Colene Fleming Higginbotham

1/30/2012
 Colene Fleming Higginbotham, surviving spouse of Rev. David A. Higginbotham died January 30,2012.  Visitation will be private for the family. Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 2 at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.  Please keep the Higginbotham family in your prayers....

Rev. Travis A. Warlick

1/7/2012
Retired elder Rev. Travis A. Warlick died on Saturday, January 7, 2012. The arrangements are as follows. The funeral will be Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at noon at Julia Street UMC in Boaz. There will be a special section reserved for clergy. Clergy are asked to wear robes. Visitation will precede the funeral at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Jefferson memorial in Trussville at 2:30, the family will receive visitors at the funeral home there afterward. Rev. Warlick was...

Paul Summerford

1/3/2012
Paul Summerford died on Jan. 3, 2012.  Between 1997 and 2007 he served as pastor of Union Grove; Sharon Grove; Hillsboro; and Bethlehem UMCs. The funeral arrangements are as follows: Visitation: Thursday, January 5, from 6-9 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home in Hartselle. Funeral:  Friday, January 6, at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery in Holly Pond. Please remember the Summerford family in your prayers. ...

Mary Lou Segars

12/30/2011
Mary Lou Segars, wife of Rev. Henry Segars, died on Dec. 30, 2011. Rev. Segars is a retired elder. The arrangements are as follows: Visitation will be at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in Trussville, AL on Thursday January 5, 2012, from 5-8 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Friday, January 6 at 2 p.m. at South Roebuck Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Jefferson Memorial Gardens East. Please keep Rev. Segars and family and friends in your prayers.  ...

Rev. Tim Alexander's Father-In-Law Wallace Powell

12/16/2011
Rev. Tim Alexander's Father-In-Law Wallace Powell died on Friday, December 16, 2011. Tim is the pastor of Guin First UMC in the Southwest District. The funeral will be at the Bethesday Church and Cemetery tomorrow, Tuesday, December 20, in Pickens County, at 4 p.m. Visitation will follow at the Benevola Community Center. Directions to Bethesda Church and Cemetery: 1. From Highway 171 south of Fayette, turn right onto Alabama Highway 159. 2. Go 29 miles to Gordo, turn left at...

Rev. Tim Alexander's mother Myrtle Ruth Neel Alexander

12/13/2011
Rev. Tim Alexander's mother Myrtle Ruth Neel Alexander died yesterday, Tuesday, December 13, 2012. Tim is the pastor of Guin First UMC in the Southwest District. Visitation will be tomorrow, Thursday, December 15 at Dogwood Chapel in Aliceville from 6-8 p.m. The funeral will be on Friday, December 16 at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Aliceville. Please keep Tim and Terrie and their family in your prayers.  ...

Rev. Ken Dunivant's father-In-law Mr. Jack Douglas

12/12/2011
Rev. Ken Dunivant's father-In-law Mr. Jack Douglas died yesterday, December 12, 2011. Rev. Dunivant is the senior pastor of Tuscaloosa First UMC. The arrangements are as follows: Visitation will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, December 14 at Tuscaloosa First United Methodist Church, 800 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa (in the Parker Fireside room, the small reception area off of the front entrance that has the covered drive through). The service will follow at 3 p.m. in the...

Rev. Jerry Sims

11/29/2011
Retired elder Rev. Jerry Sims died on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. The arrangements are as follows: Visitation will be at Valhalla Funeral Home on Thursday, December 1 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.. The funeral will be on Friday, December 2, at 2 p.m. at Saint. Mark UMC, 2901 Columbiana Road, in Birmingham. Burial will be at Valhalla Cemetery in Midfield. Rev. Sims was ordained an elder in 1989. During his ministry he served Brookwood-Lakeview; Liberty Hill; Student;...

Dr. C.E. Stricklin

11/26/2011
Retired Elder Dr. C.E. Stricklin died Saturday, November 26, 2011. The arrangements are as follows: Visitation will be Monday, November 28, 2011, at Gardendale Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m.. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, November 29 at Gardendale Funeral Home at 1 p.m., with committal to follow at Elmwood Cemetery. Rev. Stricklin was ordained an elder in 1966. During his ministry he served Athens Circuit; Pettusville Veto; Rehobeth; Harpersville; Walkers Chapel; West Haven;...

Rev. Mike Densmore's mother-in-law Mrs. Sarah Coe

11/21/2011
Rev. Mike Densmore’s mother-in-law Mrs. Sarah Coe died November 21, 2011. Mike is the pastor of Duncan Memorial UMC and Sunny Level UMC in the Southeast District.  Mrs. Sarah Coe was a long-time member of East Lake UMC.  The funeral will be Wednesday afternoon, November 23, at 2 p.m. at East Lake UMC.  Visitation has not yet been set. Please keep Patsy and Mike and their family in your prayers. ...

