Obituaries
Mrs. Friendly O. Moore
Mar 4, 2015
Graveside service will be held 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Elmwood Cemetery. Family Hour held Monday, March 9, 2015 at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel from 6:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Deacon Tobie Bennett, Sr.
Mar 3, 2015
Deacon Tobie Bennett, Sr., age 104, departed this life March 3, 2015. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at New Bethlehem Baptist Church, 6001 Warner Street, Birmingham, Alabama (Roosevelt City) with burial in Highland Memorial Gardens. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Ms. Marenda D. Welch
Mar 3, 2015
Ms. Marenda D. Welch, age 50, departed this life March 10, 2015. Graveside service will be held Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at Zion Memorial Gardens. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Mr. Robert C. Redin, Sr.
Mar 3, 2015
Mr. Robert C. Redin, Sr., age 91, departed this life March 3, 2015. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at Galilee Baptist Church, Fairfield with entombment in Elmwood Mausoleum. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Mrs. Jacqueline Jelks Evans Reese
Feb 28, 2015
Ms. Jacqueline Jelks Evans Reese, age 64, of Hopewell, Virginia departed this life February 28, 2015. Family Hour will be held Friday, March 13, 2015 from 5:00 until 6:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Smith...
Ms. Britney Nicole Ford
Feb 26, 2015
Ms. Brittany Nicole Ford, age 21, departed this life February 26, 2015. Family Hour will be held Thursday, March 5, 2015 from 7:00 until 9:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 6, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church, 3120 - 29th Avenue North, with burial in Zion Memorial...
Mrs. Mary L. Evans
Feb 26, 2015
Mrs. Mary L. Evans, age 92, departed this life February 27, 2015. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church, 9000 - 17th Avenue North, with burial in Zion Memorial Gardens. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Mr. Moses Haywood, Jr.
Feb 25, 2015
Mr. Moses Haywood, Jr., age 72, departed this life February 25, 2015. Family Hour will be held Friday, March 6, 2015 from 7:00 until 7:50 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at First Baptist Church, Graysville-East with burial in Carver Cemetery. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Mr. Willie Henry Harris
Feb 23, 2015
Mr. Willie Henry Harris, age 89, departed this life February 23, 2015. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Zion Hope Baptist Church, 2808 - 32nd Avenue North, with burial in Alabama National Cemetery, Montevallo, Alabama. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Mr. Robert L Kelly, Jr
Feb 23, 2015
Mr. Robert L Kelly, Jr, age 75, departed this life February 23, 3015. Family Hour will be held Friday, March 6, 2015 from 6:00 until 6:50 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Groveland Baptist Church with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Ms. Wanda Faye Davenport
Feb 22, 2015
Ms. Wanda Faye Davenport, age 51, departed this life February 22, 2015. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with burial in Zion Memorial Gardens. Survivors include: her daughter, Terrika Turner of Birmingham, AL; sister, Janie Griffie of Birmingham, AL; two brothers, Robert L. Nash, Jr. of Birmingham, AL...
Ms. Sandra Copeland
Feb 22, 2015
Ms. Sandra Copeland, age 66, departed this life February 22, 2015. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Mr. Charles Wilson Peterson
Feb 20, 2015
Mr. Charles Wilson Peterson, was born on November 20, 1950 to the late Deacon Charles Ray and Rev. Emma Lee Talley-Peterson. He was the first born of three children. He graduated from New Castle High School in 1968. Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at Tabernacle of Praise Ministries, 3025 Wood Drive N.E. (Center...
Mrs. Bina Marie Hammond Merriweather
Feb 20, 2015
Mrs. Bina Marie Hammond Merriweather, of Birmingham, Alabama entered eternal glory on February 20, 2015. Her journey of life included being the Lord's servant and leaving many memories, integrity, grace, and above all unconditional love. She served as a North Central Alabama Conference United Methodist Minister's wife for thirty-five years. She was a choir member at St. Paul United Methodist...
Mrs. Rebecca Ann Blackmon
Feb 19, 2015
Ms. Rebecca Ann Blackmon, age 44, departed this life on February 19, 2015. Memorial services will be held Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Mr. Herman Faulkner
Feb 18, 2015
Mr. Herman Faulkner, age 81, departed this life February 18, 2015. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at Holy Family Catholic Church with interment in George Washington Carver Memorial Gardens. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Baby Jordan Lawrence Thomas
Feb 18, 2015
Baby Jordan Lawrence Thomas, infant son of Jessica Danielle Wilson and Lawrence Thomas, departed this life February 18, 2015. Graveside service will be held Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at Elmwood Cemetery. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Ms. Shirley L. Turner
Feb 16, 2015
Ms. Shirley L. Turner, age 59, departed this life February 16, 2015. Family Hour will be held Sunday, February 22, 2015 from 5:00 until 6:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 23, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with burial in Zion Memorial Gardens. Smith & Gaston Southside...
Mrs. James Edna Peters Wells
Feb 15, 2015
Mrs. James Edna Peters Wells, was born May 30, 1922 to the union of Desabee and Agnes Gazaway Peters. A graduate of "Industrial High" School, now A. H. Parker High, and a 1944 graduate of Miles College. "Bam-Bam" as she was lovingly called by grandchildren, great grandchildren, friends and family, taught in the Birmingham School System over thirty-five years. She...
Mrs. Willie Gray Watson Gardner
Feb 14, 2015
Mrs. Willie Gray Watson Gardner, age 92, departed this life February 14, 2015. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Kingston with entombment in Elmwood Mausoleum. She leaves to cherish her memory and carry on her legacy: her one and only child, Mohammed Abu-Bakr (born Herbert Watson, Jr.); three granddaughters,...


