Jason Edward Echols
Funeral service for Jason Edward Echols, age 45, of Decatur, will be Friday, June 1, 2018, 2:00 p.m. at Westmeade Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Scotty Hogan, Rev. Justin McAlpin, and Bro. Junior Hill officiating, and Shelton Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends for two hours prior to service. Interment will be in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson, AL.
Mr. Echols, who passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in a motor vehicle accident in Hanceville, AL, was born October 9, 1972, in Decatur, to Aaron Edward Echols and Nella Middlebrooks Echols. He was preceded in death by his parents, and grandparents, Dewey and Flora Echols and Clarence and Roxie Middlebrooks, all of Anderson, AL.
Jason was a lifelong resident of Decatur, AL. He graduated from Cornerstone Christian Academy and received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He later obtained his MBA. He worked at Boeing in Huntsville for 13 years, and was currently employed as Business Manager for the Alabama Education Association in Montgomery. He loved his job and his co-workers. His family, his church, and his Lord were his passion.
He is survived by his loving wife, Melody Waldrop Echols, son Dawson Edward Echols, and daughter, Reagan Nella Echols, all of Decatur. He is also survived by: two uncles, Bryce Echols of Tennessee, and Royce Echols of Guntersville, AL; one aunt, Betty Jean Roden of Huntsville; father- and mother-in-law, Robert “Bob” and Sandy Waldrop of Decatur; sister- and brother-in-law, Celeste and Jeff Cook of Winfield; and a host of cousins, nephews, nieces, and precious friends.
Pallbearers will be Chris Huys, Jeff Cook, Cory Saboie, Michael Ramm, Charles Lieble, and Byron Echols. Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Suter, Bobby Gardner, Jerry Sparkman, Tracy Lentz, Bo Gardner, and Brent Nichols. Posthumous Honorary Pallbearer is Curtis Parker.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial donations be made to the trust fund for Reagan and Dawson Echols at Renasant Bank, Decatur, AL.
Shelton Funeral Home, Decatur, Alabama
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Jason Echols remembered as devoted family man, asset to his church and employer
Jason Edward Echols, who was killed in a single-vehicle accident Tuesday morning on Interstate 65, is remembered as a devoted family man who was an integral part of his church and the management team at the Alabama Education Association.
Echols, 45, of Decatur, was killed when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway on I-65 southbound in Cullman County and overturned, according to state troopers. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from troopers. State troopers continue to investigate.
Brenda Pike, AEA’s executive director, said Echols started the job as the organization’s business manager at its Montgomery headquarters last June, becoming part of the management staff and Pike’s “right-hand guy on the financial side of the operation.
“He was really good at his job and he will be missed in our association,” Pike said. “He was loved by the staff.”
After coming to work at AEA nearly a year ago, “he fit in right away,” she said.
Echols commuted from Decatur to Montgomery each week, spending the weekends with his family, Pike said, and was heading to Montgomery on Tuesday morning.
“You could tell he was a Christian man, a family man,” she said. “He loved his church and his community.”
Echols, a lifelong Decatur resident, was a Cornerstone Christian Academy graduate, received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and later earned an MBA. He worked at Boeing in Huntsville for 13 years. At the AEA, he provided oversight for finance operations and membership database functions.
He is survived by his wife, Melody Waldrop Echols; a daughter, Reagan; and son, Dawson.
“He was an all-around stellar individual,” said Wendy Lang, AEA’s UniServ director for District 5. “When you have people so stellar with your organization, it makes your organization stand out.”
Echols “radiated Christianity,” Lang said. “He didn’t just talk the talk, he walked the walk.”
David Burdeshaw, the minister of music at Westmeade Baptist Church, said Echols sang with the Westmeade Choir and Westmeade Singers. He was a featured soloist in a choir CD.
A gifted singer, Echols would also fill in for Burdeshaw if he was away, he said.
“He was one of our go-to guys,” Burdeshaw said.
Echols had also been a Sunday School teacher over the years for various age groups, and he and his wife were preparing to be teachers for the college class, Burdeshaw said.
“He was part of the entire life of our church,” Burdeshaw said. “That’s not an exaggeration.”
