By Staff
July 28, 2004
Funeral for Monte E. Livingston, 61, of Eva was Saturday, July 31, at 4 p.m. at Decatur Baptist Church with the Revs. Andrew Ball, Tim Kinney and Dr. Doug Ripley officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing.
Burial was in Lawrence Cove Cemetery.
Mr. Livingston died Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 13, 1942, in Morgan County to Alfred Coleman Livingston and Wanza Walling Livingston. He was a graduate of Eva High School. He served as police chief and a volunteer fireman and coached Little League Baseball in Falkville during the 1960's. He served as a Morgan County Commissioner District 3 from 1976 until 1980. He owned and operated Livingston Grocery in Florette from 1983 until 1996. He retired from Monsanto where he worked as an electrician. Mr. Livingston was currently serving as a board member and was a past chairman of the Joe Wheeler EMC and was also serving on the Wheeler Basin Gas Board. He was preceded in death by a son, Pete Bennett; and a daughter, Monte Ree Livingston.
He is survived by his wife Shirley Bennett Livingston of Eva; three sons, Benny Bennett of Moulton and Wayne Bennett and Dennis Bennett, both of Eva; two daughters, CeCe Livingston Harvel of Eva and Monte Livingston George of Ryan; his mother, Wanza Walling Livingston of Falkville; two brothers, Ronald Livingston of Madison and Donald Livingston of Priceville; one sister, Beverly Livingston Murphy of Hartselle; 17 grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Ron Livingston, Dan Murphy, Marty Bennett, Monte Bennett, Michael Bennett and Mark Bennett.
Honorary pallbearers were Spenser Harvel, Cecil Caine and the board members of Joel Wheeler EMC.