Sgt. Harley Franklin Jacobs, age 90, a resident of Dothan, passed away early Tuesday morning, August 26, 2025 at his home.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 29, 2025 at Glover Funeral Home in the chapel with Reverend Larry Magwood officiating. Full military rites will be observed.
Sgt. Harley Franklin Jacobs was born to the late Reverend Oscar and Beulah Mince Jacobs on August 14, 1935 in Missouri. Sgt. Jacobs served his country in the United States Air Force for twenty-two years, his love for his country was unwavering. He was married to the love of his life for thirty-nine years, Mrs. Jessie Mae Boyd Jacobs. Family was his main priority, always making sure that his family was taken care of in every kind of way. He always loved to carry on and joke around with anyone he met. His hobbies included going to the shooting range, working any type of electronic, camping, and gardening.
He is preceded in death by his loving wife; parents; a brother, Willard Jacobs; and sister, Margie Wells.
Left to cherish his memories are two sons, Jerome Jacobs and Oscar Jacobs (Stephanie); two daughters, Sadie Roney (James) and Tessie Steverson; two sisters, Ruby Lytle and Faye Mason; nine grandchildren, Larry Eldridge, Nathan Jacobs, Nick Cotillo (Camera), Josh Jacobs, Cherie Allen, Kayla Jacobs, Cameron Jacobs, Katie German (David), Olivia Boatright (Peyton); eighteen great grandchildren, along with many friends.
Glover Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 699-3888. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
James Stanley Bonner, age 73, of Ashford, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2025.
Stanley was born August 6, 1952 in Houston County, Alabama to the late Billy Marl Bonner and Grace Adams Bonner. As a truck driver, Stanley enjoyed travelling and seeing different places. He was also an avid Alabama Crimson Tide football fan and everyone knew where he could be found on those fall Saturdays during football season.
In addition to his parents, Stanley is preceded in death by his brothers, Danny Bonner and Phil Bonner.
Stanley is survived by his sister, Gayle Patterson (Larry); sister-in-law, Sharlette Bonner; several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Graveside services for Stanley will be held at 10 AM, Thursday, August 28, 2025 at Rocky Creek Methodist Church Cemetery with Reverend Billy Womack officiating and Ward Wilson Funeral Home directing.
Bruce Edward Vining, age 65, of Dothan, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025, at Flowers Hospital.
Born in Lake City, Florida, Bruce was the son of the late Ernest Vining and Pamela Libert Williams. He attended the University of Florida and went on to work as a computer engineer.
Bruce was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Vining. He is survived by his loving mother, Pamela Libert Williams of Dothan, along with other cherished relatives.
A memorial service to honor Bruce’s life will be held at a later time.
Mrs. Evelyn Virginia Hemby Mullins, age 91, a resident of Dothan, passed away Monday, August 25, 2025 at Extendicare in Dothan following a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2025 at Ward-Wilson Funeral Home with the Reverend Taylor Rutland officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery with Ward-Wilson Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home at 1 p.m. one hour prior to the service.
Mrs. Mullins was born on February 21, 1934 in Slocomb, Alabama to the late T B Hemby and Francis Opal Dawsey Hemby. Evelyn was a 1952 graduate of Slocomb High School. She began her career working as a teller for Slocomb National Bank and First National Bank of Dothan prior to becoming a homemaker and stay-at-home mother. She was a tremendous caregiver to her immediate and extended families as she cared for many relatives. She was a great cook and kept a loving home. She enjoyed needlepoint and made many pieces including work on the needlepoint decorations in the vestibule of the First Baptist Church of Dothan.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, John Lewis Mullins, Jr. She is survived by her: brother, Edgar Dawsey Hemby, Panama City, FL; son, John Lewis Mullins, III, Vestavia Hills, AL; grandchildren, Lydia Mullins, Springville, AL, Andrew Mullins (Tori), Murfreesboro, TN, and Clayton Mullins, Vestavia Hills, AL; great-grandchildren, Elijah, Sampson, and Jonah Mullins, all of Murfreesboro, TN; and numerous cousins.
The family would like to share its appreciation for caregivers Melba Chandler and Donna Stolte for their loyal service for several years as well as the loving care she received from Extendicare Health & Rehabilitation Center and Gentiva Hospice. Memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church, 300 West Main St., Dothan, Alabama 36301.
Mrs. Linda Gail Shook, was born in Hartford on January 31, 1947. She left this world on August 25, 2025, to be with the Lord, her momma and daddy, Lester and Johnnie Gibson, and her baby dog Emily, who is waiting at the narrow gate for her with tail wagging.
Linda enjoyed caring for others and worked as a nurse’s aid in home health care for over 30 years. She loved children, especially babies, and adored dogs. She enjoyed crafts, cross-stitching, knitting, embroidering, diamond painting, and coloring. Linda found joy working in her flower garden pulling weeds, and mowing the yard, and her favorite flowers were sunflowers. She met the love of her life, Bill in Umatilla, FL in 1977, they were married four years later and spent 48 wonderful years together. She loved being a military wife, moving all over the world in support of Bill’s army career without ever complaining. She was loved by all and will be dearly missed.
In addition to her loving husband, Bill, she is survived by four sons: Tommy Davis and wife Patricia of Slocomb, Richard Davis of St. Robert, MO, Donald VanHoose and wife Amy of Slocomb, and Jonathan Shook and wife Christina of Headland.; eleven grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, August 29, 2025 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home in Slocomb. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time.
Virginia Sue Lee of Abbeville, passed away Monday, August 25, 2025, at the age of 71.
Virginia is preceded in death by her parents, Billy Webb and Margaret Morrison Webb; husband, Harold Lee; daughter, Heather Lee; and brother, Henry Webb.
Survivors include her daughter, Beverly Neel (Thomas); son, JD Lee; grandchildren, Ashton Smith (Nikki Lowery-Smith) and Carson Neel; and siblings, Larry Webb, David Webb and Kim Webb.
Sgt. Harley Franklin Jacobs, age 90, a resident of Dothan, passed away early Tuesday morning, August 26, 2025 at his home.
