Obituaries

Archie S. Fields, Jr

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

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

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

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

Delois D. Tompkins

Oct 1, 2020

Graveside Service will be held Saturday, October 10, 2020 12:00p.m. at Valhalla Cemetery.

Olivia Bradley Green

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.

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Tommie Stinson, Jr.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Reid Martin Turner, Sr.

Sep 12, 2020

Graveside Service Saturday, September 26, 2020 Elmwood Cemetery at 10:00 A.M.

Eddie Lee Johnson

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

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...