Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Millport, AL

Serving Lamar County

Bonnie Ruth Parker

Bonnie Ruth Parker

Apr 1, 2015

Bonnie Ruth Parker, 57 of Vernon, Alabama died on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Generations of Vernon in Vernon, Alabama. Born Tuesday, August 20, 1957 in Bonifay, Florida to the late James Monroe and Annie Ruth Henson Parker. Surviving are brothers, Frankie Parker and Billy Parker, sister, Tammy Perez. A private service was held graveside on Thursday 04/02/2015 at 10am...

James " Jim" Foster

James " Jim" Foster

Mar 29, 2015

MILLPORT, Ala. — James "Jim" Foster, 71, died March 29, 2015, at his residence. Services are 4 p.m. Wednesday at Dowdle Funeral Home with the Rev. Wes Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Springhill Baptist Cemetery. Visitation is two hours before service time at the funeral home. Mr. Foster was born in Crawford on Jan. 21, 1944, to the late...

James Cleon Porter

James Cleon Porter

Mar 28, 2015

James Cleon Porter, age 89 of Kennedy AL died Saturday March 28 at Fayette Medical Center in Fayette AL. Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to Dowdle Funeral Home, Millport, AL. Services will be held Tuesday March 31st at 2 pm in the Dowdle Funeral Home Chapel with Pastors Jeff long and Terry Robinson officiating. Interment will follow in the Higdon...

Gurley Sudduth

Gurley Sudduth

Mar 26, 2015

Mr. Gurley Sudduth of Columbus, MS formally of Millport AL died late this afternoon 03/26 At Baptist Memorial in Columbus. Services will be held Sunday at 2 pm in the Dowdle Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 1-2 prior to service. Interment will follow in the Friendship Cemetery in the Fernbank Community. Born April 5, 1947 to...

Willie Joe Aldridge

Willie Joe Aldridge

Mar 22, 2015

Willie Aldridge Millport, Ala. — Willie Joe Aldridge, 77, died March 22, 2015, at Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care. Services are 2 p.m. today at Dowdle Funeral Home Chapel in Millport, Alabama. Burial will follow at Springhill Baptist Cemetery in Millport. Visitation is today from 1-2 p.m. at the funeral home chapel. Mr. Aldridge was born Jan. 23, 1938,...

Dorothy Ashcraft

Dorothy Ashcraft

Mar 20, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy Ashcraft of Tuscaloosa died 03/20 at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa. Per her own request there will be no services.

Mary Alice "Monk" Bolling Brewer

Mary Alice "Monk" Bolling Brewer

Mar 20, 2015

Mary Alice Bolling Brewer, 88 of Millport, Alabama died on Friday, March 20, 2015, at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born Monday, March 22, 1926. in Pickens County to the late Clyde and Alma Kelley Bolling. Mrs. Brewer is preceded in death by her husband Emmett Brewer, daughter Darlene Sullivan, brothers Jack and Roger Bolling. Surviving are daughters,...

Billy R. Davis

Billy R. Davis

Mar 16, 2015

Billy Rupert Davis, age 85, of Tuscaloosa, went to be with his Lord March 16, 2015. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2015, at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport with Pastor Josh Howell officiating. Burial will follow in Millport City Cemetary with Dowdle Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home....

Lee M. Green

Lee M. Green

Mar 12, 2015

Lee M Green, 81 of Millport, Alabama died on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at Fayette Medical Center in Fayette, Alabama. Born Sunday, October 8, 1933 in Fayette, Mississippi to the late Albert and Louise Mitchell Green.He was the husband of Mattie Green. He was preceeded in death by sons Terrence Wayne and Lee Melvin Green Jr. and son-in-law Willard E....

Juanita C. Harper Patrick

Juanita C. Harper Patrick

Mar 7, 2015

Mrs. Juanita Harper Patrick age 87 of Ethelsville died(03/07/2015) at Baptist Memorial in Columbus. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 am @ Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive family and friends beginning one hour prior to service till service time. Born June 11, 1927 in Lamar County, AL to...

Betty Marie Dodd

Betty Marie Dodd

Feb 13, 2015

MILLPORT, Ala. — Betty Marie Dodd, 91, died Feb. 13, 2015, at Fayette Medical Center. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dowdle Funeral Home with the Rev. Heath Allred officiating. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery in Millport. Visitation is 12:30 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Ms. Dodd was born in Choctaw County on Nov. 26, 1923,...

