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     Linda Jane Williamson is the daughter of Joseph Terrell Williamson and Edwina Joyce Rees.¹ She married Unknown Maroney after 1960.¹

     Iona Willingham was born on 24 February 1926 at Randolph County, Alabama.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Orbie Willingham and Myrtie Laney.¹ She married William Thomas Smith after 1945.¹ She died on 17 May 2013 at USA at age 87.¹ Iona W. Smith



(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Iona W. Smith, 87, of Woodland were Sunday, May 19, 2013, at 2 p.m. at East Napoleon Church of Christ with Bro. Allan Daniel officiating. Burial followed at the adjoining cemetery.

Mrs. Smith died Friday, May 17, at Wedowee Hospital.

A Randolph County native, Mrs. Smith was born Feb. 24, 1926, daughter of Orbie and Myrtie Laney Willingham. She was a member of Oak Grove Church of Christ and had been employed as a registered nurse with Grady Hospital in Atlanta.

Survivors include her daughter, Sheri Richardson (husband, Rodney) of Woodland; two grandchildren; one sister, Dorothy Morris of Anniston; and one brother, Jim Tom Willingham of Woodland. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William Thomas Smith; one brother, Wayne Willingham; and three sisters, Collie Bowen, Mattie Jo Bailey, and Marvolene Prince.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.benefieldfhwedowee.com.

Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.¹

     Marvolene Willingham was born circa 1918.² She was the daughter of Thomas Orbie Willingham and Myrtie Laney.^3,4 She married James D. Prince before 1943.¹ She died on 6 November 2010 at Georgia.² PRINCE, Marvolene W.

Mrs. Marvolene W. Prince, age 92 of Mableton. On November 6, 2010, Marvolene left us to join in heaven, her late husband, James D. Prince. She is survived by her sons, Frank Prince of Alpharetta, and Jerome Prince of Hampton Cove, AL; Five granddaughters; 8 great grandchildren; brother & sisters, James T. Willingham, Iona Smith, & Dorothy Morris, all of Wedowee, AL. Funeral services will be held graveside at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Georgia Memorial Park with Rev. Tommy Tidwell officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be offered to the Alzheimer's Association, 1925 Century Blvd, NE, Suite 10, Atlanta, GA 30345 (www.alz.org/georgia) Arrangements are with Davis-Struempf Funeral Home & Crematory, Austell.

www.DavisStruempf.com.

     Mattie Jo Willingham was born on 21 March 1921 at Randolph County, Alabama.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Orbie Willingham and Myrtie Laney.¹ She died on 3 April 2010 at Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, at age 89.¹ Mattie Jo (Willingham) Bailey
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Funeral services for Mattie Jo Willingham Bailey, 89, of Woodland, will be held Monday, April 5, 2010, at 2 p.m. from Oak Grove Church of Christ with Bro. Alan Daniel and Bro. Edward Herren officiating. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery with Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. today, April 4th. Mrs. Bailey will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to services on Monday. Mrs. Bailey died Saturday, April 3, 2010, at Wedowee Hospital. Survivors include two sons, Terry Bailey and Keith Bailey, both of Woodland; three grandchildren, Kyle Bailey, Kira Bailey and Robin Bailey; five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Marvolene Prince, of Marietta, Ga., Iona Smith, of Woodland and Dorothy Morris, of Anniston; and a brother, Jim Tom Willingham, of Woodland. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Bailey was born March 21, 1921, daughter of Thomas Orbie and Myrtie Laney Willingham. She was a member of Oak Grove Church of Christ and had retired from LaMar Manufacturing Company. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alvin J. Bailey; one brother, Wayne Willingham; two sisters, Callie Bowen and Myra Willingham. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/annistonstar/obituary.aspx?pid=141414914#sthash.wjnhBM55.dpuf.¹

     Thomas Orbie Willingham married Myrtie Laney before 1910.

     Barbara Jean Willis is the daughter of John M. Willis and Nancy Lee Pringle.¹ She married Joseph William Opstedal, son of Anthony J. Opstedal and Mary I. Gideon, before 1973. She and Joseph William Opstedal were divorced on 13 November 1997 at Smith County, Texas.²

     Charles R. Willis is the son of John M. Willis and Nancy Lee Pringle.¹

     Janie A. Willis is the daughter of John M. Willis and Nancy Lee Pringle.¹

     John M. Willis was born circa 1930. He married Nancy Lee Pringle, daughter of Oliver Pringle and Esther Unknown, before 1950. He died before 2009.¹

     Mary Frances Willis married Harold Lee Burney, son of Melvin McClain Burney and Mildred McDonald, on 5 January 1972 at Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma.²