Obituaries

Barry Hale

Jan 18, 2012

Tony Hale, age 47, of Corner, passed away January 18, 2012. He was a lifetime resident of Birmingham and a hard worker. Graveside services will be on Saturday, Jan 21, at 11am with burial in Jefferson Memorial Gardens East. Pastor Mary Seals will officiate. Visitation will be from 5pm until 7pm Friday and 10am until 11am Saturday. He is...

William Creel

Jan 17, 2012

William Charles Creel, age 59 of Hayden, AL passed away on January 17, 2012. He was born in Birmingham, AL and was a graduate of Hewitt Trussville High School. He was a member of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. He was a member of the Who Who's of Executives and also a member of the Brisket Brothers Barbeque team of...

Lisa Terry

Jan 17, 2012

Lisa Ann Terry, age 56, of Birmingham, passed away January 17, 2012. She was retired from AT&T and loved to travel with her family. Graveside services will be on Thursday Jan 19 at 11am with burial in Jefferson Memorial Gardens East. Visitation will be from 10am until 11am Thursday. She is survived by her father David Terry and sister...

Franklin Anderson

Jan 16, 2012

Franklin H. Anderson, age 90, of Birmingham, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012. Mr. Anderson was a wonderful husband, dad, grandfather and neighbor. He retired from Birmingham Transit after 46 years. He was a member of Berney Points Baptist Church and a former member of Vinesville Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife Mariglen Anderson, parents...

Mary Mestler

Jan 16, 2012

Mary Jean Prater Mestler, age 90 of Tuscaloosa, AL passed away on January 16, 2012. She was of the Baptist Faith. She graduated from the University of Alabama with top honors. She retired from teaching as a primary teacher with over 20 years of service. She was also a demonstration teacher for state colleges. While teaching, she raised four...

Robert Beasley

Jan 16, 2012

Robert Cleo Beasley, Sr., age 87, of Birmingham, AL, passed away on January 16, 2012. He was a very loving father and grandfather who will be missed by all. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pheba J. Beasley and brother, William Beasley. Survivors include his son, Robert Beasley, Jr, (Jenny); grandchildren, Lacey Beasley, Holly Resmondo (Neal) and...

John Spearman

Jan 15, 2012

John P. Spearman, 92, of Pinson passed away on January 15, 2012. He was born on October 29, 1919. He was a Methodist, a Veteran, A master plumber retired from his own company, a Mason and a Shriner.

He was preceded in death by his wife, whom he loved dearly, Charlotte H. Spearman; Also by his daughter,...

Pauline Clark

Jan 14, 2012

Pauline Berry Clark born May 13, 1929 in Birmingham passed away on January 14, 2012. She was preceded in death by her father, Talmadge Berry, mother Ellie Sexton Hemphill, son Larry P. Battles, sisters, Joyce Hallmark and Ellette Horton. She is survived by her husband Derrell Clark; daughter, Cheryl Stokes; sister, Bobbie Hemphill Reid Pilkington; brothers, Bobby Berry, Wayne...

Tammy Keel

Jan 14, 2012

KEEL, TAMMY CREWS, 50, of Birmingham, died January 14, 2012. Visitation 1:00 PM Tuesday at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home. Chapel Services at 2:00 PM with burial in Jefferson Memorial Gardens East

Fannie Wright

Jan 12, 2012

Fannie L. "Fran" Wright, 88 of Birmingham passed away on January 12, 2012. Fran was preceded in death by her husband, Charley A. Wright. She is survived by her sister, Carolyn; brother, Billy; three sons, Willard (Rose), Charles, Leo and their families. Visitation will be held at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home on Sunday, January 15 beginning at 1:00 PM...

C May

Jan 11, 2012

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Raymond Sewell

Jan 11, 2012

Raymond H. Sewell, Sr. "Ray", 62 of Irondale passed away on January 11, 2012. He was a loving, devoted husband, father and grandfather of six granddaughters. Ray had worked for Operating Engineers local 312 in Bessemer for 19 years and then opened Sewell Loader and Dozer Service in 1990 and retired in 2002. He was also a member of...

Wineva Cherry

Jan 10, 2012

Wineva "Reba" Cherry, age 65, of Trussville, passed away January 10, 2012. She was a member of the Summit Church. Services will be on Friday Jan 13 at 12pm in the Chapel with burial in Jefferson Memorial Gardens East. Pastor Pat Schatzline and Pastor Sean Cherry will officiate. Visitation will be from 11am until 12pm Friday. She is survived...

Billy Murphree

Jan 10, 2012

Billy J. Murphree, age 75, of Birmingham, passed away on January 10, 2012. He was a member of the Mason Lodge in Center Point, Eastern Star 416 in Center Point, as well as a member of Center Point Baptist Church and he served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Murphree was preceded in death by his parents, Gene and Ann...

Shirley Reynolds

Jan 9, 2012

Shirley Ann Marlowe Reynolds of Birmingham, AL went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 9, 2012 surrounded by her family and friends. Ann was born on May 23, 1935 in Sycamore, Alabama she was 76. Ann was a travel agent with Adventure Travel for many years. She was a member of Bridgepoint Church of...

Robert Dunn

Jan 8, 2012

Robert Lee Dunn "Bob", age 94, went to be with his Savior on January 8, 2012. He was born on January 12, 1917, to parents Eula Bailey and Joseph Bennett "Bige" Dunn in Hackneyville, AL. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the Army Corps of Engineers in North Africa and India. Mr. Dunn...

Robert Lenning

Jan 8, 2012

Robert Joe Lenning, 84, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on January 8, 2012a�"meeting his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, face to face. Born in Gadsden Alabama to Joseph Gordon and Lillian Trafenstedt Lenning, Robert made his career in the food industry. Before retiring, he held an upper level management position at Associated Grocers, in charge of the produce and...

Travis Warlick

Jan 7, 2012

Travis Warlick was born in Lamar County on January 4, 1925, and on January 7, 2012, he was reunited with his beautiful bride Marilyn in heaven. It was certainly a glorious day for the two of them to be together again. Travis served in World War II in Germany and received a Purple Heart. Upon his return, he attended...

James Smith

Jan 6, 2012

Kyle "Uncle Snuffy" Smith, age 86, of Birmingham passed away January 6, 2012. He served in the US Navy during World War II, worked for the US Post Office and was a proud lifetime member of the B.W. Howell Post 171 American Legion. He was preceded in death by his parents Bertha Mae and G. C. Smith, and brother...

Elizabeth Persall

Jan 6, 2012

PERSALL, ELIZABETH FAYE Age 68, passed away on January 6, 2012. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses -Center Point congregation. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Ray Persall. She is survived by her sisters, Wilda "Billie" Carver and Sonya Thrasher (Henley); many nieces and nephews as well as a lot of...