Obituaries

Richard "Dicky" Hoagland

Richard "Dicky" Hoagland

Dec 8, 2016

Richard “Dicky” Hoagland, age 71, of Tuscaloosa, passed away Thursday, December 8th at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12th at Circlewood Baptist Church with Dr. Herb Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Gardens with Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the...

Frances Selman

Frances Selman

Dec 3, 2016

Frances Selman of Fayette, age 81, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at home. Services will be held Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Rev. Darren Pollard officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 6, 2016 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at New Liberty Free Will Baptist Cemetery. The...

Larry Rodgers

Larry Rodgers

Nov 28, 2016

Larry Charles Rodgers, age 72, passed away November 28, 2016 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Victory Temple. Burial will follow in the McKinney section of Bankhead Cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Harper Lee Little

Harper Lee Little

Nov 28, 2016

Harper Lee Little, infant daughter of Robert and Kelsea Little, passed away November 28, 2016 at UAB in Birmingham. Services will be held Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Pastor Alvis Treece officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at New Liberty Free Will Baptist....

Evelyn Swanson

Evelyn Swanson

Nov 24, 2016

Evelyn White Swanson, age 87 of Fayette, passed away November 24, 2016 at Fayette Medical Center. Services will be Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Dr. Steve Strange officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Evelyn was preceded in death by...

Thomas R. Frazer

Thomas R. Frazer

Nov 22, 2016

Thomas Frazer, age 69 of Fayette passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016, and went to be with his Lord and Savior. Thomas was a good husband and father. Services will be held Friday, December 2, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Michael's Episcopal Church. Visitation will be Friday, December 2, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. at St. Michael's...

Milton Fulmer

Milton Fulmer

Nov 21, 2016

Milton Lewis Fulmer, age 89, of Bankston passed away at home on November 21, 2016. Services will be November 23, 2016 at Hopewell-Rosehill Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. graveside with Bro. Todd Aaron officiating. Interment will follow at Hopewell-Rosehill Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. He was preceded in death by his father, Lewis H. Fulmer; mother, Cara Moore Fulmer; brother, Lelon Fulmer...

Naomi Sanford Wilson

Naomi Sanford Wilson

Nov 20, 2016

Mrs. Naomi Sanford (Myers) Wilson, 86, of Pell City, Alabama passed away on November 20, 2016. Mrs. Wilson was first and foremost a dedicated Christian, having been an active member of Roebuck Park Baptist Church for many years. Later, after moving to St. Clair County, she joined New Lebanon Baptist and is currently a member of Eden Westside Baptist Church....

Wesley Eugene Sanford

Wesley Eugene Sanford

Nov 19, 2016

Wesley Eugene Sanford, age 79 of Fayette passed away November 19, 2016 at home. Services will be Monday, November 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Bro. Marshall Sutton and Bro. Rodney Brazil officiating. Interment will follow at Pilgrim Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Mr. Sanford was born in...

Richard Rutland III

Richard Rutland III

Nov 16, 2016

Dr. Richard Oliver Rutland, III, a native of Fayette, AL, and a longtime resident of Gadsden, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his loving wife of 44 years and his adoring children.     Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 20 at 4 p.m. at Gadsden First United Methodist Church with Reverend Harvey Beck and...

Ben Diano

Ben Diano

Nov 11, 2016

“Ben” Benedict Francis Diano, III, age 53, of Tuscaloosa, AL passed away at DCH on Friday, November 11, 2016. Immediate survivors include: mother: Brenda Bailey Diano, wife: Kimberly Havard Diano, son: “Bennett” Benedict Francis Diano, IV, daughter: Caitlin Allyson Diano, step-mother: Candace Grudzien Diano of Maderville, LA, sister: Dana Diano Guidry of Houma, LA, and brother: Christopher Diano of Bourg,...

Nell Dean Watkins

Nell Dean Watkins

Nov 8, 2016

Nell Dean Watkins, age 85, of Fayette, passed away November 8, 2016 at Morningview Estates. Services will be Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Berry with Brother Steve Spray officiating. Interment will follow at Fayette Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. She was preceded in death...

Jo Ann Hughes

Jo Ann Hughes

Nov 7, 2016

Jo Ann Sparks Hughes departed this life on Monday, November 7, 2016 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be held Thursday, November 10 at 12:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Visitation will be held Thursday, November 10 from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Burial will follow at Fayette Memorial Gardens. She was born to Joseph E, Sr. and Thelma...

Donna June Gilpin

Donna June Gilpin

Nov 2, 2016

Donna 'June' Gilpin passed away on November 2, 2016 in Jacksonville, FL. The graveside service will be Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Fayette Memorial Gardens with Dr. Dale Mitchell officiating and Norwood-Wyatt Chapel directing. She was born on June 7, 1948 in Cleveland, TN, but grew up in Fayette, AL, to the late William V. Gilpin and...

Thomas Hammack

Thomas Hammack

Nov 2, 2016

Thomas Hammack, age 66 of Berry, passed away at DCH as a result from an automobile accident. Services will be held Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. Burial will follow at Berry Free Will Baptist Cemetery. He was preceded in...

Ann Marie Springer Fields

Ann Marie Springer Fields

Oct 30, 2016

Ann Marie Springer Fields, 76, peacefully passed away October 30, 2016 at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. David Cottingham officiating and Norwood-Wyatt Chapel directing. Interment will follow at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. She is preceded in death...

James Fowler

James Fowler

Oct 26, 2016

Arrangements will be announced later.

Phillip Johnson

Phillip Johnson

Oct 25, 2016

Phillip Johnson, age 71 of Fayette passed away October 25, 2016 at home. Services will be Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Pastor Randy Harris officiating. Visitation will follow the service. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Johnson; daughter, Tamika Johnson; sons, Phillip K. Johnson and Marcus Phillip Foster; sisters, Betty Grider and Florence...

Milton Dale Westbrook

Milton Dale Westbrook

Oct 22, 2016

Dale Westbrook, age 64 of Bankston passed away October 22, 2016 at Fayette Medical Center. Services will be Monday, October 24, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Rev. Phillip Strickland officiating. Interment will follow in Pea Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, October 23, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The body will...

John "Buzzy" Morgan

John "Buzzy" Morgan

Oct 19, 2016

John V. “Buzzy” Morgan of Auburn passed away Wednesday morning October 19, 2016 at his home. Buzzy was born in Fayette to the late Emily Freeman and Joe Vernon Morgan on March 9, 1932. He was also preceded in death by his sisters Sarah Renfro and Nell Kirkley. He is survived by his son Joey (Betty) Morgan of Huntsville, grandson...