George Gaston Cantrell, 72, of Vina died Saturday, January 26, 1991, at his residence. He was a retired carpenter and a Navy veteran of World War II and the recipient of the purple heart. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 120. Services were held Monday, January 28, at the Deaton Funeral Home Chapel in Red Bay with the Rev. Bobby Sibley and the Rev. Charles Green officiating. Burial followed in the Old Burleson Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Nelson Cantrell of Vina; two daughters, Kathryn Cantrell of Red Bay and Susan Hester of Alabaster; his mother, Julia Cantrell; one sister, Ruby Taylor, both of Russellville; five brothers, Raymond Cantrell and G.K. Cantrell, both of Hodges, Miles Cantrell of Russellville, Mack Cantrell of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Jimmy Cantrell of Muscle Shoals; one granddaughter.
