Obituaries

Margaret S. Beckers

Margaret S. Beckers

Apr 3, 2014

Margaret S. Beckers, 86, of Clanton died Thursday, April 3, 2014. She was born on Saturday, May 28, 1927 in Alabama, Daughter of the late Acie Sims and the late Katherine Bell Sims. She was a Type Setter. Surviving are Daughter, Dorothy (Ronnie) Baker of Clanton, AL; Granddaughters, Daphne (Bruce) Wingard of Wetumpka, AL, Michelle (Phil) Perdue of Clanton,...

Johnnie Luther Scott

Johnnie Luther Scott

Apr 3, 2014

Johnnie Luther Scott, 86, of Thorsby died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Shelby Baptist Medical Center, Alabaster. He was born on Wednesday, June 15, 1927 in Alabama, Son of the late John Robert Scott and the late Laura Hayes Scott. He was a Carpenter/Painter. Surviving are Daughters, Rebecca Scott Hayes of Clanton, AL, Kimberly Joy Scott of Vancouver, WA;...

Howard Lee Hammond

Howard Lee Hammond

Apr 3, 2014

Howard Lee Hammond, 85, of Maplesville died Thursday, April 3, 2014 in Prattville. He was born on Thursday, November 1, 1928 in Mississippi, Son of the late Walter Hammond and the late Ellar Braswell Hammond. He was a retired Farmer. Surviving are 2 Daughters, Debbie (Thomas) Athey of Phenix City, AL, Donna (Richard) Babin of Maplesville, AL; 2 Grandchildren,...

Flocy Smitherman

Flocy Smitherman

Mar 31, 2014

Flocy Smitherman, 74, of Lawley died Monday, March 31, 2014 at Jackson Hospital , Montgomery. She was born on Friday, September 5, 1939 in Bibb Co., AL, Daughter of the late Earnest Smith and the late Lottie Wallace Smith. She was a Security Guard. Surviving are Husband, L.B. Smitherman of Lawley, AL; Daughters, Sharon (Eddie) Roberts of Guin, AL,...

Doris Kay Tippett

Doris Kay Tippett

Mar 29, 2014

Doris Kay Tippett, 75, of Clanton died Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Baptist Princeton, Birmingham. She was born on Wednesday, May 11, 1938 in Elmore Co., AL, Daughter of the late Elbert Bone and the late Effie Inez Deavers Bone. She was a Walmart Associate. Surviving are Son, Bert (Kay) Tippett of Clanton, AL; Daughter, Donna Tippett (Phillip) Squires...

Mary Joyce Ballinger

Mary Joyce Ballinger

Mar 28, 2014

Mary Joyce Ballinger, 82, of Clanton died Friday, March 28, 2014. She was born on Wednesday, September 30, 1931 in Chilton Co., AL, Daughter of the late James Harlem Bean and the late Mattie Inez Martin Bean. She was a Accountant. Surviving are Daughter, Linda Kay (Bobby) Holland of Montgomery, AL; Son, Michael Lynn (Phyllis) Jackson of Houston, TX;...

Ruthie Irene Watley Evans

Ruthie Irene Watley Evans

Mar 28, 2014

Ruthie Irene Watley Evans, 89, of Jemison died Friday, March 28, 2014. She was born on Monday, April 7, 1924 in Chilton Co., AL, Daughter of the late Sie Watley and the late Weltha Robinson Watley. She was a Waitress. Surviving are Daughter, Glinda Ruth Evans (Howard) Sowers of Edgewater, FL; 5 Grandchildren, 6 Great-Grandchildren; Sisters, Pauline Blackmon of...

Preston Amir Salim

Preston Amir Salim

Mar 28, 2014

Preston Amir Salim, 20, of Clanton died Friday, March 28, 2014 at Shelby Baptist Medical Center, Alabaster. He was born on Tuesday, March 8, 1994 in Talladega, AL, Son of Akram Hasan Salim and Eddie Joyce Livingston Salim. He was a Student. Surviving are Mother, Mrs. Eddie Salim of Calera, AL; Father, Mr. Akram Salim of Calera, AL; Sisters,...

Thelma Stroud

Thelma Stroud

Mar 27, 2014

Willie Thelma Stroud, 98, of Maplesville died Thursday, March 27, 2014. She was born on Tuesday, April 20, 1915 in Chilton Co., AL, Daughter of the late Charlie H. Giles and the late Mary Willett Giles. She was a Homemaker. Surviving are Daughters, Judy Campbell of Maplesville, AL, Linda Gross of Hope Hull, AL, Rita Stroud of Alabaster, AL;...

Peggy Jean Turner

Peggy Jean Turner

Mar 27, 2014

Peggy Jean Turner, 78, of Thorsby died Thursday, March 27, 2014. She was born on Thursday, March 28, 1935 in Chilton Co., AL, Daughter of the late Osmond Price and the late Ellen Price. She was a Secretary. Surviving are Sons, Bobby (Laura) Turner of Jemison, AL, Larry Turner of Wilsonville, AL, Roger (Nikki) Turner of Jemison, AL, James...

