Obituaries

Dec 28, 2019

Mary Elizabeth Combs age 88 of Selma, passed away on December 28, 2019 at her home. She was born in Alabama on March 6, 1931 to the late Elbert Ross Arthur and the late Dollie Mae Wilson Arthur. She was a seamstress. She is survived by her children, Marcus (Elsie) Combs, Wanda Combs, and Wilma (Lloyd) Kynard; grandchildren, Cicely S....

Dec 25, 2019

Ethelene Sewell Mitchell passed away December 25, 2019 at the age of 89. She was born July 20, 1930 to the late John Thomas Sewell and Minnie Lillian Bearden Sewell.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Benjamin Mitchell; great-grandson, William Matthew Skelton and son-in-law, William Tindoll. She was the last remaining of her siblings....

Dec 23, 2019

Nancy Vann Barronton, 89, of Valley Grande, passed away on December 23rd, after a brief illness. Mrs. Barronton was born in Brunswick, Georgia on March 18, 1930, to the late Irvin Byrd Vann and Mabel Myrom Hobby Vann. Raised in Edison, she moved to Albany, Georgia in 1946 to attend the Perry Business School, where she met her future husband...

Dec 20, 2019

Liam Jay Cornett, the infant son of Jimmy Cornett and Brittany Erwin, passed away on December 20, 2019 at Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma. He is survived by his parents, Jimmy Cornett and Brittany Erwin; grandparents, Sherry and Greg Kelley, Shon Erwin, and Keri Hollon; aunts and uncles, Amy Cornett, John Cornett, Kaitlin Erwin, and Julie Cornett. Funeral services...

Dec 20, 2019

Evelyn Christine Glover Pruitt went to be with our Lord on Friday, December 20, 2019. Evelyn was born in 1921 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jodie and Ginny Glover of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; husband, James Noland Pruitt; son, Joseph Noland Pruitt and sister, Hazel Cox.

She is survived by her...

Dec 17, 2019

Ann Y. Till, 84, widow of Wood Till, Jr., died December 17, 2019.

She is survived by her children; Bruce (Marge) Till, Woody (Cheryl) Till, and Terri (Billy) Watts; grandchildren, Davis Till (Alisha and her son, Zachery), Lara Till, Johnny (Shannon) Watts, Ivy (Austin) Cook, and Olivia (Charlie) Rhodes; sister, Judy Biggs; in-laws, Bud Griffith, Willette York,...

Dec 13, 2019

Mr. Ronald A. Merritt, Sr. age 76 of Minter, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019 at his home. He was born in Alabama on December 6, 1943, son of the late Arthur Merritt and the late Cora Gilbert Merritt. He worked as an electrician for 25 years at International Paper. He served his country in the United States Army...

Dec 13, 2019

Ashley Nicole Pollette Swanson passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at the age of 29. She was a clerk at the Marathon convenience store.

She is survived by her husband, Sven Albin Swanson, III; daughters, Aralyn Skye Swanson and Aryana Rayne Swanson; mother, Denise Wyatt; father, Tony Pollette; sister, Jennifer Stein (Keith) Harris; aunt, Renee Keough; nephews,...

Dec 12, 2019

Mrs. Flora "Jean" Hamlett Tyler age 83 of Selma, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma. She was born on January 9 , 1936, daughter of the late John Henry Hamlett and the late Sarah Fugate Hamlett. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Vernon R. "Bud" Tyler; children, Michael...

Dec 12, 2019

Mrs. Flora "Jean" Hamlett Tyler age 83 of Selma, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma. She was born on January 9 , 1936, daughter of the late John Henry Hamlett and the late Sarah Fugate Hamlett. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Vernon R. "Bud" Tyler; children, Michael...

Dec 12, 2019

Ms. Edna Stocks Barnes age 96 of Birmingham and formerly of Selma, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham. She was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Leonard Barnes; and children, John Michael Peake and Nancy Barnes Green. She is survived by her children, Henry Lee Peake, Jr. (Jackie),...

Dec 12, 2019

Ms. Edna Stocks Barnes age 96 of Birmingham and formerly of Selma, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham. She was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Leonard Barnes; and children, John Michael Peake and Nancy Barnes Green. She is survived by her children, Henry Lee Peake, Jr. (Jackie),...

Dec 12, 2019

Celia Shuptrine Alison, 88, died Thursday, December 12, 2019, at home in Selma, Alabama. She was born September 7, 1931 in Oakdale, Louisiana, to the late Ruth Feagin Shuptrine and Cecil Fontaine Shuptrine. As a girl she lived in Mississippi and Louisiana where her father was building roads, including parts of the Natchez Trace. Her summers were spent with her...

Dec 7, 2019

Robert William Boutwell Sr., 72, of Selma died Saturday, December 7, 2019.

Mr. Boutwell was preceded in death by his parents, Robert W. Boutwell and Grace Hope Estevez; sisters, Alena Goodman and Rose Marie Boutwell; brother, Paul Gray Boutwell.

He is survived by his children, Beverly Palmer, Janice Brown, Teresa Freeman, Robert William...

Dec 6, 2019

Gary Allen Johnson, age 60, passed away on December 6, 2019 after a long and courageous battle against the progressive disease, Muscular Dystrophy.

Gary was born on November 17, 1959 in Tachikawa, Japan to his loving parents SMSgt James A. Johnson and Mrs. Virginia Burns Johnson. He also had two older sisters Shelia Johnson Martin...

Dec 4, 2019

Charles Ray Estes, Jr. passed away at his home in Panama City, Florida on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. He was born June 16, 1959 to the late Charles Ray Estes, Sr. and Mary Louise Ware Estes.

Funeral services will be Friday, December 6, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home with Rev....

Dec 3, 2019

Henrietta Morgan, age 88, of Valley Grande, AL, passed away, December 3, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Burch Morgan, Jr.; parents, Henry and Etta Harvell and sister, Ella Mae Smith. Surviving are her children, Pam Morgan, Page (Benjamin) Royster and Phillip (Jeanne) Morgan; brother, Henry Harvell and sister, Annie Pearl Vanderslice and grandchildren, Macy Morgan, Gill...

Dec 3, 2019

Henrietta Morgan, age 88, of Valley Grande, AL, passed away, December 3, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Burch Morgan, Jr.; parents, Henry and Etta Harvell and sister, Ella Mae Smith. Surviving are her children, Pam Morgan, Page (Benjamin) Royster and Phillip (Jeanne) Morgan; brother, Henry Harvell and sister, Annie Pearl Vanderslice and grandchildren, Macy Morgan, Gill...

Dec 2, 2019

Mr. Hubert Ray Champion, Jr. of Jones passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019 at Baptist South Hospital in Montgomery. He was the former owner of the Crystal Ice House and served as a Dallas County Sheriff's Deputy. For the last 12 years he and his wife Kathy raised Golden Retrievers. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hubert...

Dec 2, 2019

Mr. Hubert Ray Champion, Jr. of Jones passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019 at Baptist South Hospital in Montgomery. He was the former owner of the Crystal Ice House and served as a Dallas County Sheriff's Deputy. For the last 12 years he and his wife Kathy raised Golden Retrievers. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hubert...