Clarence Watters
Oct 21, 2020
Honorable Clarence James Watters, 89 passed away on October 21, 2020. He was born May 5th 1931 in Suttle, Alabama to Joe C. Watters and Louise L. Watters. He is survived by two brothers, Travis (Caroline) Watters and Alan (Sue) Watters, three children Vicki (Clarence) Watters Hawkins, Veda Watters and Jim (Shirley) Watters, three grandchildren, Joseph (Carmen) Hawkins, Hannah (Chris)...
Gerald Black
Oct 21, 2020
Gerald Ray Black made his last big play as the starter of this life, Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at Mobile Infirmary Hospital, where he lost his 10 year battle with congestive heart failure during a double bypass and mitral valve replacement. It was only fitting that he be at the hospital where he was born, December 1, 1966, to Alfred...
Boykin Turner
Oct 19, 2020
Boykin Platt Turner, 92, died at his home on October 19, 2020 in Malcolm, Alabama. Mr. Turner was born on March 31, 1928 in Hawthorn, Alabama to his parents, William W. and Gertrude P. Turner. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County. He graduated from Leroy High School in 1949. He married Mary Florence Richardson from Frankville, Alabama. Boykin...
Laverne Mcdonald
Oct 17, 2020
LaVerne Lowery McDonald, 91, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born in Jackson on December 2, 1928 to Ellis E. Lowery and Mae Bell Williamson Lowery. She had been an active, lifelong member of The First Baptist Church of Jackson where she taught Sunday School and was a member...
Anna Anderson
Oct 16, 2020
Anna Gibson Anderson, 71, of Gainestown, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020 at Springhill Medical Center in Mobile. She was born in Choctaw County on March 2, 1949 to Samuel Elijah Gibson and Rosa Lee Murphy Gibson. A member of Perry’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Gainestown, she had been a caretaker for senior citizens and had been previously employed...
George Bedsole
Oct 16, 2020
George E. “Buck” Bedsole, 78, of Grove Hill, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020 at SAAD Hospice in Mobile. He was born in Grove Hill on January 3, 1942 to Howard Woodrow Bedsole, Sr. and Nancy Jane Smith Bedsole. He was a co-owner of the B&F Farm Store in Grove Hill for many years and also did accounting work and...
Sarah Miller
Oct 14, 2020
Sarah Martin Miller, 91, of Grove Hill, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at her residence surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Choctaw County on August 15, 1929 to James C. Martin and Sadie Bush Martin. A veteran educator in several schools in Clarke County, she retired as the Vocational Director with the Clarke County Board of...
Christopher Abston
Oct 8, 2020
Christopher Wilson “Chris” Abston, 43, of Livingston and formerly of Jackson, passed away at his residence on Thursday, October 8, 2020. He was born in Butler on May 24, 1977. A fan of the University of Alabama, he was an avid fisherman and also enjoyed woodworking, going to the beach, camping and playing games with his children. He had been...
Dayton Mathews
Oct 8, 2020
Dayton Royce Mathews, age 86, of Jackson, went to be with God on October 8, 2020. His final moments were solemn, peaceful and spent in his home, surrounded by loved ones. Royce was born on February 1, 1934 in Jackson. Royce was a Korean War veteran who spent time patrolling the Czechoslovakian/German border in the European Theatre. He married Margaret...
Bonita Deas
Oct 7, 2020
Bonita Graham Deas, 79, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Mobile on April 5, 1941 to Maurice Graham and Ola Small Graham. A homemaker, she was an active member at River Hill Baptist Church. She enjoyed working in her yard, cooking, entertaining her family and friends, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren....
Joseph Powell
Oct 2, 2020
Joseph Edward Powell, 84, of Grove Hill, passed away October 2, 2020 at his home. He was born September 4, 1936 in Carson, AL to Casey Jones Powell and Carrie Batley Powell. Joseph graduated from Auburn University and had a lifelong career in the construction industry, which took him to many places throughout the United States and abroad. He was...
James Tompkins
Sep 27, 2020
James F. “Jimmy” Tompkins, 66, of Port Allen, LA passed away at his residence on Sunday, September 27, 2020. He was born in Grove Hill on May 11, 1954 to Robert L. “Toots” Tompkins and Margaret Coleman Tompkins. A member of the Church of Addis, he was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed everything from hunting and fishing to wood working...
Yvonne Hubbard
Sep 24, 2020
Julia Yvonne Hubbard, 85, of Chatom passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020, in her home and in the presence of her family. Yvonne, as her friends and family called her, was born in Mobile, Alabama and graduated from Murphy High School. After high school she worked for Mobile Press Register. In 1957 she married Dr. Len Hubbard and moved to...
Daphine Norris
Sep 23, 2020
Daphine Wilson Norris, 88, of Grove Hill, went home to be with The Lord on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Willow Brook Westminster Village in Spanish Fort. She was born in Grove Hill on January 14, 1932. She attended Clarke County High where she was a cheerleader for the Bulldogs. She and her family co-owned B.W. Wilson Timber Co. and...
Edmond Chastain
Sep 20, 2020
Edmond Harold Chastain, 85, of Jackson, passed away Monday, September 20, 2020 at Jackson Health Care Facility. He was born in Jackson on February 26, 1935 to Henry Chastain and Lucille Joiner Chastain. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was employed as an electrician for more than 20 years at Boise Cascade in Jackson. He was also a member...
Broox Blackwell
Sep 16, 2020
Broox Lawrence “Pop” Blackwell, Jr., 74, of Rockville, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at his residence surrounded by family. He was born in Jackson on May 23, 1946 to Broox Lawrence Blackwell, Sr. and Christine Allday Blackwell. He had been employed as lab technician at Ciba for 43 years and was a co-owner of Pine City Deli and Bakery....
Jane Johnson
Sep 14, 2020
Jane Starnes Johnson, 85, of Monroeville, AL passed away at Ashland Place Health and Rehab in Mobile, AL on Monday, September 14, 2020. She was born in Whatley, AL November 16, 1934 to Louella (Coleman) and Gaston Starnes. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Monroeville, AL. Jane enjoyed cooking for friends and family to the extent...
David Odom
Sep 10, 2020
David Ray Odom, Sr., 72, of Fruitdale, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020 at his residence surrounded by family. He was born in Mississippi on December 3, 1947 to J.D. Odom and Katie Lois Hartley Odom. A veteran of the U.S. Navy and the Army National Guard, he was a member of South Oak Grove Baptist Church in Fruitdale. He...
Lois Davis
Sep 9, 2020
Lois Marie Neese Davis, 74, of Grove Hill, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at her residence. She was born on March 17, 1946 in Whistler, AL to Robert Neese and Lois Marie Beckley Neese. A member of Grove Hill United Methodist Church, she taught English and Spanish in Clarke County Schools for more than 20 years and retired at...
Jonathan Presnall
Sep 7, 2020
Jonathan Shane Presnall, 45, of Wagarville, passed away Monday, September 7, 2020 at Mobile Infirmary. He was born August 26, 1975 in Grove Hill to Johnny Lee Presnall and Wilda Rea Jackson Presnall Finley. He had been employed in the construction industry as a painter and sandblaster. He enjoyed fishing and was an avid fan of The University of Alabama...
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