Mr. Eddie W. Fant was born July 26, 1928, in Cherokee to the late Luther and Sophie Fant. He departed this life April 24, 2010, at Helen Keller Hospital after a sudden illness.
The graveside service will be at 1 p.m. today at Cherokee CME Cemetery.
He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was retired from TVA.
Mr. Fant was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Sophie Fant; one brother, Curly Fant; one sister, Verna Dean Malone; one aunt, Augusta Hill; one niece, Sophia Haley; three uncles, James Holiday, Lee Vern Holiday and Clayborn Holiday.
He leaves to cherish his memories a loving sister, Mary Goodloe, Cherokee, Ala.; brother, Vera Lee Fant (Sonja), Louisville, Ky.; special friends, Sterling and Clezelle Swiney, Sheffield, Ala.; a very special niece, Tonya Poole, Cherokee, Ala.; a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and a host of other relatives. Special thanks to Sabrina Woodard and Alacare Home Health.
Thompson and Son Funeral Home, Tuscumbia, is directing.
Published in Florence Times Daily from Apr. 27 to Apr. 28, 2010
The graveside service will be at 1 p.m. today at Cherokee CME Cemetery.
He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was retired from TVA.
Mr. Fant was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Sophie Fant; one brother, Curly Fant; one sister, Verna Dean Malone; one aunt, Augusta Hill; one niece, Sophia Haley; three uncles, James Holiday, Lee Vern Holiday and Clayborn Holiday.
He leaves to cherish his memories a loving sister, Mary Goodloe, Cherokee, Ala.; brother, Vera Lee Fant (Sonja), Louisville, Ky.; special friends, Sterling and Clezelle Swiney, Sheffield, Ala.; a very special niece, Tonya Poole, Cherokee, Ala.; a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and a host of other relatives. Special thanks to Sabrina Woodard and Alacare Home Health.
Thompson and Son Funeral Home, Tuscumbia, is directing.
Published in Florence Times Daily from Apr. 27 to Apr. 28, 2010
Mr. Eddie W. Fant was born July 26, 1928, in Cherokee to the late Luther and Sophie Fant. He departed this life April 24, 2010, at Helen Keller Hospital after a sudden illness.
The graveside service will be at 1 p.m. today at Cherokee CME Cemetery.
He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was retired from TVA.
Mr. Fant was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Sophie Fant; one brother, Curly Fant; one sister, Verna Dean Malone; one aunt, Augusta Hill; one niece, Sophia Haley; three uncles, James Holiday, Lee Vern Holiday and Clayborn Holiday.
He leaves to cherish his memories a loving sister, Mary Goodloe, Cherokee, Ala.; brother, Vera Lee Fant (Sonja), Louisville, Ky.; special friends, Sterling and Clezelle Swiney, Sheffield, Ala.; a very special niece, Tonya Poole, Cherokee, Ala.; a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and a host of other relatives. Special thanks to Sabrina Woodard and Alacare Home Health.
Thompson and Son Funeral Home, Tuscumbia, is directing.
Published in Florence Times Daily from Apr. 27 to Apr. 28, 2010
The graveside service will be at 1 p.m. today at Cherokee CME Cemetery.
He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was retired from TVA.
Mr. Fant was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Sophie Fant; one brother, Curly Fant; one sister, Verna Dean Malone; one aunt, Augusta Hill; one niece, Sophia Haley; three uncles, James Holiday, Lee Vern Holiday and Clayborn Holiday.
He leaves to cherish his memories a loving sister, Mary Goodloe, Cherokee, Ala.; brother, Vera Lee Fant (Sonja), Louisville, Ky.; special friends, Sterling and Clezelle Swiney, Sheffield, Ala.; a very special niece, Tonya Poole, Cherokee, Ala.; a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and a host of other relatives. Special thanks to Sabrina Woodard and Alacare Home Health.
Thompson and Son Funeral Home, Tuscumbia, is directing.
Published in Florence Times Daily from Apr. 27 to Apr. 28, 2010
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