Obituaries

Robert Colburn

Robert Colburn

Dec 19, 2014

Robert Earl Colburn TUSCALOOSA | Robert Earl Colburn, age 90, of Tuscaloosa, died December 19, 2014, at home. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, December 22, 2014, at Magnolia Chapel South, with Joel Gorvette, John Vaughn, and Scott Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Tuscaloosa Memorial Park with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South directing. Visitation will be tonight, December...

Christine Morrison

Christine Morrison

Dec 19, 2014

Christine "Marty" Morrison NORTHPORT | Christine ""Marty"" Morrison, age 65, of Northport, died December 19, 2014, at home. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at Tabernacle Free Will Baptist Church, with Rev. Jerry Croft officiating. Burial will follow in church cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Visitation will be Monday night from 6 to...

Emma Wilson

Emma Wilson

Dec 18, 2014

Emma Smith Wilson NORTHPORT | Emma Smith Wilson of Northport, Alabama lost her courageous battle with cancer on December 18, 2014. A memorial service and celebration of her life will be planned for Emma during the coming weeks. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Siebert Smith and Mattie Emma Sutherland Smith of Canton, Mississippi and sister,...

Dorothy Tidmore

Dorothy Tidmore

Dec 14, 2014

Dorothy Lee Smithson Tidmore Dorothy Lee Smithson Tidmore of Tuscaloosa died December 14, 2014 at Noland Hospital. Services will be held Thursday December 18, 2014 at Magnolia Chapel South at 11:00am with Rev. D. Deffenger officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill cemetery in Moundville.

Andrew Skelton

Andrew Skelton

Dec 12, 2014

Andrew Craig Skelton DENVER, Colo. | Andrew Craig Skelton, age 25, of Denver, Colo., died in Denver. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South with Rick Mitchell and Austin Monceret officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South is in...

Linda Pate

Linda Pate

Dec 12, 2014

Linda Faye Rottenberry Pate TUSCALOOSA | Linda Faye Rottenberry Pate of Tuscaloosa, age 67, died December 12, 2014 at Hospice of West Alabama. A memorial service will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Magnolia Chapel North with Magnolia North Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be 5:30 p.m. -6:30 p.m. at the chapel. The body will lie in...

Edward Fielder

Edward Fielder

Dec 11, 2014

Edward (Eddie) Eugene Fielder FORT MYERS, Fla. | Edward (Eddie) Eugene Fielder, age 47, of Fort Myers, Florida, died December 11, 2014, at home. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, December 27, 2014, at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South with David Mills officiating and Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to services...

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

Dec 11, 2014

Ricahrd Wayne Wilson TUSCALOOSA | Richard Wayne Wilson, age 56, of Tuscaloosa, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at his residence. A Memorial Service will be held on January 4, 2015 at the Chapel of Magnolia Mausoleum at 3:00pm.

Major Newman

Major Newman

Dec 10, 2014

Major Lee Newman TUSCALOOSA | "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intension of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to slide in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and, loudly proclaiming, "WOW! What a RIDE!" Major slid in on Wednesday December 10, 2014, after passing peacefully in his sleep....

Bertha Montgomery

Bertha Montgomery

Dec 7, 2014

Bertha Ann Montgomery NORTHPORT | Bertha Ann Montgomery, age 75, of Northport, died December 7, 2014, at Heritage Health Care. Services will be 12:30 p.m. Thursday, December 11, 2014, at Campground United Methodist Church with Rev. Jerry Montgomery, Bro. George Jackson and Frances Prickett officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing....

William Stephens

William Stephens

Dec 2, 2014

William Andrew "Bubba" Stephens Sr. NORTHPORT | William Andrew (Bubba) Stephens Sr., age 74, of Northport, went home to be with the Lord on December 2, 2014 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Burial will be at Williamson Cemetery in Northport on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 1 p.m., with Rev. Jerry Croft and Rev. Matt Smith officiating. Viewing and...

Gordon Hurst

Gordon Hurst

Nov 30, 2014

Gordon Hugh Hurst TUSCALOOSA | Gordon Hugh Hurst, age 95, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Hernando, Mississippi, died Sunday, November 30, 2014, at Moundville Health & Rehab. Services will be held at Fort Scott Kansas National Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kansas at a later date. Local arrangements are being handled by Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South. He was preceded in...

Olivia Conner

Olivia Conner

Nov 30, 2014

Infant Olivia Grace Conner COKER | Olivia Grace Conner, of Coker, died Nov. 30, 2014 at UAB Hospital. A private memorial service was held with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North in charge of arrangements. Olivia is survived by her parents Terrance and Elizabeth Connor; grandparents Barry F and Lisa Fitzpatrick and Janice Conner; Aunts Dannielle Bell Walker (T.J), Jada...

Charles Carpenter

Charles Carpenter

Nov 29, 2014

Charles Carpenter TUSCALOOSA | Charles Carpenter, age 68, of Tuscaloosa, died recently. Services will be held on Wednesday December 3, 2014 at 1:00pm at Magnolia Chapel North with Rev. William Holley officiating and burial following at Greenhill Cemetery in Reform. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12:00pm until 1:00pm at Magnolia Chapel North.

Charles Ballard

Charles Ballard

Nov 28, 2014

Charles Flanner "Charley" Ballard Jr. TUSCALOOSA | Charles Flanner "Charley" Ballard, Jr., age 56, of Tuscaloosa, died November 28, 2014, at home. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2014, at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South with Rev. Jimmy Garner and Rev. Gary Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Magnolia Chapel Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South...

Frances Sanford

Frances Sanford

Nov 28, 2014

Frances Lorene (Sue) Sanford NORTHPORT | Frances Lorene (Sue) Sanford, age 77, of Northport, died November 28, 2014, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North with Bro. Jerry Montgomery and Bro. Tim Tindle officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home...

James Oswalt

James Oswalt

Nov 24, 2014

James Alvin "Jimmy" Oswalt MOORES BRIDGE | James Alvin "Jimmy" Oswalt, age 64, of Moores Bridge, died November 24, 2014, at home. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday, November 28, 2014, at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park with Jerry Montgomery officiating and Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Visitation will be Thursday, November 27, 2014 from 5 to 7 p.m....

Tina Harris

Tina Harris

Nov 24, 2014

Tina Marie Harris TUSCALOOSA | Tina Marie Harris, age 69, of Tuscaloosa, died November 24, 2014, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North will announce complete funeral arrangements later.

Jimmie Mills

Jimmie Mills

Nov 20, 2014

Jimmie Mills TUSCALOOSA | Jimmie Mills, age 86, of Tuscaloosa, died November 20, 2014, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be 12 noon Monday, November 24, 2014, at Bethel Presbyterian Church with Rev. John Verciglio officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to services...