Obituaries

Jan 10, 2022

Billy Hayes Maughan, 82, of Reform, AL, passed away at his residence on January, 10, 2022. There will be a graveside service on January 12, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Maughan family cemetery at his home in Reform, Al, at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Gene Dawkins officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Dowdle Funeral Home in...

Jan 6, 2022

Leavern Pate, 79, of Ethelsville, AL, passed away January 6, 2022 at his home.  Mr. Pate was born September 2, 1942 in Reform, Alabama to Albert and Ella Mae (Kyles) Pate. He was known to many as Hickory Nut, Pee Wee, Pop/Papa and Dad and was married to his favorite person, Lynda Bradshaw Pate for 57 years. Leavern was...

Jan 1, 2022

Denzil Lee Aldridge, 84, of Millport Alabama, passed away on January 1, 2022 in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Jeff Long officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in...

Dec 30, 2021

Mr. William (Bill) Allen Hollinger , age 59, of Millport, AL, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, in Millport, AL. Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Ed Nabors officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow...

Dec 19, 2021

Billy Wayne Hollis, 79, of Millport, AL. passed away on December 19, 2021 at his residence. There will be a graveside service on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Lovejoy Cemetery in Beaverton, AL. with Bro. Robert Gillis officiating under the direction of Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL.

Bill was born on December 29,...

Dec 13, 2021

Mary Jane Perkins, 79, of Reform, AL., passed away on December 13, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home with Bro. George Shaw officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow at Liberty Church Cemetery in Reform, AL. under...

Dec 10, 2021

Edward Gwynn "Shrimp" Keasler, 82, of Reform, Alabama passed away on December 10, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be Monday, December 13, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Antioch Presbyterian Church in Reform, AL. with Bro. George McLaurine officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Dowdle Funeral Home of...

Nov 25, 2021

Mr. Danny Paul Shackelford, age 73, of Kennedy, AL, passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021, in Millport, AL. Services will be Monday, November 29, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Ed Nabors and Bro Ricky McGee officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. A graveside will follow...

Nov 4, 2021

John Thomas Johnson, Jr., of Millport, AL passed away Thursday November 4, 2021 at Generations of Vernon.  Funeral services will take place on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Harmony Freewill Baptist Church in Hightogy, AL. with Bro. Danny Thompson and Bro. Rodney Brazil officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Oct 28, 2021

Mary Lucille Bowles, 89, of Millport Al, widow of Grover Alfred Bowles, passed away on October 28, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Funeral services will be Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home with Bro. Ed Nabors officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, October 31 at...

Oct 27, 2021

Floyd Patterson,III, 54, of Millport, AL, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at his residence. Visitation will be Sunday evening from 6:00- 8:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, Alabama. Funeral services will be Monday, November 1, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with burial service for family only following at Springhill Cemetery...

Oct 25, 2021

Charles James Keating, 94, of Millport, Alabama passed away on October 25, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday evening, October 27, 2021 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, Alabama. Funeral services will be Thursday, October October 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Macedonia Freewill Baptist Church in Millport, AL. with...

Oct 20, 2021

Terry (Tab) Brewer, 69, passed away on October 20, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, Mississippi. A graveside service will be held Saturday,  October 23, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. at Ebenezer Cemetery in Millport, Alabama under the direction of Dowdle Funeral Home.

Terry retired from Sanders Oil Company in Columbus, MS. He loved life and he...

Oct 14, 2021

Charles (Bubba) Fields, 79, of Oneonta, AL, formerly from Millport, AL, passed away October 14, 2021, at TLC Nursing Center in Oneonta, AL. Funeral services will be Sunday, October 17, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL, with Bro. Stephen Moro officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Dowdle Funeral...

Sep 30, 2021

David Talmadge Lyles, 89, went to be with the Lord on September 30, 2021, at Sansing Country Home for Veterans and was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church in McShan, AL.

A private family service will be held with full Masonic rites at Mineral Springs Baptist Church in McShan, AL. Funeral services will be on Sunday,...

Sep 25, 2021

James M. Griffin, 72, of Kennedy, AL, passed away on September 25, 2021, at Winfield Nursing Home in Winfield, AL. Funeral services will be Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Glenn Kennedy and Bro. Wes Jones officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel....

Sep 17, 2021

James Valford Rushing, 73, of Millport, AL, passed away on September 17, 2021, in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be Monday, September 20, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL with Bro. Raymond Spann officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior in the chapel. Burial will follow at Meadow Branch Cemetery in Kennedy, AL.

Sep 16, 2021

Janice Kay House, 62, passed away peacefully at her home in Millport on September 16, 2021.

She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Lester Travis House, daughter, Nancy "Nan" (T. J.) Mays, son, Travis "Tra" (Karen) House, sister, Billie "B J" Speed and special niece, Paula DuBois (James) Barton. Janice is survived by...

Sep 16, 2021

Kenneth Joe Carroll, 60, passed away September 16, 2021 in Columbus, MS. Graveside services will be held Sunday, September 19, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Friendship Church Cemetery in Millport, Alabama. Burial will follow under the direction of Dowdle Funeral Home, Millport, Alabama.

Kenneth liked hunting and feeding the deer. He liked to make people laugh and...

Sep 16, 2021

Thomas Douglas Taylor, 57, of Kennedy, Alabama passed away 9/16/2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Terry Robinson and Bro. Ed Nabors officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow...