Obituaries

Serena Pipkins

May 11, 2017

PIPKINS Serena Scott Pipkins June 14, 1923 - May 11, 2017 Serena (Bug) Pipkins, 93, passed away Thursday morning May 11, 2017. She was a lifetime resident of Theodore and a member of Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years Willie M. Pipkins. She is also preceded in death by...

Thomas Sutton

May 10, 2017

Thomas Howard Sutton passed away at the age of 93 on May 10, 2017. Thomas was lovingly known as Red or Tommy. He was born July 2, 1923 and lived his life in Mobile, Alabama. Growing up, he was well-known as the bat boy for the Mobile Shippers. He graduated from Murphy High School and volunteered for the Army...

Odis Shepherd

May 5, 2017

SHEPHERD June 14, 1923-May 5, 2017 Odis James Shepherd, a native of Bearden, AR and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, died Friday, May 5, 2017 at the age of 93. Odis was retired from Teledyne Continental Motors; an active member of Crossroads Baptist Church and a proud US Army Veteran who served in WW II. He was preceded in...

Lonnie Lowery, Sr.

May 5, 2017

LOWERY, SR. Dec. 18, 1936-May 5, 2017 Lonnie Wade Lowery, Sr., a native of Collins, MS and resident of Gautier, MS, died in Mobile, AL on Friday, May 5, 2017 at the home of his son. Lonnie was a 1954 graduate of Petal High School; received his degree in mathematics in 1962 from the University of Southern Mississippi and...

Hung Nguyen

May 5, 2017

Nguyen Mr. Hung Van Nguyen, a native of Saigon, Vietnam and a longtime resident of Bayou la Batre, AL, died on Friday, May 5, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Thu Van Vo; his mother, Chinh T. Van; three children, Mailoan Vo, Hung-Phi Vo and Bich T. Nguyen; sisters and brothers, Tai T. Nguyen, Thu M. Nguyen, Le...

Anh Ho

May 5, 2017

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, First Officer Anh K. Ho. Anh died at 8:34am on Friday, May 5, 2017 from injuries sustained in a plane crash in Yeager Airport, West Virginia. Anh was born on October 21, 1985 in Vietnam, and became an American citizen. From...

Gerald Larison

May 4, 2017

Gerald Allen Larison 1929-2017 A native of Davis, WV and longtime resident of Mobile, AL died on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the age 87. Mr. Larison was retired from the United States Air Force and from the US Postal Service. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and a local Mystic Society. He was preceded in death...

Juanita Furby

May 3, 2017

Visitation Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home 6040 Three-Notch Road Mobile, AL  36619 Sunday, May 7, 2017 1 - 2:00 PM Service Graveside Service Odd Fellows Cemetery Highway 188 Bayou La Batre, AL  36544 Monday, May 8, 2017 12:00 Noon Cemetery Odd Fellows Cemetery Hwy 188 Bayou La Batre, AL  36541

L. Sullivan

May 2, 2017

Mr. L.J. Sullivan, a lifelong resident of Mobile, Alabama died on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. He was a diehard Alabama fan, ROLL TIDE! He retired from Scott Paper - Kimberly Clark after 30 years of service and was a US Veteran serving in the Army National Guard in the Berlin Crisis. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Andra Vest

May 2, 2017

VEST Mar. 27, 1947-May 2, 2017 Andra Kaye Vest, a native of Dalton NE and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, received her angel wings on May 2, 2017 while surrounded by her three children. Andi was loved by all and considered to be the sweetest, most selfless mother, grandmother and friend. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Yvonne Hall

May 1, 2017

HALL Nov. 15, 1929-May 1, 2017 Yvonne Pearl Brown Hall, a native of Hattiesburg, MS and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, died Monday, May 1, 2017 at the age of 87. Yvonne was the owner and director of Forest Hill Child Care Center for many years; was a member of Dauphin Way Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school;...

Grady Marlow, Jr.

May 1, 2017

MARLOW, JR. Oct. 11, 1934-May 1, 2017 Grady Marlow, Jr., a native of Tuscaloosa, AL and resident of Semmes, AL, died Monday, May 1, 2017 at the age of 82. He retired from General Communications Corp. in Mobile, AL after 30 years of service. His military service included a number of years of service, active and inactive, in the...

Bobby Felder

May 1, 2017

Bobby Bruce Felder 1934-2017 A native of Pike County, MS and resident of Mobile, AL died on Monday, May 1, 2017 at the age of 82. Mr. Felder loved to fish and play golf. He was an avid Mississippi State Bulldogs fan and was a past President of the local Mississippi State Alumni Association. He was past President of...

Walter Haarala

May 1, 2017

Walter Arvid Haarala February 11, 1939 - May 1, 2017 Walter Arvid Haarala, 78, of Mobile, Alabama, passed away on May 1, 2017 at his home in Mobile. Walter was born on February 11, 1939 to the Late Eino Arvid Haarala and the Late Bessie Mae Haarala Gibbons. He was preceded in Death by his Brother Francis Arsene Haarala...

Lois Johnsey

Apr 29, 2017

Johnsey Dec. 29, 1921-April 29, 2017 Lois Hudson Johnsey, born in Walker County, Alabama and married to Mannie Leo Johnsey on March 8, 1941 in Walker County, Al. She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther Brack Hudson and Lora Samson Hudson, her spouse Mannie Leo Johnsey, her son in laws, James Edward "Cowboy" Smith and David W....

Margie Shofner

Apr 27, 2017

Margie McBride Shofner 1926 - 2017 A native of Monroe County, AL and resident of Grand Bay, AL died on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the age of 91. Mrs. Shofner loved to learn by reading. She loved gardening, cooking and entertaining. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Shofner. She is survived by her daughters,...

Elizabeth Davis

Apr 25, 2017

DAVIS Aug. 7, 1932-Apr. 25, 2017 Elizabeth Earldine Lisenby Davis, a native of Lakeland, FL and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, died Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the age of 84. She enjoyed making ceramics, collecting plates and teapots, reading, gardening and spending quality time with her family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years,...

Rita Huckabee

Apr 24, 2017

Rita Ann Melton Huckabee, loving mother and grandmother, born December 21, 1946 in Virginia and a longtime resident of Irvington, AL died on Monday, April 24, 2017 at the age of 70. Mrs. Huckabee was an animal lover and loved to work in the yard and do gardening. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Huckabee, as...

Lena Visser

Apr 21, 2017

VISSER May 5, 1035-Apr. 21, 2017 Lena A. Ida Sanders Visser, age 81, of Mobile, Alabama USA passed from this life to be with her Lord on April 21, 2017 at 5:15 AM after struggling with vascular dementia. She was born May 5, 1935 in Den Haag, Netherlands. While working at a hospital, she met her future husband who...

Celia Garratt

Apr 19, 2017

Eloise McMullen Garratt 11/3/1920-4/19/2017 Devoted & loving wife, mother and grandmother. Native of Grove Hill, AL, and life-long resident of Mobile, graduate of Clarke County High School, and studied nursing at Providence Hospital. Preceded in death by her husband, James Norman Garratt; her parents, DeWitte McMullen and Hettie Autry McMullen; sisters Dell McRee, Doris Duke, Ouida McMullen, and Hazel...