Obituaries

Margarette Duckworth

Margarette Duckworth

Nov 3, 2018

Margarette Reese Duckworth, age 80, of Fayette, Alabama, went home to be with Jesus and a host of loved ones on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at the DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL.  Funeral services will be held at the Norwood-Wyatt Funeral Chapel in Fayette, AL, on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at 2:00 P.M.  The body will lie in...

Myrtle Irene Frost

Myrtle Irene Frost

Oct 25, 2018

Myrtle Irene Frost, age 92 of Berry, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018. Services will be Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Ray officiating. Burial will follow at Berry City Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. She was preceded in death by her...

Merle Yerby

Merle Yerby

Oct 23, 2018

Merle Ruth Hocutt Yerby, age 95 of Berry passed away October 23, 2018 at home.  Services will Friday, October 26, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel with Rev. Ed Steelman and Rev. Kenneth Bozeman officiating. The body will lie in state from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Berry....

Kathleen Dudley

Kathleen Dudley

Oct 23, 2018

Kathleen Dockery Dudley, age 87 of Fayette passed away October 23, 2018.  A graveside service will be Friday, October 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Woods Cemetery with Rev. James Nichols and Rev. Jarrett Lovelace officiating. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Evie Dockery; sisters, Lucille Crawford, Lois McGill, Louise Johnson, and Ola Mae Nichols; brothers,...

Louis Guy Deavours II

Louis Guy Deavours II

Oct 22, 2018

Louis Guy Deavours II (1955 – 2018), born in Hollywood, FL, age 63 of Bankston, passed away unexpectedly on October 22, 2018 at home. Services will be Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. He was preceded in death by his father,...

Fondee Doughty, Jr.

Fondee Doughty, Jr.

Oct 20, 2018

Fondee J. Doughty, Jr. age 73 of Fayette passed away October 20, 2018 at DCH Medical Center.  Services will be Friday, October 26, 2018 at New Friendship Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Charlie Humphry officiating.  The body will lie in state from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Doughty; parents,...

Howard L. Walton

Howard L. Walton

Oct 11, 2018

Howard L. Walton, age 90 of Huntsville, formerly of Fayette, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018. Services will be Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Norwood-Wyatt Chapel Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Francis Moynihan

Francis Moynihan

Oct 11, 2018

Francis Moynihan of Northport passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018. Arrangements will be announced later.

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...