Mrs. Ashley Rebecca Avery O'neal, age 27, of Gaylesville, AL, died Monday, February 8, 2016, at her residence.

Mrs. O'neal was born April 3, 1988, in Fort Payne, AL, daughter of the late Brenda Annette Cooper.  She had been employed with Best Manufacturing.  In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her grandfather, Mack Cooper; great-grandmothers, Ola Mae Tallent Sprayberry, and Frances Marion Cooper.

Mrs. O'neal is survived by her husband, Jonathon O'neal; daughter, Caytlyn O'neal; sister, Amanda Avery; grandmother, Willie Mae Cooper; and her dog, Snowflake.

Funeral services for Mrs. O'neal will be held at 1:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) Saturday, February 13, 2016, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Min. Berlin Murphy officiating.  Interment will follow in the Berea Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Gilbert Moreno, Daniel Bates, Matthew Jackson, Johnny Slayton, Josh Johnson, and Jeremy Whitlock.  Kenny Black will serve as an honorary pallbearer.

Mrs. O'neal will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) Friday, February 12, 2016.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Ashley Rebecca Avery O'neal who died on Monday.  

Mrs. Marandy Louise Calaway Jennings, affectionately known as “NaNa”, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Jennings was born in Cedar Bluff, Alabama on September 20, 1941, daughter of the late Frank Calaway and Clara Mae Jenkins Calaway.  She was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church and prior to retirement was employed with the Bosch Corporation.  Mrs. Jennings loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren and going on the many “adventures of Thelma and Louise.”  She enjoyed arts and crafts, working in her yard, shopping and visiting people at the Nursing Home.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jennings was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Frank Jennings and a grandson, Benjamin Jennings.

Mrs. Jennings is survived by her children, Joey and Jeffrey Jennings of Birmingham, AL; David and Cindy Jennings of Gainesville, and Melissa and Ron Finley of West Point, GA; brothers and sisters-in-law, Billy and Sandy Calaway of Ragland, AL and Chris and Linda Calaway of Trion, GA; sisters, Arline Womack of Lyerly and Pauline Kilgore of Trion; 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren “with one on  the way”, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Jennings will be held Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. in the Pettit Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Weaver officiating.  Private Interment will follow be in the Cherokee Memorial Gardens in Centre, AL

Pallbearers will be members of the Men’s Sunday School Class of the Dry Valley Baptist Church.

Mrs. Jennings will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5 until 7 P.M.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Marandy Louise Calaway Jennings.  

Mr. Loyd James Bradford, "Granddaddy", age 82, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2016 at his residence in Gaylesville, AL.

Mr. Bradford was born in Jackson County, Alabama on September 19, 1933 to the late Wallace and Fannie Jane Bradford. Mr. Bradford was a retired truck driver, a loving Christian and was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Gaylesville AL. "Grandaddy", as Loyd liked to be called, lived his life for the Lord and enjoyed traveling and camping, as well as spending time with family and friends. 

Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Sue Bradford, son Mark Bradford (Donna) of Gaylesville, and daughter, Joyce Hughes (Edward) of Gaylesville, step-daughters, Brenda Adams (Chris) and Sherry Hughes of Fyfe, AL and step-son, Anthony Hughes (Patricia) of Marino Valley, CA. He also leaves behind his beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Tiffany Gowens (Danny) and their children, Skyler, Braxton and McKenzie Blankenship, Heather Garrett (Adam) and their children, Chase and Caley, Lauren Mason (Jamie) and their children, Austin and Jase,  Brittany Hamilton (Andy) and their daughter, Zada, and Tyler Bradford (Macy) and their daughter, Tylee, Jason Adams (Amy) and their daughter, Addy, Latosha Sawyer (Pep) and their children, Kaliegh, Lallie and Ralleigh, sister, Elizabeth Haynes, along with several nieces, nephews, cousins and his dog, Max. 

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon EST on Monday, February 8, 2016 at Mason Funeral Home of Summerville with Rev. Sanford DeBerry officiating with interment following in Pine Haven cemetery in Hollywood, AL. 

Active pallbearers are Tyler Bradford, Skyler Blankenship, Chase Garrett, Braxton Blankenship, Austin Mason and Jase Mason. The family would like to extend a special heart-felt thank you to the nurses and staff of Southern Hospice in Gadsden AL for their outstanding care and support during his illness. 

