Marion Vernon Boman, Sr. (Meaty)
Mobile Register
Age 44. A native and resident of Prichard, AL, passed Saturday, June 21, 2003 in Huntsville, AL. He is survived by his wife Monica Boman, Mobile, AL; four children, Ashley Nicole Boman, Marion Vernon Boman, Jr., Marion Vernon Campbell all of Mobile, and Re'mano Campbell, Sr. of Germany; one daughter-in-law, Eugenia Campbell and one grandson, Re'mano L. campbell, Jr.; mother, Agolia Ceola (Johnnie) Moore, Jr., Prichard, AL; six brothers, Tyrus (Betty) Franklin, Carlton (Shirley) Franklin, Simone (Debbie) Moore, Kelvin Moore, Dolan Moore all of Mobile, AL and Michael Bowman, Huntsville, AL; three sisters, Frinzetta Boman, Orlando, FL, Gina Boman and Monica (Michael) Moore all of Mobile, AL; and a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held Saturday, June 28, 2003 at Philadelphia Baptist Church, 1304 Wilson Ave, Prichard from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. homegoing celebration. Rev. Simone Moore, Eulogist, Rev. Forrest Smith, Pastor. Interment will follow in St. Elmo Cemetery. The final tribute is entrusted to SAMUEL JACKSON FUNERAL DIRECTORS, LLC, 271 N. Cody Rd, Mobile, AL (A Heritage Corporation)
Rufus Hughes
Mobile Register
Age 41, a native and resident of Mobile, AL passed Tuesday, June 24, 2003. Visitation will be held Saturday, June 28, 2003 at Jackson Funeral Directors from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. funeral hour. Interment will following Rising Sons Cemetery. The final tribute is entrusted to the JACKSON FUNERAL DIRECTORS, LLC, 271 N Cody Rd. (A Heritage Corp.)
Deacon Joe Louis Thomas
Mobile Register
Age 54 and born December 22, 1948, a native of Mobile, AL and a resident of Greensboro, AL departed this life on Monday, June 23, 2003. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Shirley J. Thomas; five children, Joe, Jr., Stephanie, Joyce, Stephen and Timothy; his mother, Bernice Wilson; nine brothers; seven sisters; four grandchildren and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2003 from 12 noon until the 2:00 p.m. funeral hour at the True Holiness Church of Jesus Christ, 114 S. Joseph St., Prichard, AL with Elder Lester Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in the Prichard Memorial Cemetery. Sympathetic and professional serves are by MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 1302 St. Stephen Rd., Prichard, AL 36610. Attention: Men no earrings or braids and women, no pants please.
Elanor Braverman
Mobile Register
Age 67, a native of St. Louis, MO and longtime resident of Mobile, AL died Saturday, June 21, 2003 at her residence. She was a graduate of the University of Missouri at Columbia. Mrs. Braverman retired from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine after 32 years. During her tenure at the college, she was the Acting Administrator of the Institutional Review Board. She was a member of the Lion's Club USA Chapter and was a volunteer at Ft. Conde. Mrs. Braverman was preceded in death by a daughter, Stephanie Hardin Floyd. She is survived by two sons, John Edward Hardin of Wells Somerset, England; Cordell J. Braverman of Iowa; her mother, Esther Brand of St. Louis, MO; two sisters, Laneta Chadwick of St. Louis, MO; Dorothea Zimmerman of Tempe, AZ; one brother, John Brand of Tampa, FL; four grandchildren, Robin Edward Hardin, Jesse Kyle Hardin, Amy Elizabeth Hardin, and Kimberley Grace Hardin; other relatives and many friends. A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 28 at Pine Crest Funeral Home West Chapel 5651 Cottage Hill Road. In lieu of flowers, family prefers memorial donations be made to the Lion's Club USA Chapter.
James Henry Blackwell, Jr.
Mobile Register
Funeral services were held from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home Thursday, June 26, 2003 at 12 noon with Rev. Daniel L. Dix officiating. Pallbearers were James Summersell, Jr., Arthur Miller, Wilton Miller, David R. Durant, Gary Gordon, and Barry Gordon. Interment was in Mobile Memorial Gardens with full Masonic services from Howard Lodge No. 69 F&AM with Junior Powell presiding. Funeral arrangements by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, Mobile, AL.
Edward Eugene Estes
Mobile Register
A native of York, AL and a long time resident of Mobile died in a local health care facility Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at the age of 86. Mr. Estes attended Spring Hill Baptist Church. He retired from the Burlington Northern Railroad with over 45 years of service. He was a past chairman of the B.R.T. where he served for 15 years. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Willoise Estes; two daughters, Marilyn Radney and Brenda (Arnold) Bryant, both of Mobile; three sisters, Janet Griffin of Albany, GA, Frances Taylor of Quitman, MS and Mary Louise DeLoach of Dothan, AL; four grandchildren, Shannon Hankes of Auburn, Hunter Radney, Elise Radney, both of Mobile and Ansley McDaniel of Mobile; three great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives. Visitation will be held Saturday, June 28, 2003 beginning at 10 a.m. with funeral services following at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Interment will be in Pine Crest West Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Spring Hill Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, Mobile, AL.
James Willis Hybart, Jr.
Mobile Register
A native of Hybart, AL and a long-time resident of Mobile passed away June 26, 2003 at a local hospital. He was retired owner of Appliance Parts and Supply Co., known to loyal customers as "Capt. Jim". Mr. Hybart was an avid hunter and golfer and a member of a local mystic society. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Edith Shirah Hybart; a daughter, Susan Hybart (Claude "Sonny") Alsup of Pt. Clear, AL; a son, James W. (Allane) Hybart, III of Mobile; four grandchildren, Meredith Childers Brewer, Susan Hybart Childers, Clay Cameron Hybart and Allan Travis Hybart; two great grandchildren, Ashley Brewer and Meredith Brewer; a sister, Jane Hybart Rosborough of Tuscaloosa, AL; nieces, nephews and other relatives. The family will receive friends at Radney Funeral Home on Friday, June 27, 2003 from 5:00 p.m until 8:00 p.m. Graveside services will be Saturday, June 28, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. at Bells Landing Cemetery in Hybart, AL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bells Landing Preservation Society, c/o Carol Hybart, Rt. 1, Hybart, AL 36481. Funeral arrangements by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, Mobile, AL.
