OBITUARIES

Sonya Younge

Sonya Younge

Aug 18, 2021

Jade Taylor Younge, 52, of Chatom, passed away Monday, August 18, 2021 at Washington County Hospital. She was born in Chatom on August 29, 1968 to H.B. Taylor and Lena Yvonne Beech Taylor. She was a registered nurse who loved her profession for the satisfaction it brought in caring for others, and she had worked most recently as the Director...

William Dunegan

William Dunegan

Aug 16, 2021

Infant William Inmon Dunegan of Coffeeville passed away at birth on Monday, August 16, 2021 at Mobile Infirmary. He was preceded in death by paternal great-grandparents, Clinton and Ruby Powell and Roy and Patsy Dunegan and maternal great-grandparents, Skeeter and Bettye Tarleton and Richard Waller. He is survived by his parents, Mathew and Shafer Dunegan; brother, Chasen Dunegan; paternal grandparents,...

Mary Sims

Mary Sims

Aug 16, 2021

Mary A. Weaver Sims, 58, of Theodore, passed away Monday, August 16, 2021 at Springhill Medical Center in Mobile. She was born in Mobile on January 22, 1963 to Fred Benton Weaver and Barbara Rose Howard Weaver, both of whom preceded her in death. She had been employed as a waitress at Waffle House for many years and enjoyed playing...

Andrew 'Sonny' Jones

Andrew 'Sonny' Jones

Aug 15, 2021

Andrew 'Sonny' Eugene Jones Jr., 73, of Jackson, passed away August 15, 2021. Born on July 16, 1948. Sonny retired from Boise Paper Company, he was one of their plant electricians. Preceded in death by his father, Andrew E "Nib" Jones, mother Daisy Atchison Jones Wilson, maternal grandmother, Allie B. Jordan Atchison, maternal grandfather, Henry Atchison. Paternal grandparents, Mary Frances...

Jackie Davis

Jackie Davis

Aug 11, 2021

Jackie Ray Davis, 82, of Grove Hill, passed away, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Andalusia on November 26, 1938 to J.R. Davis and Euna Vae Clarke Davis. A veteran of The U.S. Air Force, he had retired as an electrician with Occidental Chemical Company in Mobile. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church...

Elray Copeland

Elray Copeland

Aug 9, 2021

Elray Copeland, 81, of Whatley died August 9, 2021. He was born October 21, 1939. Elray proudly served his country as a soldier in the U.S. Army at Ft. Benning. Mr. Copeland was called to serve from his Lord as a deacon from July 24, 1983 until his death. He also served the Children's Bus Ministry for Amity Baptist Church...

Ashlea Singleton

Ashlea Singleton

Aug 8, 2021

Ashlea Cherie Singleton, 47, of Chatom died August 8, 2021. Ashlea was born December 18, 1973 to Charles and Audrey Singleton. After graduating Washington County High School in 1992, she went on to earn her Bachelor of Art degree in History with a minor in Spanish from the University of South Alabama, as well as her Master of Education from...

Wesley Bumpers

Wesley Bumpers

Aug 8, 2021

Wesley Royce Bumpers, 85, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL. He was born in Jackson on June 14, 1936 to Wesley Candler Bumpers and Erma Hicks Bumpers. He joined the U.S. Air Force after high school graduation. Since there was no war at the time, he earned a degree in accounting...

Cecil Jordan

Cecil Jordan

Aug 7, 2021

Cecil D. Jordan, 82, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Thomasville on February 1, 1939 to George Dewey Jordan and Mary Jane "Mollie" Wilkerson Jordan. An avid fan of The University of Alabama football program, he had owned and operated a number of convenience stores and other business interests in...

George Gipson

George Gipson

Aug 3, 2021

George Edward "Ed" Gipson, 74, of Tibbie, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Washington County Hospital in Chatom. He was born in Franklin County, TN on December 8, 1946 to George William Gipson and Mildred Ward Gipson. An avid hunter, he had been employed as a sawmill manager at several area mills including International Paper, Georgia Pacific and Balfour...

Sidney Hinton

Sidney Hinton

Jul 24, 2021

Sidney Wayne Hinton, age 75, of Chatom, AL, passed away at his residence on July 24, 2021, while surrounded by his wife and children. He was born in Mobile, AL, on March 4, 1946, to James J. Hinton, Sr., and Lydia Pierce Hinton. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard, and he served as an educator for...

Robert Downey

Robert Downey

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...

Jackie Lawson

Jackie Lawson

Jul 22, 2021

Jackie Dwight "Single Wing" Lawson, 64, of Jackson died July 22, 2021. Jackie was born April 2, 1957 to Emmitt and Mary Lawson. He worked construction for many years and could hardly go anywhere without running into someone he knew from work. Jackie enjoyed fishing, hunting, working on classic cars and most of all spending time with his kids and...

Michael Breedlove

Michael Breedlove

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...

Nedrin Dearing

Nedrin Dearing

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...

William Dunn

William Dunn

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...

John Shoultz

John Shoultz

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...

Betty Stringer

Betty Stringer

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...

Patricia Roney

Patricia Roney

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...

Geraldine Woodson

Geraldine Woodson

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...

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