Obituaries

Jan 28, 2020

Ethel Sanford Bigham, age 99, of the Samantha community, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at her home. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Phillips Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with Rev. Terrell Jones and Rev. Jerry Montgomery officiating and Magnolia Chapel North directing. The body will lie in state at the...

Jan 28, 2020

John Olin Malone, age 81, of Northport, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at Hospice of West Alabama. A graveside service will be held 11:00 A.M Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Nazareth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Jerry Montgomery and Bro Glenn Kennedy officiating and Magnolia Chapel North directing. Visitation will be 6-8 P.M Wednesday, January 29, 2020,...

Jan 24, 2020

Walter H. Neill of Moundville, Alabama passed away on January 24, 2020 at his home. Services will be held on Monday, January 27, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. at Crestline Baptist Church. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to services. Burial will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery in Moundville, Alabama. Bro Leon Winters will be officiating the...

Jan 24, 2020

Myra Lane Rust (Waddell) of Northport, Alabama passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020 at Hospice of West Alabama with family by her side. She is survived by son Stephen, her daughters Kim Lopez (Alan) and Scarlet Robison (John) as well as six grandchildren. Myra was preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bob”, in 2012. Myra was the...

Jan 19, 2020

Milburn Grady Lamb, Jr. GAINESVILLE - Milburn Grady Lamb, Jr., age 77, of Gainesville, Ala., passed away January 19, 2020 at his residence. Services will be 12 noon Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at Magnolia Chapel South with Bro. Carl Sudduth officiating. Burial will follow in Mesopotamia Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South directing. Visitation will be one hour...

Jan 18, 2020

Raymond Lewis of Duncanville, Alabama passed away on Jan 18, 2020. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Jan 17, 2020

Rose Brand Livingston, age 80, left us to join her husband and our Dad in heaven on Friday, January 17, 2020. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 20th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South. Services will be held Tuesday, January 21st at 10:30am

with Rev. Jim Headley and Rev. Curtis A. Kelly...

Jan 15, 2020

William Charlie Butler, known by his family and friends as W.C. (or “Dub”), passed from this life on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. W.C., the first of eight children, was born on March 12, 1934, in Fayette County to parents Farris and Maebelle Butler. W.C. and his siblings shared a closeness that could not be deterred by...

Jan 15, 2020

“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” – Proverbs 31:10 Helen Marie Posey Carruth passed from this life into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at the age of 94. Marie was born October 17, 1925 in Manifest, LA, the first of five children of Elzano Ashley and...

Jan 14, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Dana Fernandez, age 34 of Tuscaloosa, announces her death on January 14, 2020. She will be forever remembered as a devoted mother, wife, daughter and sister. In life the most loving, generous and kind women. Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She is preceded in death by...

Jan 13, 2020

David Neil Moakley, age 40 of Hamilton, passed away January 13, 2020. Services will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at 12:00 noon with Bro.Chuck Weaver officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Magnolia Chapel South directing....

Jan 13, 2020

Jame Oris Pate, age 56, passed away January 13, 2020, at home. A graveside service will be held 11:00 A.M Friday, January 17, 2020, at Flatwoods Cemetery  with Ron Philpot officiating and Magnolia Chapel North directing. He is preceded in death by his parents Mattie Lou Pate and Oris Pate Sr.

Jan 11, 2020

Floyd Patton Turner, age 90, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., passed away January 11, 2020 at home. Services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Bethel Presbyterian with Dr. Mark McCormick and Rev. Neil McCarter officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Visitation will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at...

Jan 10, 2020

Peggy Jo Lee was born in Huntsville Alabama to Walter Mac Fisk and Ada Hilliard on June 29th, 1933. She was a graduate of Monroeville High School. She was proceeded in death by her parents, twin brothers Ronnie and Donnie, a sister Golden Sadler, her husband Roy Lee  and her son Michael Roy Lee. She is survived by her daughters...

Jan 5, 2020

William "Bill" Earl O'Bryant, 81, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020, at the Veterans Affair's Hospital. Services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Magnolia Chapel North with Dr. Hayse Boyd officiating. Burial will follow at West Alabama Memorial Gardens with Magnolia Chapel North directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at...

Jan 3, 2020

JoAnn M. Rawls

TUSCALOOSA - JoAnn M. Rawls, age 86, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and formerly of Morgan City La., passed away January 3, 2020 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. A private ceremony will be held by the family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward Embrew Mitchell and Dorothy Louvent Mitchell.

Survivors include...

Jan 1, 2020

Marshal Don Surratt passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020, at Heritage Health Care and Rehab. With him was his wife of 20 years, Ann Prentice, with whom he had visited many foreign countries, either to support her consulting with academics at numerous universities or to enjoy experiencing other cultures. Born in Plainview, Texas, he was a graduate of...

Jan 1, 2020

Amber Nicole Amos, age 28 of Tuscaloosa, passed away on November 15, 2020, at home. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2020, at 2:30pm at Magnolia Chapel South with Robert Nelson officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. A gathering of friends will be held from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm at the funeral home....

Dec 31, 2019

Joyce Maddox Pollett, 79, of Northport, Ala., passed away December 31, 2019, at DCH Northport. Services will be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 2:00 pm at Mountain Top Baptist Church with Dr. Ken Cheek officiating and Magnolia Chapel North directing. Burial will follow in Piney Woods Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12-2 pm Tuesday, January 7, 2020,...

Dec 28, 2019

Be Van To, age 70 of Northport, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2019, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Nghyen Xuan Hoa Thi, daughters; Chan Hong To, and Linh Hong To, and grandchildren, Leila Vuong and Helen True. He is survived by many sons and daughters. He loved spending time with his granddaughter, Leila.