TUSCALOOSA James "Devil Catcher" Alfred Tyree, Sr., age 89, of Tuscaloosa, died November 12, 2013, at St. Vincent Hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Beulah Baptist Church with Rev. David Gay officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Oak Memorial Park with Van Hoose & Steele Funeral Home and Cremation Services directing. Visitation will be Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. The body will lie in state one hour prior to services at the church.
Survivors include his daughters, Cleva Davis, Lois S. Brown (Cliffton), and Alsebre Davis (Al); sons, James A. Tyree Jr. (Sandra) and Douglas E. Tyree (Theresa); sisters, Lula Lee Key, Eula V. Chambers, and Naomi Fulgham; brothers, Albert P. Tyree and J. D. Tyree; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of nephews, nieces, former students and friends.
He was blessed to work in six public schools of Alabama: Camden Academy in Wilcox County, 5 years; Druid High School, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 3 years; Riverside High School, 8 years; Tuscaloosa County High School, 8 years; Botler Junior High School, 5 years; and Hillcrest Junior High School, 1 year; a total of 30 years. He taught Junior and Senior High Mathematics and photography, and retired at the age of 59. His pet word was "Devil CATCHER." After retirement many of his students and close friends called him "Devil Catcher."
Published in Tuscaloosa News on Nov. 15, 2013
Survivors include his daughters, Cleva Davis, Lois S. Brown (Cliffton), and Alsebre Davis (Al); sons, James A. Tyree Jr. (Sandra) and Douglas E. Tyree (Theresa); sisters, Lula Lee Key, Eula V. Chambers, and Naomi Fulgham; brothers, Albert P. Tyree and J. D. Tyree; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of nephews, nieces, former students and friends.
He was blessed to work in six public schools of Alabama: Camden Academy in Wilcox County, 5 years; Druid High School, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 3 years; Riverside High School, 8 years; Tuscaloosa County High School, 8 years; Botler Junior High School, 5 years; and Hillcrest Junior High School, 1 year; a total of 30 years. He taught Junior and Senior High Mathematics and photography, and retired at the age of 59. His pet word was "Devil CATCHER." After retirement many of his students and close friends called him "Devil Catcher."
Published in Tuscaloosa News on Nov. 15, 2013
TUSCALOOSA James "Devil Catcher" Alfred Tyree, Sr., age 89, of Tuscaloosa, died November 12, 2013, at St. Vincent Hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Beulah Baptist Church with Rev. David Gay officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Oak Memorial Park with Van Hoose & Steele Funeral Home and Cremation Services directing. Visitation will be Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. The body will lie in state one hour prior to services at the church.
Survivors include his daughters, Cleva Davis, Lois S. Brown (Cliffton), and Alsebre Davis (Al); sons, James A. Tyree Jr. (Sandra) and Douglas E. Tyree (Theresa); sisters, Lula Lee Key, Eula V. Chambers, and Naomi Fulgham; brothers, Albert P. Tyree and J. D. Tyree; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of nephews, nieces, former students and friends.
He was blessed to work in six public schools of Alabama: Camden Academy in Wilcox County, 5 years; Druid High School, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 3 years; Riverside High School, 8 years; Tuscaloosa County High School, 8 years; Botler Junior High School, 5 years; and Hillcrest Junior High School, 1 year; a total of 30 years. He taught Junior and Senior High Mathematics and photography, and retired at the age of 59. His pet word was "Devil CATCHER." After retirement many of his students and close friends called him "Devil Catcher."
Published in Tuscaloosa News on Nov. 15, 2013
Survivors include his daughters, Cleva Davis, Lois S. Brown (Cliffton), and Alsebre Davis (Al); sons, James A. Tyree Jr. (Sandra) and Douglas E. Tyree (Theresa); sisters, Lula Lee Key, Eula V. Chambers, and Naomi Fulgham; brothers, Albert P. Tyree and J. D. Tyree; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of nephews, nieces, former students and friends.
He was blessed to work in six public schools of Alabama: Camden Academy in Wilcox County, 5 years; Druid High School, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 3 years; Riverside High School, 8 years; Tuscaloosa County High School, 8 years; Botler Junior High School, 5 years; and Hillcrest Junior High School, 1 year; a total of 30 years. He taught Junior and Senior High Mathematics and photography, and retired at the age of 59. His pet word was "Devil CATCHER." After retirement many of his students and close friends called him "Devil Catcher."
Published in Tuscaloosa News on Nov. 15, 2013
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