Obituaries

Mr. Joseph Mark Cook, age 58 of Fayette, died Thursday, May 1, 2025, at his residence. There will be no services. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette

Funeral services for Mr. Edward Stewart Lindsey, Jr., age 64 of Fayette, were held Friday, May 2, 2025, at Noon from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Fayette City Cemetery. Kathy Griffith and Dana Gilliam officiated. He died Tuesday, April 29, at his residence.

Funeral services for Mr. Frank Mungo, age 85 of Fayette, will be held Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 11 a.m. from St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Maurice will officiate. Burial will follow in Fayette Memorial Gardens. He died Monday, April 28, at Fann Veterans Home. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mr. Robert Lewis “Speedy” Black, age 96 of Fayette, will be held Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 11 a.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10-11 a.m. at the funeral home. He died Monday, April 28, at Morningview Estates.

Mr. David Mitchell Mabardy, age 85 of Fayette, died Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Fayette Medical Center.There will be no services at this time. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette

Reginald Eric Jenkins passed away peacefully on April 18, 2025 at the age of 72. He is survived by his aunt, Jennifer Jenkins Butler, many cousins, friends and neighbors. There will be a graveside service at a later date.

Mrs. Nelda Waldrop, age 76 of Winfield, died Saturday, April 19, 2025, at UAB Hospital. A visitation was held Wednesday, April 23, at Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Champion Kizzire, age 100 of Fayette, were held Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 2 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. Bro. Robert Parrish and Mark Brown officiated. She died Wednesday, April 23, at Fayette Long Term Care.

Funeral services for Mr. James “John” Brasher, age 87 of Fayette, were held Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 3 p.m. from Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Burial followed in Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery. He died Tuesday, April 22, at Fayette Medical Center.

Funeral services for Mrs. Genoice Whitson Nalls, age 84 of Fayette, will be held Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 2 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. at the funeral home.Burial will follow in Ebenezer Cemetery in Tuscaloosa County. She died Monday, April 21, at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Graveside services for Mr. Barry Gurganus, age 70 of Boley, were held Sunday, April 27, 2025, at 5p.m. from Flatwoods Cemetery. He died Sunday, April 20, at his residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Davis, age 76 of Berry, were held Friday, April 25, 2025, at 11 a.m. from Davis Chapel. Bro. Lynell Earle officiated. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Tenn. She died Saturday, April 19, at her residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Kevin Moore of Fayette will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 1 p.m. from Norwood-Wyatt Chapel.Rev. Curry Bennett will officiate. Burial will follow in Old Union Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. He died Friday, April 18, in Birmingham. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mr. Jerry Madison, age 66 of Berry, were held Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 2 p.m. from Berry Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Kenneth Bozeman officiated. Burial followed in Berry Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. He died Monday, April 14, in Fayette. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Ms. Shirley F. Dunn, age 79 of Fayette, were held Friday, April 18, 2025, at 11 a.m. from Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Bro. Brad Cox officiated. Burial followed in Sulpher-Spring Church Cemetery. She died Wednesday, April 16, at Winfield Hospital. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Ms. Dana Harton, age 47 of Fayette, were held Saturday, April 19, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Bankhead Cemetery. She died Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Sam J. “Sammy” Renfroe, III, age 74 of Fayette, were held on Monday, April 21, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Nelson Funeral Home with the Rev. J Barrett Lloyd officiating. Burial followed at Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church outside of Fayette along a peaceful ridge of serene woodland. He died Wednesday, April 16, at Fayette Medical Center after a courageous and lengthy battle.

Graveside services for Mr. James Fowler, age 83 of Bankston, were held Friday, April 18, 2025, from Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery. Randy Deavours officiated. He died Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mr. Bruce Wayne Logan, age 77 of Athens, Ga., formerly of Guin, died peacefully on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025, surrounded by his loving family at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, Ga. The family is planning a memorial service ceremony to be held in his hometown of Guin at a later date.

Funeral services with full military honors for Mr. Travis Eugene Wright, age 61 of Detroit, Mich., were held Saturday, April 19, 2025, at 1 p.m. from Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. He died Wednesday, March 26, at the VA Medical Center. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Jean Canup, age 81 of Fayette, were held Thursday, April 10, 2025 from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. Jon Thomas officiated. She died Monday, April 7, at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home Chapel directed.

Funeral services for Miss Charity M. Fowler, age 52 of Navarre, Fla., were held Friday, April 11, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Bevans Chapel Cemetery. Bro. Adam Darty and Bro. Charles Segrest officiated.She died Thursday, April 3, in Navarre, Fla. Nelson Funeral Home Chapel directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Sandra Faye Lowery, age 72 of Berry, were held Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 2 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Cleveland Church of Christ Cemetery. Freeman Mahan officiated. She died Tuesday, April 1, at her residence.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Hilda Williams, age 82 of Fayette, were held Friday, April 4, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Shady Grove Cemetery-Bluff. She died Monday, March 31, at Fayette Medical Center. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. James Dennis Traweek, age 63 of Berry, were held Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Hopewell-Rosehill Cemetery.He died Saturday, March 29, at his residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

A Celebration of Life for Mrs. Brittany Gilmer Brown, age 35 of Northport, was held Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 6 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. She died Saturday, April 5, at her residence.

