Obituaries

John Monteabaro

Feb 20, 2018

John H. Monteabaro, age 63 of Springville, AL passed away on February 20, 2018. He was a member of Spring Valley Baptist Church. He was a Circulation Manager for the Birmingham News in the Birmingham Eastern area for over 40 years, was a co-owner of Shirley's Florist and also was a tax accountant. He is survived by his wife,...

Charles Gilbert

Feb 20, 2018

Charles Elliott Gilbert, age 88, of Hoover, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Mr. Gilbert graduated from Auburn University in 1951, and married Betty Bailes Gilbert, his wife of 66 years. Mr. Gilbert accepted his ROTC commission through Auburn University and entered the United States Air Force, forgoing a career in professional baseball. He was a veteran...

Barbara Begis

Feb 18, 2018

Barbara Evans Begis, age 79 of Birmingham, AL passed away on February 18, 2018. She was a member of Crestway Baptist Church. She was a member of Phi Kappa Phi at Birmingham Southern. She has two Master Degree's from UNO. She taught Special Education at Rudd High School and she was an accomplished horsewoman. She was preceded in death...

Lori Richey

Feb 18, 2018

Lori Beach "Flake" Richey, age 57, of Jacksonville, AL was born in Birchrun, Michigan and passed away on February 18, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tim Richey and her father, Andrew Beach; two brothers, Andrew Paul Beach and Scot Beach. She is survived by her daughter, Jessica Beach (Lamar); son, Daniel "Boomer" Beach; mother, Dorothy...

Frances Rockwell

Feb 18, 2018

Frances M. Rockwell, age 83, of Birmingham, passed away February 18, 2018. Frances was a graduate of Minor High School, was a loving Mother, Wife, Sister and Friend. She is preceded in death by her husband John Rockwell, Sr., parents Frank and Gladys Locke, and 3 children who died during childbirth. Chapel services will be on Wednesday, Feb 21,...

William Williams, Jr

Feb 17, 2018

No obituary

Dennis Wanninger

Feb 16, 2018

Dennis Leon Wanninger, age 89, of Moody, passed away on Febuary 16, 2018. He was a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who will truly be missed. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dolores Wanninger; his son, Butch Elliott; and his mother, Alice Wanninger. He is survived by his grandchildren, Michael Wayne Elliott (Pamela Lynn), Crystal Renee Wood...

Vreeland Johnson

Feb 16, 2018

V. GERALD Johnson "VG", age 77, of El Paso, TX, passed away February 16, 2018. He was a retired Trial Attorney and former Birmingham, AL Police Officer. Gerald was preceded in death by his parents Vreeland Samuel and Lilian Gaines Johnson and his wife of 44 years Janet H Johnson. Services will be held on Saturday February 24 at...

Barbara Smith

Feb 16, 2018

Barbara Ann Franklin Smith was the living example of SOS. She was born in Birmingham, Al. She attended Kennedy Elementary, Woodlawn High School and graduated from Hewitt-Trussville High School. She retired from the University Of Alabama School Of Medicine (Dept. of Pediatrics). After retirement she worked part-time at New South Federal Bank for 15 years. Preceded in death by...

Doris Nash

Feb 15, 2018

No obituary at this time.

Juanita Bryan

Feb 12, 2018

Mrs. Juanita Kilgore Bryan, age 96, of Tuscaloosa, AL, died February 12, 2018. She was a member of the United Methodist faith. Mrs. Bryan retired from the University of Alabama Birmingham. She was preceded in death by her husband, Josh T. Kilgore and husband, George D. Bryan; parents Byrd A. and Esther S. Stephenson; brother, Brady A. Stephenson; and...

Mary Pagan

Feb 12, 2018

Mary Ann Pagan, age 63, of Odenville, AL passed away on February 12, 2018. She was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret Mary Vaughan; her sister, Bobbi Diaz; daughter, Angela Bender and her husband, Ismael Pagan. Mary is survived by her father, Raymond Vaughan (Martha); sister, Kathy Pollack and brother, Raymond Vaughan, Jr.; her two sons, George Rittenhouse...

Jean Simmons

Feb 12, 2018

Martha Jean Gilmer Simmons passed away peacefully on February 12, 2018 at age 90. She was born September 2, 1927 to Lucy Dismuke Gilmer and Raymond Evans Gilmer and lived all of her life in the Birmingham, Alabama metro area. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Robert Ellis Simmons, and her brother Dr. Joseph Franklin...

Wanda Glass

Feb 12, 2018

No obituary at this time.

Paul Lewis

Feb 10, 2018

Paul Edward Lewis, age 86, of Oneonta, died on Feb 10, 2018 of COPD. He was born on Oct 28, 1931 in Shelby County, AL to William and Roxie Lewis. He was married to Mae Lewis for 66 years until she passed 14 months ago. Chapel services will be on Wednesday, Feb 14 at 10am with visitation from 9am...

David Lewis

Feb 10, 2018

David Lee Lewis, 63, passed away recently after failing health. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Smith Lewis, his one true love, his grandparents, Carl and Louise Lewis, Skylar and Margaret Coffey, all of Glasgow, Virginia. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Lewis, Jacksonville, FL; brother, Morris Lewis (Linda) of Finley Park, Illinois; sister, Vicky...

James Graves

Feb 10, 2018

James M. Graves, age 78 of Birmingham, AL passed away on February 10, 2018. He was an active member of Pioneer Baptist Church. He retired from Birmingham Wholesale Furniture, where he managed the warehouse for over 30 years. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, 1 sister and 5 brothers and his son, David. He is survived by...

Herbert Fowler

Feb 10, 2018

Herbert Lynn Fowler, 88, of Birmingham, Alabama, was called home to his Lord and Savior early Saturday morning, February 10, 2018, after a year-long health struggle. Herbert dearly loved his family and his friends. While traveling all throughout the Southeast Region during his long career in commercial masonry construction, Herbert loved being involved in ministry wherever he was planted....

Corabelle Reid

Feb 9, 2018

Corabelle Reid passed away on February 9, 2018 at the age of 95. She was preceded in death by her husband William "Buddy" Reid. She is survived by her daughter Sandra Dianne Reid, daughter Annabelle Cooper, and son Bill Reid (Bonnie), granddaughters Ashley Reid and Brandi Rowell (Jeremy), Audrey Lamy (Sebastien), Rachel Leal (Mike), along with 4 great grandchildren....

Peter Renda

Feb 9, 2018

Peter S. Renda, age 94, of Birmingham, passed away February 9, 2018. He was a produce manager and loved talking about Jesus. Peter was preceded in death by his sisters: Pauline Legnel, Mary Hudez, Annie Rumore, Rosalia Cardello, Josephine Chwalek, and brothers Nicholas, Phillip, Mike, Louis, Charles, Anthony, and Joe Renda and son in law Kenny Tidmore. A visitation...