Obituaries

Welton Elliott

Welton Elliott

Sep 14, 2017

Welton Luther Elliott, age 61, a lifelong resident of Mobile, AL, was born on October 30, 1955 and departed this life for his eternal home on Thursday, September 14, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Alvin Elliott and Dorothy Jean Hart Elliott, and his brother, Alvin L. Elliott. He is survived by his nephew, Luther...

Herman Moates

Herman Moates

Sep 14, 2017

MOATES Herman Eugene Moates, a native and lifelong resident of Mobile, died on Thursday, September 14, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Catherine Moates; two children, Steven Moates and Kathryn Moates; two sisters, Frances Dannelley and Betty (Danny) Thomas; one brother, David Leroy Moates; two grandchildren, Zoe and Zack Blair, and other relatives. Funeral services will be held...

Cleophus Mann

Cleophus Mann

Sep 13, 2017

Cleophus Mann 1936-2017 A native of Elba, AL and resident of Mobile, AL died on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the age of 81. Mr. Mann was a veteran of the United States Army. He was an avid hunter and an excellent shooter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Libby Mann; parents and five brothers and sisters....

Frieda Leonard

Frieda Leonard

Sep 9, 2017

Frieda A. K. Leonard passed away on Sept. 9th, 2017 at the age of 91. She was born in Germany to Johan and Babatte Herold. As a teenage girl in WWII Germany she survived both the scourge of the Nazis and the Allied firebombing of Nuremberg. After the war, she immigrated to the U.S. in 1953 to be with...

Elva Truett

Elva Truett

Sep 7, 2017

TRUETT July 23, 1920-Sept. 7, 2017 Elva Louise Bazzell Truett, a native of Chickasaw, AL, longtime resident of Prichard, AL, and current resident of Pensacola, FL, died Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the age of 97. Louise graduated from Coffeeville High School and was a self-employed seamstress. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Elbert Bazzell and...

Lena White

Lena White

Sep 6, 2017

Cemetery Union Baptist Church Cemtery Filbert, SC  29745

Stephen Baggett

Stephen Baggett

Sep 5, 2017

BAGGETT Sept. 16, 1963-Sept. 5, 2017 Stephen Douglas Baggett, born in Fairbanks, AK and current resident of Mobile, AL, passed away unexpectedly September 5, 2017. He was a millwright and member of Millwright & Machinery Erectors Local 1192. He served as an aircraft controller in the US Air Force from 1987 until 2001. He was preceded in death by...

Stephen Baldo, Sr.

Stephen Baldo, Sr.

Sep 4, 2017

BALDO, Sr. Oct. 1, 1953-Sept. 4, 2017 Stephen Phillip Baldo, Sr., a native and lifelong resident of Mobile, AL, died Monday, September 4, 2017 at the age of 63. He is survived by one son, Stephen Phillip Baldo, Jr.; one sister, Diane (Mike) O'Hara; one brother, Claude (Virginia) Baldo; nieces; nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will from the...

Thomas Gardner, Sr.

Thomas Gardner, Sr.

Sep 4, 2017

Mr. Thomas J. Gardner, Sr. age 90. Born in Thomasville, North Carolina to Arthur & Georgie Gardner, Sr. He served in the U.S. Army during 1946 - 1948, where he was stationed in Japan. Mr. Gardner married his beloved wife, Peggy, on August 31, 1946 in High Point, North Carolina. During their marriage, they lived in North Carolina, Atlanta,...

Frances Thomas

Frances Thomas

Sep 4, 2017

THOMAS Jan. 18, 1927-Sept. 4, 2017 Frances Muriel DuBose Thomas left this earthly life on September 4, 2017. Frances was preceded in death by her parents, Morris Edward DuBose and Mary Ethel Dickey DuBose; and by her husband, James Howard Thomas, Sr. Her survivors include four children, Janet Thomas (John) Bailey, James Howard (Anita) Thomas, Jr., Julia Thomas Cartledge...

