Obituaries

Oct 1, 2021

James Dale Nichols passed away peacefully on Friday, October 1, 2021. He was born October 20, 1955 in Selma, Alabama and was raised on a multi-generational ranch spanning from Dallas County in to Perry County.

He graduated from Meadowview Christian School and received a degree in diesel mechanical engineering from George C. Wallace Community College – Selma....

Sep 30, 2021

David Eugene Pitts passed away on September 30, 2021. He was born on January 29, 1984 to Teresa and Terry Pitts.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents Hughey Pitts, Josephine Pitts, and Ann Sanders.

He is survived by his parents, grandfather Robert Sanders; siblings William (Ashlee) Pitts, Terry Pitts, Huey (Emma) Pitts, Carrie...

Sep 29, 2021

Donald Gene Lynn, Sr. age 70 of Valley Grande, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma. He was born in Athens, AL on December 8, 1950 to the late Griffin Lynn and the late Catherine Horton Lynn. He was a locksmith. Mr. Lynn also served his country in the United States Air Force....

Sep 28, 2021

On behalf of the staff at Pineview Memory Gardens, it is our honor to provide this tribute to the family of Ridge Aljaro Soles, who will be laid to rest at Pineview Memory Gardens on Saturday, October 9, 2021. Interment services have been faithfully entrusted to the care of Pineview Memory Gardens. Pineview Memory Gardens proudly serves Selma, Valley Grande,...

Sep 28, 2021

Charles Arthur Gray, Jr. died September 28, 2021. Mr. Gray was born in Austin, Texas on December 19, 1922 to Charles Arthur Gray and Martha Ming Gray.

Mr. Gray graduated from the University of Alabama in 1948. During World War II, he served as a bombardier in the United States Air Force and retired with the rank...

Sep 27, 2021

On behalf of the staff at Pineview Memory Gardens, it is our honor to provide this tribute to the family of Lula Mae Hill Wood, who will be laid to rest at Pineview Memory Gardens on Friday, October 1, 2021. Interment services have been faithfully entrusted to the care of Pineview Memory Gardens. Pineview Memory Gardens proudly serves Selma, Valley...

Sep 27, 2021

Lula Mae Hill Wood passed away September 27, 2021 at the age of 86. She was born February 22, 1935 to the late Boyd Hill and Etter Smith Hill.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thad Wood; grandson, Joshua Gaston Ayers and she was the last sibling of four sisters and one brother.

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Sep 26, 2021

James Alfred Edwards of Valley Grande, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his home. He is survived by his wife, Heidi Edwards; children, Carl Majewski, William Majewski and James Edwards; six grandchildren, sisters, Debbie Stegal and Alisha Edwards; brothers, Steven Edwards, Mike Edwards and Pat Edwards. He is preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards....

Sep 26, 2021

Ruth E. Massey, a resident of Valley Grande, Alabama passed away September 26, 2021 at the age of 88. She was born in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1933.

After graduating from high school, she married James Massey, who was in the Air Force. Together, they had three children and traveled the world. She was a good...

Sep 26, 2021

Kathy Marie Duncan Cochran passed away September 26, 2021 at the age of 57. She was born June 21, 1964 to the late Webster Duncan and Jewell Dean Posey.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Wayne Cochran; father Webster Duncan; mother. Jewell Dean Sanders and step-father, Clyde Sanders.

She is survived by...

Sep 25, 2021

Joyce Peden Moss, age 75, of Fulton, AL, passed away on September 25, 2021 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Florence, AL on December 7, 1945. Joyce was a nurse for nearly 40 years. She loved helping people and spending time with her family. She loves watching football and soap operas. She enjoyed cooking and baking....

Sep 25, 2021

Gayle Parrish Williams age 78 of Selma, passed away on Saturday, September 25 at her home. She was born in on April 3, 1943 to the late Percy Edward "Pep" Parrish, Sr. and the late Norma "Dot" Grindle Parrish. She is survived by her daughter, Melissa (Tim) Hubbard; granddaughters, Parrish (Jonathan) Williams, Anna Gayle Hubbard, and Brittany (Allen) Dodson; grandsons,...

Sep 23, 2021

John Doston Coon, Jr. (74) passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021 following a short illness. He was born in Selma on March 4, 1947. John is survived by his sister, Eleanor Coon Nichols of Selma and step-brother William Richard Dailey of Fishers, Indiana. He is also survived by niece, Rebecca Dailey Crull (Shawn) of New Palestine, Indiana; nephews,...

Sep 22, 2021

George C. Webb age 79 of Selma, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma. He was born in Potter's Station on August 13, 1942 to the late Henry Webb, Sr. and the late Wilma Fain Webb. George retired from R.L. Zeigler Company after many faithful years of service in the shipping department. He...

Sep 21, 2021

Curtis "Bubba" Hollingshead age 81 of Hayneville, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. He was born in Alabama on January 17, 1940 to the late Thomas H. Hollingshead and the late Willie Mae Harris Hollingshead. He was a mechanic. He is survived by his wife, Ernestine Hollingshead; children, Mary Dell Huston (Wade), Sandy Jones,...

Sep 21, 2021

Gary Marshall Mayton passed away on September 21, 2021 at the age of 73. He was born July 29, 1948 to James Edward Mayton and Lorraine Jowers Williamson.

Mr. Mayton was preceded in death by his father, James Mayton; stepfather Donald Emmett Smith.

He is survived by his mother, Lorraine Williamson; daughter, Gina (Greg) Lane;...

Sep 20, 2021

Mark Mason age 59 of Selma, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021 at Providence Hospital in Mobile. He was born in Bessemer, Alabama on August 18, 1962 to the late John Weston Mason and the late Oleta Doggette Mason. He was a Certified Public Accountant. Mark is survived by his wife, Debbie Mason; sons, Weston Mason (Ashley), Walker Mason...

Sep 18, 2021

Lucile Rush Wiggins, age 90, of Valley Grande, went home to be with the Lord at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, AL on September 18, 2021. She was born Dec. 20,1930 in Dallas County to the late Judson Rush and Eula Davis Rush. Lucile spent her early years in the "Panhandle" of Dallas County where Fellowship Church was the center of...

Sep 18, 2021

Marsha Anne Wren passed away on September 18, 2021 at the age of 71. She was born July 21, 2950 to Sidney Walker and Peggy Saunders.

Mrs. Wren was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Marvin Wren; son, Christopher Anthony Wren; and her parents.

She is survived by her son, Richard Wren Jr., daughter,...

Sep 15, 2021

Russell "Pops" Williams age 93 of Selma passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Baptist Hospital South in Montgomery. He was born in Billingsley, Alabama on March 21, 1928 to the late W.A. Williams and Antonite Kynard Williams. He retired from Coca Cola after 36 years of service. He is survived by his wife, Audrey Fretwell Williams; daughters, Sherry...