Obituaries

Rosemary Sellers

Aug 14, 2016

Service Graveside Service Mobile Memorial Gardens 6100 Three-Notch Road Mobile, AL  36619 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 10:00 AM Cemetery Mobile Memorial Gardens 6100 Three-Notch Road Mobile, AL  36619

June Shepherd

Aug 14, 2016

SHEPHERD Jan. 10, 1932-Aug. 14, 2016 June Yvonne Brooks Shepherd was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice Chandler Shepherd and her son, Tony Eugene Gentry. Her surviving family members include Valerie B. Gentry, Gloria Homan, and Evelyn Rainbolt. Mrs. Shepherd was also blessed with 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great-grandchildren. June was born in 1932 in Sylacauga,...

Jewel Bertolotti

Aug 13, 2016

BERTOLOTTI Sept. 11, 1925-Aug. 13, 2015 Jewel Arline Porter Bertolotti, born September 11, 1925, a longtime resident of Mobile, AL, died Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Birmingham, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion S. Bertolotti, Sr. Her survivors include her daughter, Carolyn Bertolotti (Courtney) Mason; her son, Marion S. (Melisa) Bertolotti, Jr.; five grandchildren; three...

Sybil Lomax

Aug 12, 2016

LOMAX May 31, 1932-August 12, 2016 Sybil Adjeline Fore Lomax, age 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 12, 2016 at her home in Satsuma, AL. She is survived by her three children, Richard Lomax (Mary K), Cynthia L. Sherrer (Timothy) and Russell Lomax (Kelly); her beloved grandchildren, Christopher Sherrer, Megan S. Neel (Michael), Taylor Sherrer, Avery Lomax, Hunter...

Richard Terry, Sr.

Aug 11, 2016

TERRY, SR. Dec. 30, 1950-Aug. 11, 2016 Richard Tawn Terry, Sr., a longtime resident of Chickasaw, AL, died Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the age of 65. He was a retired insurance agent. He was preceded in death by his father, Houston Thomas Terry, Jr. and his brother, Thomas Edwin Terry. His survivors include his wife of 45 years,...

Marsha Johnston

Aug 10, 2016

JOHNSTON THEODORE, AL Mrs. Marsha Kish Johnston, age 73, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2016. She was born in New Brunswick, NJ on January 8, 1943, to John and Sophie Kish. Marsha was a secretary of Hillcrest Baptist Church for 23 years. She also played hand bells and sang solos at many local churches for over 31 years. She...

Juanita Becton

Aug 10, 2016

BECTON Mrs. Juanita M. Becton, a native of Chapman, Alabama and a longtime resident of Mobile, died on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. Juanita was a retired buyer in the retail industry. She was preceded in death by her husband, William W. Becton and her brother, Bill McCartey. She is survived by her daughter, Debra (Perry "Peb") Brown; one granddaughter,...

Sally Mitchener

Aug 9, 2016

MITCHENER Feb. 2, 1941-Aug. 9, 2016 Sally Frances Conway Mitchener Sally Frances Conway Mitchener went to be with her Savior on August 9, 2016. Sally was born February 2, 1941 to Sallie Pearl Conway and Francis Livingston Conway, Sr., both of whom predeceased her. Sally married the love of her life, James "Mitch" Earl Mitchener, Sr., on July 10,...

Evelyn Smith

Aug 7, 2016

Kathryn Evelyn Gray Smith went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 7, 2016. She was born January 17, 1931, and raised in Quincy, Florida. Evelyn was the daughter of Charles Hyram Gray Sr and Gertrude Darsey Gray. Mr. Gray was the elected school superintendent of Gadsden County for over twenty years. Evelyn attended Florida...

Thomas Capps, Sr.

Aug 6, 2016

CAPPS, SR. February 14, 1929-August 6, 2016 Thomas Edwin Capps, Sr., a native of Birmingham, AL and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, died Saturday, August 6, 2016. Mr. Capps was a retired traffic controller for the US Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Leigh Capps, Sr. and Ida Mae Tucker Capps; his first wife, Betty...

