Anne Mary Rocco, a beacon of kindness and selflessness, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2025, in Dothan, Alabama, at the age of 82. Born on July 20, 1943, in New York, NY, Anne’s vibrant spirit and adventurous soul touched the lives of all who knew her.
Anne’s life was a testament to her unwavering faith and her commitment to nurturing young minds. As a respected preschool teacher at the College of William and Mary, she shaped countless futures with her gentle guidance and infectious enthusiasm for learning. Her devotion to her faith was equally profound, as she was a devout Catholic who lived her beliefs through action, volunteering her time and energy at St. Columba Church.
Her journey from a proud New Yorker to a cherished member of the Dothan community in 2005 was filled with the joy of new friendships and experiences. Anne never met a stranger, and her ability to connect with people was one of her most remarkable traits. Her love for travel took her to Ireland, Germany, and Hawaii fulfilling a lifelong dream.
Anne’s love for life was evident in her passion for shopping, with Macy’s being her preferred destination for the latest fashions. Her sense of style was only matched by her graciousness and her ability to make every occasion special.
Left to honor Anne’s legacy are her loving daughters, Laura Stratton (James), Ronnie Jewell (Jim), and Amy Frohnapfel (Dirk); her adoring grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and her nieces, Aileen Morea and Lizabeth Rossiter. Anne was preceded in death by her beloved parents, William and Anna McKendry; her husband, Michael Rocco; her brother, William McKendry, Jr.; and her sister, Dolores Rossiter.
Anne’s life was a beautiful portrait of love, dedication, and adventure. Her kind heart and selfless nature were the cornerstones of her existence. Those who knew her will forever remember her warm smile, her generous spirit, and the way she embraced life’s journey with open arms. Anne Mary Rocco’s memory will continue to inspire and comfort all who were blessed to feel the warmth of her love.
A mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, September 5, 2025 at 11am in St. Columba Catholic Church with Father Jim Dane officiating. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to service time.
James Carlton Toole, Jr., a resident of Clayton, Alabama, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Port St. Joe, Florida. He was 54 years old.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 6, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at Friendly Assembly of God Church with Rev. Ronnie Benefield officiating and Glover Funeral Home directing. Flowers will be accepted.
James was born on March 21, 1971, in Columbus, Georgia, to James Carlton, Sr. and Betty Jean Morgan Toole. He was a bridge inspector and dump truck driver for Barbour County and a volunteer firefighter for Texasville Volunteer Fire Department. James enjoyed camping, fishing, watching westerns, and gardening.
He is preceded in death by his father, James Carlotn Toole, Sr.; wife, Deborah Benefield Toole; sister, Frances Rutledge.
Survivors include his mother, Betty Jean Morgan Toole; four sons, James Toole, III (Ashley) of Texasville, Alabama, William Toole of Clayton, Alabama, Jacob Toole (Kimberly) of Clayton, Alabama, and Jacob Toole, II of Clayton, Alabama; daughter, Aubrey Toole of Clayton, Alabama; brother, Charles Wesley Rutledge (Connie); four sisters, Barbara Ann Tackett (William), Martha Nell McCarty (Rudolph), Torrie Toole, and Tia Cherier (Michael); fourteen grandchildren.
Glover Funeral Home of Clayton was entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 775-3403. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
Obituary from Holman Funeral Home of Ozark – Ozark, Alabama
Mrs. Mary Walding Madison, a resident of Greensboro, Georgia and formerly of Ozark, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, from complications due to Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 69 years old.
Funeral services for Mrs. Madison will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 6, 2025, in the Chapel of Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with Reverend Dr. Eric Fuller officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home in Ozark Friday evening (September 5, 2024) from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.
Mrs. Madison was born November 26, 1955 in Dothan, Alabama to the late COL (Retired) Henry Dan Walding, Sr. and Nan Coleman Walding. She graduated from Carrol High School in 1973 and married COL (Retired) James G. Madison, III “Jim” of Tuscaloosa, Alabama June 28, 1980. Mary lovingly supported Jim throughout his 34 years in the United States Army. Mary enjoyed the overseas tours and experiences. Jim and Mary retired in June 2017, living in Greensboro, Georgia, Reynolds, and Lake Oconee area. Mary was a member of Ozark Baptist Church and currently a member of the Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church in Eatonton, Georgia. Survivors include her husband of 45 years, COL (Retired) James G. Madison, III “Jim”; two sons, SSgt James G. Madison, IV United States Marine Corps and Dan C. Madison and his wife Jessi Madison; two grandchildren, Will and Grayson Madison; siblings, Henry D. Walding, Jr. “Danny” of Dothan, Lisa Walding Sturdivant of Pinckard and husband deceased, CW4 (Retired) Jerry Sturdivant, Julie Walding Atterbury of Madison and husband MAJ (Retired) Bob Atterbury.