Rev. Malcolm E. Larkin's mother Vara Jeffcoat Larkin

11/17/2011
Rev. Malcolm E. Larkin's mother Vara Jeffcoat Larkin died November 17, 2011. Mac is a retired elder. Vara Larkin was a long time member of Ensley First UMC. When Ensley First closed, she moved her membership to Central Park UMC until her passing. The funeral was at Elmwood Chapel on Monday afternoon November 21, 2011. A graveside committal service will be Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 11 a.m. at Wingard Cemetery in Troy, Alabama. Memorial contributions can be made to Central Park...

Rev.Hilda Walker's step father Alvin Harvel

11/15/2011
Rev.Hilda Walker's step father Alvin Harvel died on Nov, 15,2011. Hilda is the pastor at Bangor UMC in the Central District. The funeral was Nov.17 at Mountain Grove Baptist Church in Hanceville. Please keep Hilda, Larry and their family in your prayers....

Rev. Art Rowe

11/15/2011
Reverend Arthur (Art) Eugene Rowe, age 64, died at home in Florence, Alabama, on November 15, 2011 after a six month struggle with pancreatic cancer. During his ministry, Rev. Rowe served Bethlehem Station, Green's Chapel, Tuscumbia First, Belgreen, Sheffield Highland, Hanceville, Memorial Drive, Courtland, and Guin First United Methodist Churches. A Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be held at the First United Methodist Church, Florence, Alabama on Monday, December 5, 2011 at noon...

Christeen C. Pope

11/12/2011
Christeen C. Poope, wife of retired minister Ivester Pope, Sr., died on November 12, 2011....

Rev. Tom Bell's father Dewitt T. Bell

11/10/2011
Rev. Tom Bell, Jr.'s father Dewitt T. Bell died on Thursday, November 10 at the age of 93 in Huntsville, Alabama. Mr. Bell was a veteran of WWII and retired from the Army Reserve. He was a member of Pinson United Methodist Church. Rev.Tom Bell is a retired Elder and former District Superintendent in the North Alabama Conference. The family asked in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Hospice of North Alabama, 3311 Bob Wallace Ave, Huntsville, AL, 35805, or to your favorite charity. Please...

Rev. Elata Bowman Dowdy's mother Mrs. Erdel Bowman

11/9/2011
Mrs. Erdel Bowman, the mother of Reverend Elata Bowman Dowdy passed away in Atlanta. Arrangements are not known. Elata currently serves as chaplain for WellStar Health System in Marietta, GA. Please keep Elata and her family in your prayers. ...

Rowe Sims Wren

10/31/2011
Rowe Sims Wren, 94, Russellville, died on Monday, October 31, 2011. Mr. Wren was a retired local pastor. During his ministry he served Bear Creek and Spring Valley UMCs. He retired in 1988. The visitation will be 12- 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 03, 2011, at Spry Memorial Chapel, Russellville, Alabama. The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. Please keep his wife of 61 years, Lessie Mae Wren, and the entire Wren family in your prayers....

Rev. Susie Knedlik's mother Dorothy Paramore

10/30/2011
Rev. Susie Knedlik's mother Dorothy Paramore died Sunday, October 30, 2011, in Topeka, Kansas. Rev. Kendlik and her husband Larry are both retired Elders in the North Alabama Conference. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. on Wed., Nov. 2, 2011, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave., Topeka, KS. Please keep Susie, Larry and family in your prayers....

Rev. James Baccus

10/22/2011
Rev. James Baccus, a retired pastor from the Northwest District, died Saturday, October 22, 2011. The Funeral for Rev. Baccus is today, October 24, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Pinkard Funeral Home in Haleyville with burial in King School House Cemetery. During his ministry Rev. Baccus served Beaverton and Philadelphia; Hackleburg- Vina; Springville- Pleasant Hill; Crews/Mt. Hebron; Bexar Circuit; Cross Roads; and Sanderson Chapel UMCs. He retired in 2002. Bishop Willimon says, “We are so...

Rev. Hunter “Blue” Vardaman’s father Hunter W. Vardaman II

10/22/2011
Rev. Hunter “Blue” Vardaman’s father Hunter W. Vardaman II died on October 22, 2011. Blue is pastor at Waverly UMC and Associate at Alex City First in the Southeast District. The funeral is this afternoon, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home in Alexander City.  Please keep the Vardaman family in your prayers.  ...