Obituaries
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...
Willie Henton
May 16, 2022
Willie George Henton was born September 23, 1956, in Bessemer, AL to the late Mr. and Mrs. Willie Henton Jr. He was the first child born to this union.Willie accepted Christ early and became an active member of St. Peter Primitive Baptist Church.He graduated from J.S. Abrams High School in 1974. He furthered his education by attending Miles College, Lawson...
Mary Horn
May 16, 2022
MARY ELLA RICHARDSON HORN ENTERED INTO THIS LIFE ON OCTOBER 15, 1927 IN ADGER, AL TO THE LATE PEARL AND AGGIE RICHARDSON ALONG WITH HER 13 SIBLINGS WHO PRECEDED HER IN DEATH.SHE ENTERED INTO THE HEAVENLY GATES WITH NO DOUBT FOR ETERNAL REST ON MAY 16, 2022.SHE WAS MARRIED TO THE LATE JOSH HORN AND TO THE UNION A BEAUTIFUL...
Roxanne Pierce
May 10, 2022
Roxanne (Roxie) Thompson Pierce, was born and raised on an Indian Reservation in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.Roxie was the tenth child of the late Rev. Joe W. and Mrs. Rosie Lee Thompson. Her early education was in the Okmulgee School System. She studied at Tuskegee Institute and graduated Cum Laude from Miles College with a degree in Early Childhood Education.Roxie was...
Kenneth Clark
May 8, 2022
Kenneth Rechard Clarke Sr., affectionately known as “Kenny and Backdoe”, was born on November 25, 1982 to James and Inger Hilliard. Kenneth was called to eternal rest on May 8, 2022, after living a very fruitful life.Kenneth was baptized at the First Baptist Church of Roosevelt by Pastor Bobby L. Palmore Sr. He attended Sunday School and participated in incalculable...
Gwendolyn McCruter
Apr 29, 2022
Gwendolyn Evelyn McCruter was born August 30, 1937, to the late Wilford Hall and late Hazel Watkins in Bessemer, AL. Albert and Hazel Watkins raised her to be a servant leader.“Gwen” was called home on April 29, 2022 to be with her beautiful daughter Yolanda Renae Jones who proceeded her in death.Gwen graduated from Dunbar High School in Bessemer, Alabama...
Malinda Williams
Apr 26, 2022
Mrs. Malinda Williams was born March 29, 1928, to the late John and Mary Washington in Greensboro, Alabama. Malinda accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age and joined Mars Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Greensboro, AL. She later moved to Bessemer, Alabama where she joined and united with Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church where she remained...
Ke'Mauri Lacey
Apr 20, 2022
Ke’Mauri Jasiel Lacey, seven days old, transitioned with his parents Jac’Terrius Lacey and MaKayla Torrance by his side on April 20, 2022, at UAB Women’s and Infants Center in Birmingham, Alabama.Ke’Mauri was only with us seven days, but he was loved greatly by friends and family. Ke’Mauri’s life has filled our hearts with love that will last an eternity. His...
Billie Lawson
Apr 19, 2022
Billie Jean Booker Lawson was born on October 20, 1950 to Arthur Taylor and the late Juanita LeNora Booker-Greene in Birmingham, AL.Billie grew up in Bessemer, AL, where she was educated in the Bessemer City School System. She was a graduate of Jess-Lanier High School.She was a loving person who always made sure that she told you that she loved...
Annie Ward
Apr 12, 2022
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Lionel Simpson
Apr 9, 2022
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Jesse Peoples
Apr 8, 2022
Mr. Jesse James Peoples Sr. was born December 5, 1949 in Toomsuba, Mississippi to the late Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Susie Bell Peoples. At the age of one the family moved to Bessemer, AL. He gained his heavenly wings on April 8, 2022 in Memphis, TN.Jesse accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age and joined...
Earnest Lacey
Apr 3, 2022
Mr. Earnest Edward Lacey was born on April 1, 1971, to the late George and Annette Lacey in Jefferson County, Alabama. He attended Bessemer City School system. Upon receiving his G.E.D, he went on to pursue his education in which he earned his CNA certification.Earnest, affectionately known as “Rex’”, was a very funny person to be around and he definitely...
Doris Evans
Mar 30, 2022
Doris Lee Evans (affectionately known as “Dot”) was born on March 12, 1945 in Gainesville, Alabama to the late Lonnie and Ella Jane Price. She departed this life on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, AL.Doris confessed hope in Christ at an early age and was baptized at Bethlehem Baptist Church under the leadership of...
Arsenia Jackson
Mar 23, 2022
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Bobby Sanders
Mar 22, 2022
Mr. Bobby E. Sanders was born September 11, 1947, to the late Margaret Sanders and the late Sylvester Thigpen.At an early age, he accepted Christ.He graduated from Carver High School in Bessemer, Alabama. He was a long-time labor worker for Jones Fountain Iron Works.He was joined in Holy Matrimony to Peggy Brown Sanders on April 10, 1984.On Tuesday, March 22,...
Crishan Washington
Mar 18, 2022
Dignity, elegance, courage, faith-filled and strength all describes our beloved, Crishan Lynette Eiland Washington, born August 29, 1972, in Flint, Michigan. Her loving parents, Charles E. Eiland, Sr. and Catherine Eiland raised her along with her siblings in Inglewood and Fairfield, Alabama.She inherited a rich legacy of faith and accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior while attending church with...
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