Mr. Bradford will lie in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends on Sunday from 6 to 8pm EST.

Jay Hall of Hoover, AL passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2016. He was born in Trion, GA on July 25, 1963.

Jay is survived by his wife, Laura Bjorklund Hall; sons, Alex and Andrew Hall; parents, Jimmy and Charlotte Hall of Trion, GA; and brothers, Scott Hall (Beverly) of Dalton, GA and Jeff Hall (Barbara) of Rock Spring, GA.

Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, AL, with the 2 p.m. memorial service immediately following in Ridout's Southern Heritage Chapel, 475 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham, AL 35124. Coffman Funeral Home-Petitt Chapel making announcement for the Hall family.

Buddy Leroy Reynolds, age 38, of Summerville passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening at a Rome Hospital.

Buddy was born in Marietta, Georgia on August 11, 1977, son of Janice Ann Cox Reynolds Sweet and the late Leroy “Buddy” Reynolds.  He was employed with Mt. Vernon Mills as an inspector and his greatest hobby was being a “Daddy”.  Buddy loved photography and enjoyed the outdoors.  He also was a lover of music.  In addition to his father, Buddy was preceded in death by his grandparents, Rev. Bill Cox, Boyd and Rena Lucille Barton and Doris Jean Fletcher; step-father, Wayne Sweet; and twin niece and nephew, Johnathan Lucas and Kalee Grace Mitchell.

Buddy is survived by his daughter, Stefanie Reynolds; mother, Janice Sweet; sisters, Lucy Reynolds, Rena Ann Carroll and Charolette Rush; brother, Tony Reynolds; nieces, Brittany Matney, Tabitha Christina Floyd, Serena Mincey, Madison Mincey, and MaKayla Mincey; nephews, Ethan O’Dell, Jadon Mitchell, Andrew Carroll, Andrew Rush and Devin Rush; extended family, Jeannie and Steven Lane; and special friends, Daniel Barry, Chris Fowler, Rodney Fowler, Randy Wilson and Tab Elkins.

Funeral Services for Buddy will be held Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 3:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Johnson officiating.  Interment will follow in the Subligna Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Daniel Barry, Justin Brown, Jason Mitchell, Kenneth McWhorter, Tyler Morgan and Zac Dotson.

Buddy will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 2:00 P.M. until the funeral hour.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Buddy Leroy Reynold

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MRS. SARA BETH COBB, age 77, of Austin, Texas passed away January 24, 2016, in Austin, Texas.  A native of Trion, Georgia, She was born to the late Carl and Edith Newsome on January 29, 1938.  Sara was a graduate of Trion High School where she was homecoming queen and a beauty pageant winner.  She joyously dedicated her life to loving and caring for her family and was loved by anyone who had the pleasure of knowing her.

 Surviving are her husband, of 57 years, Clyde; daughters, Laura (Brad),and Carolyn (Lan); son, David (Cindy); grandchildren, Michael, Ben, Weston, Tiana, Chloe, and Atticus; sister, Celia (Jimmy).

 A memorial service will be held Friday, February 5th, at 11:00 A.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home. 

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Robert Eugene "Georgia Boy" Crane, age 72 of Cedar Bluff, AL passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Floyd Medical Center.

Mr. Crane was born November 2, 1943 in Trion, GA to the late Dennis E. Crane and Hazel Browning Crabtree. He was a retired truck driver.

He is preceded in death by his parents; L.C. and Grace Crane, step-children; Christine, Travis, and Charles Trevor Sanders,  and brothers; Wayne and Winston Crabtree, and Eddie Crane.

Mr. Crane is survived by his loving wife; Inez Crane,  son; Robert Eugene  Crane II & wife, Teresa, daughters, Tina Whiteley& husband Mark and Gina Lynn Clark, step-daughters; Teri Tucker and Jackie Sanders, brother; Jerry Crabtree, sister; Brenda Fay Noles, 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 2 at the Mason Funeral Home Chapel  with speakers Andy Noles, Shari Duncan, and Brittany Crane. Interment will follow at Pennville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gene Noles, Dennis Noels, Jessey Hearn, Rodney Dempsey, Cody Crane, Harley Clark, Matt Butler, Dean Glenn, and Logan Adams.

Mr. Crane will lay in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Monday from 6:00-8:00 pm.

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