Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Millport, AL
Serving Lamar County
Anne Newman Rector
Mar 4, 2016
Services for Mrs.Anne Newman Rector will be Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 2:00pm at Dowdle Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to service Burial will be in the Millport City Cemetery.
Franklin Wiliam Cobb
Feb 29, 2016
Mr. Franklin W Cobb, 65 of Millport, Alabama died on Monday, February 29, 2016, at Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care in Fayette, Alabama. Born Thursday, July 6, 1950 in Millport, Alabama. He was a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are son, Scotty Sudduth, brothers, Jim Carl Cobb, Dale Cobb, Steve Cobb and Keith Cobb, sisters, Sharon Cobb...
Franklin Wiliam Cobb
Feb 29, 2016
Mr. Franklin W Cobb, 65 of Millport, Alabama died on Monday, February 29, 2016, at Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care in Fayette, Alabama. Born Thursday, July 6, 1950 in Millport, Alabama. He was a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are son, Scotty Sudduth, brothers, Jim Carl Cobb, Dale Cobb, Steve Cobb and Keith Cobb, sisters, Sharon Cobb...
Emanuel Braxton Blasingame
Feb 14, 2016
Mr. Emanuel Braxton Blasingame, 90 of Vernon, Al died Sunday Feb. 14, 2016 at his home. Visiation will be Friday feb. 19, 2016 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm at Dowdle Funeral Home followed by Funeral Service at 7:30 pm from Dowdle Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services will be held 2:00 pm Saturday Feb. 20, 2016 at Greenlawn Memorial Park, in...
William R. "Billy" Daffron, Jr
Feb 13, 2016
Mr. Billy Daffron, 88 of Sulligent, AL died Feb. 13, 2016 at his home. Visitation for Mr. Daffron will be Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 from 1:00 until 2:00 pm at Dowdle Funeral Home with funeral serivce to follow at 2:00 pm from Dowdle Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Millport City Cemetery. Mr. Daffron was born, May 26, 1927...
Mary Stokes Sullivan
Feb 12, 2016
Mrs. Mary Stokes Sullivan, 91 of Millport, AL died Friday Feb. 12, 2016 at Fayette Long Term Care in Fayette, AL. Visitation will be Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Dowdle Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016 at 2:00 pm from Dowdle Funeral Home Chapel with Burial at Macedonia Freewill...
Mark Anthony Robertson
Feb 10, 2016
Mark Anthony Robertson, 49 of Vernon, Alabama died on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born Friday, November 18, 1966 in Columbus, Mississippi to Mr.Raymond Robertson and the late Jo Merrill Maharrey Robertson. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saints. Surviving are his parents Raymond and Step...
Glennie Mae Basson
Feb 8, 2016
The services for Mrs. Basson will be Friday February 12, 2016 at 11:00 am at Dowdle Funeral Home Chapel The Visitation will be one hour prior to service.
Roberta Mccrary Homan
Feb 5, 2016
Roberta McCrary Homan, 85 of Ethelsville, Alabama died on Thursday, February 5, 2016, at Generations of Vernon. Born Tuesday, June 17, 1930 in Reform, Alabama to the late George and Lizzie McGarity McCrary. Preceded in death by Jeanette Pigg, Minnie Lou Homan, Beatrice Richard, Buddy McCrary, William Henry McCrary. A Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday...
Shirley Gatlin
Feb 4, 2016
Shirley Ann Gatlin, 83 of Millport, Alabama died on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Her Residence in Millport, Alabama. Born Thursday, August 18, 1932 in Millport, Alabama to the late Jim and Sally Hydrick Pollard. Mrs Gatlin was also preceded in death by, sisters Patsy Pollard, and Mary Gonzales and brother, Jim Jack Pollard. Surviving are husband John Gatlin of...
Rhett Steven Mcnees
Feb 1, 2016
Rhett Steven McNees, 72 of Millport, Alabama died on Monday, February 1, 2016, at his Residence in Millport, Alabama. Born Friday, April 2, 1943 in Winfield, Alabama to the late Dewitt and Wynona Sanderson McNees . Surviving are wife Pat McNees, son, Steven McNees, daughter, Paige Brantley(Lundy), sisters, Martha Brasher, Cathy Tracy and Laura Deering and sister-in-law Rachel Meacham. Mr....
