Obituaries

Oct 5, 2023

Edward Earl Mickens was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on September 25, 1948. He was the son of the late Fred L. and Ocie B. Mickens. He was educated in the public school system of Tuscaloosa County Alabama and graduated from Boteler High School. He then attended Tuskegee University majoring in Physics. He joined the United States Marine...

Oct 5, 2023

Helen G. Varner, Ph.D., 83, passed away on October 5, 2023, after a short battle with cancer. She was born on August 7, 1940 to Robert Patterson, Sr. and M.A. Patterson (née Carrington) in Birmingham, Alabama. She graduated from Ullman High School, earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from University of Alabama at Birmingham, a...

Oct 5, 2023

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"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die…"

-Eccl 3:1-2 NIV

Nettie Pearl Price was born on April 25, 1941 to the late Rev. James Price and Octavia...

Oct 3, 2023

In God's Care..

Oct 2, 2023

In God's Care...

Sep 26, 2023

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"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."

2 Timothy 4:7

The world became brighter on September 15, 1957, the day that Sheila Jackson was born. Sheila, sadly passed on September 26, 2023 after a long...

Sep 22, 2023

Robert Lowery was born to the late Sylister and Mary Kate Lowery on August 12, 1934, in Gastonburg, Alabama.

He confessed Christ at an early age and joined Macedonia Baptist Church in Gastonburg, Alabama.

At the age of 19, he relocated to Birmingham, Alabama. Before retiring in 1990, he...

Sep 17, 2023

Mrs. Linda Faye Williams Ratcliff was born to the late Mr. Fred and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams. She accepted Christ at an early age at Mount Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church. She was so funny and known to friends and family as Faye. She attended Thomas Elementary School and was a Hayes High School Pacesetter, located in Birmingham, Alabama....

Sep 16, 2023

In God's Care...

Sep 14, 2023

Dorothy Gary Farrow, 82 years of age, went to be with the Lord on September 14, 2023.

She was the born to the late Mr. Leonard Gary and Mrs. Mary R. Gary. Dorothy Gary was the second of five children: Willie, Dorothy, Ora, Johnny, and Walter.

At an early...

Sep 13, 2023

When asked, "What is it that you would want others to know?" Connie responded, "Ohhh, that I loved the Lord, my family and friends, and that I enjoyed my time while I was able." Born the only child to the late Tom Washington Young and Lila Mae Moore Young (who later became Lila Chism), Connie Louise Young...

Sep 13, 2023

In God's Care...

Sep 11, 2023

In God's Care...

Sep 10, 2023

Keita Joyce Hentley, daughter of Joycelyn Boyd Hentley, departed this life on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023.  There will be a viewing in Atlanta on Thursday, Sept. 28 from 4-7pm at Murray Brothers Funeral Home.  Funeral Services will be held at Smith and Gaston on Friday, Sept. 29 at 1pm.

Sep 8, 2023

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John David Gee, son of the late Lewis Gee and Bertha Gee, with reverence to the providence and grace of God, blessed this world with his presence on October 16, 1949 in Bessemer, Alabama. This kind, caring, and generous angel went home to be with our Lord on September 8, 2023.

He was the...

Sep 7, 2023

In God's Loving Arms..

Sep 7, 2023

Obituary February 12, 1948 – September 7, 2023

Henrietta Dawson Woods was born to the late Mary Magdalene (Hagler) Dawson and Arliss Dawson on Thursday morning, February 12, 1948. She was the oldest of six children born to them and the first to pass away.

Henrietta attended school in Dora, Alabama and graduated from T....

Sep 4, 2023

Vera Nell Manley was born on May 12, 1936, to the late Hershel Blue, Sr., and Lola Robinson Blue in Birmingham, Alabama.

Vera was educated in the Birmingham public school system. She graduated from Western Olin High School. She met and married Joe Manley. Vera worked and retired from Riverchase Healthcare in Hoover,...

Sep 3, 2023

Calvin Campbell was born December 24, 1953, to the late Anderson Campbell, Sr. and Geneva Robinson Campbell in Birmingham, Alabama.

Calvin graduated from Wenonah High School with the Class of 1965. Later, he joined the United States Army. On Sunday, September 3, 2023, Calvin peacefully transitioned to his heavenly home. Calvin was preceded...

Sep 2, 2023

It was Tuesday, April 17, 1951, when Frank and Mary McCammon welcomed their 2nd son, Larry Stephen, into this world. They were now proud parents of two boys. Larry and Frank, Jr. were inseparable as kids, and enjoyed the usual brotherly comraderies of siblings. Larry accepted Christ at an early age, joining Sardis Baptist Church. Larry was...