All Obituaries

    OZARK…. Mrs. Dorothy Grace Gunter Peters, a resident the Pleasant Grove Community, near Ozark, died late Thursday evening, July 2, 2020 at her home. She was 93.             Private family funeral services will be held Monday, July 6, 2020 with her sons, Reverend Harold Peters, Reverend Glenn Peters officiating. Assisting her sons will be Reverend Keith Butler. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church...

DOTHAN… Mrs. Shirley Anne Clark Aley, a resident of Dothan, died early Tuesday morning, June 30, 2020 at Ozark Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was 87.             In keeping with her wishes, there are no services planned at this time. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.             Memorial contributions may be made to, St. Jude Children’s...

MIDLAND CITY… Mr. Billy Charles Montgomery (Sgt., United States Army, Retired), a resident of Midland City, near Newton, died Monday afternoon, June 29, 2020 at his home. He was 80.             Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, July 2, 2020 in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Mike Griggs officiating. Graveside services, with full military honors, will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens. The family...

OZARK… Mr. Spurgeon Aaron Bivins, Jr., a resident of Ozark, died late Sunday evening, June 28, 2020 in Dale Medical Center. He was 76.             Homegoing services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 7, 2020 in the Earl Bankston Memorial Chapel with Pastor Stephen C. Hudson officiating. Burial will follow in the Greater Sardis Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The...

OZARK… Sherill Ray Childree was born on April 2, 1956. He was a former Architect. Those that knew him would say, he was a loving and smart man to say the least.             Sherill was brought home to Ozark, Alabama and cared for by his immediate family, Keith and Brenda Harbuck, Ryan and Whitney Welch, their four children, Betty Jane Childree and Elizabeth Childree. He softly went home to his heavenly father on Sunday, June 28,...

NEWTON…. Mrs. Annie Griffin Williams, a resident of Newton, died early Wednesday morning, June 24, 2020 in a Dothan hospital. She was 95.             Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, June 26, 2020 in the Earl Bankston Memorial Chapel with Pastor Tommy Giddens and Reverend Benji Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Newton Cemetery. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family will...

OZARK…. Mr. Rick Schultz, a resident of Ozark, died late Wednesday afternoon, June 17, 2020 at his home. He was 55.             In keeping with the wishes of his family, there are no public services planned at this time. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.             Mr. Schultz was born October 6, 1964 in Springfield, MA and lived in New York and Iowa...

  OZARK…. Mr. Ron Batts, a resident of Ozark, died Tuesday morning, June 16, 2020 in Arcadia, Louisiana. He was 62.             Funeral services, with military honors, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, June 22, 2020 in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Scott E. Thompson  officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral...

OZARK…. Mr. Wesley Staples, a resident of Ozark, died late Monday evening, June 15, 2020 at the home of his daughter, Kim Tharpe. He was 89.             Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, June 18, 2020 in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Roger Campbell and Reverend Russell Hagler officiating. Graveside services with military rites, will follow at Woodlawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive...

OZARK…. Mrs. Debby Donna Rose Dieter Villarreal, a resident of Ozark, died early Tuesday morning, June 9, 2020 at her home. She was 71.             Celebration of Life Services will be held at 5:00 P.M. Friday, June 12, 2020 in the Earl Bankston Memorial Chapel with Father John Doering officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 5:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home is in charge of...