Obituaries

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.

Funeral services for Mrs. Jackie Walters, age 74 of Eldridge, were held Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at 2 p.m. from New River Baptist Church. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Bro. Marlon Mayfield officiated. She died Wednesday, Nov.12, at Fayette Medical Center.

Funeral services for Mr. Dennis Bowles, age 64 of Bankston, were held Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, at 2 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Cedar Grove Cemetery. He died Monday, Nov. 10, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham.

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Fields, age 91 of Fayette, were held Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Hopewell-Rosehill Cemetery. She died Sunday, Nov. 9, at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Dustin Kent Skelton, age 37 of Fayette, were held Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Hopewell-Rosehill Cemetery. He died Friday, Nov. 7, at his residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

A memorial service for Mr. Clyde Danny Price, age 91 of Fayette, was held Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home in Fayette. He died Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Morning View Assisted Living in Fayette.

Funeral services for Ms. Ruth Overton Lowery, age 82 of Northport, were held Friday, November 7, 2025 from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. She died Monday, Nov. 3, at her home. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Graveside services for Mrs. Brenda Bridges Herren, age 70 of Fayette, were held Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, from Mt. Vernon Cemetery. She died Sunday, Nov. 2, at Fayette Medical Center. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

A graveside service for close family and friends of Mr. Mark Fulmer, age 62 of Northport, was held at New Chapel Cemetery. He died Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at his residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Ida Frances Crutcher Alexander, age 70 of Fayette, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at her residence. At Frances’s request, there will not be a traditional funeral service. A come-and-go celebration of life reception for all friends and family will take place on Sunday, Nove. 16, from 2 –4 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Fayette First Methodist Church. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.

Funeral services for Mrs. Cynthia Tittle, age 64 of Berry, were held Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. Tim Tindle and Curry Bennett officiated. She died Friday, Oct. 24, at Hospice of West Alabama. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Becki Stoker, age 76 of Fayette, were held Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. Bro. Enoch Estes officiated. She died Friday, Oct. 24, at her residence.

Private graveside services for Ms. Ida F. Alexander, age 70 of Fayette were held Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 from Fayette City Cemetery. She died Friday, Oct. 24, at her residence. There will be a reception on Sunday, Nov. 16 from 2-4 p.m. at Fayette Methodist Church. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Billie Mae Brown Stembridge, age 87 of Fairhope, formerly of Kennedy, were held Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Kennedy City Cemetery. She died Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Providence Hospital in Mobile. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Graveside services for Lyla Rose Rodgers, infant daughter of Dylana Cousette and Iterik Rodgers, were held Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at 2 p.m. from Pearidge Cemetery. She died Monday, Oct. 20, at her home. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. John Albert Hamm, age 92 of Huntsville, were held Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Camp Comfort Cemetery. He died Monday, Oct. 20, at Regency Health Care and Rehab Center in Huntsville. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Ham, age 92 of Fayette, were held Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, from Fayette First Freewill Baptist Church. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens.She died Monday, Oct. 20, at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Ms. Christina Collins, age 60 of Fayette, were held Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery (Gumbud). She died Friday, Oct. 17, at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Rafael Pinedo, age 52 of Tuscaloosa, were held Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, at 11 a.m. from Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Tuscaloosa. father Michael Deering will officiate. Burial will be held at a later date in Greenwood Memorial Park in San Diego, Calif. He died Thursday, Oct. 16, at his residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Lorraine T. Whitley, age 89, were held Sunday, Oct.19, 2025, at 2 p.m. from Sand Springs Baptist Church. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. She died Sunday,Oct. 12, 2025.

Funeral services for Mrs. Sandra Jeffries Lawrence, age 84, of Fayette, were held Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at 2 p.m.from Fayette First Baptist Church with internment in the Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery. Dr. Scott Davis officiated. She died Saturday, Oct. 11.

Graveside services for Mr. Sidney Ray Jones, of Gainesville, Fla., formerly of Fayette, were held Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, from the old Live Oak Cemetery in Selma. He died Monday, Oct. 6, at Fayette Long Term Care Center.

Mr. Winford Olds, age 66 of Fayette, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at his residence. Per Mr. Olds’ wishes, there will not be a service. Nelson Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette

Memorial services for Mr. Roy Gene Fulmer, age 86 of Fayette, were held Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home. Mark Brown and Bro. Robert Parrish officiated. Funeral services followed at 3 p.m. He died peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 2, surrounded by those he loved most.

