Obituaries

Cartledge Blackwell, Jr.

Jun 7, 2019

Cartledge Weeden Blackwell, Jr., departed this life on June 7, 2019, after a lengthy illness.  He was the son of Cartledge Weeden Blackwell and Ruth Adler Blackwell and the grandson of William Dunham Blackwell and Vivian Bratton Blackwell and of Lee C. Adler and Cora Loeb Adler.  He was a descendant of plantation families in Dallas County, Alabama.  He attended...

Gladys Middleton

Jun 4, 2019

Gladys Hollingshead Middleton, age 95, of Selma, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

Chapel services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home with Rev. Henry LeVert officiating. Burial will follow at New Live Oak Cemetery.

Mrs. Middleton is survived by her husband: Rex Middleton; son...

Edward Blackmon

Jun 3, 2019

Edward Dennis Blackmon, age 76, of Valley Grande, AL, passed away June 3, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willard Dempsey and Ola Blackmon; brother, Cecil Blackmon and sister, Kitty McCullough. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Poe Blackmon; son, Roger (Melissa) Blackmon; brothers, Dempsey (Patricia) Blackmon, Albert (Charlotte) Blackmon, Hester Blackmon, Ralph (Bobbie) Blackmon, Steve...

Ernest Lawrence

Jun 3, 2019

Ernest Bryant Lawrence passed away on June 3, 2019 at the age of 69.

He was preceded in death by his son, Ernest B. Lawrence, Jr.; daughter, Christy Lawrence; parents, Ervin and Frances Lawrence; sister, Donnie L. Diamond and brothers, Henry F. Lawrence, Jack W. Lawrence and Oliver L. Lawrence.

He is survived by his...

Edward Blackmon

Jun 3, 2019

Edward Dennis Blackmon, age 76, of Valley Grande, AL, passed away June 3, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willard Dempsey and Ola Blackmon; brother, Cecil Blackmon and sister, Kitty McCullough. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Poe Blackmon; son, Roger (Melissa) Blackmon; brothers, Dempsey (Patricia) Blackmon, Albert (Charlotte) Blackmon, Hester Blackmon, Ralph (Bobbie) Blackmon, Steve...

Sarah Sanders Peeples

Jun 2, 2019

Sarah Mae Lee Sanders Peeples received the call home by the Lord on June 2, 2019 after a brief illness.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Clyde T. Sanders and Thomas Peeples; parents, Rufus Roy Lee and Sarah (Jamie) Cobb Lee; sons, Clyde T Sanders Jr.(Bubba), Zeddie A Sanders, William Jack Sanders; son-in- law, Jim Forrer...

Robbie Alexander

May 27, 2019

Robbie K. Alexander passed away Monday, May 27, 2019 at the age of 91.

She was preceded by her parents: William R. Alexander and Alma Alexander and a sister: Jean A. Longcrier.

Mrs. Alexander is survived by her niece: Kathy L. Prince.

Jean Rimmer

May 23, 2019

Jean Hale Rimmer, age 77, passed away peacefully at home on May 23, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. Rimmer and parents, Robert L. and Edith Hale; brother, John Allen Hale and stepson, Patrick C. Rimmer. Surviving are her children, Richard M. (Karlene) Boozer, Jr. and Deborah Boozer (Robert W. Brown; step-children, Christopher H. Rimmer,...

Roman Roberts

May 22, 2019

Roman Carl Roberts, age 48, of Valley Grande, AL, passed away May 22, 2019. He was preceded in death by his father, Jesse Roberts. He is survived by his son, Hayden Roberts and his mother, Wendi Roberts; mother, Cheryl Maxwell (Roland); sister, Trina Kaye Hatfield (Keith); brother, Shayne Roberts and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Saturday, May...

Donald Posey

May 17, 2019

Donald O`Neal Posey, of Valley Grande, AL, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 at the age of 83 at Shelby Baptist Hospital after a brief illness. He was born March 2, 1936 in Clanton, Al to the late June and Lydia Posey. Also preceding him in death were his wife Emmie Jo Dennis Posey; son, Thomas O`Neal Posey; brothers, Willie...

