Obituaries

TRAGIC DEATHS Former Oneonta High School football standout killed in fiery Blount County crash: ‘He was loved by so many’ Birmingham woman who vanished on way to church found dead in crashed SUV ROYAL FUNERAL […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Reverend Franklin D. Oats June 13, 1935 – January 10, 2025 Funeral service for Reverend Franklin D. Oats was 1:00 p.m., Monday, January 20, 2025, at Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church (1919 […]

By Mike Cason  Justin Williams, a state trooper who had served on Gov. Kay Ivey’s security detail since 2019, has died following a courageous battle against cancer, the governor announced. Williams, 42, had been a […]

By The Associated Press Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Retired Major Abraham McCall, Jr. May 14, 1947 – January 6, 2025 Funeral service for Mr. Abraham McCall, Jr., a veteran, will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 18, 2025, at Union Chapel […]

TRAGIC DEATHS 13-year-old shot dead inside Bessemer home identified: ‘This is unacceptable,’ mayor says Day of mourning declared for Alabama victims of New Orleans terrorist attack ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mr. Antonius Durone Holden May 8, […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Ms. Elena Tommasina Tate May 17, 1962 – December 22, 2024 Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 4, 2025 at the Indian Creek Primitive Baptist Church (380 Indian Creek Road, […]

TRAGIC DEATHS Alabama mother indicted in traffic crash death of kindergartner daughter who was unrestrained Child shot in head in mass shooting at Alabama bonfire ‘is a beacon of light’ ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mrs. Rita […]