Aug 16, 2020

JOHN WAYNE SNIDER, 30, of Piedmont passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020.  He was born in Calhoun Co., AL to Tommy Dewayne and Kris Ann Trotter Snider.  He was in the construction business and was a business man.

He is survived by his grandmother, Joyce Snider; mother: Kris Shaw; two sons:  Chance Carnell Snider and his...

Aug 10, 2020

JAMES “GARLAND” ESTES, 86, of Piedmont, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at Piedmont Health Care Center.  The Calhoun County native was born on Sept. 21, 1933 to Frank and Ludie Sexton Estes. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife: Helen Estes; sister: Burma Studdard; brothers: Francis, Jack, Vonley and Joe Estes; and step son: Todd Carroll. ...

Aug 8, 2020

TINA TOOLE STUDDARD, 53, of Piedmont passed away at her residence on Saturday, August 8, 2020. Born in Georgia, she was one of four children born to Archie and Barbara Ann Slaughter Toole, Jr.  She was preceded in death by her father: Archie Toole, Jr.; mother in law: Mary Jane Studdard; and two sisters:  Karen Toole and Sheila Wolfe. ...

Jul 23, 2020

Carl Ottis Hilburn, Jr., 61, a lifelong resident of Piedmont, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 at his residence.  Born in Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL, he was a graduate of Piedmont High School, proudly served in the Army National Guard for 9 months, and the US Air Force for 12 years. He was married to Janice Wester Hilburn for...

Jul 21, 2020

WILLIE MAE TOLBERT, 90, of Jacksonville, departed this life to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at RMC-Noland in Anniston.  She was born on December 21, 1929, in Gnatville, Cherokee Co., AL, to James E. Pruitt and Susie B. Pierce.  She was married to J. T. Tolbert, who preceded her in death in 1996.

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Jul 18, 2020

GRACIE JUANITA BUNDRUM FAIR, 86, of Jacksonville, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020   at her residence. She was one of eight children born in Georgia to Charlie Franklin and Ava Mae Hamilton Bundrum.  Primarily a homemaker, she worked with her husband in the family business, Ed Fair Landscaping.  She loved to quilt, sew, read (before her eyesight failed...

Jul 5, 2020

MISTY RENEE JACKSON, 46, formerly of Piedmont, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at her home in Anniston.  She was born in Georgia to David and Beverly Sheffield Hickman and raised by her special mother and father, Nancy Sheffield and Carl Parker.  She worked in the restaurant industry.

She was preceded in death by her parents...

Jul 1, 2020

MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 at 2:00 PM From Piedmont Church of the Nazarene.

KATHY MARIE ROSS, 68, of Vigo, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at home. She was born in Piedmont, the only child of George Norman Smith and Myrtis Marie Bedwell.  She was employed by Standard Coosa...

Jun 28, 2020

SARA LUCILLE WILLIAMS, 95, of Piedmont, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, June 28, 2020. She was one of seven children born in Goshen, AL to Allie C. and Lula Stewart Warren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband: Edward E. “Gene” Williams; son: Gary Williams; siblings: Willis, Norris, Edward and Allie Warren, Clara...

May 31, 2020

ZIMINA ROCHELLE THOMPSON, 46, of Piedmont, suddenly passed away at her residence on Sunday, May 31, 2020. The Calhoun County native was the daughter of Randell Scott and Olivia Delisa Williams Thompson.  A loving daughter, sister, wife and beloved mother to her children and grandchildren, she was employed by McDonald’s in Piedmont.  The soft-spoken, humble woman was loved by...

May 23, 2020

LOIS McCARLEY GOODWIN, 91, of Jacksonville passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at her residence. One of twelve children, she was born in Calhoun County to Winford Theodore and Sarah Margaret Parris McCarley. She worked at Union Yarn Cotton Mill as a frame tender.  She was a member of Jacksonville Congregational Holiness Church.           ...

May 10, 2020

Carolyn Frances Minton, 75, passed away suddenly Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Riverview Regional Medical Center in Gadsden.  She was one of eleven children born to Odis and Clyde Stewart Minton and had  lived in Calhoun County all of her life. She attended Carmel Presbyterian Church, loved flowers, and talking with friends. She never met a stranger and always had a...

Apr 17, 2020

JERRY RAY MASTERS, 59, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, April 17, 2020. He was born in Piedmont to Hubert Thomas and Anne Louise Baldwin Masters, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Paul Masters.

He was owner of OK Tire, a devoted member of Piedmont Church of...

Mar 28, 2020

RUTH PAULINE HANEY, 74, of Piedmont, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at her residence. The Piedmont native was the daughter of Sylvester Benjamin and Ruth Gilley Rainey Parker, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by son: Shannon Lee Haney; two brothers:  Norman Parker and Barlow Parker; and sister:  Eloise Yancey.  Most of...

Feb 27, 2020

Rev. W.C. "Dub" Keenum, 89, of Jacksonville, passed away on February 27, 2020 at RMC Anniston.

He was preceded in death by his parents: Cecil and Willie Jenkins Keenum; sister: Joyce Dean Keenum;                                                   ...

Feb 19, 2020

MARK JAMES FORTENBERRY, 55, of Piedmont, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at his son’s residence.  He was a metal fabricator in Tennessee.  Born in Cartersville, GA, he was one of four sons born to Troy Johnson and Mavis Lucille Leonard Fortenberry.  He was preceded in death by his parents; one son: Nick Fortenberry; and one brother, Johnson...

Feb 18, 2020

VERA JANE SMITH HOWELL, 90, of Piedmont, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on November 10, 1929 in Hickory NC to Emma and William Walter Smith, the sixth of eleven children.  Though life was hard in those days, she would talk of good times growing up.  Her job...

Feb 7, 2020

LINDA KAY FAGAN, 75, passed away peacefully at her residence on Friday, February 7, 2020 surrounded by her family.  The Piedmont native was one of eight born to James Lawrence and Elsie Nina Street Kirkpatrick. She retired from Tape Craft in Oxford as a machine operator.                         She was...

Jan 29, 2020

CAROLE JEAN MILLER, 60, of Piedmont, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Noland Hospital in Anniston. She was born in Bedford Co., PA to Harry Lee and Jeannette Helen Blackstone Ritchey and had lived in Piedmont the last several years with her cousin, Beth (Sidney) Goss.

She started her working years as a CNA in a...

Jan 27, 2020

BARBARA JEAN KEY, 84, of Jacksonville, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 27, 2020 surrounded by her family.  The Calhoun County native was born, one of eight, to Johnny Preston  and Mattie Louise Wilkins Hardy.  She retired from JSU from food service, specifically the salad bar.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her siblings: Grace Pinkston and...