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Published 8:23 pm Wednesday, January 3, 2007

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Emma Jean Jostworth

The funeral for Emma Jean Jostworth, 77, of Athens, will be in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at McConnell Funeral Home.

Mrs. Jostworth died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, at Athens-Limestone Hospital.

Mrs. Jostworth was born April 1, 1929, in the Mount Rozell community in western Limestone County to Elbert Lee Page and Ida Chapman Page.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Earl Jostworth; one daughter, Linda Gail Shelton; one brother, Robert Page; and one nephew, Gerald Page.

She is survived by one sister, Dean Marbut of Elkmont; three nephews, Bobby Page of Trussville, Joey Page of Birmingham and Lyndon Marbut of Minor Hill, Tenn.; four nieces, Marie King of Decatur, Joyce Rose of Elkmont, Brenda McMasters of Minor Hill and Diane Jackson of Anderson; and several great-nieces and great-nephews and several great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Limestone County.



Christine M. Miller

Christine M. Miller, 74, of Chicago, and formerly of Athens, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006. A wake for Mrs. Miller will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Spry Funeral Home.

Further arrangements will be announced by the funeral home.



Pauline Reyer Usery

The funeral for Pauline Reyer Usery, 92, of Elkmont, will be at 11 a.m. today at Ardmore Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Larry Bottom officiating. Burial will be in Gatlin Cemetery in Ardmore.

Mrs. Usery died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, at her residence.