Mr. Zin Eugene Weed

by Sorrells Funeral Home | Oct 13, 2025 | Obituaries

Mr. Zin Eugene Weed, of Dothan, Alabama, passed away on October 11, 2025 at Northwest Florida Community Hospital in Chipley, Florida. He was 90.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2025 in Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel at 3:00 PM with Rev. Brandon Acree officiating and Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb directing. Interment will follow at Tabernacle Church Cemetery in Hartford.

The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 PM and continuing until service time.

Mr. Weed was born on Saturday, October 13, 1934 to the late Zin Riley and Susie Spurlock Weed, in Midland City, Alabama. He was a faithful member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church and part of the Nursing Home outreach program. Zin also served his country through the U.S. Navy and worked with Twitchell Textile before owning and operating the Weed Corporation. He enjoyed and loved fishing in his spare time but his greatest love was being with his family, especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mr. Zin also enjoyed keeping his mind active by solving the world’s problems with his coffee group at McDonalds.

In addition to his parents; son, Michael Rex Bonner; two brothers: Gerald and Tex all preceded him in death.

Survivors include his beautiful bride, Bonnie Annette Weed; sons: Stan Weed (Sonya), Stephen Weed (Alicia); grandchildren: Jarrod Weed (Melanie), Jeremy Weed (Kayla), Clay Weed (Leslie), Kailey Johnson (Kyle), Kacey Acree (Brandon), Klara Beth Weed; great grandchildren: Dax Weed, Ava Weed, Kora Johnson, Kinley Johnson, and another one expected in November; sister-in-law, Barbara Weed; special nephew, Jackie Waters (Amy);  numerous nieces, nephews, and other extended family and friends.

In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 8^th Ave, 16^th Floor, New York, NY 10001.

Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb

(334) 886-7777, is in charge of arrangements.

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Mr. Ronald Lee “Skip” Harris, Sr., a resident of Ozark

by Holman Funeral Home of Ozark | Oct 13, 2025 | Obituaries

Obituary from Holman Funeral Home of Ozark – Ozark, Alabama

Mr. Ronald Lee “Skip” Harris, Sr., a resident of Ozark, peacefully went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday morning, October 12, 2025, at his home. He was 92 years old.

Funeral services for Mr. Harris will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 17, 2025, from the First United Methodist Church of Ozark with Reverend Dr. Jason Thrower and  Reverend Bobbi Lassiter officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends in the church Friday from 10:00 A.M. until service time.

Mr. Harris was born near Rolfe, Iowa, on July 30, 1933, to Leon and Viola Harris. With his family he moved to a farm near Everly, Iowa, in 1935. He graduated from Everly High School in 1951, earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Iowa State University in 1955, and a Master’s Degree from Troy University in 1974. Immediately after graduation from Iowa State, Skip entered the United States Marine Corps and served five years on active duty. While in flight school at NAS Pensacola, he met Freddiejo (Sally) Frederickson, and they were married December 29, 1957. After his active duty military service, Skip taught school in Iowa for one year and then was employed by Petroleum Helicopters in Lafayette, Louisiana, for three years where he flew offshore missions to transport oil refinery workers to platforms. In 1964, he and his family moved to Ozark, where he worked as a helicopter test pilot for the maintenance contractor at Fort Rucker for thirty-five years until his retirement in 1999. Skip amassed over 15,000 flight hours during his flying career.  Skip’s first wife, Sally, passed away in 1985. In 1986, he married Alma (Chris) Jones White who passed away in 2023. Post-retirement, Skip dedicated fifteen years as a volunteer with the Wiregrass Area Chapter of the American Red Cross participating in numerous disaster assignments across the nation. Skip was a devoted blood donor with the Red Cross donating over 100 pints of blood.   Skip was also involved in coaching Dixie Youth Baseball for fourteen years. He was an avid runner and participated in many races, to include marathons. As a longtime member of First United Methodist Church of Ozark, he served as a Sunday School teacher and was on the administrative board. Skip and Chris were also part of the Dothan Ballroom Dance Club until her passing. Skip took great pride in never missing a day of school or work due to illness, attributing it to the grace of God. In addition to his parents, Skip was preceded in death by two sisters, Marjorie Harris and Ardyth Peterson, his brother and sister-in-law Richard and Gloria Harris, brother-in-law Duane Peterson; and two step-sons, Michael White and Scott White.

