Don Naman

Lincoln - Funeral services for Don Naman, 75, will be Thursday, July 28, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Pell City with Father Michael Sexton officiating. Burial will follow at the Lincoln Cemetery, with the family receiving friends at the Naman home after the burial service. Visitation is scheduled for tonight, July 27, 2011, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Usrey Funeral Home in Talladega. Mr. Naman passed away on July, 25, 2011 at home in Lincoln, Alabama. He was a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. and had lived in Lincoln for the past 41 years. Mr. Naman was in the U.S. Air Force and the USAF Reserve Tenn. from 1953 to 1962 and served in the Berlin Crisis; Manager of the Smoky Mountain Raceway in Maryville, Tenn. from 1965 to 1969; was Vice President and General Manager of Talladega Super Speedway from 1970 to 1988, and Director of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame from 1988 to 2000. Mr. Naman received numerous prestigious awards for his military service and long career with NASCAR and the motorsports industry. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 43 years, Joanne Naman. He is survived by daughter, Sharon Griffin (Bryan), of Charlotte, N.C.; sons, Donald Naman (Leigh Ann), of Odenville, Kevin Naman (Tammi), of Springfield, Va., serving in the U.S. Air Force, Joseph Naman (Mary), of Kailua, Hawii, serving in the U.S. Navy; sister, Grace Bakos (Don), of Grand Rapids Mich.; and grandchildren, Taylor, Erin, Ryan, Ross Naman and Justin Griffin. Pallbearers will be Bobby Allison, Craig Waschko, Bryan Griffin, Roy McCaig, Charlie Snider and Ronnie Busby. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Victory Junction Gang Camp, 4500 Adam's Way, Randleman, NC, 27317, www.victoryjunction.org. Please include a note with your gift and indicate that it is in Don Naman's memory. Usrey Funeral Home in Talladega will direct the services.