Obituaries

Oct 11, 2019

FONDREN Mrs. Joyce Ann Fondren passed away on Friday, October 11, 2019 at the age of 80. She was surrounded by her family. She was born on May 6, 1939 in Columbus, GA to the late Ernest Bell and Asalee Goggins Smithey. She loved to attend Church and Gospel singings with her friends and family. She enjoyed going to...

Oct 10, 2019

April 14, 1987-October 10, 2019 Kimberleigh Faith Battles Welch, a native and lifelong resident of Mobile, AL, passed away Thursday, October 10 2019. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Carolyn and William Berger and Wayne Childs .She is survived by her husband, Huey David Welch Jr.; her children, Kaley Welch, Aubrey Welch, Christian Welch and Hannah Welch;...

Oct 10, 2019

Charles Edwin Ryals Sr

Oct. 28, 1927-Oct. 10, 2019

Charles Edwin Ryals Sr, a longtime resident of Mobile, Al died on Thursday surrounded by his loved ones at the age of 92. His survivors include two daughters, Sandra Shell and Linda (Charley) Geary; one son Charles (Karen) Ryals, Jr; eight grandchildren; ten great...

Oct 10, 2019

June 22, 1937-Oct. 10, 2019 Arthur Edward Green, a native of Selma, AL and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, died Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the age of 82. He retired from the Alabama State Docks as Manager of the Bulk Material Handling Plant; was an avid reader and instilled the love of reading and history in his children whom...

Oct 10, 2019

Patricia Faye Chlders

1947-2019

A native of Mobile, AL and long time resident of Chatom, AL died on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the age of 72. Mrs. Childers was a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Childers. She is survived by her five children, Terri Jones, Tammy...

Oct 8, 2019

Mary Lynne Kennedy Williams was born in Mobile, Alabama to her loving parents the late Robert Myrl Kennedy and Garilyn Jean Caudle Kennedy on November 25, 1944. She left this life for a new one in Heaven on October 8, 2019. Mary Lynne leaves behind her husband of 54 years Johnie “Pat” Kilpatrick Williams and three children: Jeannie Williams Kellicut...

Oct 7, 2019

Betty Dee Lott

1936-2019

A native of Pascagoula, MS and resident of Mobile, AL died on Monday, October 7, 2019 at the age of 83. Mrs. Lott loved her dog "Pooch". She was a former member of a Mardi Gras Mystic Organization and was a 1954 graduate of Vigor High School. She was preceded in...

Oct 6, 2019

LEE

Tammy Regina Lee, was born in Mobile, Alabama to her loving parents, Jewel K. Lee and her late father, Winnard C. Lee on June 4, 1958. She left this life for a new one in Heaven on October 6, 2019. Tammy leaves two sisters: Kathy T. Lee, Mobile and Deborah L. Bray, Theodore, AL. One niece,...

Oct 5, 2019

Bruce Wayne Thompson, 80, died on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from injuries sustained when he was struck and killed in a motor vehicle accident on Bellingrath Road. He was as vibrant and strong at 80 as he was in his youth. He was taken from us way before his time as anyone who knew him can attest. Bruce was...

Oct 5, 2019

Herman Donald “Donnie” Andrews, age 82, of Mobile, Alabama, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019, at Sadd Hospice Inpatient Facility. Donnie was born October 24, 1936, in Repton, Alabama, and resided in Mobile for over 60 years. He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Virginia Arlene Andrews; his parents Earlie Herman and Willie Dee Andrews;...

Oct 4, 2019

Dec. 14, 1929-Oct. 4, 2019 Eunice Mae Fox Johnson, a native of Kosciusko, MS and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, died Friday, October 4, 2019 at the age of 89. Eunice loved to shop, sew, make crafts and was happiest at big family gatherings, especially the holidays. She was preceded in death by her parents, Emmett Milton Fox and Irene...

Oct 4, 2019

Mar. 10, 1920-Oct. 4, 2019 DORIS ALAMAE WILSON HARRIS, born in Vinegar Bend, AL and former resident of Birmingham, AL, passed away in Fairhope, AL Friday, October 4, 2019 at the age of 99. Doris was a licensed minister with the Church of God in Cleveland, TN and retired as manager of Shoe City after over 25 years of service....

Oct 4, 2019

Larry Branum, age 72, of Mobile, Alabama, quietly passed away in his home on Friday, October 4, 2019, with his family at his side. Larry joined the United States Air Force on January 20, 1965, and retired after 26 years of service. He served a tour in Vietnam from 1968-1969. After retiring, he became a truck driver until 2015. Larry...

Oct 3, 2019

Jeannette Cunningham Partin

1924-2019

A native of Molino, FL and resident of Mobile, AL died on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at the age of 95. Mrs. Partin was retired from Mobile Infirmary after 22 years and was a long time member of Spring Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rex...

Oct 2, 2019

Jan. 11, 1944-Oct. 2, 2019 Marion Katherine Rogers Prine, a native and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, died Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at the age of 75. Marion was the first female hired in the Degussa plant warehouse in the mid 1970’s and retired as a chemical laboratory technician after many years of service. She later worked...

Oct 1, 2019

Dec. 13, 1946-Oct. 1, 2019 Teresa Ernestine Havard Sellers, a lifelong resident of Mobile, AL, was born December 13, 1946 and passed away October 1, 2019 at the age of 72. She was preceded in death by her mother, Zilphia Luvenia Brown Havard; father, Thomas Ford Havard; stepmother, Mary Estelle Havard; brothers, Herman Havard, Lloyd Havard and Milton Havard; sisters,...

Oct 1, 2019

Ray O. Maurer III was born in Mobile, AL on February 24,1966 to Linda L. Pocase Maurer and Raymond “Skip” O. Maurer Jr. He passed away October 1, 2019 with his mother by his side. Ray served as a U. S. Merchant Mariner as Chief III Unlicensed Engineer with a Tankerman AB. He attended Fire School in Basic Firefighting,...

Sep 30, 2019

June 16, 1930-Sept. 30, 2019 Avie Carole Hatchett Gaston, or “Gran” as she was affectionately known by her friends and loved ones, was born on June 16, 1930 in Mobile, AL. She passed away Monday, September 30, 2019. She was the first of five children of Alton Elbert Hatchett, Sr. and Vassie Dozier Hatchet. She was married to Galvin...

Sep 30, 2019

Jack Forbes, age 86, of Grand Bay, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 30, 2019, at Providence Hospital. Jack was born on June 19, 1933, in South Bend, Indiana. He retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding in 1994 and enjoyed traveling and trying new restaurants with his grandson, Nicholas Murphy. Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Daina Forbes and...

Sep 30, 2019

Jean Jones Faggard, 89, died Monday, September 30, 2019. She spent her married years as a resident of the Mobile, Al area and last resided in Coden, AL. Jean was born March 21, 1930, in Eastland, Texas; the youngest of 5 children. She married Noah L “Lucky” Faggard, Jr. in Lucedale, MS on January 13, 1948. She was preceded...