Jean Deese
Jun 29, 2019
Ida Jean Johnson Deese, 88, of Leroy, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019 at her residence. She was born August 5, 1930 to Levy and Ida White Johnson in Vernon, FL. A homemaker, she was a huge fan of George Jones and the television program, Full House. She also enjoyed fishing. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband,...
Lillie Armistead
Jun 28, 2019
Lille Mae Agee Armistead, 69, of Grove Hill, passed away on June 28, 2019 at her residence. She was born June 28, 1950 in Linden to Edwin and Fannie Mae Agee. A member of Tompkins Baptist Church in Grove Hill, she had been a homemaker for many years, choosing to devote her time to the care of her family and...
Marlyn Cranford
Jun 26, 2019
Marlyn Cranford, 81, of Jackson, passed away June 26, 2019 at Jackson Medical Center. He was born August 29, 1937 to Gurtice Daniel Cranford and Arah Smith Cranford in Arab. His law enforcement career included service with the Alabama State Troopers, Chief of Police with Jackson Police Department and Head of Security at Ciba in McIntosh. His “claim to fame”...
Martha Mcdonald
Jun 24, 2019
Martha Emma Brown McDonald, 81, of Wilmer, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019 at her residence. She was born January 8, 1938 to Connie and Lora Smith Brown in Grove Hill. A self-employed hair dresser, she enjoyed crochet, gardening, cooking and The University of Alabama football. She had a quick wit and enjoyed making others laugh with her keen...
Agnes Young
Jun 24, 2019
Agnes Keebler Young, born in Plateau, died on June 24, 2019 in Wasilla, Alaska where she spent the last two years of her life. Agnes, affectionately known as “Aggie”, was a member of Plateau Baptist Church. She graduated from Murphy High School in Mobile. She loved to work! Agnes had worked at International paper Co, Brookley Airforce Base, Eglin Airforce...
Myrtie Fountain
Jun 20, 2019
Myrtie Coate Fountain, 88, of Mobile, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Gulf Coast Health and Rehab. She was born March 28, 1931 to George “Buster” Coate and Onie White Coate in Coffeeville. An avid fan of Alabama football, she also enjoyed decorating homes which she frequently did for family and friends. She had retired as a retail associate...
Elizabeth Walker
Jun 20, 2019
Elizabeth “Betsy” Duke Walker, 84, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Crowne Health Care in Citronelle. She was born September 29, 1934 to Henry F. and Etta Waddill Duke. She had been employed for 25 years as the secretary at Forest Avenue Baptist Church in Jackson. The youngest of twelve children, she became a family caretaker at...
Therman Beech
Jun 8, 2019
Therman Ray Beech, 86, of Chatom, Passed away June 8, 2019 at the Washington County Hospital. He was born August 12, 1932 in Hobson to Buford and Laura Beech. His career in the automotive industry was spent at Chatom Motor Company where he retired as sales manager. Mr. Beech enjoyed golfing, fishing and playing cards with his special group of...
Aarin Buck
Jun 7, 2019
Aarin O’neil Buck, 37, of Jackson passed away June 7, 2019 at Jackson Medical Center. She was born July 28, 1981 to Merton Edward “Eddie” Buck, Jr. and Sharon Etress Buck in Jackson. She was employed at the First United Methodist Church of Jackson and had served on the Jackson Volunteer Fire Department for a time. She enjoyed watching...
Adna Anderson
Jun 7, 2019
After almost a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer, Adna Crear Anderson III, “Chuck” or “Papa”, 74, passed away on June 7th, 2019. Born April 25, 1945 in Meridian, Mississippi and raised in Jackson, Alabama, he graduated Jackson High School in 1963 and earned his BS from the University of Alabama in 1967. There, he served in and eventually commanded the...
Charles Taylor
Jun 4, 2019
Charles David “Charlie” Taylor, 49, of Grove Hill, passed away June 4, 2019 at his residence. He was born January 23, 1970 to David Mack Taylor and June Rea Reynolds Taylor in Wayne County, Mississippi. He had been employed as a truck driver and was a member of Springbank Baptist Church in Silas. An avid fisherman, he was also a...
Betty Parden
May 27, 2019
Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS. She was born November 13, 1937 to Claude Sims and Eva Mae Truett Sims in Coffeeville. A member of Crestview Baptist Church in Petal, MS where she had been a Sunday School teacher, she was also a retired preschool teacher at the Petal Children’s Center. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother to the...
Odette Hicks
May 27, 2019
Odette Moss Hicks, 78, of Fairhope, passed away Monday, May 27, 2019 at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope. She was born November 7, 1940 to Noah Moss and Eudie Baxter Moss in Chatom. A customer service associate in the retail industry, she enjoyed arranging flowers, yard work and sewing for children in her spare time. She was preceded in death by...
Janie Jordan
May 27, 2019
It is with great sadness that the family of Janie Forest Bumpers Jordan announces her passing at the age of 83, on May 27, 2019. Mrs. Janie is survived by her beloved children, Charles Henry “Buddy” Jordan, Jr., Sherri Lee Jordan and her sister, Betty Bumpers Vann. Mrs. Janie was preceded in death by husband, Dr. Charles H. Jordan (8/25/34...
Betty Pugh
May 26, 2019
Betty Joyce Allday Pugh, 80, of Coffeeville, passed away May 26, 2019 at her residence. She was born November 3, 1938 to Leslie Allday and Addie Ray Brooks Allday. An active member of Ulcanush Baptist Church, she had also been a member of the Coffeeville Ladies Sewing Club and a supporter of “Almost Home,” a temporary home for children in...
Elizabeth Pearson
May 21, 2019
Elizabeth Ann Martin Pearson, 75, of Leroy, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Providence Hospital in Mobile. She was born September 9, 1943 to Harold Dee Martin and Vera Adelle Wilkinson Martin in Mineral Wells, TX. She retired as the Court Administrator for the Mobile County Court System and was an active member of Pine Grove United Methodist Church...
Emmogene Mcvay
May 20, 2019
Emmogene Mason McVay, 76, of Grove Hill, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born July 18, 1942 to George Garrett Mason and Mary Belle Franks Mason in Grove Hill. A member of Tompkins Baptist Church in Grove Hill, she was a retired seamstress. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother...
Terrence Mealy
May 18, 2019
Terrence Greco Mealy, 54, of New Orleans, LA, passed away May 18, 2019 as a result of an automobile accident in Grove Hill, AL. He was born in New Orleans on September 13, 1964 to George Mealy and Helen (Hadley) Mealy, both of whom preceded him in death. An avid hunter, he was a member of the Bass Hunting Club...
Bernice Feagin
May 12, 2019
Bernice "Bunny" Payne Feagin, 103, of Grove Hill, passed away May 12, 2019 at her residence. She was born August 29, 1915 to Rhett Goode Payne, Sr. and Eva McDonald Payne. A retired social worker with the Alabama Department of Human Resources, she was also a decades-long member of Grove Hill United Methodist Church where she served in numerous...
Paul Petcher
May 12, 2019
Dr. Paul W. Petcher passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at the age of 96. As a physician, minister, father and friend, his life was committed to serving God and blessing people. He will be greatly missed. Paul was born July 15, 1922 in the Cedar Creek community near Citronelle, AL to Glen William and Edith Fay Petcher. He...
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