Obituaries

Funeral services for Mr. Sammy Edward Hindman, age 71 of Fayette, were held Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at 11 a.m.from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. He died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. Though sudden and tragic, he passed doing what he loved best—hauling hay on a John Deere tractor.

Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Ann Jones, age 75 of Fayette, were held Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Antioch Cemetery. Bro. Lamar Cox and Billy Joe Owens officiated. She died Thursday, Jan. 15, at her residence.

Funeral services for Mr. Johnny D. Lowery, age 90 of Bankston, were held Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Piney Grove Cemetery. Bro. Haygood and Philip Baus officiated. He died Tuesday, Jan. 13, at his residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Dr. Richard Rutland, age 99 of Fayette, were held Saturday, Jan. 7, 2026, at 2 p.m. from Fayette First Methodist Church. Dr. Stephen Strange officiated. Burial followed in Fayette City Cemetery. He died Monday, Jan. 12, at his residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Sherry Nance Rickman, age 73 of Fayette, were held Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, from Southside Baptist Church. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. She died Monday, Jan 12.

A memorial service for Mr. Benny Gene Farris, better known as Bud, age 98 of Eldridge, be held Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at 2 p.m. from the Eldridge Church of Christ. He died Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield directed.

A Celebration of Life for Ms. Brooke Marie Lawrence, age 35 of Brilliant, will be held at Winfield City Family Church on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 2 p.m. She died Friday, Jan. 9, at Walker Baptist. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mr. William Steven Friday, age 79 of Tuscaloosa, were held Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, at 11 a.m. from Hadden Presbyterian Church. Rev. Mike Spencer officiated. Burial followed in Boyd Cemetery. He died Thursday, Jan. 8, at Hospice of West Alabama. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Gregory Hill, age 79 of Fayette, were held Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at 11 a.m. from St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. He died Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Fayette. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mrs. Kimberly Miles Corbett, age 61 of Fayette, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, at her residence. A private graveside will be held at a later date. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mr. James Doyle Baker, age 83 of Fayette, were held Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at 1 p.m. from Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Burial followed in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. He died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at DCH in Tuscaloosa. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

A memorial service for Mr. Tommy Roberts, age 76 of Fayette, will be held Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at 2 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends Thursday from 12-2 p.m. at the funeral home. He died Friday, Jan. 2, at his residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

A Celebration of Life for Mr. Ron Morris, age 74 of Fayette, will be held Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Fayette Civic Center. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. at the Civic Center. He died Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at Fayette Long Term Care. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Graveside services for Mr. David Watkins, age 56 of Brookwood, will be held Saturday, Jan.10, 2026, at 3 p.m. from Housh Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the funeral home. He died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mr. Curtis “Outlaw” Lollar, age 66 of Fayette, were held Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Zion Cemetery. He died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, at Fayette Long Term Care. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mr. Victor Corkerin, age 84 of Fayette, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, at DCH Regional Medical Center. A Celebration of Life service will be held at later date. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mrs. Genine Fowler, age 88 of Fayette, were held Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. Fred Yerby and Barry Kelley officiated. She died Monday, Dec. 29, 2025,at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Willie Frances Sanford, age 89 of Berry, were held Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. She died Saturday, Dec. 27, at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Denise Madison, age 58 of Tuscaloosa, were held Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. Mark Brown officiated. She died Friday, Dec. 26, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Infant Tatum Colby Driver, 11 days old, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, at St. Vincents Hospital in Birmingham. There will be no services. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette

Funeral services for Mrs. Anie Joye Benton, age 92 of Fayette, will be held Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Macedonia (Gumbud) Baptist Church. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette and the family will host the visitation on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, from 6 - 8 p.m. She died Sunday, Dec. 21, in the Long-Term Care Unit at Fayette Medical Center.

Mr. Larry Williamson, age 73 of Berry, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at Hospice of West Alabama. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Mr. Delbert Bonner, age 76 of Berry, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. A private service was held. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. James Kemp-Franks, age 61 of Fayette, were held Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, at 1 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. He died Monday, Dec. 15, at Fayette Medical Center. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Ms. Debra Sue Matthews Buck, age 68 of Vernon, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at her residence. A private service was held. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Patricia Ann Duke Gill, age 75 of Concord, were held Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at 10 a.m. from Patterson-Forest Grove Funeral Home in Pleasant Grove. David Courington officiated. There was a graveside service at Wesley Chapel Cemetery immediately following the funeral.She died Friday, Oct. 31, at St. Vincent’s Hospital Hospice Care.

