Obituaries
Robert Hereford
Feb 14, 2005
of Alabaster passed away Monday, February 14, 2005 at the age of 73. Mr. Hereford was retired from U.S. Steel, and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pelham. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Hereford He is survived by his wife, Frances Hereford of Alabaster; two...
Beatrice Roberts
Feb 13, 2005
a native of Birmingham died peacefully at her residence at Galleria Woods in Hoover on February 13, 2005 at the age of eighty-six. Ms. Roberts graduated from Woodlawn High School, and was a life long member of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church where she was a member of the Martha Sunday School Class. She was a former member and golfer of...
Charles Chester
Feb 11, 2005
of Hoover, passed away Friday, February 11, 2005, at the age of 75. The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 12, 2005, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Hoover. Burial will be in Vandalia, OH.
John Jones
Feb 10, 2005
of Birmingham, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2005 at the age of 44. He was employed by Metalplate Galvanizing for 23 years. He was a loving son, brother, father and friend, and will be missed by all. Mr. Jones is survived by one son, John Jones, Jr., of Bessemer; one daughter, Kimberly Jones, of Bessemer; five nieces, four nephews; parents,...
Jacob Thaler
Feb 10, 2005
of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, passed away February 9, 2005 at the age of 86.
Jon Kilgore
Feb 9, 2005
age 40, of Birmingham passed away February 9, 2005. Mr Kilgore served in the Army National Guard for 13 years,and was in active duty in Desert Storm. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Kilgore; son, Jon Michael Kilgore; mother, Louise Allred; step-Father, Charlie Allred; brothers, Rhett Kilgore and Del Kilgore; and many relatives The family will receive friends on...
Charles Mccombs
Feb 2, 2005
of Birmingham, passed away Wednesday, Feburary 2, 2005 at the age of 78. He was born in Alton, AL, graduated from Mortimer Jordan H. S. and attended Mississipi State. He played semi-pro baseball for the Red Sox. He was a US Navy veteran where he served as an aviation electrician. Mr. McCombs was the owner of McCombs Ditching Co for...
Mary Hunt
Feb 1, 2005
age 79, of Birmingham, passed away Tuesday, February 1,2005 after an extended illness. Mrs. Hunt was a native of Lula Mississippi, and moved to Birmingham in December, 1950. Mrs. Hunt lived at The Village of Cook Springs until her death. She worked as an operating room and office nurse for 40 years for ENT Associates of Birmingham. After retiring, Mrs....
Richard Davis
Jan 29, 2005
of Rapid City, SD, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2005, at the age of 64. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and was retired from Schlumberger Manufacturing Company in Tallassee, AL. Mr. Davis was a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader for a number of years, and was a member of Escapees and various other RV clubs. He is...
Roger Sykes
Jan 28, 2005
age 75 of Hoover, passed away Friday, January 28, 2005 after a long struggle with lung cancer.He was born February 9, 1929. Mr. Sykes was retired from Barber's Ice Cream. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Alma Sykes; 2 sisters, Lorraine Cartier and Lois Wise; a son, Steven Sykes and the mother of his children, Alice....
Wayne Spell
Jan 25, 2005
77, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2005, at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City, AL. Mr. Spell was a veteran of the US Navy having served in both WWII and the Korean Conflict. Born in Port Gibson, MS, he grew up in Georgetown, MS, graduated from Mississippi State University and was employed for 27 years by United States...
Hettie Copelan
Jan 21, 2005
age 88, passed away January 24, 2005. The family will receive friends from 12 noon until 2 p.m. on January 27 at Sparta Baptist Church in Sparta, GA. Funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. Interment at Siloam Cemetery in Siloam, GA.
Carl Folds
Jan 21, 2005
of Montgomery, passed away January 21, 2005, at the age of 88. The family will receive friends on Monday, January 24, 2005, from 1 to 2 pm at Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home, Hwy. 150, Hoover, with a funeral service following at 2 pm in the funeral home chapel. Interment will be in Jefferson Memorial Gardens, South.
Gordon Hirschberg
Jan 20, 2005
of Vestavia Hills, passed away on January 20, 2005, at the age of 71. He was the grandson of Michael Henry Hirschberg, former Chief Justice of the New York State Supreme Court. Mr. Hirschberg was a retired Publishing Sales Rep for Houghton Mifflin Company and was a member of the Chace Lake Country Club. He is survived by his wife,...
Jerry Burchfield
Jan 20, 2005
age 27, of the Bluff Park area, passed away on January 20, 2005. He was most of all a quiet, gentle and very private person, survived by his father, mother, sister, his heart-warming niece Kaia, grandmothers, a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and a small group of close personal friends. Since a funeral is a closing of one door and...
Arthur Walker
Jan 14, 2005
of Birmingham, passed away on January 14, 2005. He was born on April 10, 1926, and was 78 years old. After serving in WWII and the army of occupation in Japan, Dr. Walker attended Howard College, The Southern Baptist Seminary, and received his Th.D. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Ordained by ACIPCO Baptist Church, Dr. Walker had a long...
Joseph Bayless
Jan 11, 2005
passed away on January 11, 2005, with Parkinson's disease. He was a life long resident of south Texas, where his family moved shortly after his birth in Coolidge, TX, on July 4, 1921. Most of his life was spent in Corpus Christi, TX, where he graduated from Taft High School. Mr. Bayless served in the U.S. Navy in the South...
Eleanor Kincaid
Jan 7, 2005
82, of Hoover, formerly of Dayton, OH., passed away January 7, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren Richard Kincaid, and a son, Michael Warren Kincaid. Mrs. Kincaid was a Life Master Bridge player. She is survived by a son, Thomas Richard Kincaid of Dallas, TX; a daughter-in-law, Ruth K. Miller (John) of Hoover; six grandchildren, Susan...
Ruth Mckinnon
Jan 5, 2005
of Bessemer, born June 17, 1925, passed away January 5, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey McKinnon. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Betty Minor , of Calera; one brother, Eddie Shoemaker, of Childersburg; three sons, Tommy Hale of Bessemer, Larry Hale of Hueytown and Dewey McKinnon of Pell City; three grandsons, and five great...
Dewaine Carlson
Jan 2, 2005
of Hoover, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2005, at the age of 70. He was a loving father and devoted husband. A businessman for the last 45 years, Mr. Carlson owned All Original Foods of Birmingham, which distributed Pizza and Italian Food to restaurants in the Southeast. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War and a member...
