Obituaries

Dec 29, 2020

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...

Dec 29, 2020

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....

Dec 28, 2020

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

Dec 26, 2020

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...

Dec 24, 2020

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...

Dec 22, 2020

Maurice Otis Arnold October 12, 1933 -December 22, 2020

Maurice Otis Arnold was born in St. Louis, MO on October 12, 1933 to Noble & Margaret Arnold.  He was the 2 nd Oldest of 5 children.  Maurice had 3 sisters Zanie Mae Cochran (deceased), Esther Winston (deceased) and his only remaining sister Veloise Moore.  He had one...

Dec 21, 2020

Vivian Meadows Burdeshaw, 81, died December 21, 2020, after a long and rich life, filled with a most loving family and so many dear friends. She was born in Phenix City, Alabama, on August 1, 1939, the youngest of five children of Dr. Ellison Marion Meadows and Mary Frances Meadows. She was a graduate of Auburn University, where she...

Dec 19, 2020

Longtime Birmingham radio personality, Dan Brennan, whom you might recall him on WVOK, the "Mighty 690,” as "Dan the Music Man,” age 90, died peacefully of natural causes in the arms of his loving wife of 70 years, Clara Brennan, while surrounded by his loving family at their home in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dan was part of the Great Brennan Broadcasting dynasty. He, along with...

Dec 19, 2020

Marilyn Stowers Boyd, age 90, died on December 19, 2020 in Birmingham, AL.

Mrs. Boyd was born in Itta Bena, MS to the late Paul and Lula Mae Stowers on October 8, 1930. She graduated from Humphreys High School and attended Mississippi State College for Women.

Mrs. Boyd was married to the late Albert H....

Dec 18, 2020

Katelyn Nicole Whitworth, of Pelham, Alabama, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020, at the age of 21.

She was a beloved daughter, sister, and friend to so many and will be missed beyond measure. Katelyn was the light of the room wherever life took her. She loved travel, being with friends, and most importantly loving on...

Dec 17, 2020

An obituary is not available at this time for Dewey L. Marley Jr.. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dec 17, 2020

An obituary is not available at this time for Bernice (Edmond) Sanders. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dec 13, 2020

It is with the deepest of sorrows we inform you of the passing of our dearest mother, daughter, sister and friend, Jamie Schroeder Sims. Born on September 15, 1980, Jamie lived a vibrant life, full of love, and lifting the spirits of everyone she encountered. She was a long-time employee of Sexton’s Seafood INC in Vestavia. She was an...

Dec 13, 2020

Susan Elizabeth Jennings Gilliland

September 6, 1942 ~ December 13, 2020 (age 78)

Susan Elizabeth Jennings Gilliland of Hoover Alabama, left for Heaven on December 13, 2020. She was the daughter of the late William and Virginia Jennings. She was born September 6, 1942 in Norfolk Virginia and grew up in Staten Island New York....

Dec 10, 2020

Dorothy Mae Madinger of Pelham, Alabama, born March 12, 1921 left for Heaven on December 10, 2020. She was born to Walter and Emillie Cook in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was preceded in death by Paul, her loving husband of 68 years, by her parents and sisters Mabel Bunker (Ward), Martha Rennard (Charles) and Sara Grover (Walter) and by two,...

Dec 9, 2020

Mr. James Dale Beasley, 79, of Hoover, AL passed away on December 9, 2020. He was born on December 18, 1940 in High Point, North Carolina. He graduated from High Point High School in 1959, obtained a BS from North Carolina State University, and graduated with honors in 1963 in Electrical Engineering. He was hired by AT&T in 1963...

Dec 9, 2020

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

Dec 8, 2020

William C. "Bill" Landers passed from life to the arms of His Savior on 12/8/2020 after a brief hospitalization.  He was born in Fairview (Cullman), Alabama the son of Henry Francis Landers and Mertie (Bonds) Landers.   He served in the Panama Canal Zone in the Navy and later married and graduated from Auburn University.  He worked in insurance agency...

Dec 8, 2020

Maureen Burnett, beloved wife and mother, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. She was born on December 1, 1930, to Guy and Carlie Crocker. Raised in Bibb County, she lived most of her life in Hoover AL and was a member of Shades Crest Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Arlee Crocker...

Dec 8, 2020

Janett Hurley Tyner 85, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020.  She was the daughter of the late Rosa Mae Hughes.   She was born August 17, 1935 in Roanake, AL and grew up in Valley, AL. She graduated from Valley High School in 1953 and was a 1955 graduate of the University of Alabama Nursing School.   In 1955, she married...