Pelham, AL Obituaries

Jessica Ann Sims passed on September 14, 2026, at the age of 40, having been born on November 3, 1985, in Montgomery, Alabama, and residing in Vestavia Hills, Alabama.

Bobby S. Hines, age 91, passed on September 14, 2026. Bobby resided in Alabaster, Alabama. Visitation will be held at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home and Cemetery, 475 Cahaba Valley Road, Pel...

Ronald Lee Wiechman, 86, of Homewood, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. He was born in Wichita, Kansas on October 5, 1939. Ron was a graduate of Hatley High School in Amory, Mississ...

Robert Glenn Williamson was born on October 18, 1946, in Laurel, Mississippi, to the late Lou Coulter Williamson and John Wilton Williamson. Robert was united in holy matrimony to Ruby Warlick on May ...

Roger Lamar Bass, age 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 7, 2026. A highly successful and respected leader, he spent his professional career building roads and his free time building a li...

Michael W. Newman, age 56, of Birmingham, AL, passed away on September 5, 2026. He was born on January 14, 1970, in Birmingham, Alabama. Mike was a graduate of Moody High School and then went on to ...

Ruth Guffey Holt was born on February 12, 1936 in Centerville, Tennessee. She was the fifth child and the only daughter of Wade Hayes Guffey and Ruth Tallent Guffey, both of Andrews, North Carolina. ...

Martin N. McCayna, 69, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2026. Born in Romford, Essex, United Kingdom, Martin built a life filled with love, laughter, hard work, and devotio...

Ellen B. Schrader Knollenberg passed away on September 1, 2026, in Birmingham, Alabama. She was born on June 27, 1945, to Robert E. and Cathryn C. Schrader and grew up in Champaign, Illinois. She grad...

Jose "Bodoke" Guadalupe Jacobo Hernandez, age 24, of Pelham, AL, passed away on August 30, 2026. He was born on August 9, 2002, in Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico. Jose was a graduate of Pelham High School and...

Martha Ann Cook, age 93, of the Danberry at Inverness community in Hoover, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 31, 2026, with her devoted husband of 71 years, Tom Cook, by her side. Bo...

Edwin "Tony" Allen Duke, age 68, of Cropwell, Alabama, passed away on August 29, 2026. Tony was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 30, 1958. He graduated from Shades Valley High School in 1976. He ...

Clifton "Blake" Flanagan, age 46, of Pelham, AL, passed away surrounded by his family on August 29, 2026. He was born to Steven Howard and Debra Flanagan on August 6, 1980, in Birmingham, AL. Blake...

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Thomas Leon Burch, Sr., age 99, of Columbiana, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2026. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama on March 3, 1927 to the late Ellen Culpepper Burch and Homer Lionel B...

Sandra (Sandi) Kaye Gillum, 61, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2026. She was born in Decatur, Alabama on March 18, 1965 to the late Charles Brooks Dodson and Wanda Gayle Wel...

Leona “Sissy” Hosier Hand, 90, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2026. She was born on May 31, 1936, to Ray Secrest Hosier and Ann Louise Johnson Hosier. Leona lived a full and remarkable life mar...

Janette Francis, 82, of Chelsea, Alabama, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2026. Janette was born on May 9, 1944 in Gary, Indiana to the late Abe and Ona Ralph. She graduated from Calumet High Sc...

Julia McCuen Richardson, 96, of Indian Springs, Alabama quietly passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Julia was born and raised in Gadsden, Alabama. She graduated from Gadsden High School with the Cl...

Connie Leigh Buse was born on October 7, 1968, to Ralph and Evelyn Partridge in Pelham, Alabama. She attended Pelham High School and was a member of Oak Mountain Baptist Church. Connie Partridge marr...

William Gordon Paul, II, age 71, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away Monday, August 24, 2026. Gordon was born on December 3, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his parents, T...

James Earl Pope, age 75, of Hoover, Alabama, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on August 23, 2026 after a five-year battle with Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease. James was bo...

William “Bill” Arthur Miller, Jr., passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 22, 2026, due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Bill is survived by his wife of 60 years, Patricia “Pat” L. Mill...

Jimmy Neal Mosley, 76, of Pelham, Alabama, passed away on August 21, 2026. He was known to family and friends as “Jim” or “Moe.” He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on December 26, 1949, to Talmadge D...

James Hardin Bethany passed on August 17, 2026, at the age of 57, having been born on August 22, 1968.

Michael Anthony Ross Sr., age 74, was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Michael graduated from Frederick Douglass High School, where he played the cornet. He continued his educ...

