OBITUARIES

Jan 6, 2020

Annie Lontine Motes Hayes Caron, 79, of Jackson died January 6, 2020. Lontine was born September 11, 1940 to John William and Eula Anderson Motes in Coffeeville. She was named Miss Coffeeville 1957. Lontine was a member of River Hill Baptist Church, Salitpa. She was an avid fan of both LSU Football as well as Alabama Football. Above all she...

Jan 3, 2020

Richard Douglas Crooks, a longtime resident of Holtville, Alabama, passed away on January 3, 2020 at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth Lotsaw Crooks, his brother, Mark Edward Crooks, and sister, Sharon Crooks Reed. He is survived by his wife, Christa Stokley Crooks of 38 years, daughter Jamie Crooks, granddaughter Khloee Crooks,...

Jan 2, 2020

Ronald “Ronnie” Postma, 72, of Chatom, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at the Washington County Nursing Home. He was born January 3, 1947 in Montgomery to Raliegh Theodore Postma, Sr. and Rosie Lorene Chase Postma. An avid fan of the University of Alabama football, he also enjoyed fishing and playing bingo. He was preceded in death by his parents...

Jan 2, 2020

John Albert Nelson, 67, of Jackson, passed away January 2, 2020 at his residence. He was born September 24, 1952 to Ellery Nelson and Lorena Rutledge Nelson of Thomasville. He was a supervisor with Power South in Leroy where he was employed for 43 years. His passion was photography and genealogy. He authored an unpublished work documenting all the burial...

Dec 30, 2019

Robert “Hoss” H. Howard, 67, of Tibbie passed away December 30, 2019. He was born May 17, 1952 to Dan and Willie Mae Parnell Howard. He was a graduate of Washington County High School. Hoss spent his working career at Zachry Construction where he recently retired. He was a member of the Citronelle Masonic Lodge and achieved the level...

Dec 26, 2019

Ray C. Lankford, Jr. 74, of Chatom, passed away December 26, 2019 at his residence. He was born January 23, 1945 to Ray Lankford, Sr. and Gladys Roney Lankford in Chatom. A devoted member of Walker Springs Road Baptist Church in Jackson, he also enjoyed collecting guns, building racecars, fishing, the University of Alabama football and spending time with his...

Dec 23, 2019

Kiyoko “Sunshine” Himada Lee, 81, of Jackson, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at her residence. She was born March 10, 1938 to Kikuichi Hamada and Toyoko Kaneyama Hamada in Nagasaki, Japan. She came to the United States after meeting her husband, D.P. Lee, who served as a supervisor of the district where she lived in Nagasaki. Their love story...

Dec 20, 2019

Joyce Elizabeth Hendrix Bolen, 85, of Jackson, passed away Friday, December 20. Joyce was born in Valdosta, Georgia, to Willie and Ruby Hendrix on May 28, 1934. She married the love of her life, Leo, on December 16, 1950, in Quitman, Georgia. The couple moved to Jackson in 1953 where she worked as a seamstress for Vanity Fair. She was...

Dec 18, 2019

Rena Shewmake Knight Allen, 99, a lifelong resident of the Coffeeville area, passed from this earthly life into eternity and the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on the morning of December 18, 2019. One of 13 children, she was born January 28, 1920 to John T. and Bessie Shewmake. A graduate of Coffeeville High School, she was...

Dec 18, 2019

Betty Joyce Etheredge, 84, of Leroy, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Jackson Medical Center. She was born April 1, 1935 to Massey Reeves and Winnie Pearl May Reeves in Jackson. A retired secretary with Clarke Washington EMC, she was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Leroy, the Adult III Sunday School Class and the Order...

Dec 17, 2019

Lynda Howell Presnall, 70, of Jackson died December 17, 2019. Lynda was born June 12, 1949 in Hawaii to Robert Lynford Howell and Evelyn Ann Snell Howell. She worked as a bookkeeper for P & R Electrical Contractors for 33 years. Lynda was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Jackson who loved to read, especially suspense and...

Dec 16, 2019

Torie Martin Wiggins, 52, of Jackson, passed away Monday, December 16, 2019 at Saad Hospice in Mobile. She was born October 3, 1967 to Troy and Dorothy Boykin Martin in Demopolis. An employee of Boise for 22 years, she was a devoted member of the “Bama Gang,” a group of friends who gathered to watch Alabama football games. A devoted...

Dec 15, 2019

Dorothy (Dot) Lee Kirven (Big Mama) Bostrom, 94, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 15, 2019. Dot, a lifelong resident of Jackson and friend to many, was born on February 4, 1925 was raised on W. Clinton St. by parents, Bryan Edwards and Tennie Mae McDonald Kirven. They and her sister, Imogen Kirven Pearce, preceded her in death. Big Mama was...

Dec 15, 2019

Jake Simpson “Papa Jake” Guy, Sr., 70, of Wagarville, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at his residence surrounded by family. He was born July 15, 1949 to James E. Guy and Frances A. Bradley. He enjoyed outdoor activities including hunting and fishing and especially working in his garden or driving a tractor. He also enjoyed spending time with his...

Dec 14, 2019

Judy Thomas Vickers, 74, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital. She was born August 14, 1945 to Charles and Una Abbot Thomas in Boston, Massachusetts. She had been employed as a nurse in the research department at USA Medical Center in Mobile and Arrington Nursing Home in Jackson. She was an active member...

Dec 7, 2019

Minnie Nora Flowers, 79, of Jackson, passed away December 7, 2019 in Mobile, Alabama. She was born July 26, 1940 in Manila, Alabama to Albert Si and Minnie Lou Poole Finney. She retired from Vanity Fair as a garment inspector, and continuing to work as a cook. Nora was a member of Double Branch Assembly of God in Frankville. She...

Dec 4, 2019

Harry Eugene “Gene” Parker departed this life on December 4, 2019 at his home in Jackson. Gene was born November 17, 1929 in Jackson to F.N. and Lucille Parker and spent his early years living at Old Lock #1 on the Tombigbee River where his father was a lock tender. Later, Gene and his family moved to Parkertown, north of...

Nov 30, 2019

Royce Allen Parnell, Sr., a lifelong resident of Tibbie, went to be with the Lord on November 30, 2019. He was born August 24, 1953 in Mobile. He always enjoyed hunting, especially turkey hunting, being outdoors and visiting with his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Albert Bruce “Buddy” Parnell; mother, Nelon Baxter and brother,...

Nov 27, 2019

Allan “Al” Lamar McLeod, Jr. died on November 27, 2019, on the 51st anniversary of his wedding to Nan Taylor McLeod, surrounded by his family in Marietta, GA.

Born in Jackson, AL on October 30, 1944, Al graduated from Jackson High School in 1963. He enrolled at The Marion Military Institute, where he earned an Associate’s degree...

Nov 23, 2019

Charles M. “Smoky” Roberts, 87, of Grove Hill, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Thomasville Nursing Home. He was born September 27, 1932 to Clarence and Nellie Northrop Roberts in Coffeeville. A dispatcher with the Alabama State Troopers for many years, he was active in community events and was a member of Jones Chapel Church of Christ in Coffeeville....