Sidney J Stripling
Jan 19, 2016
Sidney J. Stripling, 83 died January 19, 2016 at his residence in Kennedy, AL. Visitation will be Thursday, January 21, 2016 from 12:00 noon until 2:00 pm with Funeral Services to follow at 2:00 pm at Dowdle Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Kennedy City Cemetery. Lamar County in 1947 and he made his home here. He worked for...
Illa Grace Robertson
Jan 9, 2016
Illa Grace Robertson, 83 of Chesterton, Indiana formally of Millport, died on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at her Residence in Chesterton, Indiana. Born Thursday, October 6, 1932 in Sulligent, Alabama to the late Henry Claidie and Lalar Carter Williams. Mrs Robertson is also preceded in death by her husband Marlin Eugene "Gene" Robertson, Son Glenn Robertson, and daughter Carmen Bruce....
Brenda L. Brown
Jan 8, 2016
Brenda L Brown, 67 of Moundville, Alabama died on Friday, January 8, 2016, at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born Thursday, December 23, 1948 in Millport, Alabama to the late L.P. and Orpha Lee Barnes Lenard. Mrs Brown is also preceded in death by her son Paul Duncan; brother Arnold Lenard, and sister Wynell Knight. Surviving are sons,...
Daniel ( Dan) George Groves
Jan 3, 2016
Daniel (Dan) George Groves, 74 of Millport, Alabama died on Sunday, January 3, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center Inpatient Hospice Unit in Tupelo, Mississippi. Born Friday, August 22, 1941 in Titusville, Pennsylvania, to the late George and Ruth Farren Groves. He is preceded in death by his wife of almost 45 years Lois Vann Groves. Surviving are step-children, Dennis...
James " J.C. " Calvin Rushing
Dec 11, 2015
James Calvin " J C " Rushing , 91 of Millport, Alabama died on Friday, December 11, 2015, at Sansing V.A. Medical Fostercare in Carrollton, Alabama. Born Friday, November 21, 1924 in Kennedy, Alabama to the late Clyde Jackson and Naomi Bryant Rushing. He was a Veteran of the United States Army where he served in the European Theater of...
Ader Lee Hayden
Dec 7, 2015
Ader Lee Wilder Hayden, 86 of Millport, Alabama died on Monday, December 7, 2015, at Generations of Vernon in Vernon, Alabama. Born Tuesday, July 16, 1929 in Millport, Alabama to the late Earnest Lee and Roberta Bird Wilder. Mrs. Hayden was also preceded in death by her husband Hunter Gene Hayden, sister Earnstine Wilder, brothers Bruce Lee and Howard Lee...
Terry Lee Cox
Dec 4, 2015
Terry Lee Cox, 51 of Millport, Alabama died on Friday, December 4, 2015, at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born Tuesday, December 31, 1963 in Millport, Alabama to Martha Jean Cox Johnson and the late Exie Lee Giles. He was a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church. Terry was a member of the 1983 graduating class of Millport High...
Mary Nell Mckee
Nov 18, 2015
Mary Nell McKee, 92 of Millport, Alabama died on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at her Residence in Millport, Alabama. Born Friday, November 9, 1923 in Millport, Alabama, to the late Houston and Willie Lou Cook Owens. She is also preceded in death by her husband Walter McKee. She was a member of Millport Baptist Church and worked for AT&T for...
Helen Callahan
Nov 16, 2015
Helen Jean Callahan, 81 of Millport, Alabama died on Monday, November 16, 2015, at Generations of Vernon in Vernon, Alabama. Born Sunday, January 7, 1934 in Russell County,Kentucky, to the late Walter and Nannie Ballenger Kimbler. She was also preceded in death by her husband Oness Callahan, 4 brothers and one sister. Surviving are sons, William Callahan (Donna) and Joseph...


