Obituaries
Mary Riggins
Nov 11, 2025
Mary Williams Riggins, age 89, died on November 11th, 2025, at Heritage Health Care & Rehab. She was born January 8th, 1936, in Belle Ellen, Alabama to Luke and Mabelle Williams. Mary retired from Bellsouth after 30 years of service
She is survived by her children; Brenda Shirley of Lakeview, AL; James "Jimbo" Williams (Sherron) of Northport, AL, and Rick...
Robert Jones
Nov 11, 2025
Robert Duane Jones, resident of West Blocton, loved by all who knew him, passed away on Tuesday, November 11th, 2025. Duane was born on August 19, 1934 to Carl and Mavis Fulton Jones. After graduating from Bond High School in Mississippi Duane began working from 1959 to 1973 as a car salesperson for Drennen Motor Company in Bessemer, Alabama. He...
Margaret Cleveland
Nov 13, 2025
Margaret "Mog" Branham Phillips-Cleveland passed away on November 13, 2025 at the age of 85. Margaret lived in Birmingham all her life except for a short time when she worked for Congressman Huddleston in Washington DC. In Birmingham, she worked for the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau and Samford University from where she retired in 1988. She was a...
John Harvey Watson, Jr.
Nov 8, 2025
In Loving Memory
John H. Watson, Jr.
December 27, 1936 - November 8, 2025
Celebration of Life
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 (Veterans Day)
2:00 p.m.
Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home
John Hawkins Parkway, Hoover, Alabama
Obituary
John H. Watson, Jr., 88, of Hoover, Alabama, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2025. Born December 27, 1936, in Springville, Alabama, John grew up there and was a star basketball player in high school....
Tracy Payne
Nov 5, 2025
Tracy Payne, 62 years of age, passed on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, in the peace of her own home in Pelham, Alabama.
Tracy was born November 11, 1962, in Birmingham, AL to Midge Young and Samuel Russell. She was the oldest of two children, Suzan Sample being her younger sister. Tracy attended Pelham High School in Pelham, Alabama.
Tracy married...
Ross Nutt Jr.
Nov 5, 2025
The family of Ross Edward Nutt, Jr. announces the passing of Ross Edward Nutt, Jr. on November 5, 2025, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing. He was a beloved husband to his wife, Betty J. Nutt for 62 years and father of two daughters. He was the son...
Elizabeth Ann Wilder McCord
Nov 3, 2025
Elizabeth Ann Wilder McCord of Pelham, AL passed away peacefully Monday, November 3, 2025 at the age of 88. She was preceded in death by her husband Billy Fred McCord on November 23, 2022, and is survived by her son Tim McCord and his daughter Natalya McCord; daughter Melanie Moore (Ed) and her daughters Rebecca Norman (Blake) and Haley Moore;...
James McDowell
Nov 1, 2025
James Terry McDowell, age 80, passed away peacefully on November 1st, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. A devoted husband to Janice Ryan McDowell for 49 beautiful years, James lived a life marked by unwavering love, quiet strength, and deep faith.
A faithful member of Church on the Bluff for 45 years, James embodied the values of service, kindness, and humility....
William Lees
Oct 29, 2025
William Laurence Goodloe Lees, "Bill", passed away October 29, 2025. Bill was born on August 11th, 1939, in Independence, Kansas. He graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Williston High School in Williston, North Dakota, before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. After serving aboard the USS Lowry in the Mediterranean Sea, he returned to Louisiana Polytechnic University, now Louisiana Tech,...
Joseph Lynn
Oct 24, 2025
Joseph Daniel "Dan" Lynn-a loving husband, proud father, adoring grandfather, and loyal friend-left this world on Friday, October 24, 2025. His story continues through the people he loved most: his wife of 48 years, Carla; his sons, Joseph (Paul) and Robert (Jeff)rey; his daughters-in-law, Rachael Dabbs and Melissa Cook; and the grandchildren who brought him endless joy-Joseph Paul Jr. (JP),...
Patricia Ann Williams Reid
Oct 23, 2025
Patricia Ann Williams Reid went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Patricia was a devoted and loving wife to her husband, Olen Reid, with whom she shared 61 wonderful years of marriage. Together, they built a beautiful life rooted in faith, family, and love.
She was the proud mother of three children,...
Donald Smith
Oct 17, 2025
Donald Jackson Smith, 86, of Birmingham AL passed away Friday October 17, 2025. He was born November 22, 1938 to Clifton and Valeria Smith. He is survived by his wife Joyce Smith; his daughter Melisa (Missy) Mechele Wilson (husband Geoff); his son Mark Pruitt Smith (wife Rena'); his grandson Bryan Wilson; his grandson Josh Hartsell (wife Brittany); his sisters Pat...
Maxine Land
Oct 15, 2025
Maxine J. Land age 84, of Bessemer, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.As the matriarch of her family, she was the heart that kept them whole — leading with grace, wisdom, and an endless devotion that touched everyone she knew. Even when life gave little, she made it feel as though they had everything. She found joy in life’s...
Stephanie Colclough
Oct 14, 2025
Stephanie Strickland Colclough, 51, passed away unexpectedly on October 14, 2025.
She was born April 26,1974, and raised in Danville, Virginia before eventually graduating from Virgil I. Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama in 1992. She graduated from Auburn University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Human Resource Management. She earned her master's in education from the University...
Ruth Doyle
Oct 13, 2025
Willie Ruth Doyle, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family, on October 13, 2025. She was 93 years old.
Born on July 19, 1932, to Tom & Glacie Reid in Blount County, Alabama. Ruth's life was a testament to love and devotion to her family. She graduated from Locust...
Donald Boyd Sizemore
Oct 9, 2025
Born on September 28, 1941, to Donald and Cecil Sizemore, Buddy grew up in Lipscomb, Alabama, with a quick wit, a big heart, and a sense of humor not everyone understood. He graduated from Jones Valley High School and often joked that although he didn’t go to college, he did have five years of high school. Growing up, he loved...
Richard Baumgarten
Oct 8, 2025
Richard "Dick" Baumgarten
September 11, 1925 - October 8, 2025
Richard Baumgarten passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother. He was a wonderful friend to so many. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he met his wife Betty and they had two daughters, Lynn and Lee. The family...
Jack Emory Gray
Oct 7, 2025
Jack Emory Gray, 87, of Birmingham, was welcomed into the arms of God on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. He was preceded in death by his cherished parents, Hershel and Bertha Gray.
He leaves behind his devoted wife of 70 years, Virginia Gray, with whom he shared a lifetime of love and partnership since their wedding on September 1, 1955. Jack is...
Mary Cranston
Sep 30, 2025
With sadness, yet a sense of peace, the family of Mary Seaver (Verner) Cranston would like to announce her passing at the age of 92 into the arms of Jesus on September 30, 2025. Mary was born on November 10, 1932, in Albany, New York, where she was welcomed into the world by her parents, Ethel Seaver Verner and James...
John Lawrence Bass
Sep 26, 2025
John Lawrence Bass “Bosco”, 76, of Cahaba Heights, Alabama, passed away on September 26, 2025. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend. John was a graduate of Lyman Ward Military Academy and enjoyed a long career with Ventura Foods, retiring after 30 years of dedicated service.
John was a devoted Alabama fan who rarely missed an opportunity to cheer...
