BRANTLEY, ALABAMA. . .Rene Danford Herring, a resident of Brantley, Alabama, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, March 8, 2025, at her home. She was 99.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in the Holman-Headland Mortuary Chapel with Reverend Travis Johnson and Reverend Mark Perry officiating. Burial will follow in the Blackwood Cemetery, near Headland. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at the mortuary chapel Headland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, P.O. Box 33, Brantley, AL 36009.
Ms. Herring was born in Midland City, Alabama, daughter of the late Allen Andrew Danford, Sr. and Myrle Dick Danford. She lived in the Tolbert Church community of Henry County many years before moving to Brantley in 1992. Ms. Herring was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She was formerly employed by WestPoint Stevens in Abbeville. Ms. Herring was preceded in death by three sisters, Fauviette Thompson, Hazel Reagan and Betty Jo Golden and two brothers, C. L. Danford and Randall Danford, a grandson, Reggie Claar, and sons-in-law, George Pearman and Arthur Wilson.
Surviving relatives include three daughters, Geraldine Pearman and Margie Johnson (Reverend Travis), all of Brantley; and Vicki Wilson, Dallas, Texas; a son, Nolan Herring (Jaime), Troy, AL; two sisters, Faye Bruner and Ouida Schulman, both of Dothan; a brother, Allen A. Danford, Jr., Panama City, Florida; grandchildren, Casey Wood (Samantha), Denise Pearce (David), Ricky Johnson, Todd Johnson (Rhonda), Sharee Bloodworth (Scott), and Shea Pressley; ten great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Serving as active pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons. 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.
SATSUMA, ALABAMA. . .Betty Jean Riley Williams, a resident of Satsuma, Alabama, died Wednesday morning, March 5, 2025, in the Seabrook Pointe Assisted Living and Memory Care in Daphne, AL. She was 87.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, March 14, 2025, in the Old Center Church Cemetery, 764 County Road 89, Newville, AL 36353, with Pastor Anita Brown officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until 12:45 PM Friday in the sanctuary of Old Center Church. Holman-Headland Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Williams was born and reared in Henry County, Alabama, near Newville, daughter of the late Carl William Riley and Lilly Bell McClenny Riley. She was a graduate of Newville High School. Mrs. Williams formerly lived in Eight Mile, Alabama before moving to Satsuma in 1967. She was an active member of Generations Church in Satsuma. In 1976, Mrs. Williams and her late husband, Jerome Williams, established Saraland Printing. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Nellie Carpenter, and three brothers, Reverend Olen Riley, Bernice Riley and Clyde Riley.
Surviving relatives include a daughter, Kathy Lundy, Spanish Fort, AL; a son, Perry Williams (Sondra), Phenix City, AL; sisters, Valeta Chancey, Ozark, AL; and Patricia Douglas Satsuma, AL; grandchildren, Wesley Williams (Jennifer), Brittany Jones (Brandon), Courtney Lundy and Riley Lundy (Brittney); great-grandchildren, Hudson Williams, Oliver Williams, Cadie Lane Jones and Aubrey Lundy; many nieces and nephews.
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.
Mrs. Sheron (Sherry) Doster Powell, age 81, a resident of Dothan, died Saturday March 8, 2025, at her residence after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be 10 am Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Mount Gilead Baptist Church with Dr. Bradley Rushing officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Glover Funeral Home directing.
The family will be receiving friends from 9:00 am until 9:45 am on Tuesday at the church prior to services. Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to the Mount Gilead Baptist Church, 2864 S. Brannon Stand Rd., Dothan, AL, 36305.
Mrs. Powell was born on November 1, 1943 in Dothan, the daughter of Howard Benjamin Doster and Joyce Johns Doster. She retired as a cosmetic sales associate after 40 years, during that time working at Claudines, Gayfers and Dillards. Sherry was an active member of Mount Gilead Baptist Church where she, along with her husband, served as Sunday School teachers and were active in the Senior Adults Group, Young at Heart.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Suellen Payne and a brother, Benny Doster.
Survivors include her husband of 30 years, Charles Powell, Dothan; 1 daughter Denice Papac (Steve) of Rehobeth; 2 sisters Joy Doster Mostellar (Jack) of Mobile and Lee Doster Chandler (Kenneth) of Huntsville; 5 grandchildren Mindy Bui (Daniel) of Freeport, Jamie Whitehurst of Webb, Shelby Kiker (Kalen) of San Angelo, TX, Ashleigh Papac of Rehobeth and Lacey Papac of Rehobeth; 7 great-grandchildren Harper Bui, Lennox Bui, Cameron Whitehurst, Serenity Whitehurst, Josiah Whitehurst, Madelyn Kiker and Tripp Eason; 5 nephews and 4 nieces.
