Obituaries
Ms. Carol K. Bester
Jan 14, 2016
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with burial in Currie-Jefferson Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Aaron Vann Jones
Jan 11, 2016
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Interment in Valhalla Cemetery.
Ms. Latanga Sanders Ashford
Jan 10, 2016
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 12:00 Noon at Smith & Gaston Soutside Chapel.
Mrs. Pamela P. Hudson
Jan 8, 2016
Family Hour will be held Friday, January 15, 2016 from 6:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Living Stones Temple, 1009 Walker Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama 35217. Interment in Jefferson Memorial Gardens. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Mr. Arthur L. Hayden
Jan 4, 2016
Graveside service will be held Friday, January 15, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Elmwood Cemetery. He leaves to mourn: two sisters, Marion (James) Dillard and Vivian (Robert) Jones; one brother, Willie Hayden; three aunts; nieces, nephews, cousins; a host of family and friends.
Mr. Preston Hughes, Iii
Jan 4, 2016
Preston graduated from Parker High School and was a graduate of Morehouse College, Class of '75. He worked for and retired from the Federal Reserve Bank. Family Hour will be held Friday, January 15, 2016 from 7:30 until 8:30 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Pilgrim...
Mrs. Irene Stitt
Jan 1, 2016
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Mason Chapel United Methodist Church. Interment in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Carrie T. Bailey Murphy
Jan 1, 2016
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at Old Sardis Baptist Church. Interment in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr. Freddie Lee Burch, Sr.
Jan 1, 2016
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Interment in Zion Memorial Gardens.
Ms. Lucretia Joyce Harris
Dec 27, 2015
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel.
Mr. Wilburt Mcmullin
Dec 26, 2015
Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Jones Chapel A.M.E. Church with burial in Carver Cemetery. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Mrs. Elvira Thomas Boykin Pryor
Dec 26, 2015
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at First Baptist Church of Fairfield with burial in Carver Cemetery.
Mr. B. N. Cephus
Dec 25, 2015
B. N. Cephus, of Birmingham, Alabama passed away on Friday, December 25, 2015. He was an active member of St. John A.M.E. Church and retired from the Birmingham City School System as Principal of Council Elementary School. B. N. Cephus was a product of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama School System. After completing Industrial High School, he earned a Bachelor of Science...
Mr. Moultrie H. Hayden
Dec 25, 2015
Moultrie H. Hayden, of Birmingham, transitioned on December 25, 2015. Visitation will be held Friday, January 1, 2016 from 1:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 1300 - 24th Street North, Birmingham, AL 35234. Interment in Zion Memorial...
Mr. James William Webb, Sr.
Dec 25, 2015
Viewing will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2015 from 12:00 Noon until 7:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel with burial in Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo, Alabama. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Mrs. Yashica Holloway Bonner
Dec 24, 2015
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 923 Graymont Avenue West, with burial in Carver Cemetery.
The Reverend Will Murray Williams
Dec 23, 2015
of Woodland Park, Birmingham, Alabama, died on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the beloved husband of the late Cora Lee (nee Garvin) Williams. Visitation will be Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Bethel Baptist Church, 1637 Pearson Avenue S.W., Birmingham, Alabama from 12:00 until 1:00 P.M. with a funeral service to follow at 1:00 P.M. Burial will...
Mrs. Geraldine L. Mcclain
Dec 22, 2015
Mrs. Geraldine L. McClain was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and served as vice-president at Booker T. Washington Insurance Company. Rosary will be held Sunday, December 27, 2015 at 5:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held Monday, December 28, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church...
Mrs. Luddie Mae Tate
Dec 22, 2015
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at 37th Street Baptist Church, 917 - 37th Street North, with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Mr. Charles F. Jordan
Dec 18, 2015
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at New Pilgrim Baptist Church with burial in Highland Memorial Gardens. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.


