Obituaries

Joshua Adams

Joshua Adams

Aug 10, 2022

Joshua Alexander Adams was born to LaKeeshia Adams and Montago Rodgers, on May 11, 2000 in Birmingham, AL.Josh was educated in the Bessemer City School System, attending Bessemer City High until 2019.He confessed hope and faith in Christ and became a member of Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Bessemer under the leadership of Pastor Victor L. Harkins, Sr.Joshua departed this...

Dorothy Gaines

Dorothy Gaines

Aug 4, 2022

Dorothy Lee Gaines (Dot) was born on June 14, 1951 to the late Annie Kate & Johnnie B. Gaines Sr. in Bessemer, AL. Dorothy was educated in the Bessemer City School System and was a proud graduate of Abrams High School, Class of 1969.Dorothy accepted Christ at an early age and joined Sixth Avenue Beulah Baptist Church in Bessemer, Alabama....

Rosa Collins

Rosa Collins

Aug 2, 2022

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Walter Burrell

Walter Burrell

Jul 31, 2022

Walter Ree Burrell, Sr. (Affectionately known as Ree) was born to the late Reverend and Mrs. Harvest (Louisiana Jones) Burrell in Catherine, Alabama (Wilcox County). He was the third of ten children. Walter was educated in the Wilcox County School System. He was employed by VJ Elmore and later retired as a trucker driver from the Piggly Wiggly Warehouse. He...

Arnold Webster

Arnold Webster

Jul 29, 2022

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Brenda Long

Brenda Long

Jul 26, 2022

Ms. Brenda Joyce Long was born April 19, 1957 in Birmingham, Alabama to the late Joseph Long Jr. and Carolyn Lee Long. Today we celebrate her life.Brenda grew up and lived in Bessemer most of her life. She graduated from Jess Lanier High School in 1975 and went onto study Calculus at Bessemer State Tech. She gave her life to...

Courtney Benson

Courtney Benson

Jul 22, 2022

Courtney L. Benson (Phoonanny) was born to the late Dorothy Benson and Robert Sanford, in Harlan, Kentucky on March 1, 1983.Courtney confessed Christ at an early age and believed that Jesus was her Lord and Savior. In 1987, she moved to Alabama with her family at 4 years old, where she lived in Wylam area before later relocating to the...

Frank Jones

Frank Jones

Jul 21, 2022

Frank Jones, Sr. was born on April 4, 1919, to the late William and Carrie Crispin Jones in Coatopa, Alabama. He was the youngest of six siblings who all preceded him in death. He was a Navy veteran,widower, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, uncle, great uncle, great-greatuncle, friend, faithful church member and a servant of God.Frank accepted Christ as his Savior...

Jacqueline Parson

Jacqueline Parson

Jul 19, 2022

Sister Jacqueline “Jackie” Parson, daughter of the late Johnny Davis and Ruthie Davis Clark was born September 16, 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama. She attended the public schools of Bessemer City and was a graduate of J.S. Abrams High School. At an early age she confessed her faith to the Lord Jesus Christ and joined New Hope Baptist Church in Bessemer,...

Eva Jackson

Eva Jackson

Jul 17, 2022

Eva D. Jackson was born on December 25, 1930, in Uniontown, Alabama to the late Glen and Augusta Christian. She was the 5th of six children born to this union and was preceded in death by her sisters: Lillie Ree Swain and Shiner Mae Waddy; and her, brothers: Glen Christian, Jesse Christian and Samuel Lee Christian.Eva graduated from high school...

Queen Gibson-Grace

Queen Gibson-Grace

Jul 6, 2022

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Beatrice Ford

Beatrice Ford

Jul 3, 2022

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Eriq Terry

Eriq Terry

Jun 29, 2022

On June 29, 2022, we lost a gentle giant in our lives and the chain was broken. Eriq VeSean Terry the only child born to Erica LaShun Terry on December 17, 1991. Eriq’s Christian life was spent under the stewardship of Reverend William F. Bishop at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. His early education was in the Bessemer School systems.After...

Helen Core

Helen Core

Jun 27, 2022

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Baron Lacy

Baron Lacy

Jun 25, 2022

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Jennifer McKinney

Jennifer McKinney

Jun 24, 2022

A Time to be Born: Jennifer S. McKinney, born February 6, 1946, in Cleveland, OH to the late Eason Steele, Sr and the late beloved Floyda Hines Steele Danner. She was also predeceased by the following beloved family members: Husband Herman McKinney and siblings Betty Steele Vance, Barbara J. Danner, Eddie Jean Danner and Ronald Danner; Father and Mother-In-Law John...

Bruce Jones

Bruce Jones

Jun 23, 2022

Brother Bruce D’Wayne Jones, the first child born to Elbert Jones, Sr. and the late Burnetta Smith Jones was born on April 24, 1966, at Holy Family Hospital in Ensley, Alabama.He confessed hope and faith in Christ and became a member of First Baptist Church, Roosevelt under the leadership of Pastor Mack Fredrick, Sr. He continued his growth in the...

Roxanna Crear

Roxanna Crear

Jun 21, 2022

Mrs. Roxanna Richardson Crear, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hunter and Virginia Richardson, was born August 5, 1930 in Choctaw Bluff, Alabama. Her family were farmers and she often talked about her life on the farm. She loved horse back riding, working in the fields along side her father and brothers, raising her own chickens, and canning...

Christine Davidson

Christine Davidson

Jun 18, 2022

Christine W. Hunter Davidson was born on February 28, 1939, to the late Earl Lee and Mary C. Wilson in Wilcox County, Alabama. Later, her family relocated to Bessemer, Alabama.At an early age, Christine was brought into the union of Christ. She joined Allen Temple A.M.E. Church in Bessemer, Alabama. As a faithful member at Allen Temple A.M.E. Church, she...

Betty Duff

Betty Duff

Jun 17, 2022

On September 28, 1949, the constellations took on a different form when Betty Jean McNeely, a star, was born signifying the entry of love, joy, peace and happiness in the family and house of Henry McNeely, Sr. and Amy Poellnitz McNeely in Bessemer, Alabama. Betty was the fifth child of nine children born to Henry and Amy McNeely.Betty confessed faith...