Obituaries
Katherine Demay
May 27, 2021
Katherine (Kathy) W. DeMay, 77, of Vestavia Hills, passed away on May 27, 2021 after a long battle with Dementia. She was Retired from Protective Life Insurance Co.
She is preceded in death by her parents, John Walter Ward and Grace McCue Ward. She is survived by her three children, John E. Hawkins his wife Joanna Hawkins, of Leeds, M. Shane Hawkins...
Kyle Rutherford
May 25, 2021
Kyle Rutherford, Sr., of Birmingham passed away May 25, 2021, at the age of 81.
Kyle was an avid fisherman and a lifelong mechanic, spending part of his time working for the City of Hoover. He spent most of his time fishing at Lay Lake.
Mr. Rutherford was preceded in death by his parents, Julius Eugene...
Rachael Williams
May 23, 2021
Rachael Reed Williams, 57, of Hoover, Alabama passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Rachael graduated from Millry High School in Millry, Alabama in 1982 and graduated from Auburn University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. She was employed in various accounting positions throughout her life, but decided to forgo her professional career to be...
Robert "Brother Bob" Mahaffey
May 22, 2021
Robert Edward Mahaffey of Birmingham passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 22, 2021, due to complications after emergency surgery. He was 91 years old. Born and raised in Tarrant, Mr. Mahaffey retired from the Norfolk- Southern Railway system, and in 1960 was called to follow the Lord as a Baptist minister. With Martha Sue, his wife of almost 68...
Stephanie Landry
May 21, 2021
Stephanie Toomer Landry Born the first of four children to Charles Joseph Toomer and Annette Songy Toomer on July 1, 1958, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was called home by Jesus, her Lord and Savior, and entered Heaven's gates on May 21, 2021. A long time resident of Hoover, Alabama, with deep roots in south Louisiana, she was a beloved wife...
Charles Sain
May 20, 2021
Charles Randolph (Randy) Sain, affectionately known as Papa, was born November 13, 1949 to Charles (Hack) and Marie Sain in Texarkana, TX. He was their first born of three children. He graduated from Lyman Ward Military Academy in May 1968. He attended Jacksonville State University and The University of Alabama. Randy served in the Alabama Air National Guard Reserve...
Barbara Townsend
May 20, 2021
Barbara Monteith Townsend, 86, of Birmingham, passed away on May 20, 2020.
Barbara was born on October 20, 1934 and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. She attended Phillips High School, and was the loving wife to Don for 65 years. For over thirty years she thoroughly enjoyed teaching two year olds at Saint Mark. Her greatest love...
Eric Simonson
May 19, 2021
Eric M. Simonson, Age 47, born May 29,1974 and died May 19, 2021. Eric was preceded in death by his sister Andrea Kelly Simonson. He is survived by his daughter Aaliyah Simonson, his mother Dorothy Simonson Hodge, his father Richard Simonson (Joyce Simonson). He has two step brothers Jeff Otwell (Jennifer Otwell) and Josh Otwell (Lee Otwell). He has...
Bella Callaway
May 17, 2021
Bella Claire Callaway, of Jasper, AL passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 at the age of 6. She is survived by her parents, Savannah Paige Callaway (Rafael Caballero, III) and Jamie Lee Martin (Hannah Wilson); a brother, Jayce Lee Martin; grandparents, Stephanie Callaway (Mamma) and Angela Kilgore – King (Big Mommy); great grandparents, Mike (Papa Mike) and Tina (Grandma...
Joe Hodges
May 16, 2021
Joe Wyatt Hodges of Hoover, Alabama, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2021, from complications resulting from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84. He was a son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, friend and devoted follower of Christ. He was a decorated fighter pilot and Vietnam veteran, one heck of a golfer, an ardent ‘Bama fan (Roll Tide!) and a colorful...
Bob Beaver
May 14, 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert “Bob” Beaver. He was born April 13, 1961 in Oxford, Mississippi and died Friday May 14th due to complications from COVID-19. He grew up in Oxford and Water Valley, Mississippi. Bob married the love of his life, Sandra McAlexander, in 1981. They had three children: Wesley Ross...
Susan Everett
May 12, 2021
Susan Renee Everett went to be with the Lord on the morning of Wednesday, May 12, 2021. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on December 21, 1962 to Lloyd and Joyce Everett. Susan resided in Bessemer, Alabama and worked as an associate for Amazon. She graduated Sylvan Hills High school in 1981 and finished a degree in printing...
Leslie Danielson
May 12, 2021
Leslie Dale Danielson, age 79 of Hoover, AL passed away in Birmingham, Alabama on May 12, 2021 at the age of 79. Les was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 6, 1941 and spent the majority of his life in Hoover, Alabama.
Les is survived by his wife, Beverly Danielson; his son, Gregg Danielson (April) and his...
James Gray
May 10, 2021
James Wallace Gray, of Vestavia Hills, passed away on May 10, 2021 at the age of 97, at home. Jim (known as Wallace throughout his young adult life) was born in Corinth, Mississippi on December 9, 1923, to Walter Oris Gray and Leona Stephenson Smith.
Jim was next to the oldest of four children (Edward, Wallace, Emma...
John Johnson
May 7, 2021
John Duke Johnson, loving husband, father, son, and brother passed away on May 7th, 2021 at age 56. John was born in El Paso, Texas on November 19, 1964. He was raised in Huntsville, Alabama but has been a resident of Hoover for many years. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as an intelligence...
Sydney Creamer
May 7, 2021
Sydney "Faye" Creamer, age 82 of Alabaster, AL passed away on May 7, 2021.
Born in Sycamore, Alabama, Faye began teaching Kindergarten at Pelham Baptist church before starting the Westwood Weekday program. She retired after seventeen years and loved her church family and mission work. She loved her family and loved to dance.
She was...
Ernest Burgess
May 7, 2021
Ernest Miller Burgess (“Ernie”) of Hoover, Alabama entered the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on the morning of May 7, 2021, at the age of 90 after a long battle with Dementia. Ernie is survived by his wife of 70 years, Josie; daughter, Gina Cody; grandsons, Michael Cody (Maegan) and James Cody (Nicole); three great-grandchildren, Noah Robinson,...
John Mitchell
May 6, 2021
John Mitchell, of Hoover, passed away on May 6, 2021 at the age of 72. He retired from Southern Company after 40 years of service and was a member of Lakeside Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Terry Mitchell; two daughters, Vanessa O'Neal (Keith) and Mallory Mitchell; two grandchildren, Oliver and Claire...
Sarah Hogg
May 6, 2021
Sarah Hogg passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021. She is survived by her children, Andrea and Michael Emery, Geoffrey and Charlotte HoggAnd Michael and Susan Hogg/Vacciano; her grandchildren, Josh and Kristin Emery, Jonathan and Heather Emery, Lauren Emery, Megan and Sayge Sims, Rachel Hogg and Madelynn Hogg; great grandchildren,William McGhee, Elizabeth McGhee and Sophia Marie Toumey; and her brothers and sisters, Mike and Pam Bakane, Kelly and Susan Bakane and Antoinette Stocks. The...
Daniel Mitchell
May 6, 2021
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