Obituaries

Funeral services for Mr. William H. Jones, age 72 of Fayette, were held Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Noon from Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Burial followed in Saragossa First Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro. Leland Sapp and Bro. Caleb Sapp officiated. He died Wednesday, Aug. 28, at his residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directed.

Mr. Jimmy Dwight Cannon, age 79 of Berry, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at Hospice of West Alabama. A private service was held. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directed.

Funeral services for Ms. Abigail “Abby” Bailey, age 45 of Florence, were held Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at 3 p.m. from Rhema Church. Rev. John David Booth officiated. Burial followed in Bethabara Cemetery. She died Monday, Aug. 26, in Winston County. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directed.

Mr. Donald M. Smith, LCDR, US Navy, Retired, age 80, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Virginia Beach, VA. Burial with full military honors was in the Albert G. Horton Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, VA.

Funeral services for Mr. John Steven Shoemaker, age 68 of Tuscaloosa,were held Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. from St. Francis Catholic Church. Father Epah Mugagga officiated. A private fammily internment followed. He died Thursday, Aug. 15, at his residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directed.

Funeral services for Virginia Ellen Abernathy Howard Wade, age 84 of Niceville, Fla., formerly of Fayette, will be held at Noon on Saturday, Aug., 24, 2024, at Nelson Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until service time. Graveside services will follow at Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. She died Thursday, Aug. 15, at her residence.

Mrs. Judy Shoemaker, age 73 of Fayette, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, at her residence. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Mr. Donald Johnson, age 84 of Tuscaloosa, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, at his residence. The family held a private burial in New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Graveside services for Mr.Charles Gallups, age 76 of Columbiana, were held Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, at 1 p.m. from Pilgrim Rest Cemetery. He died Monday, Aug. 12, at his residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Jonathan Corey White, age 34 of Decatur, were held Friday, Aug. 19, 2024, from Nelson Funeral Home chapel. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. Bro. Wil Corbett officiated. He died Saturday, Aug. 10, at Decatur Morgan Hospital in Decatur. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Graveside services for Mr. James H. Gullett, age 97 of Fayette, were held Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, at 11 a.m. from Fayette City Cemetery. Rev. Chris Herbert officiated. He died Wednesday, Aug. 7, at DCH in Tuscaloosa. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mr. Walter Knight, age 75 of Haleyville, died Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Diversicare in Winfield. No services were held. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

ELVIE HERBERT Graveside services for Mr. Elvie Herbert, age 82 of Fayette, were held Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, from Bankhead Cemetery-McKinney Addition. He died Tuesday, July 30, at Northport Medical Center. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Dwaine Davis, age 75 of Fayette, were held Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 1 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Wesley Chapel Cemetery. He died Monday, July 29, at DCH Regional Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa.

A celebration of life will be held for Miss Emma Lyn Maddox, age 14 of Fayette, were held Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at 1 p.m. from Central Church of Christ. Randy Harris officiated. She died Saturday, July 27. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Lowell Sexton, age 88 of Fayette, will be held Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Visitation will be Friday from 1-2 p.m. at the chapel. Burial will follow in Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Chris Herbert will officiate. He died Saturday, Aug. 3, at Northwest Regional Health. Norwood-Wyatt Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

A memorial service for Mrs. Petra Dollar Davis, age 66 of Winfield, was held on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, at 2 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel. She passed away Thursday, Aug. 1, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss.

Funeral services for Mr. Daniel Holliman, age 74 of Belk, were held Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024,. at 11 a.m. from Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Bro. Mark Otts officiated. Burial followed in Owen’s Cemetery. He died Monday, July 29, at his residence. Norwood-Wyatt Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Howell “Hal” Booth Holland III, age 21 of Fayette, will be held Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at 2 p.m. from Fayette Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Rev. Chris Herbert will officiate. Internment will follow in Vestavia Hills Methodist Church Columbarium . He died Saturday, July 27, in Tuscaloosa. Norwood-Wyatt Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. William C. “Bill” Townley, age 87 of Fayette, were held Monday, July 29, 2024, at Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. He died Saturday, July 27, at Hospice of West Alabama. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Helen Steiger, age 78 of Fayette, were held Saturday, July 27, 2024, from Bethel Presbyterian Church in Northport. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. She died Tuesday, July 23, in Tuscaloosa. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Bobby Boutwell, age 76 of Northport, were held Thursday, July 25, 2024, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Campground Cemetery. He died Sunday, July 21, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Patsy Berry, age 85 of Fayette, were Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11 a.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. She died Sunday, July 21, at Columbiana Health and Rehab.

