All Obituaries

Marietta Uptagrafft Faulkenberry 1929-2019 Mrs. Marietta Uptagrafft Faulkenberry, 90, a resident of Mobile, AL died surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, May 23, 2019. The funeral service will be Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Creekwood Church of Christ with Minister David Sargent officiating. Burial will follow at Mobile Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Mrs. Faulkenberry was preceded:   Husband; Claude Elwell Faulkenberry...

REESE Frank L. Reese, Jr., a native of Lowndes County, AL passed away on May 22, 2019. Frank received his civil engineering degree from Vanderbilt University and moved to Mobile where he met and was married for 61 years to the love of his life, Catherine Preslar. Frank was a member of the Society of Civil Engineers, long time active member of Spring Hill Baptist Church serving on numerous committees and for many years taught pre-school Sunday School. During his career he received many...

FOSTER Betty Bishop Foster April 2, 1932-May 21, 2019 Betty Bishop Foster - Age 87, died on Tuesday, May 21 after a brief illness. Betty is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Robert Walker Foster; daughters, Gayle (Tom) Pate, Judi (Jim) Gulledge and Robin (Ricky) English; grandchildren, Bradley (Erin) English, Brittany (Chip) Baugh and Lyndsey (Kevin) Day; great-grandchildren, Madden, Brady and Owen; three step-grandchildren and two step-granddaughters; brother, Jack (Cecilia)...

Gaines M. Coker Sr. went to be with the Lord and his loving wife Marguerite Taylor Coker, Monday, May 20, 2019. He was a resident of the Sabal House in Cantonment, Florida. He was born August 13, 1921 in Rock Springs, Alabama. Son of deceased parents Lela & Homer Coker, brother to deceased Hoyt Coker and sister Hilda Thornton Coker who currently resides in Alexander City, Alabama.   Gaines grew up in the Beville Village in Alexander City, AL and later worked for Avondale...

Joyce McElroy Jackson 1947-2019 A native of Meridian, MS and resident of Mobile, AL died on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the age of 72. Mrs. Jackson was a School Teacher in Mobile and California and Real Estate Agent in Mobile and Houston, TX. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Alabama and Masters degree from Auburn University. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. Allen Jackson. She is survived by her children, Michael McElroy (Julie) Synyard and...

CORRALES Feb. 11, 1953-May 19, 2019 Constance “Connie” Elaine Grider Corrales, a native and lifelong resident of Mobile, AL, died suddenly Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the age of 66.  Connie was a graduate of Shaw High School; loved sports; served as scorekeeper at Cottage Hill Park (now known as Medal of Honor Park) for many years; and was a loving and giving person.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond Edward Grider and Margaret Clementine Walston Grider;...

Henry A. Keller, a longtime resident of Mobile died on Sunday, May 19, 2019. He was retired from the US Postal Service and retired from the US Navy. Mr. Keller was preceded in death by his daughter, Melanie Ruth Keller, a son, Samuel Keller and brother, Edward Keller. Survivors include his wife, Linda Lewis Keller; one daughter, Kelly Marie Maretick; brothers and sisters, Alice Rutkowski, Bill Keller, Betty Jean Caldwell, Kenneth Keller and Mary Louise Keller; three grandchildren, Kacey...

James Harold Jones May 8, 1924 – May 18, 2019   James Harold Jones, age 95, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday, May 18, 2019.  He was a native of Toulminville, Alabama, and a long-time resident of Mobile.  Harold was born to Walter James Jones, Jr. and Margaret McRae Jones on May 8, 1924.  During World War II, he served in the US Navy on the USS Franklin and was on board when it was bombed in 1945. He was very proud to have served his country and...

Helen Zirlott Thompson, age 91 and lifelong resident of Coden, AL, went home peacefully to be with her Lord Jesus on Saturday, May 18, 2019.  Helen was born on September 28, 1927.  On December 31, 1946, she married the love of her life, James Reynolds Thompson.  They were married one day shy of 56 years until his passing on December 30, 2002. In addition to her church and family, Helen loved flowers and spent as many hours as possible working in her yard. Her greatest love,...

Charles Jackson “Jack” Granade, Jr., resident of Mobile, AL, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 from complications of ALS (aka “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”). He was 75 years young. Jack was born in Attalla, AL, on Monday, February 28, 1944 to Charles Jackson Granade, Sr. and Elizabeth Donald Granade, and spent most of his childhood in Grove Hill, AL, along with his younger sisters Mary Granade Jackson and Dorothy Granade Swindle. His dad led little Jack to...