Obituaries

Odessa Pratt

Odessa Pratt

Mar 12, 1935

Obituary“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Revelations 21:4Odessa Brown Pratt Taplin was born March 12, 1935 in Blount County, Alabama to the late Alex and Annie Bell Old Brown. She confessed...

Odell Jones

Odell Jones

Jul 23, 1934

Obituary “To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven” Ecclesiastes 3:1“A Time to Be Born” My name is Odell Boswell Jones. I arrived on July 23, 1934 to the loving parentage of the late Marion, Sr., “Po Pep” and Gladys Marshall Boswell. I am the middle sister of the late Marion Boswell, Jr....

Willie Snipes

Willie Snipes

Apr 19, 1934

Willie Ruth Snipes was born April 19, 1934 to the late Irene Porter and Plumber Blevins in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. At an early age she confessed hope in Christ and never strayed from her belief. During her life she moved from Alabama to Brooklyn, New York and resided there for quite some time.Willie eventually moved from Brooklyn, New York to Danville,...

Eddie Jackson

Eddie Jackson

Oct 6, 1933

A Time to be Born: Brother Eddie Jackson, Jr. was born October 6, 1933. The fifth child to Eddie and Curry Jackson of Gainesville, Alabama. Eddie graduated high school in 1954 and shortly thereafter enlisted into the United States Army.A Time to Love: Eddie was honorably discharged in 1956 and moved to Bessemer, Alabama. He met and married Mildred Morgan...

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