Obituaries

Jan 6, 2021

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...

Jan 5, 2021

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...

Jan 4, 2021

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...

Jan 4, 2021

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...

Jan 3, 2021

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;...

Jan 3, 2021

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...

Jan 3, 2021

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...

Jan 2, 2021

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

Jan 1, 2021

Geraldine "Gerry" Lofton of Pelham, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at the age of 74. She was preceded in death by a son, Daniel. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Danny Lofton; her mother, Christine Broughton; a brother, George and his wife Gail, and their son, Trey; her mother-in-law Doris Lofton; brother-in-law, Ray Lofton and his...

Dec 30, 2020

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...

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...