Obituaries

Betty Bevel

BRIDGEPORT — Betty Joan Crane Bevel, 80, of Bridgeport, Ala., passed away Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016. Joan was the daughter of the late Willie Glen and Lunda Stephens Crane, born Dec. 30, 1935, in Paden, Miss. Mrs. Bevel was a retired Purchasing Agent with Tennessee Valley Authority in Chattanooga, and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bridgeport, where she served as organist for 54 years. Besides her parents, Mrs. Bevel was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, John William Bevel. Mrs. Bevel is survived by her son, John Glen Bevel, of Bridgeport; grandchildren, Corey Glen (Keldon) Bevel, of Waldorf, Md., Christian William Bevel and Cassidy Lanette Bevel, both of Bridgeport. The funeral service will be Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at 2 p.m., CST at First Baptist Church in Bridgeport, with Bro. Houston Thomas Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends 3 to 8 p.m., CST, Wednesday, at Rudder Funeral Home in Bridgeport and Thursday, from noon until 2 p.m., at First Baptist Church, in Bridgeport. www.rudderfuneralhomes.com Rudder Funeral Home 256-437-2971, PO Box 525, Stevenson, AL 35772

Published October 25, 2016

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