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Attie Loretta "Dink" Gordon

Attie Loretta "Dink" Gordon obituary

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Attie Gordon Obituary

Attie Loretta "Dink" Gordon, age 87, of Sulligent, AL, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2025, at the Fayette Medical Center-Long Term Care Unit, in Fayette AL. A Memorial Service honoring Ms. Gordon will be held on Monday, June 30, 2025 at 2:00pm from the Otts Funeral Home Chapel. Bro Jimmy May, officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday from 1:00pm until service time at 2:00pm. Ms. Attie Loretta Gordon known to her family and friends as "Dink" Gordon was born on November 17, 1937 in Poinsette County, Arkansas to the late Arthur Lee Wells and the late Marie Cassiday Wells. Attie became a resident of Lamar County in 1964. She was of the Baptist faith and attended the Beaverton Baptist Church in Beaverton, AL. She had a love for flowers and gardening, with red roses being her favorite. Dink loved her family and friends and enjoyed spending time with them, especially her beloved grandchildren. She loved and adored her pet dog Penny and was nicknamed "Maw Maw Penny" by one of her great-grandchildren. She was also an avid Alabama Football fan. Her loving heart and memory will always be cherished and greatly missed by all who loved and knew her. Survived By: Daughters: Terissa (Stanley) Jackson, Sulligent, AL, Mary Ann (Bruce) Parker, Tupelo, MS Sons: Wayne Lockhart, Sulligent, AL, John (Nicole) Lockhart, Sipsey, MS Brothers: John (Vonda) Wells, Oklahoma, Brad (Wilma) Wells, Florida, Phil (Janine) Wells, California Sister: Connie Kmetz, Arkansas Grandchildren: Charity Kell, Ranada Adams, Miranda Gosa, Corey Weston Lockhart, Carley Wayne Lockhart, Mary Elizabeth Dolan, Tessa Renea Lockhart, Jacob Gunter Lockhart Great Grandchildren: 10 Great-Great Grandchildren: 9 Preceded in Death By: Parents: Arthur Lee and Marie Cassiday Wells Husband: Jimmy Gordon Brothers: Hoot Wells, Smokey Wells Sisters: Carolyn Whitman, Alma Allinder, Kitty Maxwell Daughter-in Law: Kathy Lockhart

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Published by WTVA on Jul. 30, 2025.

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Otts Funeral Home

4255 Highway 278 West, Sulligent, AL 35586

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Memorial service

2:00 p.m.

Otts Funeral Home

4255 Highway 278 West, Sulligent, AL 35586

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