Obituaries

Coy Helms

Coy Helms

Feb 18, 2019

Coy Helms passed away February 18, 2019 at the age of 89.

Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Arthur Plummer and Rev. Ronnie Blankenship officiating. Burial will be at New Live Oak Cemetery.

Mr....

Betty Cale

Betty Cale

Feb 17, 2019

Betty Ruth Phillips Cale, age 86, of Selma, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019.

Services will be 2:00 pm Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home with Rev. Jimbo Small officiating. Burial will follow at New Live Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Patricia Suther

Patricia Suther

Feb 17, 2019

Patricia Elizabeth Suther passed away February 17, 2019 at the age of 69. She was born November 1, 1949 to the late Ben Berry and Iraih Burris Berry.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Leland (Connie) Berry; sister, Susan Berry and brother-in-law, Dewey Green.

She is survived by her husband of 48 years,...

Robert Girlie

Robert Girlie

Feb 16, 2019

Robert Calvin Girlie went to be with our Lord on February 16, 2019 at the age of 70 surrounded by his family. He was born August 25, 1948 to the late Marion Robert Girlie and Eunice Watford Girlie.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Margaret Bamberg.

He is survived by...

Ola Skelton

Ola Skelton

Feb 15, 2019

Ola Skelton passed away February 15, 2019 at the age of 83.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Skelton; son, Charles Kohler; parents, Allie and Mattie Williams; sisters, Annie Hughey, Ann Whatley, Vera Nichols and Jeanette Duncan; brothers, Buddy Williams and Davis Williams and grandsons, Jonathan Hicks and Joseph Coyle.

She is...

Richard Dempsey

Richard Dempsey

Feb 12, 2019

Richard Talmadge Dempsey, age 78, of Valley Grande, AL, passed away February 12, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Talmadge and Lettie Dempsey Brady; granddaughter, Kaitlyn Victoria Persinger; brother, Billy C. Dempsey and sister-in-law, Betty L. Dempsey.. He is survived by his wife, Diane G. Dempsey; children, Kim Persinger (Robby) and Angie Krumnow (Todd); brother, Donald E....

Robert Batchelor

Robert Batchelor

Feb 11, 2019

Robert Allen Batchelor passed away February 11, 2019 at the age of 73.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Eudelle Batchelor and siblings, William L. Batchelor, Eugene Barnes and Patricia Lovell.

Robert entered the service on April 21, 1966. He served for 37 years and retired as First Sergant with the...

William "Billy" Moore

William "Billy" Moore

Feb 10, 2019

William Harris “Billy” Moore passed away February 10, 2019 at the age of 82. He was born March 25, 1936 to the late Augustus Cecil Moore and Beatrice Gilmer Moore.

Graveside services will be Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Marion Junction Cemetery with Rev. Troy McPherson officiating and Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home directing. There...

Frank Earnest, Jr.

Frank Earnest, Jr.

Feb 9, 2019

Frank Earnest, Jr. passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019 in Montgomery, AL at the age of 90. He was a resident of Selma, AL for sixty-three years before moving to Montgomery, AL in 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha Dean Best Earnest; parents, Frank and Dora Ann Johnston Earnest of Fayette County, AL and brothers,...

Gordon Stoudenmire

Gordon Stoudenmire

Feb 9, 2019

Gordon Wayne Stoudenmire passed away February 9, 2019 at the age of 70. He was born January 2, 1949 to the late Robert Orion Stoudenmire and Jewell Iona Perry Stoudenmire.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kristie Stoudenmire Thomas and his sister, Charlotte Stoudenmire.

He is survived by his daughters, Sherri Stoudenmire (Ray)...

Ida Johnson

Ida Johnson

Feb 9, 2019

No services will be held.

Bobby Crawford

Bobby Crawford

Feb 7, 2019

Bobby Glenn Crawford (83) passed away at his home in Lillian, AL on February 7, 2019. He was formerly of Selma (Valley Grande, AL) and was owner of Crawford's TV and Antenna, and Crawford's Carpet Cleaning. Mr. Crawford was born on March 25, 1935 in Limestone County, AL to David Wilson Crawford and Bertha Durham Crawford. He was preceded in...

James Mccarthy

James Mccarthy

Feb 5, 2019

James Lawrence McCarthy passed away February 5, 2019 at the age of 84. He was born November 23, 1934 in Middleton, Ohio to the late Arthur William McCarthy and Margaret E Boyle McCarthy.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Carnahan; granddaughter, Heather Marie McCarthy and brothers, Michael McCarthy and Patrick McCarthy.

He...

Amy Bennett

Amy Bennett

Feb 5, 2019

Amy Alison Bennett, oldest daughter of Nancy Bennett of Selma and Thomas S. (Tony) Bennett, Jr. of Mobile died February 5, 2019. She was 47 years old.

She was predeceased by her grandparents, Bernard and Bee Reynolds, Barbara Bennett and Thomas S. Bennett, Sr. and an uncle, Bernard Reynolds, Jr.

In...

Corey Lee

Corey Lee

Feb 4, 2019

Corey Dylan Lee died February 4, 2019 at the age of 23.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Maurice Macon Lee, Sr., Cathey Solomon Lee and Roger P. Burton.

He is survived by his son, Sawyer Travis Mitchell; parents, Maurice "Mark" (Susan) Lee, Jr. and Tami Wéinberger; sisters, Kaitlyn Lee, April Helms (Corey)...

Danny Jones

Danny Jones

Feb 3, 2019

Danny Wayne Jones, age 54, passed away on February 3, 2019. He was preceded in death by his mother, Cora Jean Belcher Jones. He is survived by his children, Anna Marie Jones, Michael Jones, and Stephanie (Aaron) Adams; father, Mac Jones; sisters, Nita (Glenn) Odom and Melissa Wright; grandchildren, Christopher Lee Cochran Jr., Shelbie Adams, and Tucker Adams; nieces, Courtney...

Dylon Smitherman

Dylon Smitherman

Jan 30, 2019

Dylon Reid Smitherman, age 18, of Selma, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, January 30, 2019.

Dylon was a special person with a profound love for our Lord and for other people. He not only sought to love the Lord our God with all of his heart, mind and soul, but he lived out his faith...

Dr. Hicks

Dr. Hicks

Jan 26, 2019

Dr. Martha K. Hicks, of Opp, AL and formerly of Selma, AL, passed away January 26, 2019 at the age of 65 after a two year battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Robert and Frances Earline Hicks. Surviving are her siblings, Betty Hicks Elliott (Raymond), Kenneth E. Hicks (Kay), Nancy Hicks Cole (Leroy) and...

Joy Frith

Joy Frith

Jan 25, 2019

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.  Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

Joy Perry Frith, aged 89, passed away at her home in Selma, Alabama on January 25, 2019, surrounded by her loving children and dedicated caregivers.

Joy is survived...

Earnest Brown, Jr.

Earnest Brown, Jr.

Jan 25, 2019

Earnest H. Brown, Jr. of Selma, AL, passed away January 25, 2019 at the age of 75. He was preceded in death by his father, Earnest Henry Brown, Sr. and mother, Marjorie R. Wilcox Brown Ellis. Earnest was a veteran in peace time and the Vietnam era. He served in the Air Force from January 3, 1963 to December 12,...