Myrtle Newell

Aug 6, 2016

Myrtle Frances Carlisle Newell, Nov.7, 1926 - August 6, 2016; Born in Gilbertown, Alabama, She was previously a long time resident of Irvington, Alabama for 75 years where she raised her 9 children, and then she moved to Mobile, Alabama to be closer to her children. Mrs. Newell, 89, died peacefully on Saturday, August 6, 2016, at Little Sisters...

Nancy Miller

Aug 5, 2016

Nancy Vaughn Miller March 31, 1940- August 5, 2016 A native of Montgomery, AL and resident of Mobile, AL died on Friday, August 5, 2016 at the age of 76. Mrs. Miller was very devoted to her family. She is survived by her four children, Robbin (John) Boyd, Steven (Regina) Miller, Daniel Miller and Mitchell (Lisa) Miller; two siblings,...

Winifred Hughes

Aug 5, 2016

HUGHES Aug. 5, 2016 Winifred E. Hughes, a native of Heron Bay, and resident of Whatley, AL died in a local hospital on Friday. She was preceded in death by her son, James Melvin Hughes. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Hughes; three sons, Steve Hughes, Zachery (Lisa) Hughes and William Patrick Hughes; three sisters, Jesse Makler, Jenny...

James Barber

Aug 5, 2016

Mr. James "Jamie" Robert Barber, age 26. A native of Citronelle, Alabama and a current resident of Grand Bay, Alabama passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016. Graduate of Bryant High School and serviced in the US Air Force for four years. Currently serving in the Air National Guard. He was preceded in death by, grandfather, James W. Barber;...

Tamara Hearn

Aug 3, 2016

Tamara Joy "TJ" Myers Hearn Early on the morning of August 3, 2016, after being a true fighting warrior against cancer Mrs. Tamara Hearn fearlessly surrendered and moved on to walk the streets of gold. Mrs. Hearn was born on October 24, 1950 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Audie and Roberta Myers. After moving to Mobile, Alabama in 1958 she...

Clarice Waters

Aug 1, 2016

WATERS 1922 - 2016 Clarice Turner Waters of Mobile, Alabama departed this life on Monday, 1 August 2016 at Allen Memorial Home. She was 94 years old. Clarice was born in Kreole, MS in 1922. She was the 2nd of 4 girls. She moved with her family to Louisville, MS after her father died. After graduation from business school,...

William Slocomb, Jr.

Aug 1, 2016

William Edward Slocomb Jr, age 51, of Mobile, Alabama, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday August 1, 2016 in his home. William was born in Aurora Colorado at Laughlin Air Force Base on November 30, 1964 to William Edward Slocomb and Nancy Marie Ligon. He was preceded in death by his father, William Edward Slocomb. Loving son to...

Charles Smith

Jul 30, 2016

SMITH Sept. 29, 1944-July 30, 2016 Charles David Smith, 71, of Monroeville, AL, died Saturday, July 30, 2016 in Mobile, AL. He was born September 29, 1944 in Chilton County, AL to James Edward Smith and Lou Ellen Hysaw Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his siblings, Ada Richey, Betty Smith, Cecil Smith, William Smith,...

June Sells

Jul 29, 2016

SELLS Dec. 9, 1933-July 29, 2016 June Muriel Goodman Sells, a native of Birmingham, AL and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, died Friday, July 29, 2016 at the age of 82. She was a member of Daysprings Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilmer Redfern Goodman and June Mary Brewer Goodman, and her brother, Tommy...

Ruth Russo

Jul 27, 2016

Ruth Massengale Russo - (September 19, 1936 - July 27, 2016) Ruth Russo, a life-long resident of Mobile, Alabama, passed away on July 27, 2016. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and a member of a Mobile Mystic Society. She was retired from the United States Probation Office. She is preceded in death by her husband,...