St Clair

Higginbotham, Joseph A., d.1882

Southern Aegis
Ashville, Alabama
February 15, 1882

Died.  Higginbotham.  On February 8, 1882, near Fair View, St. Clair County, Ala., Joseph A. Higginbotham, aged 56 years.  Deceased left a wife and eleven children.  Expressed himself prepared to die, but regretted to leave them.  His funeral was attended by a large number of friends, and the services were conducted by Mr. Watson.

Republished in By Murder, Accident, and Natural Causes by Joseph L. Whitten

Bell, Gradie Higginbotham Carlisle, d.1972

The Anniston Star
July 28, 1972

Gradie Higginbotham Carlisle Bell (1911-1972) AL/CA/TX

Mrs. Grady Bell
Pell City - Mrs. Grady Carlisle Bell, 59, of Bellflower, Calif., died Wednesday at a Longview, Tex., hospital after a brief illness.

Funeral services were scheduled today at 2 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church in Ragland with the Rev. John Hastins officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery with Kilgore Funeral Home in charge.

Higginbotham, Claude, d.1973

The Anniston Star
Jan 28, 1973

Claude Higginbotham
Claude Higginbotham, 86, of 1027 Constantine Ave., Anniston, died Friday in Anniston Memorial Hospital after a long illness.

Funeral services will be today at 2 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church in Ragland, Ala., with Rev. J. W. Minton officiating.  Burial will be in Box Cemetery in Ragland with Gray Brown-Service Mortuary directing.

Survivors include a niece, Mrs. Gladys Freeman of Anniston and a number of other nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be nephews.

Gray, William Robert, d.1966

The Birmingham News
September 9, 1966

W. R. Gray

William Robert Gray, 87, of San Antonion, Tex., formerly of Birmingham, died Monday in a San Antonio hospital.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in Macedonia Baptist Church in St. Clair County. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery, Brown-Service Norwood directing.

Mr. Gray was a native of St. Clair County.

Survivors include a brother, Arthur F. Gray, Tarrant; three sisters, Mrs. Maggie Chamlis, Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Zady Gibbs, Birmingham, and Mrs. Dillann Phillips, Ragland.

Gray, William H., d.1911

St. Clair Co. News
Ragland, Alabama
Jan 4. 1912

Mr. J. W. Gray died at his home two miles east of Ragland on Sunday last. Mr Gray was about 65 years of age; a man who lived a straight-forward life, and dealt with his fellowman justly. He is survived by his wife and seven children. The funeral services were conducted Monday at Macedonia.

Republished in Cherish, October, 1996, pg 97

Commendations

November 16, 2004

Rep(s). By Representative Galliher

HJR12

ENROLLED, House Joint Resolution,

COMMENDING REVEREND DOUGLAS FRANKLIN FORD, PASTOR OF HARDIN'S CHAPEL BIBLE CHURCH, RAGLAND, ALABAMA, FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO HIS CHURCH.

WHEREAS, Reverend Douglas Franklin Ford is a wonderful, dedicated servant of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and His church, and he deserves to be recognized for the difference his presence has made to countless individuals as pastor of Hardin's Chapel Bible Church, in Ragland, Alabama, for 50 years; and

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