All Obituaries

MARY ANN LAW was born on April 2, 1943, to the union of Jeff Law and Florine Brown in Autauga County, Alabama. She grew up in a large family and was the second of seven children. She transitioned on May 21, 2023, in New York City while surrounded by loving family. Mary Ann accepted Christ at an early age and remained a God- fearing woman. As a teenager, she attended North Highland High School in Prattville, Alabama, and was a member of Lilly Hill Baptist Church. She moved to New York...

Willie Bea Thomas was born on July 14, 1931 being the first child of Johnie B. and Lillie Mae Thomas in Baxley, Georgia. She confessed her love for Christ very early in life. She started singing for Christ when she was so small child. So small that she had to stand on a crate to be seen in the choir.Willie Bea graduated from High School in Wheeler County, Georgia in 1947. While in High School she played basketball, which she enjoyed very much and that love continued in college. After leaving...

Laura Simon Hayes was born on May 25, 1943, in Chilton County, AL, to the late Coon and Essie Simon. Laura confessed Christ at an early age and joined Beulah Missionary Baptist Church. She later joined Union Baptist Church in Thorsby under the leadership of Pastor Calvin Campbell. Laura served with courage, devotion, dignity, and strength. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Coon and Essie Simon; one sister, Lillie Bell Willis; one step-sister, Willie Mae Simon;...

Beatrice Lee King, was alfectionately known as "Bea/Baby Sister", she was born November 13, 1951 to the late Mrs. Hattie Lee Powell in Marion, Al. She was raised by her mother and loving adoptive father the Late Mr. Jim Powell Jr in Jemison, AL where she was educated in the ChiltonCounty School System. Beatrice was a lifelong member of St. Paul Missionary Church, she was baptized at an early age and served as President over the Usher Board for over thirty years. She was also a faithful...

Mark Anthony Russell was born on June 20, 1976, to the late Mr. Sam Robert Russell and Mrs. Dorothy Joe Lykes Russell. Mark went to Henry Ford High School in Avondale, Louisiana. He enjoyed things such as animation (anime), fishing, playing video games, and listening to oldies music, but his favorite was Pokie Bear. His favorite color was blue, and he enjoyed making drinks and cooking gumbo. Mark met a young lady named Tieshe Webb and they married on July 7, 2019, at Union Baptist...

Mr. W. J. (Skip) Johnson was born on January 20, 1947 to the late Samuel and Thelma Johnson in Maplesville, Alabama.He attended and graduated from Chilton County Training Center and later served his country honorably during the Vietnam war.In the year of 1977 he met Altha Harvell and her four children Armijean, Earl, Shirley and Kirk. He immediately fell in love and they became his family and he fathered them as his own, providing love, structure, guidance and instruction. later came two...

Mary Elizabeth Hoover was born in Maplesville, Alabama, on December 25, 1949. This Christmas baby was a special gift to Willie Mae Hawthorn (formerly Anderson), and was affectionately known as “Putney” and “Baby Elizabeth.” Mary gave her life to the Lord Jesus Christ and was baptized at the age of thirteen. She attended New Convert Elementary School followed by Chilton County Training High School, where she graduated in 1968. A week after her high school graduation, Mary set...

Pastor Williams was born to Irvin Williams to Emma Williams on January 13, 1960, in Tuskegee, Alabama.He was raised in Newbern, Alabama. He confessed Christ and was baptized in August 1971 at Green Leaf Baptist Church, Marion, Alabama. He completed his secondary education at Sunshine High School in 1978. Immediately following graduation, he joined the United States Coast Guard. After completion of basic training, he soon attended Electrical Engineering School. During his Coast Guard career,...

On January 26, 1958, Rickie Jerome Christian was born to his parents, Fred Christian and Callie Cade, in Montgomery, AL. He was introduced to Christ at an early age and baptized at Jerusalem Baptist Church. He attended Montgomery public schools and was a profound basketball player. Preceding in his death are: his mother, Callie Cade; father, Fred Christian; sister, Tammy Talley; brothers, David Hodrick and Barry Christian; niece, Chenequa Perryman; and nephew, Kamarus Christian. He...