OBITUARIES

Jul 22, 2021

Robert C. "Bobby" Downey, 91, of Grove Hill, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Mobile on December 3, 1929 to Julius Evans Downey and Mildred Crenshaw Downey. A member of Grove Hill Baptist Church, he was retired with the engineering department of the Clarke County Commission. He had been very active in the...

Jul 18, 2021

Nedrin Leigh Dearing, 52, of Washington County died July 18, 2021. Nedrin was born February 14, 1969 to David Dearing and Agnes Knapp Kopper. She was a member of Jackson High School Class of 1986. Nedrin enjoyed hunting was an avid fan of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide Football. Nedrin is survived by her sisters, Bridgett (Robbie) Tarleton and...

Jul 18, 2021

William Lee Dunn, known to friends as "Lee," passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at the age of 67 years. Lee was born in Gove Hill, AL on November 6, 1953 to Benjamin Watson and Ethel Louise Thomas Dunn. Lee was preceded in death by his parents Benjamin and Louise Dunn, brother-in-law Victor Deane "Tim" Adams and friend Bert...

Jul 18, 2021

Michael Mayton Breedlove died at his home in Jackson Sunday evening, July 18, 2021. He was 81. He was born July 15, 1940 in Birmingham, a son of Charles and Helen Breedlove. He grew up in Prattville and graduated from Autauga County High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He and his wife, Linda, married in December 1961...

Jul 11, 2021

John Thomas Shoultz Sr. age 78, died July 11, 2021 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, Florida. John was born March 14, 1943 to John Leonard Shoultz and Dessa Rebecca Atchison Shoultz. John was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Joe Shoultz and Steve Shoultz and his son-in-law William Hughes. John was a graduate of Jackson High School where...

Jul 10, 2021

Betty Jo Stringer, 79, of Coffeeville, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Howardtown on August 16, 1941 to Glen Clark and Gaynell Parnell Clark. She was a lifelong homemaker and member of Bethel Baptist Church in Coffeeville. She enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking and spending time outdoors, especially fishing and hunting...

Jul 3, 2021

Patricia Lankford Roney, 74, of Wagarville, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Wagarville on September 28, 1946 to Henry Lankford and Lola Crager Lankford. A member of Leroy Baptist Church, she had worked as hairdresser for many years and then was employed at CAM Corporation and then as an agent with Liberty National...

Jul 1, 2021

Geraldine Alice Woodson, 91, of Birmingham, passed away at her residence on July 1, 2021. She was born in Jackson on November 12, 1929 to George Ernest and Elwyn Smith Woodson. She attended Jackson High School and graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree. Geraldine began a 34-year career with the University of Alabama in...

Jun 30, 2021

Johnnie C. "Da" Brandenburg, 82, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Mobile Infirmary. He was born in Jackson on March 6, 1939 to Coleman Martin Brandenburg and Annie Matilda McKinley Brandenburg, both of whom preceded him in death. He was a member of The First Baptist Church of Jackson and retired after 42 years at Ciba Geigy....

Jun 29, 2021

Nicholas Brandon Gunn, 36, of Gulf Shores, passed away June 29, 2021 at the family home. He is mourned by his loving and devastated family. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a dual degree in history and philosophy. He was a member of the Philosophy Club and Honor Society Phi Alpha Theta. This was the beginning stages of...

Jun 29, 2021

John K. Davis, 81, of Whatley, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Carbon Hill on January 14, 1940 to John Kermit Davis and Ila Mae Myers Davis. A twenty-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was awarded an Accomodation Medal. After his military retirement, he worked with Ciba Geigy as a Training Coordinator...

Jun 23, 2021

Ruby Reed Thrash, 95, of Cullomburg, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at SAAD Hospice in Mobile. She was born in Cullomburg on March 29, 1926 to Gladney B. Reed, Sr. and Minnie Worsham Reed. A lifelong homemaker and member of Cullomburg Baptist Church, she enjoyed doing Bible word search puzzles and attending WMU meetings at the church. She was...

Jun 21, 2021

Shawn K. Seay, 62, of Chatom, died in Mobile after a brief illness on Monday, June 21, 2021. Shawn was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He retired from teaching after 31 years in 2011. He taught math, history and special education as well as coached several sports. He was a bluegrass musician and loved...

Jun 19, 2021

Debra Y. Callaway, 66, of Jackson, passed away Friday, June 19, 2021 at Choctaw Health and Rehab in Butler. She was born on September 2, 1954 in Selma. She enjoyed cooking, baking, vegetable and flower gardening and watching the University of Alabama football team. She also loved spending time with her family and friends and had previously been employed at...

Jun 11, 2021

Elizabeth Wilson Ricketts, 84, born March 27, 1937, a native of Clarke County and resident of Grove Hill died June 11, 2021. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Grove Hill from early childhood after being christened in the old church in Hebron. She was an alumnus of CCHS, (Clarke County High School), a graduate and president of...

Jun 9, 2021

Virgil Oliver Krout, of Jackson, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at age 79. He died peacefully at home in Irvington, Alabama, with his beloved wife, Sherry, by his side.

V.O. was born on March 10, 1942, in Pondville, Alabama, to J.C. and Dorothy Krout. As a boy, he spent his first twelve years in...

Jun 4, 2021

Christina "Nina" Nix Daugherty, 35, of Saraland, passed away Friday, June 4, 2021 at Mobile Infirmary in Saraland. She was born in Birmingham on August 19, 1985. A homemaker, she adored her family and loved spending time with them helping others. She was a very humble woman of God who always put others first. She enjoyed traveling with her husband,...

May 29, 2021

Catherine Knight, 91, of Grove Hill, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Providence Hospital in Mobile. She was born March 8, 1930 in Chilton to Leonard Morgan and Ida Mae Morgan. A lifelong homemaker, she and her husband Leonard Knight made their home in Chilton from 1947 until 1955 when they moved their family to Axis where she became...

May 27, 2021

Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Mills, 67, of Grove Hill, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born in Wichita, KS on April 9, 1954 to Milton A. Foster, Sr. and Patsy Ann Rutledge Foster. A lifelong homemaker, she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She had a "green...

May 17, 2021

Hattie Lou Hazel Cantrell Loper, 99, of Millry, passed away May 17, 2021. She was born November 7, 1921, at Young Bend Community in Tennessee to Duke McDonald Cantrell and Nancy Evelyn Luna Cantrell. Hattie has been a resident of Millry since 1945. She loved reading her Bible, her favorite scripture was John 14, 1-4. She was preceded in death...