OBITUARIES

Kenneth Anderson

Kenneth Anderson

Jun 11, 2018

Kenneth Lee Anderson, 81, of Gainestown, passed away June 11, 2018 at Mobile Infirmary. He was born April 25, 1937 to Roy and Bertie Bazzel Anderson. A member of Perry's Chapel United Methodist Church, he had retired as a delivery/merchandising representative with Eli Whitt Tobacco Co. and a school bus driver with the Clarke County Board of Education. He...

Sandra Stolzle

Sandra Stolzle

Jun 6, 2018

Sandra R. Stolzle, 61, of Whatley, passed away June 6, 2018, at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital. She was born November 1, 1956 to Cecil Roper and Virginia "June" Finney. An avid fan of Auburn football, she also enjoyed collecting angels and spending time with her grandchildren. She loved horses, dogs and deer, and she was a member of Amity...

Alice Williams

Alice Williams

Jun 5, 2018

Alice Carleton Williams, 99, of Jackson, passed away June 5, 2018 at her home. She was born September 25, 1918 to Byard and Mazie Downey Carleton. A member of Jackson First United Methodist Church, she had been active in the Christian Fellowship Sunday School Class. She had been a teacher with the Clarke County Board of Education, beginning her...

Nancy Harrison

Nancy Harrison

May 30, 2018

Nancy Harper Harrison, age 83, a native of Coffeeville, AL and long-time resident of Jackson, AL, passed at Mobile Infirmary surrounded by family on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. She retired as a teacher with The Washington County Board of Education, having spent her entire career at Wagarville Elementary School. She was a member of the Jackson Church of Christ....

Charolett Loper

Charolett Loper

May 24, 2018

Charlotte Burnett Elms Loper died May 24, 2018. Mrs Loper was born November 16, 1939 to the late Rev. John Wesley and Fannie Carpenter Burnett in Newton County, Mississippi. She was a resident of Chatom where she retired after 26 years of teaching in the Mobile County and Washington County Board of Education. She graduated from the University of...

Stanley Dunegan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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