Yvonne Vines

Yvonne Vines, 102, a lifelong resident of Homewood, died peacefully in her home on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. She was born in Birmingham, the daughter of Yvonne Marceau Santerre and George Santerre, and moved in 1928 to a town that looks very different from the Homewood of today. She attended Phillips High School and worked at Moore & Handley Hardware Store in accounts payable and sold gloves at Loveman’s Department Store downtown before marrying Harry Vines in 1946. After becoming a widow in 1960, she obtained a BS in Biology from Stanford University.

She spent her life of over a century as a very private person who loved not only her own dogs and cats but each and every bird and squirrel and snake that found its way into her yard. She was a voracious reader, lover of opera and a self-taught nutritionist who was on no medications when she died. She loved Homewood passionately and could entertain her family and friends for hours with tales of playing in the woods, riding the streetcars and visiting the ducks in the old pond at Lakeshore.

Mrs. Vines is survived by her daughters, Anita Hanft and Maria Macksoud, her grandson, Eric Hanft, and her two great-grandchildren, Hudson and Evelyn. This list of family must include Ms. Wanda Parks, her live-in caregiver for the past 4 years. Thanks to Ms. Parks, Ms. Vines spent her final years on this earth wrapped in laughter, love and meticulous care, and eating a daily diet of delicious homemade southern food. Our family’s gratitude is boundless.

Funeral arrangements will be private.

Services are under the direction of Ridout's Valley Chapel Funeral Home and Cremation Service (205-879-3401) in Homewood.