ECHO COMMUNITY. . .Niria Stevens Ammons, a resident of the Echo Community of Dale County, passed away late Saturday afternoon, November 1, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 90.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 4, 2025, in the New Hope Free Will Baptist Church (2570 County Road 67, Midland City, AL 36350) with Pastor Tim Rabon and Pastor Luke Westbrook officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Tuesday in the church sanctuary. Holman-Headland Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to New Hope Free Will Baptist Church, c/o Jo Ann Ammons, 508 County Road 46, Midland City, AL 36350.
Mrs. Ammons was a lifelong resident of Dale County, near the Echo Community, daughter of the late Perry Henry Stevens and Annie Baxley Stevens. She was an active member of New Hope Free Will Baptist Church where she participated in most church activities. Mrs. Ammons formerly served as Treasurer of the Brown’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department and served as Prayer Chairman for the Florida State Line Association of Free Will Baptist Women Active for Christ. She was retired from Ansell, Inc in Dothan as a Supervisor. In earlier years, Mrs. Ammons was employed by Wex-Tex Manufacturing Co of Headland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Derl Ammons and a brother, Reverend Earl Stevens.
Surviving relatives include her daughters, Cathy Deaton (Doug), Echo Community; Sharon Rabon (Tim), Raleigh, NC; and Jennifer Tharpe (Kyle), Echo Community; a brother, Bill Stevens (Orlinda), Echo Community; grandchildren, Ryan Deaton (Kash), Amanda Gurman (Mike), Tim Rabon, Jr. (Laura), Philip Rabon (Nichole), Joy Edmonds (Chris), and Leah Shirley (Dustin); great-grandchildren, Jackson Ann Deaton, Zay Deaton, Emma Grace Gurman, Kade Gurman, Riley Rabon, Connor Rabon, Owen Rabon, Aubrey Rabon, Selah Rabon, Ezra Rabon, Landon Edmonds, Braelynn Edmonds, Bryson Edmonds, Laila Kate Shirley and Kaia Shirley; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law from the Ammons family, Jerry Ammons (Jo Ann), and Jack Ammons (Eldora); several nieces and nephews.
Serving as active pallbearers will be the grandsons, grandsons-in-law and nephews, Robert Stevens and Joshua Stevens.
The family would like to express their appreciation to SouthernCare Hospice and especially Ashley, Caneisha and Ramona for the loving care and kindness shown to Mrs. Ammons during her illness.
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.
