Courtesy Announcement

Mrs. Billie Jean Benton, age 80 of Hubbertville passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Funeral services for Mrs. Benton will be held on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. from the McGraw Chapel of the Miles Memorial Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Fairview Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. service time at the funeral home.

Miles Memorial Funeral Home serving the Benton family.

Mrs. Eva Jean Durham, age 76, of Winfield passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023 in the DCH Medical Center. Mrs. Durham was born in Winfield, Alabama on September 1, 1947 to Gilbert and Mary Corkren Shirey. Eva attended Winfield City School most of her life before moving to Rock Island, Illinois with her family, where she attended Rock Island High School. After moving back to the area Eva worked as a seamstress for Health Tex and later A-1 Manufacturing before becoming disabled. She enjoyed spending her spare time fishing, hunting arrowheads, riding ATVs, and watching Auburn football.

Mrs. Durham is survived by her spouse, David Box, children, Thomas Durham (Darlene), Dorinda Durham-Eddy (Dusty), Jason Durham, and Jonathan Durham (Robin), grandchildren, Samantha Durham, Tauni Durham-Evans (Hannah), T.C. Durham (Brittany), Taylor Christopher (Austin), Alivia Durham, Tyler Durham (Oakley), Ashlyn O’Mary, Gabe Durham, and Zoe Durham, great-grandchildren, Beckett Davis, Braydon Roberson, Anna Durham, Jordyn Durham, and Hazel Christopher, sisters, Ann Clayton, Charlotte Williams (Johnny), and Jackie Gonzales, and a host of nieces, nephews and other family members.

Mrs. Durham was preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert and Mary Shirey.

Mrs. Durham’s family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, September 12, 2023, from 4:00p.m. until 6:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel.

Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield serving the Durham family.

Mrs. Eva Jean Durham, age 76, of Winfield passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, September 12, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel.

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Mr. William Leon Johnson, better known as “Wild Bill” age 79 of Winfield, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023 in the Diversicare Health Care Center in Winfield. Mr. Johnson was born on November 30, 1943 in Dayton, Tennessee to John and Vesta Miles. He was employed with several sawmills in the surrounding area for more than 20 years. Mr. Johnson was a man of many talents, he enjoyed playing the guitar, piano and singing. He was a man of faith and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.

Bill is survived by his wife of 15 years, Tammy Johnson, his children, Richard Leon Johnson (Kay), Teresa Sirles, Angie Sirles, Johnathon William Johnson “JJ”, Tiffany Warren (Daniel), Misty Smith (Joey), Felicia Johnson (David), Melissa Arney (Thomas), Jonathon Leon Johnson, and Jacob Johnson, grandchildren, Natalie, Payton and Brooklyn Wilson, Roper Jones, Isaac and Katelyn Arney, Marus Sirles, Angel, Savannah, and Elisha Smith, and Laken Hughes, Skeeter Kulikowski, Joanna Kulikowski, Kristy Johnson, and Christopher Warner, great grandchildren, Olivia and Paislyn Smith, Jennifer Rustin, Levi, Carson, and McKenzie Kulikowski, Zoie and Ryan Kulikowski, Jaylin, Kambrim, and Kirana Johnson, and Elizabeth and Christopher Jr. Deroun, sisters, Lillie Sipes and Janet Sprinkle (Randy), brothers, Tommy Miles and Timmy Miles, sisters-in-law, Chris Miles and Linda Miles, a special friend and brother-in-law, Wayne Dean and a host of nieces, nephews and other close family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Opal Dean and Brenda Alonzo and her husband Jr., brothers, Larry Johnson, Robert Miles, Leroy Johnson, and Jacky Miles and a brother-in-law, Richard Sipes.

Funeral services for Bill will be held on Thursday, September 7th at 6:00 p.m. from the McGraw Chapel of the Miles Memorial Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Harmony Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Thursday from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. services time at the funeral home.

Miles Memorial Funeral Home of Winfield, Alabama serving the Johnson family.