Oct 9, 2017

FORREST EDWARD “Red” Smith, Sr., 68 of Piedmont, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2017.  He was born in Piedmont to James and Jeanette Collins Smith, who preceded him in death.  He was also preceded in death by son: Edward Smith, Jr.; daughter: Deborah Kirkpatrick; brothers: Hugh Don Smith, Bunk Smith, Robert Smith, Gary Smith and Kenneth Smith; and...

Oct 8, 2017

Funeral Services for Mr. Fulton Bryan Counts, Jr., 82 of Piedmont, will be Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. from Dansby Heritage Chapel with visitation from 12- 2 p.m. Burial with military honors will follow in Piedmont Memory Garden. Rev. Garry Brown will officiate. Mr. Counts joined his loving wife, Laura Abi Edwards Counts, who preceded him...

Sep 20, 2017

Miss Lauren Bella Hope Terrell, 15, of Jacksonville,  born on Tuesday, December 11, 2001, gained her heavenly wings on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 surrounded by her family.  Bella was born into this world a fighter and exited a warrior. She had the purest soul and a personality that could make anyone laugh, no matter what.

A Celebration of Life Service will...

Sep 15, 2017

Memorial service for Mr. Garron E. Smith, age 78 of Jacksonville, will be held at Cedar Springs Baptist Church on Monday, September 18, 2017, at 1:00 PM with the Rev. Jesse Barksdale, Rev. Tim Phillips and Rev. Bob McLeod officiating. Friends and family will meet from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Monday at the church.

Sep 7, 2017

Wayne Ford, age 42, of Anniston (formerly of Piedmont) passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2017, at his residence. Wayne graduated Valedictorian of the Piedmont High School Class of 1993. After high school, he went on to receive his RN degree from Jacksonville State University, and his doctorate in Epidemiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. During his...

Sep 5, 2017

Gray- Norman Alton Minton, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at Lynn Haven Health and Rehabilitation in Gray, GA. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 3:00 pm in Spring Garden Methodist Church with burial following in Piedmont Memory Gardens in Piedmont, Alabama.The family will...

Aug 20, 2017

Marjorie Wilkie Maddox, 89, of Piedmont, passed away peacefully at her residence surrounded by her children on Sunday, August 20, 2017. It was sixteen years to the day that her beloved husband, Roy Lee Maddox, passed away.  She was also preceded in death by her parents: Curtis and Roxie Floyd Wilkie; and daughter: Claudette Holmes.  Mrs. Maddox was a...

Aug 14, 2017

CHEATWOOD, Dennis Franklin, age 66 of Nances Creek passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017 at his residence. He was retired from Calsonic after over 20 years of service in the maintenance department. Dennis was also a proud member of the “Over the Hill Gang” of former White Plains High School athletes.

He was preceded in death...

Aug 8, 2017

STUDDARD, Alta Jean, age 42 of Spring Garden passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at Jacksonville RMC.

She was preceded in death by her parents, James E. Martin and Donna Faye Moore Martin.

Mrs. Studdard is survived by her husband, Aaron Studdard; son, Robert Martin (Christy); step-children, Tara...

Jul 30, 2017

Mrs. Sandra Cain, 69, of Piedmont, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome, Ga.  The Piedmont native was born to Buford Warner  and Jessie Willie Gipson Garmon and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.                                   She was preceded in death by her parents; husband: Jesse Cain; and two brothers: Terry Garmon and Michael Stewart....

Jul 25, 2017

Ronald Steve Proctor, 66, of Piedmont, passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center.  He was the caretaker/ maintenance for the Congregational Holiness Campground. He was preceded in death by his son, Scotty Eugene Proctor; parents, Billy Eugene Proctor and Lola Ilene Webb Proctor; brother, James Rodney Proctor; and sisters, Wanda Proctor Posey, Diane Proctor Measles Farmer,...

Jul 8, 2017

Mr. Everitte Eugene Freeman, Jr., 78, of Piedmont passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017, which was also his birthday. He was born in Dade County,  FL to Everitte Eugene and Susie Mae Stricklin Freeman, Sr. He was a Union Master Electrician who served in the US Navy.  Moving from Florida, he had lived in Piedmont for 22 years.  He was an avid...

Jun 28, 2017

MICHAL HENDON ALLEN, 74 of Piedmont, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at her residence.  She was born in Bessemer, AL to Dudley Addington and Sylvia Pankhurst Hendon McDaniel and was a member of First Baptist Church of Piedmont. She was preceded in death by her parents and one granddaughter: Emma Lauren. Survivors include her husband: Frank M. Allen;...

Jun 27, 2017

ALTON “TUNIE” PARRIS, 83, of Piedmont, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at his residence.   Born in Choccolocco, he was a heavy equipment operator and member of Piedmont Church of Christ.  He was preceded in death by his parents: Mark , Sr. and Beulah Hulsey Parris;  two brothers: Mark Jr. and Duke Parris;  three sisters:  Clara Faye Burns, Dorothy Smith and Joy Coppock;...

Jun 19, 2017

PHILLIP FRANKLIN HANCOCK, 64, of Gadsden, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2017 after a brief illness at Riverview Regional Medical Center.  He was preceded in death by his parents:  Oaklin Paul and Mary Ruth Bolt Hancock; and guardians: Helen and Don Quenby; and sisters:  Paula Jean Garmany and Phyllis Hancock. He was a 1971 graduate Glencoe High School and entered the military...

Jun 8, 2017

Annie Ruth O’Dell, 85, of Piedmont, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 08, 2017.  She was born in Gnatville, Cherokee Co., AL to Noah and Essie Johnson Reynolds.  She was preceded in death by her husband: Frances Cecil “Cowboy” O’Dell and two stepsons: Rickey and David O’Dell. She is survived by three sons:  Sonny Ray (Tammy) O’Dell, Nickey (Cassie) O’Dell and Christopher Lee...

Jun 4, 2017

Jan Iris Canter Cambron, 69, of Piedmont, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at her residence.  Born in Piedmont to Charles Robin and Mary Alice Queen Canter, she was a member of St. Joachim Catholic Church.  She had been a property manager for Sun Belt Management and a bookkeeper for Deaton Trucking.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,...

May 30, 2017

Marilyn Janet Krueger, 61, of Piedmont, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, following a brief illness. Born in Geneva, NY to Howard James and Marilyn Faye Jenkins Tillison, she was a Registered Nurse. She was preceded in death by her father, husband: Gary Joe Krueger; and brother: Zane Tillison. She is survived by her...

May 10, 2017

Margaret Jane "Kooter" Hardy Standridge, 66 of Piedmont (Ball Play Area in Cherokee County) passed away at her residence on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.  She had been employed with Green Valley Growers.  She was preceded in death by her parents: James Edward and Syble Ruth Motes Hardy; son: Jeffrey Uesry; brothers:  James R. Hardy, Keith Hallman and Kerry Hardy; sister: Kathleen Berry; nephew:...

May 8, 2017

A Celebration of Life for Letitia "Tish" Cramer will be announced.  Tish passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, May 8, 2017 at UAB - Birmingham. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, she held a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work and worked with the Medicaid office.  She was working on her Master's Degree, specializing in Substance Abuse.  She is survived by her father:  Richard Carl...