Mr. Robert Allen Perry, 55, of Odenville, AL passed away on January 13, 2021. He was born in Birmingham, AL on August 23, 1965. He graduated from Minor Christian High School and obtained a Bachelors degree in Computer Information Systems at ITT. Robert was a faithful member of Lighthouse Baptist Church, Moody, where he loved serving Jesus. He enjoyed all things related to technology, but most enjoyed spending time with family and friends, never meeting a stranger. His sweet disposition,...

Mr. Jeffrie Michael (Mike) Jones, 65, of Indian Springs, AL passed away on January 11, 2021. Mike graduated from Mountain Brook High School in 1973 and retired as a principal Radiation Technologist at UAB Medical Center and Kirklin Clinic. He was an avid tennis player and an expert in chess. As a devoted fan of Alabama Crimson Tide Football, he would have loved this year’s championship game. Mike had a great sense of humor and an uncanny, almost mystical ability to read people very...

Daniel (Danny DD) Scott D’Armond went home to be with the Lord on January 9, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Lana D’Armond, his daughter Madison D’Armond, his son Easton D’Armond, his parents Pam and Walter D’Armond. Danny graduated from Hoover High and the Culinard. He was owner of D’Armond Catering. Danny was an avid Alabama fan and enjoyed going to games with Easton. He loved spending time with his children, spending time in his yard with the dogs...

Mrs. Mary Perkins Colburn, 83, of Bessemer, AL passed away on January 8, 2021. She was a member of Grant Street Baptist Church in Bessemer. She retired after 40 years as Secretary at Young and Vann Supply and loved collecting dolls. She was married over 30 years to the love of her life, George Colburn. She is preceded in death by her husband; parents, Henry Melton Perkins and Minnie Rachel Barnes Perkins; and siblings, Choyce Perkins, Ruby Nell Higgins, Bryce Perkins, and Carnis...

Beverly passed away peacefully on January 7, 2021 of Covid. Beverly Jean (Repaskey) Graham was born August 13, 1931 to John (Doddy) and Lola Repaskey in Akron, Ohio. She grew up in the Firestone Park area and graduated from Garfield High School; she married Charles Edwin (ED) Graham in September following her graduation. Ed was a professional in the Boy Scouts of America which caused them to move to Cincinnati, Ohio and subsequently to Long Island, New York. Bev and Ed raised 3 children,...

Alabama native and a Bessemer son, Bobby Joe Franklin graduated from Bessemer High School in 1961. He was an avid sports fan and letterman in track and field. Early in life, he held jobs at a golf course and bowling alley where he would meet the love of his life in 1960. The Holiday Bowl and Fun Center united him with Virginia Ann Franklin, and they would remain together for the next 60 years. Love and a need to prove for his love drove him to technology certifications in electronics and...

On Tuesday January 5th 2021, Christina Raven Marler, loving wife, stepmother, daughter , cat lady, and friend to all she encountered, left this plain of existence.  She was born in Nashville Tennessee on May 10th, 1980, and the world hasn’t been the same since. She had an intuition that could only be described as supernatural. She brought a sense of magic and wonder to all she encountered. She was otherworldly beautiful on the outside and twice as beautiful on the...

Shirlee Lewis Ellis 1 11/02/1938- 01/4/2021 Shirlee had a full life and loving family. She is survived by her only child Brenda Belcher ( John). Grandchildren Jennifer Brooke Veleber and John Bradley Belcher ( Jenna). Great grandsons Brock Holloway, Jake Veleber, Cole Veleber, Trent Veleber, Silas Belcher, and Great granddaughter Isla Wren Belcher. Great great granddaughter Ellie Brooke Holloway Brother John R Lewis Jr (Darline) and Cecelia Meads. Preceding her in death were her parents...

