Obituaries

Mildred Davis

Mildred Davis

Sep 13, 2022

In God's Care..

Phyllis Jean Kennebrew

Phyllis Jean Kennebrew

Sep 12, 2022

PHYLLIS JEAN KENNEBREW, born on September 25, 1952, was born to parents, Eleanor J. Summerville and Billy Bridges. She was the only child born to their union. Each of her parents re-married and had other spouses and children.

Phyllis was baptized at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church under the leadership of Dr. John T....

Mrs. Sophronia Bailey

Mrs. Sophronia Bailey

Sep 10, 2022

Mrs. Sophronia Bailey was born in Acmar, Alabama, to Mrs. Bertha Underwood and Robert Butler. She began her walk with Jesus at an early age and continued to be true to her faith until her last breath in this life. She was educated in the local school system in Alabama. She met and married Earl Bailey in 1940. After...

Ms. Irene Trainer

Ms. Irene Trainer

Sep 7, 2022

In God's Care..

Antonio Jones

Antonio Jones

Sep 4, 2022

Antonio Jones was born on February 10, 1960, in Buffalo, New York, to Letha Rice-Jones and the late Emory Jones, Sr. He departed into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 4, 2022. Antonio confessed his life to Christ at an early age at Calvary Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Buffalo, New York. He was...

Ms. Cloytee Thigpen Morgan

Ms. Cloytee Thigpen Morgan

Sep 3, 2022

Ms. Cloytee Thigpen Morgan was born on December 12, 1931, to the late Edna Dukes and the late Willie Thigpen in Pachuta, Mississippi. Cloytee was raised by her grandparents, John and Eliza Dukes, and aunt, Hester Perryman, after the passing of her mother. Cloytee joined Mt. Jordan United Methodist Church at a young age. She was educated at Friendship...

Guy Darnell Vansant

Guy Darnell Vansant

Aug 26, 2022

GUY DARNELL VANSANT passed away peacefully on August 26, 2022. He was born on January 4, 1992, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Eddie and Angela Vansant. He graduated from Gardendale High School in 2011, where he played football as a nose tackle. He was employed with Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company and Mercedes Benz US International Inc.

He was...

Kimberly Wilson

Kimberly Wilson

Aug 25, 2022

Kimberly Nicole Wilson, also known as "Kim," was born on March 4, 1981, to parents, Raymond

and Tonya Wilson. She professed her love for Jehovah and was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Kimberly was socially confident and charismatic. She was a loving person. She graduated from

Huffman High School in 1999. She...

Ernestine Mack Marshall

Ernestine Mack Marshall

Aug 24, 2022

Ernestine Mack Marshall was the second of three children born to William Hunter Mack and Essie Coleman Mack in Birmingham, AL on September 4th, 1936. She was their only girl. She grew up in the loving home that William and Essie provided when they moved to Birmingham from their rural hometowns. She was a student of Birmingham Public Schools...

Louise Griffin

Louise Griffin

Aug 18, 2022

In God's Care..

William Thomas

William Thomas

Aug 17, 2022

His journey began December 26, 1945, in Birmingham, Alabama. He departed August 17, 2022. He attended Birmingham City Schools, graduating from Carver High School in January of 1964 as the class valedictorian. He was awarded a full scholarship in Engineering to Columbia University, a private Ivy League College in New York. He attended there for over a year. Bill...

Juanita Clay Waters

Juanita Clay Waters

Aug 16, 2022

Juanita was born on July 23, 1935, to parents Columbus and Senie Clay in Meridian, Mississippi. Juanita was the mother of seven children and despite her large family, she always made time for each and every one of her children. She provided unconditional love and support for her family. Juanita had a great love for drawing, traveling, cooking, and...

Angela Denise Coverson - Robinson

Angela Denise Coverson - Robinson

Aug 14, 2022

Angela Denise Coverson-Robinson, daughter of the late Reginald Coverson and Shirley Coverson, was born on March 3, 1968, in Birmingham, Alabama. Angela passed away on August 14, 2022, after a courageous battle with a brain aneurysm. She was surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy by living their lives to the fullest.

She...

D'Andrei Stepfon Freeman

D'Andrei Stepfon Freeman

Aug 14, 2022

The Legacy of D' Andrei

On September 16, 1992, D'Andrei Stepfon Freeman, affectionately known as "Dee" or "Drei," was born to Henry Edward Freeman II and Nicole Michelle Washington.

D'Andrei was introduced to Christianity at an early age and was baptized at Faith Chapel in Birmingham, AL.

D'Andrei was early educated in the...

Frank Andrew Coleman

Frank Andrew Coleman

Aug 13, 2022

Frank Andrew Coleman, a.k.a. "Tony," was born on July 28, 1957, in Birmingham, Alabama. He passed away on August 13, 2022, in Birmingham at the early age of sixty-five. Tony was preceded in death by his parents, William "Bill" Coleman (1995) and Nancy Coleman (1972), sister, Jean Baker (2000), brother, Lewis Coleman (2022), brother, William "Billy" Coleman...

Rosa Parker Hanks

Rosa Parker Hanks

Aug 9, 2022

A BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT

On Sunday, November 25, 1928, the sun was shining, everyone was smiling and a beautiful spirit named Rosa was born the 2nd child of ten of the Reverend Thomas Wayman Parker, Sr. and Ida Mae Benion Parker. "And this child who was born on the Sabbath Day, was fair and wise and good in...

Rosa Gatson Lampkin

Rosa Gatson Lampkin

Aug 9, 2022

Forever in God's Care...

Roosevelt Blackmon

Roosevelt Blackmon

Aug 6, 2022

In God's Care...

Mrs. Yvonne Lowery Kennedy

Mrs. Yvonne Lowery Kennedy

Aug 6, 2022

Yvonne Sharon Lowrey Kennedy was born in Birmingham, Alabama on January 20, 1948, as the eldest daughter of Dr. Joseph E. Lowery and Dr. Evelyn Gibson Lowery.

A resident of Calera, Alabama, Yvonne retired from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) where she was the Deputy Director of the Minority Business Program, and the Founder and...