Funeral services for Mr. Timothy “Shawn” Black, age 50 of Prattville, were held Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, at 11 a.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Hopewell-Rosehill Cemetery. He died Wednesday, Oct. 1, at his residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. James Hubbert Sr., age 85 of Fayette, were held Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at Noon from Sand Springs Baptist Church. Burial followed in Sand Springs Cemetery. He died Saturday, Sept. 27, at his residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Ms. Elizabeth McDonald, age 72 of Tuscaloosa, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services were held Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 2 p.m. from Holy Spirit Columbarium. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Homeof Fayette directed.

Private graveside services for Ms. Lula King Brown, age 87 of Berry, were held Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, from Pea Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Carl Porter officiated. She died Wednesday, Oct. 1, at Walker Baptist Hospital. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Michael Christopher Hurst, age 56, of Fayette, will be held Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 at 1 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery – Newtonville. A visitation will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Hurst died Sunday, Sept. 28 at his residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Graveside services for Ms. Della Perkins, age 93 of Hoover, were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, from Fellowship Cemetery in Vernon. Rev. James Howard officiated. She died Thursday, Sept. 25, at UAB-East. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Joan Hudson, age 72, of Fayette, were held Monday, Sept. 29, 2025 at 6 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Bro. Neal Fowler and Coach Danny Raines officiated. Mrs. Hudson died Thursday, Sept. 25 at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Doris Jean Wilson, age 91, of Kennedy, were held Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Kennedy City Cemetery. Bro. Alan Magouirk and Bro. Ed Nabors officiated. Mrs. Wilson died Tuesday, Sept. 23 at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Opal Buford, age 82, of Tuscaloosa, were held Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025 from Davis Chapel FWB Church. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Bro. Drew Self officiated. Mrs. Buford died Tuesday, Sept. 23 at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Ramon Garcia Lopez, age 54 of Tuscaloosa, were held Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, at 10 a.m. from  Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Burial will take place in Mexico at a later date. He died Monday, Sept. 22, in Tuscaloosa. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Ramona Puckett Wright (Hardin), age 67, of Tuscaloosa, were held Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 from The Sanctuary Church in Bessemer. Burial followed in Central Heights Community Cemetery in Florence. Bro. Todd Bertrum and Bro. Marvin Holt officiated. Mrs. Wright died Sunday, Sept. 21 at her daughter’s residence in McCalla. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Samuel Mack Lowery, age 80 of Fayette, were held Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at 1 p.m. from Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home. Bro. Robert Parrish officiated. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. He died Sunday, Sept. 21, at his residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Jerry Miller, age 72, of Fayette, were held Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025 from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Hopewell-Rosehill Cemetery. Mr. Miller died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, Sept. 19.

Funeral services for Ms. June Monroe, age 60 of Fayette, will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at 1 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Fayette Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Saturday, Sept. 27, from 12-1 p.m. at the funeral home. She died Wednesday, Sept. 17, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette will direct.

Funeral services for Mr. Dennis Charles Smith, age 71 of Fayette, were held Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel with Ray Aldridge and Buddy Hughes officiating. Burial followed at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, Miss. He died Thursday, Sept. 18, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Jerry Miller, age 72 of Fayette, were held Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at 3 p.m. from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Hopewell-Rosehill Cemetery. He died Friday, Sept. 19.

Graveside services for Mr. Austin Dean McGregor, age 36 of Vardaman, Miss., were held Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at 2 p.m. from Poplar Springs Baptist Cemetery. Rev. Whitney Casey officiated. He died Thursday, Sept. 18, at his residence. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directed.

Graveside services for close family and friends of Mr. Donald Eugene Jackson, age 70, of Northport, were held Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Goodwater Cemetery with Pastor Scott Willmore officiating.He died Wednesday, Sept. 17, at Hospice of West Alabama. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

As the sun rose on the morning of August 4, 2025, in St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, Carla Trice Crawford, age 57, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. She left this world as she lived in it, with grace, dignity, and unshakable courage. Though the earth feels dimmer without her radiant presence, Heaven is surely brighter with Carla there, and she has joined the chorus of angels. Her absence will be deeply felt by all those who knew and loved her.

Ms. Sandra Gillis, age 78 of Birmingham, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, at her residence. A private service will be held at a later date. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home of Fayette.

Funeral services for Miss Abbie Lou Shaw, age 72 of Vernon, were held Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Bankhead Cemetery.She died Tuesday, Sept. 2, at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Donour, age 92 of Northport, were held Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, from New Hope Baptist Church. Burial followed in Campground Cemetery. She died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 at her residence. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.

Funeral services for Mr. Fred Rogers, age 91 of Fayette, were held Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at 2 p.m. from Southside Baptist Church. Burial followed in Fayette Memorial Gardens. He died Wednesday, Aug. 20, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.

Funeral services for Mrs. Quilla Humber, age 79 of Northport, were held Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, from Nelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. She died Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette directed.