Stanley Dunegan
May 22, 2018
Stanley Dunegan, 72, of Coffeeville, passed away May 22, 2018 at Springhill Medical Center in Mobile. He was born September 11, 1945 to S.G. and Mable Bumpers Dunegan. A welder by trade, he was also a skilled craftsman in many other areas such as electrical, plumbing and woodwork. He enjoyed outdoor activities, especially cutting grass, and was a fan...
James Beech
May 21, 2018
James "Ferrell" Beech, 78, of Youngstown, FL, passed away May 21, 2018 at his residence. He was born May 15, 1940 to James Ahas Beech and Gertie Lee Sullivan Beech. Ferrell worked in the timber industry and was later employed as a mobile home salesman. He is preceded in death by his parents and son, James F. "Buster" Beech,...
Joseph Taylor
May 14, 2018
Joseph "Joe" Mearl Taylor, 80, of Chatom, passed away May 14, 2018 in Grove Hill. He was born May 17, 1937 to Marvin and Audrey Hoffman Taylor in Chatom. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he has been employed as a safety specialist with Ciba. His numerous extracurricular activities included fishing, golfing and coaching numerous pee wee football and...
Bromley Crooker
May 4, 2018
Bromley Grace Crooker, 85, of Chatom, passed away May 4, 2018 at Willow Trace Health and Rehabilitation Center in Butler. She was born December 6, 1932 to Albert and Bessie Rone in Jackson. A homemaker, she enjoyed socializing with her many friends during the scheduled activities at the center. Prior to moving to Butler, she attended New Life Fellowship...
Walter White
Apr 29, 2018
Walter Wayne White, 79, of Chunchula, passed away April 29, 2018 at his residence surrounded by family. He was born September 16, 1938 to Fernward "Bo" Foster White and Anne Mae Lee White. His hobbies included camping and fishing in his younger years, and he grew to love large equipment such as bulldozers, tractors and backhoes. He enjoyed spending...
William Hutto, Jr
Apr 29, 2018
William I. Hutto, Jr., 87, died April 29, 2018 in Chatom. Mr. Hutto was born August 16, 1930 to the late William I Hutto, Sr. and the late Eula Mae Branon. He served in the United States Air Force prior to being offered an opportunity at the National Guard in Chatom by then Company Commander Paul Gartman which he...
Ruby Deas
Apr 26, 2018
Ruby Lee Moseley Deas, 80, of Mobile passed away April 26, 2018 at Providence Hospital. She was born July 24, 1937 to Massey and Fannie Mae Moseley. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joyce Harvey Deas and siblings, Massey Moseley, Jr., Dorothy Baker, Robbie Granade and Annie Mae Howard. She is survived by her sons, Gregory...
Don Pledger
Apr 26, 2018
Don R. Pledger, 71, of Jackson, passed away April 26, 2018 at his residence surrounded by family and friends. He was born December 29, 1946 to Raymond and Margie Pledger in Jackson. A member of Stave Creek Baptist Church, he served the citizens of Jackson for 10 years with the police department and then worked 35 years with Huntsman...
Sheridan Henson
Apr 25, 2018
Sheridan "Sherrie" McCulley Henson, 65, a native of Wagarville and longtime resident of Nederland, TX, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 in Houston, TX. She was born October 6, 1953 to James and Ruth McCulley in Chatom. She worked for many years, but she spent her last years as a homemaker, caring for her granddaughter and husband and...
Wilford Watson
Apr 22, 2018
Wilford Cameron Watson, 80, of Jackson, passed away April 22, 2018 at his residence in the Gainestown Community. He was born January 28, 1938 to Willie Frank Watson Sr. and Ruby Anna Nabb Watson. After completing service in the U.S. Air Force, he was employed as an electronics technician with GE and Motorola. An avid woodworker and farmer, he...
