OBITUARIES

Charles Taylor

Jun 4, 2019

Charles David “Charlie” Taylor, 49, of Grove Hill, passed away June 4, 2019 at his residence. He was born January 23, 1970 to David Mack Taylor and June Rea Reynolds Taylor in Wayne County, Mississippi. He had been employed as a truck driver and was a member of Springbank Baptist Church in Silas. An avid fisherman, he was also a...

Betty Parden

May 27, 2019

Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS. She was born November 13, 1937 to Claude Sims and Eva Mae Truett Sims in Coffeeville. A member of Crestview Baptist Church in Petal, MS where she had been a Sunday School teacher, she was also a retired preschool teacher at the Petal Children’s Center. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother to the...

Janie Jordan

May 27, 2019

It is with great sadness that the family of Janie Forest Bumpers Jordan announces her passing at the age of 83, on May 27, 2019. Mrs. Janie is survived by her beloved children, Charles Henry “Buddy” Jordan, Jr., Sherri Lee Jordan and her sister, Betty Bumpers Vann. Mrs. Janie was preceded in death by husband, Dr. Charles H. Jordan (8/25/34...

Odette Hicks

May 27, 2019

Odette Moss Hicks, 78, of Fairhope, passed away Monday, May 27, 2019 at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope. She was born November 7, 1940 to Noah Moss and Eudie Baxter Moss in Chatom. A customer service associate in the retail industry, she enjoyed arranging flowers, yard work and sewing for children in her spare time. She was preceded in death by...

Betty Pugh

May 26, 2019

Betty Joyce Allday Pugh, 80, of Coffeeville, passed away May 26, 2019 at her residence. She was born November 3, 1938 to Leslie Allday and Addie Ray Brooks Allday. An active member of Ulcanush Baptist Church, she had also been a member of the Coffeeville Ladies Sewing Club and a supporter of “Almost Home,” a temporary home for children in...

Elizabeth Pearson

May 21, 2019

Elizabeth Ann Martin Pearson, 75, of Leroy, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Providence Hospital in Mobile. She was born September 9, 1943 to Harold Dee Martin and Vera Adelle Wilkinson Martin in Mineral Wells, TX. She retired as the Court Administrator for the Mobile County Court System and was an active member of Pine Grove United Methodist Church...

Emmogene Mcvay

May 20, 2019

Emmogene Mason McVay, 76, of Grove Hill, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born July 18, 1942 to George Garrett Mason and Mary Belle Franks Mason in Grove Hill. A member of Tompkins Baptist Church in Grove Hill, she was a retired seamstress. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother...

Terrence Mealy

May 18, 2019

Terrence Greco Mealy, 54, of New Orleans, LA, passed away May 18, 2019 as a result of an automobile accident in Grove Hill, AL. He was born in New Orleans on September 13, 1964 to George Mealy and Helen (Hadley) Mealy, both of whom preceded him in death. An avid hunter, he was a member of the Bass Hunting Club...

Paul Petcher

May 12, 2019

Dr. Paul W. Petcher passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at the age of 96. As a physician, minister, father and friend, his life was committed to serving God and blessing people. He will be greatly missed. Paul was born July 15, 1922 in the Cedar Creek community near Citronelle, AL to Glen William and Edith Fay Petcher. He...

Bernice Feagin

May 12, 2019

Bernice "Bunny" Payne Feagin, 103, of Grove Hill, passed away May 12, 2019 at her residence. She was born August 29, 1915 to Rhett Goode Payne, Sr. and Eva McDonald Payne. A retired social worker with the Alabama Department of Human Resources, she was also a decades-long member of Grove Hill United Methodist Church where she served in numerous...

Edward Overton

May 11, 2019

Edward Kenneth Overton, 90, of Grove Hill, passed away May 11, 2019 at his residence. He was born August 25, 1928 to Edward and Adele Schultz Overton in Grove Hill. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the Army National Guard, serving during the Korean Conflict. Edward was lifelong attendee of Jackson First Assembly of God. He was...

Orinell Gates

May 9, 2019

Orinell Tucker Gates, 78, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Mobile Infirmary. She was born August 23, 1940 to Orie T. and Anglea Blanch Crowell Tucker in Lockhart. The family later moved to Chickasaw where she graduated from Vigor High School in 1958. After marriage, she moved to Pritchard, Saraland and finally to Jackson where she...

Gerry Stokes

May 7, 2019

Gerry Lee Stokes, 35, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at his residence. He was born May 23, 1983 to Gerry Woodard and Connie Leigh Odom Stokes in Grove Hill. He was employed as an operator with Clarke County Pole and Piling in Thomasville and was a member of Stave Creek Baptist Church in Jackson. An avid...

Rita Reid

May 3, 2019

Rita Megginson Reid, 83 of Jackson passed away after a long illness on May 3, 2019 at Jackson Healthcare. Rita was born November 11,1935 in Grove Hill, Al to Earl "Shorty" Megginson and Jewel Cassity Megginson. Rita was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Jackson. Rita is survived by her husband of 64 years, Floyd;...

Vivian Gilmore

May 3, 2019

Marie Vivian Parsons Gilmore passed away at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital Friday, May 3, 2019, after a long, productive and happy life of 92 years. She and her twin sister, the late Sarah Mirian Parsons Heaton, were born March 10, 1927, in Talladega, Ala., to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Donald Parsons. She grew up in Selma and graduated from...

Kellen Overstreet

May 1, 2019

Kellen Rachael Overstreet, 26, of Jackson, passed away May 1, 2019 at her residence. She was born September 11, 1992 to Robert and Sonja Alford Overstreet in Mobile. A 2011 graduate of Jackson Academy, she also attended the University of South Alabama in Mobile. She enjoyed sports of all kinds, music, outdoor hobbies and spending time with her family...

Tonya Hopkins

Apr 26, 2019

Tonya Hopkins of Fruitdale, Alabama passed away on Apr 26, 2019. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Visitation Public Viewing Chatom Church of God Tuesday, April 30, 2019 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Service Funeral Service Chatom Church of God Tuesday,...

Miriam Nichols

Apr 23, 2019

Miriam Pugh Nichols, 81, of Coffeeville, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at her residence. She was born August 23, 1937 to Ted and Bessie Lee Pugh. A member of New Prospect Baptist Church in Coffeeville, she was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with her family and working in her yard, especially...

Tilmon Paul

Apr 19, 2019

Tilmon Tarleton "T.T." Paul, 92, of Grove Hill, passed away April 19, 2019 at his residence. He was born February 21, 1927 to Oscar and Alice Tarleton Paul in Grove Hill. A member at Union Baptist Church in Grove Hill, he had also been an active part of the Union Baptist Brotherhood and the Masonic Lodge. He had owned...

Hal Johnson

Apr 19, 2019

Hal Harper "Pee Wee" Johnson, 70, of Grove Hill, passed away April 19, 2019 at University Hospital in Mobile. He was born June 9, 1948 to Hal and Joyce Harper Johnson, both of whom preceded him in death. He was owner of H.H. Johnson Timber Company for many years, after which he was self-employed in the oil industry. He...