Extracted from The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Carson Shows
BRENT -- Carson D. Shows died at his home Wednesday
of an apparent heart attack. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Pondville Methodist Church with the Rev.
Gene Caddell officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining
cemetery with Jack Lee and Sons Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Alpha Shows of Brent;
four sons, Pearson Shows and Edward Shows, both of Brent,
Curtis Shows of Birmingham, Thomas Lee Shows of Midfield;
two daughters, Mrs. Florette Hawthorne of Conyers, Ga.,
Mrs. Florence Averette of St. Louis, Mo.; three sisters,
Mrs. Carrie Arnold of Brent, Miss Donnie Shows of Brent,
Mrs. Flossie Sandeford of Linden; 16 grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
The body will lie in state at the home after 5:30 today
until time of the services.
Friday, October 1, 1976