Pamela Bussey Cullifer

Cullifer, Pamela Bussey, age 82 of Homewood, AL, passed on November 8, 2020. A native of Columbus, GA, she previously resided in White Rock, AL, and in Montgomery, AL. She lived in Homewood, AL the past 54 years. She was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Wilson Cline Persons Bussey of Columbus, GA. She was a very special, wonderful, wife, mother, and homemaker. Blessed with deep understanding and great empathy, she was one of God’s most delicate creations, with a very special grace. She was deeply spiritual and dedicated to her faith in God, and to her family. Though proud of her Baptist background, she converted to Catholicism in support of her family. Her grandfather, John Howell Cline, was a Baptist minister who started & pastored many churches in Alabama and in Georgia. She was a member and past president of the Driftwood garden club; was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church; a past member of the Ladies Sodality and Saint Patrick’s alter band; and served many years on the 4th of July church festival committee. She was also a member of the neighborhood supper club, and the daughters of the Confederacy. She will be greatly missed by many friends and family.

Of her many accomplishments, she was most proud of introducing, and having passed a bill in the youth of Alabama Legislature, allowing women to serve on jury duty in the state of Alabama to equalize the jury (with both men and women). This bill was later introduced into the state legislature, passed and became a law.

She is preceded in death by her father, Wilson Cline Persons Bussey and her mother Frances Moon Bussey; her brother Wilson "Buddy" Cline Bussey Jr. (Sheila) as well as her Aunt Marguerite Bussey Sellers (Reginald).

She is survived by her husband William M. Cullifer Sr. of 62 years; her daughters, Mrs. Pamela Christine Cullifer Freels (David) of Powell, TN and Mrs. Tamera Cullifer Glidewell (Dwight) of Odenville, AL; sons, William M. Cullifer, Jr. of Birmingham, AL, Wilson Cline Jeffery Cullifer of El-Cajon, CA, Jonathan David Cullifer (Michael), Birmingham, AL; grandsons, William M. Cullifer III, Birmingham, AL and David (DJ) Freels of Powell, TN.; great grandsons, Jacob A. Cullifer of Denton, TX and Braden Cullifer of Cullman, AL. She is also survived by various nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Visitation will be Monday, November 16 at 11:00 am at Ridout’s Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, Alabama followed by a graveside service at Southern Heritage Cemetery with close friends and family.