Obituaries
Archie S. Fields, Jr
Oct 15, 2020
Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 12:00 Noon at Patterson Forest Grove Cemetery.
Roosevelt Walker
Oct 8, 2020
Funeral service will be held Friday, October 16, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel
Surpora Sparks Thomas
Oct 3, 2020
Surpora Sparks Thomas, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Emeritus of Children's Hospital of Alabama, affectionately known as "Mrs. T" or "Ms. Children's Hospital", passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020. She is a graduate of Westfield High School, Grady School of Nursing (Atlanta, GA) and University of Alabama in Birmingham where she received her BSN. She is...
Patricia Ann Williams
Oct 3, 2020
Funeral service will be held Saturday October 10, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith and Gaston Southside Chapel.
Delois D. Tompkins
Oct 1, 2020
Graveside Service will be held Saturday, October 10, 2020 12:00p.m. at Valhalla Cemetery.
Olivia Bradley Green
Sep 30, 2020
It is with profound sadness the family of Olivia Elaine Bradley Green of Birmingham, AL announce her passing on September 30, 2020, following the recent discovery of advanced-stage cancer. As a beloved mother she leaves to mourn her son, Arthur B. Green (Jaquitta), daughter Allison Green Johnson (Calvin), three grandsons, two sisters and host of family and friends.
...Tommie Stinson, Jr.
Sep 29, 2020
Funeral Service will be held Wednesday October 7, 2020 at 12:00 Noon Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with burial in Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo, Al.
Jean Washington
Sep 29, 2020
Jean attended Crane High School and Prairie State College where she studied Child Development. Jean was employed by US Postal Service and later married the love of her life SGT. Charlie Washington, Jr. From this union, two beautiful daughters were born. Jean went on to work at Department of Children and Family Services, before her relocation to her husband's...
Willie Blue
Sep 27, 2020
Willie "Bill" Gray Blue a gentle man with a kind heart, was born March 7, 1933 to Hixon and Lena Blue in Bullock County, Alabama. The son of sharecroppers, Bill, was limited to a 4th grade education. Determined not to spend his life "plowing behind a mule", he left Perote, Alabama and headed for the big city of Fairfield....
Mr. Melvin Kent
Sep 26, 2020
Graveside service will be held Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. at Oakland Cemetery.
Mr. Mikul Leonard
Sep 23, 2020
Viewing will be held Monday, September 28, 2020 from noon until 7:00 P.M. at Smith and Gaston Southside Chapel with Family Hour from 4:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. Graveside service will be held Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. at Highland Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Edie L Davenport
Sep 23, 2020
Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 3, 2020 at noon at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with burial in Dynasty Garden.
Elijah Heflin, Jr.
Sep 22, 2020
Viewing will be held Monday, September 28, 2020 from noon until 7:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with Family Hour from 6:00 until 7:00 P.M. Graveside service will be held Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at noon at New Grace Hill Cemetery.
Willie James Ervin, Jr.
Sep 19, 2020
Willie James Ervin, J r., affectionately known as Sam, was born April 27, 1963, to the late Willie James, Sr., and Evelyn Ervin. Sam attended Hudson Elementary School and was a 1981 graduate of G.W. Carver High School. He was a standout basketball player all four years and played on the freshman football team. After graduating high school, he...
Maurice Currington
Sep 18, 2020
Graveside service will be held Saturday September 26, 2020 at 12:00 P.M. at Dynasty Gardens
Verna D Eatmon
Sep 15, 2020
Funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Earnest Chapel CPCA. Viewing will be held Monday, September 20, 2020 from 12:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.
Geraldine Jones
Sep 13, 2020
Graveside service will be held Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Elmwood Cemetery. Viewing will be held Friday, September 18, 2020 from noon until 8:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel.
Reid Martin Turner, Sr.
Sep 12, 2020
Graveside Service Saturday, September 26, 2020 Elmwood Cemetery at 10:00 A.M.
Eddie Lee Johnson
Sep 11, 2020
Mr. Eddie Lee Johnson, affectionately known as Son or Son Johnson by family, was born September 22, 1918 in Alberta, Alabama to the late Mr. Ines Johnson and Mrs. Emma Boyd; and reared by adopted parents, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Johnson. He confessed his belief in Christ as a youth and united with Mt Sinai Baptist Church in Alberta,...
Ira Thomas Lucas, Jr
Sep 10, 2020
Ira Thomas Lucas, Jr. departed this life on Friday, September 10,2020 in Birmingham, Al. He was preceded in death by his parents Ira, Sr. and Cleo Patra Lucas, and Sister Gwendolyn Lucas Dugger. Ira is survived by his beloved and devoted wife of 61 years, Creola Gaston Lucas, and one son Ira, III, daughter Ingrid Deane Lucas and One Granddaughter...


