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Area Obituaries Randal Oliver Childs Randal Oliver Childs, 58, a native of Langdale and a resident of Jackson, died Aug. 1, 2006 at a medical facility in Birmingham. A carpenter for CHC Builders, he was a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Walker Springs and the Clarke County Mounted Sheriff's Posse. Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Childs of Jackson; mother, Mary Clyde Childs of Jackson; three sons, Kyle Childs, Jason Childs and Scott Childs, all of Jackson; sister, Linda Smith of Chunchula and five grandchildren. The funeral service was Aug. 3 in the chapel of Lathan Funeral Home of Jackson. Interment was in the Bethel Cemetery in Jackson. James Walter Edwards Sr. The visitation service for James Walter Edwards Sr., 78, will be Thursday, Aug. 10 (today) from 5-8 p.m. in the chapel of Lathan Funeral Home in Grove Hill. The funeral service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Grove Hill Baptist Church. The body will lie in state for one hour prior to service. Interment will be in the Grove Hill Cemetery. Edwards, a native of Selma, a former resident of Grove Hill, and a resident of Orange Beach, died Aug. 7, 2006 in Orange Beach. A hardware salesman for Tissier Hardware Supply Co. in Selma, he retired in 1993. Afounding member of the Island Fellowship Baptist Church in Orange Beach, he served as chairman of the deacons and was a Sunday School teacher. Active in the Orange Beach community, he enjoyed gardening and southern horticulture and tending his fruit orchard. He is survived by his wife, Bobbie Nichols Edwards of Orange Beach; two sons, James W. (Ann) Edwards Jr. of Anniston and Richard R. Edwards of Orange Beach; two daughters, Kay E. Clarke of Birmingham and Vikki E. Wiggins of Mobile; three brothers, John Ray Edwards of Montgomery and Houston Edwards and Mike Edwards, both of Selma; sister, Mary Ruth Holley of Selma; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Isiah Hair Jr. Isiah "Zeke" Hair Jr., 58, a logger with Rocky Etheredge Logging and a member of Fruitdale Church of the Brethren, died Aug. 2, 2006 at his residence. He was survived by his wife, Betty Hair of Fruitdale; brother, John Hare of Fruitdale; five sisters, Darlene Smith, Lavon Sumner and Betty Dawson, all of Bristol, Fla., Willie Reynolds of Chatom and Jane Carpenter of Deer Park. The funeral service was Aug. 5 at the Fruitdale Church of the Brethren. Interment was in Grace Williams Cemetery in Fruitdale with Lathan Funeral Home of Chatom directing. Mary Alice Skipper Mary Alice Skipper, 84, a native of Walker Springs and a resident of Jackson, died Aug. 4, 2006 at a local health care facility. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Jackson. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Rowland of Mobile; four brothers, Alfred Bayles and Marvin Bayles, both of Mobile, Willard Bayles of Jackson and Jimmy Bayles of Monroeville; sister, Bernice Hicks of Grove Hill and three grandchildren. The funeral service was Aug. 5 in the chapel of Lathan Funeral Home in Jackson. Interment was in Trinity Memorial Gardens. Georgia Skipworth Georgia Skipworth, a native of Grove Hill and a resident of Saraland, died at a local health care facility at the age of 91. She was a member of Magnolia Assembly of God Church in Grove Hill. She retired from Vanity Fair as a machine operator after 30 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fannie and Henry West, husband, Howard Skipworth, four sisters, Lucy Schultz, Bertha Dee Weaver, Lizzie O'Gwyn and Annie Pearl Tuberville, and brother, Douglas West. Survivors include three children, Delouise (Thomas) Tucker, Charles (Joann) Skipworth, both of Saraland and Howard (Bonnie) Skipworth of Joelton, Tenn.; six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be Thursday (today), Aug. 10, 12 noon in the chapel of Lathan Funeral Home in Grove Hill. The family will receive friends and family at the funeral home beginning at 10 a.m. prior to service. Interment will be in Magnolia Lawn Cemetery. Blondia Mae Chapman Blondia Mae Chapman, 71, a native and resident of the Winn community of Jackson, died Aug. 4, 2006 at Mobile Infirmary Medical Center. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church No. 2 in Grove Hill. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pearlie Chapman and Ollie Mae Martin Chapman, sister, Carrie Pugh and brother, Lawrence Chapman Sr. Survivors include a brother, the Rev. Vayton (Shirley J.) Chapman of Coffeeville and a sister, Lillian Chapman of the Winn community of Jackson. The funeral service will be Thursday (today), Aug. 10, 11 a.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church No. 2 in Grove Hill with the Rev. Cory J. Pruitt officiating. Viewing will be from 10 a.m. until the service hour. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Andrews Funeral Home directing. Obituaries from other mortuaries Mack Lavaughn Baugh Mack Lavaughn Baugh, a retired industrial electrical superintendent at Scotch Lumber Company, died Aug. 1, 2006 at Southwest Alabama Medical Center in Thomasville at the age of 75. A native of the Bassett Creek community, he was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Thomasville. He is survived by his wife, Myrtis Baugh of Thomasville; son, Lynn L. (Mae Lynn) Baugh of Thomasville; daughter, Grace Baugh Martin of Fulton; two grandchildren, Felissa Baugh Boutwell of Jackson and Lee Baugh of Saraland; two great-grandchildren, Lindsey Boutwell and Mallory Boutwell, both of Jackson. The funeral service was Aug. 4 at O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home in Thomasville with the Rev. Bill Faircloth officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Thomasville. Pallbearers were Gerald Newton, Jody Daniels, Jerry Gates, Fritz Bates, LaDon Harvell and Lamar Ruthledge. Honorary pallbearers were the deacons of Liberty Baptist Church. Lee Edward English Lee Edward English, 64, a resident of Jackson, died Aug. 2, 2006 at his home. He was a retired construction worker. He is survived by his wife, Mary English of Jackson; two daughters, Melody Hughes of Zimco and Latell Ezell of Jackson; son, Edward B. English of Jackson; four sisters, Elizabeth Wofford of Gadsden, Gladys Smith and Penny Smith, both of Atlanta, Ga. and Oneitha White of Summerville, Ga.; two brothers, James Davis of Mobile and Anthony Robinson of Gadsden and 10 grandchildren.
The funeral service was Aug. 7 in the chapel of Jackson Memorial Funeral Home. Interment was in the Mt. Olive No. 1 Baptist Church Cemetery in Rockville.
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