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James Edward Alvis

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James Edward Alvis

Birth
Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama, USA
Death
22 Dec 2003 (aged 82)
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Bell Springs, Morgan County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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James Edward Alvis

December 22, 2003

A graveside service for James Edward Alvis, 82, of Gardendale was Wednesday, Dec. 24, at 11 a.m. at Bell Springs Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Alvis died Monday, Dec. 22, 2003, at Carraway Methodist Medical Center. He was born Nov. 24, 1921, in Cullman. He was retired from Associated Grocers of the South and a veteran of World War II, having spent 3 1/2 years in the European theatre. He participated in seven major battles, including the seventh wave at Normandy Beachhead.

He is survived by his wife, Iva Mae Millican Alvis; three sons, Lester Nuby Jr., James Donald Alvis and K. Rick Alvis, all of Birmingham; one daughter, Wilma Reno of Birmingham; six grandchildren, Sandra Jackson, Kimberly Witcher, Leslie Lochamy, Lester Nuby III, Stewart James Alvis and Millican Grace Alvis; and seven great grandchildren, Amber Pope, Alan Jackson, Scott Jackson, Allison Ann Jackson, Tabitha Alvis, Kirstin Witcher and Tanner Pope.

Originally published in the Thursday, December 25, 2003
James Edward Alvis

December 22, 2003

A graveside service for James Edward Alvis, 82, of Gardendale was Wednesday, Dec. 24, at 11 a.m. at Bell Springs Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Alvis died Monday, Dec. 22, 2003, at Carraway Methodist Medical Center. He was born Nov. 24, 1921, in Cullman. He was retired from Associated Grocers of the South and a veteran of World War II, having spent 3 1/2 years in the European theatre. He participated in seven major battles, including the seventh wave at Normandy Beachhead.

He is survived by his wife, Iva Mae Millican Alvis; three sons, Lester Nuby Jr., James Donald Alvis and K. Rick Alvis, all of Birmingham; one daughter, Wilma Reno of Birmingham; six grandchildren, Sandra Jackson, Kimberly Witcher, Leslie Lochamy, Lester Nuby III, Stewart James Alvis and Millican Grace Alvis; and seven great grandchildren, Amber Pope, Alan Jackson, Scott Jackson, Allison Ann Jackson, Tabitha Alvis, Kirstin Witcher and Tanner Pope.

Originally published in the Thursday, December 25, 2003


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