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Funeral service for Jason Edward Echols, age 45, of Decatur, will be Friday, June 1, 2018, 2:00 p.m. at Westmeade Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Scotty Hogan, Rev. Justin McAlpin, and Bro. Junior Hill officiating, and Shelton Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends for two hours prior to service. Interment will be in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson, AL.
Mr. Echols, who passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in a motor vehicle accident in Hanceville, AL, was born October 9, 1972, in Decatur, to Aaron Edward Echols and Nella Middlebrooks Echols. He was preceded in death by his parents, and grandparents, Dewey and Flora Echols and Clarence and Roxie Middlebrooks, all of Anderson, AL.
Jason was a lifelong resident of Decatur, AL. He graduated from Cornerstone Christian Academy and received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He later obtained his MBA. He worked at Boeing in Huntsville for 13 years, and was currently employed as Business Manager for the Alabama Education Association in Montgomery. He loved his job and his co-workers. His family, his church, and his Lord were his passion.
He is survived by his loving wife, Melody Waldrop Echols, son Dawson Edward Echols, and daughter, Reagan Nella Echols, all of Decatur. He is also survived by: two uncles, Bryce Echols of Tennessee, and Royce Echols of Guntersville, AL; one aunt, Betty Jean Roden of Huntsville; father- and mother-in-law, Robert “Bob” and Sandy Waldrop of Decatur; sister- and brother-in-law, Celeste and Jeff Cook of Winfield; and a host of cousins, nephews, nieces, and precious friends.
Pallbearers will be Chris Huys, Jeff Cook, Cory Saboie, Michael Ramm, Charles Lieble, and Byron Echols. Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Suter, Bobby Gardner, Jerry Sparkman, Tracy Lentz, Bo Gardner, and Brent Nichols. Posthumous Honorary Pallbearer is Curtis Parker.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial donations be made to the trust fund for Reagan and Dawson Echols at Renasant Bank, Decatur, AL.
Shelton Funeral Home, Decatur, Alabama
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Jason Echols remembered as devoted family man, asset to his church and employer
Jason Edward Echols, who was killed in a single-vehicle accident Tuesday morning on Interstate 65, is remembered as a devoted family man who was an integral part of his church and the management team at the Alabama Education Association.
Echols, 45, of Decatur, was killed when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway on I-65 southbound in Cullman County and overturned, according to state troopers. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from troopers. State troopers continue to investigate.
Brenda Pike, AEA’s executive director, said Echols started the job as the organization’s business manager at its Montgomery headquarters last June, becoming part of the management staff and Pike’s “right-hand guy on the financial side of the operation.
“He was really good at his job and he will be missed in our association,” Pike said. “He was loved by the staff.”
After coming to work at AEA nearly a year ago, “he fit in right away,” she said.
Echols commuted from Decatur to Montgomery each week, spending the weekends with his family, Pike said, and was heading to Montgomery on Tuesday morning.
“You could tell he was a Christian man, a family man,” she said. “He loved his church and his community.”
Echols, a lifelong Decatur resident, was a Cornerstone Christian Academy graduate, received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and later earned an MBA. He worked at Boeing in Huntsville for 13 years. At the AEA, he provided oversight for finance operations and membership database functions.
He is survived by his wife, Melody Waldrop Echols; a daughter, Reagan; and son, Dawson.
“He was an all-around stellar individual,” said Wendy Lang, AEA’s UniServ director for District 5. “When you have people so stellar with your organization, it makes your organization stand out.”
Echols “radiated Christianity,” Lang said. “He didn’t just talk the talk, he walked the walk.”
David Burdeshaw, the minister of music at Westmeade Baptist Church, said Echols sang with the Westmeade Choir and Westmeade Singers. He was a featured soloist in a choir CD.
A gifted singer, Echols would also fill in for Burdeshaw if he was away, he said.
“He was one of our go-to guys,” Burdeshaw said.
Echols had also been a Sunday School teacher over the years for various age groups, and he and his wife were preparing to be teachers for the college class, Burdeshaw said.
“He was part of the entire life of our church,” Burdeshaw said. “That’s not an exaggeration.”
