Obituaries
Arthur Lee "T-Man" Williams
Dec 27, 2023
Arthur Lee Williams was born, November 7, 1951, to Annie Pearl Williams in Birmingham, Alabama. He was educated at the Fairfield Industrial High School.
Arthur accepted Christ at early age and joined New Rising Star Primitive Baptist Church under Elder John Ricky Cox. Arthur was a Legend, Icon, Reverend, Policeman and "he was an Uber Driver before...
Allean Freeman Gray
Dec 26, 2023
Allean Freeman Gray, affectionately known as Granny, was born January 23, 1935, to the late Frasier Freeman and Laura Rice in Bellamy (Sumter County), Alabama. She was the first child of two children.
She confessed Christ at Thirgood Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
She attended Lincoln Elementary School and Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama....
Sister Rost R Edwards
Dec 25, 2023
Sister Rost R. Edwards was born on June 10, 1943, to the union of the late George and Mary Rudolph. She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Macedonia Baptist Church in Ensley, AL. She later graduated from Western Olin High School and attended Alabama State University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She later...
Sarah Lou Holcomb
Dec 23, 2023
Sarah was born in Birmingham, AL to John Wesley and Lovie Lockhart.  Preceeded by her 2 sisters Georgia Jackson (Eddie) and Willie Bell Gardner (L.C).  Sarah dedicated her life to servicing and helping others, she was a lifetime caregiver and substituted mother to so many. She birthed 11 children; Freddie Lee Lockhart, Thomas Lockhart (Sharon), John Lockhart (Marie), Michael...
Bettie J. Carter Ellsberry
Dec 21, 2023
Bettie J. Carter Ellsberry began her expedition on Earth, on August 2nd, 1956, in the town of Orrville, Al. This "bundle of joy" was born to Samuel Johnson and Rosie L. Carter.
She gave her life to Christ at an early age and served as an usher and deaconess at her home church, Lily Grove Missionary Baptist...
Alfredia Marie Jackson
Dec 19, 2023
Our precious mother, affectionately known by some as Ree, Sweet Crumb, and Grandma Jackson, entered Heaven's Gates earning her Angel wings on December 19, 2023.
Alfredia Marie was born June 4, 1929, in Birmingham, Alabama to Alpha Omega and Lillie Marie Hutchinson and was the oldest of eight siblings. Alfredia confessed her love of Christ at an...
Hilda T. Benion
Dec 19, 2023
Hilda Benion, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, transitioned peacefully into eternity on December 19, 2023, at the age of 90. She was born on January 29, 1933, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Willie Mae Gholston Daniels and Archester Thomas, Sr. She grew up in the close-knit neighborhood of East Birmingham (Coosa Street), where she developed a...
Harriet Angenette Caldwell
Dec 15, 2023
Harriet Angenette Caldwell was born on August 17, 1956 to Rosa Hill and Clarence Rice Sr. in Birmingham, Alabama. On December 15th, 2023, Harriet exchanged time with eternity.
Harriet was an amiable and spirited child. She graduated from Phillips High School and went on to attend Clark College Atlanta, Georgia and the University of Alabama in Birmingham....
Mary Louise Winn Kimber
Dec 1, 2023
Mary Louise Winn was the eldest of twin girls born to Robert Winn and Rebecca Lucille Jackson on April1,1945 in Sawyerville (Hale County) Alabama. The family moved to Birmingham in the early 1950s. She attended Birmingham City Schools and was a graduate of G.W. Carver High School. She was the mother of two sons: Gregory Earl Winn (LaToya) of...
Gilbert Wooten, Jr.
Nov 27, 2023
Gilbert Wooten, Jr., known to family as "Main" was born on February 1, 1956, to the late Mr. Gilbert Wooten, Sr. Â and Mrs. Brooksie Mae Wooten, in Birmingham, Alabama.
Gilbert confessed Christ at an early age and was a member of Gaines Chapel AME Church. In later years, after relocating to Maryland, he joined New Psalmist Baptist...
Lorene (Lo) Martin Hardy
Nov 26, 2023
OBITUARY
Lorene (Lo) Martin Hardy was born on September 5, 1929, in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Eddie and Odessa Martin. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of sixty-nine years, Hugh R. Hardy, Sr. and her three beloved sisters Lugenia Minor, Catherine Jones, and Gloria Lucille Russell.
She...
Alona Sperling Cunningham
Nov 25, 2023
On November 25 th 2023, God decided that he was ready for his faithful servant Alona to come home. Alona Sperling Cunningham was born on April 4, 1944 to the late Alex and Bama Lee Sperling of Birmingham, Alabama. She attended Tuggle Elementary School and A. H. Parker High School, where she graduated in January of 1961....