Sheila Ann Clark Lowe
Mobile Register
Funeral services were held from the chapel ofRadney Funeral Home on Thursday, June 26, 2003 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Mike Jemison officiating. Active pallbearers were Andrew Laird, Mark Augustine, Charles Lind, Tommy Clark, Pero Bringhurst and James Fowler, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were Mack Herrin, P.J. Byars, Paul Byars, Sr., James Clark and David Clark. Interment was in Wolf Ridge Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, Mobile, AL.
Clarea Adline Thoms
Mobile Register
A native of Trade, AL and resident of Mobile died in a local hospital Thursday, June 26, 2003 at the age 89. Ms. Thomas was a member of College Park Baptist Church and retired from Sears after 33 years of service. She was secretary/treasurer of Sears Retirement Club. She was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Frances Thomas Rogers; brother, Miles E. Thomas, Jr. She is survived by her sister, Juanita Thomas of Mobile; brothers, Williard C. (Maxine) Thomas of Jasper, AL, Joe (Mel) Thomas of Spanish Fort, AL, Clay Thomas of Creola, AL, Herold Thomas of Birmingham and Clarence (Wanda) Thomas of Birmingham, AL. Visitation will be Friday, June 27, 2003 at Radney Funeral Home, Dauphin Street, from 5-8pm. Funeral services will be held from the Radney Chapel Saturday, June 28, 2003 at 2pm. Interment will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, Mobile, AL.
Annice L. Bryant
Mobile Register
A native of Mobile, AL born January 26, 1952, and a long time resident of Hartford CT, passed from this life on Friday, June 13, 2003, at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. She received her high school diploma from Mobile County Training School. Upon completing high school, she moved to Connecticut where she worked at the Hartford County Police Department until her retirement. She was preceded in death by her mother,Mrs. Lucy Mae Packer, and father, Mr. Calvin Bryant. She leaves to mourn her passing, a beloved son, Jokshan W. Bryant, Sr. of Hartford, CT; two grandsons, Jokshan Jr. and Jamie Bryant; stepfather, Cleophus Packer of Prichard; a devoted twin sister, Ms. Jannice Bryant of Hartford, CT; two brothers, Robert (Carolyn) Bryant, Sr. and Bernard (Rhonda) Bryant, Sr., both of Mobile; numerous step-brothers and sisters; Charles and Michael York, both of Mobile; Frederick Bryant, Sharon and Sandra Bryant all of Jacksonville, FL and Maxine Leggett of Mobile; a host of special aunts, two devoted, Mrs. Dorothy Bell and Mrs. Ivory Herron and uncles; special nieces and nephews, Dewayne, Philip, Robert Jr., Jamie, Bernard Jr., Monic, Janel and Teryn, and other relatives and friends. Visitation will be at the First Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, Plateau, on Saturday, June 28, 2003 from 9:00 AM until the 11:00 AM funeral hour. Rev. John McCarty, Pastor and Officiating Minister. Interment will follow in the Gethsemane Cemetery North. Funeral arrangements by REESE FUNERAL HOME, 925 Bessemer Ave, Prichard, AL
Mother Nellie B. Hill
Mobile Register
A native of Silas, AL, born to the union of Mr. Alfred and Mrs. Ella Cook Willison, exchanged time for eternity on Thursday, June 19, 2003 in a local nursing home. She was a member of Allen Temple Methodist Church in Silas, AL. On July 5, 1998, she united with the First Baptist Church of Baltimore Street, Mobile, AL where Dr. Melvin Clark serves as Pastor. Mother Hill was a faithful member of the Sunday school and the Mother's Ministry until her health began to fail. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jim Hill; and one son, Nathaniel Whigham. She leaves to cherish her memories a devoted family, one daughter, Elouise Causey; nine grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; twenty-five great-great grandchildren; one great-great-great grandchild; two sisters, Mammie Henly and Grace Johnson; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Visitation will be on Saturday, June 28, 2003 at 1:00 PM until the 2:00 PM funeral hour at First Baptist Church of Baltimore Street, 1200 Baltimore St., Mobile, AL. Dr. Melvin Clark, Pastor and officiating minister. Interment will follow in Gethsemane Cemetery, Mobile, AL. Funeral arrangements by REESE FUNERAL HOME, 925 Bessemer Ave, Prichard, AL
Eddie Mae Mitchell
Mobile Register
A native of Marengo County, AL and a resident of Mobile, AL, born Dec 23, 1938 died on Thursday, June 19, 2003 at a local hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Mitchell; her parents, Alex Bruno and Pearl Gaddis; and her grandson Ronnie Stallworth, Jr. She is survived by three daughters, Catherine (Ronnie) Stallworth of Mobile, AL; Jacquelyn (Corey) Baham of Long Beach, CA; and Marquesha Mitchell of Mobile, AL; two sisters, Ella (Howard) Barlow of Los Angeles, CA and Sara White of Linden, AL; three brothers, Dang (Olivette) Rogers of Inglewood, CA; Sylvester (Beverly) Rogers of San Pedro, CA; and Joe James (Martha) Bruno of Linden, AL; one aunt, Carrie Murle Walters of Demopolis, AL; one great aunt, Mary Jones of Linden, AL; one uncle, L.T. Bruno of Linden, AL; two devoted granddaughters, Natasha Stallworth and Katrina Stallworth both of Mobile, AL; three grandsons, Antoine Stallworth of Mobile, AL; Jared Baham of Long Beach, CA; and Jaylon Morgan of Mobile, AL; a number of sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins, among them Lizzie Todd, Pinkie Hudson, Modean Smith, and Mary Sykes, and other relatives and friends, among them Rebertha Shelton, Carrie Fletcher and Buster Banks. Visitation will be at the First Thessalonians Missionary Baptist Church, 998 Farnell Lane on Saturday, June 28, 2003 from 9am until the 11am funeral hour. Rev Nathaniel Martin, pastor and officiating minister. Interment will follow in the Gethsemane Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by REESE FUNERAL HOME, 925 Bessemer Ave, Prichard, AL
Mattie Goodson Anderson
Mobile Register
