Obituaries
Jewel Lavada Grimes
Apr 2, 2022
Jewel Lavada Spradlin Grimes of Bessemer, AL, passed into heaven’s gates on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the age of 85. Jewel was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, Christian leader and servant. She graduated from McAdory High School and attended and served at Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church for near 75 years. Jewel loved her Lord...
Philip Newton
Apr 2, 2022
Philip “Fig” Newton, 72, was called to his eternal resting place on April 2, 2022. Philip entered this world on August 16, 1949 in Birmingham, Al to Oscar Cecil Newton and Ferne Canant Newton. He grew up in Ensley, before eventually graduating from Ensley High School. While in high school he met Ruby Ann Walker who...
Martha Jones
Mar 29, 2022
Martha W. Jones, aged 83, of Birmingham, Alabama passed away March 29, 2022. She was born in Columbus, Mississippi to Lloyd and Beatrice Wright on July 17, 1938. Martha is survived by her loving son Jay (Tonja); two grandchildren, Aly Pineda (Jarrod) and Austin Jones (Bekah), and two great-grandchildren, Michael and Theo. She is preceded in death by her...
Taylor Neumann
Mar 28, 2022
Taylor Richard Neumann of Leeds Alabama, passed away on March 28, 2022 to be with our Lord. Taylor was born on July 28, 1986 and was 35 years old. Taylor grew up in Hoover, Alabama, graduated from Hoover High School in 2005, and was on the State Championship football team and the State Championship wrestling team. He graduated from the University...
Cora Cowen
Mar 27, 2022
Cora Stone Cowen, born January 29, 1933, passed away in Charlotte, NC, on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the age of 89. Cora was born on her parents’ farm near Six Mile, Alabama. At the age of 11, her family moved to Tuscaloosa. She graduated from Holt High School in 1950. She married her dear husband, J.D. (Jay), in...
Florence Spain
Mar 25, 2022
On March 25, 2002, Florence A. Spain of Shannon AL - loving mother and grandmother - passed peacefully at home at the age of 89. Florence Aline Spain (Noble) born February 3rd, 1933 to Mattie and Judson Noble. She was married to James William Spain and they raised 5 children, Sandra S Baker, W. Doug Spain...
Constance "Connie" Taranto
Mar 24, 2022
Constance Ruth(Connie)Hollowell Taranto,79, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2022 in Bessemer, Alabama. She was born March 9, 1943 to Benjamin and Eileen Hollowell, Bessemer, Alabama. She graduated from Bessemer High School and worked for many years at the Salvation Army Distribution Center. She was married to Charles Richard Tararato. Connie was gifted at writing poetry...
Bobby Horne
Mar 23, 2022
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Dale Stempel
Mar 23, 2022
Dale H. Stempel, formerly of Enterprise, passed March 23, 2022 at her new home in Montevallo, Alabama. Dale was born February 18, 1946 to Oscar and Lera Harvey in Pembroke, Georgia. She was the youngest of two brothers and five sisters. She enjoyed life as an Army wife, serving with her husband ontwo tours in Germany and at numerous assignments around the United States. She taught elementary school for a total of 36...
Opal Cash Chapman
Mar 20, 2022
Opal Jean Cash Chapman, age 87 of McCalla, AL passed away at Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, AL on March 20, 2022 after an extended illness. She retired from US Steel in Birmingham after a long career. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Cash, her father, Otis L. Cash; Father of their 3 children, Charles Chapman; Five siblings,...
Patricia Kovacs
Mar 17, 2022
Patricia Hogan Kovacs, passed away on March 17, 2022 after her 13 month battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. She graduated from Moravian College where she and her husband, Joseph Kovacs of 34 years, were married. She celebrated her 10 year anniversary working for O’Neal Industries, where she enjoyed her role as HR Business Partner. She was someone who was always willing to help others, even in...
Myrtice Mcbrayer
Mar 15, 2022
Elizabeth “Liz” McBrayer, 87, of Hoover, AL passed away on March 15, 2022 after a long battle with MS and a brief battle with lung cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones at the time she passed. In 1953 she married James “Jimmy” McBrayer and they had three children, Stanley, Susie and Cindy. Liz was the...
Karen Bragan
Mar 13, 2022
Karen Bragan, age 75, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home with her children by her side on March 13, 2022, in Pelham, AL.
Karen was born on July 19, 1946 in West Springfield, MA, to Lt. Col. Walter Heath, Jr. and Katheryn Stewart Heath.
She graduated from Washburn Rural High School in...
Harvey Wyatt
Mar 9, 2022
Harvey O’Neal Wyatt age 81, passed away on March 9, 2022, in Vance, AL. Harvey Wyatt was born on August 10, 1940 in Chilton County, Alabama to CC and Lessie Wyatt and was then raised in Shannon, Alabama. He served in the US Army from 1963-1965. His career was an outside sales rep for Corn Brothers,...
Barbara Whitsett
Mar 7, 2022
Barbara Whitsett, age 83 went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 7, 2022 at her home in Hoover. Barbara was born October 3, 1938 in Georgia to the late Lula and Frank Smith. She was a graduate of Bessemer High School and from Bessemer Tech College then went on to work for the Phil Sarris Law...
James Whitson
Mar 7, 2022
James Harold Whitson, 76 years old, died in the company of the love of his life on Monday morning March 7, 2022. A memorial service will be held at the Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home at 2 pm on March 12, 2022. After the service, those who wish to attend a celebration of his life are invited to...
Ann Franks
Mar 6, 2022
Ann Elizabeth Nelson Franks of Alabaster, went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 6, 2022 at the age of 87. She spent most of her working life as a credit union teller and later as her husband's helpmate in his Southern Baptist Pastorates.
Ann is survived by her sons, Charles N. Franks (Marilyn) and Terry A....
Barbara Ingham
Mar 5, 2022
Barbara P. Ingham (b. June 3, 1933) passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on March 5, 2022. She is survived by her daughters, Cindy Ann (Michael) Golden and Kathy Marie (Dale) Chambers of Birmingham; stepdaughters, Vicki Leigh Ingham and Cynthia Jo Ingham of Des Moines; four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Janet Arnett
Mar 3, 2022
Janet Salyer Arnett passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2022 in Hoover, AL. Janet was born January 26, 1935 in Salyersville, KY to Sarah Howard Salyer and Coyne Salyer and grew up in Salyersville one of twelve children. Janet married Max Arnett who was in the Air Force at that time; they were stationed at several Air Force bases...
Juanita Tew
Feb 28, 2022
Juanita S. Tew, of Birmingham Alabama, went home to be with the Lord on February 28, 2022 at the age of 89. Juanita Spivey was born on September 10, 1932, to Ethel and William McKinley (Mac) Spivey. An only child of a Methodist minister, Juanita attended Asbury College in Kentucky for a year before marrying L. Earl Tew of...
