Joyce Warren
May 13, 2022
Joyce Marie Brown Warren was born April 12, 1927 to parents, John Thomas Brown and Kitty Wheeler Brown. She was called to heaven on May 13, 2022. During her days she enjoyed telling the story of her whirlwind courtship that started on a blind date with a dashing young navy sailor home on a 30-day leave from the military. She...
Lucius Walker
May 13, 2022
Lucius Walker, 81, of Dickinson, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022, at University Hospital (USA) in Mobile. He was born on Sunday, December 29, 1940. He was a retired heavy equipment operator with a local construction union in Mobile. He was preceded in death by his parents, R.C. Walker, Helen Claudia Phillips Walker and five siblings. He is survived by...
Wilmer Mcniel
May 12, 2022
Wilmer Brunson McNiel, 88, of Jackson, passed away Friday, May 12, 2022, at her residence. She was born in Grove Hill on Wednesday, March 21, 1934. An active member of Jackson First Assembly of God Church, she was a retired caregiver and faithful contributor to St. Judes and Shriners Hospital. She enjoyed visiting with her friends at the Jackson Nutrition...
Wallace Armstrong
May 4, 2022
Wallace J. "Red" Armstrong, 84, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022. He was born November 3, 1937 in Millry to the late J.B. and Maybelle McMillian Armstrong and was a member of Millry Baptist Church. Red enjoyed car racing, especially NASCAR and drag racing. Red is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Anne "Bessie" Armstrong; daughter, Sheri Litchfield; grandchildren,...
Charles Parnell
Apr 23, 2022
Charles William Parnell, 88, of Tibbie, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, at his residence. He was born on August 19, 1933. He was a much-loved husband, father and grandfather and enjoyed spending time with all of his family. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served four years with the Seabees on active duty and another four as an...
Betty Henderson
Apr 21, 2022
Betty Howell Henderson, 91, of Chatom, passed away on April 21, 2022. She was born on July 29, 1930 to James and Ella Skoker Howell. Betty had a lifelong career in education. She had a love for teaching. She was preceded in death by her parents and infant son, Timothy Joseph Henderson. She is survived by her children, James Henderson,...
Gaines Pezent
Apr 21, 2022
Gaines Ray Pezent, 95, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Jackson on Sunday, February 20, 1927. A 1948 graduate of Jackson High School, he was also a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Trinidad and the British West Indies. He was also a member of Rockville Baptist Church. He...
Shelby Odom
Apr 18, 2022
Shelby Toland Odom, 82, of Jackson, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022, at Jackson Health Care Facility. She was born in Jackson on Sunday, May 7, 1939, to Bascom Fitzland Toland and Tommie Atchison Toland, both of whom preceded her in death. A dedicated teacher, she had 41 years of experience, 30 of those at Gilmore Elementary School in Jackson...
Dianne Andrews
Apr 13, 2022
Dianne B. Andrews, 79, of Grove Hill, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at her residence in the Chilton Community. She was born in Salitpa on Sunday, July 12, 1942, to Howard Rick Blackmon and Hester Stokes Blackmon. A faithful member of Chilton Baptist Church, she had taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School and also served as the church...
Robby Gates
Apr 10, 2022
Robby Clyde Gates, 75, of Grove Hill, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital. He was born in Grove Hill on Sunday, February 4, 1947. Although never married, he was a much beloved citizen of the town and served its citizens as well as many who came to Grove Hill for him to work on their...
Christina Waddill
Apr 10, 2022
Christina Caroline Waddill, 94, of Jackson passed away April 10, 2022 at Jackson Medical Center. She was born December 30, 1927 in Farrell, Pennsylvania to parents Frank and Rose Puzzutti Catalano. Mrs. Waddill loved to sew and enjoyed helping teach her craft at Walker Springs Road Baptist Church. Cristina had a green thumb, and it showed, she loved tending to...
Charles Scarbrough
Apr 10, 2022
Charles R. Scarbrough, 86, of Calvert, AL passed away April 10, 2022 in Jackson, AL. He was born February 10, 1936 to parents Sialas and Mattie Givins Scarbrough. Mr. Scarbrough worked in the heating and air conditioning business and enjoyed spending time with his family. Preceded in death by his wife, Esther Scarbrough, daughter, Belinda Berry, and son-in-law, Gene Parker....
John Schell
Apr 8, 2022
John Clarence Schell, II, 85, of Chatom, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, at University Health Hospital (formerly USA) in Mobile. He was born in Chatom on August 4, 1936. A devoted educator, he had taught biology, chemistry and physics classes for the Washington Board of Education and Patrick Henry State Junior College (now Coastal). He had earned degrees at...
Edward Catrett
Apr 5, 2022
Edward Douglas "Ed" Catrett, 74, of Camden, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at his residence. He was born on Friday, January 30, 1948, in Stockton. An avid outdoorsman, he loved his home on the Alabama River where he enjoyed hunting and fishing. He loved to participate in bass tournaments and won the Mobile Bass Association City Tournament in 1981...
Sammy Loper
Apr 2, 2022
Sammy Joe Loper, 72, of Fruitdale, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022, at his residence. He was born on Monday, May 23, 1949, in Fruitdale. A self-employed auto mechanic, he enjoyed restoring automobiles, drag racing and NASCAR. He was also an avid fisherman, casino gambling, playing cards and spending time with his beloved family. He was preceded in death by...
Shirley Busby
Apr 2, 2022
Shirley Ann Small Busby, 80, of Chatom, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022, at a family residence. She was born on Tuesday, May 27, 1941, in Middleborough, Massachusetts. She had been employed as a registered nurse at Mobile Infirmary and was a member of Laton Hill Baptist Church in Chatom where she taught a children's Sunday School class. An avid...
Eva Kelley
Mar 31, 2022
Eva Kathleen Boroughs Kelley, 71, of Frankville, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022, surrounded by family. She was born in Birmingham on Thursday, June 29, 1950. She enjoyed sewing, cross stitch and making quilts for family and friends and was an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves baseball team and the University of Alabama football team. She was devoted to...
Kenneth Henson
Mar 30, 2022
Kenneth Leon Henson, 93, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at the Washington County Nursing Home in Chatom. He was born May 26, 1928, in Wagarville, to Daniel Jelks and Frances Estelle (Furr) Henson. The family moved to Hawthorn soon after he was born. Kenneth was the second of five children and grew up attending the historic Washington Baptist Church...
Houston Johnson
Mar 29, 2022
Houston L. "Lee" Johnson, 78, of Grove Hill, passed away Monday, March 29, 2022, at the William F. Green State Veterans Home in Bay Minette, AL of complications following surgery for a broken hip. Family members were with him. He was born in Excel, AL on May 9, 1943, to Wallace Houston and Daisy Marie Davis Johnson. Lee considered one...
Timothy Forehand
Mar 28, 2022
Timothy Wayne Forehand met his Savior Monday, March 28, 2022, in Grove Hill. He was born July 24, 1966. Tim graduated from Ensley High School and Samford University. He served in various churches in the Birmingham area. He was currently the beloved pastor of Bassett Creek Baptist Church in Grove Hill, Alabama. Tim loved Jesus and loved his family fully....
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