Obituaries
Dr. Rodney Nowakowski
Jul 1, 2009
Dr. Rodney Edward Nowakowski was born May 7, 1918 to the late Rudolph and Josephine Nowakowski in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He was the first of 5 children. He attended the University of Wisconsin, majoring in French, where he met his wife Hazel Conlon, after responding to an ad for ballroom dance lessons in her dance school. While attending college he lettered...
Mae Tyler
Jun 30, 2009
of Birmingham, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at the age of 87. She was a member at Gospel Assembly Church of Springville. Ms. Tyler came to know her Lord Jesus Christ at the young age of four, and continued in faithful service for Him all her life. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years,...
Kevin Haltiwanger
Jun 27, 2009
age 28, of Hoover, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2009. He was a 1999 graduate of Hoover High School and attended Faulkner University. He was employed by Royal Automotive. He loved his family, Alabama Football, NASCAR races, The New York Yankees, and his dog, Panzer. He is survived by his parents, Terry and Gail Haltiwanger; grandmother, Mary Catherine Heaton;...
Daniel Lofton
Jun 24, 2009
, of Hoover, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at the age of 31. Keith was a graduate of Pelham High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society and later attended UAB. He was employed as an engineering analyst with Southern Linc Wireless, a Southern Company. A loving son and friend of many, Keith's wit...
Fred Russell
Jun 17, 2009
age 57, a member of the Shades Mountain Baptist Church, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. The funeral services will be held Friday, June 19, at 3 PM at Currie Jefferson Memorial Chapel, South, Highway 150, Hoover, Alabama with burial in Jefferson Memorial Gardens South. Dr. Charles T. Carter will direct the services. The family...
James Rockett
Jun 16, 2009
of Calera, died suddenly on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, of a heart attack at home at the age of 65. He served in the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers at Ft. Bragg, N. C. and was retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad after 35 years of service. Mr. Rockett was a member of the First Baptist Church of Alabaster. He was...
Mary Richard
Jun 15, 2009
RICHARD, MARY, of Madison, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2009 at the age of 86. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Oscar E. Richard and daughter, Teresa Richard. She is survived by two sons, Paul Vincent Richard (Cindy) and Ronald Thomas Richard (Anita); three daughters, Patricia Una Richard, Therese R. Catt (Dan), and Carol...
Evelyn Estes
Jun 12, 2009
of Hoover, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2009 at the age of 80. She was a native of Chilton County, a graduate of Maplesville High School and had attended Montevallo College. Mrs. Estes was an engineering draftsman for Southern Bell Telephone for 12 years. She was a member of Rocky Ridge United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She...
William Burleson
Jun 7, 2009
of Hoover, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2009, at the age of 83. He was born in Hackleburg, Alabama on February 6, 1926 to parents Mary Eta and William Joseph Burleson. Following submarine service during WWII, Mr. Burleson attended Auburn University, receiving honors in electrical engineering. He retired from Alabama Power after 40 years of service. Mr. Burleson was a...
Helen Doney
Jun 6, 2009
DONEY, HELEN, of Bessemer, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the age of 76. She was a member of Morgan United Methodist Church where she was active in The Fellowship Sunday School Class and Sally Stevens Circle. Mrs. Doney was a loving daughter and sister. She was preceded in death by her father, Veston Stewart. She is survived by...
Betty Sexton
Jun 6, 2009
SEXTON, BETTY ANN STOCKDALE HAYES, of Mount Olive passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the age of 64. She was preceded in death by husbands, Richard Hayes and Eldon Sexton. She is survived by daughter, Anna Lorene °Lori? Naramore (Tim); Anna Elisabeth Naramore; sister, Jean Wheeler; and three brothers, Buddy Stockdale (Pat), Bob Stockdale (Virginia), and Ronnie Stockdale...
Dennis Etheridge
Jun 5, 2009
Dennis Edward Etheridge, age 65, passed away Friday, June 5, 2009, while vacationing with his wife, Sharon and granddaughter, Abby, in Chester, England. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, from 12:00 – 2:00 P.M. at Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home, Hwy. 150, Hoover. Funeral service will follow at 2 P.M. in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Buddy...
Martha Williams
Jun 3, 2009
of Hoover, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at the age of 75. She was a member of Overton Road Family Church. Mrs. Williams was a loving wife, mother, and friend. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Billy Williams; her children, Mickey Johnston (Susan), Gary Johnston (Debbi), Donna Moberg (Steve), David Johnston (Cindy), and Paula Warren...
Tucker Beam
May 31, 2009
age 9, of Hoover, entered into the presence of God early Sunday morning, May 31, 2009. He was in Children's Hospital in Birmingham, battling his third cancer, and passed away peacefully with his mother and father by his side. Tucker was a very special young man. He was a member of The Church at Ross Station and attended South Shades...
Theolene Smith
May 25, 2009
SMITH, THEOLENE G., of Birmingham, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2009 at the age of 80. She was preceded in death by her son, Ronnie Smith. She is survived by Felix B Smith, her husband of 61 years; three sons, Hobart Smith (Liz), Thomas Smith (JoAnn), Jerry Smith (Vicky); four grandchildren, Chris Smith (Jill) and Corey Smith, Jennifer Norman...
Oron Ford
May 24, 2009
FORD, ORON RUSSELL, of Hoover, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at the age of 88. Mr. Ford was a veteran of WWII and served as a navigator with the Fifth Bomber Command. He participated in six campaigns and was recalled by the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Ford attended the University of Alabama and was a...
Patrick Phillips
May 22, 2009
of Homewood, formerly of Charlotte, NC, passed away on Friday, May 22,2009 at the age of 45. After a lifetime struggle with mental illness,Patrick lost a battle to cancer. He was a member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Patrick was also a member of the American Philatelic Society and the Birmingham Philatelic Society. He was preceded in...
Anthony Crouch
May 22, 2009
, of Vestavia Hills, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2009 at the age of 65. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Crouch. He is survived by his wife, Julia Jowers Crouch; a daughter, Joanna Lauren Griffin (P. Gerald, Jr.); a grandson, Garrett Christopher Griffin; his mother, Bernice Crouch; two sisters, Janet Herron (Phillip) and Bonnie Morgan...
T. Hinton
May 18, 2009
HINTON, T. DENSON, of Hoover, went home to be with his Lord, Monday, May 18, 2009, at the age of 74. He was a member of the Walker County High School and the Birmingham Southern College Halls of Fame. He will be missed by his family and friends. He is survived by two daughters, Tracey Walters (Alan) and Diane Hinton;...
Janice Holifield
May 17, 2009
age 86, of Hoover, went home to be with the Lord on May 17, 2009. She died peacefully at home with her family by her side. She was born in Greene County, MS on July 27, 1922. She moved to Hoover in 2000, after having lived her life in Mississippi as the wife of a Baptist minister. Mrs. Holifield was...
