OBITUARIES

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sep 2, 2020

****This service has been postponed due to weather concerns until Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 6 p.m. at Lathan Funeral Home in Jackson. Judith “Judy” Shepperd Morrison, 87, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born in Ohio on October 30, 1932 to John Henry Shepperd. and Gertrude Roper Shepperd. She...

Sep 1, 2020

Johnny Lee Presnall, 63, of Wagarville, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Alabama on August 15, 1957 to Jesse Presnall and Mary McDonald Presnall. He had been employed in the construction industry and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and fishing. He was a “people” person who always tried to make...

Aug 31, 2020

Robert Henry Tarver, 72, of Wagarville, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 at his residence. He was born December 14, 1947 to Otis Edward Tarver, Sr. and Tennie Presnall Tarver, both of whom preceded him in death. A lifelong member of Victory Grove Church, he had been employed for 42 ½ years at Vanity Fair Mills. He enjoyed fishing and...

Aug 25, 2020

Elisabeth Chapman “Buff” McDonald passed away peacefully at the Jackson Health Care Center on August 25, 2020 at the age of 94. She was born in Tuscumbia AL to Dr. Leiland W. Chapman and Marie Earle Shaffer Chapman on August 14, 1926. She worked for Vanity Fair as a secretary for 43 years. She was a member of the D.A.R....

Aug 25, 2020

Edna Elizabeth (Mizell) Delaughter, 94, passed away August 25, 2020 at Jackson Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Delaughter was born in Zona, LA June 24, 1926 to the late Wilmer and Ida S. Mizell. She was a member of Stave Creek Baptist Church where she served in the church nursery for many years. Mrs. Delaughter enjoyed reading and spending time with her...

Aug 24, 2020

Shelby Jean Gates, 79, of Fulton, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at Thomasville Regional Medical Center. She was born in Laurel, MS on January 9, 1941 to William Leon Smith and Mary Doris Joiner Smith Clemmons. A homemaker, she was an excellent mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family. Her hobbies included fishing, cooking and yard...

Aug 23, 2020

Ernest E. “Bill” Cotton, 82, of Hobson, passed away August 23, 2020 at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital. He was born in Washington County on June 7, 1938 to Ernest Leon and Mary Beech Cotton. Bill graduated from University of Montevallo with a degree in accounting he worked for a few local paper companies, later joining Gardner Mirror in North Carolina...

Aug 22, 2020

Hitower Hammac, 87, of Deer Park, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 at his residence. He was born on December 28, 1932 to Jessie Manuel Hammac and Vennie Madden Hammac. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp who served during the Korean Conflict, he had been employed as a teacher and ATF Agent. He was a member of Community of...

Aug 22, 2020

Earl D. Marshall, 91, of Whatley, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Mobile Infirmary. He was born in Marshallville, KY on January 25, 1929 to Arthur Marshall and Pearlie Howard Marshall. He had been employed as a coal miner and enjoyed hunting and gun collecting. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Joyce Kidd Marshall and daughter,...

Aug 21, 2020

Martha Roe Finney, 74, of Grove Hill, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Grove Hill August 1, 1946 to George O. “Jim” Roe and Flossie Smith Roe. A faithful member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Walker Springs, she was a retired school bus driver with the Clarke County Board of Education and...

Aug 21, 2020

Virginia Marie Sheffield, 84, a native of Houston, MS and long time resident of Jackson, AL, passed away peacefully Friday, August 21, 2020. She was born October 21, 1935 to the late Leon Curtis and Ida Davis Neal. Ms. Sheffield was a member of Visitation Catholic Church and the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW. She enjoyed reading poetry, watching Jeopardy...

Aug 15, 2020

Robert Eugene “Bobby” Reid, 86, of Grove Hill, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Campbell on February 5, 1934 to Robert A. Reid and Anna Wimberly Reid. Bobby graduated from Thomasville High School in 1952 and was an alumnus of Auburn University class of 1957 where he was a proud member of the...

Aug 13, 2020

Mrs. Margaret Coleman Tompkins, a resident of Jackson, passed away Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 in Jackson. Born July 16, 1927 in Quincy, Fla., she was the daughter of Mary Bivin Coleman and William Riley Coleman. She was 93 years of age.

Margaret loved the Scriptures and was a long-time member of the Jackson First Baptist Church. When...

Aug 9, 2020

Brian R. Leathers, 60, of Grove Hill, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Kenitra, Morocco in Africa on February 4, 1960 to Pedro Phillip Leathers and Joanne G. Hightower Leathers. His Christian faith was of utmost importance to him and guided his actions. His love for God, his family, and his church was...