Lysander Neighbors

Lysander Neighbors

Sep 3, 2017

He was a World War II veteran serving in the Army 78th Fighter Group in Duxford, England. He worked with the Alabama State Department of Revenue for thirty-five years. He enjoyed traveling, reading, and especially gardening. He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Frances Radford Neighbors; his parents, James and Nellie Neighbors; his siblings Laura...

Margaret Mccaghren

Margaret Mccaghren

Sep 2, 2017

Margaret McCarver McCaghren 1921 - 2017 A native of Gadsden, AL and resident of Mobile, AL died on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at the age of 96. Mrs. McCaghren was active in her church where she was a Sunday School Teacher and recording secretary. She also took part in the Meals on Wheels program and went on two mission...

Bruce Dew

Bruce Dew

Aug 31, 2017

DEW Bruce "Pop" Dew, a native of Moyers, OK and a longtime resident of Eight-Mile, AL, died on Thursday, August 31, 2017. He was retired from Mobile County Public School System. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Dew, a daughter, Melissa Bush and grandson, Christopher Myers. He is survived by his son, William (Marilyn) Oaks, Jr....

Paul Miller

Paul Miller

Aug 30, 2017

OUR LOVING MEMORIES Paul Douglas Miller born August 27, 1965 in Louisville, Kentucky. Our Father in Heaven, promoted him on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, Mobile, Alabama. He is preceded in death by his mother, Ora Jane Gander Miller. Paul is survived by his beloved wife of 28 years, Jennifer D. Miller, and son, Hunter Douglas, 22; two daughters, Alexandria...

Margaret Byars

Margaret Byars

Aug 29, 2017

BYARS Dec. 12, 1927-Aug. 29, 2017 Margaret Louise Puckett Byars, a native of Carrollton, AL and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the age of 89. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Taylor Puckett, Sr. and Maggie Mae Downs Puckett; her husband of 64 years, Martin Franklin Byars; her sister, Sara...

Grace Battiste

Grace Battiste

Aug 28, 2017

Battiste Feb. 11, 1932-Aug. 29, 2017 Grace Battiste, a long-time resident of Eight Mile, died Monday,, at Providence Hospital. She was surrounded by her family, and Pastors. Grace was born in Jackson, Miss. She was a Blessing to everyone she met for 85 years. She was a cashier for Winn Dixie for 20 years and owned and operated Waite's...

James Haskew, Jr.

James Haskew, Jr.

Aug 27, 2017

James "Jimmy" Cyrus Haskew, Jr., a resident of Mobile, AL, left to be with the Lord after a brief illness on Sunday, August 27, 2017. He was born in Dickinson, AL and graduated from Clarke County High School. Jimmy was a graduate of the University of Alabama, where he obtained his B.A. degree in English. He taught at Bayside...

Betty Odom

Betty Odom

Aug 27, 2017

Bettye Brown Odom 1931-2017 A native of Mobile, AL and resident of Semmes, AL died on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the age of 85. Mrs. Odom raised 5 children and then went on to get her Master's Degree in Nursing and after doing hospice work, eventually became an integral part of the nursing program at the University of...

Donald Watson, Sr.

Donald Watson, Sr.

Aug 22, 2017

Mr. Donald Eugene "Don" Watson, Sr died peacefully at Gordon Oaks Health and Rehab on August 22, 2017 in Mobile, Alabama. He was 82 years old. Mr. Watson is survived by his wife, Carol Langdon Watson; his son, Donald Eugene "Gene" Watson, Jr (Shelly) of Greenville, South Carolina; his step-children, Vicki Sheffield Welch (Timmy), Roxanne Sheffield Lilly (Hartzel), and...

Robert Grubbs

Robert Grubbs

Aug 22, 2017

GRUBBS Mar. 24, 1941-Aug. 22, 2017 Robert Douglas Grubbs, a native of Charleston, WV and current resident of Dauphin Island, AL, died Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the age of 76. He worked over 30 years and retired as a social worker and was an avid reader. He was a member of St. Mary's By-The-Sea Episcopal Church. He was...