Obituaries

Jan 18, 2023

Clyde Watkins, age 88 of Brent, passed away January 18, 2023 at home. Services will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 11:00 am at Magnolia Chapel South with Bro. Ray Grantham, Bro. Kenny White, Bro. Brandon Breland and Bro. Kevin Breland officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Burial will follow in Pondville United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation...

Jan 18, 2023

Edna Ann Baker, age 80, of Prattville passed away peacefully at home on January 18, 2023. A visitation service will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at Magnolia Funeral Home South in Tuscaloosa. Ann Baker was born on July 23, 1942, in Tuscaloosa County to the late James E. Jacobs and Earline Parker...

Jan 16, 2023

Lawrence David Skelton, Sr., age 79, of Northport, Alabama, passed away on January 16, 2023 at Hospice of West Alabama. Celebration of Life services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Buhl Baptist Church with Bro. Pat Powell officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.

He was preceded in death...

Jan 12, 2023

Bessie Threadgill Bridges, age 98, of Northport, Alabama passed away Thursday morning, January 12, 2023, at Northport Medical Center. Visitation will be 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Magnolia Chapel North. Graveside services will follow at 1:00 p.m. at Williamson Cemetery in Northport, Alabama with Bro. Jerry Croft and Jon Townsend officiating.

She was...

Jan 11, 2023

Mary Janssen "Jan" Sisty Caldwell, age 74, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2023 at Hospice of West Alabama. A Celebration of Life will be held at Magnolia Chapel South, Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m and entombment to follow at Memory Hill Gardens Mausoleum at 1:00 p.m. Jan was born in New York on August 15,1948 to Jack...

Jan 9, 2023

Jimmy Joe Harbin, age 79 of Tuscaloosa, went to his Heavenly home on Monday, January 9, 2023. He is preceded in death by his parents; Lewis and Sally Harbin, siblings; Wayne, Rickey, Mary Jane and Glenda. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Peggy Harbin, daughter; Lisa Tierce (Joe), sons; Joey Harbin (Julie), Jason Harbin (Krystal), grandchildren;...

Jan 6, 2023

Sally Ann Lindstrom Dulek, age 75, of Northport, AL passed away January 6, 2023 at Hospice of West Alabama. Memorial services will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at St. Francis of Assisi University Parish. Magnolia Chapel North will be directing. Visitation will be one hour prior and immediately following the service in the parish hall.

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Jan 4, 2023

On Wednesday, January 4, 2023, Clara Maude Thigpin, age 80, beloved wife of Noah “Ned” Thigpin (deceased), passed away. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2022, at Williamson Cemetery with Bro. John Warren officiating and Magnolia Chapel North directing.

She was born to Lillie Maude Beal and Denton Johnson (both deceased) on January 21, 1942....

Jan 2, 2023

Imogene Hannah Sullivan, age 80 of Moundville, passed away January 2, 2023 at home. A graveside service will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 2:00 pm with Rev. Ray Sullivan officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing.

Jan 2, 2023

Jackie Lee Dixon, age 54, of Fosters, Alabama passed away on January 2, 2023. His Memorial Service will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Magnolia Chapel North with Bro. Dan Arsenault officiating.

He was preceded in death by his father, Delaney Dixon; mother, Ernestine Walker Dixon; stepmother, Helen Dixon; and stepbrother, Alan Dixon.

Survivors include...

Jan 1, 2023

Nell King Gray of Tuscaloosa, Alabama passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Heritage Health Care Center, she was surrounded by her loving daughters. A graveside service will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 11:00 am at Oak Hill Cemetery in Moundville,Alabama. Her grandson Daniel Tackett will officiate with Magnolia Chapel South directing. She is preceded...

Dec 30, 2022

Margaret Spinks Hannah , age 92 of Tuscaloosa, AL , passed away December 30, 2022 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 12:00 pm at Magnolia Chapel South with Bro. Jim Sexton officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. The family will hold a private burial at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park. Visitation will...

Dec 27, 2022

Herschel Alton Wells, 88, died peacefully in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on December 27, 2022. He grew up in the house where he was born on December 18, 1934, in Memphis, Tennessee, and attended Treadwell Elementary and High Schools. It was there that his artistic talents developed, as he recalled teachers asking him to draw holiday scenes on their classroom blackboards. Afterward, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, following the example of his father, who was in the...

Dec 26, 2022

Janet C. Lollar, age 76, of Northport, AL, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022, at DCH Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Her Memorial Service will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday evening, December 30, 2022, at Magnolia Chapel North with Bro. Clark Sims officiating, and Magnolia Chapel North directing.  Her family will receive friends from 5:00 - 6:30 prior to...

Dec 26, 2022

Jimmie Gene Spiller Hayes, age 81 of Tuscaloosa, passed away December 26, 2022 at St. Vincent East in Birmingham.

She is preceded in death by her parents, James Earnest Spiller, Jr. and Dorothy Imogene "Jackie" Bailey Spiller.

Jimmie Gene is survived by her husband of 61 years, Joe Pete Hayes, daughter; Terri Watkins (Graves), son; Stan Hayes...

Dec 24, 2022

Kathleen Stripling, age 93, of Northport, Alabama, passed away on December 24, 2022 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2022, at Magnolia Chapel North with Bro. Dan Turman and Bro. Leon Winters officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery in Fayette, Ala. with Magnolia Chapel North directing. Visitation will be 12:00...

Dec 24, 2022

David W. Kelley, age 65 of Moundville, Alabama passed away December 24, 2022 at home. Services will be held on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Moundville Baptist Church with Bro. Scott Stephens officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to...

Dec 20, 2022

Mary C. Lee, age 89, passed away on December 20, 2022 at 2:30 a.m. at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Visitation will be at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home in Northport on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. for family. Friends will be welcomed from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with a graveside service at 11:00 a.m....

Dec 20, 2022

Ruth Wright Plowman, age 89, of Coker, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2022, at Romulus Methodist Church in Buhl with Lynn Gibson officiating. Private burial will follow in the church cemetery with Magnolia Chapel North directing.

She was preceded in death by...

Dec 20, 2022

Sondra “Faye” Meadows, age 76, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away December 20, 2022 at her residence. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Jennings Chapel UMC Cemetery in Northport, Alabama, with Pastor Sheree Elliott officiating.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Meadows, Jr.; daughter, Jennifer Nairemore; parents, Ed and Martha...