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Mary Deanna 'Dee' Curry
Birth: December 22, 1985
Death: October 17. 2006
Obituary
Mary Deanna (Dee) Curry, a resident of County Road 131, Columbia, died early Tuesday morning, Oct. 17, 2006, in the emergency room of a Dothan hospital. She was 20.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, in Hebron Baptist Church with the Revs. Ted Forrester and Donald Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the church.
Dee was born in Dothan but was reared in Bonifay, Fla. She lived in Holmes County, Fla., before moving to Henry County. Dee was a 2004 graduate of Holmes County High School in Bonifay. She attended Hebron Baptist Church.
Surviving relatives include her husband, Jamie Edward Curry, Fort Bragg, N.C.; her mother and stepfather, Denise Walker Williams and Clint Williams, Columbia; her father and stepmother, Tom and Michelle Sznura, Vernon, Fla.; a brother, Cole Sznura, Columbia; a half-brother, Mitchell Sznura, Vernon; a stepbrother, Derek Bush, Vernon; grandparents, Terry and Mary Walker, Columbia, Victor and Cycelia Sznura, Marianna, Fla.; a great-grandmother, Elizabeth Walker, Columbia; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Chad Hughes, Tony Wilkerson, Steve Snell, Matt Fair, Blake Forrester, Blaine Medley and Clint Wright.
Holman-Headland Mortuary, (334) 693-3371, is in charge of arrangements.
Published in Dothan Eagle from October 18 to October 19, 2006
Criminal Details
AlaStateNews.blogspot.com
December 2, 2011
A Henry County jury found Anthony Mitchell Money guilty of misdemeanor criminally negligent homicide on Wednesday. Henry County Judge Derek Peterson sentenced Money to serve one year in the Henry County Jail. The 25-year-old Headland man was originally arrested on a felony manslaughter charge for the death of Mary Deanna Curry, his girlfriend at the time, by Henry County Sheriff’s deputies. Records indicate the deputies arrested Money after a Henry County grand jury returned an indictment against him in June 2009.
The victim was 20 years old when she died on Oct. 16, 2006 from the injuries she suffered when she was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Henry County roads 53 and 12 near Headland around 11:30 p.m. Curry died after the couple had been in a physical altercation when they pulled off to the side of the roadway where the domestic dispute continued, according to District Attorney Doug Valeska. “I argued because of the fight she was dazed and that he did not try to move her. If she was dazed she’s not going to see a car coming,” Valeska said. “He left her lying in the middle of the road and did nothing. She was unable to get out of the road because he assaulted her. I call it woman slaughter. I argued if you loved someone you’d make every effort to get them out of the road.”
Curry suffered a ruptured liver and spleen, along with a broken hip and ribs according to the pathologist that testified at the trial . The pathologist also testified about finding bruising around the neck and a black eye, evidence of a physical altercation. There was also evidence the motorist didn’t see Curry in the roadway, and made an effort to slow the vehicle down, said Valeska.
Money’s lawyers, Dustin Fowler and Stephen Etheredge, asked the court for an appeal bond and Judge Peterson said he’d set a bond on Friday. Valeska asked the court to revoke Money’s probation for a prior felony third-degree burglary conviction, after the jury’s guilty verdict,. He said Money received probation for a 10-year sentence on the burglary charge. Judge Peterson made no decision on the request, taking it under advisement.
Money also has two other unrelated sexual assault related charges pending against him, according to Valeska. Fowler or Etheredge, Money's lawyers could not be reached for comment.
Byron Belser
Birth: 1985
Death: August 19, 2006
Obituary
No obituary found.
Criminal Details
The Dothan Eagle
Matt Elofson - Oct 13, 2009
The last of three people charged in a murder at a Dothan nightclub pleaded guilty Tuesday to his involvement in the August 2006 slaying.
Albert Lee McLeod, 25, of Paige Court, Ozark, pleaded guilty to felony manslaughter for his role in the shooting death of Byron Belser, 21, at the Champagne Lounge.
District Attorney Doug Valeska said Circuit Court Judge Lawson Little sentenced McLeod to serve 20 years in prison for the manslaughter charge.
Valeska said McLeod was charged as the get-away driver in the shooting. Valeska said McLeod did not go inside the nightclub, but the murder weapon was found inside his car. Belser died from a single gunshot wound to his leg.
