All Obituaries

Mr. Nathan Ellis Lee “Big Boe” was born August 23, 1976, the second child of Bertram White and the late Trice Lee Tyrus . He was raised in the Sherman Heights neighborhood. Ellis was educated in the Birmingham School System, attending Councill Elementary School and graduating from Ensley Magnet High School. He confessed Christ at an early age and joined St. John CME Church under the Pastorate of Reverend Johnson. He then moved his membership to...

Booker T. Ephraim was born June 29, 1951 in Fairfield, Alabama to the late Johnnie Bell, Sr. and Luvell Foster Ephraim. Book was educated at Rosa Zimmerman Elementary School and Westfield High School. Later on, Book worked as a construction worker for Larry Scott and he also worked at his T-shirt shop in Birmingham, Alabama. Larry and Book had a very close relationship, which was more like brothers than boss and worker until the passing of Larry. Book confessed Christ...

     Christopher Benton Richardson  was born July 29, 1956 to Rosie Leen Hampton Richardson and Eddie Richardson.  He received his education from Jackson Olin High School and in the Armed Services.  He worked for the neighborhood Walmart as an Overnight Stocker.  After retiring, he pursued his passion for cooking by enrolling in Virginia College where he received a certificate in Culinary Arts.      He was preceded in death by his...

A Wonderful Blessing: Shellie Richardson, a blessed and special angel was born to Henry and Jessie Richardson on September 12, 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio; weighing in at one-pound, twelve-ounces. Fighting all the way until she departed this life to be present with the Lord on August 1, 2019. Looking back, we realize that she was truly a blessing; not because of her weight but because she was only supposed to be with us for only one night, and God loaned her to us for 47 years and for that we...

Henry Stanton Granger, Sr. “Redd”, was the second child born on November 9,1931 to Howard and Classie Stanton Granger in Sumpter County, on the state line between Mississippi and Alabama.  Redd, as a boy, made an unforgettable mark in life: attending school one year earlier than he was supposed to have been enrolled.  He had the best of both worlds, attending school in Alabama and worshipping in Mississippi.  He garnered the reputation as the...

Mr. James Smith  was born on July 27, 1938 to Albert and Annie M. Smith. He was an only child to this union. James confessed Christ at an early age. He attended new Hope Baptist Church in West End. He later joined Zion Star Missionary Baptist Church where he was a member of the Male Chorus. At the time of his death, he was a faithful member of Overcometh Holiness Church. James grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and was educated in the Birmingham School System. He had a passion for...

Mrs. Pearl Mae Prentice Edwards Spencer, affectionately known as Pearlie, was born to Frank and Mary Prentice on January 15, 1912. Pearlie confessed Christ at an early age, and toiled in the vineyard for many years.  She worked as a Budds of Promise Director, a Sunday School Teacher, a Missionary, a Class Leader and served on the Steward Board at Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church. Mrs. Spencer is a graduate of Parker High School, formally know as Industrial High School.  She worked from...

On Sunday June 23, 2019 at 3:26 pm God was looking at the welcome table and saw a place he wanted Terry to sit, so he surrounded him with his family and friends to bid farewell. He then welcomed him home. Terry was born on October 18, 1968 in Fairfield, Alabama to Theodore Yarbrough and Edna Thomas.  He graduated from Fairfield High School 1987 and shortly after he enlisted in the Army National Guard. He was affiliated with the Fraternal Order Of Police in surrounding areas of Alabama....