Marvin Lynn Simons Jr., M.D., of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 4, 2021, after a hard-fought three-year battle with cancer. Lynn was born on April 29, 1957, to Lynn and Bonnie Simons in Morgantown, West Virginia. The oldest of five children, Lynn graduated from Nicholas County High School in 1975. Lynn attended West Virginia University and obtained his chemistry degree in three years while working as an EMT and rescue diver. Lynn continued his studies at West...

Follower of Christ, mother of three, nurse and Army wife, Jean Norris Brown passed away peacefully in her home with her family at her side on January 3, 2021. Jean was born December 4, 1934 to Alton and Eutha (Halstead) Norris in Dothan, Alabama, where she spent most of her early years.  After graduating from Georgia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in Atlanta, she married Gene L Brown in 1956 and commenced 32 years of Army life.  Amid seventeen moves, she raised her...

Mrs. Reyford F. Nichols, 89, of Hoover, AL passed away on January 3, 2021. She grew up in Colbert County, AL and graduated from Jefferson Hillman School of Nursing. She worked as a Registered Nurse and raised a family. She was a member of Oakmont Chapel Presbyterian Church and various dance organizations. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edwin P. Nichols, Jr.; parents, William and Carrie Finney; and two sisters. She is survived by her daughters, Carol Hinkle and Joyce Weaver;...

James “Ken” Jones, aged 80, of Birmingham, AL passed away January 3, 2021. He was born in Clanton, Alabama to Robert “Wash” Jones and Alice Jones Driskill on June 18, 1940. Ken is survived by his loving wife of nearly 60 years, Martha; his son Jay (Tonja); two grandchildren, Aly Pineda (Jarrod) and Austin Jones (Bekah); one great-grandchild, Michael; and three sisters, Rebecca Caldwell (Howard), Kate Driskill, and Nan Lucero. He also leaves a host of cousins and...

Paxton James Hodges 12/09/2020 – 12/30/2020   It is with heavy hearts that we honor and say goodbye to our precious baby boy. Paxton was born on December 9th of 2020 to Erin and Joshua Hodges, joining his big brother Rowan Hodges. Despite his short time on earth, he was deeply loved and brought immense joy to those around him. Paxton passed away December 30th of 2020 in the embrace of his mommy and daddy’s arms. Some only dream of angels, we held one in our...

Rosanne Gravlee Murphy passed away on December 29, 2020, age 72, at her home in Hoover, Alabama, after suffering many years from adult onset cystic fibrosis. Preceding her in death were her parents Thomas Houston Gravlee and Nadine Baughan Gravlee. She leaves behind her husband of 45 years Kenneth Wayne Murphy of Hoover, Alabama; her son Michael Kenneth Murphy and daughter-in-law Kathryn Carden Murphy and their two sons Andrew and Sean of Hoover, Alabama; her son Dr. David Wayne Murphy and...

Hollis Dewey Hayes of Hoover passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at the age of 101. He was a long-time resident of Hoover, and a faithful member of Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church, where he was an usher for almost 50 years. Hollis was born in Texas but spent most of his growing-up years in Louisiana. After high school he served his country in Europe during World War II piloting a B-17. Hollis attended Louisiana Tech University, where he majored in Mechanical Engineering....

Philip Marshall Cavender was born on July 20, 1955 in Nocona, Texas and passed away on December 26, 2020 in Birmingham Alabama at the end of his lengthy battle with FrontoTemporal Degeneration (FTD). He is preceded in death by his parents: Norman W. (Bill) Cavender and Marinel Raines Cavender.  He is survived by daughters: Katie Burch (husband Taylor) and Maggie Cavender, along with two grandsons: Sawyer and Hawkins Burch. Also surviving him are brothers and sisters-in-law: Paul and...

On Thursday, December 24, 2020, Adolph “Dock” Bradford, loving husband and father of three children, passed away at the age of 88. Adolph was born on August 29, 1932 in Cullman, AL. He graduated from Hanceville High School in 1951. He joined the Air Force in 1952 and served as an aircraft mechanic during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1956. When on a fateful New Years Eve dance in 1956, he met the love of his life Lois Bradford and married her on March 9, 1957...