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Katrina Holbrook Obituary

Funeral services for Katrina Holbrook, 93, of Attalla, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, at Collier-Butler Funeral Home. The Revs. Earl Mitchell and Larry Garrard will officiate. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Collier-Butler Funeral and Cremation Services is directing.
Mrs. Holbrook died Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, after a lengthy illness. She was born on Feb. 6, 1919, in Birmingham, and had resided in Attalla since 1932.
Mrs. Holbrook was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; husband, Sam Holbrook; and son-in-law, Carl Dollar.
She is survived by one son, Talmadge (Sue) Holbrook, of Clanton; four daughters, Shirley (Joe) Wortham, of Memphis, Tenn., Gloria Dollar, of Attalla, Dianne (Mancel) Griffith, of Cullman, and Dani Lisa (Roy) Burke, of Attalla; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Joe Wortham Jr., Sean Griffith, Justin Burke, Jeremy Burke, Joshua Inman, Tyler Dollar and Adam Prince.
The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the Joy Sunday School class and members of the First Baptist Church of Attalla and to Omega Hospice of Cullman, Ala., for their excellent care of our mother.
The family will accept flowers, or memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Attalla or a charity of your choice.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. prior to the service on Wednesday.
Online condolences may be made at www.collier-butler.com.

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Published by The Gadsden Times on Sep. 25, 2012.

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September 26, 2012

My deepest sympathy to all the family with whom Katrina was so blessd,
Sonny Lewis

September 25, 2012

Dani,
We're so sorry for your loss. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
Michael and Sharon Bowman

Theresa Peek Smith

September 25, 2012

Gloria, I am so sorry for your loss. Our prayers are with you and your family. Theresa

Lynn Hodges Jones

September 25, 2012

Dani, Gloria and family,
We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers at this diificult time. All of you are part of many wonderful childhood memories for the Hodges clan!!!

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