Obituaries

Apr 21, 2022

Mr. Gary Wayne Witt, age 81, of Vernon, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center-Hamilton, in Hamilton, AL.

Mr. Witt was born November 13, 1940, in Florence, AL.

There will be a graveside service Monday, April 25, at 2:00 PM, at the Celebration Worship Center Cemetery, with Bro. James Godsey officiating. ...

Apr 20, 2022

Mr. Shad McLeroy, age 46, of Columbus, MS, and formerly of Vernon, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at his residence.

Shad was born September 29, 1975, in Vernon, AL, to the late Danny McLeroy and Barbara Davis.  He was a carpenter, and was a 1993 graduate of Lamar County High School.  He was also preceded in...

Apr 12, 2022

Mr. Jerry Lee Gartman, age 82, of Vernon, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Mr. Gartman was born March 7, 1940, in Lamar County, AL, to the late John and Icie Gartmant.  He received his Associate Degree at Shelton State Community College, and was a machinist and welder.  He was...

Apr 5, 2022

Ms. Priscilla Yarbrough Grigsby, age 83, of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at her residence.

Ms. Grigsby was born December 4, 1938, in Vernon, AL, to the late Max and Flora Yarbrough.  She was a homemaker, and was also preceded in death by her brother, Thomas Yarbrough.

Funeral services will be Saturday,...

Apr 3, 2022

Mrs. Patsy Virgene Stripling, age 80, recently of Peachtree City, GA and formerly of Vernon for all her life, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Newnan, GA.

Mrs. Stripling was born June 29, 1941, in Lamar County, AL, to the late William Verdo and Epsie Lee DuBose.  She was the medical records...

Mar 23, 2022

Mrs. Mary Nell Foster Horton, age 80, of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Generations of Vernon.

Mrs. Horton was born February 28, 1942, in Lamar County, AL, to the late Clady and Iva Hollis Foster.  She was a beautician, and was married to the late Doug Horton.  She was also preceded in death...

Mar 16, 2022

Mr. William Agee McReynolds, age 83, of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Generations of Vernon.

Mr. McReynolds was born June 11, 1938, in Lamar County, AL, to the late Robert Ira and Lula Mitchell McReynolds.  He retired from grocery store management and the U.S Army National Guard as a Sergeant.  Mr. McReynolds was...

Mar 9, 2022

Mrs. Linda Gail Shirley, age 66, of Vernon, AL and formerly of Guin, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham.

Mrs. Shirley was born May 23, 1955, in Winfield, AL, to Mary Lolley and the late Joe Flynn.  She was a certified nurses assistant, and was known to everyone as a...

Mar 2, 2022

Mr. Russell Clinton Pennington, age 74, of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at his residence.

Mr. Pennington was born June 20, 1947, to the late Sir Clinton and Lula Stockman Pennington.  He served in the U.S. Army, and was a maintenance worker at Marathon.  He was also preceded in death by his brother, Robert...

Feb 26, 2022

Mr. John Wesley Taggart, age 92, of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at his residence.

Mr. Taggart was born April 15, 1929, in Vernon, AL, to the late Benjamin G. and Etma V. Taggart.  The story has it that his mother fell out of the barn loft the day he and his twin Merry...

Feb 26, 2022

Mr. Tommie Lee Rushing, age 91, of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus.

Mr. Rushing was born August 30, 1930, in Millport, AL, to the late George W. and Ellie Mae (Godfrey) Rushing.  He served in the U.S. Army, and was an electrician.  He was a faithful member of...

Feb 11, 2022

Ms. Janice Faye Reeves Mobley, age 74, of Aberdeen, MS and formerly of Vernon, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, at her residence.

Ms. Mobley was born November 1, 1947, to the late Fred and Jaylee Stanley Reeves.  She was a seamstress and a welder, and was also preceded in death by her son, Jonathan Michael.

Feb 9, 2022

Mrs. Patsy Loretta Maddox, age 79, of Vernon, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at her residence.

Mrs. Maddox was born August 29, 1942, in Wayside, AL, to the late Ruben and Nell Fowler.  She worked as a secretary at Renfroe Construction Company and for Mayers and Company, and was a bank teller at First Federal Savings...

Feb 2, 2022

Mrs. Brenda Kay Newell Hunt, age 71, of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at her residence.

Mrs. Hunt was born June 18, 1950, in Caledonia, MS, to the late Willie B. and J. Nita Guin.  She was a quality control inspector at Chromalox, and was married to the late Barry Hunt.  She was also...

Feb 1, 2022

Helen Anita Hankins, 70, of Killeen, TX, passed away on February 1, 2022.

Anita, as she liked to be called, was born in Hackleburg, AL on June 23, 1951 and grew up in Detroit, MI.  She married Jimmy Davis Hankins on January 8, 1968, and lived in Taylor, MI for 30 years before moving to Vernon, AL...

Jan 30, 2022

Mrs. Anna Banks Boman, age 96, of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Generations of Vernon.

Mrs. Boman was born September 25, 1925, in Lamar County, AL, to the late William B. and Mary Woods.  She was a homemaker, and was married to the late James Edward Boman.  Mrs. Boman was also preceded in...

Jan 28, 2022

Mr. Danny Curry, age 60, of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022, at his residence.

Danny was born in June 23, 1961, in Millport, AL, to the Jessie and Mary Lawrence Curry.  Danny loved life and enjoyed it to the fullest.  He lived for fishing and for his family.  Danny was a very hard worker...

Jan 28, 2022

John Robert McGee was born on August 19, 1931 to Frank and Tezzie McGee of Fernbank, Ala.  He was a 1951 graduate of LCHS.  He was married to Mary Joyce Brown on October 15, 1952, and the two of them were happily married for 64 years.

John Robert joined the US Army in 1954, and during his...

Jan 27, 2022

Mrs. Minnie Lee Godfrey, age 93, of Millport, AL, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022, at her residence.

Mrs. Godfrey was born August 22, 1928, in Altoona, AL, to the late William Harvey and Emma Jane Caldwell.  She was a caregiver, and was married to the late Perry Lee Godfrey.  Mrs. Godfrey was also preceded in death...

Jan 24, 2022

Mr. Leonard Durrell Perkins, age 85, of Carbon Hill, AL and formerly of Vernon, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at his residence.

Mr. Perkins was born March 26, 1936, in Lamar County, AL, to the late Henry and Minnie Rachel Perkins.  He served in the U.S. Army, and was a coalminer.  Mr. Perkins was also preceded...