Obituaries

Nov 27, 2022

Jimmy Wayne Griffin, age 65, passed away November 27, 2022. He was preceded in death by his son, Jimmy Wayne Griffin, Jr.; mother, Gladys P. Griffin and brother, William R. Griffin. He is survived by his daughter, Penny Griffin; grandsons, Jimmy W. Griffin, III and Jaydon Griffin; father, Jim Griffin; sister, Phyllis (Joseph) Kuss; brothers, Gary (Louise) Griffin, Thomas...

Nov 26, 2022

Dr. John Leslie Carmichael passed away 26 November 2022 at home with his family beside him.

The eldest son of Dr. John Leslie and Grace Donald Carmichael, John was born in Fairfield, Alabama on 5 April 1930. John graduated from Phillips High School in Birmingham in 1947, then attended Vanderbilt University, graduating with a degree in economics....

Nov 23, 2022

Robert Elmer Stoudenmire passed away November 23, 2022 at the age of 79. He was born December 14, 1942 to the late Robert O. Stoudenmire and Jewell I. Stoudenmire. He loved bowling and was proud that he had bowled a "Perfect 300." He and his late wife were married at the Selma Bowling Alley at the edge of the...

Nov 22, 2022

On behalf of the staff at Pineview Memory Gardens in Valley Grande we are honored to provide this tribute and interment services to the family of Patsy Stone Shepard, who will be laid to rest here on Sunday, December 4, 2022.

Please take time to leave an online condolence for the family.

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Nov 22, 2022

On behalf of the staff at Pineview Memory Gardens in Valley Grande we are honored to provide this tribute and interment services to the family of Je’Dan LeSure, who will be laid to rest here at Pineview Memory Gardens.

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Nov 22, 2022

Michael Trent Jordan passed away November 22, 2022 at the age of 34. He was born November 25, 1987 to Michael Vernon Jordan and Patricia Dodson Jordan.

He was preceded in death by his son, Connor Michael Jordan; paternal grandparents, Emory D. Jordan and Rose M. Jordan and maternal grandparents, Cecil E. Dodson and Dorothy J. Dodson....

Nov 22, 2022

Patsy Ruth Stone Shepard passed away on November 22, 2022 at the age of 85. She was born January 8, 1937 to the late Gordon and Winnie Stone.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bermer Shepard, Sr.; son, Richard Goude; brother, Benny Stone; sisters, Ann Sanders and Peggy Meyer and son-in-law, Jimmy Burnside.

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Nov 22, 2022

SFC Richard Clint Green, Sr. , USA, Retired of Autaugaville, Alabama and formerly of Loxley, Alabama passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at the age of 83. He was born March 3, 1939 to the late Lester Pettus Green and Myrtle Lee Bridges.

Richard joined the Alabama...

Nov 21, 2022

Ruth J. Lanier Schaak of Valley Grande, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022 at her home at the age of 86.

She was a homemaker.

She is survived by children, Jeannie (Michael) Beard, Don (Lily) Schaak, Tim (Stacey) Schaak, Beth (Freddy) Smith; grandchildren, Ethan Beard, Tiphani Beard, Chandler Schaak, Xander Schaak, Ashleigh Davis, Witneigh (Giovanni) Davis-Ramdani, Clint Schaak, Manda...

Nov 19, 2022

William “Cricket” Bruner of Magnolia Springs, Alabama and formerly of Marion Junction, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at his home at the age of  89.

He was a mechanic.

He is survived by children, Greg (Jamie) Bruner, Rene (Steve) Craig, Belinda (Billy Burton) Holbrook; grandchildren, JR (Cathy) Bruner, Elizabeth (John) Strickland, Russell (Lizzie) Pardue, Donald (Stephanie) Holbrook, Jessica...

Nov 19, 2022

Harold E. Williams of Selma, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at the age of 87.

Harold was born in Alabama on June 13, 1935 to the late Arthur Williams and the late Beatrice Jacks Williams.

He was the former lead mechanic for Reliable Oldsmobile.

Harold is survived by his children, Jeff (Kathy) Williams,...

Nov 18, 2022

Helen Meigs Edwards

 

Born October 31, 1941, in Selma, AL, she passed away on November 18, 2022, at her home in Selma, surrounded by her family.

 

Helen is preceded in death by infant twin daughters; her parents, Myrtle Oakes Meigs and Willie Fulton Meigs, grandparents, John Mike and Jennie Suther Oakes and Willie William and Nora Hunt Meigs.

 

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Nov 14, 2022

On behalf of the staff at Pineview Memory Gardens in Valley Grande we are honored to provide this tribute and interment services to the family of Verdell Brown Reynolds, who will be laid to rest here on Saturday, November 26, 2022.

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Nov 14, 2022

Shirley Faye Hill Little of Valley Grande passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, November 14, 2022 at her home at the age of 73.  Her final days were spent surrounded by family that loved her tremendously.

She was born in Berry, Alabama on October 18, 1949 to the late Rayburn Hill and the late Mildred Campbell Hill.

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Nov 10, 2022

On behalf of the staff at Pineview Memory Gardens in Valley Grande we are honored to provide this tribute and interment services to the family of Judge Harris, Jr., who will be laid to rest here on Saturday, November 19, 2022.

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Nov 9, 2022

Vermelle Phillips Bamberg passed away November 9, 2022 at the age of 93. She was born August 30, 1929 to the late Albert Coleman Phillips, Sr. and Lola Mae Morgan Phillips. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 72 years,Thomas Floyd Bamberg, Sr.; siblings, Albert Coleman Phillips, Jr., Robert "Bobby" Lee Phillips, Louise Spain, Grace Mixon...

Nov 8, 2022

On behalf of the staff at Pineview Memory Gardens in Valley Grande we are honored to provide this tribute and interment services to the family of Willie Walker Ross, who will be laid to rest here on Saturday, November 12, 2022.

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Nov 5, 2022

Kenneth Ryan Sellers, age 42 of Clanton, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at his residence.

He was born on March 10, 1980 to the late Kenny Sellers and the late Martha C. Brasher.

He was a roofer.

He is survived by his wife, Brittany Murphy Sellers; children, Jeremiah Sellers, Lilly Sellers, Jenny Sellers, Brooklyn Sellers, and Lee Sellers;...

Nov 4, 2022

Johnny M. Hughes of Selma passed away at Selma Health and Rehab in Selma on Friday, November 4, 2022 at the age of 72.

He was born in Athens, Alabama on November 11, 1949 as the son of the late William Ollie Hughes and the late Willie Sirten Hughes.

Johnny spent his life as an auto...

Nov 4, 2022

Amazing wife and mother, Johnie Nell (Hammonds) Hobdy, 74, died on November 4, 2022.

She and her husband, Harrell, were true testaments of their wedding vows, celebrating 54 years of marriage.

She is survived by her husband, four children, 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She is also survived by siblings Dorothy, Wanda, John, Tim,...