Obituaries
Jill Ross
Jan 5, 2022
Jill Lee Ross was born in Rockford, Illinois on August 8, 1968. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was three years old. Jill lived in Mississippi during most of her childhood years before moving to Birmingham in 1991. In Birmingham, Jill lived at Episcopal Place Apartments. While there, she became active in playing Power Chair Soccer at the Lakeshore...
David Carr, Sr.
Jan 4, 2022
David Wayne Carr, Sr., age 60, of Midfield, Al died on January 4, 2022.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama. He was raised, graduated in 1979 and resided just next door to his childhood home in the Fairfield Highlands community of Midfield, AL. He loved, missed and often reflected on childhood memories in Groundhog. He loved fishing, camping, and...
Dr. Edmund Segner, Jr.
Jan 1, 2022
Dr. Edmund Peter Segner, Jr., P.E., 93, of Hoover , Alabama peacefully went to be with his Lord on February 28, 2022. Ed was a dedicated and honored engineering educator serving the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Memphis, the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, the University of Oklahoma and Texas A&M University. He...
Bonnie Sue Maske
Jan 1, 2022
Mrs. Bonnie Sue Maske, 84, of Hoover, AL, passed away on January 1, 2022, after a short illness. A private graveside service for immediate family will take place on Friday, January 7 at Jefferson-Currie Memorial Gardens in Hoover, AL. Bonnie was born on November 6, 1937, to the late Lester and Louise Godfrey. She attended Dora High School, and...
Barbara "Gail" Carter
Dec 31, 2021
Mrs. Barbara "Gail" Carter (Handley), 87, of Hoover, AL arrived in Heaven on December 31st, 2021. She was born in Waycross GA on December 16th, 1934. Her father worked for Seaboard Coast Line, which briefly took her and her parents to Tampa, Florida. Upon returning to Waycross, she met the love of her life, Carl Carter, at the local...
Bette-Lynn Manskie
Dec 31, 2021
Bette-Lynn Manskie, 76, of Hoover, AL, peacefully passed away on December 31, 2021, surrounded by loved ones after a short illness.
She was born in New Jersey but lived a large portion of her life in Slidell, LA, where she retired from the St. Tammany Parish School system as a longtime educator. She was preceded in death...
Mary Anne Hutto
Dec 31, 2021
Mary Anne Hutto, 63, passed away on December 31, 2021. A memorial service will take place on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 2pm at Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home in Hoover, AL.
Mary Anne was born on April 9, 1958 in Tuscaloosa, AL. She graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in 1976. She was dedicated to childhood nutrition for Hoover City...
James Bonds
Dec 30, 2021
James Edward Bonds, age 77, passed away on December 30th, 2021 with his family by his side.
James retired from the Birmingham News after many years of service in the Press Room.
He was preceded in death by parents, George Fred Bonds, Sr. and Mary Lou Ray Bonds; brothers, George Fred, Jr. and George Truman...
Margaret Segrest
Dec 30, 2021
Margaret Allene Segrest, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2021. Margaret was born in Montgomery, AL on August 22, 1945 to Allene Summerlin Segrest and John Rogers Segrest of Luverne, AL in Crenshaw County. Margaret was raised in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School where she was a cheerleader. Margaret went on to further her education at Auburn...
Kristi Metz
Dec 27, 2021
Kristi Ann Metz, age 32, was called home to be with Jesus on December 27, 2021, surrounded by her family in Birmingham, Alabama. Kristi graduated from Spain Park High School in 2008, where she was a member of the school’s show choir. She had such a love for music and was always singing. Over the years she played the...
Colonel Thomas Dunlap, Jr. (Usaf Ret.)
Dec 26, 2021
Colonel Thomas James Dunlap, Jr. (USAF Ret.), a beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away December 26, 2021, at the age of 99. Colonel Dunlap was born in Birmingham, Alabama on June 13, 1922. He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Dunlap and Christina Sanders Dunlap, sisters, Nellie Barnes, Jean Melbourne and Elizabeth Walker and a brother,...
Nell Howard
Dec 24, 2021
Nell Marie Howard was born on March 25,1928 and went to her Heavenly home on the morning of December 24,2021 at the age of 93. She is preceded in death by her parents James and Beulah Robertson, husband George Howard Senior, daughter Nelda Workman, daughter and son-in-law Linda and Jimmy Shackelford, son and daughter-in-law George Junior and Reba Howard. Also by...
Myrtle Connell
Dec 22, 2021
Myrtle Connell, born on February 23, 1931, passed away on December 22, 2021. A private funeral is planned for December 27, 2021.
Raelynn Hicks
Dec 19, 2021
Raelynn Dixie Hicks passed away peacefully at home on December 19,2021 surrounded by her mother, father, and sister of Fort Polk Louisiana. She is
survived by her mother, Lavanna Griffin Hicks, her father Carson Hicks, and big sister Sophie Hicks. Friends are invited to support the Hicks family at Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home on Thursday,
December...
Evelyn "Evie" Walker
Dec 17, 2021
Evelyn “Evie” Mae Walker joined our Father in Heaven on December 17th, 2021 in the loving embrace of her family. Evelyn Mae Walker was born on June 24, 2021, to Hannah and Matthew Walker. Evie was a miracle from the start! She was a fighter and a trooper. Despite her circumstances, she was happy and thriving. She brought so...
Shawn C. Wandry
Dec 16, 2021
Shawn C Wandry was born in Aberdeen, SD and moved to Birmingham, AL area at age 7 to live with his Mother, Diane, and his brother, Jesse (4). He lived much of his childhood in Birmingport, AL near the Black Warrior River teaching himself and his bothers to swim and fish. He was a gifted athlete and excelled at...
Bettie Elaine Smith
Dec 14, 2021
Bettie Elaine Smith, 89, of Hoover, AL passed away on December 14, 2021. Elaine and her husband loved traveling in their spare time, spending time with family and friends, and having fun.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 69 years, Jack Smith; son, Jack Smith, Jr.; and nephew, Christopher Holt.
She...
Peggy Shores
Dec 14, 2021
Peggy Ruth Heard Shores was born at home in the Inglenook neighborhood of Birmingham, AL on October 5, 1933. She graduated from Phillips High School in 1951. Her career began at State Farm Insurance Company during which time she joined the Beta Sigma Phi sorority where she made life-long friends. In 1951 she married John Wesley Shores, Jr. and...
Annabell Fleming
Dec 13, 2021
Annabell Fleming, age 98, passed away peacefully on December 13th. She was born September 29, 1923 in Wylam, AL to Andrew and Emma Abercrombie. Annabell was preceded in death by her husband Walter Fleming, and also her siblings Hunter, John and Marguerite. Annabell and Walter were married in 1945 after just two weeks of dating and shared 71 years...
Tajdin Jiwani
Dec 13, 2021
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