Mrs. Virginia “Ann” Green Gunter, age 76 of Carbon Hill, passed away on Monday December 7, 2020 in the Walker Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Gunter was a member of Abundant Life Tabernacle Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cefos Lee Green and Mamie Louise Markem Green, a son, C.J. Sprowes, a sister, Sherry Sandlin and two husbands, Tee J. Sprowes and Talmadge “Tag” Gunter. Mrs. Gunter is survived by her children, Teanna (Terrell) Guthrie of Eldridge, Addie Sprowes Brooks of Carbon Hill, David Sprowes (Lori) of Eldridge, Chris Sprowes of North Carolina, and Kevin Sprowes of Carbon Hill, grandchildren, Tiffany Guthrie, Tabitha Guthrie, Kayla Wilhite, Joey Sprowes, Hope Brooks, Gracie Gunter, McKenzie Gunter, Raylyn Gunter, Camden Sprowes, Kenneth Sprowes, Lexus Sprowes, and Emalie Sprowes, sisters, Eva Jean Gazoway (Wayman) of Dalton, GA, and Debra Banta of Winfield, a brother, Leroy Green of Winfield and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2:00m p.m. on Friday, December 11, 2020 from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Philadelphia Church cemetery near Lynn. The visitation will be held from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. (service time) on Friday at the funeral home. Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield serving the Sprowes and Gunter families.

Mrs. Billie June Norris, age 82 of Winfield, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 in the Northwest Medical Center in Winfield. Mrs. Norris attended Philadelphia Deliverance Tabernacle Church in Lynn, AL.

Mrs. Norris is survived by her son, Obie Norris (Gail) of Winfield, her grandchildren, Dana Autry (Richard), Ginger McGough (Tony) and Crystal Aldridge (Adam) all of Winfield, six great grandchildren, Kolton and Karli Autry, Trace and Chance McGough, Adan and Alex Aldridge, her sister, Betty Fuqua of TX and a host of nieces, nephews and other family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Tommy Luther Norris and Eldridge Norris, an infant daughter, Mary Dean Norris, her parents, Sam Lambert and Lector Jones Lambert and 4 brothers, Robert, Leon, Dewayne and Kenneth Lambert.

Funeral services for Mrs. Norris will be held on Wednesday, December, 9, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Musgrove Chapel Cemetery. The visitation will be on Wednesday from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. (service time) at the funeral home. Bowen Funeral Home serving the Norris family.

Mr. Homer Dewey Willoughby, III, age 72 of Winfield, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 in the Northwest Medical Center in Winfield.

Homer was born on October 2, 1948 in Birmingham, AL to Homer D. Willoughby, II and Margie Kuykendall Willoughby. He was a member of the Winfield First Baptist Church, a 1967 graduate of Jones Valley High School in Birmingham and obtained his business degree from Jacksonville State University. Mr. Willoughby and his business partners were owner/operators of Peregrine Corporation for over 20 years.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Melba Meharg Willoughby, two sons, Curtis Willoughby and Scott Willoughby both of Winfield, a granddaughter, Kenley Willoughby of Hackleburg, and two nephews, Richard Noel (Thanh) of Atlanta and Donny Noel (Tracy) of Brilliant and a host of other relatives and friends. Homer was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Vickie Motley.

Funeral services for Mr. Willoughby will be held on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Winfield City Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon (service time) at the funeral home. Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield serving the Willoughby family.

Mr. Eugene Edward Elliott better known as Eddie age 95 of Glenn Allen formerly of Hamilton passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2020 in the North Mississippi Medical Center in Hamilton.

Eddie was born in Evarts, KY on March 12, 1925 to Frank Edward Elliott and Rebecca Gollaway Elliott. Mr. Elliott was a member of A New Hope Baptist Church, a member of the Masonic Lodge and served in the United States Navy and Air Force during World War II.

He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Dolores Elliott, his children, Russell Elliott (Vicki) of Plantersville, MS, Donna Quick of Birmingham and Cheryl Feltman of Meridian, MS and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchild and other relatives, church family and friends.

Funeral services for Mr. Elliott will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel. The visitation will be held on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. (service time) at the funeral home. |Bowen Funeral Home serving the Elliott family.