Obituaries

Feb 17, 2019

Betty Lou Laird, of Montevallo, passed away, Sunday, February 17, 2019, at the age of 88. She is survived by 2 sons, Ronnie Laird (Lawanna) and Tim Laird (Jennifer); her daughter, Lu Ann Hensley (Michael); 3 grandsons, Jason Laird, Joseph Laird (Chessie), and Adam Laird (Sarah); 6 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; and a sister, Sharon....

Feb 17, 2019

Katherine Adams, of Hoover, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019, at the age of 64. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, and homemaker. Katherine attended UAB, loved working with children at church, and enjoyed baking, sewing and caring for her family. She is preceded in death by her parents, Bobby and Francis Heatherly.

Katherine is...

Feb 14, 2019

Mark Jonathan Lindsey, of Vestavia, went to be with the Lord on Valentine's Day, Thursday, February 14, 2019, at the age of 46.  He was a free spirit who truly loved people.  Mark both played and made musical instruments, being one of a handful of people in the nation who knew how to make a concertina.  Live music was...

Feb 14, 2019

Mary Frances Chapman, of Moody, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019, at the age of 85.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Virginia Meeks Ingram; her husband, Melvin L. Chapman, Sr.; her daughter, Mary Beta; and 2 sister, Dean and Lois.  She is survived by her children Ken "Pete" Chapman (Jenny) of Pell City, Mel...

Feb 11, 2019

Alice Kathryn Pullin, 92, went peacefully to be with her Lord on February 11, 2019 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Alice was born on June 2, 1926 in Nebaj, Guatemala in Central America. She was the middle daughter of missionaries, Thomas and Flora Pullin.

Alice spent most of her youth in Guatemala, interspersed with several years in...

Feb 11, 2019

Zelma Jo Barnes, 80, of Hoover, AL, passed away, February 11, 2019, at her residence after a long battle with cancer. Jo was born August 29, 1938, in Coweta County, Georgia. Jo has been a resident of Hoover, Alabama since 2001 until her death. Jo followed her husband, Jack, of 53 years through his military career before returning to LaGrange...

Feb 11, 2019

William Erston Jones, Sr., passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019, at the age of 90. He was a retired mechanic from Royal Automotive in Vestavia after a number of years service. He is preceded in death by his parents, Sherman K. and Irene Jones.

He is survived by his wife, Jean Jones; 2 sons, William "Bill"...

Feb 7, 2019

Mr. Phillip A. Perreault, age 67, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019.There are no arrangements for services at this time

Feb 7, 2019

Andrew "Andy" Straynar, of Birmingham, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the age of 94. He was a veteran of WWII where he served as a gunner's mate 3rd Class in the U.S. Navy. After serving, he returned to Birmingham where he was employed by Western Union and later managed Howard Johnson's Restaurant.

In 1968,...

Feb 4, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Cuong Phi Nguyen. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Feb 1, 2019

Pauline Elizabeth Moore Dillon (known as Polly), 91, died peacefully on February 1, 2019 in Mars Hill, North Carolina. She was born on March 6, 1927 in Corbin, Kentucky. As a teenager she moved to Birmingham Alabama, where she lived most of her adult life and raised her family with her husband, Joseph (Joe) Dean Dillon. She moved to...

Jan 30, 2019

Sharon Wallace, age 61, passed away the 30th day of January 2019 at her home in Palmetto, FL. after battling a long illness. Sharon Jean Bearden was born September 9th, 1957 to Jean and Larry Bearden in Shannon, AL. She married Cary Wallace and was a devoted mother to her son, Myles Dexter Wallace. She was known to many...

Jan 29, 2019

Thomas Massengale Battle, Sr., of Hoover, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2019, at the age of 90.  He was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama to Reverend William Raines Battle, Sr. and Inez Massengale Battle.  Tom was former President of Britling Cafeteria Company and Battle Buffet.  Tom spent his last eighteen years in Real Estate selling new construction.  He...

Jan 25, 2019

Emily "Jean" McAlister, of Fairfield, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019,  at the age of 87.  She was a member of Pleasant Grove Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her husband, William H. McAlister; son, William Wade McAlister; parents, Ervin and Vada Byram; brother, Maury Byram; and sister, Helen Frost.

Jean is survived...

Jan 25, 2019

Jerri Lynn Hatcher, of Hoover, passed away Friday, January 25, 2019, at the age of 61. She is preceded in death by her father, Jerry Franklin Leopard, Sr.  She is survived by her husband, Gordon Hatcher, Jr.; her children, Kristie Duke (Kenneth), Leicia Cates (Nick), James Hatcher, and Michael Hatcher; 7 grandchildren, Destanie Leach (Andrew), Trinatie Duke,...

Jan 24, 2019

Wesly Victor Nastiuk, born July 21, 1936 in St. Francis, Ontario, Canada, the only child of Nicholas Nastiuk and Domka Sandul Nastiuk, passed peacefully on Thursday, January 24, 2019, 13 years to the day that the love of his life, Darlene Elise Johnson Nastiuk, passed.

He also is preceded in death by his...

Jan 22, 2019

Robert Ferrell Maughan, 83, left his Hoover home on January 22, 2019, at 6:18 pm. His new address is in Heaven with his Savior. He was surrounded by his wife of 55 years, his 3 daughters, one of his grandsons, his pastor, and the amazing Hope Hospice family. Ferrell was born in a log cabin in Benevola, AL, and...

Jan 22, 2019

Gerald "Gus" Guthrie of Homewood, passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at the age of 89. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Donnie H. Guthrie.

Gerald is survived by 2 daughters, Marcia Cullifer and Leigh Ann Wilson...

Jan 20, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Delmar Milton "Bud" Henderson. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jan 14, 2019

Joseph Taylor Goodman, 22, of Birmingham, Ala., who loved life, his family and friends and the natural world and was a shining light for so many people he touched, died on January 14, 2019, in Birmingham, Ala. Taylor was born in Birmingham on January 17, 1996. Taylor also lived in Glenwood Springs, Colo., where he was a whitewater rafting...