Funeral services for Mrs. Billie Ruth Wilson, age 83, of Fayette, were held Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 at 2 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Wilson died Saturday, Dec. 13 at her residence.

Funeral services for Mrs. Bobbie Crowley, age 92, of Kennedy, were held Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 at 2 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Meadow Branch Cemetery. Mrs. Crowley died Saturday, Dec. 13 at Morningview Estates.

Funeral services for Ms. Jessica Paige Hoobler, age 33, of Berry, were held Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Ms. Hoobler received her ultimate healing on Thursday, Dec. 11, at DCH – Tuscaloosa. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Graveside services for Mrs. Dorothy Whitley, age 89, of Fayette, were held Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, from Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Mrs. Wilson died Saturday, Dec. 6, at Morningview Assisted Living in Fayette. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Troy Pruitt, age 70 of Fayette, were held Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at 11 a.m. from Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Rev. Carlos Moore, Jr., officated. He died Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Hospice of West Alabama. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Graveside services for Ms. Annie Faye Watkins,a ge 75 of Berry, were held Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at 2 p.m. from Concord Baptist Cemetery. Rev. Terry Oswalt officiated. She died Sunday, Dec. 7, at her residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mrs. Mary Chambless, age 71, of Bankston, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. The family received friends Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 at the funeral home.

Graveside services for Mr. Terry Dillard, age 78, of Fayette, were held Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 from Old Union Cemetery. Mr. Dillard died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 at Fayette Long Term Care. He was preceded in death by his parents: William and Mildred Lee Tucker Dillard; grandparents: Mose and Julie Dillard, and Luther and Dena Tucker. Survivors include his sister: Mary Ann Dillard of Fayette; brother: Jerry Wayne Dillard (Nira) of Fayette; and a nephew: Jerret Dillard of Fort Collins, Colo. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Kirkland-Bluff Volunteer Fire Department. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Terrell Glen Stripling, age 81, of Fayette, were held Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery in Tuscaloosa County. Mr. Stripling died Tuesday, Dec. 2 at his residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Christine Shepard Grizzell, age 91, of Fayette, were held Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Scott Davis officiating. Burial followed in the Fayette City Cemetery. Mrs. Grizzell died peacefully in Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Wednesday, December 3, surrounded by the love of her family.

Funeral services for Mrs. Frankie H. Walton, age 92, of Fayette, were held Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follow in Fayette Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Walton died peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 2 at Morningview Estates. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mrs. Judy Ann Pinkerton, age 68, of Fayette, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Retired MSGT Randall Ottis Bonds, better known as Randy, age 64 of Winfield, were held on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at 2 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Sand Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.He died Monday, Dec. 1, at his residence.

Graveside services for Mrs. Deanie Lenard, age 91, of Fayette, were held Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 from Fayette Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Lenard died Monday, Dec. 1 at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mrs. Christy Cofield, age 47, of Millport, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Stripling, age 77, of Fayette, were held Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery in Tuscaloosa County. Mrs. Stripling died Friday, Nov. 28 at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Devora Coleman, age 77, of Fayette, were held Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Bankhead Cemetery. Mrs. Coleman died Thursday, Nov. 27 at Fayette Long Term Care. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mr. Michael "Punkin" Watkins, age 64, of Fayette, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025 at his residence. No services were held. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Mr. Charles Wilson, age 84, of Fayette, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 at his residence. The family held a private service. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Stripling, age 77 of Fayette, were held Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, at 2 p.m. from nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery in Tuscaloosa County. She died Friday, Nov. 28, at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Devora Coleman, age 77 of Fayette, will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive freidns Saturday from 12-1 p.m. at the funeral home. She died Thursday, Nov. 27, at Fayette Long Term Care. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Mauney, age 95 of Bankston, were held Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, from Bankston Baptist Church. Burial followed in Bankston Cemetery. She died Saturday, Nov. 15, at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Kenneth Smallwood, age 61 of Berry, were held Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, from Cleveland Church of Christ. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. He died Saturday, Nov. 15, at Fayette Medical Center. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Graveside services for Ms. Sarah Sexton, age 86 of Fayette, were held Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at 1 p.m. from Bethel Methodist Cemetery. She died Friday, Nov. 14, in Fayette. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.