ECHO COMMUNITY. . .Robert Jerald “Jerry” Lurie, a resident of the Echo Community in Dale County, passed away early Thursday morning, August 28, 2025, at his home, after a short illness. He was 82.
Funeral services, with Air Force military honors, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 30, 2025, in the Holman-Headland Mortuary Chapel with his grandsons, Joshua Blair and Will Pierce officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in the Echo Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M Saturday at the mortuary in Headland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Echo Methodist Cemetery Fund, c/o Linda Ward, 12066 East Highway 27, Newville, AL 36353.
Jerry Lurie was born on January 11, 1943 to Henry and Elizabeth Smith Lurie in Dothan, Alabama. He was a graduate of Dothan High School class of 1961 and Troy University class of 1965. Jerry was known as “Lark” to his classmates and friends. He retired as a Master Sergeant in the Air National Guard in the Dothan unit after 36 years of service. Jerry was also employed with the state of Alabama as a Security Guard at the Air National Guard in Dothan. He was an avid outdoorsman who hunted and fished every chance he got. Jerry was a member of Echo Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by a brother, Rod Lurie.
Jerry is survived by his wife of 49 years, Judy Tew Lurie, daughters, Heather Lurie Pierce (Clay), Julie Harpe Powell (Jim), and Wendy Harpe Blair. He was known as “Paw Paw” to his precious grandsons, Will Pierce, Graham Pierce, Jack Pierce, Matthew Powell, Joshua Blair (Heather Prather), and Dalton Spann. Jerry is also survived by his step-grandchildren, Mark and Michael Powell, a sister, Margie Bivins, a brother, Doug Lurie (Connie), a sister-in-law, Cheryl Lurie and his best friend, Jerry Brackin.
HOLMAN-HEADLAND MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-693-3371. You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com. This establishment does not own a crematory.
Patricia Katharine (Jackson) Sirmon, 87, a resident of Dothan, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Grand South Senior Living following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 30, 2025, at First United Methodist Church with Dr. David R. Saliba and Reverend Lynn Nesbitt officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery with Glover Funeral Home of Dothan directing. The family will receive friends in the First United Methodist Church Parlor from 10:00 until 10:45 a.m., prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to, First United Methodist Church of Dothan, 1380 W. Main Street, Dothan, AL 36301.
Patricia was born February 20, 1938, in Greenville to the late Horace Eugene & Katherine Newton Shephard Jackson. She spent the early years of her life in Butler County and was a 1956 graduate of Georgiana High School. Following school, she attended Huntington College and The University of Alabama. She raised her family and spent most of her life as a homemaker. Patricia was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church of Dothan, where she attended since 1963, and was a member of the Progressors Sunday School Class.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bobby Sirmon.
She is survived by her three children, Bobby Charles Sirmon, Jr., Katharine Forrester (David), Laura Hatcher (Stan) all of Dothan; her four grandchildren, David Reeves Forrester (Katee) of Dothan, Kash Deaton (Ryan) of Dothan, Preston Hatcher (Sarah) of Birmingham, Laura Beth Hatcher Carbine (Caleb) of Troy; her six great-grandchildren, Frannie Forrester, Mary Reeves Forrester, Jackson Ann Deaton, Zay Deaton, James Robert Hatcher, and Calhoun Sirmon Carbine.
Serving as pallbearers, David Reeves Forrester, Preston Hatcher, Stan Hatcher, David Forrester, Ryan Deaton, Keith Grantham, Chris Manasco.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be her Bridge Club.
Glover Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 699-3888. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
James R. White better known as Sam, of Enterprise, AL passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at Medical Center Enterprise. He was 88.
Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Mount Pleasant Senior Center, 388 Co Rd 650, Enterprise, AL 36330. In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to the SOS Animal Shelter 25944 AL HWY 134, Enterprise, AL 36330
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Sam White was born November 6th, 1936 in Parrish, Alabama to the late Phil and Alice Odom White. He attended Phillips High School where he met his wife Linda Downey White. Linda and Sam were married 66 wonderful years filled with two children, three grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Sam worked for 33 years at Prudential Insurance before retiring and enjoying his days playing golf or tennis and with his family and friends.
Sam was an active member in his community usually throwing his voice on new people he met often resulting in someone getting a ladder to check the roof for someone trapped up there. He never met a stranger, and left smiles and laughter everywhere he went.
He was preceded in death by his parents Phil and Alice Odom White and his siblings Joe White and Nesta VanWezel.
He is survived by his wife Linda Downey White; son, James “Jay” Rayburn White Jr. (Amanda); daughter, Jill White Coale (Maury); three grandchildren Sallie Katherine Chapman (Nick), Jessica Ann Ruiz (Jonathon), and Samuel Talmage Coale; and eight great-grandchildren.
James Carlton Toole, Jr., a resident of Clayton, Alabama, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Port St. Joe, Florida. He was 54 years old.
