Obituaries

Jun 4, 2021

Viewing will be held Friday, June 11, 2021 from noon until 7:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Funeral Home. Graveside service will be held Saturday, June 12, 2021 at noon at Highland Memorial Gardens

Jun 3, 2021

Public viewing will be held Tuesday, June 8,2021 at Smith and Gaston Funeral Home from 12:00pm-7:00pm. Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, June 9,2021 at Tabernacle of Praise Ministries at 11:00 A.M. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

May 30, 2021

Public viewing will be held Friday, June 4,2021 at Smith and Gaston Funeral Home from 12:00 Noon- 7:00 P.M. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, June 5, 2021 at First Baptist Church, Penfield Park at 12:00 Noon. Interment at Alabama National Cemetery on Monday, June 7,2021.

May 27, 2021

Public viewing will be held Friday, June 4,2021 at Smith and Gaston Funeral Home from 12:00 Noon- 7:00 P.M. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, June 5, 2021 at New Beginnings Christian Ministries at 12:00 Noon.

May 26, 2021

Viewing will be held Thursday June 3, 2021 at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel from noon until 7:00 P.M. Graveside service will be held Friday, June 4, 2021 at Zion Memorial Gardens

May 22, 2021

ALEXANDER, MICHAEL, of Birmingham, known affectionately as "Big Mike" or "Mr. A," passed away on May 22, 2021. He was born on July 8, 1955 in Birmingham to the late Sarah and Woodrow Alexander. He graduated from Glenn High School and attended Miles College, where he was a fierce member of the football team. When he was a young...

May 20, 2021

Public viewing will be held Thursday, June 3,2021 at Smith & Gaston Funeral Home from 12:00 Noon- 7:00p.m. Family hour will be from 3:00 P.M.- 4:00 P.M. Graveside service will be held Friday, June 4, 2021 at Elmwood Cemetery at 1:00 P.M.

May 17, 2021

Sedrick Woods, a devoted loving husband and father, was born to Samuel and Dorothy Woods on February 12, 1975. He born and raised in Birmingham, AL. This is where he would later meet the love of his life, Erika Madison-Woods. They wedded on June 5, 2004. A beautiful daughter, Reign Elise Woods, was produced through this union. Sedrick was...

May 17, 2021

Viewing will be held Friday, May 28, 2021 from 12:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Graveside service will be held Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Oakland Cemetery.

May 17, 2021

Viewing will be held Friday, May 28, 2021 from 12:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral service will be held Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Hopewell Baptist Church with burial in Zion Memorial Gardens.

May 17, 2021

Viewing will be held Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 12:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held Friday, May 28, 2021 at Smith & Gaston Funeral Home at 12:00 NOON with interment in Elmwood Cemetery.

May 14, 2021

Viewing will be held Thursday, May 20, 2021 from 12:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston South Side Chapel and Graveside service will be held Friday, May 21, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Elmwood Cemetery.

May 14, 2021

Viewing will be held Friday, May 21, 2021 from noon until 7:00 P.M. with Family Hour from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 1:00 P.M.at Focus Ministry, 1710 13th Street North, Bessemer, Alabama 35020. Interment will be held Monday, May 24, 2021 at 1:15...

May 13, 2021

Rosetta Farris Brown, 76, of Birmingham, Alabama, went to be with the Lord on May 13, 2021. Rosetta was born April 7, 1945, in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Indee Farris, Sr. and Doris Gilmer Farris. Her husband, Willie L. Brown, Sr., predeceased her in death May 13, 2017. She is survived by her four sons: Willie L. Brown,...

May 8, 2021

Graveside service will be held Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) at Zion Memorial Gardens.

May 7, 2021

Graveside service will be held Friday, May 21, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at Elmwood Cemetery. She leaves to cherish her memory: children, Evelyn and Braylen; mother and father grand mother; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephew. There will be no public viewing for Ms. SGT Kelia Horton

May 7, 2021

Mrs. Earnestine Smelley James was born on September 23, 1947, to the late Mr. Flozell Jackson and Mrs. Francis Jackson in Clinton, Alabama. She was the youngest of seven children. She was preceded in death by one brother, Josephus Jackson.

In the early 50's, the family moved to Jefferson County and joined the Hopewell Baptist Church of...

May 7, 2021

Enoch Bradley was born October 20, 1967 in Fulda, Germany. He passed away suddenly May 7, 2021. Enoch graduated from Wasson High School in Colorado Springs, CO with some college credit in finance. He served in the United States Marine Corp., active duty and reserve.

He worked for Amico Alabama Metals in Ensley,...

May 6, 2021

Funeral Service will be Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Smith and Gaston Funeral Services, Inc. Southside Chapel.

May 4, 2021

Viewing will be held Saturday, May 8, 2021 from noon until 6:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with Family Hour from 4:00 until 5:00 P.M. and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and Masonic ceremony from 5:00 until 6:00 P.M. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 10, 2021 at noon at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with...