Obituaries

Dec 19, 2022

Roberta Jacobs Butera (Bertie) passed away after a brief illness at Providence Hospital on December 19, 2022. The first born of Captain Robert Jacobs and Doris Mohlenkamp, she was born and raised in Louisville Kentucky. She attended Assumption high school from 1963-67 where she met Jill O'Daniel, her dear friend for over 55 years. She attended the University of...

Dec 19, 2022

Max L Lee thought first of those he loved and was in return cherished by his family and friends. He died peacefully in his sleep at age 94 on Dec. 19, 2022, at his home in Mobile and has been reunited in heaven with his wife, Mary Catherine "Kitty" Lee. Max Lee was born on Dec. 2, 1928, in Waynesboro,...

Dec 17, 2022

Linda Diane Irvin of Mobile, Alabama passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at the age of 74. She was a local artist and owner of Croaker Sack Gallery. She was a friend to everyone she met. She was preceded in death by her parents; Howard and Yvonne Beard. Her Loving husband John (Jack) Walter’s Irvin, Her sister...

Dec 14, 2022

Our dearest Margaret Hanks Jones entered the gates of heaven to be with her heavenly eternal father on Wednesday, December 14th 2022. She is proceeded in death by her parents, Roderick D. Hanks and Margaret Stewart Hanks, her brother, James D. Hanks, her son in law, Todd Cedotal, her grandson, Joshua Bingham, and her Husband, James Harold Jones. She...

Dec 14, 2022

Linda Wiseman Roach, age 75, passed away on December 14, 2022 in Mobile, AL. Linda was born in Mobile, AL on July 7, 1947, to Melvin and Juanita Wiseman. She was dedicated to her home and her family. She loved going to the beach and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her...

Dec 12, 2022

Barbara Louise Rester Guy was born on August 18, 1939, and passed away on December 12, 2022, at the age of 83. A longtime resident of Saraland, Alabama, Barbara is preceded in death by her Father, Earl Rester, her mother Reby Kyle Rester Bailey, her husband Jerry Guy, and her grandson Tyler Guy. Her surviving family members are her brother,...

Dec 11, 2022

Keith Duane Bumpers, a lifelong resident of Mobile, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at the age of 50. Keith was a graduate of Baker High School where he pitched for the State Championship baseball team his senior year, 1990, and continued his baseball career on scholarship with Faulkner State Community College. In 1996, he graduated with a Bachelor...

Dec 5, 2022

Shirley Lacy of Mobile, Alabama passed away on Dec 5, 2022. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Dec 4, 2022

JOANNE C. HODGES March26, 1937-December 4, 2022 Born in DeKalb, Kemper County Mississippi to Foster H. Creekmore and Bernice Creekmore (nee Fox), she relocated with her family to Prichard, Alabama in 1951. A member of the Vigor High School Class of 1955, she married William Elliott Hodges in November of that same year. Joanne worked at Brookley Air Force Base...

Dec 4, 2022

Charly "Gene" Davis Busch, 83, died Sunday, December 4, 2022, due to complications related to her cancer. She died peacefully in her sleep with her eldest daughter, Xan, by her side. She leaves her husband, Dr. Courtney Charles Busch; Her daughters, Xan Busch and Andrea Rutz; daughter Greer Yacavone and husband Gary, son Courtney Busch Jr. and wife Olga; and...

Dec 3, 2022

Chester Daniel Rockhold, Sr. born December 23, 1928, passed away December 3, 2022. Preceded in death by his parents, John L. Rockhold, Sr. and Addie Adams Rockhold; brothers John, Jr., Paul, and Bobby; and grandson Josh Rockhold. Survived by wife, Betty; daughters Phyllis Creighton and Virginia Nix; sons Danny (Shelly) and Johnny (Diane); stepdaughters Lindy Porter and Beverly Elmore; nine...

Dec 3, 2022

Richard Dees, Sr. of Wilmer, Alabama passed away on Dec 3, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Dec 3, 2022

Eleanor Armstrong Bayer, age 89, passed away in Mobile, AL on December 3, 2022.  She was born in New York City to John Armstrong and Ena (Foster Curtin) Armstrong.  She met her husband of 71 years, Wyatt Bayer, at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines after WWII and were later married in San Francisco, eventually settling in Mobile. ...

Dec 2, 2022

Shirley Pauline Levens, age 84, passed away December 2, 2022, in Mobile, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace O'Dale Levens; son, Kenneth Martin; grandsons, Kenneth Martin Jr. (Bimbo) and Matthew Forrester; father, Charlie Odom; stepmother, Gurtrude Odom; mother; Bertha Lee Odom; brother, Steve Odom; sons-in-law, David Alvarado Jr., and Craig Forrester. Left to cherish her memory...

Dec 1, 2022

Preston Gene Smith, 91, died Thursday, December 1, 2022.  He was preceded in death by his parents Alt and Zelma Smith, his eleven siblings, his oldest son Gary Smith and grandchild Corey Smith.  He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Doris Nell Smith; three children Kim Hastie (John), Rick Smith (Maria), Carlotta Rushing (Trevor) and grandchildren Jordan...

Dec 1, 2022

Sharon Elaine Davis Tharp joined her heavenly Father December 1, 2022. A lifelong Mobilian, her greatest joy was her family and the close bond they share. She made friends everywhere she went with her infectious smile and kind heart. Sharon was a longtime member of Dauphin Way Baptist Church and a graduate of Murphy High School, the University of Southern...

Nov 30, 2022

Franck Allen Shelby

September 2, 1943 – November 30, 2022

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” Psalm 116.15

Franck Allen Shelby, a native and longtime resident of Mobile, Alabama, and current resident of Fairhope, Alabama, died Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Franck was a member of Dauphin...

Nov 29, 2022

Skip Grizzle, 64, of Mobile Alabama, passed away on November 29, 2022 from a long fight with cancer.

An avid outdoorsman, he was always at his happy place either in a boat with a fishing rod in hand or a rifle in a tree stand, enjoying the beauty that God surrounded him with.  When he wasn’t outside,...

Nov 29, 2022

John Kits

John David Kitsos Passed away in his home in Pascagoula, MS on November 29th, 2022.

John was born in Mobile, AL on November 1st, 1966.

He is preceeded in death by his father, Christopher Kitsos, and his mother, Sharlene “Yaya” Kitsos.

He is...

Nov 28, 2022

It is with great sadness that the family of Frances Lucile Small Easley announce her passing on Monday, November 28, 2022, at the age of 94. Surrounded by her family, she ascended to Heaven where she will reunite with her adoring husband, Charles B. Easley, her parents Marvin Brindley Small and Frances Lucile Stringer Small, her sister Loyall Taylor, and...