Obituaries
Sharon Woods
Apr 17, 2026
Sharon Watson Woods, age 90, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Hospice of West Alabama. There will be a Memorial Service Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., at Christ Episcopal Church in Tuscaloosa, AL. Friends are invited over to the Parish Hall following the service. Rev. Paul Pradat will be officiating the service. Norwood-Wyatt...
Loretta Knight
Apr 13, 2026
Loretta Knight, age 88, of Bankston, Alabama, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2026, at her residence. The family will have a private service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
She is survived by her daughters; Deborah Hammack of Bankston and Susan (Dean) Hallowood of Berry, and sisters; Curtis Ann Smith of Winfield and Reppie Mae Walker of Illinois.
Braxton Cade Bobitt
Apr 10, 2026
Braxton Bobitt, age 26, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026, at Hospice of West Alabama. The family will have a private service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Joshua Lynn Westbrook
Mar 26, 2026
Joshua Lynn Westbrook, age 40, of Fayette, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Fayette County. The family will have a private service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Pauline Beard Logan
Mar 25, 2026
Pauline Beard Logan, age 88, of Berry, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at her residence. There will be a Graveside Service for Mrs. Logan on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Boone Cemetery, at 11:30 a.m. Rev. Brian Savage will be officiating the service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.
Pauline is preceded in death by her husband;...
Herman Joseph Weber
Mar 25, 2026
Herman Joseph Weber, age 92, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at Park Manor Health and Rehabilitation.
There will be a Funeral Mass Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time with a Rosary Service starting at 9:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Memory...
Robert Brendlinger Jr.
Mar 23, 2026
Robert Brendlinger Jr., age 83, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2026, at his residence. There will be a Memorial Service Mass on Friday, March 27, 2026, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, at 4:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Inurnment will follow in the Church Columbarium. Father Michael Deering will be officiating...
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...


