Obituaries

May 16, 2020

Kenneth Earl Clark age 61 of Valley Grande, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Baptist Hospital South in Montgomery. He was born on November 23, 1958 to the late E.C. Clark and Jeanne Parr Clark. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Clark; daughter, Jordyn Clark; mother, Jeanne Clark; sisters-in-law, Vicki Clark Belcher and Denise Clark; and numerous...

May 16, 2020

Kenneth Earl Clark age 61 of Valley Grande, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Baptist Hospital South in Montgomery. He was born on November 23, 1958 to the late E.C. Clark and Jeanne Parr Clark. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Clark; daughter, Jordyn Clark; mother, Jeanne Clark; sisters-in-law, Vicki Clark Belcher and Denise Clark; and numerous...

May 10, 2020

Jennifer Dee Weeden, age 59, of Valley Grande, AL, passed away May 10, 2020. She was preceded in death by her father, Bobby Cousins; step-father, Carl Creel and brothers, Bill Cousins and Tommy Creel. She is survived by her husband, Richard Weeden; mother, Grace Creel; brothers, Carl Creel, Jr., Douglas Creel, Greg Cousins and Donald Creel and numerous nieces, nephews...

May 10, 2020

Jennifer Dee Weeden, age 59, of Valley Grande, AL, passed away May 10, 2020. She was preceded in death by her father, Bobby Cousins; step-father, Carl Creel and brothers, Bill Cousins and Tommy Creel. She is survived by her husband, Richard Weeden; mother, Grace Creel; brothers, Carl Creel, Jr., Douglas Creel, Greg Cousins and Donald Creel and numerous nieces, nephews...

May 10, 2020

Ruth Ann Kaylor, age 82, joined her mother and son Randy Kaylor, along with other family members, in that heavenly home with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She passed away peacefully on Mothers Day, May 10, in the home of her daughter, Lynn Stewart, in Oxford Alabama. Ruth's greatest passions were her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She served others tirelessly...

May 10, 2020

Ruth Ann Kaylor, age 82, joined her mother and son Randy Kaylor, along with other family members, in that heavenly home with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She passed away peacefully on Mothers Day, May 10, in the home of her daughter, Lynn Stewart, in Oxford Alabama. Ruth's greatest passions were her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She served others tirelessly...

May 9, 2020

Rebecca Jones Holland, 64 of Selma passed away Saturday, May 9 after  a lengthy illness. She was preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Jones, Jr., her husband Ricky Holland and her brother Robert Edward Jones. She is survived by her brother William David Jones of Selma as well as other relatives in other states....

May 7, 2020

Susan Wilkerson Long was born in Selma, Alabama on March 30, 1952 and passed away on May 7, 2020 in Pensacola, Florida after her struggle with cancer. She is survived by Harry Pharr Long, her husband of 43 years, her two children, Harry Pharr Long, Jr. and Susan Knight Long, her brother Thomas Wiley Wilkerson (his friend Denise) and...

May 6, 2020

Jimmy Chapel Goodman passed away May 6, 2020 at the age of 89. He was born June 2, 1930 to the late Wilburn and Susie Mae Goodman.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Barney Goodman, Harvey Lee Goodman, Walter Goodman and William Goodman; sisters, Irene Campbell, Sara Julian; son-in-law, Mark Daniels and daughter-in-law, Sandra Goodman....

May 5, 2020

Myrtle Ross Threadgill age 82 of Selma, passed away on May 5, 2020. She was born in Dallas County on May 12, 1937 to the late Willie J. Ross and the late Thelma Willis Ross. She is survived by her sons, Tony Threadgill and Russell Threadgill; grandsons, Jason Threadgill, Brandon Threadgill, and Blake Threadgill; 6 great-grandchildren; and sister, Patricia Williams....

May 5, 2020

Myrtle Ross Threadgill age 82 of Selma, passed away on May 5, 2020. She was born in Dallas County on May 12, 1937 to the late Willie J. Ross and the late Thelma Willis Ross. She is survived by her sons, Tony Threadgill and Russell Threadgill; grandsons, Jason Threadgill, Brandon Threadgill, and Blake Threadgill; 6 great-grandchildren; and sister, Patricia Williams....

Apr 25, 2020

George Stephen Nichols passed away April 25, 2020 at the age of 69. He was born May 14, 1950 to the late James Leroy Nichols and Juliette Virginia Taylor.

He was preceded in death by his twin-sister, Mary Margaret Kaercher and brother, John Stuart Nichols.

He is survived by his daughters, Angie Nichols and Jennifer...

Apr 23, 2020

Edward William Rolen, age 71, of Lowndsboro, AL. passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020.

He is preceded by his parents: Edward Earl and Betty Jean Rolen; son: Christopher “Chris” McDaniel; and brother: Jimmy Rolen.

Mr. Rolen is survived by his wife of 32 years: Jean Rolen; children: Eddie Paul Rolen of...

Apr 22, 2020

Mack Roberts passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Oxford, Mississippi at the age of 87. He was born April 15, 1933 in Huntington, West Virginia.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Joan Marie Sanders Roberts; son, Gary Mack Roberts; father, Shirley J. Roberts; mother, Ethel Ward Roberts and sisters, Jessie Roberts Alltop and...

Apr 21, 2020

Robert Skelton passed away April 21, 2020 at the age of 48. He was born October 8, 1971.

Robert has been a first responder for over 25 years; 17 of the past years as a paramedic and the preceding as an EMT at Haynes Ambulance, MedCare and Care Ambulance. He never met a stranger, loved being a...

Apr 18, 2020

Poulsen, John Hans, Jr.

Hans Poulsen, born August 6, 1924, died peacefully at his home in Selma, Alabama on April 18, 2020. A life-long resident of Selma, he was preceded in death by his parents Gertrude Brislin and John Hans Poulsen, Sr., his sisters and brothers-in-law Tina Poulsen and Richard Kerlikoske, Lucy Gertrude (Tuter) Poulsen and Robert...

Apr 17, 2020

Helen Louise Morris Dempsey, age 94, of Selma, passed away Friday, April 17, 2020.

She is preceded in death by her husband: Davis McLean; son: Aubrey McLean; brothers: Dicky Dempsey, JB Dempsey, Buddy Dempsey; and sisters: Ruth Jackson and Robbie Jenkins.

Mrs. McLean is survived by her daughter: Delores (George) Bowden,...

Apr 16, 2020

Jean Audra Ledbetter passed away April 16, 2020 at the age of 79. She was born March 1, 1941 to her late father, Charles Edward Wilkerson and mother, David Morgan Wilkerson. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Arthur Ledbetter and brother, Thomas Marshall Wilkerson.

She is survived by her children, Teresa Ledbetter Cammack, William Anthony (Wendy) Ledbetter...

Apr 16, 2020

Sue Cogle, a long-time resident of Marion Junction passed away at her home on April 16, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was born June 6, 1933 in Choctaw County to Cora and Louis Callis. She taught school in Thomasville, Alabama, where she met her future husband, Robert. They married and moved to Marion Junction where they farmed and...

Apr 14, 2020

Rose Harris Bradford, age 74 of Selma passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020. She is survived by her sons, Keith (Michele) Bradford of Blairsville, Georgia and David M. (Melissa) Bradford of Troy, Alabama; daughter, Alyson Bradford (Jeffrey) Nickles of Montgomery, Alabama; grandchildren, Todd (Lauren) Bradford, Aly (Pitt) Hughes, Anna Kathryn Bradford, K C Bradford, Dawson Bradford, Bradford Nickles and...