Morgan C. Rip Collins

Morgan C. Rip Collins

Mar 27, 2014

Morgan C. "Rip" Collins, 95, of Clanton died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Hatley Health Care, Clanton. He was born on Tuesday, July 2, 1918 in Mississippi, Son of the late Sam Collins and the late Rosa Cooley Collins. He was an Insurance Salesman. Surviving are Grandchildren, Debbie (Randall) Franklin of Billingsley, AL, Stephanie Easterling Moats of Thorsby, AL,...

William Harding Chandler, Sr.

William Harding Chandler, Sr.

Mar 27, 2014

William Harding Chandler, Sr., 83, of Billingsley died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Jackson Hospital , Montgomery. He was born on Friday, September 12, 1930 in Autauga Co., AL, Son of the late Thomas Sidney Chandler and the late Sally Roberta Chandler. He was a Machinist. Surviving are Daughter, Willa Chandler (David Sullivan) of Chickasaw, AL; Son, William H....

Jeanette G. Hamilton

Jeanette G. Hamilton

Mar 25, 2014

Jeanette G. Hamilton August 17, 1925 - March 25, 2014 A loving and faithful wife and mother, Jeanette, at the age of 88, went to heaven on the wings of angels. She was predeceased by her first husband, Elvie Ingram who was killed during WWII and her husband of 61 years, Raymond Hamilton, parents, Homer Culver and Pat Andrews,...

Sylvia Smitherman

Sylvia Smitherman

Mar 20, 2014

Sylvia Harris Smitherman, 80, of Clanton died Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Hatley Health Care, Clanton. She was born on Sunday, April 2, 1933 in Alabama, Daughter of the late Lowell Harris and the late Sally Neeley Harris. She was a Homemaker. Surviving are Daughters, Ms. Tammie Veazey of Clanton, AL, Tracy (Alan) Pattillo of Verbena, AL; Sons, Mr....

Sue Crew Mims

Sue Crew Mims

Mar 17, 2014

SUE CREW MIMS 10/19/32 - 03/17/14 At the age of 81 Sue Crew Mims departed her life on earth and began her eternal life in Heaven. She was predeceased by her parents Herman Grady Crew and Alma Crew Bryan; the father of her children Lawrence Mims; and her daughter-in-law Donna Siltanen Mims. She is survived by her two sons...

James Milton Jim Mcgalliard, Jr.

James Milton Jim Mcgalliard, Jr.

Mar 16, 2014

James (Jim) Milton McGalliard, Jr., 67, of Billingsley died Sunday, March 16, 2014. He was born on Tuesday, March 4, 1947 in Alabama, Son of the late James Milton McGalliard, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Golson McGalliard. He was a truck driver and a southern gospel singer with Percy Scott & The Fishers of Men. Surviving are his Wife,...

Lorene Bice

Lorene Bice

Mar 13, 2014

Mrs. Lorene Bice, 90, of Jemison died Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Clanton. She was born on Thursday, August 9, 1923 in Chilton Co., AL Daughter of the late Loss Robinson and the late Mary Varden Robinson. She was a retired Grocery Clerk. Mrs. Bice was a member of Cedar Springs Assembly of God Church and Thompson Chapel Church...

Joyce Dean Stevens Mims

Joyce Dean Stevens Mims

Mar 13, 2014

Joyce Dean Stevens Mims, 70, of Clanton died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Shelby Baptist Medical Center, Alabaster. She was born on Wednesday, October 27, 1943 in Chilton Co., AL, Daughter of the late Howard Stevens and the late Louise Ellison Stevens. She was a Homemaker. Surviving are Husband, Ricky L. Mims of Clanton, AL; Daughters, Angela Davis of...

Vedie Clackler Lee

Vedie Clackler Lee

Mar 12, 2014

Vedie Clackler Lee, 88, of Clanton died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Hatley Health Care, Clanton. She was born on Tuesday, April 21, 1925 in Chilton Co., AL, Daughter of the late Henry Popwell, Sr. and the late Rosie Baker Popwell. She was a Homemaker. Surviving are her Sons, Redie (Celestia) Clackler of Prattville, AL, Rayford (Mary) Clackler of...

Joseph D. Smitherman

Joseph D. Smitherman

Mar 11, 2014

Joseph Dean Smitherman, 74, of Clanton died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at VA Medical Center, Birmingham. He was born on Friday, March 31, 1939 in Bibb Co., AL, Son of the late Gary T. Smitherman and the late Geraldine H. Smitherman. He was a Logger. Surviving are Son, Jeffrey (Marie) Smitherman of Clanton, AL; Daughter, Wendy Edson of Gautier,...