Obituaries for Tues., Jan. 24, 2012

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, January 24, 2012

FRANKLIN D. HALL

Franklin D. HALL, 78, a resident of Red Level, died Sun., Jan. 22, 2012.

Funeral services will be held at Welcome Church, at 2:30 p.m., today, Tues., Jan. 24, with the Rev. Thomas Mayberry and the Rev. Carl Turman officiating. Burial will follow in Kervin Cemetery in Red Level, with Johnson Funeral Home directing

He is survived by his sisters, Mattie Hall Watson of Andalusia and Mamie Bell Morris of Red Level; his brother, Roy Hall of Lockhart; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Online condolences may be made at johnsongeorgiana.com.

FRANCES ELIZABETH COUGHENOUR

Frances Elizabeth Coughenour, born Aug. 31, 1919, in Montgomery, died on Jan. 22, 2012, at Andalusia Manor. She was 92.

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m., today, Tues., Jan. 24, at Andalusia Memorial Cemetery, with Elder Greg Smith officiating and Foreman Funeral Home directing.

One of three children, Coughenour was preceded in death by her parents, Orin and Lois Coughenour, and her two older brothers, Orin Jr. and Howard. She is survived by numerous extended family members and friends.

Coughenour worked for 30 years as a legal secretary in the Judge Advocate General’s office at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. Upon retirement, she moved to Andalusia in 1975 and served as office manager for the Covington Schools Federal Credit Union for 23 years until her second retirement in 1998.

She was an avid dog lover and attended Union Primitive Baptist Church.

In addition to flowers, memorials can be made to Boomerang Animal Rescue, c/o Janet Beste, 108 Maple Street, Andalusia, AL 36420.

CHARLES R. MAYBERRY

Charles R. Mayberry, 81, of Davenport, Fla., passed away on Jan. 19, 2012, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.

He was born in Covington County on May 26, 1930, and moved to Haines City, Fla., in 1946 from Red Level. He retired from Haines City Citrus Growers as a marketing manager after some 56 years of employment. He was a member of NorthRidge Church of Haines City.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary Mayberry; daughter, Debbie Harbuck of Clearwater, Fla.; sisters, Evelyn Pate and Elizabeth Sirmon, both of Andalusia; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be on Thurs., Jan. 26, at 11 a.m., at NorthRidge Church, with visitation one hour prior to the services.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to NorthRidge Church.

Condolences may be sent by visiting oakridgefuneralcare.com.

CLEO KIRKLAND

Cleo Kirkland of Andalusia passed away Mon., Jan. 23, 2012, in an Opelika hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Thurs., Jan. 26, at Keahey Funeral Home Chapel.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Keahey Funeral Home.

Survivors include two sisters and brother-in-law, Betty and Leamon Hurst of Andalusia and Mary Harrison of Andalusia; brother and sister-in-law, Johnny Ray and Bobbie Kirkland of Andalusia; and several nieces and nephews.

THOMAS WOODROW FAUST

Thomas Woodrow Faust, 79, a resident of McKenzie, died Sat., Jan. 21, 2012.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., today, Tues., Jan. 24, from the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clifton Morris officiating. Burial will follow in New Home Cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home of Georgiana will be directing arrangements.

Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Faust of McKenzie; sons, Jimmy Faust of Atlanta, Joe Faust of McKenzie and Mickey Faust of Montgomery; daughters, Cindy Walker and Susan (Josh) Johns, both of McKenzie; brothers, Carlos Faust of Wetumpka, Thurl Faust of Andalusia and Gary Faust of Red Level; sisters, Alcie Williams and Doris Underwood, both of Chilicothe, Ill.; and four grandchildren.

Online condolences can be made at johnsongeorgiana.com.

LUNA POWELL SASSER

Luna Powell Sasser, 96, originally from Andalusia and a resident of Dothan since 1989, died on Jan. 22, 2012.

Graveside services will be held at the Andalusia Memorial Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Wed., Jan. 25.

Mrs. Sasser was preceded in death by her husband, Almer; her son, Billy Joe; parents, Jimmie and Clyde; and siblings, Ray Powell, Marjorie Evers, Jewel Clark Davis and Linda Shreve.

She is survived by two children, Dr. Jack Sasser (Arlene) of Dothan and Sandra Mathews (Max) of Andalusia; other siblings, Clyde Powell, Barbara Olmstead, Olivia Maynard, Rex Powell, Maurice Powell, Loretta Beckstrom and Larry Powell; five grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was the oldest of a family of six brothers and six sisters.

The family requests, that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center, 795 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, AL 36303.

BETTY JOAN MORGAN EVANS

Betty Joan Morgan Evans, 76, passed away at the family residence early Friday morning, Jan. 20, 2012.

She was born July 6, 1935 in Enterprise, the daughter of Robin LaFayette and Eudora Brooks Morgan. After graduating from Troy State Teacher’s College, she took her first job as a fifth grade teacher at Florala City School, a position she held some 31 years. She later was elected to the Covington County Board of Education. Betty possessed a genuine love for children, a gift she never lost, and was evident any time children were around, by the way her eyes lit up. Children were just naturally attracted to her. After her retirement, she enjoyed playing bridge and was a member of the bridge clubs in Florala and also in DeFuniak Springs, Fla. She was a member of the Florala Study Club, but her time was most consumed by her grandchildren. Hardly ever did she and Joe miss any sporting events, church programs or any activity in which their five grandchildren were involved, which meant staying on the road between Florala and DeFuniak Springs, Fla., and wherever the events for their grandchildren were taking place.

At a young age, as just a young woman, she chose Florala to be her home, and once she came, she never left until early Friday morning when she moved to Heaven. She and her family are members of the First United Methodist Church.

Among the survivors are her husband, Joe Evans; her son, Joey Evans and wife, Suanne, all of Florala; her daughter, Jill Stevenson and husband, Dr. Chuck Stevenson of DeFuniak Springs, Fla.; and her grandchildren, Robby, Betsy, Emily, Charlie and John.

A time of visitation was held on Sat., Jan. 21, at the Evans Funeral Home. Funeral services were held on Sun., Jan. 22, in Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Edward Britton officiating. Burial followed in the Evans Family Plot in Greenwood Cemetery.