Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Millport, AL

Serving Lamar County

Marilyn Cook

Marilyn Cook

Jan 14, 2023

Marilyn Cook, 76, of Millport, AL, passed away on January 14, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Columbus, MS. with Dr. Bill Hurt and Bro. Billy Carl Sullivan officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will...

Jo Ann Drowns

Jo Ann Drowns

Jan 5, 2023

Jo Ann Drowns, 87, of Ethelsville, AL, passed away on January 5, 2023, at her residence. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Andrews Chapel in Liberty, AL.

Jo Ann is preceded in death by her parents, a son, and a granddaughter.

She is survived by her...

J.T. Taylor

J.T. Taylor

Dec 15, 2022

J.T. Taylor, 92, of Columbus, MS, passed away on December 15, 2022, at his residence. Funeral services will be Monday, December 19, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home with Bro. Ronnie Burgess officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Christian Chapel Cemetery in Millport, AL.

J.T....

Betty Ann Wilcox

Betty Ann Wilcox

Dec 15, 2022

Betty Ann Wilcox, 82, of Ethelsville, AL, passed away December 15, 2022, at her residence. Funeral services will be Sunday, December 18, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home with Bro. David Lawrence officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Forrest Cemetery in Ethelsville, AL.

Betty was...

Shirley Moore

Shirley Moore

Dec 14, 2022

Shirley Moore,  85, of Millport, AL. passed away on December 14, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her family. Funeral services are Friday, December 16, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. with Bro. Jordan Lollar officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow at Springhill Baptist...

Max Junkins

Max Junkins

Dec 13, 2022

Milton Max Junkins, a lifelong resident of Kennedy Alabama, was called home by the good Lord on December 13, 2022, at his home. He was 68 years old. The family will receive friends at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, Alabama on January 3 rd at 1:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on the same...

Doris Robinson

Doris Robinson

Dec 12, 2022

Doris Robinson, 95, of Millport, AL, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on December 12, 2022. Funeral services will be Friday, December 16, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home with Bro. Andy Parrish officiating and Bro. Matthew Fancher assisting. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel. Burial...

Timothy Moore

Timothy Moore

Dec 8, 2022

Timothy Scott Moore, 55, of Tuscaloosa, AL. passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at DCH Regional Medical Center. There will be a visitation on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. Graveside services will follow at 11:00 a.m. at Kennedy City Cemetery in Kennedy, AL. with Rev. Kathy Griffith officiating, all...

Dorothy Sparks

Dorothy Sparks

Nov 29, 2022

Dorothy Sparks, 67, of Millport, AL. passed away on November 29, 2022 at DCH in Tuscaloosa, AL. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. Funeral services will be Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. at Holly Grove Baptist Church in Millport, AL. with Rev. Chris Wriley officiating. The...

Pat Cargile

Pat Cargile

Nov 13, 2022

Patricia Ann Cargile, 69, of Millport, AL. passed away on November 13, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Funeral services are Friday, November 18, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, Alabama with Bro. Terrance Cleghorn officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow at Christian...

Raybon Blanton

Raybon Blanton

Nov 5, 2022

Raybon Dee Blanton, 82, passed away at Windsor Place in Columbus, MS on November 5, 2022. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on November 8, 2022 at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel with Bro. Mike Dalton and Bro. Melvin Mordecai officiating. Graveside services will follow...

Charles Hudgens, Jr.

Charles Hudgens, Jr.

Nov 3, 2022

Charles Robert Hudgens, Jr., 80, of Millport, AL. passed away at Generations of Vernon on November 3, 2022. There will be no public visitation. Graveside services for family and friends will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Friendship FWB Cemetery in Steens, MS. with Bro. Danny Thompson officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Dowdle Funeral...

Nellie Sue Foster

Nellie Sue Foster

Oct 16, 2022

Nellie Sue Foster, 79, of Kennedy, AL, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at her residence.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL, with Bro. Glenn Boman officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow at Meadow Branch Cemetery...

Betty Winters

Betty Winters

Sep 20, 2022

Betty Winters, 77, of Greenville, TN. passed away on September 20, 2022, at Johnson City Medical Center. Funeral services will be Monday, September 26, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL, with Dr. David Green officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel. Burial will follow at...

Myra Dixon

Myra Dixon

Sep 14, 2022

Myra Rose Dixon, passed away September 14, 2022.  Services will be Saturday September 17, 2022 at New Grove Baptist Church at 11:00 am.  Rev. Michael Brock will be officiating.  The body will lie in state one hour before services.  She was born June 27, 1960, in Millport, AL.  At an early age, she professed her faith in Jesus Christ and...

Wayne Moody

Wayne Moody

Sep 9, 2022

Billy Wayne Moody, 78, went on to his heavenly home on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 from his residence peacefully in Kennedy, AL. Funeral services will be Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL, with Bro. Johnny House and Bro. Roy Bush officiating. Visitation will be two hours prior to services at 1:00...

Charlene Hollinger

Charlene Hollinger

Sep 6, 2022

Charlene Hollinger, 94, formally of Millport, Alabama, passed away on September 6, 2022 in Northport, Alabama. Visitation will be Thursday evening, September 8, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, Alabama. Funeral services will be Friday, September 9, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home with Bro. Gene Dockery officiating. The body will lie in...

Bob Trull

Bob Trull

Aug 13, 2022

Bob Trull, 69, of Kennedy, AL, passed away on August 13, 2022 at Fayette Medical Center. Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, Alabama with Bro. Jeff Long officiating. Visitation will be 11:00-1:00 p.m. in the chapel. A graveside service will follow at Meadow Branch Cemetery in Kennedy, Alabama....

Charles Bethune

Charles Bethune

Aug 5, 2022

Charles Chives Bethune peacefully departed the earth to join his maker on August 5, 2022 at West Alabama Hospice located in Tuscaloosa Alabama. Born November 27, 1934 to Thirzle D. Bethune and Louisa (Hariel) Bethune in Fort Payne, Alabama, Charles led a long and happy life, full of family and friendship and he dearly loved his family.

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Erma Stembridge

Erma Stembridge

Jul 30, 2022

Erma "Nita" Stembridge, 94, of Vernon, AL, passed away at Generations of Vernon on July 30, 2022. Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport, AL, with Bro. Matthew Byars officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow at Mt. Olive Cemetery...