OBITUARIES UNION SPRINGS HERALD NEWSPAPER WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2000 PAGE 7 - ELLISON - Mr. Willie (T-Burks) Ellison, age 83, a resident of County Road 47, Midway, AL, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2000.  Funeral services were held in the Church Cemetery.  The staff of Carter Funeral Home directed all services. Mr. Ellison is survived by his loving and devoted wife of fifty-nine years, Olar Mae Ellison, Midway, AL; five children, Willie (Catherine) Ellison, Jr., Englewood, NJ, Henry Ellison, Midway, AL, Robert Ellison, Englewood, NJ, Charlie Ellison, Englewood, NJ and Mary Curtis, Midway, AL; one sister, Lillie Mae Robinson, Phenix, City, AL; one brother, Joe Lewis, Troy, AL; one aunt, Hattie Oliver, Columbus, GA; 17 grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. - ELLINGTON - Mr. Leonard Ellington, age 79, a resident of 1600 St. Mark Rd., Fort Davis, AL, passed away December 11, 2000.  Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. from the Chapel of Carter Funeral Home with Rev. H. J. Fowler officiating.  Interment was in St. Mark Cemetery, Fort Davis, AL.  The staff of Carter Funeral Home directed all services. Mr. Ellington is survived by his sons:  Eugene Anderson and wife, Ruby; Rev. Algie L. Coleman and wife, Lurlean; 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Frankie Kirkland and husband of Stuart, FL; one sister-in-law, Winnie Walker of Hardaway, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, relatives. - WHITTINGTON - Inice Sikes Whittington, age 64, a resident of Jack, AL, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2000 in Elba General Hospital.   Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 19, 2000 at 2 p.m. at the Jack Assembly of God Church with Rev. Walter Faulk, Rev. Bobby Powell, Rev. Jimmy Eddins and Rev. Ray Stinson, officiating.   Burial was held in the Churchyard Cemetery.  Dilliard Funeral Home of Troy directed all services. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elvin Wayne Whittington and a son, Elvin Rudean Whittington. She is survived by her children, Dorothy (Mike) Arrington, Banks, AL, Wana (Tony) Carswell of Jack, AL, Brenda (Jack) Sanders of Jack, AL, Patricia (Bobby) Price, Elba, AL, Larry (Peggy) Whittington of Jack, AL, and Melinda Jones of Jack, AL; her sisters, Mertice Earles, Stills Cross Roads and Faye Russell of Georgetown, GA; her brothers, Dalton Sikes of Marion, IN and Ray and Tommy Sikes; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Timothy Alcuri, Brian Arrington, Michael Campbell, Bobby Earles, Ray Edward Giles, Michael Sikes, Shannon Sikes and Donnie Whittington. Honorary pallbearers were Aron Carswell, Rickey Whittington and Thomas Ray Whitehead. Visitation was held at her home after 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 18, 2000. - GRADY - Mr. Raynard B. Grady, age 77, a residence of Lanett, AL, passed away December 14, 2000 at his residence. Mr. Grady was born November 14, 1923 in Bullock County, AL.  He was a retired teacher from the Chambers County School System, District President of Laymen Organization in the Tuskegee, AL District.   He was a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.  Mr. Grady graduated from Florida N & I College in St. Augustine, FL with a BS Degree and was a graduate of Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL with a Masters Degree. Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 20, 2000 at 1:00 p.m. EST at St. Paul AME Church of Lanett with W. M. Boddie and Rev. Rickey Neal officiating.  Burial was held in Resthaven Cemetery.  Silmon/Seroyer Funeral Home of Lafayette was in charge of the service.   He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Pearlye Grady; a daughter, Brenda Grady and one stepsister, Marion J. Koonie. He is survived by five sons, J. Andrew (Mattie) Godwin, West Point, GA, Willie J. Godwin, San Francisco, CA, James A. Grady, II, Lanett, AL, Reginald R. Grady, San Francisco, CA and Arthur W. (Sherry) Grady, Valley, AL; one daughter, Doris Jean Cooper, Atlanta, GA; two god-daughters, Brenda Jones, Valley, AL and Brenda Larke, Bowie, MD; two step-sisters, Dorothy S. (Beamon) Williams, Union Springs, AL and Clemmie L. Coleman, Detroit, MI; one step-brother, Jack Harrington, Miami, FL; 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. (end of article) Genealogically yours, Wilsie Calhoun Listed below are some of the surnames I am researching chiefly in Bullock, Macon, Montgomery, Pike and Russell Counties, Alabama: Berry Calhoun Davie Etheridge Faulk Fluellen Gholston Howard Iverson Jackson Lester Owens Pinkney (in the state of Mississippi) Ptomey (Wilcox County, AL) Renfroe Sanders Scott Wright OBITUARIES UNION SPRINGS HERALD WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2000 PAGE 8 - FOUNTAIN - Mr. Willie C. Fountain, a resident of Route 2, Box 36, Midway, AL, passed away December 22, 2000 at his home.  Funeral services will be held Friday, December 29, 2000 at 12 noon at Great Hope AME Church with Rev. Marcellus Tyus officiating.  Burial will be held in the Church Cemetery with Allen Funeral Home directing. The body will lie in state from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour. - EAVES - Mr. Anderson Eaves, Jr., formerly of Chicago, IL and Fort Davis, AL, passed away December 18, 2000 in Las Vegas, NV.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 30, 2000 at 12 noon at the Greater Pleasant Baptist Church, Union Springs, AL.  Burial will be held in the Church Cemetery, Allen Funeral Home will direct all services.   Mr. Eaves is survived by his mother, Alice Eaves, his wife, Lula; his sons, John (Joyce) Eaves, Paul Eaves; his daughter, Mary Alice (Curtis) Sanders; a Goddaughter, Stacy (Robert) Edwards; grandchildren, Tamilia, Meca, Natae, Tenera, Amelia, Ericka, Robert and Paul, Jr.; one great grandson, Turese; one sister-in-law, Ruth Matthews; and very special friends, Martha Carpenter, Gloria Swanigan, Velma King, Dorothy Trotter, Betty Connor and Grace Curry. The body will lie in state at the church from 11:00 p.m. until funeral hour. - JACKSON - John Calvin Jackson, age 76, a resident of Union Springs, AL, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2000.  Funeral services were held Thursday, December 21, 2000 at 11:00 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in the Indian Creek Community with Rev. Henry J. Fowler officiating.  Burial was held in the Churchyard Cemetery.  The staff of Carter Funeral Home directed the services. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Lula Mae Rodgers Jackson, New Haven, CT; son, Jamie Lee Jackson, New Haven, CT, one sister, Annie Grace Stinson, Birmingham, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, including two special cousins, Effie Boykin and Calvin Blue, both of Union Springs, AL; and many friends including a special friend, Willie Clyde Scott, Union Springs, AL. - MOORE - Graveside services were held Tuesday, December 26, 2000 for infant Bennie Lee Moore, Jr., at Mason Cemetery with Poe’s Memory Chapel Funeral Home directing.   He leaves to cherish his mother, Belinda Stark; and father, Bennie Lee Moore, Sr. (end of article) Wilsie Calhoun Listed below are some of the surnames I am researching chiefly in Bullock, Macon, Montgomery, Pike and Russell Counties, Alabama: Berry Calhoun Davie Etheridge Faulk Fluellen Gholston Iverson Jackson Lester Owens Pinkney (in the state of Mississippi) Ptomey (Wilcox County, AL) Renfroe Sanders Scott Wright