Obituaries 2/26

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Marvin McArthur James

The funeral for Marvin McArthur ‘Mack’ James, 63, of Belle Mina, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Spry Funeral Home with Ricky Lowery officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.

Visitation will be tonight from 5-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. James died Friday, Feb. 27, 2006, at his residence.

He was born Sept. 11, 1942, in Limestone County. He was a retired farmer and a volunteer fireman at South Limestone Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church of Athens.

He was preceded in death by his father, Frank James; two brothers, Paul James and Charles James; and one sister, Mary Ann James.

He is survived by his wife, Sherley Haygood of Belle Mina; his mother, Doris James of Bella Mina; three sons, Kevin James of Harvest, Brent James and Kenny James both of Belle Mina; one daughter, Michelle James of Decatur; two sisters, Glenda Keenum and Brenda Robinson, both of Belle Mina; two brothers, Ricky James of Madison, and Randall James of Belle Mina; two grandsons, Devin Hadden and Benjamin James; and several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be his nephews.



Velma Loree Ritterbush

The graveside service for Velma Loree Ritterbush, 71, of Athens, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Limestone Memorial Gardens. Spry Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.

Visitation will be tonight from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Ritterbush died Friday, Feb. 24, 2006, at Decatur General Hospital.

She was a retired machine operator, a member of the Woodmen of the World and of the Baptist Faith.

She is survived by one son, Walter Ritterbush of New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; two daughters, Susan Anthony of Lynchburg, Tenn., and Patsy Blakely of Athens; one brother, Walter Orbin Kaiser of Florissant, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.





Barbara Anette Rolin

The funeral for Barbara Anette Rolin, 46, of Ardmore, Tenn., will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Ardmore Memorial Funeral Home in Ardmore, Ala., with the Rev. Jerry Smith. Burial will be in Gatlin Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.

Mrs. Rolin died Friday, February 24, 2006, at Athens-Limestone Hospital.