Obituaries

Faye Simmons

Faye Simmons

Feb 27, 2017

Faye Simmons age 79 of Tuscaloosa, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017. The service will be Wednesday, March 1 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Memory Hill Gardens. Flowers may be delivered to Rainey Mortuary (205-758-1300), 4807 20th Street, by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28...

Wilson Williams

Wilson Williams

Feb 19, 2017

Wilson Williams age 79 of Fayette, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 at home. Services will be Thursday, February 23 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home with Mike Perrigin, DaRon Lacey, Ralph Smith and Brett Burleson officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, February 23 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill...

Austin Brasher

Austin Brasher

Feb 18, 2017

Austin Blaine Brasher, age 22, of Fayette, Ala., died February 18, 2017, at UAB Hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Unity Baptist Church with Shawn McDaniel, Joe Fondren and Ray Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery in Carrollton, Ala. with Norwood-Wyatt Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 21, 2017,...

Jeffrey Morris Brasher

Jeffrey Morris Brasher

Feb 18, 2017

Jeffrey Morris Brasher, age 50, of Bankston, Ala., died February 18, 2017. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Unity Baptist Church with Shawn McDaniel, Joe Fondren and Ray Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery in Carrollton, Ala. with Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 21, 2017, from 5:00...

Cora Henry

Cora Henry

Feb 17, 2017

Cora Henry age 66 of Fayette, passed away February 17, 2017 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at New Friendship Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the church.

Bernard Utley

Bernard Utley

Feb 16, 2017

Bernard Baker Utley, born May 31, 1922, died in his home on February 16, 2017, at the age of 94. Graveside services will be held on Monday, February 20, at Memory Hills Gardens at 11:00 AM with Chaplain Ron Wilson presiding and Norwood-Wyatt Chapel directing. Visitation will follow the services at the grave site. Mr. Utley was preceded in death...

David Boykin, Jr.

David Boykin, Jr.

Feb 16, 2017

David Boykin, Jr. passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017. There will be a private service.

Lila Downey

Lila Downey

Feb 15, 2017

Lila Downey, age 86 of Mooreville, MS, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Services will be Saturday, February 18 at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel at 1:00 p.m., officiating will be Rev. John Butler and Rev. Billy West. Visitation will be two hours prior to the services. Burial will follow at Pea Ridge Cemetery. She was a member of Union Grove Church of...

John Doyle Simmons

John Doyle Simmons

Feb 13, 2017

John Doyle Simmons, age 81 passed away February 13, 2017 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Fayette First Free Will Baptist Church, officiating will be ministers, Scott Montgomery and Adrian Nottonson. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 15, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. The body will...

Elizabeth Brown

Elizabeth Brown

Feb 9, 2017

Elizabeth Brown, age 88, of Northport, passed away February 9, 2017. The graveside service will be Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Falkville City Cemetery.

Rebecca Kimbrell

Rebecca Kimbrell

Feb 3, 2017

Arrangements will be announced later.

Lee Edward Guin

Lee Edward Guin

Jan 30, 2017

Lee Edward Guin, age 80, of Northport, died January 30, 2017, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Springhill Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Montgomery and Bro. Jeremie Woolbright officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery. He was preceded in...

Elvin Darby

Elvin Darby

Jan 27, 2017

Elvin Earl Darby, age 62 passed away January 27, 2017. Graveside services will be Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Vance Cemetery with Mr. Jason Roberts officiating and Norwood-Wyatt Chapel directing. Interment with full military honors will follow at Vance Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emory and Charlotte Darby. Survivors include his sisters, Dorothy...

Marylin Enis

Marylin Enis

Jan 25, 2017

Marylin Enis age 57, passed away January 26, 2017. Services will be Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Unity Grove Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Unity Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service.

Sara Kate Sullivan

Sara Kate Sullivan

Jan 24, 2017

Sara Kate Sullivan, age 85, of the Belk community passed away Tuesday morning following an extended illness. Surrounded by family and friends during her final days, Sara Kate, or Maw Maw Kate, as she was so fondly called by her grandchildren and great grandchildren, peacefully crossed over to the glory land to be with the Heavenly Father. Services will be...

Gloria Johnson

Gloria Johnson

Jan 21, 2017

Gloria Johnson, age 60 of Berry passed away January 21, 2017 at home. Services will be Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Jonathan Hackett and Rev. Bobby Latrell officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Community Cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the church....

Johnny D. Shirley

Johnny D. Shirley

Jan 16, 2017

John “Johnny” D. Shirley, age 65 of Fayette, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at Fayette Medical Center. Services will be Friday, January 20, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel, officiating will be Rev. David Wilson and Rev. Robert Cobb. Visitation will be Thursday, January 19, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The body...

Bob Sullivan

Bob Sullivan

Jan 14, 2017

Bob Sullivan, age 82 of Fayette, passed away January 14, 2017 at DCH Medical Center. Graveside services will be Monday, January 16, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. at Boone Cemetery with Rev. Lee D. Armstrong officiating. Survivors include his wife, Geraldine L. Sullivan; son, Steve Sullivan; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Lee Turner

Lee Turner

Jan 13, 2017

Thomas Lee Turner, age 63 of Fayette passed away January 13, 2017 at Fayette Medical Center. Services will be Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Rev. Billy Carl Sullivan officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, January 16, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. He...

Phillip Wright

Phillip Wright

Jan 12, 2017

Mr. Phillip Alan “Flipp” Wright age 55 of Fayette passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Funeral service for Mr. Wright will be Saturday January 14, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home with Robby Faulkner and Bro. Dillon Jones officiating. Burial will follow at the New Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation...