Obituaries

Michael Ernest Hardin

Michael Ernest Hardin

May 22, 2019

Mike Hardin, age 70, of Fayette, Alabama, passed away Wednesday morning, May 22, at his home. He will be forever remembered as a tireless servant of his community. Visitation services will be held Saturday evening, May 25, 2019 at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel from 6:00-8:00 pm. A memorial service will be held Sunday afternoon, May 26, 2019 at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church...

Herbert Dunkley

Herbert Dunkley

May 21, 2019

Herbert Dunkley, age 93, of Fayette, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Services will be Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Fayette Memorial Gardens. Mr. Dunkley was preceded in death by his mother, Edna...

David Hall

David Hall

May 20, 2019

David Hall, age 55, of Mobile, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019. There will be a private service. 

Junior Watkins

Junior Watkins

May 17, 2019

Junior Watkins, age 83 of Northport, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 at Hospice of West Alabama.  Services will be Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Bro. Gene Davis officiating.  Burial will follow at Bankston Cemetery.  Visitation will be two hours prior to the service. Mr. Watkins was preceded in death by his parents, Dan...

Dale Spadoni

Dale Spadoni

May 16, 2019

Dale Gene Spadoni, age 77 of Tuscaloosa, passed away May 16, 2019. Services will be Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Francis University Catholic Church with Father Tom Ackerman officiating and Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directing. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mildred Gay and Harry Spadoni. Mr. Spadoni is survived by Judy Spadoni; sons,...

Linda Howton

Linda Howton

May 15, 2019

Linda Howton, age 67 of Fayette passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Services will be Monday, May 20, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Encounter First Assembly of God with Rev. Darryl Ballew officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.  She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Samuel P. Walker

Samuel P. Walker

May 14, 2019

Samuel Preston Walker, age 67 of Boley, passed away on May 14, 2019. There will be a private service for the family.  Mr. Walker was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis and Mary Jane Walker; son, Samuel P. Walker, Jr.; daughter, Connie Lee Adams; and brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife Linda Walker; daughter, Nancy Mullinax; son,...

Rev. John Hassell

Rev. John Hassell

May 9, 2019

Rev. John David Hassell, age 73 of Fayette, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 at home. Services will be Monday, May 13, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Brasher officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Meadow Branch Cemetery. Mr. Hassell was preceded...

Betty Lou Patton

Betty Lou Patton

May 7, 2019

Betty Lou Smith Patton, age 81, of Northport, formerly of Berry, died May 7, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, AL. Services will be Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Peters officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Hopewell-Rosehill Baptist Church cemetery....

William H. "Billy" Mitchell

William H. "Billy" Mitchell

May 3, 2019

William Hall “Billy” Mitchell, a resident of Tuscaloosa since 1966, died on May 3rd, 2019. Mitchell, age 75, was born in Hamilton, Alabama on November 21, 1943, the son of Herbert Hall Mitchell and Audrey Taylor Mitchell.  After finishing high school in Virginia in 1961, he graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1965 with a B.S. degree in business administration...

Davis O'Connell Couch

Davis O'Connell Couch

Apr 28, 2019

Mr. Davis Couch, age 79 of Fayette, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019. Please join the family for a celebration of life at Mr. Couch's home from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2019, 412 10th Street NW, Fayette, AL 35555. 

Rebecca "Becky" Gartman Koss

Rebecca "Becky" Gartman Koss

Apr 21, 2019

Rebecca "Becky" Faye Gartman Koss, age 66 of Florence, formerly of Fayette, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at home.  Services will be Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Rev. Bill Harper officiating.  Burial will follow at Fayette City Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. She was...

Walker Lewis

Walker Lewis

Apr 17, 2019

Kem Walker Lewis, age 89, of Fosters passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Graveside services will be Friday, April 19, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Sylvan Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the cemetery.  He was preceded in death by his father, Henry Van Lewis, Sr. and mother Dollie Walker Lewis; brother, Henry...

George Robert McLaughlin III

George Robert McLaughlin III

Apr 15, 2019

George Robert McLaughlin III, age 66, of Tuscaloosa, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019 at his home. There will be a graveside service Tuesday, April 22, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Decatur City Cemetery with Rev. Jesse Montegudo officiating.  Bob was preceded in death by his parents, George Robert McLaughlin, Jr. and Martha Dinsmore McLaughlin Moler; grandparents, Virginia Pritchett and...

Paul Parker

Paul Parker

Apr 14, 2019

Paul Parker, age 43 of Millport passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019. Services will be Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Chester Shaw and Rev. Armand McDill officiating. Visitation will be Monday, April 15, 2019 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Higdon Church of...

Bobby Sherrill

Bobby Sherrill

Apr 8, 2019

Robert E. (Bobby) Sherrill, age 66, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019. A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at First United Methodist Church of Tuscaloosa, at 800 Greensboro Avenue with Dr. Ken Dunivant officiating. The family will receive friends immediately after the service at a reception in Chitwood Hall at the...

Mary Ruth Shepherd

Mary Ruth Shepherd

Apr 5, 2019

Mary Ruth Barnes Shepherd, age 81, of Berry, Ala., passed away April 5, 2019 at her home. Services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Berry United Methodist Church with Rev. Kathy Griffith officiating. Burial will follow in the Berry City Cemetery with Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be two hours prior to services at...

William Roberts

William Roberts

Mar 30, 2019

William Keith Roberts, age 74, of Tuscaloosa passed away March 30, 2019 at Bibb Medical Center.  Graveside services will be Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. at Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Keith Roberts officiating and Norwood-Wyatt Chapel directing.  Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home on Wednesday. He was preceded...

Roy Hendon, Jr.

Roy Hendon, Jr.

Mar 29, 2019

Roy C. Hendon, Jr. age 70 of Berry, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019. Services will be Friday, April 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Pendley Chapel with Rev. Amy Lowery officiating and Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy C. Hendon,...

Ester "Cricket" Warren

Ester "Cricket" Warren

Mar 25, 2019

Ester “Cricket” Warren, age 67 of Fayette, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019. Services will be Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Beckon officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Visitation will be Friday, March 29, 2019 from 6:00 – 8:00...