Gary Wilson
Apr 16, 2018
Gary Lewis Wilson, 57, a lifelong resident of Clarke County, died April 16, 2018. Mr. Wilson was born November 22, 1960 to the late Charles Lewis Wilson and Mrs. Rebecca Ellisor Wilson. He worked as a chemical operator at BASF for over 37 years. Mr. Wilson enjoyed fishing, hunting, Auburn football, and NASCAR Racing. Mr. Wilson is preceded in...
John Grimes
Apr 14, 2018
John Autry Grimes, 94, of St. Stephens passed away April 14, 2018 at USA Medical Center in Mobile. He was born March 9, 1924 to Joseph Turner Grimes and Grace Evelyn Marshall Grimes. A WWII veteran of the U.S. Army, he was also a member of Midway Methodist Church and had attended Creola Assembly of God while living there....
Anne Lewis
Apr 11, 2018
Sarah Anne Simpkins Lewis, 82, of Jackson, passed away April 11, 2018 at an assisted living facility in Huntsville. She was born September 26, 1935 to John David Gerald Simpkins and Louise Henson Simpkins. A member of the Jackson First United Methodist Church, she was active in numerous church activities, including as a soloist in the choir and past...
Emma Johnson
Apr 10, 2018
Emma Weaver Johnson, 93, of Hoover and formerly of St. Stephens, passed away April 10, 2018 at The Oaks of Parkwood in Bessemer. She was born May 4, 1924 to Dan and Bernice Weaver in Jackson. She was a member of St. Stephens Baptist Church and Eastern Star. She had also owned and operated a grocery store. She was...
Grace Jackson
Apr 9, 2018
Grace W. Jackson, 80, of Jackson, passed away April 9, 2018 at a family residence in Elberta. She was born December 19, 1937 to Nebuchadnezzar and Lula Mae Waltman. She had been employed as a seamstress at Vanity Fair and attended Walker Springs Road Baptist Church. Her hobbies included gardening and cooking. She was preceded in death by her...
O.S. Conerly, Jr.
Apr 9, 2018
O.S. "Moon" Conerly, Jr., 98, of Jackson, passed away April 9, 2018 surrounded by family. He was born September 8, 1919 to O.S. Conerly, Sr. and Annie Mae Glover Conerly. A WWII veteran of the U.S. Air Corps, he was also a long-serving member of the Jackson Volunteer Fire Department, VFW Post 5355, the American Legion and Jackson First...
Travis Glaze
Apr 9, 2018
Travis Kent Glaze, 77, of Coffeeville, died April 9, 2018 at his residence. He was born August 28, 1940 to Birley And Myrtle Glaze in Jefferson County. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he had been employed as a crane operator with U.S. Steel. He was also a member of the Thomasville Church of Christ and enjoyed hunting and...
Willie Turner, Sr
Apr 7, 2018
Willie Paul Turner Sr. died April 7, 2018. Mr. Turner was born October 4, 1940 to the late Alex and Mary Lou Carpenter Turner. He was a resident of Sunflower where he owned and operated Turner Trucking for 35 years, after retiring from Ciba-Geigy, which he worked for 27 years in the maintenance department. Mr. Turner is survived by...
Kenneth Chastain
Apr 1, 2018
Kenneth Coleman Chastain, 85, of Jackson passed away April 1, 2018 at his residence. He was born November 25, 1932 to Jack and Lucille Chastain. He retired as a woodyard superintendent in 1994 from Boise Cascade after 30 years of service. He enjoyed fishing and woodworking. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Jackie Chastain; son-in-law, Mark...
Larry Smith
Mar 31, 2018
Larry Eugene Smith, 68, of Irvington, passed away March 31, 2018 at Mobile Infirmary. He was born August 14, 1949 to Roland Fellon Smith, Sr. and Esther Harris Smith in Chickasaw. A security guard, he always had an interest in law enforcement and served for a term as an elected constable in the Irvington community. He also enjoyed fishing...
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