Obituaries 4/25

Published 9:09 pm Monday, April 24, 2006

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Bobby Joe Clem

The funeral for Bobby Joe Clem, 60, of Elkmont, will be at 2 p.m. today at Ardmore Memorial Funeral Home with Bill McGregor officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Mr. Clem died Saturday, April 22, 2006, at home.



Juan Sergio Cortez

A funeral Mass for Juan Sergio Cortez, 31, of Tanner, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Father Charles Alookaran officiating. Visitation will follow the funeral Mass at the funeral home. A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. at Roselawn Cemetery.

Mr. Cortez died Saturday, April 22, 2006, in Tanner.



Maria Cristina Cortez

A funeral Mass for Maria Cristina Cortez, 8, of Tanner, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Father Charles Alookaran officiating. Visitation will follow the funeral Mass at the funeral home. A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. at Roselawn Cemetery.

Miss Cortez died Saturday, April 22, 2006, in Tanner.



Mary Katherine Monk

The funeral for Mary Katherine Monk, 72, of Athens, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Spry Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6- 8 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.

Ms. Monk died Sunday, April 23, 2006, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham.



Wesley “Buddy” Vaughn

The funeral for Wesley “Buddy” Vaughn, 68, of Athens, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Spry Funeral Home with Randy Carter officiating. A graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville.

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

Mr. Vaughn died Sunday, April 23, 2006, at Athens-Limestone Hospital.

He was born July 19, 1937, in Huntsville to John Wesley and Cora Kay Vaughn. He was a member of Enon Baptist Church.

He is survived by a son, Timothy Michael Vaughn of Birmingham; two step-daughters, Kay Moran and Delores Davis, both of Athens; two sisters, Mae Blair of Madison and Jane Morring of Huntsville; three grandsons, Brandon Vaughn, Kevin Vaughn and Jason Vaughn, all of Birmingham; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Mildred Corum of Athens.

Memorials may be made to the Christopher Reeve Foundation, 636 Morris Turnpike Suite 3-A, Short Hill, N.J., 07078.