Obituaries

Jan 7, 2024

Howard Byars, 76, of Millport, AL, passed away on January 7, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday night, January 10, 2023 from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 11, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle with Bro. David Honeycutt and Bro. Glen...

Jan 4, 2024

According to His will, Margaret Ann Shanklin, 69, peacefully transitioned to eternity on Thursday, January 4, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of unwavering Christian service, love, and devotion. Funeral Services will be Sunday, January 14, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Ethelsville, AL, with Rev. Robert Moore officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to...

Dec 17, 2023

Danny Price, 60, of Millport, AL, passed away on December 17, 2023, at his residence. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home with Bro. Jeff Long and Bro. Terry Robinson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services in the chapel. Burial will follow at Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

Danny was a...

Dec 11, 2023

Mary Kate Shelton, 88, passed away on December 11, 2023 at DCH Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow at Andrews Chapel Cemetery.

Mary Kate was...

Dec 9, 2023

Roland Higdon, 89, passed away December 9, 2023 at Fayette Long Term Care in Fayette, AL. There will be a graveside service Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Higdon Church of God Cemetery in Kennedy, AL, with Bro. Terry Robinson officiating and Bro. David Long assisting.

Roland was a simple man who took pride in...

Dec 9, 2023

Angela Wilson, 101, passed away on December 9, 2023, in Nashville, TN. There will be a graveside service on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Kennedy City Cemetery in Kennedy, AL.

Dec 8, 2023

Marvin Lee Leonard, 80, passed away on December 8, 2023 at Arbor Wood Health and Rehab in Reform, Alabama. Funeral services will be Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Jeff Long and Bro. Phillip Campbell officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial...

Nov 15, 2023

Barbara McAdams, 79, of Millport, AL., passed away on November 15, 2023 in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Millport Baptist Church in Millport, AL. with Bro. Nick Cannady and Bro. Glen Boman officiating. Visitation will be Friday evening, November 17, 2023 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport,...

Nov 1, 2023

Mary Alice Shaw Hudson, 80, of Ethelsville, AL., passed away on November 1, 2023 at her residence. Funeral services will be Friday, November 3, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Mark Junkin officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow at Springhill Cemetery in...

Oct 22, 2023

Jimmy Ray Sprinkle, 69, of Kennedy, Alabama, passed away on October 22, 2023 at Fayette Medical Center. Funeral services are Friday, October 27, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Terry Robinson and Bro. Terry Knopp officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Higdon...

Oct 19, 2023

Christopher Aaron Rickman, 42, went to be with his grandparents Mayo E. Rickman, Virgie Trapp Rickman, Bob Myers, uncle Larry E. Rickman and many more to welcome him to his eternal home on October 19, 2023. He will be laid to rest at 3:00 p.m. on October 24, 2023 with the Rickman family at Andrews Chapel Cemetery in Millport,...

Oct 14, 2023

Landon McGee, 28, of Millport, Al, passed away on October 14, 2023. Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Roy Bush officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Graveside services will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery in Millport.

Landon...

Oct 5, 2023

Harold Edward "Eddie" Leonard, 67, of Kennedy, AL, passed away on October 5, 2023, at his residence. Funeral services will be Monday, October 9, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL, with Bro. Terry Robinson officiating with Bro. Jeff Harrison and Bro. David Long assisting. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in...

Sep 19, 2023

Emmit W. Cunningham, passed away on September 19, 2023, at University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, KS.

Visitation will be Wednesday, September 27, 2023 from 5:00-7:00 at the Lawrence A. Jones & Sons, Kansas Chapel. Final services will be Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Holly Grove Church in Millport, Alabama with burial following...

Sep 16, 2023

James Kovin Shaw, 23, of Millport, Alabama passed away on September 16, 2023 in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be Monday, September 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, Alabama with Bro. Andy Parrish officiating assisted by Herachio Washington.    Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. A family only graveside...

Sep 4, 2023

Sandra June Estes, 76, of Millport, AL., passed away on September 4, 2023 at her residence. There will be a visitation for family and friends on Friday, September 8, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery in Millport, AL. with Bro. Ricky...

Sep 3, 2023

Timothy Griffin, 63, of Millport, AL. passed away on September 3, 2023 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. A memorial service will be held Friday, September 8, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, Alabama with Bro. Terrance Cleghorn officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in the chapel.

Tim...

Aug 28, 2023

Dorothy Nell Fowler, 94, formally of Kennedy, AL., passed away on 8/28/2023 at Generations of Vernon. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, Alabama with Rev. Kevin Dixon officiating. There will be a family visitation one hour prior to the service.

Dorothy, or "Dot"...

Aug 25, 2023

Steven Heyn, 70, of Millport, AL, passed away on August 25, 2023, at his residence in Millport, AL.

There will be no services at this time.

Aug 21, 2023

Lisa Renee Moore, 57, of Tuscaloosa, AL. passed away on Monday, August 21, 2023, at Hospice of West Alabama. There will be a Graveside Service on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Kennedy City Cemetery in Kennedy, AL under the direction of Dowdle Funeral Home.

Lisa was born on April 28, 1966, in Tuscaloosa, AL....