Ann Sammons Medley

Holman-Headland Mortuary

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Date: Jul 15 2013 12:07 PM

OBITUARY

HOLMAN HEADLAND MORTUARY

HEADLAND, ALABAMA (334) 693-3371 FAX: (334)-693-2711

 

ANN S. MEDLEY

DOTHAN, ALABAMA…Ann Sammons Medley, of Jamestown, Dothan, died early Sunday evening, July 14, 2013, in a Dothan hospital, surrounded by her family.  She was 73.

            Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in the First United Methodist Church of Dothan with Dr. James B. Sanders, III and Reverend Allie Freeman officiating.  Private graveside services will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery.  Holman-Headland Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.  The family will receive friends in the church parlor from 8:45 A.M. until 10:45 A.M. Wednesday.

            In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Southeastern Diabetes Education Services, 500 Chase Park South, Suite 104, Hoover, Alabama, 35244 or Mayo Clinic, Dept. of Development for Thyroid Cancer Research, 4500 San Pablo Road, Davis 160W, Jacksonville, FL 32224

            A native of Bonifay, Florida, Mrs. Medley was the daughter of the late Theron Sammons and Sybil Donnell Sammons.  She was a 1957 graduate of Holmes County High School.  While living in Bonifay, she was a member of the Bonifay First United Methodist Church where she served as the youth choir director.  In 1972, Mrs. Medley and her husband moved to Abbeville, Alabama where she was a member of the Abbeville United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women and served as choir director for twenty years.  She was employed by the Henry County Hospital and later served as the Administrator of the hospital and the Henry County Nursing Home. 

            A resident of Dothan since 1992, Mrs. Medley was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Chancel Choir and the United Methodist Women.  She was also a member of the Progressors Sunday School Class and volunteer and long-time supporter of the Special Children’s Ministry.  She was a member of the Dothan Country Club and formerly served as President of its Ladies Golf Association.  Mrs. Medley was a co-founder of the Women of the Wiregrass, furnishing scholarships awarded to single mothers at Wallace College.  She was also a contributor to the Southeast Alabama Child Advocacy Center in Dothan and was a long-time member of the Troy University Community Band.  Mrs. Medley was preceded in death by her parents and a cousin, Don Dowling. 

            Surviving relatives include her husband, Guy Medley, Dothan; two daughters, Gina Lynn Medley (Debbie Somma), Taylor; Barbara Leigh Medley Whiddon (Stanley), Headland; two sons, Michael Alan Medley (Lanora), Dothan; Donald Ray Medley (John Morrisseau), Berkeley, CA.  Five grandchildren, Margaret Ann Medley, James Michael Medley, Christopher Guy Medley, Fletcher Rex Whiddon and Wyatt Whiddon.

            Active pallbearers will be Fletcher Whiddon, Wyatt Whiddon, James Michael Medley, Christopher Guy Medley, Arthur Gardner, Jim Carter, Kevin Kline and Wayne Hendley.  Honorary pallbearers will be the Ladies Golf Association, Dothan Country Club and Members of the Progressors Sunday School Class.           

 

 

 

HOLMAN HEADLAND MORTUARY IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-693-3371. You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com.

 

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