Pelham, AL Obituaries

Austin Samuel Landry passed on April 12, 2026, at the age of 81; he was born on February 18, 1945, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was a resident of Pelham, Alabama.

Robert Mack Freeman, Jr., age 86, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2026. Mack was born in San Diego, California, on January 27, 1940. He graduated from Falkville High School in...

Charles Reid Simpson of Alabaster, AL, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on April 13, 2026. He was born to Charles H. "Bud" Simpson and Margaret Reid McKnight on October 25, 1...

James "Rick" Pennington, age 72, of Pelham, AL, passed away on April 11. 2026. He was born to James and Christine Pennington on September 25. 1953, in Vernon, AL. Rick was a graduate of West End High ...

Thomas Sidney Hyde Jr. died peacefully in his home in the company of his wife and daughters on Saturday afternoon, April 11th, 2026. He was born on January 26th, 1957, in Russellville Alabama to the ...

Fancher, Patricia Otwell "Pat," age 87, of Alabaster, Alabama, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026. She was retired from Brookwood Medical Center in Homewood, Alabama. Pat supported her late husban...

Born on June 3, 1958, in Birmingham, Alabama, Thomas Fred Trammell was the son of Lore Lina Renner Trammell and Fred T. Trammell. During his childhood, the family moved frequently for his father’s wor...

William Michael "Mike" Cochrane, age 80, of Leeds, Alabama, went to be with the Lord on April 8, 2026. Mike was born in Montgomery, Alabama on May 28, 1945. He graduated from Ramsey High School and l...

Cindy Carden Sanders, age 58, of Shelby, AL, passed away on April 7, 2026. She was born to Horace and Ruby Carden in Alabaster, AL, on October 2, 1967. Cindy graduated from Shelby County High School...

Della Jeanne Foster, age 79, of Pelham, Alabama, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026. She was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, on September 9, 1946, to Edward and Pearl Desautel. Jeanne graduated from La...

Randy M. Wenzel, age 71, of Alabaster, AL, passed away on April 5, 2026. He was born to Emory and Joan M. O'Loughlin Wenzel on October 27, 1954, in Louisiana. Randy was a dedicated German Electricia...

Sybil (Syble) Paulette (Ward) Marshall, 75, of Hoover, Alabama, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family’s love and comfort, on April 4, 2026. She was born on November 28, 1950, in Dec...

Annie Belle Davis (nee Owens) was born on April 3, 1935, to Jones Jasper Owens and Ola Naomi Acton Owens in Acton, Alabama (Shelby County). She passed away on April 2, 2026, just hours before her 91st...

Charles Steven “Steve” McLaurin was born on June 21, 1956, in Birmingham, Alabama, to William “Bill” McLaurin and Betty Cason Smith. Steve received his formal education at Erwin High School in Center...

Jack Porter Davis, age 76, was born on November 13, 1949, in Clearwater, Florida. He passed away Saturday morning, March 28, 2026, after a courageous journey with Lewy Body. Jack was preceded in deat...

Demetra Jones Patrick, 76, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 27, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Demetra met the love of her life, Jimmy Patrick, at Jones Va...

Betty Jane McGowen Price (95) of Cahaba Heights died March 28, 2026, at home peacefully surrounded by her family who are comforted in knowing she is at eternal rest with Christ Jesus. Betty was born ...

David Edwards, age 70, of Birmingham, Alabama, went to be with the Lord on March 26, 2026. He was born on June 23, 1955, in Sylacauga, Alabama. He graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's d...

Edgar ("Ed") Hamer Woods Jr., 89, of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2026. Born on February 25, 1937, in Sylacauga, Alabama, Ed lived a life defined by devotion to his fai...

Born on August 24, 1936, in Rowan County, Kentucky — a place she lovingly called “God’s Country”— Betty was raised on a farm where her deep love for family and simple joys first took root. That love r...

Born in Fairfield, Alabama to Lola and Tom Sawls, Jo Ann was the sixth of seven children. She attended Fairfield High School and lived her life in Fairfield, Ensley (Central Park) and Cahaba Heights, ...

Roberta Guthrie died peacefully on March 15, 2026, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 90, surrounded by loving family and friends. Born Roberta Shepard McCrary on July 5, 1935, in Washington, DC, to Sa...

Johnnie Dell Hall was born in December 1924 in a farmhouse on a gravel road in Alabama. She was the daughter of John and Elvy Stewart. At age 12, Johnnie and her family moved to North Carolina when h...

Thomas (Tom) A. Cotromano, age 69, of Pelham, AL, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2026. He was born to Ettore and Carol Cotromano on June 18, 1956, in Jamaica, New York. He was a graduate of Unio...

Jeanne Mainor Anderson was born on October 11, 1945, in Fernandina Beach, Florida, to Henry and Barbara Mainor. She grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, where she graduated from Robert E. Lee High School. ...

