DARDEN, ONA ELIZABETH SMITH, age 90, of Helena, Alabama, died Wednesday morning, December 7, 2011. She was born February 16, 1921 in West Blocton, Alabama, and lived several years in the Tarrant community of Birmingham, Alabama. A Jefferson County High School graduate, Ona was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend. She served several years as a Licensed Practical Nurse, and was a long time member of Inglenook Church of Christ and more recently, Helena Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest E. Darden; her parents, Layton Hay Smith and the former Linnie Fountain; and her sons-in-law, J. Ronald Harris and James B. Gurley. Survivors include Ona's two daughters, Faith D. Harris of Birmingham and Anita D. Gurley of Atlanta, Georgia; grandchildren, Kelley Harris English (Alan), David Forrest Harris ( Sara), and Joel Darden Harris ( Carrie), all of Birmingham; great-grandchildren, Philip English, Anna Elizabeth English, Catlin Brooke Harris, Zachary Forrest Harris, and Emma Grace Harris; and Ona's special “sister," Jean Gurley. The family will greet friends from 11:30 a.m. until the 1:00 p.m. funeral service on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home, 475 Cahaba Valley Road in Pelham, Alabama. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery, Birmingham.
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