ENTERPRISE LEDGER OBITUARIES
OCTOBER 1999

OCTOBER 1st, 1999 EDITION

JOSEPH "MIKE" ANDREWS
Joseph "Mike" Andrews, 40, of Enterprise, died Wednesday, September 29, 1999, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham.

Services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, October 2, at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Beasley officiating. Burial will follow at Providence Cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Andrews will be placed in the church one hour before funeral time. Visitation will be today, Friday, October 1, at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends at Searcy Funeral Home tonight from 6-8 p.m.

Survivors include: His wife, Karen R. Andrews of Enterprise; daughter, Jessica N. Andrews of Enterprise; son, Joseph "Lee" Andrews of Enterprise; his parents, Ollie and Joseph Andrews of Enterprise; and one sister, Mary Andrews of Enterprise.


MARY VIRGINIA LEE DORSEY
Mary Virginia Lee Dorsey, 83, of Elba, died Wednesday, September 29, 1999, at Gulf Coast Medical Center.

Services will be held at Hayes Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, October 2, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Mart Grey officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Elba with Hayes Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be tonight at Hayes Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m.

Mrs. Dorsey was a lifelong resident of Elba and Coffee County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fountain and Glennie Vaughan Lee of Elba and a brother, Fountain E. Lee. The family request in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the American Heart Fund or the First Baptist Church of Elba.

Survivors include: her husband, Henry A. Dorsey of Elba; two daughters and one son-in-law, Henrianne DORSEY Hews and Charles P. Hews of Gulfport, Mississippi, abd Virginia DORSEY Pridgen of Atlanta; four grandchildren, Amy Simmonds PRIDGEN, Henry Franklin Pridgen, James Windham Pridgen, all of Atlanta; and Henry Price Hews of Tucson, Arizona; four brothers, John Glen Lee, Donald Lee, Albert Lee, and Douglas Lee, all of Elba.


ALVIE J. "JOE" HYATT
Mr. Alive J. "Joe" Hyatt, 72, of New Brockton, died Tuesday, September 28, 1999, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today, October 1, at Bethany Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Medley, Rev. Charlie Morris, and Rev. Lane Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Bethany Baptist Cemetery directed by Searcy Funeral Home.

Mr. Hyatt will lie in state at the church one hour prior to funeral time.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to: The Gideons; Bethany Cemetery Fund; Boy Scouts of America (New Brockton Troop); The Christian Mission; The Vineyard; to Alabama or Florida Sheriffs Boys and Girls Ranches.


ETHEL MERRILL
Ethel Merrill, 76, a resident of 1008 Washington Street, Eufala, Alabama, died Tuesday, September 28, 1999, at her home in Eufala.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 2 at 1 p.m. at the White Oak Methodist Church of Eufala with burial to follow in White Oak Church Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church from noon until the funeral hour. Hammond Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.


CLOY G. "PAT" PATRICK
Mr. Cloy G. "Pat" Patrick, 70, of Enterprise, died Wednesday, September 29, 1999, at his home in Enterprise following a brief illness.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today, October 1, at Searcy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Arledge and Rev. Ron Nunn officiating. Burial will follow at Meadowlawn Cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Patrick was a longtime member of the Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church of rural Enterprise where he served as official board chairman for the past 18 years. He sold cars in the city of Enterprise for many years and later established and operated Patrick Furniture in Enterprise until his retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bud and Minnie Patrick, five brothers and a sister.

Survivors include; his wife of 51 years, Lorene STRICKLAND Patrick; two sons, Donnie E. Patrick, Sr. of Enterprise and Brady L. Patrick of Enterprise; four grandchildren, Donnie E. (Karen) Patrick, Jr.of Enterprise, Tammi (Allen) Skipper of Dothan, Jason Patrick of Tuscaloosa and Cara Patrick of Enterprise; five great-grandchildren, Brandon Howard and Bailey Skipper of Dothan, Savannah and Austin Patrick of Enterprise and Brittany Whited of Enterprise; three sisters, Ruby Carnley of Enterprise, Bonnie Corwyn of Weirton, West Virginia, and Ruby Farris of Samson; and two brothers, Sollie Patrick of Enterprise and Otha D. Patrick Admore, Tennessee.


SARAH E. SPEARS
Sarah E. Spears, 86, of Enterprise, died Sunday, September 12, 1999, at Monroe Regional Medical Center, Ocala, Florida.

Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today, Friday, October 1, at Meadowlawn Cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home directing.


MICHAEL BRANDON WILLIS
Michael Brandon Willis, 16, of Calera, died Tuesday, September 28, 1999.

Funeral services will be today, October 1, at Bethel Baptist Church, with graveside service at 3 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery in Dothan. The Rev.Allen Dennis and Dr. Fritz Fountain will be officiating. Bolton-Brown Service directing.

Willis was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and a student at Cornerstone Christian School.

He is survived by: parents, the Rev. and Mrs. (Lynn) John Willis of Calera; a sister, Miss Marybeth Willis of Calera; grandparents, Mrs. Eugenia Willis of Cross City, Florida and the late Rev. Raymond Wesley Willis, and Mr. and Mrs. W.D. (Carolyn) Wilborn of Enterprise; Great-grandparent Mrs. Willie Pearl Strickland of Enterprise.

