Obituaries

Aug 8, 2021

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

Aug 8, 2021

Carroll Edward Esposite, Sr. was loved by everyone he met. The gift of gab and storytelling gave him an edge in the retail sales business. He became a friend in an instant. He was a good man and a light in the world. He served many, including our country in the National Guard.

He was preceded in...

Aug 5, 2021

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

Aug 5, 2021

Diane Schwarz, 61, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 5th after a four-month battle with cancer. Diane was born July 11, 1960 in Nashville, TN to Deana Mae Lee and the late Eugene Lee. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, and Mimi. All who knew her would know of her amazing food and generous hospitality....

Aug 4, 2021

It is with profound sadness that the family of Debra Friedman Buttram announce her devastating and shocking passing on August 4, 2021 at the age of 62.  She is survived by her husband Bobby Buttram, daughter Brittany Anderson(Jeremiah Rastegar) and granddaughter Aurora Rastegar. brother Mark Alan Friedman, stepdaughters Terri Platt, Sherri Hilley, and Melanie Williams, and cousins Marilyn and Malcolm...

Aug 3, 2021

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

Aug 2, 2021

Retired Lieutenant Colonel James E. Dailey, 86, passed Monday in his home surrounded by family. James is survived by his wife, Sylvia Dailey, and three children: Deborah (Russell) Stone, Jed (Denise) Dailey, Darryl (Dawn) Dailey, he is preceded in death by his son Joey (Kelly) Dailey. He also has nine grandchildren: Fallon (Chris) Barnett, Alexandra (Christian) Flowers, Patrick (Lauren)...

Jul 31, 2021

Mr. Stephen Byron McGriff, 62, of Helena, AL passed away on July 31, 2021. Stephen was born in Tallahassee, FL on March 5, 1959 to Patricia Ann McGriff and the late Larry Eugene McGriff. He graduated from Vestavia Hills High School and was a member of First Baptist Church of Pelham. He was a police dispatcher for the Helena...

Jul 27, 2021

On the evening of July 27, 2021, Gerney D. Mitchell of Bluff Park and Hoover, Alabama died on his birthday at the age of 100. Mr. Mitchell was born to Jesse and Ethel Mitchell in Ensley, Alabama in 1921. He served proudly and with honor in the U.S. Navy during both WWII and the Korean Conflict and four additional...

Jul 26, 2021

David M. Maxwell, 71, longtime resident of Hoover, passed away on July 26th. He was preceded in death by his father, Arvie D. Maxwell and mother, Mattie Sue Maxwell. He will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by those he leaves behind, including: his wife, Cheryl S. Maxwell; daughters, Julie Maxwell and Lisa Terry (Andy); grandson, Cooper; sisters, Elizabeth...

Jul 26, 2021

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

Jul 25, 2021

Kathryn (aka, Kathy, Grandma, Gma, Grema, and Kathryn Ann when she was bad), Age 92 was called to Glory this past Sunday after complications due to a fall. Kathryn started life in Gary Indiana at the ripe age of zero. Her father, who worked in the steel industry, transferred to Birmingham in 1938. She ended up marrying another guy...

Jul 16, 2021

Betty Shows Frost, 80, of Pelham, AL passed away on July 16, 2021. Betty retired from the American Cancer Society. She was preceded in death by her parents, O.H. and Jessie Shows. She is survived by her children, Paige Frost Moore (Jim) and Jason Frost (Kimberly); four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and her sister, Doris Sides.

A private...

Jul 7, 2021

Dorcas Isobel Gray, daughter of Ann and Floyd Gray was born in Dallas, Texas on July 25, 1926, but to ask her, life began for Dorcas when she became Mrs. Billy Joe Monroe on September 6, 1947. A year later, she began her journey as mother to daughters, Cheryl and 6 years later to Nanci. Dorcas had many interesting...

Jul 7, 2021

It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Winnie Wanjiku O’Neal of Pelham, Alabama on July 7th 2021. Loving daughter of the late Jacob Mwangi Wainaina and Lydiah Nyathogora Mwangi Wainaina.

Loving mother to two adorable children, Arianna Lydiah O’Neal, 6years and Emmanuel Jakobi O’Neal, 2years. She was the beloved sister to Pauline Mwangi...

Jul 2, 2021

Harold Gwinn Myers, age 78 of Bessemer, Alabama passed away Friday July 2, 2021.

Born April 4, 1943; Harold spent his childhood in Section, AL. He did farm work and learned to run heavy equipment. He moved to Bessemer, AL in 1966 and worked for Burgess Mining and Drummond Coal. He retired from mining in 1995 and continued...

Jul 1, 2021

Joyce Dobnikar of Hoover, AL joined our Lord and Savioron Thursday, July 1, 2021. Joyce was 79, born March 28, 1942,in Paducah, KY to the late George Harrison (Mac) Cooper and Lyda Jeanette (Susie) Pace Cooper. She was preceded in death by her sister, Fay Cooper Kemp (d. Bryan) of Fredericktown, MO and survived by siblings, Jerry Cooper (m. Grace) of Dallas, TX, and Janice Cooper Akridge (d. Cleon) of St. Louis, MO.

Survivors also include: husband – Marvin Wayne Dobnikar of Hoover, AL (m. 59 years); children –...

Jun 29, 2021

Kenneth Edwin Payne, 84 years old, departed this life on June 29, 2021. He was born in Hale County, Alabama, graduated from Akron High School, and, after a stint in the United States Army, settled with his wife, Jeanette, in Akron, Alabama, where they raised their children. They later moved to the outskirts of Greensboro, Alabama, where they lived...

Jun 24, 2021

Virgil C. “Butch” Powell, Jr., 74, of Birmingham, AL passed away on June 24, 2021. He was born in Birmingham on October 2, 1946. He died after a long battle with Parkinson’s. He grew up in Center Point, graduated from Hewitt-Trussville High School and the University of Alabama with a Bachelors and Masters degree in Business, and retired from...

Jun 22, 2021

Mary Nell Griffin Bentley, 79, of Birmingham, went peacefully to her Heavenly home June 22, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Mary Griffin.

She is survived by Ray Bentley, her sister, Shirley Warren (Radford) and her three sons, Bobby Bentley, David Bentley (Tinka), and Brian Bentley (Audra). She...