Donald Posey

May 17, 2019

Donald O`Neal Posey, of Valley Grande, AL, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 at the age of 83 at Shelby Baptist Hospital after a brief illness. He was born March 2, 1936 in Clanton, Al to the late June and Lydia Posey. Also preceding him in death were his wife Emmie Jo Dennis Posey; son, Thomas O`Neal Posey; brothers, Willie...

Michael Bailey

May 16, 2019

Michael Randolph Bailey passed away May 16, 2019 at the age of 47.

He was preceded in death by his father, William D. Bailey grandparents, Marshall and Gloria Williams and David and Jeanette Bailey and aunt, Susan Dewitt.

He is survived by his mother, Alice Leverett; sister, Jamie B. Higdon; nieces, Kayla (Brandon) Cooper and...

James "Jim" Whidby

May 16, 2019

James Donald “Jim” Whidby pasased away on May 16, 2019.

He was preceded in death by his father, James E. Whidby; mother, Mary Elizabeth Whidby and sister, Nell Whidby Mooney.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara “Bobbie” Maness Whidby; children, Allison Whidby Harper and Emily Whidby (Anthony) Gray; grandchildren, Hunter Harper, Owen Gray, Liam...

Charlotte Brackin

May 15, 2019

Baby Charlotte Grace Brackin, age 3 months, passed away May 15, 2019. She is survived by her parents, Michael Brackin and Alanna Thames Brackin; sisters, Kilee-Ann Marie Graham and Sara Eden Brackin; maternal grandparents, George and Tracy Thames; paternal grandparents, James Owen and Leeann Teal; great-maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Bond; great paternal grandparents, Elsie Victor Owen and Robert Owen and her...

Timothy Solomon

May 15, 2019

Timothy Solomon, age 60, of Selma, AL passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019.

Services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2019 at Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Pineview Memory Gardens. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

He is preceded by his wife, Wynema Solomon; daughter, Candis...

Jennings Peeke

May 13, 2019

Jennings Bryan Peeke, Jr, 90, of Selma, Alabama, entered the presence of his Savior Jesus Christ surrounded by family on May 13, 2019. JB was born January 24, 1929, in Canton Bend, Alabama, and moved to Selma in 1941. He married the love of his life, Gladys White, in December of 1949. JB worked in the insurance industry for...

Lula Helms

May 12, 2019

Lula Mae Helms, age 85, of Selma, AL, passed away May 12, 2019 in Venice, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Pearl Newsome and two brothers, Bill Newsom and William (Dean) Newsome. Surviving are her husband, Ollie Helms; children, Robin Helms, Dannie (Wanda) Helms and Kenneth (Karen) Helms; brother, G. B. Newsome; sisters, Tory June...

Virginia Johnson

May 12, 2019

Virginia Quay Burns Johnson passed away on May 12, 2019. She was born on March 29, 1935 in Drew, Mississippi.

Mrs. Johnson was a gracious and devoted Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister, and Friend. She loved the Lord greatly and was also a faithful member of Selma Church of God.

She was preceded in death by...

Lula Helms

May 12, 2019

Lula Mae Helms, age 85, of Selma, AL, passed away May 12, 2019 in Venice, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Pearl Newsome and two brothers, Bill Newsom and William (Dean) Newsome. Surviving are her husband, Ollie Helms; children, Robin Helms, Dannie (Wanda) Helms and Kenneth (Karen) Helms; brother, G. B. Newsome; sisters, Tory June...

Karen McElhaney

May 10, 2019

Karen Sue McElhaney, loving mother and wife of Selma, Alabama, passed away Friday, May 10, 2019 at the age of 65. She is survived by her husband, Mark McElhaney, son, Marc McElhaney, brother Mark Peterson (Janet), brother Buddy Karody, and many nieces and nephews. Karen moved to Selma in 1984. She soon met her husband and they were married for...