Obituaries

May 20, 2020

June 23, 1932-May 20,2020 KATHLEEN ANDERSON WILLIAMS, a native of Westbend, AL and a resident of Wilmer, AL died Wednesday May 20, 2020 at her home.

Mrs. Williams was a graduate of Citronelle High School and a long time member of Dauphin Way Baptist Church (66 years).  She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.  She dedicated...

May 19, 2020

Cody Vernon Jordan, age 36, of Mobile, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Cody was born and raised in Longview, Texas and was a 2002 graduate of Baldwin County High School in Bay Minette, Alabama. He was baptized January 1, 2017, and he loved his Lord...

May 18, 2020

On Monday, May 19, 2020, Dorothy (Dot) Louise Burton, went to be with her Lord after a long battle with cancer. “Dot” was 88 years old and passed away at her home in Slidell, Louisiana. Dot was born in Tylertown, MS on February 19, 1932 to Adraine Lawrence Burton and Edna Lucille Chain and was the oldest of 11 brothers...

May 18, 2020

Annette Smith Perkins 1942-2020 A native of Biloxi, MS and resident of Coden, AL died on Monday, May 18, 2020 at the age of 77. Mrs. Perkins was a great seamstress who loved cooking and fishing. She was part of The Gathering on Dauphin Island where she had many friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy D....

May 17, 2020

David Brandon Trammell, age 42, of Mobile, AL passed away May 17, 2020. David graduated from Hoover High School in 1996 and the University of South Alabama in 2000. David has been the owner of GCR Granite for the past 12 years. He was greatly respected by all of his customers and builders. David was a man of integrity...

May 17, 2020

Valley Jackson Vickrey September 9, 1927 – May 17, 2020 Valley Jackson Vickrey of Mobile, AL passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020 at the age of 92. He was born to C. B. and Laura Mae Bass Vickrey in Huxford, AL. He graduated from McCullough High School and served as a Sergeant the US Army Air Corps and the US...

May 15, 2020

Apr. 15, 1956-May 15, 2020 Alfred Lee “Junior” Gibson, Jr., a native and lifelong resident of Mobile, AL, died Friday, May 15, 2020 at the age of 64. Junior was an avid Alabama Crimson Tide and New Orleans Saints football fan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred Lee Gibson, Sr. and Mary Magdalene Parker Gibson. His survivors...

May 15, 2020

Billy J. Sullivan Sr., age 73, passed away peacefully Friday, May 15, 2020. Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. He was born November 2, 1946, in Mobile, AL to Joe and Leola Sullivan. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. Billy was a born again Christian, and he loved...

May 14, 2020

Marguerite Virginia Burris 1929-2020 A native and resident of Mobile, AL died on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at the age of 91. She was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Burris, Sr. She is survived by her children, David Burris, Edward Larry Burris, Linda (Tommy) Siglar and John H. (Elizabeth) Burris, Jr; sister, Magdalene Burris; grandchildren and great...

May 14, 2020

Lorene McGhee Roberts, 94, beloved grandmother, mother, sister, and friend was called to her eternal resting place on May 14, 2020. She entered this world on October 30, 1925, in Dadeville, AL, born to Luther and Lillian McGhee. She is preceded in death by her sons, Danny Wayne, and daughters, Belinda and Faye, and nine siblings. She is survived by...

May 14, 2020

KIRK, II Jimmy Wilson Kirk, II, a native and lifelong resident of Mobile County, died on Thursday, May 14, 2020. He was preceded in death by his father, Jimmy W. Kirk and step-father, Melvin Boggan, Sr. and his best buddy Oscar “Meathead” (border collie). He is survived by his mother, Glenda Faye Boggan; two sisters, Ashley Kirk O’Rourke(Benny Collins) and...

May 14, 2020

TWILLEY Mr. Richard A. Twilley, Was born in Surginer, AL and was a life long resident of Mobile County and passed on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Mr. Twilley retired from Akzo Nobel. He was preceded in death by his son, Richard A. Twilley, Jr; his parents, Sumner and Clara Twilley and brother, Ray Twilley. Mr. Twilley is survived by his...

May 12, 2020

Tracey Elizabeth Vaughan Gibson, 55, of Mobile, AL, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. She was born to parents, James Reginald Vaughan, Jr. and Julia Elizabeth Randall Vaughan on December 3, 1964 in Mobile, AL. Tracey was a graduate of John S. Shaw High School Class of 1983 and was currently sharing her infectious smile and happy personality...

May 11, 2020

On May 11, 2020, Jerry D. Cornelius, a native of Oneonta, AL, and a long-time resident of Mobile, Alabama was eternally healed from Alzheimer's. Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. He was born on May 25, 1936, to Jessie and Alsie Cornelius. Jerry spent his childhood in Chickasaw, AL, where he enjoyed...

May 11, 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Ashley Lynn Thomas, on Monday May 11, 2020, at the age of 44. She was a lifelong resident of Mobile, AL and graduated from Vigor High School in 1993 and graduated from Bishop State College. Ashley was preceded in death by her mother, Bettye Joyce Perkins Thomas....

May 10, 2020

Willene S. Davenport, age 90, beloved Grandmother and Mother, transitioned to Heaven on May 10, 2020. She entered this world on July 3, 1929 in Clanton, AL, born to Glover and Inez Smith. She is survived by her daughter Gail Alvis (John), her daughter-in-law Dolores Davenport, her grandchildren Lynn Land (Scott), Rusty Davenport (Jody), Johnny Alvis, Allen Alvis, her great...

May 7, 2020

Nell Allen Lawley left this earth for eternity in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil in early May. After much difficulty due to the current pandemic, her mortal remains were returned to Mobile, her home here in the United States. Nell was a missionary, a missionary wife, a pastor's wife, a mother, a teacher, a principal, and most of all, a lover...

May 6, 2020

June 10, 1924-May 6, 2020 Mildred Ruth Cochran Watson, a native of Ruleville, MS and longtime resident of Saraland, AL, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the age of 95. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Burt Cochran and Ola Norris Cochran; her husband, John T. Watson; her brother, John H. Cochran and her sister, Edna Rhodes....

May 6, 2020

BUTLER Marsha Parham Butler, age 73, of Mobile, passed away Wednesday, May 6th at USA Health University Hospital. Marsha was born in Mobile, AL August 7, 1946. She graduated from Murphy High School in 1964. She was a member of Regency Church of Christ and a long-time volunteer at Mobile Infirmary. Marsha worked as an administrative assistant for twenty-three years...

May 5, 2020

Dec. 13. 1955-May 5, 2020 Carol Marie Barnette passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, May 5, 2020. She was born December 13, 1955 in Mobile, AL to the late Clarence Machon “Buddy” Barnette and Barbara Lou Barnes Barnette. The second child of an older brother and younger sister, Carol was raised in Mobile, AL and graduated from B.C. Rain...