Obituaries

Joan Cleghorn

Joan McClellan Cleghorn, 78, of Addison, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2025.  Visitation will be from 12-2 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Addison First Baptist Church, with her funeral following at 2 p.m.  Burial will be in Kemp Cemetery.  Cullman Funeral Home will direct.

Ruth Gilliland Bates

Ruth Gilliland Bates, 80, of Cullman, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025.  Her funeral will be Friday, March 14, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Hope Baptist Church in Crane Hill.  She will lie in state at the church from 12-2 p.m.  Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.  Cullman Funeral Home will direct.

Rocky Joe Franks

Rocky Joe Franks, 64, of Russellville, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025.  Visitation will be on Thursday, March 13, 2025 from 6-8 p.m. at Akins Funeral Home in Russellville, where his funeral will be held on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 12 p.m.  Burial will take place in Oak Grove Cemetery in the East Franklin community.