Obituaries

Mrs. Elizabeth Stinson

Mrs. Elizabeth Stinson

Jan 8, 2017

Funeral services will be held Saturday January 14, 2017 at Abyssinia Missionary Baptist Church at 12:00 Noon. Interment at Carver memorial Gardens. Family Hour will be held Friday January 13, 2017 from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Mr. David Boykin Jr.

Mr. David Boykin Jr.

Jan 8, 2017

Funeral Services will be held Saturday January 14, 2017 at 22nd Ave Missionary Baptist Church at 12:00 noon. Interment at Alabama National Cemetery Montevallo. Family Hour will be held Friday January 13, 2017 from 6:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.M.

Ms. Olivia M. Parker

Ms. Olivia M. Parker

Jan 3, 2017

Olivia M. Parker retired from the Birmingham School System after twenty-eight years of service. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 6, 2017 at Noon at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Survivors include: nieces and nephews, Andria (James) Robinson-Smith, Michelle Judkins, Kimberly Parker and Arbie (Kiietti) Parker, Jr.

Mrs. Betty Marsh

Mrs. Betty Marsh

Jan 2, 2017

Funeral arrangements are pending.

Mr. Richard L. Morris Sr.

Mr. Richard L. Morris Sr.

Dec 27, 2016

Funeral services will be held Friday, January 6, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with burial in Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo, Alabama.

Mr. Irvin Perteet

Mr. Irvin Perteet

Dec 24, 2016

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Macedonia 17th Street Baptist Church with burial in Oakland Cemetery.

Mr. Danny Tate

Mr. Danny Tate

Dec 24, 2016

Funeral services will be held Friday, December 30, 2016 at Noon at Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Cassie Mickel Parks

Mrs. Cassie Mickel Parks

Dec 22, 2016

Funeral services will be held Friday, December 30, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Mason City A.O.H. Church of God with burial in Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo, Alabama.

Mrs. Athelstine Thompson

Mrs. Athelstine Thompson

Dec 19, 2016

Graveside service will be held Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 12:00 Noon at Valhalla Cemetery.

Mrs. Georgia B. Billups

Mrs. Georgia B. Billups

Dec 17, 2016

Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Williams Chapel C.M.E. Church with burial in Zion Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Gladys Murrell

Mrs. Gladys Murrell

Dec 17, 2016

Family Hour will be held Wednesday, December 21, 2016 from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 12:00 Noon at Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Hilda Jones Wilson

Mrs. Hilda Jones Wilson

Dec 10, 2016

Hilda Jones Wilson of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away December 10, 2016, at the age of 90. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Wilson, Sr., and sons, Rodney K. Wilson and Curtis L. Wilson. Survivors include her children, Willie Wilson, Jr. (Charleene), Deborah Wilson, Jewell W. Gardner (Barry), John Wilson (Annette), Todd Wilson, Michele Wilson-Morris (Lee); 12 grandchildren,...

Mr. Jesse C. Givens

Mr. Jesse C. Givens

Dec 9, 2016

Family Hour will be held Thursday, December 15, 2016 from 7:15 until 8:15 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 16, 2016 at 12:00 Noon at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with burial in Zion Memorial Gardens.

Mr. David Louis Maye

Mr. David Louis Maye

Dec 8, 2016

age 87, departed this life December 8, 2016. Family Hour will be held Thursday, December 15, 2016 from 6:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 16, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at the Woodland Park Church of Christ, 1800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35211. Burial in Alabama National...

Mrs. Marilyn Faye Shivers Powe

Mrs. Marilyn Faye Shivers Powe

Dec 8, 2016

Marilyn Shivers Powe was the only child of Alma and Joseph Shivers. She was born in Birmingham, AL on February 27, 1940 and graduated from Parker High School with honors in 1958. Marilyn attended Fisk University and received a Bachelor of Science Degree. Later, she received a Master's Degree in Secondary Education from Samford University. Marilyn was employed as a...

Mrs. Nelda Lyles

Mrs. Nelda Lyles

Dec 6, 2016

peacefully transitioned into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 6, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Joe N. Lyles. She leaves to cherish her legacy of unconditional love and hugs: five children, DeWayne (Mary), Deborah Lyles-Smith (Willie), Marvin (Trellis), Angelyn and Joycelyn (Edward) Coke. She was blessed with nineteen...

Mrs. Anna Lee Whitfield

Mrs. Anna Lee Whitfield

Dec 2, 2016

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at New Hope Baptist Church with entombment in Elmwood Mausoleum.

Mr. Brian Gunn

Mr. Brian Gunn

Dec 2, 2016

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity Baptist Church with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.

Mr. Forest "Pop" Davenport, Jr.

Mr. Forest "Pop" Davenport, Jr.

Dec 2, 2016

Family Hour will be held Friday, December 9, 2016 from 3:00 until 5:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at Friendship Primitive Baptist Church, 2712 Slayden Avenue, with burial in Carver Cemetery.