Obituaries

Aug 15, 2021

Margaret Ann Fair Koon, age 86, of Gordo, AL passed away August 15, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Shiloh Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Roger Lucas officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will be one hour prior and...

Aug 12, 2021

Jamelle Moss Sutton, age 66, of Gordo, AL passed away August 12, 2021 at UAB Hospital Palliative Care in Birmingham. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Sunday, August 15, 2021 at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with Rev. Geoff Elrod and Rev. Jordan Lollar officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation...

Aug 10, 2021

William Searcy Junkin, age 85, of Reform, AL passed away August 10, 2021 at UAB Hospital Palliative Care in Birmingham. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday, August 14, 2021 at First Freewill Baptist Church of Reform with Rev. Hunter Fields officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will be one...

Aug 8, 2021

Joseph Scott "Joe" Andrews, age 65, of McShan, AL passed away August 8, 2021 at his residence. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at Mineral Springs Baptist Church with Rev. David Blakney officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will be one hour prior and immediately...

Aug 6, 2021

Kelly Anna Buchanan, age 56, of Columbus, MS passed away August 6, 2021 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, September 4, 2021 at New Covenant Baptist Church, 7011 Hwy 50 East, Columbus, MS with Bro. Ed Nix officiating. She was preceded in death by her mother, Myrtle Harris Buchanan. Survivors include her...

Aug 6, 2021

Raymond Clay Junkin, age 89, of Gordo, AL passed away August 6, 2021 at Ridgeview Health Services in Jasper, AL. Graveside services will be 2:00 pm Thursday, August 12, 2021at Gordo City Cemetery with Rev. Kerry Shipp officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will follow the graveside service at the Junkin home. He was preceded in...

Aug 4, 2021

Dusti Michelle Pritchett, age 39, of Gordo, AL passed away August 4, 2021 at her residence. Private family services will be held at a later date. She was preceded in death by her grandmothers, Ozelle Sanders and Jane Greenwood. Survivors include her husband, Jessie Pritchett; daughter, Zoey Pritchett; her mother, Wendy Sanders Jeter (Jim); her father, Doug Greenwood; sister,...

Aug 4, 2021

Kimberly Featherstone Cork, age 51, of Carrollton, AL passed away August 4, 2021 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Graveside services will be 11:00 am Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Mineral Springs Baptist Church Cemetery on County Road 35 in Reform with Rev. Tim Jones officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will follow the service...

Aug 3, 2021

Elmer Dean "Debob" McDaniel, age 74, of Carrollton, Alabama passed away at home surrounded by family on August 3, 2021 . Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Friday, August 6, 2021 at Marvin Chapel Methodist Church with Bro. Keith Crowley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will be an...

Jul 31, 2021

Cacyce Franklin "Frank" Reynolds, age 75, of Greensboro, AL passed away July 31, 2021 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. Funeral services will be 12:00 noon Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Greensboro Baptist Church with Rev. Dee McGuire officiating. Burial will follow in Greensboro City Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will be one hour prior and...

Jul 23, 2021

Diana Lynn Love, age 72, of Reform, AL and formerly of Tuscaloosa, AL passed away July 23, 2021 at Arbor Woods Health & Rehab Center in Reform. No funeral services are scheduled at this time. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her dear friend, Kathy Elder of Clanton, AL and her brother, Bob Love and...

Jul 23, 2021

Joseph Terry Lee, age 75, of Gordo, AL passed away July 23, 2021 at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa. A private graveside service will be held in Sand Springs Cemetery with Rev. Mike Perrigin officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 pm Monday, July 26, 2021 at Skelton Funeral Home...

Jul 22, 2021

Faye Lyles Cook, age 88, of Ethelsville, AL passed away July 22, 2021 at her daughter's home in Northport, AL. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Mineral Springs Baptist Church in Reform, AL with Rev. David Blakney and Rev. Kevin Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of...

Jul 22, 2021

William Sanford "Sam" Oglesby, age 65, of Reform, AL passed away July 22, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Hickory Grove Baptist Church with Rev. George Shaw officiating. Skelton Funeral Home of Reform is in charge of the arrangements. He was preceded in death by his...

Jul 20, 2021

Ralph Manderson Elmore, Jr., age 72, of Gordo, AL passed away July 20, 2021 at Arbor Woods Health & Rehab in Reform. Graveside services will be 10:00 am Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Gordo City Cemetery with Rev. Shawn McDaniel officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. A short visitation will follow the service at the graveside. He...

Jul 19, 2021

Christine Estes Powell, age 89, of Gordo, AL passed away July 19, 2021 at her home. A private burial will be held in Gordo City Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Powell; daughter, Cynthia Lynn Powell; her parents; two sisters, Claudine Latham (George) and Karen Estes and special...

Jul 19, 2021

Mary E. "Betty" Harrell Bass, age 77, of Reform, AL passed away July 19, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel in Reform with Rev. Kenneth Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Liberty Cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will...

Jul 14, 2021

David Delano Lahman, Sr., age 88, of Fayette, AL passed away July 14, 2021 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Funeral services with military honors will be 10:00 am Monday, July 19, 2021 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel in Reform with Rev. David Blakney officiating. Burial will follow in Merit Cemetery in Mendenhall, MS with Skelton Funeral Home...

Jul 12, 2021

Eileen Grace Platzke Will, 94, formerly of Lexington, widow of Brad Will passed away Monday, July 12, 2021 at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home, Aliceville, Alabama. She was born May 29, 1927 in Evanston, Illinois to the late Walter and Erna Sommer Platzke.

Eileen graduated from high school at Concordia College Chicago (now university), River Park, Illinois in...

Jul 10, 2021

Kathie Fleming Black, age 76, of Northport, AL passed away July 10, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be 12:00 noon Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel in Reform with Rev. David Blakney officiating. Burial will follow in Greenhill Memorial Gardens with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will be one hour prior and...