Hazel Nichols Cox went to be with her Lord on Friday, September 21, 2018, at her home. She was born on October 13, 1927 to Edith McAnally Nichols and Marvin Laverne Nichols in Leighton, AL.   Hazel loved to be around her family. She loved laughing, journaling, playing the piano, and reading, especially her Bible. She was a faithful member of Muscle Shoals Baptist Church for 56 years and helped others as her mission work. She graduated from Colbert County High School and attended...

Sam Edward (S.E.) Kimbrough, born July 26, 1922, passed away peacefully at his granddaughter's home in Beechgrove, TN on September 19, 2018. Visitation will be at Tuscumbia Church of Christ in Tuscumbia at 1:00 pm on Sunday, September 23rd with celebration of life service at 2:00 pm. Officiating will be Bro. Jeff Abrams. Military Honors to follow in Tuscumbia Oakwood Cemetery. Sam is preceded in death by his wife of 76 years, Katie Alice (Grissom) and two sons, Steve Kimbrough and...

Thelma Atkins, 94, formerly of Sheffield, AL passed away September 16, 2018. Visitation will be Thursday, September 20, 2018 from 10-11 a.m.at Colbert Memorial Chapel with the service to follow at 11 a.m. in the chapel. Brother Andy Hadley of Cropwell Baptist Church will be officiating. Burial will be in Sheffield Oakwood Cemetery. She was a member of First Baptist Sheffield and Cropwell Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Emmett and Minnie Counce; husband, Paul Hudson...

Harold Eugene Crowden, 65, of Leighton, AL passed away Monday, September, 10, 2018. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 12, 2018 from 5-7 p.m. at Colbert Memorial Chapel. Service will be Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 11 a.m. in the Colbert Memorial Chapel. Rod Stansky will be officiating. Burial will be in Colbert Memorial Gardens. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Pauline Crowden. He is survived by his wife, Regina Crowden, Leighton, AL; son, Donnie Crowden...

In loving memory of William Boyd Petty, Jr., beloved husband, Dad and Pops, who passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018, at the age of 86. He was born in New Orleans and lived in Louisiana until moving to Sheffield, AL in 2007.   He was preceded in death by his wife: Janet Ann Petty; father: William B. Petty; mother and step-father: Virginia and Kenneth Clark; and sister: Virginia Faye Higgins.  He is survived by his daughters: Natalie (David) Branscomb and Linda (Richard)...

Hollis Hayward Crowden, age 90, fell asleep in death Wednesday, September 5, 2018. He was born June 15, 1928 to Wayne and Edna Lowery Crowden in Lawrence County, AL. He was a 1947 graduate of Colbert County and retired Millwright from Reynolds and he was a Mason. Visitation will be Friday 12-2 p.m. at Colbert Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Colbert Memorial Gardens. He was an avid lover of Blue Grass Music. His favorite pastime was sitting around playing and picking his fiddle or mandolin...

Willie “Adell” Williams, 96, of Muscle Shoals, AL passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018.Visitation will be Saturday, September 1, 2018 from 12-2 p.m. at Colbert Memorial Chapel with service to follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Brother Gatus Cheatham. Burial will be in Colbert Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Littleville First Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by parents, Willie and Lula Martin; husband, Price L. Williams; daughter, Dorothy Ann Staley; son-in-law, John...

Debra Aline Roberson, 64, of Sheffield, AL formally of Chattanooga, TN passed away August 28, 2018. Visitation will be Friday, August 31, 2018 from 12:30 – 2 p.m. at Colbert Memorial Chapel with the service to follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Brother Rudy Guess will be officiating the service. Burial will be in Colbert Memorial Gardens. Debra was a graduate of 1972 from CVHS in Cherokee. She earned her Nursing degree from Chattanooga State Technical College. She worked with Blue Cross...

Clarence D. Roberts, Jr., 83, of Muscle Shoals, AL passed away, Sunday, August 26, 2018. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 29, 2018 from 11a.m. – 1 p.m. at Valley Grove Baptist Church with the service to follow at 1 p.m.  Brother Greg Beasley and Mark Warren will be officiating. Burial will be in Colbert Memorial Gardens. He was a member of Valley Grove Baptist Church before moving to Alabama in 2013 he lived in New Johnsonville, TN for many years. He was a former member of...

Martha Frances Ayers, of Russellville, AL went to be with her Lord, August 23, 2018, at the age of 75 after a brief illness. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends that loved her dearly. Martha was an active member of Faith Baptist Church where she loved her church family but loved the Lord even more. She loved listening to and singing gospel music even up to her last days where she could be heard from the next room singing or humming an old gospel hymn....