The family would like to extend a special thanks Gentiva Hospice and her sitters Taretha, Mary and Trina.
Glover Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 699-3888. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
DOTHAN. . .Stephen Wesley “Steve” Floyd, a resident of Dothan, passed away Friday, March 7, 2025, in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 76.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in the Balkum Cemetery, 1153 County Road 55, Headland, AL., with Dr. Cecil M. Sanders, Jr. officiating. Holman-Headland Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 6:30 P.M. Monday at the mortuary in Headland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Headland “Bridge To Tomorrow” Building Fund, 301 East Church Street, Headland, AL 36345 or to the Balkum Cemetery Fund, c/o Beulah Morgan, 4153 County Road 56, Headland, AL 36345.
Steve Floyd was born in Dothan and was reared in the Tumbleton Community of Henry County, son of the late Cecil Wesley Floyd and Ellen Lane Floyd. He was a 1966 graduate of Headland High School. Steve received a B. S. Degree in Botany and later a degree in Pharmacy both from Auburn University. He served his country in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War era. Steve lived in Dothan since 1974. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Headland. Steve retired in 2015 as owner, operator and Pharmacist of Headland Pharmacy.
Surviving relatives include his wife, Linda Blount Floyd, two sons, Wess Floyd (Melissa), Franklin, TN; and Blount Floyd (Annie), Ashland City, TN; a brother, Ken Floyd, Dothan; grandchildren, Gus Floyd, Logan Floyd and Lily Floyd; a niece, Erin Bedsole (Will), a nephew, Lane Floyd (Mara).
Serving as pallbearers will be Wess Floyd, Blount Floyd, Lane Floyd, Andrew Roney, Wes Bell, Brandon Dempsey, Chris Morrison, Chris Woodham, Richy Robinson, Andrew Nelson, Anthony McCord and Nathan Roland.
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.
Mrs. Judy Carol Watson Snell of Slocomb passed away Friday, March 7, 2025 at Southeast Health. She was 76.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2025, at Slocomb First Baptist Church with Rev. Brad Price, Rev. Larry Newton, and Rev. Wendell Holmes officiating. Interment will follow in the Slocomb City Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb directing.
The family with receive friends at the church on one hour prior to service time.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and the American Cancer Society in honor of Judy.
Mrs. Snell was born on October 12, 1948 in Pensacola, FL to Geraldine and Elton Watson. Judy’s younger years were spent in Pensacola training in baton and dance. She received high accolades as Junior Miss and Miss Majorette of America as a teenager. After graduating from Pensacola High School, her professional career took her all over the world performing baton and dance at Radio City Music Hall with the Rockettes and USO shows with Bob Hope to name a few. She taught baton, dance, and gymnastics for a number of years in Florida where she met her beloved husband of 47 years, David Snell. Their travels continued with David’s coaching career taking them from Tallahassee, FL to Livingston, AL and Stillwater, OK, but their home base has always been Slocomb, Alabama. Judy worked as a travel agent for many years and even started her own business, Time Out for Travel in Enterprise, AL. Her heart eventually called her to complete her degree in teacher education at Troy University in Dothan. She impacted the lives of innumerable students during her career as an English teacher at Geneva County High School and Slocomb High School. Upon her retirement, her greatest joy in life was spending time with her grandchildren and traveling to watch their events. It is impossible to put into words Judy’s impact in this life. She was a loving and supportive wife to Coach Snell and she considered each student and athlete her own child. She spent countless hours on the sidelines videoing games and creating highlight films so that the kids would have special memories. She poured into her own children and especially her grandchildren to create memories and traditions that are everlasting. She loved music and productions, and she always found a way to make any event more special. Her laugh and smile filled every room. With her loss, there is a hole that can never be filled, but we can rejoice that her body is no longer in pain and she is celebrating in the arms of Jesus.
Judy is preceded in death by her father, Elton “Shorty” Watson; her sister Cindy Bardol; her mother-in-love, Mary Harris Snell; father-in-love David R. Snell; and sister-in-love, Cindy Snell.
Survivors include her loving husband, David Snell; mother, Geraldine Watson; son Mike Snell (Lori); daughters: Michelle Farmer (Rocky), Jennifer Ballard (Mark), and Dava Leverette (Chris); grandchildren: Anna Tucker, Jake Tucker, Emma Snell, Alex Snell, Jaycie Ballard, Will Ballard, Tymofii Zvirych, Myroslava Zvirych, and Chase Foster; sisters-in-love: Nora Snell, and Ellen Hartman; nieces: Amy Grace, Marsha Grace, Sara Catherine Hartman, Sara Beard, and Lara Lookabaugh; nephew, Matthew Lee; and other extended family and friends.
Mrs. Sheron (Sherry) Doster Powell, age 81, a resident of Dothan, died Saturday March 8, 2025, at her residence after a brief illness.