Mary Nell Junkins

Mary Nell Junkins

Feb 12, 2015

Mary N. Junkins, 88,of Tuscaloosa, formally of Kennedy, died Feb. 12, 2015, at Heritage Health Care in Tuscaloosa. Services were Saturday with the Rev. Terry McAdams officiating. Burial followed at Kennedy City Cemetery. Dowdle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Junkins was born Sept. 30, 1926, to the late Willie Horn Cooper and W. A. Cooper in Fayette...

Willie D Mcdill

Willie D Mcdill

Feb 9, 2015

Willie D McDill, 81 of Millport, Alabama died on Monday, February 9, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital GT in Columbus, Mississippi. Born Wednesday, December 6, 1933 in Millport, Alabama to the late Joseph D. and Zeo Woobright McDill. He was the husband of Dwan McDill. Surviving are son, Steve Wright, daughters, Debra Prishmont and Shelia Coggins, sisters, Margaret Shackelford and...

Johnnie Joe Griffin

Johnnie Joe Griffin

Feb 1, 2015

Johnnie Joe Griffin, 71 of Vernon, Alabama died on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Norland Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born Tuesday, April 6, 1943 in Vernon, Alabama to the late Andrew Jackson and Lovie Lou Leonard Griffin. He was a member of South Carolina Baptist Church and formerly employed with Airline Manufacturing. Surviving are brothers, James Griffin of Kennedy, AL...

Charlie Lee Hayden

Charlie Lee Hayden

Jan 20, 2015

Charlie Lee Hayden, 86 of Kennedy, Alabama died on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born Tuesday, October 23, 1928 in Kennedy, Alabama.He was the husband of Ruby Wilson Hayden. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of New Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are...

Vera Nell Vail Bryant

Vera Nell Vail Bryant

Dec 25, 2014

Mrs.Vera Nell Bryant, 93 of Millport, Alabama died on Thursday, December 25, 2014, at Pickens County Medical Center in Carrollton, Alabama. Born Sunday, June 12, 1921 in Millport, Alabama to the late William Walton and Ada Octavia Dawkins Vail. She is preceded in death by husband Manly Thomas Bryant, grandson Greg Bryant, and great grandson Robbie Walker. Mrs. Bryant was...

Raymon Leon Swedenburg

Raymon Leon Swedenburg

Dec 20, 2014

Raymon Leon Swedenburg, 75 of Ethelsville, Alabama died on Saturday, December 20, 2014, at Vinyard Court Nursing Center in Columbus, Mississippi. Born Sunday, July 9, 1939 in Pickens County, Alabama, to the late George Washington and Dora Lee Linton Swedenburg. Leon was preceded in death by one daughter Karen and wife Pearl Maxine Pounders Swedenburg. Surviving are son, Raymond D....

Billy Jack Mordecai

Billy Jack Mordecai

Dec 5, 2014

Billy J Mordecai, 64 of Vernon, Alabama died on Friday, December 5, 2014, at Princeton Baptist Medical Ctr in Birmingham, Alabama. Born Tuesday, October 17, 1950 in Millport, Alabama. Surviving are sons, Randle Mordecai of Dubuque, IA and Tim Mordecai of Smithville, MS, daughters, Amber Mordecai and Ashley Mordecai of Vernon, AL, brothers, Bruce Mordecai of Gordo, AL and Jim...

Mr. Robert Lee Speed Jr.

Mr. Robert Lee Speed Jr.

Dec 2, 2014

Mr. Robert Lee Speed, Jr., 83 of Ethelsville, Alabama died on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital GT in Columbus, Mississippi. Born Wednesday, February 4, 1931 in Ethelsville, Alabama. Mr. Speed was preceded in death by parents Robert Lee and Bessie Leola Hill Speed; sister Dorothy " Cookie" Clemmons, and wife of 62 years Joyce Bennett Speed. Surviving...

Jerry Dee Nabors

Jerry Dee Nabors

Nov 27, 2014

Jerry Dee Nabors, 75 of Kennedy, Alabama died on Thursday, November 27, 2014, at Generations of Vernon in Vernon, Alabama. Born Monday, August 21, 1939 in Lamar County, Alabama. Jerry was preceded in death by Grand Parents Hugh and Nettie Hydrick Graham, Parents Edward and Gladys Graham Nabors, and Brother Jim Nabors. Jerry was survived by his sister-in-law Elaine Nabors,...