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Michael Kelley

Michael Kelley

Oct 9, 2018

Michael Kelley, age 71 of Fayette, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018. The family will have a private service. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sherry Prater Kelley. Michael is survived by his wife, Rose Marie Kelley; daughter, Heather Prater Mitchell; sister, Linda Kramer; two grandchildren, Christian Mitchell, Noah Mitchell, and Johannie Stuart Mitchell; two great-grandchildren, Eden Mitchell...

Charles Thacker

Charles Thacker

Oct 6, 2018

Mr. Charles William Thacker, age 83 of Berry, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018. Services will be Monday, October 8, 2018 at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. with Delton Harrison and Tuscon Stovall officiating. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery. He was preceded...

Dessie Nichols

Dessie Nichols

Oct 5, 2018

Dessie Ree Woods Nichols, age 98 of Fayette, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018. Services will be held Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home with Carson Nichols officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Fayette Memorial Gardens. She was preceded in death by...

Kenneth Ray Gilbert

Kenneth Ray Gilbert

Sep 30, 2018

Kenneth Ray Gilbert, age 87 of Bankston, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018. Services will be Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Freeman officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Scuffle Grit Cemetery in Twin, Alabama. He was preceded in...

Rachel Wages

Rachel Wages

Sep 29, 2018

Rachel Wages, age 77 of Winfield, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Fayette Long Term Care. Services will be Friday, October 5, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Marlin Mayfield and Rev. Pat West officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Sand Springs...

Billy Joe Wright, Jr.

Billy Joe Wright, Jr.

Sep 21, 2018

Billy Joe Wright, Jr. age 64 of Tuscaloosa, formerly of Rainbow City, passed away Friday, September 21, 2018 at Hospice of West Alabama. There will be a memorial service Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa with Dr. Gil McKee officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. He...

Brad "Beloved" Nalls

Brad "Beloved" Nalls

Sep 8, 2018

Brad "Beloved" Nalls, age 41 of Fayette, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018. The service will be Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. at Shady Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Rayford Nicholson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the church.  He was preceded in...

Walter Ray Smith

Walter Ray Smith

Sep 3, 2018

Beloved uncle, lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa County, and longtime Northport business owner, Walter Ray Smith, passed on to his heavenly home on Monday September 3, 2018 at Forest Manor Nursing Home after an extended battle with dementia. He was born on June 12, 1943.He was preceded in death by his parents, Marion and Elma Christian Smith; his sister, Madge Smith Beasley;...

Retired Chief of Police Ralph Olive Sr.

Retired Chief of Police Ralph Olive Sr.

Sep 1, 2018

Retired Chief of Fayette Police Ralph Crawford Olive, Sr., age 77 of Berry passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center.  Services will be Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Rev. Joe Jones officiating.  Burial will follow at Shady Grove Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be Tuesday, September 4, 2018 from 5:00 p.m....

Arlene Mullinax

Arlene Mullinax

Aug 30, 2018

Arlene Mullinax, age 89 of Berry, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018. The family will have a private service.

Infant Baby Kidwell

Infant Baby Kidwell

Aug 22, 2018

Infant Baby Kidwell, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018. The family will have a private service. 

Mildred "Bay" McConnell

Mildred "Bay" McConnell

Aug 21, 2018

Mildred "Bay" McConnell, age 95, of Fayette, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Fayette Medical Center. There will be a graveside service Friday, August 24, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at McConnell Family Cemetery with Rev. Joel Daniel and Rev. Nedra Deerman officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home. She was preceded in...

Earlene Jackson

Earlene Jackson

Aug 20, 2018

Earlene Jackson, age 95, of Berry, passed away Monday, August 20, 2018 at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield. Services will be Friday, August 24, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Cleveland Church of Christ Cemetery.  She was preceded in death...

Ruth Deavours

Ruth Deavours

Aug 19, 2018

Ruth Marion Deavours (1931-2018) born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 31st, 1931, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2018 at her home in Bankston, Alabama, surrounded by her children, Debbie (Deavours) Garcia, Sandra (Deavours) Pujol and Louis Guy Deavours II. There will be a graveside service Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Cleveland Church of Christ Cemetery. She was...

Willie Ette Wallace

Willie Ette Wallace

Aug 17, 2018

Willie Ette Wallace, age 74, of Fayette, passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 at Fayette Long Term Care. Services will be Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Gilmore Cemetery.  She was preceded in death...

Norman Parrish

Norman Parrish

Aug 13, 2018

Norman Wesley Parrish, age 88, of Tuscaloosa passed away August 13, 2018 at Hospice of West Alabama.  Services will be Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. at Central Church of Christ in Tuscaloosa with Scott McCowan officiating and Norwood-Wyatt Chapel directing.  Burial will follow in Hopewell Cemetery in Fayette.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...

Wanda Traweek

Wanda Traweek

Aug 13, 2018

Wanda Traweek, age 46, of Bankston, passed away, Monday, August 13, 2018. Services will be Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at New Chapel Methodist Church with Rev. James Haygood officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 15, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel...

Gregory Walter Gillum

Gregory Walter Gillum

Aug 8, 2018

Gregory Walter Gillum, age 75, of Fayette, formerly of Frankfort, Indiana, passed away August 8, 2018, at his residence. The memorial service will be Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Meherg officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.  He was preceded in death by...

Ronald "Joe" Taylor

Ronald "Joe" Taylor

Aug 8, 2018

On Wednesday, August 8, 2018, Ronald "Joe" Taylor passed away at the age of 66 at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Joe was born on July 25, 1952 in Tuscaloosa, AL. He graduated from Holt High School in 1970 and was a proud University of Alabama graduate. He was Director of Asphalt Sales for Hunt Refining Company, where he worked for 37...

Edna Esquivel

Edna Esquivel

Aug 1, 2018

Edna A. Henry Esquivel, age 74 of Coker, AL passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Services will be Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with Father Deering officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at Coker Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

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