Dale County AlArchives Obituaries.....Price, William Porter  February 4 1958
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Christine Grimes Thacker http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00033.html#0008100 June 2, 2004, 10:17 am

The Southern Star, Feb. 6, 1958
40 years Ago, February 6, 1958..,.Reprinted Feb 11, 1998.

W. P. Price Dies At Home Following LONG ILLNESS


  William Porter (Doc) Price, '70, died at his home at 507 Daleville
St., early Tuesday night following a long illness.
  Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from the Ozark 
Baptist Church, the Rev. L. Don Miley officiating. Burial was in Claybank 
Cemetery with Holman Funeral Home officiating.
  Born in Columbians, Ala., Mr. Price spent most of his life in Ozark and for 
many years was prominently associated in the city's business, civic and 
religious activiies.
  He was a Deacon in the Baptist Church for 42 years and was a carter member of 
the Baraca Class.
  He was in the grocery business here for a number of year's and had been 
associated with Snellgrove Dry Goods from 1910 until ill health forced him to 
retire three years ago.
  He served two terms as a member of the City Council.
  Active pall bearers were Abraham Saliba, Sam Snellgrove, Glennie Snellgrove, 
Durwood Deloney, John Douglas, Ralph Valentine, Emerson Valentine and Bob Fuqua.
  Honorary pall bearers were C. 0. Stokes, Louie Tamplin, Walter Edwards, W. V. 
Drew, M. S. Esslinger, W. C. Andrews, Ralph Holman, William Kingsley, Will 
McSwean, Dr. N. W. Holman, Dr. G.R. Smith, and Hoyt Searcy. Deacons of the 
Baptist Church and members of the Baraca Class were also honorary pall bearers.
  Surviving are the widow, Susie Martin Price of Ozark; four sons, W. P. Price, 
Jr. of Charlotte, N. C.; Martin Price of Pinckard; Glenn Price of Montgomery; 
and John S. (Buddy) Price of Ozark and the University of Alabama; one daughter
Mrs. Dorothy Mullins of Ozark; two brothers, J. E. Price of Birmingham; and T. 
A. Price of Charlotte, N. C.; and several grandchildren.

  *W.P. Price, b May 19, 1887, d Feb.4, 1958.
  * Susie Martin Price b Oct. 26, 1896 d May 1, 1976.
  
File located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/dale/obits/p/price199gob.txt


This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/

File size: 2.4 Kb