Obituaries
Florence Peel Jenkins
Jun 4, 2018
Florence Peel Jenkins, of Helena, passed away on June 4, 2018, at the age of 88. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Hershel Jenkins; and her son, Charles Thomas Jenkins.
Florence is survived by her daughter, Sandra Jenkins Srygley; daughter in law, Karen Jenkins; Brother, Thomas Peel; sister, Ella Fay Paulk; sisters in law,...
James Brewster
Jun 3, 2018
James E. Brewster, of Birmingham, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at the age of 63. There will be a graveside service of memory on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Jefferson Memorial Gardens, South in Hoover. No visitation.
Paul Slaughter
Jun 2, 2018
Paul Slaughter was born in Birmingham on October 20, 1924, and passed away on June 2, 2018. He attended Woodlawn High School and graduated from the University of Alabama with an engineering degree. He served in the Army Air Force and retired from US Steel. He was a resident of Fair Haven Retirement Community and attended church there. He...
Teresa Weldon
May 28, 2018
Teresa Lynn "Teri" Duckett Weldon, of Riverside, passed away on May 28, 2018, at the age of 46. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jason Bradley Weldon.
Teri is survived by her daughter, Ashley Faith Weldon; her parents, Faye and Robert Duckett; a brother, Ted Duckett (Kelly); a sister, Tonya Washburn (Chad); her mother and...
Donna Gasque
May 18, 2018
Donna L. Gasque, of Birmingham, went to be with her Lord, Friday, May 18, 2018, at the age of 89. She was a long time member of First Baptist Church, Birmingham. Ms. Gasque was a graduate of Auburn University. She is preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, Edward Lee Gasque. She is survived by...
Frank Marsh
May 17, 2018
Frank Eugene Marsh, age 98, passed away on May 17, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Selma Marsh; his first wife of 42 years, Martha; his second wife of 19 years, Dr. Virginia; her granddaughter, Jennifer H. James; and his brothers and sisters.
Frank is survived by his friend, Peggy Benefield; and Virginia's...
Janice Littlepage
May 17, 2018
Janice Colley Littlepage, of Birmingham, went to be with her Lord Thursday, May 17, 2018, at the age of 66. She is survived by her sister, Maryanne Wells; her sister-in-law, Lena Colley; niece, Wanda Freeze (Billy); and 5 nephews, Curtis Atkinson (Barbara), Tink Atkinson (Midge), Billy Colley, Richard Colley, and Brett Colley (Peggy). The family will receive...
Ronnie Brown
May 16, 2018
Ronnie Brown, of Columbiana, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the age of 75. He is preceded in death by his mother, Donia "Toots" McConatha; and a daughter, Leigh Ann Davidson.
Ronnie is survived by his wife, of almost 30 years, Sandra K. Brown; 4 daughters, Jody Smith (Tracy), Terri Murray (Ben), Shelley Tortorigi (Ross), and Jody...
Bonnie N. Cruce
May 16, 2018
Bonnie N. Cruce, of Center Point, passed away, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the age of 90. She enjoyed travelling and flowers. Bonnie was a faithful member of Sunvalley Church of Christ. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Lucille Nicks; her nephew, John H. Nicks, Jr.; her niece, Janet Mareno (Gregory); her great niece, Jennifer Petitjean (Buddy); her great nephew,...
Walter Kenneth Adams
May 12, 2018
Walter Kenneth Adams, of Hoover, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018, at age 80. He was born and raised in Meridian, MS. Kenneth graduated from Meridian High School in 1956. He was also a graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi. He was a member of the Mississippi Air National Guard for seven years and served on active...
Margaret Ruth Austin
May 5, 2018
Margaret Ruth Austin, of Birmingham, AL passed away on May 5, 2018, at the age of 91. She was one of the charter members of Briarwood Presbyterian Church and a retiree of Vestavia Country Club as an accountant in the payroll department. Margaret loved life, her family and friends, and was loved by so many. She is preceded in death by...
Margaret Howard
May 5, 2018
Margaret S. Howard, of Helena, went to be with her Lord Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the age of 66. Her passion in life was teaching high school students, which she did for 32 years. Margaret was a member of Hunter Street Baptist Church and had a deep passion for her Lord Jesus Christ. She will be...
Catherine Burleson
May 2, 2018
Catherine Burleson, of Hoover, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Catherine is survived by a son, Billy Richey of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; and several nieces.
A graveside service will be held in Catherine's honor on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at 11 AM at Jefferson...
Leah Swenor
Apr 27, 2018
Leah Celeste Swenor, of Hoover, was taken too early in life as she passed away tragically on Friday, April 27, 2018, at age 22. She was born on December 29, 1995, in Anaconda, Montana. Leah went to Hope Christian School and worked as an Operations Support Specialist at Proctor U. Leah loved her family and friends and loved spending...
Staci Less
Apr 25, 2018
Staci Turner Less, 39, of Birmingham entered the gates of heaven on April 25, 2018. Born on May 8, 1978, Staci was a life-long resident of Birmingham and graduate of Homewood High School. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Alabama in 2000.
Staci is survived by her daughter Lila,...
Frank Cusimano
Apr 22, 2018
Frank Steven Cusimano was born on November 15, 1952, in Birmingham, AL to Vincent and Mary Cusimano. Mr. Cusimano passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018 after a courageous ten-year battle with prostate cancer. He was an active parishioner of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Montevallo, AL and attended Church of the Highlands with Jan.
Mr. Cusimano attended...
Jacob Simmons
Apr 22, 2018
Mr. Jacob Richard Simmons (Jake) was born on October 1st, 1926 in Nathalie, VA to the late Leanna and Jacob Simmons. At the age of 12 he moved to work in Baltimore, Maryland, and eventually settled in New York to continue to work. Jake met and married his loving wife of 43 years, Mae Simmons. He has four...
James Hulett
Apr 21, 2018
James "Jim" Hulett, of Pelham, went to be with his Lord Saturday, April 21, 2018, at the age of 88. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corp. He was retired after 40 years from the railroad in New York. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Rita Hulett; his daughter, Aleda...
Kathleen Perkins
Apr 18, 2018
Kathleen Owens Perkins, of Helena, passed away on April 18, 2018, at age 88. She was a retired elementary school teacher who served for 30 years in both the Birmingham and Shelby County school systems. She was a charter member of Riverchase Church of Christ. She was a strong and faithful Christian who loved God's word. She had a...
Wayne King
Apr 18, 2018
Wayne G. King, of Homewood, passed away on April 18, 2018, at the age of 93. He was a member of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church and a founding member of Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church.He was Veteran of World War II in the US Navy, first in Alabama to volunteer for the new aircraft carrier "Lexington", served 30+ years in...
