Doris Sledge Obituary
Hartselle
Funeral for Doris Aretter Hovis Sledge, 82, of Hartselle will be today, Sept. 22, 2007, at noon at Shelton Funeral Home Chapel with Mickey Brantley officiating.
Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. in Wallace Cemetery in Rogersville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until noon at the funeral home.
Mrs. Sledge, who died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at Decatur General Hospital, was born April 25, 1925, in Madison County to Raymond Hovis and Emma Richards Hovis. She was a member of West Hartselle Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Sledge, son, Dalton Sledge, and sister, Ramie Ann Benjamin.
Survivors include one daughter, Kathy D. Hatfield and husband, Jeff, of Hartselle; one brother, William Calvin Hovis of Madison; three sisters, Louise Bridges and Helen Brantley, both of Huntsville, and Edith Raby of Harvest; three grandchildren, Shane Steele and wife, Cristina, of Somerville, and Zac Hatfield and Cody Hatfield, both of Hartselle; and one great-granddaughter, Lilah Adriann Steele.
Family members will serve as pallbearers.
This obituary was originally published in the Decatur Daily.
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Cheryl Pack
September 24, 2007
Kathy, I pray for the peace of God to be with you. I am sorry to hear about your Mother,I know she will be greatly missed by you and her loved ones. You will be in my prayers.
Sara Sharpe
September 22, 2007
Kathy,
So sorry for the loss of your mother. She was a dear friend and will be missed.
Bridget Steele
September 22, 2007
Kathy and Shane,
I am so sorry for your loss. Mrs. Sledge was a special lady. May GOD be with you in the days that lay ahead for you both. I love you.
Ellen Hodgen
September 22, 2007
Dear Cody,
It's been a very long time since I taught you, but I remember how much you loved your grandmother. I know you were a joy to her. You and your family are in my prayers and thoughts. Mrs. H.
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September 22, 2007
Kathy and family,
I was so sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. May your memories bring you peace and comfort.
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