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Mrs. Leila Pearl Potts, age 81 of Eldridge, AL passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 in the Diversicare Nursing Home in Winfield, AL. Mrs. Potts was born in Chicago, IL on March 13, 1941 to Harold and Dorothy Faulkner.

Mrs. Potts is survived by her son, Carl Danny Potts of Tuscaloosa and daughter, Leila Potts of Janesville WI.

Mrs. Potts was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Potts, daughter-in-law, Lisa Marek, and her parents. A memorial service for Mrs. Potts will be announced later by the Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield, Alabama.

Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield serving the Potts family.

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Dr. Clayton Cordice O’Mary, age 101 passed away on Friday April 22, 2022 at his residence. Mr. O’Mary was born in Eldridge, Alabama on August 10, 1920 to Marion and Minnie Pearl Hamilton O’Mary.

He was a member of the Poplar Springs Primitive Baptist Church near Rock City and valedictorian of the 1939 graduating class of Hubbertville High School. After high school he started his internship at Berry Collage in Rome, GA. During WWII and his time at college, he volunteered to serve in the United States Air Force, where he trained and served as an aircraft mechanic and turret gunner on B-17 and B-29 bomber planes. After the war he returned to Auburn University on a GI Bill and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then went on to get his PhD from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. O’Mary’s career included teaching and research at the University of Georgia and Washington State University. He then returned to head the Department of Agriculture at Berry College until his retirement in 1982. Dr. O’Mary is recognized nationally and internationally as an authority in the fields of reproduction, physiology, and animal breeding. Dr. O’Mary has authored and co-authored twenty-eight research papers published in various scientific journals. He co-edited two textbooks, “Commercial Beef Cattle Production” and “The Feedlot”, which have been adopted into college curricula worldwide and published in English, Spanish and Japanese. With the help of his sons Thomas and Gary, he wrote and published two books of his own, “Take the Bull by the Horns” and “Della: Diary of a Country Mule”.  Mr. O’Mary was much more than a professor, he was a humble loving husband, father, grandfather, minister, author, and storyteller. Dr. O'Mary enjoyed traveling, gardening and teaching, and preaching.

Mr. O’Mary is survived by his sons, Thomas W. O’Mary and his wife Jill of Winfield, Gary O’Mary and his wife Sharon of San Diego, CA, and his stepson, David Young and his wife Theresa of Alexander City, AL, 13, grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and 5 great great-grandchildren, a sister, Opal Hollingsworth of Fayette and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives, church family and friends. He was preceded in death by his wives, Grace Marie Zwigart O’Mary and Susie Myrtle Young O’Mary, his parents, a sister, Dorothy Hewitt and brothers, Ray O’Mary and Hollis O’Mary.

Funeral services for Mr. O’Mary will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Fayette Heritage Memorial Garden. 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 of Winfield, AL serving the O’Mary family.

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Brother Delbert Preuninger, age 71 of Winfield, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Funeral services for Delbert will be held on Monday, May 2, 2022at 11:00 a.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the West Alabama Memorial Gardens in Gu-Win. The visitation will be held on Sunday, May 1, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.  Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield, Alabama serving the Preuninger family.

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Amanda Gardner South (aka Babe, Sister, Wife, Sweet Pea, Bunky, Mando) was a free spirit with a loving compassionate heart. She left this world suddenly and way too soon on April 24, 2022 at the age of 40. She was so beloved and will be forever missed by her family and friends.
Amanda was raised in Winfield, Alabama and graduated from Winfield City High School class of 2000. She then attended Auburn University where she received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Harrison School of Pharmacy in 2008. Upon returning to Winfield, she reconnected with and soon after married her husband, Jonathan South. Together, they had 3 fur-babies: DaVinci, Zeiss, and Tully.
Amanda had a passion for music, animals, jewelry, and fashion – and she was an avid collector of these. She loved going to concerts and spent much time traveling to various states just to hear her favorite bands. She had a soft spot for animals – especially those in need. She could not pass a wandering lost dog without stopping or watch an ASPCA commercial without tears…and likely donating as well. Amanda had a style that was all her own. She loved jewelry and fashion and spent many hours shopping and flipping through the latest fashion magazines. She was rarely without a hat – typically a newsboy, wide-brim, or boggan – she rocked it all.
Amanda had a fierce love for her husband, family and friends and she delighted in giving them gifts and finding ways to express her love. But her final gift of organ donation to the Legacy of Hope was made for those she did not know and serves as testimony to all the love and compassion she had in her heart.
She leaves behind her husband, Jonathan South, her parents, Becky and Russell Carothers and John and Wilda Gardner, her siblings, Julia Gardner, Melissa Beard (Bob), Russ Carothers (Stephanie), Chris Carothers (Brandi), her parents-in-law, Johnny and Yvonne South, her sister-in-law, Brandice South Lewis (Charlie), brother-in-law, Greg Youngblood and a host of other family and friends.
A celebration of her life will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Winfield on Friday, April 29, 2022. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon until service at 2:00 pm with private burial to follow in the Winfield City Cemetery. Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield serving the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Marion County Humane Society in memory of Amanda.