Obituaries

Jesse Hamil

Jesse Hamil

Jan 30, 2013

Jesse Monroe Hamil, age 88, passed away Wednesday January 30, 2013. He is preceded in death by his parents James Monroe and Mattie Dean Hamil; wife, Jacqueline Hamil; daughter, Karen Alexander; 6 sisters and 4 brothers. He is survived by his son, Stephen Wade Hamil; brothers, Wayne Hamil and David Hamil; sister, Tera Ann Baggett; 5 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, 7...

Brenda May

Brenda May

Jan 29, 2013

Brenda Griffis May Brenda Griffis May, age 59, of Selma passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013. She is survived by her husband of 41 years: Robbie May; parents: McKenzie and Roberta Griffis; daughter: Kellie (Gregory) Russell of Jasper, AL; sons: Thomas (Cathy) of Tampa, FL; Jonathan May of Selma, Jacob May of Boston, MA; aunt: Joyce McLaughlin of Ocala, FL;...

Eva Newson

Eva Newson

Jan 28, 2013

Eva M. Newson, a loving wife and mother, age 88, of Selma, AL, passed away January 28, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Newson, Sr.; parents, Grover Cleveland and Jane Arnold, and brother, Floyd Arnold. Surviving are son, Bill (Glenda M.) Newson, Jr.; daughter, Cindy (James) Williamson; sisters, Pauline, Grace, sisters-in-law, Lula (Ollie) Helms June (Earl)...

Eva Newson

Eva Newson

Jan 28, 2013

Eva M. Newson, a loving wife and mother, age 88, of Selma, AL, passed away January 28, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Newson, Sr.; parents, Grover Cleveland and Jane Arnold, and brother, Floyd Arnold. Surviving are son, Bill (Glenda M.) Newson, Jr.; daughter, Cindy (James) Williamson; sisters, Pauline, Grace, sisters-in-law, Lula (Ollie) Helms June (Earl)...

James McDonald

James McDonald

Jan 28, 2013

James A. McDonald, age 77, of Valley Grande, AL, passed away January 28, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father, James; son, Jeffrey Clark McDonald and brother, Terry McDonald. Surviving are his wife, Maxine Mayfield McDonald; son, James Lewis McDonald; daughter, Kelley McDonald Stone; mother, Daisy McDonald; brothers, Samuel McDonald and Joseph McDonald; sisters, Gloria Finley and Toni...

Dr. Joe Downard

Dr. Joe Downard

Jan 26, 2013

Dr. Joe Thomas (J.T.) Downard, age 85, of Selma, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013. Dr. Downard was a graduate of the University of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical School. He practiced as a General Practitioner in Laurel, MS for 6 years. During that period, he and his partner, Dr. James Waites, were responsible for vaccinating all of...

Randall Patterson, Jr.

Randall Patterson, Jr.

Jan 25, 2013

Randall Lee Patterson, Jr., age 52, of Gallion, AL, passed away January 25, 2013. He is survived by his parents, Randall L. "Pat" Patterson, Sr. and Mary Patterson; children, Summer Rae Patterson, Diane M. Patterson, Randall L. Patterson, III, Alex W. Patterson and Mackenzie Patterson; brother, Tommy (Missy) Patterson and sisters, Sherry Roe and Amy Tierce. Funeral services will be...

Randall Patterson, Jr.

Randall Patterson, Jr.

Jan 25, 2013

Randall Lee Patterson, Jr., age 52, of Gallion, AL, passed away January 25, 2013. He is survived by his parents, Randall L. "Pat" Patterson, Sr. and Mary Patterson; children, Summer Rae Patterson, Diane M. Patterson, Randall L. Patterson, III, Alex W. Patterson and Mackenzie Patterson; brother, Tommy (Missy) Patterson and sisters, Sherry Roe and Amy Tierce. Funeral services will be...

Agnes Copeland

Agnes Copeland

Jan 25, 2013

Agnes Earline Copeland Agnes Earline Copeland, age 91, passed away on Friday January 25, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bryant Copeland Sr. She is survived by her daughter, Joe Ann Hamby (Ken) of Enterprise, Al; brother, Rube Smyly, Jr. (Beulah) of Linden, Al; 6 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be...

Ardis Crane

Ardis Crane

Jan 22, 2013

Ardis Ruth Powers Crane, a loving mother and wife, died at home in Chattanooga, TN on January 22, 2013 after a 25 year battle with a number of debilitating health issues. Mrs. Crane's strength, sense of humor, and positive outlook on life even in the face of increasing adversity were truly an inspiration to all who knew her. She was...

