Funeral services for Gladys Alter Duffie Talley, 85, of Welti will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in the Fairview West Cemetery in Hanceville. Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29 at the funeral home.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Talley died Friday, March 25 in an automobile accident. She was born in Tupelo, MS on December 31, 1930 and lived in the Hanceville area most of her life. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, “granny” and friend to all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her father, James T. Duffie; her mother, Lottie G. Duffie; brothers, Jack Elwin Duffie, Bobbie Joe Duffie, Doyle Ray Duffie and sisters; Dorothy (Marvin) Nail and Betty Miller. Survivors include her son, Larry (Birgit) Talley of Germany, daughter, Rita (Frank) Guess of Smiths, Al; sisters, Billie Sue Smelcer of Dandridge, TN, Barbara Lipps, Shirley (Larry) Walker, Carol Hanner and Judy Joiner, all of Arab; sisters-in-law, Gloria Duffie of Hanceville and Faye Duffie of Hanceville; two grandchildren, Beverly Beckman and Natalie Parrish and three great-grandchildren, William DuBose, Amyaa Parrish and Teyla Smythe. She is also survived by a wealth of nieces and nephews and extended family and friends whom she loved very much.
