Stories from Monday, October 16, 2017

Charles Clifford Leverette, 44, of Shelbyville died Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 at his home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Ricky Lynch officiating. Burial will follow at Cothran Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Albert Price “Sonny” Holt, Jr., 72, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, October 14, 2017, in a motor vehicle accident, following a horse show in Cullman, Alabama. Funeral services will be 6 p.m. Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Steve Murphree officiating. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m.

Thursday is the deadline for entries in the Times-Gazette’s annual ghost story contest and our “scary drawing” contest for children. The story contest is divided into three divisions by age, with a $25 gift card awarded in each division. The winning entries, as well as some honorable mention stories, will be published in the Wednesday, Oct. 25 “Spooktacular” edition of the Times-Gazette...