Charles Stollenwerck Smith, aged 87, passed away on November 13, 2023, at the Birmingham VA Medical Center. Charles was preceded in death by his wife, Caroline Pauline Backer, his parents, Carol Castleman Smith and Edith Manson Stollenwerck; and his siblings, Anne Cobbs Weatherford and Carol Castleman Smith. Survivors include his daughters, Jennifer Backer Griffith (Scott)... Read More

Rufus Howard Payne, aged 73, passed away due to double pneumonia on November 7, 2023, at Northport DCH ICU. Born on December 1, 1949, to James Edward and Opal Stephens Payne, Rufus spent his early years in the Stewart Community before relocating to Tuscaloosa. Despite becoming an amputee at age 2 following complications from a... Read More

William “Mutt” Conner, 71, passed away on November 13, 2023. His devoted friend Lillie Jean Bryant; son Anthony Fields; adopted sons Samuel, Willie, Robert, and Ronnie Bryant; brothers Matthew Conner Jr., Albert Dedrick, Fredrick Jordan, Raymond Hall, Leon Dedrick, and John Dedrick; sisters Willie Pearl Garrett, Annie Crawford Cotton, and Barbara White; 18 grandchildren and... Read More

James Eppes, 89, entered eternal rest on November 6, 2023, at his residence. His loving wife of 62 years, Bernice Eppes; daughters Starwanthia Lee, Shalandra Martin, Shatonya Blackmon, Shatanya Ford, and Evelyn Pelt; six grandchildren; brothers Jacob and Johnny Eppes; sisters Lois Furlow and Lealia Marks; and sister-in-laws Jean, Helen, Love, and Mae Francis Eppes... Read More

Dorothea H. Davis, aged 51, passed away on November 4, 2023, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL. She is survived by her mother, Shirley C. Hoskins; her daughter, Jalisa Hoskins; her son, Jedarrius Hoskins; stepsons Frank Powell, Sean Smith, and Donte Davis; sisters Cynthia G. Walker, Cassandra M. Palmer, and Equillia V. Hoskins;... Read More