Obituaries
Kay Deavours
Jul 16, 2023
Kay Francis Deavours, age 89, of Northport, Ala., died on the 16th of July 2023 at her home in Northport. Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, 19th of July at Magnolia Chapel North. Graveside services will be at Flatwoods Cemetery in Nauvoo, Ala. at 11 a.m. on Thursday, 20th of July.
She was preceded in death by...
Kenneth Jones
Jul 12, 2023
Kenneth Hugh "Ken" Jones, age 77, of Northport, Ala., passed away July 12, 2023 at Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville, Ala. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at Big Hurricane Cemetery in Brookwood, Ala.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Langston Jones and Edna Jones Oswalt; brothers, Delbert Jones, Ted Jones, Danny Jones, and...
Sara Malone
Jul 12, 2023
Sara Williams Malone, age 77, of Northport, Ala., passed away July 12, 2023, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Magnolia Chapel North with Bro. Patrick Cooley officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Alabama National Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel North directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to services...
Kenneth McMillan
Jul 12, 2023
Kenneth Browning McMillan, age 76, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama passed away at home on July 12,2023, after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. He was born on November 3, 1946, near Greensboro, Alabama. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, July 17, 2023, at Magnolia Chapel South. A second visitation will be held 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, 2023,...
Susan Rebecca Adkins
Jul 9, 2023
Susan Rebecca Adkins, age 64, tragically passed away the 9th of July 2023. She was a dedicated wife, mother, Granny, and daughter.
Becky, as she was commonly known, was born in Tuscaloosa, AL on January 6, 1959, and grew up in Tuscaloosa, AL. She was the only child and was brought up by Godly parents in a loving,...
Delora J. "Dee" Banks
Jul 1, 2023
Delora J. "Dee" Banks, age 87 of Duncanville, passed away July 1, 2023 at 4:30 am at DCH Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Duncanville Cemetery at 11:00 am. Magnolia Chapel South is directing.
She is preceded in death by her husband James Edward Banks, mother; Myrtle Stokes Duren Parker,...
Michael C. Ballew
Jun 29, 2023
Michael C. Ballew, age 60 of Vance, passed away June 29, 2023 at UAB in Birmingham. Services will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 1:30 pm at Magnolia Chapel South. Burial will follow at Demopolis Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held Saturday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Magnolia Chapel South prior to the service.
He is...
Frank Donald "Tank" Hayes
Jun 29, 2023
Frank Donald "Tank" Hayes, age 71 of Brookwood, passed away June 29, 2023. Services will be held on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 10:00 am at Magnolia Chapel South with Rev. Alan Cook officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Burial will follow at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Brookwood. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at...
William Searcy Averett
Jun 24, 2023
William Searcy Averett, age 82 of Greensboro, passed away June 24, 2023. He was born September 1, 1940, in the Mt. Herman community in Hale County, AL, and was the oldest of Murphy and Ruby (Clary) Averett’s three children. The Mt. Herman community was the place he loved and he made it his lifelong home.
Searcy was an entrepreneur...
Paul Thomas Gonnering
Jun 20, 2023
Paul Thomas Gonnering, age 50, of Northport, Alabama, passed away June 21, 2023, in Natural Bridge, Alabama. Visitation will 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Monday, June 26, 2023, at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home Northport. Funeral services will follow at 12:00 p.m. with Bro. Johnny Jones officiating. Paul will be laid to rest next to his mother, LaRree, at Ridout's Forest...
Douglas Harrison Boatner
Jun 15, 2023
Douglas Harrison Boatner, age 73 died peacefully in the arms of his wife on June 15,2023 at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Al after a courageous battle here on earth.
Services will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at Magnolia Chapel South at 11:00 am. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the...
Laurel Marcelle Grinstead
Jun 15, 2023
Laurel Marcelle Grinstead, age 89 of Tuscaloosa, passed away June 15, 2023. Services will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 11:00 am at Magnolia Chapel South with Bro. Chris Barnett officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
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Judy Poole Duncan
Jun 11, 2023
Judy Poole Duncan, age 66 of Duncanville, passed away June 11, 2023 at home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, June 16, 2023 at 11:30 am at Duncanville Cemetery with Bradley Strange officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Visitation will be held at Magnolia Chapel South from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Friday, June 16, 2023.
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Marsha Jean Stough
Jun 9, 2023
Marsha Jean Stough, 68 of Akron, Alabama, passed away June 9, 2023 at home. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 1:00 pm at Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Akron.
Marsha graduated from Hale County High School in 1972. She went on to make a career at the William D. Partlow Developmental Center in 1974,...
Curtis Lee Wyatt, Sr.
Jun 7, 2023
Curtis Lee Wyatt, Sr., age 89, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on June 12, 2023 at Oak Hill Cemetery, in Moundville with Bro. Darryl Harbin officiating. Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South is directing.
Curtis was born on October 15th, 1933 and was...
Horrice Elbert Ray
Jun 6, 2023
Horrice Elbert Ray, age 88, of Duncanville, Alabama passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Hospice of West Alabama. He was preceded in death by his parents, Stancil H. Ray and Josie D. Ray. He is survived by his wife, Linda Cockrell Ray; three daughters, Pamela Ray Green (Donnie), Angela Ray Paulene (Robbie) and Brittany Ray Crockett (Trey);...
Edna Davis "B" Beckham
Jun 3, 2023
Edna Davis Beckham "B" , age 83 of Tuscaloosa, passed away June 3, 2023 at home. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 10:00 am at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. Hank Atchison officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing.
She is preceded in death by her parents Wallace and Lois Davis.
Survivors include her husband...
Billie Joan Fitts Shattuck
Jun 2, 2023
Joan Shattuck, born Billie Joan Fitts, age 84, of Northport, Alabama, passed away on June 2, 2023 at her home. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in West Blocton, Alabama with Rev. Mike Hawkins officiating. Visitation will be 12 noon - 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Magnolia Chapel North...
Jo Ruth Riley Friday
Jun 2, 2023
Jo Ruth Riley Friday, age 88, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama passed away June 2, 2023 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023 from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. at Magnolia Chapel North. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 9, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Magnolia Chapel North with Pastor Larry Colburn officiating. Burial...
Betty Sue Winkler
May 29, 2023
Betty Sue Winkler, pictured with the Bible from which her husband preached for decades, was blessed to pass into the embrace of her Lord on Monday, May 29.
Born in Port Author, Texas on April 14, 1931, she lived to be 92 years of age. She was preceded in death by: (a) her husband, Wendell Winkler, (b) her father,...