Connie J. Martin was born on June 25, 1940 in Corsicana, Texas. She passed away March 11, 2026. A 1962 graduate of the Mississippi Baptist Hospital Gilfoy School of Nursing in Jackson, Mississippi, C...

Deborah Ann Wasmer passed away peacefully on March 12, 2026, at the age of 77, surrounded by her loving family. Debbie grew up in Murphysboro, Illinois and was a proud graduate of Murphysboro Townshi...

Flora Simanyi, 33 years of age, of Hoover, Alabama passed away on March 12, 2026. She was born in Evanston, Illinois on August 9, 1992. Flora graduated from Hoover High School and received a Bachelor...

Mildred C. Neeley, age 94 of Homewood, AL, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2026. She was born to Oscar and Ozella Cox on November 13, 1931, in Chilton County, Alabama. She was a graduate of Isabel...

Dr. Alan Lee Ferguson (Lee) of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2026 after several months of health complications. He was born in Birmingham on April 17, 1947, to Eula ...

Rose Marie Sicola, born May 31, 1949, in Birmingham, Alabama, was the beloved daughter of Jasper and Phania Carbonie. Rose Marie received her formal education at Ensley High School in Ensley, Alabama....

Charles R. Cleckler, 69, of McCalla, Alabama, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026. He was born in Chilton County, Alabama, on February 18, 1957. Charles had several hobbies that he loved. He loved t...

LaVerne "Verne" Delos Simonin, 98, died March 7, 2026. He was raised on a small family farm in Goodland, Indiana, and earned an engineering degree from Purdue University. Verne served two years in th...

Jason Paul Watts of Calera, Al, passed away on February 27, 2026. He was born to Larry and Rose Watts on April 29, 1979, in Shreveport, LA. Jason lived there for four years before moving to Birmingha...

Brandon Todd Ivey, 31, of Hoover, Alabama, passed away Friday, March 6, 2026. He was born August 8, 1994 in Mobile, Alabama. After graduation from Baker High School, Brandon earned a degree in comput...

Robert R. Coats, Jr. (Bob), 89, of Birmingham, Alabama went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 7, 2026. He was born to Roy and Logene Coats on May 29, 1936 in Birmingham, Alabama. Bob was a gradu...

Mrs. Betty Joyce Waters of Birmingham, AL, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 5, 2026 at the age of 88. She was the third child born of four and only daughter to Frank and Lottie Moody in C...

Elbert Lee Trinkle, III, 91, of Birmingham, AL, passed into glory on March 5th, 2026. He was born in Crewe, VA on January 4th, 1935. Lee received a Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Semina...

Donna Kathleen Hargrove of Hoover, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2026. She was 78. Donna, a California native, was a graduate of El Cerrito High School. She found much enjoyment and fulfil...

Sheila Elizabeth Putley was born on January 11, 1963, in Birmingham, Alabama, to the union of Maburn and Dovey Belcher. Sheila received her formal education at Tarrant High School. On September 14, 2...

Martha Ann “Marty” Duncan of Chelsea, Alabama went home to her Heavenly Father on March 2, 2026. At the time of her passing, she was surrounded by her family and her two cats, Izzy and Sylvester. Ma...

Kenneth Wilson, 73, of Hoover, passed away on March 2, 2026. He was born in New York in 1953 to Adelaide and Kenneth Wilson. Ken served as Shelby County Commissioner in the late 1980s. While holding t...

Norman R. Wilson, age 85, of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on February 27, 2026, after an illness. Norman was born on August 6, 1940, in Dallas, Texas, to L...

Suzanne Smith Potter was born on March 6,1947 to Everett and Clara Smith and passed away peacefully in her home on February 27, 2026. In 1968, she married the love of her life, Thomas Mitchell (Toby)...

Bonda Theresa Smaha Kircher was born on October 3, 1942, in Zahle, Lebanon, to Joseph Rashid Smaha and Nazha Catherine Habshey. She attended John Carroll Catholic High School in Birmingham, Alabama, ...

Austin Koval Allan, age 24, of Birmingham, Alabama, went home to be with the Lord on February 23, 2026. Born in Palo Alto, California on December 28, 2001, Austin brought light into the world from th...

It is with deep sorrow that the family of Lula Mae Jackson Griffin announces her peaceful passing on February 22, 2026. Lula Mae Griffin was born on September 20, 1931, in Elmore County to the late ...

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of our sister, Karen Martha Conklin. Born on April 20, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland, Karen passed away on February 20, 2026 of a sudden illness leavin...

Linda Faye Richards Smith, 82, of Birmingham, Alabama, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 19, 2026. Born on May 13, 1943, in Columbus, Mississippi, to Elmer “Jack” Richards and ...