Obituaries

Jan 23, 2019

Mary Helen Ivey NORTHPORT - Mary Helen Ivey, age 80, of Northport, Ala., passed away January 23, 2019 at Northport Medical Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 26, 2019, at Carolwood FW Baptist Church with Bro. Morgan Spiller and Bro. Jimmy Norred officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing....

Jan 22, 2019

Frances Holley Medford Frances Holley Medford passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019 in Sandy Springs, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Allen Medford, her parents, Robert Cornwell Holley and Clyde Kilgore Holley, and a brother, Robert Calvert Holley. Mrs. Medford is also survived by a sister, Dorothy Holley Thomson and a brother, John Woodfin Holley...

Jan 19, 2019

Jonathan Gregory Shirley GORDO - Jonathan Gregory Shirley, age 56, of Gordo, Ala., died January 18, 2019 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church with Tim Baumgarten officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South directing. Visitation will be one hour...

Jan 18, 2019

NORTHPORT - Randy "Big O" Overton, age 50, of Northport, died January 18, 2019, at Northport Medical Center. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, January 21, 2019, at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North with Jeff Champion and Brother Dax Lancaster officiating. Burial will follow in Tuscaloosa Memorial Park with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Visitation will be Sunday,...

Jan 18, 2019

Rufus Edwin King Rufus Edwin "Bro. Ed" King, went home to be with the Lord on January 18, 2019. Services will be held on Friday, January 25, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South with Rev. Albert Lyles, and Brother Leon Winters officiating , burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Moundville with Magnolia Chapel...

Jan 14, 2019

NORTHPORT - Vicki Lynn Whelchel, age 59, of Northport, Alabama, died January 14, 2019, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North with Kenneth Banks officiating. Burial will take place in Auburn, Alabama with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Survivors include her husband, Elvin R. Whelchel...

Jan 12, 2019

Sarah Agnes Falls, 78, of Elrod, Alabama died January 12, 2019. Services will be Wednesday, January 16 at Carolwood Freewill Baptist Church in Northport. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am and the service will be at noon with Rev. Jerry Montgomery and Rev. Glenn Kennedy officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She was preceded in death by...

Jan 11, 2019

Ruth Elizabeth Rockafellow, age 74, died Saturday, January 11, 2019, at Heritage Health Care u0026 Rehab in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She was born January 1, 1945, in Somerville, New Jersey. Growing up in Ringoes, New Jersey, she is a graduate of Hunterdon Central High School and earned her B.S. degree from West Virginia Wesleyan University Buckhannon, West Virginia. Upon graduation,...

Jan 11, 2019

NORTHPORT - Bo Freeman, age 79, of Northport, died January 11, 2019, at the VA Medical Center. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday, January 14, 2019, at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North with Rev. Linda Watkins officiating. Burial will follow in Arbor Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to...

Jan 8, 2019

Lillie Mae Vowell BERRY} Lillie Mae Vowell, age 93 of Berry, died January 8, 2019 at home. Services for Mrs. Vowell will be held at a later date in Modesto California. Local arrangements are handled by Magnolia Chapel North.

Jan 5, 2019

Mrs. Edna Hardy, 95, of Montgomery, Alabama, died January 5, 2019. She was formerly a resident of West Greene, Alabama where she had lived for 41 years. Mrs. Hardy was a woman of deep and abiding faith in God. She devoted her life to serving God and serving others throughout her career. Mrs. Hardy worked for Western Union in...

Jan 4, 2019

NORTHPORT - Christina Lynn White, age 46, of Northport, Ala., passed away January 4, 2019 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Her Memorial Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Northport Baptist Church with Pastor John Loyd Baker and Bill McDonald officiating. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Henry Lynn and Beverly Jane Gray Chapman...

Jan 3, 2019

Elizabeth "Betty/Flo" Oakley Northport- Elizabeth "Betty/Flo" Oakley, age 78, of Northport, passed away on January 3, 2019 at Hospice of West Alabama. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Piney Woods Cemetery with Bro. Darrell Harbin officiating and Magnolia Chapel North directing. She is preceded in death by her husband, Philip...

Jan 3, 2019

Tuscaloosa - May Hosey Prickett, age 80, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at Moundville Health and Rehab in Moundville, Alabama. She was born December 16, 1938, in Birmingham, AL and moved to Tuscaloosa in 1953. She is a graduate of Tuscaloosa High School and earned her B.S. degree in education from the University of Alabama and her Masters in...

Jan 1, 2019

Mattie Mae Ivory, age 82 of Tuscaloosa, passed away July 30, 2019, at home. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at 1:00 pm at Magnolia Chapel South with Reverend Joseph Owens officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Burial will follow at Cedar Oak Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Friday, August...

Jan 1, 2019

Desri McKinney Hartley

MOUNDVILLE - Desri McKinney Hartley, age 52, of Moundville, Ala., died May 6, 2019 at home. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 10, 2019, Magnolia Chapel South with Rev. Charles Herron officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South directing. Visitation will be 6 p.m. – 8...

Jan 1, 2019

Lucille Grote Mitchell, age 88, formerly of Greensboro, passed away on August 8,2019 at Moundville Health and Rehab.

At her request, a private graveside service was held at Newbern Cemetery on August 9, 2019. Rev. Doug Jolly officiated. Magnolia Chapel South handles arrangements.

Lucille or Cile as she was known by family and friends was...

Dec 26, 2018

Lena Pearl Kimbrell, age 85, of Northport, Ala., died December 26, 2018, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 29, 2018, at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North with Brother Denny Renfroe officiating. Burial will follow in Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery in Berry, Ala. with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Visitation will be one...

Dec 26, 2018

Nettie Ruth Fields Moundville} Nettie Ruth Fields, age 91 of Moundville, passed away on December 26, 2018 at Moundville Health and Rehab. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Moundville with Rev. Patsy Tant officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. She is preceded in death by her...

Dec 19, 2018

TUSCALOOSA - William Benjamin Flowers, Jr., age 88, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., passed away December 19, 2018 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Magnolia Chapel North with Rev. Melody Traylor officiating. Burial will follow in Williamson City Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Visitation will be one hour prior...