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Jason Edward Echols
Funeral service for Jason Edward Echols, age 45, of Decatur, will be Friday, June 1, 2018, 2:00 p.m. at Westmeade Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Scotty Hogan, Rev. Justin McAlpin, and Bro. Junior Hill officiating, and Shelton Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends for two hours prior to service. Interment will be in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson, AL.
Mr. Echols, who passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in a motor vehicle accident in Hanceville, AL, was born October 9, 1972, in Decatur, to Aaron Edward Echols and Nella Middlebrooks Echols. He was preceded in death by his parents, and grandparents, Dewey and Flora Echols and Clarence and Roxie Middlebrooks, all of Anderson, AL.
Jason was a lifelong resident of Decatur, AL. He graduated from Cornerstone Christian Academy and received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He later obtained his MBA. He worked at Boeing in Huntsville for 13 years, and was currently employed as Business Manager for the Alabama Education Association in Montgomery. He loved his job and his co-workers. His family, his church, and his Lord were his passion.
He is survived by his loving wife, Melody Waldrop Echols, son Dawson Edward Echols, and daughter, Reagan Nella Echols, all of Decatur. He is also survived by: two uncles, Bryce Echols of Tennessee, and Royce Echols of Guntersville, AL; one aunt, Betty Jean Roden of Huntsville; father- and mother-in-law, Robert “Bob” and Sandy Waldrop of Decatur; sister- and brother-in-law, Celeste and Jeff Cook of Winfield; and a host of cousins, nephews, nieces, and precious friends.
Pallbearers will be Chris Huys, Jeff Cook, Cory Saboie, Michael Ramm, Charles Lieble, and Byron Echols. Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Suter, Bobby Gardner, Jerry Sparkman, Tracy Lentz, Bo Gardner, and Brent Nichols. Posthumous Honorary Pallbearer is Curtis Parker.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial donations be made to the trust fund for Reagan and Dawson Echols at Renasant Bank, Decatur, AL.
Shelton Funeral Home, Decatur, Alabama
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Jason Echols remembered as devoted family man, asset to his church and employer
Jason Edward Echols, who was killed in a single-vehicle accident Tuesday morning on Interstate 65, is remembered as a devoted family man who was an integral part of his church and the management team at the Alabama Education Association.
Echols, 45, of Decatur, was killed when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway on I-65 southbound in Cullman County and overturned, according to state troopers. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from troopers. State troopers continue to investigate.
Brenda Pike, AEA’s executive director, said Echols started the job as the organization’s business manager at its Montgomery headquarters last June, becoming part of the management staff and Pike’s “right-hand guy on the financial side of the operation.
“He was really good at his job and he will be missed in our association,” Pike said. “He was loved by the staff.”
After coming to work at AEA nearly a year ago, “he fit in right away,” she said.
Echols commuted from Decatur to Montgomery each week, spending the weekends with his family, Pike said, and was heading to Montgomery on Tuesday morning.
“You could tell he was a Christian man, a family man,” she said. “He loved his church and his community.”
Echols, a lifelong Decatur resident, was a Cornerstone Christian Academy graduate, received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and later earned an MBA. He worked at Boeing in Huntsville for 13 years. At the AEA, he provided oversight for finance operations and membership database functions.
He is survived by his wife, Melody Waldrop Echols; a daughter, Reagan; and son, Dawson.
“He was an all-around stellar individual,” said Wendy Lang, AEA’s UniServ director for District 5. “When you have people so stellar with your organization, it makes your organization stand out.”
Echols “radiated Christianity,” Lang said. “He didn’t just talk the talk, he walked the walk.”
David Burdeshaw, the minister of music at Westmeade Baptist Church, said Echols sang with the Westmeade Choir and Westmeade Singers. He was a featured soloist in a choir CD.
A gifted singer, Echols would also fill in for Burdeshaw if he was away, he said.
“He was one of our go-to guys,” Burdeshaw said.
Echols had also been a Sunday School teacher over the years for various age groups, and he and his wife were preparing to be teachers for the college class, Burdeshaw said.
“He was part of the entire life of our church,” Burdeshaw said. “That’s not an exaggeration.”
