Obituaries

Jan 19, 2016

Sara Cox Friday, age 86, of Selma, AL, passed away January 19, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph L. Friday; parents, U. J. and Edith Cox; brother, Noah Cox and sisters, Minnie Lee Hand and Nettie Grace Godwin. Surviving are her children, Urban Claude (Kay) Friday, Thomas Collie (Dyan) Friday; special niece, Susan H. (Buddy) Alsbrook;...

Jan 19, 2016

Sara Cox Friday, age 86, of Selma, AL, passed away January 19, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph L. Friday; parents, U. J. and Edith Cox; brother, Noah Cox and sisters, Minnie Lee Hand and Nettie Grace Godwin. Surviving are her children, Urban Claude (Kay) Friday, Thomas Collie (Dyan) Friday; special niece, Susan H. (Buddy) Alsbrook;...

Jan 19, 2016

Service Details

Saturday, January 23rd, 2016, 2:00pm, Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home

Jan 19, 2016

Marion Elizabeth Radford Godwin "Coonie", age 93, of Burnsville died January 19, 2016 at a local hospital. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Burnsville, Alabama with Rev. Ed Eaton officiating and Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home directing. Burial will follow in Pineview Memory Gardens Visitation will be Friday, January 22, 2016 from...

Jan 18, 2016

Sam W. Summers, Jr. passed away January 18, 2016 at the age of 71. He was preceded in death by his father, Sam W. Summers, Sr. and mother, Signa Suttles Summers. He is survived by his sons, David Summers and Slade Summers; grandchildren, Kyle Summers, Kayla Summers and Shawn Summers and sister, Susan Tackett Hunter. Graveside services will be Thursday,...

Jan 18, 2016

Benjamin Meek Miller Childers passed away on January 18, 2015, following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Selma, Miller was born on October 1, 1926 to Erasmus Roy Childers and Margaret Miller Childers. Upon graduating from high school, Miller entered the navy, serving in the Pacific theater during WWII. After the war, Miller attended the University of Alabama, earning...

Jan 17, 2016

Preston Odene Johnson passed away January 17, 2016 at the age of 81. He was born March 30, 1934 to the late Toy Jay and Maudie Smith Johnson. Mr. Johnson ministered for 46 years and retired after 15 years of service at Overlook Hills Church of God. He also retired from R. L. Zeigler after 44 years. He was preceded...

Jan 14, 2016

Patricia Lambert Myers, age 77, of Selma, AL, passed away January 14, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Ruby Lambert. She is survived by her husband, Robert G. Myers; daughters, Stacey Myers and Juli Conn; brother, Donald (Bobbie) Lambert; grandchildren, Ashley (Michael) DeAngelo and Anna Conn; great-grandchildren, Theo DeAngelo and Avery Conn; nephew, Don (Rosemary)...

Jan 14, 2016

Patricia Lambert Myers, age 77, of Selma, AL, passed away January 14, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Ruby Lambert. She is survived by her husband, Robert G. Myers; daughters, Stacey Myers and Juli Conn; brother, Donald (Bobbie) Lambert; grandchildren, Ashley (Michael) DeAngelo and Anna Conn; great-grandchildren, Theo DeAngelo and Avery Conn; nephew, Don (Rosemary)...

Jan 12, 2016

William Norris Alsobrook, Sr. passed away on January 12, 2016, after a brief illness at the age of 74. Billy was born July 13, 1941. He graduated from Parrish High School and attended Auburn University where he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He returned to Selma and worked at Selma National Bank. He later served as a sales...

Jan 11, 2016

Lawrence Paul "Larry" Holland, age 55, of Marion Junction, AL, passed away January 11, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Leon Holland. Surviving are his mother, Dorothye Holland Jackson; children, Krista Holland and Joshua Yarbrough; brother, Steve Holland; sisters, Bobbye Smitherman, Terry Lambert, Becky (Ronnie) Lipham and Tracye Howe, grandchild, Tori Conwill and numerous nieces, nephews...

Jan 10, 2016

William, "Ted" Atkins, age 83, of Selma, AL, passed away on January 10, 2016. A visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Selma Funeral Home. He is survived by his children, Billy(Yvonne), Glen (Anna), Gene (Cathy), Mark, Michael (Kerra), Amelia Raven, Sherry Levins and Kandis Mills, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Jan 10, 2016

William, "Ted" Atkins, age 83, of Selma, AL, passed away on January 10, 2016. A visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Selma Funeral Home. He is survived by his children, Billy(Yvonne), Glen (Anna), Gene (Cathy), Mark, Michael (Kerra), Amelia Raven, Sherry Levins and Kandis Mills, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Jan 10, 2016

Mary Ann Davis Bishop, of Selma, passed away at noon on January 11, 2016 at the age of 95. Mary Ann was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and elementary school teacher. She was born to Joseph Scott Davis and Ollie White Davis on November 22, 1920 on the Davis family farm near Wartrace, Tennessee. After graduating from Wartrace High...

Jan 8, 2016

Lillian Elizabeth "Libba" Kenan Buchanan passed away in Selma, Alabama, on January 8, 2016. Libba was born on July 28, 1924, in Selma, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her husband Wallace Allen Buchanan, her parents Lillian Tompkins Kenan and Dr. James Kenan, her brother Dr. Owen Kenan and her beloved godmother Elizabeth "Idgie" Collins. Libba attended Newcomb College...

Jan 8, 2016

Lillian Elizabeth "Libba" Kenan Buchanan passed away in Selma, Alabama, on January 8, 2016. Libba was born on July 28, 1924, in Selma, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her husband Wallace Allen Buchanan, her parents Lillian Tompkins Kenan and Dr. James Kenan, her brother Dr. Owen Kenan and her beloved godmother Elizabeth "Idgie" Collins. Libba attended Newcomb College...

Jan 5, 2016

Alice Elaine Harris Trowbridge, age 56, of Selma, AL, died peacefully at Perry County Nursing Home on January 5, 2016. She was preceded in death by her father, Franklin R. Harris, Sr., sister, Sharlotte Imholt and uncle, James "Buddy" Mobley. She is survived by her beloved mother, Sarah Alice Harris sons, Robert (Carla) Trowbridge and Joshua (Ashley) Trowbridge; grandson, Decland...

Jan 5, 2016

Alice Elaine Harris Trowbridge, age 56, of Selma, AL, died peacefully at Perry County Nursing Home on January 5, 2016. She was preceded in death by her father, Franklin R. Harris, Sr., sister, Sharlotte Imholt and uncle, James "Buddy" Mobley. She is survived by her beloved mother, Sarah Alice Harris sons, Robert (Carla) Trowbridge and Joshua (Ashley) Trowbridge; grandson, Decland...

Jan 5, 2016

Alice Elaine Harris Trowbridge, age 56, of Selma, AL, died peacefully at Perry County Nursing Home on January 5, 2016. She was preceded in death by her father, Franklin R. Harris, Sr., sister, Sharlotte Imholt and uncle, James "Buddy" Mobley. She is survived by her beloved mother, Sarah Alice Harris sons, Robert (Carla) Trowbridge and Joshua (Ashley) Trowbridge; grandson, Decland...

Jan 4, 2016

Chester Wayne Sheffield, Sr. passed away January 4, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, Chester O'Neal Sheffield; grandparents, Ernest and Bernice Jackson and Murphy and Beatrice Sheffield. He is survived by his mother, Peggy Jackson; wife, Gloria Sheffield; children, Chester Wayne (Beverly Middleton) Sheffield, Jr., Joshua Wade (Susan) Sheffield, Krystal (Daniel) Vice, Aaron Michael Ray Sheffield; grandchildren,...