Obituaries

Jun 9, 2021

Ray Brand Livingston, age 55, left us for his eternal home in heaven on Wednesday, June 9th 2021. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 12th from 10:00 to to 12:00 p.m. at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South. Graveside Services will follow at 12:30 p.m. with friend, Bruce Lanier officiating at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park. Ray was preceded in death...

Jun 8, 2021

Bruce Edward Barrett August 26, 1960 - June 8, 2021 Bruce Edward Barrett of Moundville, passed away at his residence on June 8, 2021 at sixty years of age. He was preceded in death by: his parents, Ralph & Ellen Barrett; his paternal grandparents; and his maternal grandparents, Lee Griffin & Evie Griffin Sledge. Bruce is survived by his...

Jun 3, 2021

Annie Merle (Beck) Strickland, age 78, of Northport, AL, passed away June 3, 2021. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 7, 2021, at Magnolia Chapel North with Rev. Kelly Jolly officiating. Burial will follow in Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery (Buhl, AL) with Magnolia Chapel North directing. Visitation will be 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral...

Jun 1, 2021

Linda Sue Nevin (née Price) , age 63 of Moundville, passed away June 1, 2021 at home. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 11:00 am at Carthadge Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel South directing. Visitation will be held from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at Mrs. Nevin's residence next door to the...

Jun 1, 2021

James Smith, age 75 of Greensboro, passed away June 1, 2021 at Colonial Haven Nursing Home. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 10:00 am with Magnolia Chapel South directing.

May 31, 2021

Thomas (Tom) Burnell, USAF Ret. MSGT/FSGT, age 85, passed away May 31, 2021 in Clarksville, TN. He joined the USAF at age 15 during the Korean War and served tours of duty at Naussuer AB in North Africa, Vietnam, Okinawa and several AFBs within the United States. He retired from the USAF in September 1974. He was proud to...

May 30, 2021

Thomas "Kenny" Franks, 51, of Junction City, KS, formerly of Tuscaloosa, AL, passed away on May 30, 2021 with his loving wife, Kristi, by his side. Johnson Funeral Home of Junction City, KS and Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home of Tuscaloosa, AL, are collaborating to assist the family with service and burial arrangements. A visitation will be held Thursday, June...

May 29, 2021

Peggy Tibbs Kellum, age 90, of Northport, died peacefully on May 29, 2021 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Magnolia Funeral Home South. Visitation will take place for one hour preceding the service at the funeral home. Dr. Hayse Boyd will officiate at the service. Interment will follow at...

May 29, 2021

Elsie Annette Gregory, age 71 of Tuscaloosa, passed away on May 29, 2021 at home. Services will be held on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 3:00 pm at Magnolia Chapel South. A private burial will be held following. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Her loved ones are composing her obituary and...

May 28, 2021

Margaret Gail Whitely, 80 of Pleasant Grove, Alabama, was called to her eternal resting place on May 28, 2021, at a McCalla nursing home. Born February 11, 1941, in Birmingham, Alabama to Morrison Ralph "Slim" Whitely and Margaret Thom Whitely. She was raised in Greensboro, Alabama, graduated from Greensboro High School and attended Livingston University. Living her adult life...

May 27, 2021

Milagros "Millie" Baez Leopard , 88, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama passed away on May 27, 2021. A memorial Service will be held at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 12 pm. Brother Scott McCown will be leading the service with Magnolia Chapel South directing. Just like a fairy tail, Millie met Bobby on the boardwalk...

May 24, 2021

Steven "Hunky" Edwards, age 68, of Northport, Ala., died May 24, 2021 at Noland Hospital. Memorial Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 27, 2021, at Jennings Chapel United Methodist Church. Arrangements have been entrusted to Magnolia Chapel North.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Earnest Dlee and Lorene Edwards; and brother, Jerry Wendall...

May 23, 2021

Benjamin Chism "Ben", age 92, of Coker, AL, passed away peacefully at his home on May 23, 2021, surrounded by family. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Bone Camp Methodist Church with Bro. Gary Lee officiating. Burial will follow in Bone Camp Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel North directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to...

May 20, 2021

Virtuous Woman "Her children rise up and call her blessed." Proverbs 31:28 Flora (Doll) Murry Jemison departed this life to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at her home, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 26th in Tuscaloosa, Alabama at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South with Rev. Jessie White Jr. officiating, the pastor...

May 17, 2021

Mary Elizabeth Johnson Stokes, 83, of Newbern, Alabama died Monday, may 17, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Mary was born September 16, 1937 in Perry County to the late L.C. Johnson and Alberta Cook Johnson. In addition to her parents, she is preceeded in death by her husband, Haywood Flinn Stokes Jr., and her brother Johnny Johnson of Cottondale,...

May 14, 2021

Walter B. Garyotis died May 14, 2021 at Gwinnett Extended Care, Lawrenceville, GA. Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 19th in Tuscaloosa, AL at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South with Dr. Curtis Kelley officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Akron, AL. Visitation will be at 10:00AM, one hour prior to the funeral service. Mr. Garyotis was preceded...

May 13, 2021

Patricia Ann White Sims, age 85, of Northport died on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at DCH of Tuscaloosa. She was known to all as Patsy. An open time of "Visitation & Celebration" will be Monday, May 17 from 5:00-7:00 pm at the North Tuscaloosa Church of Christ. Visitation will begin at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, May 18 at Magnolia North...

May 11, 2021

James Dimond, age 77 of Greensboro, passed away May 11, 2021 at Hale County Hospital. Loved ones are composing his obituary and we will update here when available.

May 9, 2021

Loretta Minor, 75, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother was called to her eternal resting place on May 9, 2021. Loretta was born in Lincoln, Illinois on July 8, 1945 to Joe and Hazel Hickey. She met her husband Truett Minor while she was on an adventure to El Paso, Texas and they married December 3, 1964. Loretta spent her...

May 7, 2021

Gary Doyle Smith age 73 of Northport, Alabama passed away on May 7, 2021 at his residence. Services will be held on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Phillips Chapel Freewill Baptist Church with visitation from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Brother Terrell Jones will be officiating...