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Funeral service for Jason Edward Echols, age 45, of Decatur, will be Friday, June 1, 2018, 2:00 p.m. at Westmeade Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Scotty Hogan, Rev. Justin McAlpin, and Bro. Junior Hill officiating, and Shelton Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends for two hours prior to service. Interment will be in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson, AL.
Mr. Echols, who passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in a motor vehicle accident in Hanceville, AL, was born October 9, 1972, in Decatur, to Aaron Edward Echols and Nella Middlebrooks Echols. He was preceded in death by his parents, and grandparents, Dewey and Flora Echols and Clarence and Roxie Middlebrooks, all of Anderson, AL.
Jason was a lifelong resident of Decatur, AL. He graduated from Cornerstone Christian Academy and received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He later obtained his MBA. He worked at Boeing in Huntsville for 13 years, and was currently employed as Business Manager for the Alabama Education Association in Montgomery. He loved his job and his co-workers. His family, his church, and his Lord were his passion.
He is survived by his loving wife, Melody Waldrop Echols, son Dawson Edward Echols, and daughter, Reagan Nella Echols, all of Decatur. He is also survived by: two uncles, Bryce Echols of Tennessee, and Royce Echols of Guntersville, AL; one aunt, Betty Jean Roden of Huntsville; father- and mother-in-law, Robert “Bob” and Sandy Waldrop of Decatur; sister- and brother-in-law, Celeste and Jeff Cook of Winfield; and a host of cousins, nephews, nieces, and precious friends.
Pallbearers will be Chris Huys, Jeff Cook, Cory Saboie, Michael Ramm, Charles Lieble, and Byron Echols. Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Suter, Bobby Gardner, Jerry Sparkman, Tracy Lentz, Bo Gardner, and Brent Nichols. Posthumous Honorary Pallbearer is Curtis Parker.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial donations be made to the trust fund for Reagan and Dawson Echols at Renasant Bank, Decatur, AL.
Shelton Funeral Home, Decatur, Alabama
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Jason Echols remembered as devoted family man, asset to his church and employer
Jason Edward Echols, who was killed in a single-vehicle accident Tuesday morning on Interstate 65, is remembered as a devoted family man who was an integral part of his church and the management team at the Alabama Education Association.
Echols, 45, of Decatur, was killed when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway on I-65 southbound in Cullman County and overturned, according to state troopers. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from troopers. State troopers continue to investigate.
Brenda Pike, AEA’s executive director, said Echols started the job as the organization’s business manager at its Montgomery headquarters last June, becoming part of the management staff and Pike’s “right-hand guy on the financial side of the operation.
“He was really good at his job and he will be missed in our association,” Pike said. “He was loved by the staff.”
After coming to work at AEA nearly a year ago, “he fit in right away,” she said.
Echols commuted from Decatur to Montgomery each week, spending the weekends with his family, Pike said, and was heading to Montgomery on Tuesday morning.
“You could tell he was a Christian man, a family man,” she said. “He loved his church and his community.”
Echols, a lifelong Decatur resident, was a Cornerstone Christian Academy graduate, received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and later earned an MBA. He worked at Boeing in Huntsville for 13 years. At the AEA, he provided oversight for finance operations and membership database functions.
He is survived by his wife, Melody Waldrop Echols; a daughter, Reagan; and son, Dawson.
“He was an all-around stellar individual,” said Wendy Lang, AEA’s UniServ director for District 5. “When you have people so stellar with your organization, it makes your organization stand out.”
Echols “radiated Christianity,” Lang said. “He didn’t just talk the talk, he walked the walk.”
David Burdeshaw, the minister of music at Westmeade Baptist Church, said Echols sang with the Westmeade Choir and Westmeade Singers. He was a featured soloist in a choir CD.
A gifted singer, Echols would also fill in for Burdeshaw if he was away, he said.
“He was one of our go-to guys,” Burdeshaw said.
Echols had also been a Sunday School teacher over the years for various age groups, and he and his wife were preparing to be teachers for the college class, Burdeshaw said.
“He was part of the entire life of our church,” Burdeshaw said. “That’s not an exaggeration.”
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