A native of Lake, MS and a resident of Bayou La Batre died Tuesday, June 14, 2003. Funeral services will be held today at 12 Noon from the Independent Church of God in Bayou La Batre. Interment will take place in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Arrangements by SERENITY FUNERAL HOME, 8691 Old Pascagoula Rd, Mobile, AL
Curty Bryant
Mobile Register
Age 47, passed away at a local hospital on Wednesday, June 25, 2003. He was preceded in death by his mother, Luvenia Pittman. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Lynn Bryant; two daughters, Daphne (Scot) Wood and Kimberly Bryant; one son, Richard Bryant; father, Dempsey (Sammee) Bryant; three sisters, LaDoice (Robert) Foots, Arlene (Rodger) Kelley and Donna (Doug) Hayes; two brothers, Jackk Bryant and Ronnie (Susan) Bryant; numerous nieces, nephews and many loyal friends. Visitation will be held Saturday, June 28, 2003 from 10am-12 Noon from Serenity Funeral Home. Services will follow at 12 Noon from the chapel of Serenity Funeral Home. Interment will be held in Serenity Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by SERENITY FUNERAL HOME, 8691 Old Pascagoula Rd, Mobile, AL
Emily Syble Childress Castelin
Mobile Register
A resident of Bayou La Batre for the past 80 years died Monday, June 22, 2003 in a Grand Bay nursing facility. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. from the Evangelical Methodist Church in Bayou La Batre. Interment will take place in Oddfellow Cemetery. Arrangements by SERENITY FUNERAL HOME, 8691 Old Pascagoula Rd, Mobile, AL
Bro. Narvie Lee Carlyle
Mobile Register
A native of Evergreen, AL and a resident of Mobile, AL for a number of years passed at his residence on Monday, June 23, 2003. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Mary Carlyle, his wife, Hattie Carlyle. Survivors include two children, Edward Carlyle and Jacqueline (Min. Roderick) Law, Mobile; three grandchildren, Brannon Carlyle, Alexis and Alyssa Law, Mobile; one brother, Rev. Willie (Johnnie Mae) Meeks, Mobile; one sister, Mazella Matthews; one aunt, Annie Matthews, Chicago, IL; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church #2 in Trinity Gardens on Saturday, June 28, 2003 from 11:00 AM until the 1:00 PM funeral hour with Rev. William Carey, pastor and officiating minister. Interment will follow in Gethsemane Cemetery. Services of love entrusted to AZALEA FUNERAL HOME, 352 State St., Mobile, AL
Joan Snellgrove Carr
Mobile Register
Age 70, a resident of Fairhope, AL died Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at a local hospital. Ms. Carr was a registered nurse and retired from Thomas Hospital after more than thirty years of service, she was also a member of First Baptist Church of Fairhope. She is survived by one daughter, Kim (Robert) Northan of Fairhope, AL; one brother, Bill Snellgrove of Columbia, SC; one sister, Pat Richards of Fairhope, AL; four grandchildren, Rob Northan, Baylor Northan, Caleb Northan and Hope Northan; one great grandson, Preston Northan; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. from the chapel of Wolfe Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Saturday, at Wolfe Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Interment will be in Memory Gardens of Fairhope. Arrangements by WOLFE FUNERAL HOME, 329 South Greeno Rd., Fairhope, AL
John Henry Smith
Mobile Register
A native of Safford, AL and a former resident of Prichard, AL passed on Monday, June 23, 2003 in Detroit, Michigan. Survivors are his wife, Hester B. Smith, eight children, two sisters, Elvira (Iverson) White and Charlotte Smith Mosley; numerous relatives and friends. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Gates of Heaven Funeral Home, 4412 Livernoise Ave., Detroit, Michigan.
Ruth Zaborowski Durden
Mobile Register
Funeral services were held on Thursday, June 26, 2003 at 10:00 AM from the chapel of Wolfe Funeral Home with Rev. Chip Hale, Rev. Matthew Jones, Rev. John Carmichael, Rev. Charles H. Hale, Jr., Rev. David Harle, officiating. Pallbearers were, Joseph Ryan, Nathan Ryan, Steve Ryan, Danny Durden, Bob Livings, Gene Klavon. Interment was in Shell Banks Baptist Cemetery, Gulf Shores, AL. Arrangements by WOLFE FUNERAL HOME, 28720 U.S. Hwy 98, Daphne, AL.
Mattie Anderson
Mobile Register
Mattie Goodson Anderson, a retired employee of the commercial seafood processing industry, died Tuesday at her home. She was 83.
Anderson was a native of Lake, Miss., and a resident of Bayou La Batre. She was a long-time member of the Independent Church of God.
Survivors include three daughters, Carolyn Coe, Janice Guillotte, both of Bayou La Batre, and Virginia Goree of Forest, Miss.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services are set for noon today at the Independent Church of God in Bayou La Batre. Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery. Arrangements are being made by Serenity Funeral Home on Old Pascagoula Road.
Gussie Bright
Mobile Register
Gussie Russell Bright, a native of Wilcox County and a longtime resident of Whistler, died Saturday at the age of 86.
Survivors include seven daughters, Bessie Briggs of New York, Ernestine Carter of California, Lucy Choyce, Eloise Bright and Mattie Bright, all of Arizona, and Dorothy Mitchell and Nesidell Ward, both of Whistler; two sons, Raymond Bright and Arthur Bright, both of Eight Mile; three sisters, Willie Gray Cleveland and Laura Nobles, both of Ohio, and Vera Houston of New York; five brothers, Arnett Carlton of Ohio, Donnie Carlton and Louis Carlton, both of Mobile, Winfred Carlton of California and Floyd Carlton of Montgomery; 20 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday from 10 a.m. until the noon funeral at New Light Baptist Church on St. Stephens Road in Whistler. Entombment will be in Pine Crest Mausoleum in Pine Crest Cemetery. Pine Crest Funeral Home on Dauphin Island Parkway is handling arrangements.
Emily Castelin
Mobile Register
Emily Syble Childress Castelin, a native of Bon Secour and a resident of Bayou La Batre, died Monday at a local health care facility. She was 96.