Barbara was born on September 24, 1950, in Höxter, in the post-World War II British sector of Germany. Being a Polish immigrant, on January 15, 1951, along with her father and mother, Jozef and Joanna...

Andrew Warren Gage, 49, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on August 16, 2026. Visitation will be at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, Alabama on Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 2:3...

Adele A. Flowers (Busken), passed away peacefully in Hoover, AL. Preceded in death by her parents, Bernard and Anna Busken; husband, Donald McCall Flowers; brothers Raymond, Elmer, Leonard, Cyril, A...

Terry L Hall, 64, of Hoover, Alabama passed away on the morning of August 19, 2026 while on hospice at The Greenbriar at the Altamont in Birmingham, Alabama. He was born in Gadsden, Alabama on Septemb...

Tracee Brock Duvall passed on August 18, 2026, at the age of 51. Born on September 4, 1974, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Tracee lived in Pelham, Alabama.

Dr. Sue Welch Johnson passed away on August 17, 2026, in Birmingham, Alabama, at age 97. Sue was born in Savannah, Tennessee on January 4, 1929, the daughter of Julian Kenneth Welch and Adelaide Sevi...

Steve Cole, age 76, of Helena, Alabama, passed away on August 16, 2026. Steve was born in Hamburg, Iowa, on July 26, 1950. He spent his career working as a truck driver, a profession that allowed him...

Known for his generous spirit and caring nature, Deven Alex Kitchens passed away in Birmingham, Alabama at the age of 21. Deven was born in Cincinnati, Ohio at The Christ Hospital on April 12, 2005, ...

Hugh Arthur Pemberton, 99, of Birmingham, Alabama, died on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, following a long and slow decline in health. Born at home, February 4, 1927, he grew up all over Birmingham, inclu...

Catherine Nadyne Carter Toles, age 91, of Alabaster, Alabama, passed away peacefully at her home on August 10, 2026. Catherine was born in Saybrook, Illinois, on January 28, 1935. She graduated from ...

Connie Sue Neal, 78, long of Memphis, TN, lately of Birmingham, AL, passed away on August 9, 2026, with her children at her side. Born and raised in Memphis, TN, after earning her bachelor’s, she tau...

David Engel achieved the greatest desire of his heart when on August 7, 2026, he left this world and joined his savior Jesus Christ. He was born in Bellville, New Jersey September 4, 1934 to Joseph E...

Mark Cole Rogers passed away peacefully on his 75th birthday, August 7th, 2026, surrounded by family in his home in Hoover, Alabama. Born August 7th, 1951, in Hobbs, New Mexico, to Elba (Pat) Gaines ...

James Robert Day, 93, of Birmingham, AL, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, August 7, 2026. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Woodson Day and Dorothy Nell Day, his brother, Joh...

Michelle Suzan Albarado, of Alabaster, Alabama, was born on August 12,1972 in Noblesville, Indiana. She passed at the age of 53 surrounded by her loving children on August 7, 2026. Michelle was a dev...

Leigh Boggs Sparks was born October 5, 1952 in Lanett, Alabama, and started her eternal journey on August 7, 2026. She made the transition peacefully at home in Hoover, Alabama with her husband holdin...

Jerry Butte Austin passed away on August 6, 2026, at the age of 90, having been born on November 25, 1935, in West Virginia. Jerry lived in Meadowbrook, Alabama.

Robert E. Land, Jr. was born on August 28, 1954 in Anniston, Alabama. He passed away on August 3, 2026. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert E. Land, Sr. and Estelle Brom Land. He is surviv...

"But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles..." — Isaiah 40:31 "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, n...

Dan L. Howard, age 91, of Montevallo, AL, passed away on August 2, 2026. He was born to Robert and Jewel Howard on November 4, 1934, in Birmingham, AL. Dan was a graduate of Hueytown High School. Dan ...

Hannelore M. Morton, age 86, of Pelham, AL, passed away on July 31, 2026. She was born in Ludwigsburg, Germany, on December 24, 1939, to Willy and Hilda Motsch. In August of 1967, she married the lo...

Fr. Adrian Louis Cook of Alabaster, Alabama passed away July 31, 2026. Adrian was born on March 16, 1946, in Mobile, Alabama. He attended seminary at Mount Saint Mary’s in Maryland and was ordained t...

Donald Dean Perry, 77, passed away on July 31, 2026. Donald was born on January 14, 1949, in Lake City, Iowa, to Dean Perry and Jean Perry. He grew up in Lake City and received his formal education i...