Obituaries

Ruth Sullivan

Mar 18, 2025

Ruth Tingle Sullivan, age 93, of Northport, Alabama, passed away March 18, 2025 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2025, at Magnolia Chapel North with Pastor Neal Fowler, Pastor Tony Mahathey, and Pastor Greg Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel North directing. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Travis Connell

Mar 16, 2025

Travis Connell, age 85, of Coker, Ala., passed away March 16, 2025 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Magnolia Chapel North with Rev. David Kelley officiating. Burial will follow in Calcedonia Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel North directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

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Alberta Turner

Mar 12, 2025

Alberta Turner, 81 of Centreville, passed away March 12, 2025 at Bibb Medical Center. A graveside service will be held on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 10:00 am at Little Hope Primitive Baptist Cemetery in Eoline with Rev. Ken Gamble officiating and Magnolia Chapel South is directing.

She is preceded in death by her parents; Carver and Dulcie Deason, mother-in-law; Rebecca...

John Alsobrook

Mar 10, 2025

John Thomas Alsobrook, age 57, of Fayette, Ala., passed away March 10, 2025 at Fayette Medical Center. Visitation will be Monday, March 17, 2025, from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Magnolia Chapel North. His Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Magnolia Chapel North with Magnolia Chapel North directing.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents,...

Virginia Jones

Mar 9, 2025

Virginia Ruth Hawthorne Jones, of Buhl, Alabama, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 9, 2025, covered with the love and comfort of family. Jenny was born on October 27, 1954 to the late Alberta and Eloise Hawthorne and was one of 10 children. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of almost 52 years, Cecil W....

Geraldine Willcutt

Mar 6, 2025

Geraldine Woods Willcutt, age 88, of Northport, Alabama, passed away March 6, 2025 at her residence. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 10, 2025, at Yellow Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Tuscaloosa, Ala. with Bro. John Nixon and Bro. Ronnie Channell officiating and Magnolia Chapel North directing.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Malcolm Willcutt;...

Anna June McCluskey Ammons

Mar 4, 2025

Anna June McCluskey Ammons, 89 of Tuscaloosa, passed away on March 4, 2025 at home. Services will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 12:00 noon at Magnolia Chapel South with Rev. Greg Gettings 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...

Barbara Marcum

Mar 3, 2025

Barbara "Bobbie" Marcum, age 85, of Northport, Alabama, passed away March 3, 2025 at her residence. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2025, at Magnolia Chapel North with Bro. M. R. Cook officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel North directing. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral...

Sheree Ann Kelley

Mar 1, 2025

Sheree Kelley, 69, beloved Mother, Daughter, Spouse, Mother-in-law, Nana and Sister, was called to her eternal resting place on March 1, 2025. She entered this world on June 17, 1955 in Northport, Al, born to Luther (Rip) and Margaret Perkins. She is survived by her daughter Mandy Kelley-Kizziah(Jeremey), Sons Wade Kelley and Lesley Kelley, Grandsons Xavier Kelley-Haas, Nathan Kelley-Davis, Shane...

Ronald Gaillard

Feb 27, 2025

Ronald Paul Gaillard, age 79, of Buhl, Alabama, passed away February 27, 2025 at his residence. Services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Magnolia Chapel North with Bro. David Redding officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Williamson Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel North directing. Visitation will be 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

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Larie Clyde Burdine

Feb 21, 2025

Rev. Larie C. Burdine 

May 27, 1941 – February 21, 2025

Rev. Larie C. Burdine, 83, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2025, at West Alabama Hospice, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in a farmhouse in Bloomfield, Missouri, on May 27, 1941, to Clyde and Alma Burdine, Larie’s life was one marked by deep faith, gentle kindness, and a...

Lester Lynn Watkins

Feb 21, 2025

Lester Lynn Watkins, age 74, of Samantha, Ala., passed away at home Friday, February 21, 2025. Services will be 12:00 p.m. Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Arbor Springs Baptist Church with Pastor Mike Griffin, Pastor Terry Joe Oswalt, and Pastor Pat Powell officiating. Private burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery with Magnolia Chapel North directing. Visitation will be...

Eric Combs

Feb 19, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Eric Stephen Combs, who passed away at home on February 19, 2025, just one day shy of his 59th birthday. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 28, 2025, at Magnolia Chapel North with Bro. Bill Reeves officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery...

Laura Green

Feb 16, 2025

Laura Ruth Green, age 89 of Greensboro, Alabama was born July 17, 1935 and passed away at her home on February 16, 2025 surrounded by her family. The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Services will be held on Friday, February 21, 2025 at Magnolia...

Kelcie Nicole Winters

Feb 15, 2025

Kelcie Nicole Winters, of Duncanville, passed away unexpectedly on February 15, 2025 at the age of 28, following a brief illness. A visitation will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 3:00 ~ 4:00 pm at Magnolia Chapel South.

Survivors include her mom; Heather Stanley (Michael), of Duncanville, father; Monroe Allen Winters of Childersburg, AL., brothers; Devon Childers (Emily Osborn)...

Tony Tingle

Feb 15, 2025

Tony Tingle, 68 of Tuscaloosa passed away February 15, 2025 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be held on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 11:00 am at Magnolia Chapel South with Bro. Gene Dockery officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Burial will follow at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church in Akron. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one...

Ruth Lemmerbrock

Feb 14, 2025

Ruth Ann Lemmerbrock, age 74, of Northport, Ala., formerly of Paulding, Ohio, passed away February 14, 2025 at Park Manor Health and Rehabilitation. Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North will be handling her final care.

Ronald Higginbotham

Feb 10, 2025

Ronald D. Higginbotham, age 73 of Tuscaloosa, passed away February 10, 2025 at home. Services will be held on Friday, February 14, 2025 at 2:00 pm at Magnolia Chapel South with Bro. Charles Mozley 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...

Janet Darcey Haynes

Feb 9, 2025

Janet Darcey Haynes, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on February 9, 2025, in Huntsville, Alabama. Services will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 2:00 pm at Magnolia Chapel South, 6100 Old Greensboro Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405, with Rev. Michael Cobb officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Gardens. Visitation will...

Mary Lavender

Feb 6, 2025

Mary Elizabeth Drake Lavender

(Honey)

December 15, 1934 - February 6, 2025

Mary Elizabeth Drake Lavender, age 90, of Eutaw, AL passed away Thursday, February 6, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Greensboro, AL where she lived until 1962 when she moved to Eutaw, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Dorrell Lavender...