All Obituaries

Funeral Arrangements for Mrs. Willie Tate, 82 of Decatur, Alabama who passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Summerford Nursing Home will be announced later.

Funeral Arrangements for Mr. Wilson Wade Bernard, 61 of Tanner, Alabama who passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Athens Limestone Hospital will be announced later.

Under the directing of Sharpley Funeral Home. Graveside Services for Mrs. Odessa Chatman Mitchell, 65 of Valhermoso Springs, Alabama who passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Decatur Morgan Hospital / Decatur General Campus will be held Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 12:00pm at Draper-Chatman Cemetery ( located at Stewart Rd. Valhermoso Springs, Alabama 35775). Pastor Scott Coffey, Eulogist. The family will receive friends Friday, December 4, 2020 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the Henrietta...

“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”  2 Corinthians 5:8 Clara Jane Orr was born January 27, 1948 in Hartselle, Alabama to the late Ida M. Wallace.   Clara attended and graduated from Morgan County Training School, where she played saxophone in the band. She worked and retired from Copeland Corporation in Hartselle, Alabama.   She was united in Holy Matrimony for 42 years to Jerry Orr until...

Mary was born in Trinity, Alabama o August 20, 1950 to the late John Watkins Sr. and Dora Lue Watkins. She quietly departed this life on Friday, November 5, 2020 surrounded by her family at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. She attended Morgan County Training School and retired from Wayne Farms, Inc. Ms. Bee, as she was affectionately called was baptized at an early age and was a member of Love Chapel C.M.C. Church. She was a Loving Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Aunt who loved cooking...

“Remember me with love in your heart- your memories are like gentle raindrops falling on a perfect garden in full bloom.”   Mr. Fedor Brown was born March 27, 1942 to the late Mr. Willis & Mrs. Louise Brown in Decatur, Alabama. He attended the Decatur City School System. He was baptized in Jesus’ name in 1970 under the late Bishop Herman Finley. In later years he attended Christ Temple Church under the leadership of Dr. Chinetha Baker. He is preceded in death...

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? -John 11: 25-26   Minnie Dale Taylor-Johnson was born in Lawrence County, Alabama to the late Amos and Madeline Jones-Taylor on April 2, 1943. Minnie accepted Christ at an early age and joined Oakville M.B. Church in Oakville, AL. She later transferred her membership to Love...

The Lord was my Shepherd, I walked through the valley of death, I feared no evil, because the Lord was with me all the way. At the end of my journey He took me away. I'm home with him now. No more pain or aches that I have to endure anymore. I'm here with the Lord now and I'm Happy.   Dorothy Mae Orr was born in Hartselle, AL on June 6, 1948 to the late Wilma and Arlene Emerson Orr. She departed this life on Friday, October 23, 2020 at Decatur General Hospital in Decatur,...

Under the directing of Sharpley Funeral Home. Funeral for Deacon Perie Lee "Percy" Madden, 66 of Decatur, Alabama who passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020 at his residence will be held Friday, October 16, 2020 at 1:00pm at United Pentecostal Jubilee House Of Prayer ( Located at 2110 State Ave SW. Decatur, Alabama 35601). FACE MASK OR SOME SORT OF FACE COVERING IS REQUIRED... SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL BE ENFORCED!! Burial in Calvary Memorial Gardens. The body will be in church 1 hr before the...

Frank Adair Teague Jr. was born in Morgan County, Alabama to Mrs. Alene Collier and Frank Teague Sr. on November 2, 1979. Frank attended Progressive Christian Outreach Ministries under the leadership of Dr. Arthur L. Warrior. He worked at Matsu and U-Haul for many years as well as in Dietary at Decatur General Hospital. He was a very good cook and he made sure that you knew, because he would brag on himself to you. He loved his family and any change he got, he would talk about God and how...