Dothan police investigators arrested McLeod on Aug. 19, 2006, and charged him with felony capital murder during a robbery.
A jury found the shooter, Kenneth McKinnis, guilty last October of capital murder for Belser’s death and a judge affirmed their recommendation to sentence him to death.
McLeod faces two to 20 years in prison for the class B felony of manslaughter.
A third person, Kyle McIntosh, 24, of Ozark, pleaded guilty last year to a felony manslaughter charge for his involvement in the shooting. Valeska said McIntosh was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison.
Rodrickys Tywon Williams
Birth: June 12, 1985
Death: July 30, 2006
Obituary
No obituary found.
Burial: Live Oak AME Church Cemetery, Donalsonville, Seminole County, Georgia, USA
Dothan Weekend Shooting Update
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Erika Kurre | Posted: Mon 7:52 PM, Jul 31, 2006 | Updated: Mon 9:01 PM, Jul 31, 2006
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It all happened in a downtown area commonly referred to as "Dixie." An argument broke out inside "Southern Nights" lounge but quickly moved outside. That's when two groups of people began shooting at one another.
The man who was killed was Rod-Rickys Tywon Williams. Now authorities are in search of 20-year-old Solomon Mikail Knight because they believe he could have fired the fatal round.
While the search is still on for Knight, three others are wanted for questioning.
Twenty-year-old Dametrius Roshaad Roberts, 20-year-old Jonathan Jerome Berry and 20-year-old Jimmy Lamar Berry are all being searched for by the Dothan Police Department.
Dothan police need your help in locating these men. They'll also want information regarding the shooting and the death of Mr. Williams.
Murder Trials Begin for Defendants Charged With Killing Same Man
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Lisa Blackwell | Posted: Mon 6:59 PM, May 19, 2008 | Updated: Mon 7:16 PM, May 19, 2008
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Two murder trials got underway on Monday at the Houston County Courthouse.
Both defendants are charged with the murder of the same victim.
Twenty-one-year-old Rod-Ricky's Tywon Williams was gunned down at Southern Night's Lounge back in July of 2006.
Now, two men stand trial for his murder.
Friends and family members split their time between two courtrooms as the murder trials started of Soloman Knight and Demetrius Roberts.
Both men are charged with the murder of Rod-Ricky's Tywon Williams.
Authorities allege Soloman was the trigger man and Roberts provided the weapon.
Roberts' friends and family say they hope the jury will take into consideration that his father died a violent death and his mother is in prison.
Mary Pugh, Robert's aunt said, “I just hope that they look into his past and see that he's a good kid, he's not just one of those violent people that love to get in trouble all the time. He was very influenced by some people.”
The victim's family shuttled between both courtrooms as witnesses took the stands.
Jaquala Wilson, William's sister-in-law said, “We as a family would like to just have justice served and just to bring peace toward the defendant; just put it in God's hands, let his will and his word be done.”
Prosecuting Attorney Arthur Medley says that it was a concerted effort to hold both trials at the same time.
It allowed witnesses from out of town to make just one trip.
This is the first time anyone can remember co-defendants’ murder trials occurring at the same time in Houston County.
The juries in both trials are expected to begin deliberations on Tuesday.
Kimberly L. Davis
Birth: June 18, 1984
Death: May 14, 2006
Obituary
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Larry Wayne "June" Corbitt, Sr
Birth: December 4, 1952
Death: April 11, 2006
Obituary
Larry Wayne (June) Corbitt Sr., a resident of Pinckard, departed this life on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. He was 53.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, April 17, at Patterson Street Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Adolph Nobles officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Dothan. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service.
Visitation will be this afternoon from 3 until 6 p.m. at Horace Williams Mortuary.
Mr. Corbitt was born Dec. 4, 1952 to Aaron and Willie B. Curry Corbitt. He retired from the City of Dothan after 20 years with the Leisure Services Department. Mr. Corbitt was blessed with the God given talent of carpentry and mechanics under the guidance of Johnny Owens.
His mother and a daughter, Tracy Wynn, preceded him in death.
