Obituaries

Jack R. "Coach" Hankins

Jack R. "Coach" Hankins

Jul 9, 2024

Jack R. "Coach" Hankins, age 72 of Fayette AL, passed away on Tuesday, July 09, 2024, at Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care. Services for Coach Hankins will be Friday, July 12, 2024, at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel, at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will follow at Fayette City Cemetery. Bro. Gene Dawkins will be...

Dwight Roby

Dwight Roby

Jul 2, 2024

James "Dwight" Roby, age 67 of Northport AL, passed away on Tuesday, July 02, 2024, at his residence. There will be a graveside service Friday, July 05, 2024, at White's Chapel Church of Christ Cemetery, at 10:00 a.m. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service. 

James "Dwight" Roby is preceded in death by his father; James W. "Boe" Roby, paternal grandparents;...

Maria Duarte

Maria Duarte

Jun 28, 2024

María Duarte was born on October 24, 1947 in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Daughter of Mary and Santiago. She was the second of 14 siblings. She had to leave dolls and school to help her mother with her siblings as a child. When she was young she started working to help with his household expenses because the...

Norah Ollis Walker

Norah Ollis Walker

Jun 25, 2024

Norah Ollis Walker, age 78 of Fayette AL, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at his residence. Services for Mr. Walker will be Monday, July 01, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel. He will lie in state one hour prior to service time. Rev. David Smith wll be officiating the service. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery...

Betty Ann Black Newman

Betty Ann Black Newman

Jun 25, 2024

Betty Black Newman of Fayette, Alabama died peacefully at Morningview Estates on June 25, 2024. Betty was 88 years old.

Betty was born on September 16, 1935 in Newtonville, Alabama to the late Carl and Mary Lee Black. Betty was the baby of the family of three children.She was the Salutatorian and Vice-President of the class of 1952 at Fayette County...

Brittany Michelle Campbell Vick

Brittany Michelle Campbell Vick

Jun 21, 2024

Brittany Michelle Campbell Vick, age 33 of Bankston AL, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024, at DCH of Tuscaloosa. Services for Mrs. Vick will be Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel, at 1:00 p.m. Visitation will be two hours prior to service time. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service. 

Brittany Michelle Campbell Vick is preceded in death by...

Willis Lee Duckworth Jr.

Willis Lee Duckworth Jr.

Jun 16, 2024

Willis Lee Duckworth Jr., age 71 of Fayette AL, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at DCH of Tuscaloosa. Services for Mr. Duckworth will be Thursday, June 20, 2024, at Mt. Vernon Church, at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Bro. Danny Thompson, Bro. Rodney Brazil, and...

Simeon Wright

Simeon Wright

Jun 6, 2024

Simeon Wright, age 71 of Fayette AL, passed away on Thursday, June 06, 2024, at Hospice of West Alabama. 

Simeon Tankersly Wright III (Sim) was a fun-loving people person who lived most of his life in Fayette AL. He was known to help friends in need and one to give a home to any stray dog, that quickly became part of...

William "Bill" Garfield Hill Jr.

William "Bill" Garfield Hill Jr.

Jun 5, 2024

William “Bill” Garfield Hill, Jr. of Northport, AL passed away June 5th, with his family by his side. 

Bill was from Moundsville, WV and was brought to Alabama via the coal mines in the 1980s. Bill retired after 40 years of coal mining in 2017. Along with working in the mines, Bill was an avid bowler for many years with the...

William Dison

William Dison

Jun 4, 2024

William Dison, age 78 of Milport AL, passed away on Tuesday, June 04, 2024, at St. Dominic's in Jackson MS. Services for Mr. Dison will be Monday, July 08, 2024, at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service. 

Mr. Dison was born on February 06, 1946 to...

Martha Walker

Martha Walker

Jun 3, 2024

Martha Walker, age 74 of Northport AL, passed away on Monday, June 03, 2024, at DCH of Tuscaloosa. Services for Mrs. Walker will be Friday, June 07, 2024, at Sulpher Springs Free-Will Baptist Church, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. She will lie in state on Thursday, June 06, 2024, at her residence for imediate...

Billie Nalls

Billie Nalls

Jun 2, 2024

     Billie Nalls, age 85 of Fayette AL, passed away on Sunday, June 02, 2024, at her residence. Services for Mrs. Nalls will be Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at First Baptist Church on MLK Drive, at 12:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. She will lie in state on Monday, June 10, 2024, at Norwood-Wyatt...

William Lovett

William Lovett

May 30, 2024

William Lovett, age 68 of Fayette AL, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Diversicare of Winfield AL. The family will have a private service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service. 

James Danny Stephens

James Danny Stephens

May 29, 2024

James Danny Stephens, age 71 of Fayette AL, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at his residence. Services for Mr. Stephens will be Tuesday, June 04, 2024, at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Bro. Bill Mason will be officiating the service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service.  James Danny Stephens...

Esther Nix

Esther Nix

May 21, 2024

Esther Nix, age 98 of Irondale AL, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at her residence. Services for Mrs. Nix will be Friday, May 24, 2024, at Crestway Baptist Church, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Rev. James S. Wilson will be officiating the service. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing the service. 

Esther Nix...

Peggy Ann Kilgore

Peggy Ann Kilgore

May 14, 2024

Peggy Ann Kilgore, age 68 of Berry AL, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at DCH of Fayette. Services for Mrs. Kilgore will be Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Flatwoods Baptist Church in Berry AL, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Bro. Kenneth Bozeman will be officiating the service. Norwood Wyatt Chapel will...

Christopher Swindle

Christopher Swindle

May 11, 2024

Christopher Swindle, age 51 of Bankston AL, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Northwest Regional Hospital. The family will have a private service. Christopher Swindle is preceded in death by his father; Larry Wayne Swindle, and son; Richard Crocket Watkins "The Goat". He is survived by his wife; Minnie Faye Watkins of Bankston AL, daughter; Kriston Robin Swindle (Dennis) Adams...

Robert "Rob" Charles Walker

Robert "Rob" Charles Walker

May 10, 2024

     Robert "Rob" Charles Walker, age 66 of Fayette AL, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024, at his residence. Services for Mr. Walker will be Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel, at 2:00 p.m. He will lie in state one hour prior to service time. Burial will follow at Fayette Memorial Gardens. Bro. Robert Harris will be...

Shelley Jones

Shelley Jones

May 10, 2024

Shelley Edwards Jones, 84, passed away on May 10, 2024 at DCH Regional Medical Center. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 2 pm on Monday, May 20th at First Presbyterian Church Tuscaloosa with Rev. Michael Bailey officiating. Visitation will follow in the Pat Faucett Family Life Center of the church. Norwood-Wyatt Chapel will be directing...

Roger Dale Swindle

Roger Dale Swindle

May 2, 2024

Roger Dale Swindle, age 71 of Berry AL, passed away on Thursday, May 02, 2024, in Columbus MS. Services for Mr. Swindle will be Tuesday, May 07, 2024, at Elm Grove Church of God in Carbon Hill AL, at 1:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Townley AL....