Obituaries 6/27

Published 9:15 pm Monday, June 26, 2006

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Robert Terry Boyd Sr.

Robert “Terry” Boyd Sr., 54, of Athens, died Sunday, June 25, 2006, at home, following a battle with cancer. No funeral services are planned. Spry Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Mr. Boyd was a longtime employee of Gene’s Auto Supply.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Evelyn Boyd.

He is survived by a son, Terry-Bob Boyd of Elkmont; two grandsons, Tee Boyd and Ryan Boyd; four sisters, Faye McMeans, Edith Wilson, Janice Pirtle and Teresa Moss, all of Athens; and a brother, Randall Boyd of Athens.

Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Limestone County.



Elizabeth Bailey Conlon

The funeral mass for Elizabeth Bailey Conlon, 85, of Athens, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Alookaran officiating.

Rosary will be tonight at 5 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.

Mrs. Conlon died Monday, June 26, 2006, at Sunbridge Nursing Home.

She was born Oct. 4, 1920, in Greenbrier to Robert Bailey and Annie Pearl McKee Bailey. She graduated from Madison High School where she excelled in basketball. She worked at the Telephone Company in Huntsville. She married John J. Conlon in 1943. She taught school at Lincoln Mills during WWII and later at St. Ann’s School in Decatur. She was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, a Girl Scout leader, a volunteer for the Red Cross and Salvation Army. She managed the Athens Country Club for four years and was known for her beautiful wedding cakes with Spun sugar flowers decoration. She was a wonderful wife, mother and companion. She was also an avid golfer.

She was preceded in death by her parents; five sisters, Mildred Tribble, Doris Bumgardner, Myrtle B. Whitworth, Annie Pearl Berry and Patty B. Ray; and three brothers, Robert Bailey, Walter Bailey and Charles Bailey.

She is survived by her husband, John Conlon of Athens; one son, John Michael Conlon of Athens; three daughters, Jane Ann Farmer, Mary Susan Fogg, and Elizabeth Marie Whitt, all of Athens; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Chuck Farmer, Philip Farmer, Scott Farmer, Casey Fogg, Zachery Conlon and Eric Whitt.

Honorary pallbearers will be Roy Shaw, Hal Coffman, William Bet-Sayad, Tom Colliouet, Tim Mingus, David Horn and Mike Stanley.

Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s building fund, Hospice of Limestone County, Alzheimer or your favorite charity.





Pauline Kinney Lamont

The graveside service for Pauline Kinney Lamont, 86, of Ardmore, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Gatlin Cemetery with the Rev. Sammy Brister officiating and Ardmore Memorial Funeral Home directing.

Visitation will be 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.

Mrs. Lamont died Sunday, June 25, 2006, at her daughter’s residence.



Mattie Louise Pitts

Mattie Louise Pitts, 74, of Athens, died Monday, June 26, 2006, at Huntsville Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Spry Funeral Home.



Billy Rudolph Page

Billy Rudolph Page, born in Rogersville, on Dec. 12, 1923, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2006, at his home in Oliver surrounded by family and friends. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. tonight at Rogersville Funeral Home, with funeral services at Oliver Church of Christ, 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Visitation at the church will be one hour prior to service. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents William “Billy” Page and Nellie Thornton Page and his sister, Aurelia Ezell and Izora Skipworth. Bill and his wife Imogene Hamilton Page had just celebrated their 60th anniversay on May 10, 2006.

Bill is survived by three sons, David of Bradenton, Fla., Jerry, of Rogersville and Gary Don of Athens; grandchildren, Craig and Garrett of Bradenton, Matthew and wife, Amy of Cullman, Kelsey of Rogersville, Christa and Andy of Athens.

He was a faithful member of Oliver Church of Christ where he served for many years as a deacon. He was a graduate of Lauderdale County High School. As a proud member of the greatest generation, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the USS Chester. Returning from the war meant beginning his college at Auburn. After he graduated with an agriculture degree, he worked for Barber Milk Company in Birmingham. Finally he returned home to Rogersville where he coached and taught biology at LCHS and worked on a dairy farm. Later years saw him working for ABMA in Huntsville and continuing his studies at Athens State University where he earned a degree in Mathematics and later worked for NASA as a mathematician until his retirement with the government. He then worked for Consolidated Systems Corporation for several years before he retired to become a cattle farmer.

Billy and Imogene also became locally famous for the daylilies they began to raise as a hobby. They sold some and gave away many more. Daylilies from their gardens are spread throughout North Alabama as a living memorial to a couple who always knew if they were doing something that was fun, they would never have to work. Their doors and hearts were always open to any passer-by at their hilltop home in Oliver. The sports teams at LCHS and Auburn never had a more devoted follower that Billy Page, who was with them as long as he was able to attend. His friends and family will forever miss that handsome shock of snowy hair and the twinkle in his eye. Memorials for Billy may be made to Hospice of the Shoals or to the Rogersville Rescue Squad.





Georgia Ermal Covington Williams

The funeral for Georgia Ermal Covington Williams, 92, of Athens, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Joe Olson and Larry Hicks officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetary.

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

Mrs. Williams died Monday, June 26, 2006, at Limestone Health Facility.

She was a member of Eastside and Lockes Cross Road Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Minor and Della Covington; her husband, Jake Williams; one son, Bobby Craddack Williams; two sisters, Mittie Griggs, Lena Hickerson; and one brother, Lester Covington.

She is survived by one son, Athens Mayor Dan Williams and his wife, Kay, of Athens; one daughter, Joan Stanford and her husband, Jimmy, of Athens; seven grandchildren, Della Stanford, Will Stanford, Jesse Stanford, Whitney Aldridge and her husband Allen, Daniel Williams and his wife, Kara, Charles Williams, and Dinah Williams; five great-grandchildren, Kaleigh Aldridge, Alex Wren Aldridge, Asa Aldridge, Luke Williams and Jillian Williams.

Pallbearers will be Will Stanford, Jesse Stanford, Daniel Williams, Charles Williams, Allen Aldridge and Dwight Covington.

Memorials may be made to Athens Bible School in her memory.