Obituaries
Jacqueline Parson
Jul 19, 2022
Sister Jacqueline “Jackie” Parson, daughter of the late Johnny Davis and Ruthie Davis Clark was born September 16, 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama. She attended the public schools of Bessemer City and was a graduate of J.S. Abrams High School. At an early age she confessed her faith to the Lord Jesus Christ and joined New Hope Baptist Church in Bessemer,...
Eva Jackson
Jul 17, 2022
Eva D. Jackson was born on December 25, 1930, in Uniontown, Alabama to the late Glen and Augusta Christian. She was the 5th of six children born to this union and was preceded in death by her sisters: Lillie Ree Swain and Shiner Mae Waddy; and her, brothers: Glen Christian, Jesse Christian and Samuel Lee Christian.Eva graduated from high school...
Queen Gibson-Grace
Jul 6, 2022
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Beatrice Ford
Jul 3, 2022
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Eriq Terry
Jun 29, 2022
On June 29, 2022, we lost a gentle giant in our lives and the chain was broken. Eriq VeSean Terry the only child born to Erica LaShun Terry on December 17, 1991. Eriq’s Christian life was spent under the stewardship of Reverend William F. Bishop at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. His early education was in the Bessemer School systems.After...
Helen Core
Jun 27, 2022
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Baron Lacy
Jun 25, 2022
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Jennifer McKinney
Jun 24, 2022
A Time to be Born: Jennifer S. McKinney, born February 6, 1946, in Cleveland, OH to the late Eason Steele, Sr and the late beloved Floyda Hines Steele Danner. She was also predeceased by the following beloved family members: Husband Herman McKinney and siblings Betty Steele Vance, Barbara J. Danner, Eddie Jean Danner and Ronald Danner; Father and Mother-In-Law John...
Bruce Jones
Jun 23, 2022
Brother Bruce D’Wayne Jones, the first child born to Elbert Jones, Sr. and the late Burnetta Smith Jones was born on April 24, 1966, at Holy Family Hospital in Ensley, Alabama.He confessed hope and faith in Christ and became a member of First Baptist Church, Roosevelt under the leadership of Pastor Mack Fredrick, Sr. He continued his growth in the...
Roxanna Crear
Jun 21, 2022
Mrs. Roxanna Richardson Crear, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hunter and Virginia Richardson, was born August 5, 1930 in Choctaw Bluff, Alabama. Her family were farmers and she often talked about her life on the farm. She loved horse back riding, working in the fields along side her father and brothers, raising her own chickens, and canning...
Christine Davidson
Jun 18, 2022
Christine W. Hunter Davidson was born on February 28, 1939, to the late Earl Lee and Mary C. Wilson in Wilcox County, Alabama. Later, her family relocated to Bessemer, Alabama.At an early age, Christine was brought into the union of Christ. She joined Allen Temple A.M.E. Church in Bessemer, Alabama. As a faithful member at Allen Temple A.M.E. Church, she...
Betty Duff
Jun 17, 2022
On September 28, 1949, the constellations took on a different form when Betty Jean McNeely, a star, was born signifying the entry of love, joy, peace and happiness in the family and house of Henry McNeely, Sr. and Amy Poellnitz McNeely in Bessemer, Alabama. Betty was the fifth child of nine children born to Henry and Amy McNeely.Betty confessed faith...
Janice Sherrod
Jun 14, 2022
Janice Marie Craig-Sherrod was born on July 9, 1957 in McCalla, Alabama to the late Beulah Tannehill Craig and Mr. Jerry Craig Sr.Janice received her education thru the Jefferson County Public School System and graduated from Mcadory High School in McCalla, AL in 1975. She furthered her education and attended Bessemer Technical Institute earning her LPN license. She was a...
Sebastian Bester
Jun 12, 2022
Sebastian Mark Bester (aka RUFFUS) was born January 24, 1970 in Bessemer Alabama (AL) to Betty Jean Bester and Frank Thomas, both who preceded him in death. He was the baby boy of Betty Bester’s eight (8) children. As a child, Ruffus attended James Davis Elementary School and then Jess Lanier High School, where he graduated and received a full...
David Harrison
Jun 5, 2022
David Harrison affectionately known as “Bubba Gum,” was born June 8, 1950, in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Richmond and Mary Ella Harrison.David was baptized at Union Bethel Independent Methodist Church. It is now Union Bethel Christian Church, under the leadership of Pastor Kenneth Robinson. Since childhood, he is still a member. He sung in his younger years in the...
Rosie Anderson
Jun 2, 2022
Sister Rosie Marie Anderson, was born November 14, 1955 in Birmingham, AL, to the parentage of the late William and Ethel Anderson.She confessed hope in Christ at an early age and became a member of Brantley Chapel Church in Bessemer, AL. She later became a member of Faith Chapel Christian Center and then later joined Church of The Highlands, located...
Benny Ragland
May 30, 2022
Benny J. Ragland, Sr., age 76, went home to be with the Lord, May 30, 2022, at the a.m. hour.He was a lifelong resident of the State of Alabama and was born in Overton, Alabama. His family moved to Brighton, Alabama when he was a child, and this is where he grew up.When he married and started his family, he...
Johnnie Cunningham
May 22, 2022
Johnnie Cunningham, III affectionately known as John-John was born July 19, 1975 to the late Johnnie Cunningham, Jr. and the late Bessie Hatcher Cunningham in Birmingham, AL.He attended Jess Lanier high school and graduated with the class of 1993.As a youth he was a member of Restoration Revival Tabernacle under the leadership of pastor John Lee Jackson.He began working at...
Kylah Coleman-Gresham
May 17, 2022
Kylah A. Coleman-Gresham (known affectionately by her loved ones as Pig) was born on June 27, 2002 in Birmingham, Alabama to Jennifer Coleman and Demario Gresham.Kylah accepted Christ at a very early age, she was baptized at the age of 11 at First Baptist East Mulga. She is preceded in death by her Grandmother, Annette Harrell Coleman and her Great-Grandfather,...
Joseph Jackson
May 16, 2022
On a warm, Georgia summer’s eve, God gifted Vivian and Joseph Jackson one of the most beautiful souls the world will ever know. Tuesday, August 5, 1952, Joseph Randle Jackson was born to a hardworking contractor and a sweet homemaker whose love was pure and kind.Randle, affectionately known as ‘Randy’, was the firstborn of the Jackson tribe. As the eldest...
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