Obituaries

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Mary Helen Butler Harrington, 92, of Woodland were held on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at 3 p.m. CDT at Herren’s Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Widener and the Rev. Jerry Wiggins officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Harrington passed away on Friday, July 11, at her residence.…

(PIEDMONT) Sylvia Ann Woodlee Covington, 82, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2025, at Piedmont Health Care Center in Piedmont. Sylvia was a devoted daughter, wife, sister, aunt, mother and grandmother. She was born in Rock Mills on Jan. 6, 1943, to the Rev. William Lee Woodlee and Eunice Mae Powell Woodlee. Sylvia was one…

(HARTSELLE) Sheri Elaine May Brown, 57, of Hartselle passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in New Market. Mrs. Brown was born in Roanoke on May 2, 1968, the daughter of Mike and Dorothy May. She is survived by her husband, Hank Hurley of Roanoke; a son, Alex Brown (Mary) of Hartselle; daughter, Noel Brown…

(ROANOKE) Graveside memorial services for Roger Barfield, 78, of Roanoke will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with Bro. Keith Benefield and Bro. Mike Brewer officiating. Mr. Barfield passed away on Monday, July 7, at his home. Survivors include: his daughter, Kristy Stone Tobin (Parrish Tobin) of…

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for James “Ray” Rogers, 81, of Woodland, will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 am to 12:00 CST pm on…

(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Larry “Pete” James Brown, 80, of Roanoke will be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Milltown Cemetery with Bro. Kenneth Johnson officiating. Mr. Brown passed away on Saturday, July 5, at his home. Survivors include: his wife, Betty Williams Brown of Roanoke; two sons, Scott Brown of…

(WEDOWEE) Jillian Nicole Gaines, 23, of Wedowee. Jillian never got in a hurry to do anything. She lived her best and beautiful life on her own time, and the rest of us just loved her and waited. The one thing she did too soon was leave us, at 23 years old and sooner than we…

(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Christopher “Papa” Don Gay, 58, of Lineville, will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 7, 2025, at Benefield Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm on Monday before services begin. Mr. Gay passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025,…

(SHILOH) Lillie Brazell Welch, 78, of Shiloh, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at East Alabama Medical Center Opelika. She was born May 21, 1946. Mrs. Welch was a member of Pleasant Grove Church and was retired from Russell Mills Corporation. Mrs. Welch is survived by her children, Renae…

(WEDOWEE) Asher Landon Thompson, newborn, of Wedowee, was born on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, and passed away on Tuesday, June 24, in Houston, Texas. A visitation will be held at Benefield Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, June 30. Asher is survived by his parents, Kyle Thompson and Ansley Pike; paternal grandparents, Joel and…