Castelin, a lifelong member of hte Evangelical Methodist Church, worked as a volunteer for the Senior Citizen Caregiver Program.
Survivors include one son, Gilbert Clemmons Castelin of Bayou La Batre; two daughters, Trula Virginia Castelin Strachan of Irvington and Dawn Jacqueline Ladnier of Bayou La Batre; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
The service is set for 2 p.m. today at Evangelical Methodist Church in Bayou La Batre, with arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home on Old Pascagoula Road. Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery.
Rufus Hughes
Mobile Register
Rufus Hughes, a lifelong resident of Mobile, died Tuesday at an area hospital. He was 41.
Hughes worked as a laborer.
Survivors include his mother, Roberta Hughes of Mobile; two daughters, Shamera Westbrook and Donita Westbrook, both of Mobile; and eight siblings, Darryl Hughes, Diane Presnell, Mamie Smith, Evelyn Byers, Cassandria Welch, Donita Majors and Marilyn Mills, all of Mobile, and Oscar Hughes Jr. of Atlanta.
Visitation will be Saturday from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. service at Jackson Funeral Directors on Cody Road. Burial will be in Rising Son's Cemetery on Knowles Lane.
James Hybart Jr.
Mobile Register
James Willis Hybart Jr., a longtime Mobile businessman, died Thursday at a hospital in Mobile after a short illness. He was 89.
For many years, Hybart, a resident of Mobile, co-owned Appliance Parts on Church Street in downtown Mobile, a business he opened with his late brother in 1946.
Hybart had also worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for several years.
He was a graduate of Monroe County High School in Monroeville.
Hybart, a descendant of a pioneering south Alabama family, was born in the Bell's Landing-Hybart community on the Alabama River, where his family has lived since 1814, relatives said. Hybart remained a major landowner in the area and maintained a second home there.
He was a member of the Dauphin Way Baptist Church, the Fifty Funny Fellows carnival society and the Hybart-Bell's Landing Preservation Society.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Edith Shirah Hybart of Mobile; one daughter, Susan Hybart Alsup of Point Clear; one son, James Willis Hybart III of Mobile; one sister, Jane Hybart Rosborough of Tuscaloosa; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitaion will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street. A graveside service is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bell's Landing Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Hybart.
Memorials may be made to the Hybart-Bell's Landing Preservation Society, c/o Mrs. Carol Hybart, Route 1, Hybart, AL 36481.
Alberta B. James
Mobile Register
Alberta Bennet James, a homemaker, died Sunday at a hospital in Detroit. She was 78.
James was a native of Uniontown, Ala, and a longtime resident of Mobile. She was a member of the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Plateau.
Survivors include her husband, Melvin James of Mobile; two daughters, Mary Turner and Rosa Packer, both of Detroit; three sons, Joseph Bennett and McCarl Bennett, both of Mobile, and James Bennett of Detroit; two nieces whom she raised, Helen Leonard and Patricia Williams, both of Detroit; 18 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Small Mortuary on South Broad Street.
Katrine Loding
Mobile Register
Katrine Marie Loding, a longtime member of Grace Lutheran Church, died Wednesday at a local health care facility. She was 85.
Loding was a lifelong resident of Mobile County.
A graveside service is set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Magnolia Cemetery at the corner of Ann Street and Virginia Street. Arrangements are being handled by Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street.
Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church.
Pearl Lynum
Mobile Register
Pearl Lee Lynum, a lifelong resident of Mobile, died Sunday at her home. She was 81.
Survivors include three daughters, Shirley Bettis of Mobile, Anita Peasant of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Felicia F. Lynum of Sacramento, Calif.; one son, John Lynum of Prichard; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Christian Benevolent Funeral Home on North Hamilton Street. Visitation also will be Monday from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service at Aimwell Missionary Baptist Church at 500 Earle St. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery.
Pete Congleton
Mobile Register
Pete Congleton, retired owner and operator of Pete's Body Shop in Mobile, died Thursday at his home. He was 83.
Congleton, a native of Pollard, Ala., was a resident of Bay Minette. He formerly lived in Mobile.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include three grandchildren, Larry Gee of Bay Minette, Theresa Gee of Robertsdale and Terry Goins of Pine Grove; four great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside service is set for 4 p.m. today in Bay Minette Cemetery. Norris Funeral Home in Bay Minette is handling arrangements.
Thomas Davis
Mobile Register
Thomas Angelo Davis, a retired chiropractor, died Wednesday at an area nursing facility. He was 74.
Davis, a native of Mobile, was a resident of Butler and a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Davis; and one son, Al Davis, both of Butler; two daughters, Palmer Turner of Butler and Toni Jackson of Meridian, Miss.; one brother, Paul Davis of Madison, Ala.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 2 p.m. until the 3 p.m. service at Bumpers Funeral Home in Butler. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Butler.
John Moss
Mobile Register
John Henry Moss, a native and resident of Chatom, died Thursday at an area hospital.
Moss, a member of Chatom Church of God, served in the U.S. Army for 23 years, which included a tour of duty in Vietnam. He returned to Chatom to work for the Chatom Police Department and then the Washington County Sheriff's Office. He was an active member of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine "Kitty" Moss; two sons, John David Moss and Jeff Moss; one daughter, Alicia Diane Moss; and one sister, Augusta Seabrook, all of Chatom.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Lathan Funeral Home in Chatom, where the service is set for 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the Chatom Church of God Cemetery.
Joe Thomas
Mobile Register
Joe Louis Thomas, a native of Mobile and a resident of Greensboro, died Monday. He was 54.
Thomas worked as a truck driver for a milk company. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of True Holiness No. 2 Church of Jesus Christ in Newbern, Ala., where he was a deacon.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley J. Thomas; and five children, Joe Thomas Jr., Stephanie Thomas, Joyce Thomas, Stephen Thomas and Timothy Thomas, all of Prichard; his mother, Bernice Wilson of Whistler; nine brothers, seven sisters; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday from noon until the 2 p.m. funeral at True Holiness Church of Jesus Christ, 114 S. Joseph St. in Prichard. Burial will be in Prichard Memorial Cemetery, with Memorial Funeral Home on St. Stephens Road in Prichard directing.
