From Staff Reports

The Selma Times-Journal

Funeral services for Dr. Bracey Hamilton Cross will be held Monday, July 11 at 2 p.m. at Church Street United Methodist Church.

Bracey, who grew up in Gadsden, died July 7 after a lengthy illness.

He was a member of Church Street United Methodist Church, where he served as Chairman of the Board, lay leader and in numerous other capacities.

He also was a supporter of many charitable and civic organizations in the community.

Cross was a member of the Knights of Revelry and the Selma Country Club, where he formerly served on the Board of Directors and currently served as President of Town and Country.

He graduated from the University of Alabama, where he was a member and officer of Kappa Alpha Order, and from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry.

He was engaged in the practice of dentistry in Selma for 45 years, and he was known for his compassion, great sense of humor, dedication and love for his patients, as well as for his family and many friends.

Rev. Fred Zeigler and Rev. Joe Knight  will officiate during the service with Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends in the Calhoun Parlor of the church from 1:30 to 2 p.m. prior to the service.

Pallbearers are Ken Morrison, Dr. Bob Anderson, Henry Pitts, Dr. Garrison Thompson, Jr., Bob Keys, Dr. Donnie Russell, Jr., John Parris, and Charles H. Sims, III.

Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Don Speed, Dr. Park Chittom, Sr., Dr. Danny Clower, Freeman Suttle, III, Dr. Todd Cross, Dr. Todd Sherrer, Rod Adams and Jon Williams.

– For a full obituary see page 5 of today’s Selma Times-Journal