FLUKERServices for Jo Ann Fluker, 64, of Oxford were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at New Prospect Baptist Church. Rev. Sloan Gresham officiated. Burial was in Eden Hills Cemetery. Ervin Funeral Chapel directed.
Mrs. Fluker died Sept. 5 at her residence.
Survivors include her husband, Sylvester Fluker of Oxford; two daughters and a son-in-law, Tunja and Anthony Riley and Sherlyn Kelley all of Oxford; three sons and daughters-in-law, Rony and Tracey Kelley of Virginia Beach, Va., Wendell and Shaun Kelley Oxford and Aaron and Christa Kelley of Jacksonville; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Eva Mae Rainey of Durham, N.C., Madlene Kite, of Hobson City and Shirley and Percy Will Fluker of Oxford; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Melvin and Lue Isa Lowery and Billy and Elizabeth Lowery of Durham, N.C., and William and Linda Faye Kelley of Oxford; three step daughters, Quintan Wintan Winsay of Atlanta, June Fluker of Anniston and Tracey Fluker, of Rome Ga.; two step sons, Terry Fluker and Jerry Fluker of Rome, Ga.; 11 grandchildren; 13 step grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Fluker was born to the late Charlie Kelley Sr. and Naree Kelley on Nov. 25, 1943 in Oxford. She joined the New Prospect Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Grant.
She was a life long member, serving as chairperson of the Nurses Gill, Matrons and Program Committee of the choir.
She remained dedicated until her health started to fail. She worked as a LPN for more than 30 years before retiring to help her husband in the family business.
GOREY
Services for William Norman Gorey, 85, of Panama City were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at First Baptist Church in Parker, Fla. Burial was in Garden of Memories.
Mr. Gorey died Sept. 4 at Bay Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years Fay Holifield Gorey of Panama City; two sons and daughters-in-law, William N. Jr. and Jean Gorey of Pensacola and Duane T. and Lisa Gorey of Panama City; a daughter, Gail Rice of Morristown, Tenn.; four grandchildren, John W. Rice and his wife Rebeka and Laura E. Rice of Knoxville, Tenn., and Mackenzie Gorey and Emily Gorey of Panama City; a brother, George L. Gorey of Jacksonville and a sister, Mildred Reaves of Jacksonville.
Honorary pallbearers were the senior men’s Sunday school class and deacons of First Baptist Church of Parker and Marty Martin.
Mr. Gorey was born Oct. 10, 1922 in Calhoun County, son of the late William and Jesse Boozer Gorey.
He retired as master sergeant from the U. S. Air Force having served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam after which he worked 10 years in civil service. He enjoyed bowling, fishing and singing in the choir of First Baptist Church of Parker of which he was a member, deacon and Sunday school teacher.
His sisters Jewel Harcrow and Elwanda Hughes preceded him in death.
Memorial donations can be made to First Baptist Church of Parker for the children’s camp fund.
POWER
Services Julian Warren Power, 78, were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at Emmanuel Holiness Church, Jacksonville. Revs. Marshall Dye and Carey Dye officiated. Burial with military honors was in Piedmont Memory Gardens. Folsom Funeral Home directed.
Mr. Power died Sept. 11 at Riverview Hospital, Gadsden.
Survivors include his wife; Jimmie L. Power; stepchildren, Jackie Dean Pogue, Janice Wise, Brenda Bishop, John Wayne Pogue, Shelby Smith, Brenda Gail Guevara Debra Evans, Kathy Brown, Sandra Adams, Lisa Hindickson, Chris Fordham, Tabatha Rowland, and Rocky Fordham; a sister, Enid Willingham and a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
A native of Gadsden, Mr. Power was born on Aug. 8, 1930 the son of the late Ernest Oswalt and Bessie Brooks Power. He was a member of the Emmanuel Holiness Church of Jacksonville and was a veteran of the U. S. Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He was retired from SCT Yarns. His first wife Bessie Power preceded him in death in 1996. He was married on May 9, 1998 to the former Jimmie L. Shell.
SMITH
Services for Estelle Norton Smith of Searcy, Ark., were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Jacksonville Church of Christ. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith died Sept. 11 in Searcy.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Glenda and Jim Mercer and Phyllis and Thomas Alexander; a son and daughter-in-law, Ed and Mary Ann Smith; seven grandchildren, Jim Mercer Jr. and his wife Mary Kay, Steven Mercer and his wife Yvonne, Julie Campbell, Rachel Smith and her husband Craig, Jeffrey Mercer and his wife Emmie, Isaac Alexander and his wife Angela, Hannah Carpenter and her husband Heath; 18 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lorene Norton Carr and Leona Norton Keis; two sisters-in-law, Hilda Dean Norton and Inez Norton Parris and a brother and sister-in-law, Leonard D. and Virginia Norton.
Mrs. Smith was born in the Williams community on May 28, 1919. She attended Williams school through ninth grade, then attended Jacksonville High School where, in the 10th grade she met her husband, Clifford M. Smith. They married after graduating high school in October 1939 and were married almost 69 years. They became members of the Church of Christ. Estelle helped her husband become a preacher and supported him in this work that took them into the state of Georgia and all over the state of Alabama. She enjoyed games, puzzles, dolls, toys, sewing, plants, birds, costume jewelry, handcrafts and the Bible especially the Old Testament.
Her husband preceded her in death on Aug. 15. Also preceding her in death were her brothers Curtis and Marvin Norton and sisters Lois Norton Godfrey and Lucille Norton White.