Mobile Register
Age 44. A native and resident of Prichard, AL, passed Saturday, June 21, 2003 in Huntsville, AL. He is survived by his wife Monica Boman, Mobile, AL; four children, Ashley Nicole Boman, Marion Vernon Boman, Jr., Marion Vernon Campbell all of Mobile, and Re'mano Campbell, Sr. of Germany; one daughter-in-law, Eugenia Campbell and one grandson, Re'mano L. campbell, Jr.; mother, Agolia Ceola (Johnnie) Moore, Jr., Prichard, AL; six brothers, Tyrus (Betty) Franklin, Carlton (Shirley) Franklin, Simone (Debbie) Moore, Kelvin Moore, Dolan Moore all of Mobile, AL and Michael Bowman, Huntsville, AL; three sisters, Frinzetta Boman, Orlando, FL, Gina Boman and Monica (Michael) Moore all of Mobile, AL; and a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held Saturday, June 28, 2003 at Philadelphia Baptist Church, 1304 Wilson Ave, Prichard from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. homegoing celebration. Rev. Simone Moore, Eulogist, Rev. Forrest Smith, Pastor. Interment will follow in St. Elmo Cemetery. The final tribute is entrusted to SAMUEL JACKSON FUNERAL DIRECTORS, LLC, 271 N. Cody Rd, Mobile, AL (A Heritage Corporation)
Rufus Hughes
Mobile Register
Age 41, a native and resident of Mobile, AL passed Tuesday, June 24, 2003. Visitation will be held Saturday, June 28, 2003 at Jackson Funeral Directors from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. funeral hour. Interment will following Rising Sons Cemetery. The final tribute is entrusted to the JACKSON FUNERAL DIRECTORS, LLC, 271 N Cody Rd. (A Heritage Corp.)
Deacon Joe Louis Thomas
Mobile Register
Age 54 and born December 22, 1948, a native of Mobile, AL and a resident of Greensboro, AL departed this life on Monday, June 23, 2003. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Shirley J. Thomas; five children, Joe, Jr., Stephanie, Joyce, Stephen and Timothy; his mother, Bernice Wilson; nine brothers; seven sisters; four grandchildren and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2003 from 12 noon until the 2:00 p.m. funeral hour at the True Holiness Church of Jesus Christ, 114 S. Joseph St., Prichard, AL with Elder Lester Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in the Prichard Memorial Cemetery. Sympathetic and professional serves are by MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 1302 St. Stephen Rd., Prichard, AL 36610. Attention: Men no earrings or braids and women, no pants please.
Elanor Braverman
Mobile Register
Age 67, a native of St. Louis, MO and longtime resident of Mobile, AL died Saturday, June 21, 2003 at her residence. She was a graduate of the University of Missouri at Columbia. Mrs. Braverman retired from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine after 32 years. During her tenure at the college, she was the Acting Administrator of the Institutional Review Board. She was a member of the Lion's Club USA Chapter and was a volunteer at Ft. Conde. Mrs. Braverman was preceded in death by a daughter, Stephanie Hardin Floyd. She is survived by two sons, John Edward Hardin of Wells Somerset, England; Cordell J. Braverman of Iowa; her mother, Esther Brand of St. Louis, MO; two sisters, Laneta Chadwick of St. Louis, MO; Dorothea Zimmerman of Tempe, AZ; one brother, John Brand of Tampa, FL; four grandchildren, Robin Edward Hardin, Jesse Kyle Hardin, Amy Elizabeth Hardin, and Kimberley Grace Hardin; other relatives and many friends. A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 28 at Pine Crest Funeral Home West Chapel 5651 Cottage Hill Road. In lieu of flowers, family prefers memorial donations be made to the Lion's Club USA Chapter.
James Henry Blackwell, Jr.
Mobile Register
Funeral services were held from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home Thursday, June 26, 2003 at 12 noon with Rev. Daniel L. Dix officiating. Pallbearers were James Summersell, Jr., Arthur Miller, Wilton Miller, David R. Durant, Gary Gordon, and Barry Gordon. Interment was in Mobile Memorial Gardens with full Masonic services from Howard Lodge No. 69 F&AM with Junior Powell presiding. Funeral arrangements by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, Mobile, AL.
Edward Eugene Estes
Mobile Register
A native of York, AL and a long time resident of Mobile died in a local health care facility Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at the age of 86. Mr. Estes attended Spring Hill Baptist Church. He retired from the Burlington Northern Railroad with over 45 years of service. He was a past chairman of the B.R.T. where he served for 15 years. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Willoise Estes; two daughters, Marilyn Radney and Brenda (Arnold) Bryant, both of Mobile; three sisters, Janet Griffin of Albany, GA, Frances Taylor of Quitman, MS and Mary Louise DeLoach of Dothan, AL; four grandchildren, Shannon Hankes of Auburn, Hunter Radney, Elise Radney, both of Mobile and Ansley McDaniel of Mobile; three great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives. Visitation will be held Saturday, June 28, 2003 beginning at 10 a.m. with funeral services following at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Interment will be in Pine Crest West Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Spring Hill Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, Mobile, AL.
James Willis Hybart, Jr.
Mobile Register
A native of Hybart, AL and a long-time resident of Mobile passed away June 26, 2003 at a local hospital. He was retired owner of Appliance Parts and Supply Co., known to loyal customers as "Capt. Jim". Mr. Hybart was an avid hunter and golfer and a member of a local mystic society. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Edith Shirah Hybart; a daughter, Susan Hybart (Claude "Sonny") Alsup of Pt. Clear, AL; a son, James W. (Allane) Hybart, III of Mobile; four grandchildren, Meredith Childers Brewer, Susan Hybart Childers, Clay Cameron Hybart and Allan Travis Hybart; two great grandchildren, Ashley Brewer and Meredith Brewer; a sister, Jane Hybart Rosborough of Tuscaloosa, AL; nieces, nephews and other relatives. The family will receive friends at Radney Funeral Home on Friday, June 27, 2003 from 5:00 p.m until 8:00 p.m. Graveside services will be Saturday, June 28, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. at Bells Landing Cemetery in Hybart, AL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bells Landing Preservation Society, c/o Carol Hybart, Rt. 1, Hybart, AL 36481. Funeral arrangements by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, Mobile, AL.
