Pelham, AL Obituaries

Sybil Paulette Marshall, 75, passed on April 4, 2026; born November 28, 1950, Sybil was a resident of Hoover, Alabama. Visitation will be held at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home and Cemeter...

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 ...

Yvonne Louise Dreon, 82, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2026, surrounded by the family she spent her life building and nurturing. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth J...

Edward “Ed” Bernard Hughes, 85, passed away peacefully at home on February 18, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 21, 1940, in Boston, Massachusetts, Ed was the son of William F. and ...

Carl Thomas Firstbrook, born on October 26, 1948 in Williston, North Dakota, went home to Heaven on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. He was 77. The U.S. Navy Veteran was a resident of Pelham, Alabama. Aft...

David Wilmont, born on December 30, 1947 in Bonne-terre, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2026. He was 78. The Hoover, Alabama resident was a graduate of Sullivan High School in Sullivan, ...

Cassandra “Cass” Enzer Harper, 48, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2026, wrapped in the love of her family. She was born on January 11, 1978, and in her 48 years, she built a life centered arou...

Margery “Midge” Frances (Bruning) Johnson of Hoover, Alabama, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 3, 1932, in Oak Park, Illinois, to John and Agnes Bruni...

Ron Willey, 77, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on February 15, 2026. Ron was born on July 30, 1948, in Washington, D.C. He married the love of his life, Kathryn "Kathy" Willey, on March 20, 196...

Randall “Randy” Lamar Dillard, 77, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2026. Randy's gentle spirit and ever-present smile touched everyone who knew him. A devoted man of fa...

Phillip Carey Estes, 56, of Cropwell, Alabama passed away February 11, 2026. The Birmingham, Alabama native was an Odenville High School graduate employed as a security system technician with Vector ...

Norma Jean Whitson Sample was born on October 30, 1934, in Dalton, Georgia, to Robert Lee Whitson and Effie Lee Smith Whitson. She spent her early years living in several places before her family sett...

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Martha "Dianne" McGuire Hall, who left this world on February 8, 2026 in Birmingham, AL. Dianne was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend whos...