berlin Cemetery, Rev. Junior Braswell officiating.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Hendrix passed away Saturday, January 10th, at UAB Hospital. He was born June 29, 1964 to parents, Von Ray...
Funeral services for Bobby Fred McCormick, 81, of Cullman will be Monday, January 12, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel, Sam Hollis officiating with burial in Center Grove Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 12:30 p.m. until time of service.
Moss-Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. McCormick died Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Cullman...
VINEMONT – In the early 1900s, sanitariums were places where people afflicted with Tuberculosis (TB) were taken and placed so that they may receive simple treatments that mainly consisted of a proper diet, fresh air and lots of rest.
The Vinemont Sanitarium was located near the north end of Childhaven Road at Vinemont in a large house. Curiously, that same...
DODGE CITY – Every Tuesday, the Dodge City Senior Citizens group gather together at the Town Hall’s basement, or the Community Center, to share a few laughs, play a few games and eat a great lunch. The luncheon begins at 9 a.m. and lasts until the food runs out. Some days, the group goes on special field trips together...
Funeral Services for Janie Jacobs, 95, are incomplete and will be announced at a later time.
Ms. Jacobs passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Falkville Health Care Center.
Funeral Services for Thurman Pope, 74, are incomplete and will be announced at a later time.
Mr. Pope passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at UAB Hospital.
Funeral Services for Terry Hendrix, 50, are incomplete and will be announced at a later time.
Mr. Hendrix passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015, at UAB Hospital.
Funeral services for Ms. Patricia Ann Horsley Doyle, age 76 of Birmingham will be Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 1 p.m. from Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Gary Waddell officiating. Burial will be in Duck River cemetery.
Ms. Doyle passed away Tuesday at her residence. She was born in Cullman, September 12, 1938 to Paul T. and Idona Hosey Horsley....
Funeral Services for Maranda Desirae Maddox, age 20 of Cullman, will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at the New Beginning Pentecostal Church. Burial will follow at New Lebanon Cemetery, with Bro. Dale Weaver officiating. She will lie-in-state at the church from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m.
Moss-Service Funeral Home of Cullman announcing.
Desirae was born in...
Funeral services for Mary Gladys House, Age 92, of Vinemont, formerly of New Orleans will be 2 p.m. Monday, January 12th at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Hanceville. Father John O”Donnell will officiate.
Burial will be in Holly Pond Cemetery. Holly Pond Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Miss House was born in Cullman Co., Al. to Edward Guy &...
BETHEL - A cashier at the Bethel Exxon Reddystop came face to face with a robber armed with a hunting knife early Friday afternoon but was left unharmed as the suspect fled the scene.
“An armed robbery did take place early today at the Bethel Exxon. A male subject came into the store with a knife and held up the...
Funeral services for Julius Waymon Guthrie, 91, of Cullman, will be Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Missionary Grove Baptist Church with interment in adjoining cemetery, Revs. Billy Joe Gable and Haynes Riddle officiating. The body will lie in state from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. at the church.
Cullman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Guthrie...
CULLMAN – With the increase in crime throughout the United States, law enforcement is in high demand. As much as we depend on our local police and deputies, who do they depend upon? Are they safe while walking the beat day in and day out? Officers are specially trained when they take the job, but is there a little...
CULLMAN - Small fire at Ruby Tuesday stops meals for the evening.
"No damage to the interior of the building from what we can see now," said Ruby Tuesday employee Jeff Eubanks. "From what we can see the fire began around our neons on the outside of the building."
Cullman Fire Department is working on extinguishing the fire.
We will bring updates...
Funeral services for Vivian Eloise Howard, age 79 of Cullman, will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Johnny Jones and Andy Coffee officiating. Interment will be in Cullman Heritage Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Howard passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Cullman...
Funeral services for Leisha Deann White, 36, of Warrior will be held on Friday, January 9, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel; with interment in Bethlehem Cemetery in Locust Fork. The family will receive friends on Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. White passed away on Tuesday, January...