Sheila Ann Clark Lowe
Mobile Register
Funeral services were held from the chapel ofRadney Funeral Home on Thursday, June 26, 2003 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Mike Jemison officiating. Active pallbearers were Andrew Laird, Mark Augustine, Charles Lind, Tommy Clark, Pero Bringhurst and James Fowler, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were Mack Herrin, P.J. Byars, Paul Byars, Sr., James Clark and David Clark. Interment was in Wolf Ridge Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, Mobile, AL.
Clarea Adline Thoms
Mobile Register
A native of Trade, AL and resident of Mobile died in a local hospital Thursday, June 26, 2003 at the age 89. Ms. Thomas was a member of College Park Baptist Church and retired from Sears after 33 years of service. She was secretary/treasurer of Sears Retirement Club. She was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Frances Thomas Rogers; brother, Miles E. Thomas, Jr. She is survived by her sister, Juanita Thomas of Mobile; brothers, Williard C. (Maxine) Thomas of Jasper, AL, Joe (Mel) Thomas of Spanish Fort, AL, Clay Thomas of Creola, AL, Herold Thomas of Birmingham and Clarence (Wanda) Thomas of Birmingham, AL. Visitation will be Friday, June 27, 2003 at Radney Funeral Home, Dauphin Street, from 5-8pm. Funeral services will be held from the Radney Chapel Saturday, June 28, 2003 at 2pm. Interment will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, Mobile, AL.
Annice L. Bryant
Mobile Register
A native of Mobile, AL born January 26, 1952, and a long time resident of Hartford CT, passed from this life on Friday, June 13, 2003, at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. She received her high school diploma from Mobile County Training School. Upon completing high school, she moved to Connecticut where she worked at the Hartford County Police Department until her retirement. She was preceded in death by her mother,Mrs. Lucy Mae Packer, and father, Mr. Calvin Bryant. She leaves to mourn her passing, a beloved son, Jokshan W. Bryant, Sr. of Hartford, CT; two grandsons, Jokshan Jr. and Jamie Bryant; stepfather, Cleophus Packer of Prichard; a devoted twin sister, Ms. Jannice Bryant of Hartford, CT; two brothers, Robert (Carolyn) Bryant, Sr. and Bernard (Rhonda) Bryant, Sr., both of Mobile; numerous step-brothers and sisters; Charles and Michael York, both of Mobile; Frederick Bryant, Sharon and Sandra Bryant all of Jacksonville, FL and Maxine Leggett of Mobile; a host of special aunts, two devoted, Mrs. Dorothy Bell and Mrs. Ivory Herron and uncles; special nieces and nephews, Dewayne, Philip, Robert Jr., Jamie, Bernard Jr., Monic, Janel and Teryn, and other relatives and friends. Visitation will be at the First Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, Plateau, on Saturday, June 28, 2003 from 9:00 AM until the 11:00 AM funeral hour. Rev. John McCarty, Pastor and Officiating Minister. Interment will follow in the Gethsemane Cemetery North. Funeral arrangements by REESE FUNERAL HOME, 925 Bessemer Ave, Prichard, AL
Mother Nellie B. Hill
Mobile Register
A native of Silas, AL, born to the union of Mr. Alfred and Mrs. Ella Cook Willison, exchanged time for eternity on Thursday, June 19, 2003 in a local nursing home. She was a member of Allen Temple Methodist Church in Silas, AL. On July 5, 1998, she united with the First Baptist Church of Baltimore Street, Mobile, AL where Dr. Melvin Clark serves as Pastor. Mother Hill was a faithful member of the Sunday school and the Mother's Ministry until her health began to fail. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jim Hill; and one son, Nathaniel Whigham. She leaves to cherish her memories a devoted family, one daughter, Elouise Causey; nine grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; twenty-five great-great grandchildren; one great-great-great grandchild; two sisters, Mammie Henly and Grace Johnson; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Visitation will be on Saturday, June 28, 2003 at 1:00 PM until the 2:00 PM funeral hour at First Baptist Church of Baltimore Street, 1200 Baltimore St., Mobile, AL. Dr. Melvin Clark, Pastor and officiating minister. Interment will follow in Gethsemane Cemetery, Mobile, AL. Funeral arrangements by REESE FUNERAL HOME, 925 Bessemer Ave, Prichard, AL
Eddie Mae Mitchell
Mobile Register
A native of Marengo County, AL and a resident of Mobile, AL, born Dec 23, 1938 died on Thursday, June 19, 2003 at a local hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Mitchell; her parents, Alex Bruno and Pearl Gaddis; and her grandson Ronnie Stallworth, Jr. She is survived by three daughters, Catherine (Ronnie) Stallworth of Mobile, AL; Jacquelyn (Corey) Baham of Long Beach, CA; and Marquesha Mitchell of Mobile, AL; two sisters, Ella (Howard) Barlow of Los Angeles, CA and Sara White of Linden, AL; three brothers, Dang (Olivette) Rogers of Inglewood, CA; Sylvester (Beverly) Rogers of San Pedro, CA; and Joe James (Martha) Bruno of Linden, AL; one aunt, Carrie Murle Walters of Demopolis, AL; one great aunt, Mary Jones of Linden, AL; one uncle, L.T. Bruno of Linden, AL; two devoted granddaughters, Natasha Stallworth and Katrina Stallworth both of Mobile, AL; three grandsons, Antoine Stallworth of Mobile, AL; Jared Baham of Long Beach, CA; and Jaylon Morgan of Mobile, AL; a number of sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins, among them Lizzie Todd, Pinkie Hudson, Modean Smith, and Mary Sykes, and other relatives and friends, among them Rebertha Shelton, Carrie Fletcher and Buster Banks. Visitation will be at the First Thessalonians Missionary Baptist Church, 998 Farnell Lane on Saturday, June 28, 2003 from 9am until the 11am funeral hour. Rev Nathaniel Martin, pastor and officiating minister. Interment will follow in the Gethsemane Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by REESE FUNERAL HOME, 925 Bessemer Ave, Prichard, AL
Mattie Goodson Anderson
Mobile Register
