Obituaries

Sep 13, 2021

Judy Thomas Wilkins, 67, of Kennedy, Alabama, went to be with Jesus on September 13, 2021. There will be a private, family service on Friday, September 17, 2021 with Bro. Mike Hall officiating. Burial will follow beside her beloved husband at Unity Grove Cemetery in Palmetto. AL. The family is planning a Celebration of Life at a later date...

Sep 12, 2021

Denny Ray Johnson went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on September 12, 2021. Funeral services will be Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. John Jenkins officiating assisted by Tim Johnson. Visitation will be from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. in the chapel. Burial will follow...

Sep 4, 2021

Phillip Trapen, 57, passed away on September 4, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Ebenezer Methodist Church in Millport, AL. with Bro. Jerry Gann officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery under the...

Aug 31, 2021

Janice Warn, 61, passed away on August 31, 2021 at her residence in Vernon, AL. There will be a graveside service on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Lovejoy Cemetery near Beaverton, AL. with Bro. Joseph Collier officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Dowdle Funeral Home, Millport, AL

Janice was very loving, kind...

Aug 29, 2021

Ronald Clark Cooper, 73, passed away on August 29, 2021. Visitation will be Friday, September 3, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. Following the visitation will be a graveside service at 2:00 p.m. at Meadow Branch Cemetery in Kennedy, AL. with Bro. Chris McCool officiating.

Clark was born on September 5, 1947...

Aug 22, 2021

Micheal Broady Jr., a loving father, loving brother and son passed away on August 22, 2021. Visitation will be Monday, August 30, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Michael Brock officiating.  Graveside services will follow at New Grove Cemetery in Kennedy, AL. under the direction of Dowdle Funeral Home.

Michael...

Aug 16, 2021

Mary Alice Watson, 104, formerly of Millport, AL. passed away on August 16, 2021 in Decatur, GA. There will be a graveside service on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Holly Grove Cemetery in Millport, AL at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Chris Wriley officiating. There will be a visitation at 10:00 a.m. at the Dowdle Funeral Home Chapel.

Aug 9, 2021

Donna Stripling, 61, of Kennedy, Alabama passed away on August 9, 2021, in Birmingham, Alabama. Funeral Services will be held at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. at 2:00 p.m. on August 12, 2021, with Bro. Jeff Long and Bro. Terry Robinson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at 1:00 p.m. A graveside service will be...

Aug 5, 2021

Willie B. Woolbright, 98, formerly of Millport, AL, more recently of Columbus, MS, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital on August 5, 2021. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jimmy Ray and Bro. Cameron Moore officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at 1:00 p.m....

Aug 4, 2021

Jimmy Crowe Sr., 73, of Millport Al, passed away on August 4, 2021 at his residence. Visitation will be Saturday evening, August 7, 2021 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. Funeral services will be Sunday, August 8, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Billy Carl Sullivan officiating assisted by Bro. George Shaw. The...

Jul 30, 2021

Carolyn Jean Dison, 76, passed away at West Alabama Hospice on July 30, 2021. Funeral services will be Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Pickensville Baptist Church in Pickensville, AL with Bro. Tim Jones officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at Meadow Branch Cemetery in Kennedy, AL....

Jul 24, 2021

Mary P. Gilliam, 92, formally of Millport, AL., passed away on July 24, 2021 at the Long Term Care facility in Fayette, AL.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Sonny McLellan and Bro Terrance Cleghorn officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...

Jul 11, 2021

Mary Helen Newell Cole, 92, of Columbus, MS passed away on July 11, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be July 14, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Lynn Terry officiating and Bro. Tom Waller assisting. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow...

Jul 10, 2021

Mrs. Hazel B. Trull, age 91, of Kennedy, AL, died Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield, AL. Funeral services will be Sunday, July 11, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL, with Bro. Ed Nabors officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services in the chapel. Burial will follow at...

Jul 1, 2021

Roger Johnson of Millport, Alabama, passed away on July 1, 2021, at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Funeral services will be Monday, July 5, 2021 at 12:00 pm at Dowdle Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Hall officiating and Bro. Drew Moore assisting. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the funeral at 11:00 am. There will be...

Jun 23, 2021

Ernestine Wilson, 101, of Kennedy, Alabama passed away on June 23, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be Monday, June 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel with Rev. Michael Brock officiating assisted by Rev. Kevin Dixon and Rev. Jeremy Brock....

Jun 19, 2021

Perry Wilson, 93, of Kennedy ,Alabama passed away on June 19, 2021 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Visitation will be Friday evening, June 25, 2021 at 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, Alabama. A graveside service will follow on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at New Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Kennedy,...

Jun 16, 2021

Mary Joanne Henderson passed away on June 16, 2021 at her residence.

No services are planned at this time.

She is survived by two sons, Carl Morgan and Ottis Henderson.

Jun 11, 2021

Wilford Chester Shaw ,80, of Millport, Al. passed away Friday, June 11, 2021 at his residence in Millport.  Funeral services will be Monday, June 14, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, Al. with Bro. Ray Aldridge and Bro. Max Bobbitt officiating. Visitation will be Sunday evening, June 13, 2021 at Dowdle Funeral Home from 6:00-8:00...

Jun 7, 2021

Benton Goodman passed away June 7, 2021 at the age of 79 years. He pastored churches in Alabama and Mississippi for over 50 years and served as Director of Missions in Lamar County until his retirement. He also served on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Baptist. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at...