Martha Pugh

Martha Pugh

Jan 21, 2013

Martha Lee Pugh, age 67, of Alabaster, AL, passed away January 21, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eldridge and Cliffie Stone and brothers, Claude Stone and W. E. Stone. She is survived by her husband, James D. Pugh; daughter, Abigail Pugh; brother, James (Patricia) Stone and sisters, Myrtle Taylor, Ernestine Worrell, Minnie Vinson, Angerine (Charles) Hughey,...

Sandra Smithey

Sandra Smithey

Jan 20, 2013

Sandra Darlene Johnson Smithey, age 54, of Selma, AL, passed away January 20, 2013. She is survived by her son, Alan (Jessica) Johnson; daughters, Melissa (Justin Smith) Dobb and Debra (Tate) Bowden; eight siblings and five grandchildren, James Johnson, Gabrielle Johnson, Samantha Johnson, Madison Bowden and Isabella Bowden. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at...

Dana Cook

Dana Cook

Jan 19, 2013

Dana Lynn McCullough Cook, age 40, of Selma, AL, passed away January 19, 2013. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lynn Pearson Wallace. She is survived by her father, Larry McCullough; son, Robert Landon Cook; brother, Anthony Bohannon and sisters, Brandy McCullough, Destiny McCullough, Amanda Bohannon-Nichols and Kristy (Jason) Longfellow and grandmother, Mary Frances Pearson. Funeral services will...

Dana Cook

Dana Cook

Jan 19, 2013

Dana Lynn McCullough Cook, age 40, of Selma, AL, passed away January 19, 2013. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lynn Pearson Wallace. She is survived by her father, Larry McCullough; son, Robert Landon Cook; brother, Anthony Bohannon and sisters, Brandy McCullough, Destiny McCullough, Amanda Bohannon-Nichols and Kristy (Jason) Longfellow and grandmother, Mary Frances Pearson. Funeral services will...

Sue Stanfield

Sue Stanfield

Jan 18, 2013

Sue Ann Furr Stanfield Sue Ann Furr Stanfield, age 74, died Friday January 18, 2013. She was preceded in death by her Maternal and Paternal grandparents; mother and father, Jacob A. Furr and Gladys H. Furr; husband, William A. Green and husband, Billy Wayne Stanfield. Survivors include her daughters, Susan G. Helms and Cynthia K. Hartzog; 4 grandsons; 2 granddaughters,...

Geneva Sharpe

Geneva Sharpe

Jan 18, 2013

Geneva Sharpe (Dear), who is known to the greater Selma community as "Sugar Foot" passed away on January 18, 2013, at the age of 87. She was a member of Everdale Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama. She is survived by her nine children, Melvin Sharpe, Tommie (Priscilla) Frazier, Leroy (Belzora) Sharpe, Joseph (Cheryl) Sharpe, Ernest (Ryoko) Sharpe, Nathaniel (Janice) Sharpe,...

Edward Mccrory

Edward Mccrory

Jan 16, 2013

Edward Scott McCrory, Jr. Edward Scott McCrory, Jr., age 85, of Selma ,Alabama, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 49 years: Norma Manley McCrory; son: Edward Scott (Justine) McCrory III, Jim Manley McCrory, Alan McCrory; brother: James (Geneva)McCrory; (sisters: Elizabeth (Charles) Wood, Sue (Jolly) Chapman of Clemson, SC; and grandchildren: Jillian McCrory, Matthew...

Lannis Luckie

Lannis Luckie

Jan 13, 2013

Lannis Oneal Luckie, age 63, of Selma, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013. He is survived by his mother: Cumi Luckie; sister: Peggie (Victor) McClellan of Ponce Inlet, FL; son: Allen (Vera) Luckie of Montgomery, AL; and 2 grandchildren. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 16 at Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Garnder officiating....

Karen Brown

Karen Brown

Jan 12, 2013

Karen Ann Brown, age 57, of Camden, Alabama passed away on January 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Charity Odell Williamson; parents, Howard and Sarah Beggs and son, Keith Brown. She is survived by her husband, Willie Joseph Brown; children, Stephanie (Dewayne) Roberts, Shannon Odell, Monica Odell (Isaac) Wright, Scott (Marcia) Brown, Marcus (Debbie) McGraw and...

Elisabeth Thomas

Elisabeth Thomas

Jan 12, 2013

Elisabeth Lee Bidwell Thomas, age 94, of Selma, AL passed away January 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, James P. Thomas, Sr. and sister, Jane Lee Bidwell Miteowski. Surviving are her son, Jim (Ann) Thomas; daughter, Jill (Dr. Gordon) Folger; grandchildren, Brandi Folger, Dawn (Andy) Wendland, Samantha (Brad) Wilson and Jamie (Angie) Thomas; twelve great-grandchildren; nephew,...