Obituaries

Mar 19, 2025

Our dear father, Henry (Hal) Brodnax Hamilton, passed away March 19th, 2025, due to a valiant battle with Parkinson's disease, in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. He was 85, and he was born and grew up in Eutaw, Alabama. Preceded in death by his wife, Linda (Lynn) O'Briant Hamilton and his parents Rachel Brodnax Hamilton and Bain Hamilton. He...

Mar 19, 2025

Carol "Renee" Hudson, age 62, of Reform, AL died March 19, 2025 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS.  Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. George Shaw and Rev. Trey Reece officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.  Visitation will follow the service. She was preceded in...

Mar 17, 2025

Alan Keith Shaw, age 68, of Calera, AL died March 17, 2025 at his residence.  Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday, March 28, 2025 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will be in Arbor Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home....

Mar 15, 2025

Nancy Parker Owens passed away in Mountain Brook, Alabama on March 15, 2025, leaving a void her family cannot fill.  A memorial service will be 12:00 noon Saturday, June 14, 2025 at the First Presbyterian Church in Aliceville with Bro. Derrick Brite officiating. Nancy was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on March 12, 1940 to Thomas Rufus Parker and Lucille...

Mar 14, 2025

Catherine Virginia Oglesby, age 85, passed away Friday, March 14, 2025.  She was surrounded by loved ones.  Catherine was born August 26, 1939 in Pickens County, Alabama.  She lived most of her life in Pickens County.  She was a homemaker and a devoted member of Mount Moriah Free Will Baptist Church. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, March...

Mar 10, 2025

William Raybon Junkin, age 88, of Gordo, AL died March 10, 2025 at his residence.  Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Hall officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.  Visitation will be one hour prior and immediately following the...

Mar 6, 2025

David Kimbrough West, age 87, of Ethelsville, AL died March 6, 2025 at his residence. There will be no funeral service held. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kimbrough and Jessie May West; son, David West and brother, Charles West. Survivors are his wife of 35 years, Marilyn West; daughter, Diane R. West; son, Daniel B. West;...

Mar 2, 2025

"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful servants." Psalms 116:15

Mary Savannah Swedenburg of McCalla, Alabama passed on into Glory and the loving arms of her Savior the evening of March 2nd, 2025. She was born in Carrollton, Alabama on February 9th, 1943, to Rev. James Reece Swedenburg Sr. and Trannie...

Feb 24, 2025

Nina Phillips Foucher, age 56, of Gordo AL went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ February 24, 2025 at her residence.  Funeral services will be 11:00 am Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Tony Tilley, Bro. Clay Latham and Bro. Scott Montgomery officiating.  A graveside service will follow in Shiloh Free...

Feb 22, 2025

Ann Elizabeth Burns Brown was born in Hale County, AL on December 28, 1947 to George and Elizabeth Burns. She passed away peacefully at her home in Greensboro, AL on February 22, 2025, with her loving husband of 59 years, by her side.

Graveside services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Oakwood Martin Cemetery...

Feb 15, 2025

Faron Earl Pate, 70, of Gordo, AL passed away on February 15th at home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife, Vanessa; daughters Kelly (John) Windham and Amanda (Ben) Snipes; grandchildren Logan Snipes, Lainey Snipes, and Clifton Windham; sister Joyce Montgomery; sister-in-law Betty Gayle Pate; and special nephew Jason (Tara) Sullivan. He is also survived by...

Feb 8, 2025

Eleanor Ruth Kelly Blakney was born August 20, 1945 and passed away on February 8, 2025. She was born in the house in Aliceville where she was raised.  She was the baby of six children, and she attended Aliceville High School.  She loved life, people and music.  She was a gifted piano player who loved to share her talent...

Feb 6, 2025

Billy Joe Matlock, Jr., age 54, of Carrollton, AL died February 6, 2025 at his residence.  Graveside services were 2:00 pm Monday, February 10, 2025 at Franconia-Oak Grove Cemetery in Aliceville with Bro. Trey Reece officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. He was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara June Ammons; father, Billy Joe Matlock, Sr....

Feb 5, 2025

Amanda was a loving, strong, incredible woman who meant the world to our family. She was always helping someone on any given day, and would be supportive of anything you came to her with. She was the greatest wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend anyone could ask for. No words can truly capture the depth of this loss and...

Feb 5, 2025

Mary Dean Lee, age 83, of Carrollton, AL died February 5, 2025 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS.  Graveside services will be 2:00 pm Friday, February 7, 2025 at Marvin Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery with Bro. Keith Crowley officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.  Visitation will follow the service...

Feb 3, 2025

Aubrey Allen Marlowe, Sr., age 73, of Reform died February 3, 2025 at his residence.  A visitation will be held from 2:00 - 3:00 pm Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel in Reform. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Kenneth Marlowe. Survivors include his daughters, Alicia Corine Carvalho (Dewayne) and Jennifer Diane...

Feb 2, 2025

Benjamin Powell "Dr. Ben" Curry, Jr., age 76, of Carrollton, AL died February 2, 2025 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa.  Memorial services will be 10:00 am Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Carrollton United Methodist Church with Rev. Bobby Boothe and Pat Creel officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.  Visitation will follow the service at the...

Feb 1, 2025

Vera Mae McConnell, age 89, of Columbus, MS died February 1, 2025 at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa.   Funeral services will be 11:00 am Thursday, February 6, 2025 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ben Yarber officiating.  Burial will be in Carrollton City Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.  Visitation will be one hour prior...

Jan 31, 2025

Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Carpenter, age 82, of Eutaw, AL passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on January 31, 2025. Liz was born June 19, 1942, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to the late Sherman Maxwell Broughton and Kathryn Edmonds Broughton. She married Homer E. Carpenter, Jr. on July 28, 1962, and they spent their lives together in Lewiston, AL....

Jan 27, 2025

Hazel Marie Wood Huffman, age 93 of Carrollton, AL passed away peacefully January 27, 2025 at Northshore Heights Assisted Living in Knoxville, TN.  Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Carrollton United Methodist Church with Rev. Bobby Boothe officiating.  Burial will be in Carrollton City Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.  Visitation will...