Billy Ray Horn Jr., Class of 1976, Dies…
Posted by Glynn Wilson in Obituaries on September 10th, 2009
Here’s the stock obit from Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home on Highway 11 in Trussville. Comments, corrections, etc. welcome below…
Billy Ray Horn Jr.
HORN, BILLY RAY JR., age 52, of Trussville, passed away September 8, 2009. He was a devoted and loving Husband, Father and Pops. He worked many years for Hardie-Tynes and was a longtime member of First Baptist Church Center Point. A 1976 graduate of Erwin High School and a member of Pleasant Grove Masonic Lodge #909. He coached Girls Youth Softball for several years. He was preceded in death by his mother Sammie Ann Horn and nephew Adam Hubbard. Services will be Saturday, September 12 at 2pm in the Chapel with burial in Jefferson Memorial Gardens East. Reverend Steve Parr officiating. Visitation will be from 5 until 7pm Friday. He is survived by his wife Leah Ann Horn, son Billy Ray Horn III, daughter Melissa Leah Horn, father Billy R. Horn Sr., brothers Tommy S. (Traci) Horn, Jeffery W. Horn, Christopher C. (Jodi) Horn, grandchild Brody James Horn, nephews Tommy Horn II, Adam Horn, Blake Horn, Heath Horn, Peyton Horn, nieces Abbie Hullar, Hannah Sawyer, Brittany Lass, great nephews Brayden Horn and Tristan Horn.
Erwin’76 Journal Needs Redesign, Fresh Content
Posted by Glynn Wilson in Erwin76.Net Updates on July 19th, 2009
After many months of working to find a reliable hosting server for this Web site and all the others I work on, I’m happy to report that it has been accomplished. The next step is to spend some time working on a redesign upgrade of this template.
And as always, we are looking for fresh content in the form of new stories from those who attended Erwin High School in the 1970s.
Before long, Jefferson County will build a new high school and who knows what the fate of Erwin will be. Chances are, it will cease to exist.
But the bicentennial class of 1976 is committed to keeping this site up so members of the class, as well as other students from the same era, can keep in touch.
Maybe someone should start a Facebook page for the class to go along with this photo archive and blog.
Also, the domain name bill of $120 a year will be coming due in August, so we need to think about passing around the collection plate to take care of that. If you like this site and want to help keep it up, get in touch…
Veronica Gilliland McCulloch Dies
Posted by Glynn Wilson in Obituaries on February 18th, 2008
MCCULLOCH, VERONICA “RONI”, formerly Veronia Gilliland, Erwin class of 1974, passed away February 15, 2008. She was born February 29, 1956.
Roni graduated from Erwin High School and attended The University of Alabama.
She was a wonderful wife, mother and dedicated Christian who positively impacted all who knew her, according to the Birmingham News obituary.
Survivors include her husband, Brent; son, Tyler; and daughter Jenny. Roni is the daughter of Glynn and Don Grant of Leeds, Alabama.
Visitation is Monday evening from 6 - 8 p.m. at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 12 Noon at Jefferson Memorial, Trussville. Burial will be at Jefferson Memorial Gardens East. Jefferson Memorial Trussville, directing.
Mrs. Shannon Dies at 75
Posted by Mike Douglas in Obituaries on December 9th, 2007
According to the obituary on the Birmingham News Website, Laverne P. Shannon of Birmingham passed away Friday, Dec. 7 , 2007 at a local hospital with her husband, children and grandchildren at her bedside. She was 75.
Mrs. Shannon taught High School English at E.B. Erwin and the Jefferson County System for more than 30 years.
She was very proud of the impact many of her former students made in their communities. Nanny enjoyed reading good books, sewing, and spoiling her grandchildren and great-grand-children rotten.
Visitation will be held Sunday afternoon from 3: 30 P.M. until 6 P.M.
Funeral services will be held Monday, December 10, 2007 at Ridout’s Trussville Chapel at 11 A.M. with Reverend Shawn Morgan officiating. Burial will follow at Jefferson Memorial Gardens East.
Mrs. Shannon was preceded in death by her parents, the Reverend and Mrs. Sam H. Peyton of Mississippi; and her three brothers, Howard, W.E., and Richard Peyton. Survivors include: her husband of 57 years, Vincent E. Shannon, Jr.; her five children, Deidre Puryear (Ronnie), Jacque Kelly, Vince Shannon (Fay), Kathy Wren (Jack) and Christy Gay (Mike), all of Birmingham; her grandchildren, Dee Dee Puryear, Eric Kelly, Clay and Luke Shannon, Ron Puryear (Leslie), Scott Kelly (Brandy) and Katie Banks; her great-grandchildren, Peyton and Lexi Lang, Brelyn Kelly, Jada Kelly, Emma and Ella Puryear; her brother, David Peyton of Mobile; and her aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to either St. Jude Children’s Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Greater Birmingham Humane Society 300 Snow Drive Birmingham, AL 35209.
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I did not have Mrs. Shannon as an English teacher. To me, She was a fun person to know and a loving mother of my friends in the old neighborhood.
I bet her yard was rolled more times than any teacher in the school system but she just laughed it off and made her kids clean it up : )
Although Mrs. Shannon knew I participated a time or two in devilment on her yard (dead fish heads, guts, tails) she always smiled at me and welcomed me into her home.
My condolences go out to the Shannon family.
Mike Douglas
Pinson, Alabama
Shannon Twins Turn 50
Posted by Glynn Wilson in Class Member Updates on July 23rd, 2007
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| Photo by Glynn Wilson |
| The Shannon twins, Kathy and Christy, turned 50 this weekend and were greeted with a surprise birthday party by family and friends in Pelham. |
Pee Wee Howle Golf Tournament June 25
Posted by Glynn Wilson in Erwin Sports on June 21st, 2007
The second Pee Wee Howle Golf Tournament is schedule for June 25 at Grayson Valley Country Club. Proceeds will benefit the Erwin High School Athletic Department.
It’s a shotgun start at 8 a.m., scramble format, and registration is from at 6:30-8 a.m. The costs is $85 per person or $340 per four person team. That covers practice balls, golf carts, appreciation bags, tournament prizes, door prizes and a buffet lunch. For non-players, lunch will be $15 cash or checks made to Pee Wee’s Golf Tournament. Awards and prizes will be handed out at 1 p.m. J.T from 96.5 radio will act as Master of Cerimonies.
A hole sponsorship can be purchased for $100 per hole, $200 per putting green or driving range spot.
The deadline was June 20, but you may be able to talk Patsy Howle into getting you in even same day. Contact her at: Howlep@bellsouth.net.
Here’s a link to a Webpage put up after the first tournament two years ago, with photos…