A native of Lake, MS and a resident of Bayou La Batre died Tuesday, June 14, 2003. Funeral services will be held today at 12 Noon from the Independent Church of God in Bayou La Batre. Interment will take place in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Arrangements by SERENITY FUNERAL HOME, 8691 Old Pascagoula Rd, Mobile, AL
Curty Bryant
Mobile Register
Age 47, passed away at a local hospital on Wednesday, June 25, 2003. He was preceded in death by his mother, Luvenia Pittman. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Lynn Bryant; two daughters, Daphne (Scot) Wood and Kimberly Bryant; one son, Richard Bryant; father, Dempsey (Sammee) Bryant; three sisters, LaDoice (Robert) Foots, Arlene (Rodger) Kelley and Donna (Doug) Hayes; two brothers, Jackk Bryant and Ronnie (Susan) Bryant; numerous nieces, nephews and many loyal friends. Visitation will be held Saturday, June 28, 2003 from 10am-12 Noon from Serenity Funeral Home. Services will follow at 12 Noon from the chapel of Serenity Funeral Home. Interment will be held in Serenity Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by SERENITY FUNERAL HOME, 8691 Old Pascagoula Rd, Mobile, AL
Emily Syble Childress Castelin
Mobile Register
A resident of Bayou La Batre for the past 80 years died Monday, June 22, 2003 in a Grand Bay nursing facility. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. from the Evangelical Methodist Church in Bayou La Batre. Interment will take place in Oddfellow Cemetery. Arrangements by SERENITY FUNERAL HOME, 8691 Old Pascagoula Rd, Mobile, AL
Bro. Narvie Lee Carlyle
Mobile Register
A native of Evergreen, AL and a resident of Mobile, AL for a number of years passed at his residence on Monday, June 23, 2003. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Mary Carlyle, his wife, Hattie Carlyle. Survivors include two children, Edward Carlyle and Jacqueline (Min. Roderick) Law, Mobile; three grandchildren, Brannon Carlyle, Alexis and Alyssa Law, Mobile; one brother, Rev. Willie (Johnnie Mae) Meeks, Mobile; one sister, Mazella Matthews; one aunt, Annie Matthews, Chicago, IL; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church #2 in Trinity Gardens on Saturday, June 28, 2003 from 11:00 AM until the 1:00 PM funeral hour with Rev. William Carey, pastor and officiating minister. Interment will follow in Gethsemane Cemetery. Services of love entrusted to AZALEA FUNERAL HOME, 352 State St., Mobile, AL
Joan Snellgrove Carr
Mobile Register
Age 70, a resident of Fairhope, AL died Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at a local hospital. Ms. Carr was a registered nurse and retired from Thomas Hospital after more than thirty years of service, she was also a member of First Baptist Church of Fairhope. She is survived by one daughter, Kim (Robert) Northan of Fairhope, AL; one brother, Bill Snellgrove of Columbia, SC; one sister, Pat Richards of Fairhope, AL; four grandchildren, Rob Northan, Baylor Northan, Caleb Northan and Hope Northan; one great grandson, Preston Northan; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. from the chapel of Wolfe Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Saturday, at Wolfe Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Interment will be in Memory Gardens of Fairhope. Arrangements by WOLFE FUNERAL HOME, 329 South Greeno Rd., Fairhope, AL
John Henry Smith
Mobile Register
A native of Safford, AL and a former resident of Prichard, AL passed on Monday, June 23, 2003 in Detroit, Michigan. Survivors are his wife, Hester B. Smith, eight children, two sisters, Elvira (Iverson) White and Charlotte Smith Mosley; numerous relatives and friends. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Gates of Heaven Funeral Home, 4412 Livernoise Ave., Detroit, Michigan.
Ruth Zaborowski Durden
Mobile Register
Funeral services were held on Thursday, June 26, 2003 at 10:00 AM from the chapel of Wolfe Funeral Home with Rev. Chip Hale, Rev. Matthew Jones, Rev. John Carmichael, Rev. Charles H. Hale, Jr., Rev. David Harle, officiating. Pallbearers were, Joseph Ryan, Nathan Ryan, Steve Ryan, Danny Durden, Bob Livings, Gene Klavon. Interment was in Shell Banks Baptist Cemetery, Gulf Shores, AL. Arrangements by WOLFE FUNERAL HOME, 28720 U.S. Hwy 98, Daphne, AL.
Mattie Anderson
Mobile Register
Mattie Goodson Anderson, a retired employee of the commercial seafood processing industry, died Tuesday at her home. She was 83.
Anderson was a native of Lake, Miss., and a resident of Bayou La Batre. She was a long-time member of the Independent Church of God.
Survivors include three daughters, Carolyn Coe, Janice Guillotte, both of Bayou La Batre, and Virginia Goree of Forest, Miss.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services are set for noon today at the Independent Church of God in Bayou La Batre. Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery. Arrangements are being made by Serenity Funeral Home on Old Pascagoula Road.
Gussie Bright
Mobile Register
Gussie Russell Bright, a native of Wilcox County and a longtime resident of Whistler, died Saturday at the age of 86.
Survivors include seven daughters, Bessie Briggs of New York, Ernestine Carter of California, Lucy Choyce, Eloise Bright and Mattie Bright, all of Arizona, and Dorothy Mitchell and Nesidell Ward, both of Whistler; two sons, Raymond Bright and Arthur Bright, both of Eight Mile; three sisters, Willie Gray Cleveland and Laura Nobles, both of Ohio, and Vera Houston of New York; five brothers, Arnett Carlton of Ohio, Donnie Carlton and Louis Carlton, both of Mobile, Winfred Carlton of California and Floyd Carlton of Montgomery; 20 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday from 10 a.m. until the noon funeral at New Light Baptist Church on St. Stephens Road in Whistler. Entombment will be in Pine Crest Mausoleum in Pine Crest Cemetery. Pine Crest Funeral Home on Dauphin Island Parkway is handling arrangements.
Emily Castelin
Mobile Register
Emily Syble Childress Castelin, a native of Bon Secour and a resident of Bayou La Batre, died Monday at a local health care facility. She was 96.
