Velma Ree Wingo Harden, 94, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at her residence. She was born July 12, 1918 in Rienzi, Ms. and had been an employee of Golden Manufacturing. She was a member of Red Bay Free Holiness Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 19, at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel, Red Bay, Al. with bro. Dean Bowling and Bro. James Smith officiating. Burial will be in Red Bay Free Holiness Church Cemetery. Deaton Funeral Home, Red Bay, Al. will be in charge of arrangements.
Survivors are five children – Dan Harden (Betty), Dora Newell (Jerry) and Geneva Harden, all of Red Bay, Al., Joel Harden (Kimberly) Marietta, Ga. and Sherry Donaldson, Piedmont, Al.; one brother – Joe Wingo; one sister – Jewell Rogers; eighteen grandchildren – Bill Harris, Genell Hall, Terry Harden, Barbara Upton, Johnny Stanphill, Danny Harden, Tony Harden, Jeff Harden, Ron Harden, Rhonda Williams, Amanda Harden, Stephen Funderburk, Pamela Williams, Jubal Donaldson, Heath Donaldson, Shane Donaldson, Dewayne Donaldson and Kim Higgins; and a host of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Calvin Harden, her parents, James Walter Wingo and Mollie Raines Wingo, two daughters, Bonnie Ree Harden and Annette Harden, a son, William Troy Lee Harden, a granddaughter, Shelia Catherine Harden Carr and several brothers and sisters.
Pallbearers will be Terry Harden, Johnny Stanphill, Jeff Harden, Ron Harden, Stephen Funderburk, Jubal Donaldson, Bill Harris and Adam Harden. Honorary pallbearers will be Harold Sparks, Heath Donaldson, Geral Rogers and Ricky Lindley.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, at Deaton Funeral Home, Red Bay, Al. and until service time on Wednesday.
