Bessie Laverne Jeffreys Cantrell – Age 89 of Detroit, AL (March 22, 1932 – June 13, 2021)

Bessie “Laverne” Jeffreys Cantrell was born March 22, 1932, in Lamar County

Died June 13, 2021, at North Mississippi Medial Center-Tupelo, Mississippi

Visitation Wednesday, June 16, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel

Funeral Service Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel

Burial Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in Smyrna Cemetery

Survived by: Children, Bruce (Eleanor) Cantrell, Egena (Ronnie) Sewell, and Stephen Cantrell; Grandchildren, Karen (Tim) DeLee, Mandy (Chris) Kizer, Kerry (Client) Collins, Jeremy (Danielle) Cantrell, Rachael (Derek) Mitchell, Paige Hackney, Kaycie (Jackie) Crutcher, Josh (Jennifer) Cantrell, Scott Cantrell, and Landon Collins; Great-Grandchildren, Cameron Cantrell, Eleana, Makayla, Marti, Malakai, Kaleb, Daisy, Cade, Kyle , Mava Blue, Aagan, Brenton, Blayton, Danaka, Keegan, and Maddie Eli; Brother, Edward Jeffreys; Brother-in-Law, Dewayne Karr; And a host of Nieces, Nephews, Other Relatives, and Friends.

Preceded in death by her husband, William Joseph “Billy” Cantrell; 1 son, Stevie Joe Cantrell; Parents, Oscar and Avis Jeffreys, Husband: Billy Cantrell, Brothers: Harold , Rex and Larry Jeffreys, Sister: Polly Gilmore and Daughter-in-law: Sheila Cantrell.

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Jimmy Rudolph Oliver – Age 81 – of Hamilton, AL (August 4, 1939 – June 7, 2021)

Jimmy Rudolph Oliver, age 81, of Hamilton, Alabama, born August 4, 1939 in Becker, Mississippi to the late Bennie Franklin Oliver and Dorothy Benton Oliver, passed away June 7th, 2021, at Baptist East Memphis, Tennessee. He was known to many of his friends with whom he worked on the ambulance service as “Jimmy O”.

Visitation, Thursday, June 10th, 2021, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Marion County funeral Home, Hamilton, Alabama.

Funeral service, Friday, June 11th, 2021, 2:00 p.m., at the Marion County funeral Home.

Burial in the Gravel Springs Cemetery, Gravel Springs Community, Hamilton, Alabama.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Freddie Oliver; son, Ricky Oliver; parents, Bennie and Dorothy Oliver.

He is survived by his children, Rhonda Anderson (Randy) Ashland, of MS., Sherry Craig (Carl) Aberdeen, MS., and Glen Oliver Hamilton, MS.; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; siblings, Bennie Oliver Jr., Janice Flanagan; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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“Mariscott” Marilyn Joyce Scott Lacy – Age 73 – Huntsville, AL (Formerly of Hamilton, AL) April, 14, 1948 – June 6, 2021

“Mariscott” Marilyn Joyce Scott Lacy, age 73 of Huntsville, Alabama, formerly of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Monday, June 6th, 2021, at the Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama.
Visitation, Thursday, June 10th, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at Shiloh Church in Marion County, Alabama.
Funeral Service, 4:00 p.m., Thursday June 10th, 2021, at Shiloh Baptist Church.
Burial in the Shiloh Church Cemetery.
Mariscott is survived by 1 daughter, Joanna Lacy (Michael) Smith; 2 Grandchildren, David Alexander Smith, and Christopher Alan Smith; 1 Brother, William Charles (Virginia) Scott; 1 Sister, Linda Scott Tamplin; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Alton and Rosa Lee Allison Scott; and 1 Brother, Jimmy Mack Scott.
Mariscott was born April 14th, 1948 to William Alton Scott and Rosa Lee Allison Scott. Although Mariscott graduated from Hamilton High School with the “Class of 1965”, she was also a member of the “Class of 1966” through the eleventh grade. She went to summer school that year to earn the needed credits to graduate a year early. She studied for her Master of Business Administration at UAB – The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama and she also studied at Birmingham School of Law. She also wrote and published two books, “A Miraculous Journey” and “The Would-Be Butterfly”.
She will be greatly missed by her school friends.
*Author’s Note: MariScott was my dear friend and classmate from childhood. I will miss her so much! Judy Webb Mays

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