He leaves to cherish his memory: a loving wife, Sandra Delores Corbitt, Pinckard; five sons, Stewart Corbitt, Larry (Natalie) Corbitt Jr., Kenneth (Kwane) Kennedy Sr., all of Dothan, Kevin Kennedy, Midland City, Jermaine Wynn, Pickard; three daughters, Ninette (Dennis) Woods, Headland, Hazel Hoover, Elkart, IN, Kandee Kennedy, Atlanta, GA; father, Aaron (Ruby) Corbitt, Dothan; five sisters, Betty Blue, Dale, SC, Mary (Anthony) Hayes, Mary Hammond, both of Dothan; Cynthia (Lonnie) McKay, Headland, Beadie Price, Sayreville, NJ, one brother, Melvin (Sharon) Lewis, Dothan; raised as brothers, Harold (Jerlene) Corbitt, Dothan, Anthony (Viola) Corbitt, Conley, GA; sister-in-law, Margaret Doster, Pinckard; two uncles, Larry Curry, Sammie (Susan) Corbitt, Machroyce (Christine) Corbitt, Dothan; three aunts, Catherine Newell, Recy Morrison, both of Dothan, Annie P. Curry, Newville; god-sisters, Winnie Davenport, Ginnie Neal, both of Dothan, Debra Miller, New Castle, DE; 22 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; special friends at Dothan Radiator, Dothan Body Shop and all of the Acid Plant Hill family; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Midland City, Dale County, Alabama, USA, Plot: Garden of Resurrection, 139, #5
Criminal Details
The Dothan Eagle
Matt Elofson - Aug 22, 2008
A Headland man apologized to nearly a dozen people Friday, moments after he pleaded guilty to the murder of their relative.
Johnny Thomas, 31, pleaded guilty to the shooting death of Larry Corbitt on April 11, 2006.
“I’m sorry, ya'll did make me part of your family,” Thomas said. “I don’t know what went over me that week. I pray one day that ya'll do forgive me.”
Circuit Court Judge Lawson Little sentenced Thomas to the maximum sentence on multiple felony charges, including murder. The sentences for all the charges will be served concurrently not consecutively. Thomas pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree domestic violence, along with murder.
Mary Hayes, Corbitt's sister, testified at the hearing, and said Thomas was no longer part of their family.
“Most of all, Johnny, we loved you, and we tried to make you a part of our family,” Hayes said. “Someday God is going to let me forgive you.”
Corbitt, 53, of Pinckard, was fatally shot and a 52-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy were injured during the shooting, according to a previous Dothan Eagle report. Police said Corbitt was a cousin of Thomas’ wife, Latonya Thomas.
Thomas’ stepson, Chuckie, was shot in the buttocks when Thomas shot through a door. The woman, identified by neighbors as Juanita McKay, was shot in the arm and Corbitt in the back and shoulder area, according to previous reports.
Brandy Nichola Lingo
Birth: March 9, 1989
Death: February 14, 2006
Obituary
No obituary found.
Burial: Judson Baptist Church Cemetery, Screamer, Henry County, Alabama, USA
Criminal Details
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Brandy Jean Bachelder
Birth: May 3, 1978
Death: August 8, 2005
Obituary
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Criminal Details
The Dothan Eagle
Matt Elofson - Oct 28, 2010
More than five years after her daughter’s brutal death at the hands of a former boyfriend, Rolande Dean hopes her daughter’s death will help other victims of domestic violence.
A Houston County jury convicted Heath McCray of beating, stabbing and suffocating 27-year-old Brandy Bachelder to death on Aug. 8, 2005. McCray, 41, convicted of capital murder, has been on death row for four years.
Jaylin Tre'Shawn Williams
Birth: August 30, 2002
Death: May 28, 2005
Obituary
In Loving memory of our beloved Jaylin.
Jaylin was a loveable little boy, he was the youngest twin. He was loved by everyone. Jaylin enjoyed riding his older twin brother, James on his back.
Jaylin leaves to cherish his beautiful memories:
His mother Tamikka Oliver, three older sisters, Charlise. Chataya, and Charnaya; two older brothers, Charles Jr., and his twin James Jr.
two Grandmothers, Carol L. Oliver and Constance Williams-Hargrove; one grandfather, Frank Crawford Jr.; two aunts, Kinisha and Tacrisha Oliver; two uncles, Creio Glasper and Michael Williams, and a host of great aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Jaylin had a smile that would light up anyone's day. And now let him rest in Jesus arms until we see him again. Love YOUR Family. We miss you.