Willmon
Funeral services were held Jan. 30 Perry Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. David Willmon, 55, Centre, who passed away Jan. 28 at Cherokee Medical Centre. Rev. Tracy Bass officiated.

Mr. Willmon was a native of Scottsboro and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. He was the son of the late Wastel and Evelyn Morris Willmon.

Survivors include wife, Karen Randall Willmon; sons, David W. (Renee) Griffin and Larry W. Badily, both of Lafayette, Ga.; brother, Wayne Willmon, Duette, Fla.; sister, Mildred (Earl) Moore, Sale Creek, Tenn.; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Burial followed at Lafayette Memory Gardens.


Bone
Graveside services were held Jan. 28 at Sand Rock Cemetery for Mrs. Canolia B. Bone, 94, Glencoe, who passed away Jan. 25 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Rev. Emerson Blythe officiated.

Mrs. Bone was a native of Cherokee County and a member of East Gadsden Church of Christ. She was the daughter of the late David R. and Lessie Stimpson Benefield. She was preceded in death by husband, Clifford W. Bone.

Survivors include son, James (Judy) Bone, Hokes Bluff; sisters, Tola Reed, Gadsden and Clara Haynes, Glencoe; and several nieces and nephews.

Perry Funeral Home Chapel was in charge of arrangements.


Conaway
Funeral services were held Jan. 25 at Perry Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Edna Fay Conaway, 76, McDonough, Ga., who passed away Jan. 22. Rev. Doyle Kerr officiated.

Mrs. Conaway was a native of Cherokee County and was of the Baptist faith. She was the daughter of the late John Harvey and Lucille Twilley McCord.

Survivors include husband, Edwin A. Conaway; daughter, Patricia Ann (Mike) Ward, McDonough; brother, Bobby McCord, Centre; sisters, Eloise Dempsey, Centre, Sara Rudine Wright, Centre, Linda Davis, Centre and Carol Denaught, Trussville; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Burial followed at Old Nazareth Cemetery.


Blankinship
Funeral services were held Jan. 23 at Slackland Baptist Church for Mr. Brandon Blankinship, 39, Portland, Tenn., who passed away Jan. 19 at Franklin Medical Center in Simpson, Ky. Rev. Danny Flora officiated.

Mr. Blankinship was a native of Austell County, Ga.

Survivors include wife, Janeanne Glenn Blankinship, Portland; sons, Lance Cpl. Mitchell Glenn, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Benjamin Blankinship, Portland; daughter, Josie Taylor Blankinship, Portland; father, Kenneth Allen Blankinship, Westmoreland, Tenn.; mother, Leona Barkdoll Blankinship, Hiram, Ga.; sisters, Hayley Amanda Burns, Hiram, Jennifer Erin Sluder, Dallas, Ga.; and brother, Travis Allen Blankinship, Westmoreland.

Burial followed at Shephard Cemetery. Perry Funeral Home Chapel was in charge of arrangements.


Bates
Graveside services were held Jan. 23 at Neal Hill Cemetery for Mrs. Mary Arlene Dodd Bates, 51, Centre, who passed away Jan. 21 at her residence. Rev. Ricky Clanton officiated.

Mrs. Bates was a native of Cherokee County and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by father, Charlie Vernon Dodd.

Survivors include daughter, Amanda Kaye (Josh) Langley; mother, Mary George Keener Dodd; brothers, Danny Dodd, Kenny Dodd and Jeff Dodd; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Perry Funeral Home Chapel were in charge of arrangements.


Emery
Funeral services were held Jan. 23 at Collinsville Funeral Home-Sharpe Chapel for Mr. Raymond A. Emery, 88, Keener, who passed away Jan. 21 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center of Gadsden. Revs. Edward Matthews and Bennie Berry officiated.

Mr. Emery was a member and Deacon of Greenwood Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by parents, Lon A. and Ezetta Templeton Emery; brother, Cecil Emery; sisters, Lillian Foster and Louise Clayton; son-in-law, Dwight Matthews; and brother-in-law, Jack Lankford.

Survivors include wife, Sarah Jo Emery; daughter, Sarah Jo Matthews; sister, Doris (Bud) Parrish; brother, Edgar Emery; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery.


Youngblood
Funeral services were held Jan. 21 at Grace Fellowship Baptist Church for Mr. Robert Monroe “Bobby” Youngblood, 67, Cave Spring, Ga., who passed away Jan. 18. Revs. Dale Byars and Ben Clements officiated.

Mr. Youngblood was a native of Polk County, Ga. and a member of Grace Fellowship Baptist Church. He was the son of the late William Roscoe Youngblood and the late Gladys Hobgood Youngblood. He was preceded in death by daughter, Connie Youngblood Dunn; and grandchildren, James Robert Dunn and Jessica Lynn Dunn.

Survivors include wife, Judy Wood Youngblood; daughter, Cindy (Kenyon) Gillespie, Cave Spring; brothers, Weldon Youngblood, Gene Youngblood, Hilburn Youngblood, Darrel Youngblood and Byron Youngblood, all of Cave Spring, and Richard Youngblood, Gaylesville; sister, Ann Steed, Cave Spring; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Interment followed at Roundhill Cemetery. John House’s Cave Spring Chapel Funeral Home was in charge of arrangement.