Obituaries

Robert Black

Robert Black

Apr 16, 2022

Robert Black, age 85 of Fayette, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022. Services will be Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral home with Rev. Al Morrison and Rev. Nora Newby officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Nazarene Church...

Gerald Salak

Gerald Salak

Apr 14, 2022

Gerald Salak, age 99 of Starkville, MS, formerly of Fayette, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022. Services will be Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Rev. Jim Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Fayette City Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Salak; parents, Joseph and Nettie Salak; 9 older siblings including...

Betty Ray

Betty Ray

Apr 13, 2022

Betty Ray, age 74 of Fayette, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022. There will be a memorial service Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. at Celebration Worship Center. She was preceded in death by her daughter Jenny Ray and her husband, George Luther Ray; and son, James Ray. She is survived by her sons, George Michael Ray, Robert Wayne...

Verlon Woodard

Verlon Woodard

Apr 9, 2022

Verlon Woodard, age 94 of Blountsville, formerly of Fayette, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022. There will be a graveside service Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at New River Church of Christ Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents; Vester Woodard and Flora Wade Woodard. Mr. Woodard is survived by his daughter, Alyce Reed; and son,...

Malcolm Jacobs

Malcolm Jacobs

Apr 8, 2022

Malcolm Jacobs, age 63 of Knoxville, AL passed away Friday, April 8, 2022. Services will be Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church in Ralph with Rev. Dan Arsenault and Dr. Levy Corey officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. He was preceded...

Hazel Salak

Hazel Salak

Apr 5, 2022

Hazel Salak, age 90 of Starkville, formerly of Fayette, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Services will be Friday, April 8, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Rev. Scott Davis officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Fayette City Cemetery. She was preceded in...

Jeffery Smith

Jeffery Smith

Apr 3, 2022

Jeffery Smith, age 57 of Fayette, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022. Services will be Friday, April 8, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Pastor Jerry Bridges officiating. Visitation will Thursday, April 7, 2022 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow...

Richard R.D. Swindle

Richard R.D. Swindle

Apr 1, 2022

Richard R.D. Swindle, age 83 of Fayette, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022. Services will be Monday, April 4, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow the service at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his...

Larry Northam

Larry Northam

Mar 19, 2022

Larry A. Northam, age 66 of Northport, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022. There will be a graveside service Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Fayette Memorial Gardens with Rev. Roger Lucas officiating and Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directing The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home.

Max York

Max York

Mar 16, 2022

Max York, age 79 of Tuscaloosa passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022. There will be a graveside service Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Memory Hill Gardens.

Tabetha Burke

Tabetha Burke

Mar 7, 2022

Tabetha Burke, age 52 of Tuscaloosa passed away Monday, March 7, 2022. The family will have a private service.

Sammy Lee Kimbrell

Sammy Lee Kimbrell

Mar 6, 2022

Sammy Kimbrell, age 66 of Fayette passed away March 6, 2022 at home. Graveside services will be at Flatwoods Cemetery on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. with Rev. Clyde Spruell officiating. The body will lie in state on Thursday at Norwood Wyatt Chapel from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mr. Kimbrell was preceded in death by his parents,...

Albert Dudley, Jr.

Albert Dudley, Jr.

Mar 3, 2022

Albert Dudley, Jr., age 88 of Fayette, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022. Services will be Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Jarrett Lovelace officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Woods Cemetery. Mr. Dudley was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Dockery Dudley; stepson, Rick Gurley; brother, Kenneth...

Shirley McCool

Shirley McCool

Mar 2, 2022

Shirley McCool, age 84 of Seymour, TN passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Services will be Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Rev. Ronnie Elmore officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Charles L....

Eddie Parker

Eddie Parker

Mar 1, 2022

Eddie Parker, age 93 of Tuscaloosa, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Services will be Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at 1st United Pentecostal Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Gardens Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Nell Parker; children, Curtis Parker, Betty Christian...

Frank Slapikas

Frank Slapikas

Mar 1, 2022

Francis "Frank" Ralph Slapikas was born March 16, 1938 in Camden, New Jersey. He died on March 1, 2022, with loving family by his side, at his home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was 83. There will be a memorial service Monday, March 7, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Visitation will be two hours prior to the...

Sarah Jo Parrish

Sarah Jo Parrish

Feb 26, 2022

Sarah Parrish, age 75 of Fayette Alabama, passed away Saturday evening, February 26, 2022. Visitation will be Monday February 28, 2022 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Services will be Tuesday March 1, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel with Rev. Terry Joe Oswalt officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to service. Burial...

Etta Laeuna McCaleb

Etta Laeuna McCaleb

Feb 23, 2022

Etta Laeuna McCaleb, age 82 passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Services will be Friday, February 25, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Fayette City Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hobert Duckworth and Jewel Gilpin Duckworth;...

Josephine Kennedy

Josephine Kennedy

Feb 22, 2022

On February 19, 1930, in Kennedy-Lamar County, Alabama, a fifth child was born to the union of the late Mr. Lanon Welch and Mrs. Hassia Cornelia Shaw Weir whom they named Josephine Emerline. Each given name had an ancestral significance. She departed this life on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Services will be Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. with...

Ollie McClinton

Ollie McClinton

Feb 14, 2022

Ollie McClinton, age 75 of Fayette, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022. Services will be Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home. Burial will follow the service at Bankhead Cemetery. Sis. Ollie Mae Wilson McClinton, also known as “Miss Ollie”, was born on October 26, 1947 in Berry, AL to the late Moses Wilson and...