Castelin, a lifelong member of hte Evangelical Methodist Church, worked as a volunteer for the Senior Citizen Caregiver Program.
Survivors include one son, Gilbert Clemmons Castelin of Bayou La Batre; two daughters, Trula Virginia Castelin Strachan of Irvington and Dawn Jacqueline Ladnier of Bayou La Batre; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
The service is set for 2 p.m. today at Evangelical Methodist Church in Bayou La Batre, with arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home on Old Pascagoula Road. Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery.
Rufus Hughes
Mobile Register
Rufus Hughes, a lifelong resident of Mobile, died Tuesday at an area hospital. He was 41.
Hughes worked as a laborer.
Survivors include his mother, Roberta Hughes of Mobile; two daughters, Shamera Westbrook and Donita Westbrook, both of Mobile; and eight siblings, Darryl Hughes, Diane Presnell, Mamie Smith, Evelyn Byers, Cassandria Welch, Donita Majors and Marilyn Mills, all of Mobile, and Oscar Hughes Jr. of Atlanta.
Visitation will be Saturday from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. service at Jackson Funeral Directors on Cody Road. Burial will be in Rising Son's Cemetery on Knowles Lane.
James Hybart Jr.
Mobile Register
James Willis Hybart Jr., a longtime Mobile businessman, died Thursday at a hospital in Mobile after a short illness. He was 89.
For many years, Hybart, a resident of Mobile, co-owned Appliance Parts on Church Street in downtown Mobile, a business he opened with his late brother in 1946.
Hybart had also worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for several years.
He was a graduate of Monroe County High School in Monroeville.
Hybart, a descendant of a pioneering south Alabama family, was born in the Bell's Landing-Hybart community on the Alabama River, where his family has lived since 1814, relatives said. Hybart remained a major landowner in the area and maintained a second home there.
He was a member of the Dauphin Way Baptist Church, the Fifty Funny Fellows carnival society and the Hybart-Bell's Landing Preservation Society.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Edith Shirah Hybart of Mobile; one daughter, Susan Hybart Alsup of Point Clear; one son, James Willis Hybart III of Mobile; one sister, Jane Hybart Rosborough of Tuscaloosa; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitaion will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street. A graveside service is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bell's Landing Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Hybart.
Memorials may be made to the Hybart-Bell's Landing Preservation Society, c/o Mrs. Carol Hybart, Route 1, Hybart, AL 36481.
Alberta B. James
Mobile Register
Alberta Bennet James, a homemaker, died Sunday at a hospital in Detroit. She was 78.
James was a native of Uniontown, Ala, and a longtime resident of Mobile. She was a member of the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Plateau.
Survivors include her husband, Melvin James of Mobile; two daughters, Mary Turner and Rosa Packer, both of Detroit; three sons, Joseph Bennett and McCarl Bennett, both of Mobile, and James Bennett of Detroit; two nieces whom she raised, Helen Leonard and Patricia Williams, both of Detroit; 18 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Small Mortuary on South Broad Street.
Katrine Loding
Mobile Register
Katrine Marie Loding, a longtime member of Grace Lutheran Church, died Wednesday at a local health care facility. She was 85.
Loding was a lifelong resident of Mobile County.
A graveside service is set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Magnolia Cemetery at the corner of Ann Street and Virginia Street. Arrangements are being handled by Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street.
Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church.
Pearl Lynum
Mobile Register
Pearl Lee Lynum, a lifelong resident of Mobile, died Sunday at her home. She was 81.
Survivors include three daughters, Shirley Bettis of Mobile, Anita Peasant of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Felicia F. Lynum of Sacramento, Calif.; one son, John Lynum of Prichard; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Christian Benevolent Funeral Home on North Hamilton Street. Visitation also will be Monday from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service at Aimwell Missionary Baptist Church at 500 Earle St. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery.
Pete Congleton
Mobile Register
Pete Congleton, retired owner and operator of Pete's Body Shop in Mobile, died Thursday at his home. He was 83.
Congleton, a native of Pollard, Ala., was a resident of Bay Minette. He formerly lived in Mobile.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include three grandchildren, Larry Gee of Bay Minette, Theresa Gee of Robertsdale and Terry Goins of Pine Grove; four great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside service is set for 4 p.m. today in Bay Minette Cemetery. Norris Funeral Home in Bay Minette is handling arrangements.
Thomas Davis
Mobile Register
Thomas Angelo Davis, a retired chiropractor, died Wednesday at an area nursing facility. He was 74.
Davis, a native of Mobile, was a resident of Butler and a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Davis; and one son, Al Davis, both of Butler; two daughters, Palmer Turner of Butler and Toni Jackson of Meridian, Miss.; one brother, Paul Davis of Madison, Ala.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 2 p.m. until the 3 p.m. service at Bumpers Funeral Home in Butler. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Butler.
John Moss
Mobile Register
John Henry Moss, a native and resident of Chatom, died Thursday at an area hospital.
Moss, a member of Chatom Church of God, served in the U.S. Army for 23 years, which included a tour of duty in Vietnam. He returned to Chatom to work for the Chatom Police Department and then the Washington County Sheriff's Office. He was an active member of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine "Kitty" Moss; two sons, John David Moss and Jeff Moss; one daughter, Alicia Diane Moss; and one sister, Augusta Seabrook, all of Chatom.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Lathan Funeral Home in Chatom, where the service is set for 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the Chatom Church of God Cemetery.
Joe Thomas
Mobile Register
Joe Louis Thomas, a native of Mobile and a resident of Greensboro, died Monday. He was 54.
Thomas worked as a truck driver for a milk company. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of True Holiness No. 2 Church of Jesus Christ in Newbern, Ala., where he was a deacon.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley J. Thomas; and five children, Joe Thomas Jr., Stephanie Thomas, Joyce Thomas, Stephen Thomas and Timothy Thomas, all of Prichard; his mother, Bernice Wilson of Whistler; nine brothers, seven sisters; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday from noon until the 2 p.m. funeral at True Holiness Church of Jesus Christ, 114 S. Joseph St. in Prichard. Burial will be in Prichard Memorial Cemetery, with Memorial Funeral Home on St. Stephens Road in Prichard directing.
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