In lieu of flowers, memorials for Michael Willis may be made to Bethel Baptist Church.

OCTOBER 3rd, 1999 EDITION

ALVIN HUNT
Alvin Hunt, 80, of New Brockton, died Thursday, September 30, 1999, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are to be announced by Coleman Funeral Home.


PRINCE L. KELLEY
Mrs. Prince L. Kelley, 79, Elba, died Saturday, October 2, 1999, at Medical Center Enterprise. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete and are to be announced by Coleman Funeral Home.

OCTOBER 6th, 1999 EDITION

No obituaries were submitted for today's newspaper.

OCTOBER 7th, 1999 EDITION

VAN DELANO JENKS
Mr. Van Delano Jenks, 65, of Enterprise, died Sunday morning, October 3, 1999, at Enterprise Medical Center following an extended illness.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, October 15, at the First Baptist Church of Enterprise with Dr. Frank Wells officiating and Kent-Thornton directing

Mr. Jenks was born February 6, 1934 in Davey, West Virginia. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was employed as a custodian at the 1st Baptist Church of Elba. Mr. Jenks had also been employed as a custodian at Elba Hospital and at Elba Nursing Home. Mr. Jenks was preceded in death by his father, Masquel David Jenks, and a brother, Charles Nelson Jenks.

Survivors include his wife; Arline Jenks of Enterprise; daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Eric Croteau of Pleasant Hills, California; mother, Mayme Lee Jenks of Beckley, West Virginia; sisters and brothers-in-law, Garnette and Larry Strong, and Sara Lou and Jack Frank; grandchildren, Amanda Larae Headley, Breanna Damele and Hillery Machelle Croteau; a special niece, Patty Erdmann; and special friends, Ed and Dee Whitehead.

OCTOBER 10th, 1999 EDITION

SADIE CORDLE NICHOLS
Sadie CORDLE Nichols, 74, Enterprise, died Saturday, October 9, 1999, at her home in Enterprise.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Searcy Funeral Home.

OCTOBER 31st, 1999 EDITION

JOSEPH THOMAS DYESS, SR.
Joseph Thomas Dyess, Sr., 64, died Friday, October 29, 1999, at Earl B. Hadlow Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mr. Dyess was an educator for over 40 years with Bolles School and was semi-retired. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 2, at Evergreen Cemetery in Elba. Arrangements will be by Hayes Funeral Home of Elba.


LAMAR J. STACKHOUSE
Lamar J. Stackhouse, of ENterprise, will be held Monday, November 1, 1999, at 2 p.m. from Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 805 Coppinville Road, ENterprise, with the Rev. Harold Rogers, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Llane Cemetery in Kinston, with Sconiers Funeral Home of Enterprise directing.


LARRY DAVID SUMMERS
Larry David Summers, 54, Dothan, died Friday, October 29, 1999, at his residence following an extended illness.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., today, Sunday, October 31, at Memory Hill Cemetery in Dothan, with Rev. Van Gauthe officiating and Byrd Funeral Home directing.

Flowers are acepted or memorials may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Box 2127, Dothan, AL 36302.

Mr. Summers was born September 17, 1945 in Dale County and lived the early years of his life in the Coffee and Dale county areas. He was a 1963 graduate of Enterprise High School. He was employed with Civil Service for several years in the print shop at Fort Rucker and later served for nineteen years in the Army National Guard, 31st Support Battalion of Enterprise, prior to his retirement in August of this year. Mr. Summers served as a sports official for the Enterprise and Dothan Sports Official Association for the past 35 years. He was a devout Christian, husband and father, and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Susan Summers of Dothan; his mother, Pauline Summers of Enterprise; a son and daughter-in-law, Britt and Rhonda Speigner of Dothan; two daughters and sons-in-law, Brandi and Jeff Grantham of Ozark and Tina Austin of Enterprise; five grandchildren, Jacob Grantham and Ryan Grantham, both of Ozark, Morgan Austin of Enterprise, Brian Cook and Brandi Cook, both of Dothan; a special cousin, Linda Summers of Chancellor; a dear sister-in-law and niece, Cathy Kirkland and Kacee Kirkland; and a nephew, Matt Whitehead.

Mr. Summers was preceded in death by his father, Green Junior Summers, who died in 1982.


ANICE FLORENCE WILSON
Anice Florence Wilson, 98, Enterprise, died Friday, October 29, 1999, at Medical Center Enterprise.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, November 1, at El Bethel Assembly of God Church with Rev. Phil Greenaway (great nephew) officiating, assisted by Rev. Mike Taylor. Burial will follow in Old Tabernacle Cemetery under the direction of Searcy Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at Searcy Funeral Home today, Sunday, October 31, from 3-5 p.m.

Mrs. Wilson was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, W. O. "Oliver" Wilson. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Adam and Mollie MOORE Hardwick, who came to Alabama from Georgia in 1907. Survivors include a step-daughter, Falbie Farley of Charleston, N.C.; three step-grandsons; and a host of loving nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews.



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