OBITUARIES

Tommie Smith

Tommie Smith

Feb 4, 2022

Tommie Smith, Jr., 94, of Coffeeville, passed away Friday, February 4, 2022, at his residence surrounded by family. He was born August 17, 1927, in Sweet Water. A proud veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served during World War II. He had been employed at J.B. Hunt as a truck driver, but he owned and operated an auto parts store...

Willie Reynolds

Willie Reynolds

Feb 3, 2022

Willie Lee Reynolds, 85, of Chatom, passed away February 3, 2022 in Chatom, AL. She was born March 11, 1936, her parents were Mrs. Dixie Lee Hicks and Bill Garland. Mrs. Willie married the Rev. Wilson Reynolds and was a lifelong member of Reynolds Holiness Church, she loved her family and cherished every moment she was able to spend with...

Joshua Fuller

Joshua Fuller

Jan 31, 2022

Joshua Slade "Josh" Fuller, 39, of Whatley, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022, at USA Medical Center in Mobile. He was born in Grove Hill on Saturday, January 15, 1983. He was a member of Amity Baptist Church and had previously been employed at Fuller Gravel Company. He was a passionate coon hunter, but he also enjoyed fishing, and spending...

Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor

Jan 30, 2022

Charles Edward "Ed" Taylor, 60, of Chatom, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, at his residence surrounded by family. He was born in Chatom on Monday, May 15, 1961, to Alton Taylor and Lillie Mae Powell Taylor, both of whom preceded him in death. He had been employed as a dredge boat captain and was active in his family's seafood...

George Skipper Iii

George Skipper Iii

Jan 30, 2022

George Washington "Buddy" Skipper, III, age 76, was born February 2, 1945, to the late George Washington Skipper, II and Elizabeth Carmichael Skipper in Birmingham, Alabama. George died on January 30, 2022. After attending Jackson High School, he attended Marion Military Institute, followed by the University of Alabama. George had many hobbies such as hunting and fishing, but most...

Lloyd James

Lloyd James

Jan 30, 2022

Lloyd Edwin James, 65, of Wagarville, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Washington County Hospital in Chatom. He was born in Chatom on Monday, October 1, 1956. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during the Vietnam Conflict. He enjoyed fishing, working on automobiles, building all kinds of things and spending time with his family and many friends....

Maria Richardson

Maria Richardson

Jan 26, 2022

Maria Martinez Richardson, 61, passed away from this life on January 26, 2022, at her home in Chatom, Alabama. She was born on July 24, 1960, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Louis Martinez and Mildred Singleton Grossman. Maria graduated from Davidson High School in Mobile, Alabama, in 1978. Following graduation, she attended cosmetology school, where she received her Alabama Cosmetology...

Mildred Jones

Mildred Jones

Jan 22, 2022

Mildred Irene Jones, affectionately known to many as "Nana," 89, of Semmes, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Providence Hospital in Mobile. She was born in Daphne on September 22, 1932. She was a loving, kind soul who loved and was loved by those who knew her. She especially enjoyed attending Mardi Gras events, watching...

Robert Arthur Smith

Robert Arthur Smith

Jan 21, 2022

Robert Arthur "Bobby" Smith, Jr., 62, of Grove Hill, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at his residence surrounded by family. He was born in Valparaiso, Indiana on July 21, 1959, to Robert Arthur "Bob" Smith, Sr. and Sarah Lou Jones Smith, both of whom preceded him in death. He had been employed at Clarke Mobile Gas until retirement and...

Linda Frith

Linda Frith

Jan 20, 2022

Linda Sue Mason Frith, 74, of Grove Hill, passed away in Thomasville, Thursday, January 20, 2022, at her daughter's residence. She was born in Grove Hill on Friday, February 7, 1947. A very active member of Grove Hill Baptist Church, she especially enjoyed working with the children's activities such as GA's. She adored her large family and was devoted to...

Susan Mccorquodale

Susan Mccorquodale

Jan 20, 2022

Susan Odom McCorquodale, age 73, longtime resident of Jackson and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away on January 20, 2022. She was born on September 2, 1948, in Mobile, Alabama to Helen McGowin Odom and Billy Calhoun Odom. She was preceded in death by her parents, her Aunt Martha McGowin and her infant grandson, Gaines Cleveland Stewart. She is survived by her...

Dorothy Watson

Dorothy Watson

Jan 15, 2022

Dorothy Sims Watson, 89, of Thomasville, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022, at her residence. She was born in the Bashi community on Monday, September 5, 1932. A member of Tompkins Baptist Church in Grove Hill, she had retired as the Secretary of Forestry with Scotch Lumber Company. She was also a member of Eastern Star and enjoyed sewing and...

Ruby Powell

Ruby Powell

Jan 14, 2022

Ruby Gray Powell, 91, of Grove Hill passed away on January 14, 2022. She was born February 9, 1930, to parents Johnson and Carol Haskew Criswell. Mrs. Powell was proud to be a homemaker, she loved caring for her family and making sure they were always taken care of. Preceded in death by her loving husband, Henri Powell, parents, and...

Kenneth Bishop

Kenneth Bishop

Jan 13, 2022

Kenneth Ray Bishop, 57, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022, at his residence. He was born on Saturday, April 18, 1964, in Erin, Tennessee. He was an avid fan of NASCAR, especially drivers Dale Jarrett and Tony Stewart, and the Auburn University football program. He also loved spending time with his family and had been employed as a...

James Lobus

James Lobus

Jan 11, 2022

James Stephen Lobus, 67, a lifelong resident of Four Points, was called to his eternal resting place on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at SAAD Hospice in Mobile. He was born in Chatom on Saturday, June 12, 1954 to John Lobus and Evelyn Smith Lobus. Over the years, he worked in warehouses, was a truck driver and enjoyed farming. He was...

James Murphy

James Murphy

Jan 10, 2022

James Alton Murphy, 75, of Grove Hill, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery. He was born on Thursday, October 24, 1946 in Grove Hill. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a very active member of the Masonic Lodge in Grove Hill and Coffeeville. He had been employed as a paper maker at...

Elsie Patrick

Elsie Patrick

Jan 9, 2022

Elsie C. Patrick, 88, of Leroy, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at her residence. She was born in Gilbertown on Wednesday, January 11, 1933. She had been employed as a bookkeeper for 45 years at Vanity Fair. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Leroy where she served for 62 years as the church treasurer....

James Murphy

James Murphy

Jan 9, 2022

James Alton Murphy, 75, of Grove Hill, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery. He was born on Thursday, October 24, 1946 in Grove Hill. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a very active member of the Masonic Lodge in Grove Hill and Coffeeville. He had been employed as a paper maker at...

Arnold Trogdon

Arnold Trogdon

Jan 8, 2022

Arnold R. Trogdon, 78, of Grove Hill, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Mobile Infirmary. He was born in North Carolina on December 28, 1943. Prior to retirement, he had been employed in the ENI Department at Boise Cascade (PCA). He was an avid reader, especially novels in the western genre by Louis Lamour. He also enjoyed "tinkering and...

Marion Savage

Marion Savage

Jan 6, 2022

Marion Lawrence Savage, 86, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022 at the William F. Green Veteran's Home in Bay Minette. He was born in Jackson on Sunday, August 11, 1935. He served his country in the U.S. Marines, the U.S. Air Force and the National Guard. He had been employed at Boise Cascade (now PCA) prior to retirement...

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