Obituaries

Richard Lecroy

Oct 27, 2018

Richard Donald LeCroy Tuscaloosa - Richard Donald LeCroy, age 66, born in Clanton, Alabama, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on October 27, 2018 at DCH Regional Medical Center. He was a servant of Jesus Christ, loving husband, guiding father and sweet "Pop''. He was preceded in death by his infant son, Brannon and parents, M.A....

Ervin James

Oct 27, 2018

Ervin "Gene" James TUSCALOOSA - Ervin "Gene" James went to be with the Lord on October 27, 2018 at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patsy; his parents, Ervin and Marie; and his sister, Deborah Jo. He is survived by his brother, Dennis (Frances); sons, Jeremy (Emily) and Chad James; future daughter-in-law,...

Kerri Gentine

Oct 23, 2018

Kerri Dyan Gentine came into this world at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, as the first child born to Jo Anne and Carl Gentine. It was August 21, 1968, when the song "Carrie Anne" by the Hollies was getting airplay, and for the rest of her life, whenever she heard it, she would sing "Hey, Kerri Dyan" and encourage whoever...

Renita Junkins

Oct 22, 2018

GORDO - Renita Junkins, age 56, passed away October 22, 2018 in Tuscaloosa County. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North. Burial will follow at Parker Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. She is preceded in death by her mother Rebecca...

Johnnie Nuckols

Oct 22, 2018

NORTHPORT - Johnnie Ruth Price Nuckols, age 75, of Northport, died October 22, 1018, at her residence. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, October 26, 2018, at Campground United Methodist Church with Bro. Paul Wilson and Bro. Jimmy Holliman officiating. Burial will follow in Haygood Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Visitation will be at her residence...

Bessie Haney

Oct 21, 2018

NORTHPORT - On October 21, 2018, shortly after 3:00 pm, God gained a new angel in heaven, when he brought Bessie Seals Haney home to rest. Services will be 2:30 p.m.. Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Magnolia Chapel North with Bro. Shane Housley officiating. Burial will follow in Tuscaloosa Memorial Park with Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel North directing. Visitation...

Donna Hawthorne

Oct 21, 2018

BUHL - Donna Faye Hawthorne, age 67, formerly of Buhl, Ala., passed away October 21, 2018 at Heritage Health Care. Her graveside service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Parker Cemetery, Buhl, Ala. with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing.

Service Graveside Service Parker Cemetery Buhl, AL  35446 Wednesday, October 24, 2018...

Robert Johnson

Oct 20, 2018

Robert Virgil Johnson, 82, of Greensboro died at UAB Hospital Saturday, October 20, 2018. Virgil was born November 24, 1935 to parents John and Minnie Johnson. He worked with the Hale County Highway Department for over 30 years. He was known in the community for his integrity and humor; with a joke and a firm handshake to share. His...

Daniel Frost

Oct 20, 2018

Daniel Gordon Frost, age 80, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., passed away October 20, 2018 at Lloyd Noland Hospital in Tuscaloosa. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Magnolia Chapel South with Rev. Jeremy Burrage officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South directing. The body will lie in state one hour...

Kerri Tucker

Oct 19, 2018

Kerri Sexton Tucker TUSCALOOSA - Kerri Sexton Tucker, age 50, a resident of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away on Friday, September 19th, 2018, at UAB Hospital after a hard fought battle with heart failure resulting from a lifetime with Type 1 Diabetes. Services will be held this Saturday, October 27th, 2018, at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South, with visitation from...

Franklin Brown

Oct 19, 2018

NORTHPORT - Frank D. Brown, age 84, of Northport, Ala. passed away October 19, 2018 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Bone Camp United Methodist Church with Gary Lee officiating. Burial will follow in Bone Camp Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m....

Frances Johnson

Oct 18, 2018

BROOKWOOD- Frances Windham Johnson, age 71, of Brookwood, AL, died October 18, 2018, peacefully, with her loved ones at her bedside. Services will be held at Community Baptist Church of Havana with Pastor Jerry Koster officiating. Visitation will be from 1-3 pm on October 21, 2018. Burial will follow at the Church cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South...

James Cochrane Iii

Oct 18, 2018

Service Memorial Service Carrollton Baptist Church 30 Baptist Church Carrollton, AL  35447 Saturday, October 20, 2018 3:00 pm

Richard Gilliland

Oct 15, 2018

BUHL- Richard J. Gilliland, age 73 , died October 15, 2018 at his home. Visitation will be Tuesay, October 16, 2018 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Bethany Baptist Church with visitation one hour prior. Rev. Tim Fields officiating and...

Billy Fields

Oct 10, 2018

Billy R. Fields, age 86 , died October 10, 2018 at Hospice of West Alabama. Visitation will be Friday, October 12, 2018 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Circlewood Baptist Church. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Circlewood Baptist Church with Bro. Herbert Thomas officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing....

Joel Payton

Oct 8, 2018

TUSCALOOSA - Joel Wayne Payton, age 67, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., departed this earthly existence for eternal life on October 8, 2018. Though he had been undergoing treatment for cancer, he had been responding well and his sudden passing was unexpected. Wayne was born October 22, 1950 to the late Kathleen Wyatt Payton and Kenneth Payton in Tuscaloosa, Ala., where...

Wilma Box

Oct 8, 2018

Wilma Kathleen Box NORTHPORT - Wilma Kathleen Box, age 95, of Northport, died October 8, 2018, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at Carroll's Creek Baptist Church with Alan Roggli and Don Springer officiating and Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...

Annie Thomas

Oct 7, 2018

Marie Burroughs Thomas TUSCALOOSA - Marie Burroughs Thomas, age 97, of Tuscaloosa, died October 7, 2018, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at New Hope Baptist Church in Romulus. Graveside service will follow in the church cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. She was preceded in death by her...

Mildred Cockrell

Oct 7, 2018

Mildred Davis Cockrell, age 93, of Moundville, Ala., passed away October 7, 2018 at Moundville Health u0026 Rehab. Her graveside service will be 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Oak Hill Cemetery with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South directing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Cockrell; three sisters, Kathleen Alexander, Lou Ellen Warren and Viola...

Elizabeth Strickland

Oct 4, 2018

On Thursday, October 4, 2018, Elizabeth Anne Strickland, age 69 of Northport, Alabama, passed peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family. Anne was a beloved daughter, mother, wife, grandmother and great-grandmother. Services will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Magnolia Chapel North at 11:00 am with Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home North directing. Burial will follow...