Obituaries
Helen Boyd Hinton
Feb 4, 2025
Helen Delores Boyd was born to Mary and Dock Boyd on May 23, 1947, in the Muscoda community where she was raised. As a graduate of Wenonah High School (1965) and Alabama A&MUniversity (1969), she began a career in childhood education with the Homewood Board of Education. Most of her 31-year tenure in Homewood involved teaching middle school English.
Not long...
Derek Dean Ward, II
Feb 1, 2025
On Wednesday, August 24, 1955, the late Derek Dean Ward, Sr. and Bereatha Ward were blessed with the third of four children, Derek Dean Ward, II.
Derek was preceded in death by both of his parents, both sets of grandparents, his oldest brother, Leslie Dean Ward and his youngest brother, Dana Elliott Ward.
Derek received his education at St. Francis of Assisi...
Cordelia Ann Thomas Bailey
Jan 23, 2025
Mrs. Cordelia Ann Thomas, a beacon of love and joy to all who knew her, was born on June 30, 1966. She was the eleventh of twelve children cherished and dearly loved by the late Mary Frances and Charlie Nib Thomas of Bessemer, Alabama.
At an early age, she confessed Christ as her Lord and Savior. Her love of...
Thelma S. Wesley
Dec 16, 2024
Thelma Smiley Wesley was born on February 23, 1939. to George W. and Jennie Mae Smiley. She lived a long and fulfilling life before passing away December 16, 2024.
After graduating from Meharry Medical College, Thelma married the love of her life and beloved husband, Joseph Wesley, Jr., in 1959.
Thelma worked as a Registerd Principal Dental Hygienist...
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