Obituaries
Bobby Strickland
Mar 13, 2026
Bobby Edgar Strickland, age 86, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on March 13, 2026. Services for Mr. Strickland will be Monday, March 23, 2026, at Buhl Church of God, at 12:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will follow at Calcedonia Cemetery. Rev. David Kelly and Rev. Brad Channell will be...
Mary R. Walker
Mar 1, 2026
Mary R. Walker, age 98, of Fayette, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, March 01, 2026, at her residence. Services for Mrs. Walker will be Thursday, March 05, 2026, at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel, at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Rev. Caleb Hall will be officiating the service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Mary is preceded...
John V Jones
Feb 22, 2026
John Victory Jones, age 82, of Berry, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at his residence. The Family will have a private service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
We lost a Father, Son, Brother, and Grandfather to be with Our Lord, Our Savior.
Survived by his brother; Lonnie Jones, his children; Johnny L. Jones, Rhonda L. Hale, Mark...
Lauren Elizabeth Elliott
Feb 20, 2026
Lauren Elizabeth Elliott, age 32, of Berry, Alabama, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2026, in Berry Alabama. The family will have a private service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Russell Frederick McReynolds
Feb 15, 2026
Russell Frederick McReynolds, age 83, of Fayette, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at DCH Tuscaloosa. Services for Mr. McReynolds will be Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Fayette First Methodist Church, at 1:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Russell Frederick McReynolds was born on September 6, 1942,...
Paul Strickland
Feb 14, 2026
Paul Strickland, age 82, of Fayette, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at his residence. Services for Mr. Strickland will be announced at a later date. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Edna Tidwell
Feb 9, 2026
Edna Tidwell, age 85, of Winfield, Alabama, passed away on Monday, February 09, 2026, at Fayette Long Term Care. Services for Mrs. Tidwell will be Thursday, February 12, 2026, at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel, at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Edna is preceded...
Jamell Fulmer
Feb 8, 2026
Jamell Fulmer, age 85, of Bankston, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, February 08, 2026, at DCH of Fayette. There will be a Graveside Service Thursday, February 12, 2026, at Rose Hill Cemetery, at 11:00 a.m. Bro. Kenneth Bozeman will be officiating the service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Mrs. Jamell is preceded in death by her parents; Lewis and...
John Essary
Feb 7, 2026
John Silas Wesley Essary (“Wes”), age 57, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2026, at Hospice of West Alabama.
A gathering for family and friends to share stories and celebrate Wes’s life will be held at his home on Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Wes was preceded in death by...
Baby Girl Gutirrez
Feb 7, 2026
Baby Girl Gutirrez passed away on Saturday, February 07, 2026, at DCH of Tuscaloosa. Services for Baby Girl Gutirrez will be announced at a later date. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Clarence Calvin Upton
Feb 4, 2026
Clarence Calvin Upton, son of the late Clarence and Deseree, nee Lowery, of Berry, AL. Beloved husband of the late Linda Ann, nee Taylor, and devoted partner of Phyllis Gallimore passed away at his home on Feb 4, 2026 in Chicago. Calvin was born on February 28, 1940 in rural Berry, Alabama. He migrated north to Chicago in 1953 where...
Linda H. Heyd
Jan 30, 2026
Linda Hock Heyd (“Marmie”), beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away peacefully in Tuscaloosa, AL, on January 30, 2026. A visitation will be held at 1:30pm and funeral liturgy at 2:00pm at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Tuscaloosa on Friday, February 6th. A private family interment will follow at the Holy Spirit Columbarium Garden. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel...
Laura McMullen Farmer
Jan 28, 2026
Laura McMullen Farmer, 49, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Hospital surrounded by her family and closest friends.
There will be a memorial service on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at First United Methodist Church of Tuscaloosa, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service, with Rev. Robin Wilson and...
Dorothy M Bills
Jan 27, 2026
Dorothy M. Bills, age 68, of Berry, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Fayette DCH. Services for Mrs. Bills will be Sunday, February, 01, 2026, at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel, at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Bro. Kenneth Bozeman will be officiating the service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel...
Liberay LeGrone
Jan 23, 2026
Mrs. Liberay McVay Tubbs LeGrone was born April 1, 1935 in Brent, AL to the Late Aurthur and late Mary McVay. She was called to glory to be with her Lord and Savior on January 23, 2026 at her home. Services for Mrs. LeGrone will be Saturday, January, 31, 2026, at Friendship Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at 11:00 a.m....
Andrew S Kim
Jan 17, 2026
Andrew S. Kim, age 72, of Lanett, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the Bethany House. The family will have a private Graveside Service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Richard Oliver Rutland Jr., MD
Jan 12, 2026
Richard Oliver Rutland, Jr., MD, a resident of Fayette, Alabama, departed his earthly life on January 12, 2026 at his home of 68 years, at peace with family by his side. Born in Eufaula, Alabama on August 14, 1926, Dr. Rutland is preceded in death by his parents Richard and Thelma Rutland, his wife of 65 years Nancy Babb Rutland,...
Manuel Dillard
Jan 8, 2026
Manuel Dillard, age 88 of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, January 08, 2026, at DCH of Tuscaloosa. The family will have a private Burial Service Monday, January 12, 2026. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Manual passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of love, hard work, and unmatched skill. He was a devoted father, grandfather, and family man...
William Steven Friday
Jan 8, 2026
William Steven Friday, “Steve”, age 79, of Livingston, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Hadden Presbyterian Church in Boyd, Alabama. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Boyd Cemetery. The service will be officiated...
James Doyle Baker
Jan 6, 2026
James Doyle Baker, age 83, of Berry, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Services for Mr. Baker will be held Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. The family will receive friends for visitation one hour prior to the service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel is directing the service.
A man of...


