All Obituaries

Lorene Sumlin Britton of Selma, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021.   Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2021 at New Live Oak Cemetery with Rev. Denny McClendon officiating and Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.   She is preceded in death by her husband: Carl R. Britton; parents: Shelby and Estelle Sumlin; and brother: Ed Sumlin.   Mrs. Britton is survived by...

Mary Frances “PeeWee” Robinson passed away on February 25, 2021 at the age of 89. She is preceded in death by her parents: Allen George Lake and Gertrude Howell Lake; and her loving husband of 65 years, Dorman Wayne Robinson. Mrs. Robinson is survived by her son: Allen Wayne Robinson “Coach Rob”; daughter: Judi R. (Jack) Poole; and grandchildren: Lakelyn P. (Christian) Cypher and Jack Poole II.  She leaves behind a legacy of love for many friends and family as...

Craig Welden Boone was born on June 9, 1953 and died on February 23, 2021. He is survived by his mother, Fran Davis. Mr. Boone was preceded in death by his brother, Russel Boone; father, Don Boone and step father, Don Davis. He worked as a social worker where he served others. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Tanna Claire Duke passed away February 22, 2021 at the age of 28. She was born December 11, 1992 and graduated from Dallas County High School in 2010. She was preceded in death by her father, Harry Duke; brother, Jason Lawrence and sister, Kalyn Duke. She is survived by her children, Joseph Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon and Weston Nichols; fiancé, Westley Nichols; mother, Tammy (James) Broadhead; brothers, Allen (Courtney) Jatko, Jr., Johnathan (Keri) Duke, Dillion (Erin) Kinard and...

James Theodore Clifton was born on November 18, 1934.  His parents are Joseph Kirk Clifton and Jerome Katherine Panty Clifton.  Jim has a twin sister Betty Clifton Murphree and four other sisters:  Marie Clifton Moody (deceased), Norma Jo Clifton McKinney (deceased),  Virginia Clifton Wyatt (deceased), and Dorothy Clifton Giles.  The Clifton children grew up on a cattle farm in Autaugaville, Alabama between Prattville and Selma. Jim completed Hicks Memorial High...

Charles Edward Fondren, a longtime resident of Selma, Alabama, died on February 21, 2021 at his home. He was attended in death by his children. Charles (Charlie), was born at home in Hale County, Alabama on December 3, 1945. He was the 10th of 13th children born to Clara Claudine Fondren (Owens), and Thomas Monroe Fondren, he was their 7th son, one of 9 boys. His brothers, Glenn Travis, Otha Calhoun, James Clyde, Theo, Claudie, Clonnie, Thomas McGlawn, and his sisters Katy Elaine Scurlock...

Peggy Balmer Stocks was born June 25, 1931 and passed away February 16, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chief Master Sergeant George Stocks; mother, Frances H. Buckholder Balmer and father, James R. Balmer.  She is survived by her niece, Carol Diane Vier and cousins, Dorothy Buckholder and Brenda Smith.  Services for Mrs. Stocks will be private. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family by visiting www.lawrencebrownservice.com. Mrs. Stocks and her...

Russell Thomas Ashley Sr. passed away on February 12, 2021. He was born March 24, 1936 in Ready, Kentucky.  He was the youngest of 9 children born to Ose and Ada Mudd Ashley.  Mr. Ashley was known to his Alabama friends and family as “R.T.” and to his Kentucky friends and family as “Tom” or “Tommy”.   RT was larger than life.  He was a storyteller by nature, and he had great stories to tell.  He may have reguiled you with tales...

Ralph Kahn Derryberry passed away February 11, 2021 at the age of 93. He was born August 31, 1927 to the late Sherod D. Derryberry, Sr. and Florence Turner Derryberry. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Barbara Derryberry (Jeff, Sr.) Rose, Florence Derryberry (Paul F., Sr.) Oppy and Juanita Derryberry (Earl) Mallow; brother, Sherod D. Derryberry, Jr.; brothers-in-law, Maurice Brown and Jennings Bryan Peeke, Jr.; sister-in-law, Myrtle Peeke (Chick) Romito and father and...

Joan Gibian Looney passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 11, 2021, surrounded by her children. She was born in Selma on May 29, 1948, to Richard and Betty Rose Leva Gibian, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her son Rick (Lisa) Looney, her daughter Kelly (Todd) Dawson, and her son Jackson (Nicole) Looney, her grandchildren: Lev and Ari Looney, Caroline, Owen and Lilly Dawson, and Rivers Looney, her sister Gail Gibian and her brother Richard (Kathy) Gibian, and their three...