Graveside services for Mr. Robert Johnson, age 62 of Vernon, were held Monday,  July 22, 2024, from Shady Grove Baptist Cemetery. He died Saturday, July 20, at his residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Graveside services for Mr. Robert Johnson, age 62 of Vernon, will be held Monday, July 22, 2024 at 11 a.m. from Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. He died Saturday, July 20, at his residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Michael Franks, age 58 of Fayette, will be held Friday, July 26, 2024, at Noon from Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Robert Parrish will officiate. He died Saturday, July 20, at his residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mr. Randall Kent Burns, age 77 of Fosters, was held Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Noon from Shiloh Baptist church in Ralph. A private burial was held at a later date in the church cemetery. He died Thursday, July 18, at his residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Rayfield Broughton Jr., age 71 of Fayette, will be held at Noon on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the funeral. Burial will follow in Cannon Cemetery. He died Tuesday, July 16, at DCH in Tuscaloosa. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mrs. Pinkie Lewis, age 75 of Northport, were held Thursday, July 18, 2024, from Westside Church of Christ in Tuscaloosa. Burial followed in Bankhead Cemetery-McKinney addition. She died Monday, July 15, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

A graveside service for Miss Deborah Joyce O’Mary, age 69 of Northport,was held Tuesday, July 16, 2024, from Pleasant Grove Cemetery. She died Saturday, July 14, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Hindman, age 86 of Fayette, were held Tuesday, July 16, 2024, from Belk Freewill Baptist Church. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. She died Sunday, July 14, at her residence.

A memorial service for Mr. Dakota Frost, age 19 of Kennedy, was held Monday, July 8, 2024, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. He died Friday, July 5, in Kennedy. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr.William Dison, age 78 of Kennedy, were held Monday, July 8, 2024, at 11 a.m. from Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. He died Thursday, July 4, at St. Domino’s in Jackson, Miss. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. MC Younghance,a ge 86 of Fayette, were held Tuesday, July 9, 2024, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Fayete Memorial Gardens. Bro. Bill Sullivan officiated. He died Tuesday, July 3, at Fayette Medical Center. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Graveside services for Mr. James Roby, age 67 of Tuscaloosa, were held Friday, July 5, 2024, at 10 a.m. from White’s Chapel Church of Christ. Burial followed in the church cemetery. He died Tuesday, July 2, at his residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

A memorial service for Miss Rocki Austin, age 34 of Tuscaloosa, formerly of Fayette, will be held Sunday, July 21, 2024, at 2 p.m. from Salem Church of the Nazarene. She died Tuesday, July 2, at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mrs. Sandra Parker, age 77 of Fayette, were held Wednesday, July 3, 2024, from nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Owens Cemetery. She died Monday, July 1, at Diversicare in Winfield. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mrs. Teresa Ann Livingston, age 71 of Fayette, died Monday, July 1, 2024, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

A memorial service for Miss Laci Cheynne Whitson, age 21 of Fayette, was held Wednesday, July 3, 2024, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. James Haygood officiated. Burial was held in New Liberty FWB Church Cemetery. She died in Fayette County. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Ms. Brittany Michelle Vick, age 33 of Bankston, will be held Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the chapel. The body will be cremated. She died Friday, June 21, at DCH of Tuscaloosa. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. James Wendt, age 84 of Winfield, were held Sunday, June 23, 2024, at 3 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Winfield City Cemetery. He died Thursday, June 20, at Diversicare. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Willis Lee Duckworth, Jr., age 71 of Fayette, were held Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 2 p.m. from Mt. Vernon Church. Bro. Danny Thompson, Bro. Rodney Brazil and Bro. Randy Burbank officiated. Burial followed in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. He died Sunday, June 16, at DCH in Tuscaloosa. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Edward Dell Bowen, age 90, of Fayette, were held Saturday, June 22, 2024, at 1 p.m. from Bowen Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Sand Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. He passed away on Thursday, June 13, in the Sunset Manor Nursing Facility surrounded by his family.

Funeral services for Mrs. Alnetha Nalls Slawon, age 64 of Minnesota, formerly of Fayette, were held Saturday, June 22, 2024, at 1 p.m. from Shady Grove Baptist Church in Newtonville. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. She died Wednesday, June 12, in Minnesota. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. William Edge Thigpen, age 83 of Montgomery, will be held Saturday, June 15, 2024, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Greenville with Bro. John Girdley officiating. Friends will be received Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church. He died Saturday, June 8, at his Residence in Montgomery.

Mr. Robert “Bob” Willcutt, age 83 of Fayette, died Friday, June 7, 2024, at his residence. A private graveside service was held at Camp Comfort Cemetery. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Watkins Sanford, age 76 of Fayette, were held Monday, June 10, 2024, at 3 p.m. from Fayette First Freewill Baptist Church. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. She died Friday, June 7, at her residence.

Mr. Simeon “Sim” T. Wright, III, age 71 of Fayette, died Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Hospice of West Alabama. A private graveside service was held. Burial was in McCollum Family Cemetery. Rev. Gaines Oswalt officiated. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mr. William Garfield Hill, Jr., age 68 of Tuscaloosa, died Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at UAB. A private family funeral service was held. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Ms. Martha C. Walker, age 74 of Northport, were held Friday, June 7, 2024, at Sulpher Springs Freewill Baptist Church at 11 a.m. burial followed in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Berry. Rev. Curry Bennett officiated. She died Monday, June 3, at DCH in Tuscaloosa. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.