Obituaries
Thomas Tapley, Jr.
Apr 2, 2023
Thomas Joel Tapley Jr, 75 years old, of Hueytown, Alabama passed Sunday, April 2nd., 2023.
Thomas was born to Thomas Tapley Sr. and Elizabeth Hales Tapley, November 3rd, 1947, in Atlanta Georgia. He graduated from South Cobb High School in Atlanta GA. He married Nancy Carpenter in 1969 and lived together in Mableton, Georgia. Together they raised three children. He...
Herbert McBride, Jr.
Apr 2, 2023
Herbert Leon McBride Jr. of Trussville passed away peacefully on April 2, 2023, after a battle with Alzheimers, surrounded by his family.
Herb was born in Helena, Alabama on April 16,1938. He grew up in Birmingham and was a graduate of Woodlawn High School. While there, Herb played for both championship football and baseball teams. Throughout his lifetime, his...
Kamaree Phillips
Apr 1, 2023
Kamaree Shondale Phillps, was born on December 8, 2005 in Birmingham, Alabama to LesLee Watkins and Carlos Phillips. He grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. Kamaree confessed Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior at an early age. He was baptized on January 6, 2019. He departed this life Saturday, April 1, 2023. Kamaree attended Clay- Chalkville High School...
Gene Strickland
Mar 31, 2023
Gene Gary Strickland, age 84, of Gardendale, AL passed away on March 31, 2023. Gene was born August 6, 1938 to Clarence and Mertice Strickland. He was a native of Brilliant, AL and graduated from Brilliant High School.
Gene was a firefighter for the city of Birmingham, AL for 27 years before retiring. He was a member of North Gardendale...
Willodean Payne
Mar 31, 2023
Willodean Wilson Payne of Hoover and formerly Forestdale passed away on March 31 at the age of 89. She recently shared that she had a good life, was tired and ready to go.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clayton (C.L.) Payne, and sister, Shirley Patton. She is survived by her daughter, Donna Lynn Hamrick (David). She was...
Robbie Palmer
Mar 31, 2023
Robbie Sue Barnett Palmer of Shelby Shores, age 85, born March 30th 1938, died peacefully in her sleep on the eve of March 31, 2023. Robbie Sue was originally from Talladega, Alabama, a graduate of Winterboro high school.
Funeral arrangements have been made at Jefferson Memorial in Trussville located at 1591 Gadsden Highway, Birmingham, Ala 352023. Visitation will be...
Hugh McClendon
Mar 31, 2023
Hugh McClendon, age 82, of Birmingham, passed away on March 31, 2023.
Hugh was retired from Jefferson County as a Senior Probation Officer and Court Magistrate. He was a member of St. Mark’s the Evangelist Catholic Church. Hugh was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1940, and graduated from Woodlawn High School. He earned a Bachelors Degree in Sociology, and...
Jane Sandford Poole
Mar 31, 2023
Jane Sandford Poole was born April 22, 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama to Jewell Stewart Harwell and Thomas Edward Harwell. She passed peacefully from this earth surrounded by family and friends on March 31, 2023. She was preceded in death by her mother, Jewell Harwell, father, Thomas Harwell, precious husband Elbert Poole and beloved son Randall Dane Sandford.
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Bobbie Sample
Mar 31, 2023
Bobbie Joyce Lee Sample, age 89, of Hoover, Alabama went to be with the Lord on March 31, 2023. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be greatly missed.
Bobbie was married to Donald (Don) Sample for 69 years. Together they established a home rooted in faith with their 3 children. They were members...
Margie Caslin
Mar 30, 2023
Margie Caslin passed away on March 30, 2023 in Birmingham, AL at the age of 92. She is survived by her son, Rick Barlow and sister Bert Howell, as well as her grandchildren Sara Price, Lyle Barlow, Stephane Conner (Shane), and her greatgrandchildren Caleb, Campbell, Bella, Stevie Lynn, and Samantha. Margie is preceded in death by her husband, Bob...
Richard Kniep
Mar 30, 2023
Richard Alvin Kniep, age 82, of Palmerdale, AL was born on January 24, 1941 in Birmingham, AL. He passed away on March 30, 2023. He attended Palmderdale Grammar School and graduated from Tarrant High School in 1959. He attended and was the congregational song leader for many years at First Baptist Church Palmerdale and Doctrinal Bible Church of Roebuck,...
Barbara Ray
Mar 29, 2023
Barbara Benson Ray (“Mimi”) of Springville, AL was called home to be with our Lord on March 29, 2023, at the age of 86. She was born August 2, 1936 to her loving parents, Lee and Harriett Benson. Barbara was a loving and dedicated wife to her husband of 40 years, Robert M. Ray. She is survived by her husband,...
Samuel McPherson
Mar 29, 2023
Samuel Ray McPherson was born on August 4, 1933, to the union of Samuel Talmadge McPherson and Ada Louella Sandlin in Birmingham, Alabama. Ray, as his family called him. Received his formal education at Howard College (Samford University). He received a MS Degree in History from the University of Alabama at Birmingham as well as a MS degree in...
Jay Allen Friedman
Mar 26, 2023
Jay Allen Friedman, 63, passed away peacefully on March 26th, 2023, surrounded by his wife and three children. He was born in New York and was the youngest son of Norman and Lysa Friedman. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School and received his bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida in 1981. He moved to Birmingham, Alabama after...
Sundra Morris
Mar 26, 2023
Sundra M. Morris, age 77 passed away peacefully at her home in Pinson, AL on Sunday, March 26, 2023. Sundra was deeply loved by her family, friends and neighbors and will be missed tremendously. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jerry J. Morris, her parents, and brother. She is survived by her son, Eric J. Morris (Linda)...
Norma Jean Banks
Mar 24, 2023
Norma Jean Banks, age 90, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on March 24, 2023. She went to be with the Lord at home in Foley, Alabama. Norma was a devoted and loving wife for 69 years to her husband Billy and joined him in heaven. She was a loving and devoted Mother to her three daughters and other members...
Stephanie Nix
Mar 23, 2023
Stephanie Suzanne Nix was born on December 12, 1970 to Jimmie and Linda Nix. Ms. Nix was a graduate of Tarrant High School and attended Jeff State. She was a member of Palmerdale Cross Baptist Church in Pinson. Ms. Nix passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at the age of 52 surrounded by her family. She was preceded in...
Jean Woodham Wilhelm
Mar 23, 2023
Jean Woodham Wilhelm was born September 10, 1941, in Mobile, AL. Jean graduated from Murphy High School in 1959. After graduation, she married Maurice F Wilhelm, Jr. whom she met while working at Merchants Bank in Mobile. They would have celebrated 63 years of marriage in June 2023. She was a devoted wife to her husband Maurice, and loving...
Brian Moody
Mar 22, 2023
Brian C. Moody, born October 1, 1973 in New Kensington, PA
currently of Moody, AL passed away on March 22, 2023.
Brian Moody was a graduate of Parkway Christian Academy.
He was an avid Alabama and NASCAR fan. He enjoyed
hunting and fishing was his passion. Survivors include his
mother, Susan J. McKinley, Stepfathers, William C. McKinley...
Philip Allen
Mar 21, 2023
Philip Raymond Allen, born in 1952, an Alabama Lumberjack, Business Owner, Man of God, Beloved Husband, Revered Father, Adored Grandfather and Great Friend, died peacefully in his home after a two and a half year battle with Cancer on March 21, in his Springville, Alabama home.
Although living in several other states, he considered Tuscaloosa his home. Philip graduated...
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