OBITUARIES

Jimmy Sloan

Jimmy Sloan

Mar 30, 2018

Jimmy Sloan, age 86, died March 30, 2018. Mr. Sloan was born May 16, 1931 to the late James Harvey and Bonnie C. Short Sloan. He was a resident of Jackson where he was a member of Peniel Baptist Church. Mr. Sloan retired from Alabama Energy Cooperative Plant in Leroy. In his free time he enjoyed golf and woodworking....

Adalena Patrick

Adalena Patrick

Mar 28, 2018

Adalena M. Patrick, 90, of Leroy, passed away March 28, 2018 at her residence. She was born February 10, 1928 to Leco and Clyde Moseley. A devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she enjoyed numerous activities including sewing, crochet, quilting and cross stitch. She was also an avid fan of all things related to Auburn University. A lifelong member of...

Francis Glenn, Sr.

Francis Glenn, Sr.

Mar 22, 2018

Francis Everette "Mutt" Glenn, Sr., 95, of Whatley, AL passed away March 22, 2018 at his residence. He was born September 18, 1922 to Bennie Marvin Glenn and Lois Tarleton Glenn. He enjoyed a long career as a logging contractor and cattle farmer. He was also an avid vegetable gardener who took great pride in sharing the bounty of...

Arcie Busby

Arcie Busby

Mar 13, 2018

Arcie V. Busby, 92, of Millry, passed away March 13, 2018. She was born August 15, 1925 to Charles and Prenie Tate. A member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Millry, she enjoyed spending time with her family and many friends and had been employed in the hotel industry. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband,...

Betty Griffin

Betty Griffin

Mar 11, 2018

Betty M. Griffin, age 82, of Jackson passed away in her home March 11, 2018. She was born in Alberta, AL on April 29, 1935 to the late Sophie Overstreet Marshall and Harry Marshall. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, the late Ben F. Griffin, to whom she was married for 51 years; brother, Willis Eugene...

Aldora Poston

Aldora Poston

Mar 9, 2018

Aldora L. Poston, 80, of Jackson, passed away March 9, 2018 at a family residence in Eight Mile. She was born February 4, 1938 to Edward and Myrtle Langele. She enjoyed quilting and sewing and had been employed as a seamstress at Vanity Fair. Baking cakes for others was also a favorite hobby. She was preceded in death by...

Karen Hoven

Karen Hoven

Mar 8, 2018

Karen Ann Miller Hoven, 60, of Jackson, passed away March 8, 2018 at Providence Hospital in Mobile. She was born December 28, 1957 to Charles and Iris Miller. An active member of Clearwater Assembly of God Church in Wagarville, she was devoted to her family and especially enjoyed attending her grandchildren's numerous activities. She had been employed with the...

Amos Johnson

Amos Johnson

Mar 7, 2018

Amos Lee Johnson, 90, of Grove Hill, passed away March 7, 2018 at his residence. He was born October 4, 1927 to John Dee and Allie Johnson. A loving husband, father and grandfather, he will be missed by his many relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Ruth Pope Johnson and siblings, Maynard...

Ruby Turner

Ruby Turner

Mar 6, 2018

Ruby Yvonne Turner, 88, of Hawthorn, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2018. She was born January 10, 1930 to James and Ruby Howard. A loving wife, mother and grandmother, she devoted her life to making a home for her family. She was also a faithful member of Tibbie Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents;...

William Pennington

William Pennington

Mar 6, 2018

William Joseph Pennington, 81, of Jackson, passed away March 6, 2018 in Chunchula. He was born January 4, 1937 to Girlie C. and Alma Lee Pennington in Tuscaloosa. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing, repairing anything broken, and helping his many friends and family members. He had been employed as a machinist at Boise Cascade. He was preceded in...

Clyde Scarbrough

Clyde Scarbrough

Feb 24, 2018

Clyde R. Scarbrough, 79, of Mobile, passed away February 24, 2018 at Brookwood Villa Personal Care Home in Waynesboro, MS. He was born March 27, 1938 to James Ernest and Hattie Brown Scarbrough. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, he was a past master with the Howard E. Palms Masonic Lodge and a member of Christ United Methodist...

Margie Motes

Margie Motes

Feb 22, 2018

Margie Lee Motes, 72, of Coffeeville, passed away February 22, 2018 at Willow Trace Nursing Home in Butler. She was born November 29, 1945 to Dossie George and Nettie Woodard. She enjoyed sewing and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also adored her pet chihuahua, "Darlin." She was preceded in death by her parents...

Mary Courington

Mary Courington

Feb 21, 2018

Mary Louise Courington, 82, of Semmes, passed away February 21, 2018 at Mobile Infirmary. She was born February 16, 1936 to Cecil and Bertie L. Anderson of Coffeeville. A homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Her hobbies included numerous arts and crafts that included making prayer shawls for the DAV. She...

Rosie Scarbrough

Rosie Scarbrough

Feb 21, 2018

Rosie Lee Sullivan Scarbrough, 71, of Wilmer, passed away February 21, 2018 at Mobile Infirmary. She was born June 12, 1946 to Frank and Selma Lee Sullivan in Wagarville. A homemaker, she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Clyde Sullivan. She is survived by her children,...

Caroline Sullivan

Caroline Sullivan

Feb 16, 2018

Caroline Eloys Bedwell Sullivan, 78, of Wagarville, passed away February 16, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Coffeeville on October 23, 1939 to Coma and Estelle Roberts Bedwell. A long-time member of Wagarville Holiness Church, she served as the church secretary for many years and was employed as a seamstress at Vanity Fair for more than 40...

Lucille Deas

Lucille Deas

Feb 15, 2018

Lucille Morgan Deas, 97, of Coffeeville, passed away February 15, 2018 at Jackson Health Care Facility. She was born April 22, 1920 to Frank and Geneva Morgan. A member of New Prospect Baptist Church in Coffeeville, she taught Sunday School there for 60 years. She was an avid reader and enjoyed sewing and cooking among her many other hobbies....

Lonnie Guy

Lonnie Guy

Feb 2, 2018

Lonnie T. Guy, 75, of Jackson, passed away February 2, 2018 at Jackson Medical Center. He was born December 10, 1942 to Walter J. and Lillie Mae Guy. An avid fisherman and fan of Alabama football, he was also a member of Stave Creek Baptist Church and the Collector's Club. He enjoyed collecting many types of items including antiques...

Winnie Davis

Winnie Davis

Feb 2, 2018

Winnie L. Davis, 80, of Mobile, passed away February 2, 2018, at Springhill Memorial Hospital. She was born July 3, 1937 to William and Mary Odom. She was born in Jackson but later moved to Mobile where one of her favorite pastimes was to visit the Flea Market. She was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Jerry Carney,...

Jackie Collins

Jackie Collins

Jan 24, 2018

Jackie Collins, 61, of Grove Hill, passed away January 24, 2018 at Washington County Hospital. He was born in Moundville on January 26, 1956 to Gurtha Jack Collins and Lillian Roney Collins, both of whom preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Molly Collins; children Wayne (Jennifer "Satchel Britches") Roney, Erica Allday, Davette (Josh Kline "Gome")...

William Smith

William Smith

Jan 19, 2018

William Ray Smith, 64, of Millry, passed away January 19, 2018 at Mobile Infirmary. He was born August 26, 1953 to Claude and Daisy Smith. His passions included hunting, fishing and gardening. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his step-daughter, Lisa (Clay) Ganus and siblings, Walter Palmer, Marie Nichols and Mary Palmer. A...

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