A memorial service for Mrs. Evelyn Taylor Olive, age 78 of Fayette, will be held Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Fayette Church of Christ. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. She died Sunday, March 30.

Mr. Dennis Traweek, age 63 of Berry, died Saturday, March 29, 2025, at his residence. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time, but will be announced later by Nelson Funeral Home. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mrs. Kathy Leigh Thomas Roby, age 65 of Hubbertville, were held Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 3 p.m. from Bowen Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Whites Chapel Church of Christ Cemetery. She passed away on Thursday, March 27, surrounded by her family in the DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa.

Mr. Miguel Caraballo, age 75 of Fayette, died Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Fayette Long Term Care. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time, but will be announced later by Nelson Funeral Home. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mr. Randy Logan, age 64 of Berry, were held Sunday, March 30, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Macedonia-Gumbud Cemetery. He passed away Tuesday, March 25, in Dora.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Griffin, age 83 of Fayette, were held Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. She died Saturday, March 22, at Fayette Long Term Care. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mrs. Stephanie Lowery, age 74 of Moundville, died Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Northport DCH. The body was cremated. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette.

Graveside services for Mrs. Faye Nichols, age 74 of Fayette, were held Saturday, March 22, 2025, from Fayette Memorial Gardens. Bro. Brad Cox officiated. She died Wednesday, March 19, at Fayette Medical Center. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Dr. Joe David Acker, age 86 of Fayette, died Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Aspire Physical Recovery Center in Hoover. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 1 p.m. at Fayette First Methodist Church. A reception will follow in the church’s Fellowship Hall.

Funeral services for Mr. James Earl Hubbert, age 86 of Jasper, were held Friday, March 14, 2025, at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Curry. Pastor Josh Mayes and Reverend Johnny Frazier presided. Burial followed in Mt. Vernon’s Curry Number 2 Cemetery adjacent to the church. He died Sunday, March 9, at his home.

Funeral services for Mrs. Vera Roena Fulmer, age 81 of Fayette, were held Monday, March 17, 2025, at 4 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Mark Brown and Bro. Robert Parrish officiated. She died Friday, March 14.

A memorial service for Mrs. Barbara Nichols Hubbert, age 77 of Fayette, was held Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 2 p.m. from Bethabara Baptist Church. Burial followed in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. She died Wednesday, March 12, at her residence.

A memorial service for Mr. Wilburn Junior Chambless, age 68 of Bankston, will be held Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 11 a.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. He died Tuesday, March 11, at his residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Ms. Donna Sue Howton Redmond, age 74 of Kennedy, were held Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 1 p.m. from Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Burial followed in Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery. she died Monday, March 10, at her residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Fred Daniel Harkness, better known as Daniel, age 87 of Winfield, were held Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 3 p.m. from Bowen Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Camp Comfort Community Cemetery. Bro. Tim Coleman of the First Baptist Church of Winfield officiated. He passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 6, at Sunset Manor in Guin.

Mr. Richard P. Parks, age 61 of Tuscaloosa, died Thursday, March 6, 2025, at DCH in Tuscaloosa. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mr. Bryant Johnson, age 26 of Fayette, were held Thursday, March 6, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro. Darrell Ballew and Mark Brown officiated. He died Tuesday, March 4, at Fayette Medical Center. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Lozell Willis Hutcheson, age 84 of Berry, were held Wednesday, March 5, 2025, from nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Berry City Cemetery. She died Monday, March 3, at Fayette Long Term Care. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Graveside services for Ms. Peggy Poole, age 88 of Fosters, were held Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 11 a.m. from Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Ralph. Rev. Mark McGee officiated. She died Saturday, March 1, at Hospice of West Alabama. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Angela Jean Cobb, age 57 of Fayette, will be held Friday, March 7, 2025, at 1 p.m. from nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Canaan Cemetery. A visitation will be held Friday from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the funeral home. She died Saturday, March 1, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Graveside services for Mr. James D. Bigham, age 67 of Northport, were held Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, from haygood Methodist Cemetery in Northside. He died Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Fayette Long Term Care. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Brian Adams, age 57 of Northport, were held Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 11 a.m. from Holy Family Catholic Church in Fayette. Burial will follow in Holy Spirit Columbarium in Tuscaloosa. He died Thursday, Feb. 20, in northport. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mr. Gary Wilson, age 56 of Moundville, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at Hospice of West Alabama. Private services will be held. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

A memorial service for Mr. William O. Barnes III, age 60 of Tuscaloosa, will be held Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Father Michael Deering will be officiating the service. He died Tuesday, Jan. 14, at DCH in Tuscaloosa. Norwood-Wyatt Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.