Surviving family members include his son Ronald Harris, Jr. of Deatsville, daughter Teri Clark of Midland City, son and daughter-in-law Kenneth and Dianne Harris of Auburn, son and daughter-in-law Brian and Kelli Harris of Auburn, daughter and son-in-law Nancy and Bill Gresco of Ozark; step daughter-in-law, Toni Carman (Aaron) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; twelve grandchildren; Matthew Harris (Molly), Anna Marie Schroller (Knox), Melody Locklar (Andrew), Ronald L. “Trey” Harris, III (Rachel), Katy Barnes (Scott), Eric Clark (Hailey), Patrick Harris (Abbie), Hannah Sullivan (Kyle), Andrew Harris (Shelby), Neal Gresco, Kate Gresco (Landon), and Laney Gresco; three step-grandchildren, Alex White, Simon White (Georgia) and Eva Carman; seven great-grandchildren and numerous other family members.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wiregrass Area Food Bank, 382 Twitchell Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303.

Condolences may be expressed at www.HolmanFuneralHome.com

Mitchell B. Kirkland

by Ward Wilson Funeral Home | Oct 13, 2025 | Obituaries

Mitchell B. Kirkland, 76, passed away on October 7, 2025, at Advent Health in Apopka, Florida, after a brief illness. Born on February 6, 1949, in Dothan, Alabama, Mitchell’s life was rooted in the Southern communities he called home and shaped by service to his Lord and enduring ties to family and friends.

Mitchell was preceded in death by his parents, Otis Sr. & Evelyn Kirkland, parents-in-law Abner & Mary Miller, brother Otis Kirkland Jr., nephew Thad Kirkland, brother-in-law Curtis Emerson, sister-in-law Carol Kirkland, and sister-in-law Helen Ruth Taylor.

Mitchell is survived by his wife Glenda Kirkland, Howey in the Hills, FL; son Randall Newberry (Alice) Phenix City, AL; daughter BJ Riday (Ryan) Clermont, FL; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, sisters Gloria White (Harold), Slocomb, AL; Mary Emerson Dothan, AL; Vivian Morrison (Billy), Dothan, AL; and a host of other relatives including a very special aunt Quinque Donley, his cherished nieces and nephews, his adopted family the Ozbuns, and other close friends.

Mitchell was a seemingly quiet man who was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was always there to lend a hand when anyone needed. His quick wit served him well when he was joking, and he never missed a chance to make you laugh, even if it came at your own expense sometimes.

Mitchell served in the US Navy for four years as an electronics mechanic, spending eight months at sea aboard the USS Saratoga during her deployment to the South China Sea supporting the Vietnam War efforts.

Mitchell, an electrician by trade, retired as the Director of Plant Services after 38 years working for Southeast Alabama Medical Center.

Mitchell loved fishing even though he didn’t often take time to go. He did find time to garden and took pride in his wicking pots and the vegetables they produced. In recent years, he also enjoyed watching bluebirds nesting in his bird boxes. He never turned down a request for dog sitting and will be greatly missed by Spice and Sugar.

Mitchell was a man of God. He traveled the world on various mission trips, but he viewed everyone in his daily life as his mission field. He ministered to those he worked with, and he developed lifelong friendships with those he fellowshipped with. He interceded in prayer for all those he knew.

If you choose to contribute in Mitchell’s honor, PersecutionProject.org is a cause he believed in.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3 P.M. Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Ward Wilson Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends after the Celebration of Life service at The DoubleTree, 2740 Ross Clark Circle. We would also love for you to share your favorite memories of Mitchell with us via email, even if you’re unable to join us. Lifetime.Lived@Gmail.com

Norma Jane Gilley Barber

by Ward Wilson Funeral Home | Oct 13, 2025 | Obituaries

Norma Jane Gilley Barber, 92, a long-time resident of Dothan, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 10, 2025.  A celebration of life service will be held at 1:30 on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at the Ward Wilson Chapel in Dothan, AL.  Burial will follow in the Tabernacle Methodist Church Cemetery in Bald Hill (family only). The family will receive friends from 1:00 until service time at the Ward Wilson Funeral Home.

Norma was born on November 22, 1932, in Lynn Haven, Florida to the late Clois Bishop Gilley and Ruth Hoover Gilley. She was a 1951 graduate of Slocomb High School in Slocomb, Alabama. After graduation she began working at the Slocomb National Bank and later transferred to the First National Bank in Dothan.  In the late 60’s she worked at Hedstrom Union Company until her marriage in 1967 to Ray Barber. Norma and Ray enjoyed fishing, playing games, working in the yard and spending time with the family together until his death in 2017. They were both members of the Goodwater Freewill Baptist Church in Newton.

She is survived by two step-sons Ray N. Barber (Patti) of Tifton, GA and Randy Barber (Darlene) of Chickamauga GA, and one step-daughter Jody Burke (Bo) of Marianna FL, four step-grandsons – Ben Burke (Kara), Daniel Burke (Emily), Austin Barber (Cara), Jonathan Barber (Brittney), five step-granddaughters – Mandy White (Ben), Natalie Keadle (Walker), Sarah Barber, Lawson Nagle (Connor), Maria Bible (Cameron), twenty step-great grandchildren, and several cousins including June (Ken) Winter of Tennessee.

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