OBITUARIES

Obituaries for Sorrells Funeral Home


Howard Leon  Baker Jr.

Howard Leon Baker Jr.

May 3, 2017

Mr. Howard Leon Baker Jr. of Wicksburg passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 60.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Wicksburg Assembly of God Church with Rev. Tim Simmons officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Sorrells...

Jesse Glenn Palmer

Jesse Glenn Palmer

Apr 24, 2017

Mr. Jesse Glenn Palmer of the Jellico Community  went home to be with the Lord Monday, April 24, 2017 at his home. He was 66.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 28, 2017 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory in Slocomb with Rev. Rick Ousley and Rev. Wendell Holmes...

Jerry Wayne Allen

Jerry Wayne Allen

Apr 20, 2017

Mr. Jerry Wayne Allen of Malvern passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 69.

Graveside services with full military honors will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 24, 2017 in the Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo with Rev. Hosea Parker officiating and Sorrells Funeral Home &...

William Michael Higdon

William Michael Higdon

Apr 13, 2017

Mr. William Michael Higdon of Slocomb passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 at SAMC. He was 68.  A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, 2017 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory in Slocomb.  Mr. Higdon was born December 6, 1948 in Chattanooga, TN to the late William Jake and...

Iris Jeanette Bagwell Sherwood

Iris Jeanette Bagwell Sherwood

Apr 12, 2017

Mrs. Iris Jeanette Bagwell Sherwood of Slocomb went home to rest with the angels on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2017 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory in Slocomb.  Interment will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery.  The family will...

Roger Dale Sasser

Roger Dale Sasser

Apr 12, 2017

Mr. Roger Dale Sasser of Esto, FL passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at his home. He was 66.  A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on  Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Carmel Assembly of God Church in Bonifay with Rev. Jerry Moore and Rev. Jonathan West officiating.  The family will receive friends at the church...

Gloria Jean Trant Trant

Gloria Jean Trant Trant

Apr 10, 2017

Mrs. Gloria Trant of Bonifay, FL passed away Monday, April 10, 2017 at her home. She was 62.

The family will hold a Celebration of Life service Memorial Day weekend.

Mrs. Trant was born November 8, 1954 in Westbranch, MI. to the late Ray and Dorothy Burger. In 1969 Mrs. Trant moved to the Bonifay/Carryville,...

Ruby Willene Bess

Ruby Willene Bess

Apr 6, 2017

Ruby Willene Bess , 92, died on April 6, 2017,  in Dothan, AL after a long hard fought battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Willene was born on December 28, 1924, in Daleville, AL, the daughter of Frank Crawford and Mary Etta Hughes Crawford.  When she was two, her mother died and she was later raised by her aunt...

Margaret M.  Williams

Margaret M. Williams

Apr 5, 2017

Mrs. Margaret M. Williams of Hartford passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Flowers Hospital. She was 72.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2017 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory of Slocomb with Rev. Hilburn Stanley officiating. Burial will follow in the Slocomb City Cemetery.

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Royce Melvin Saunders Sr.

Royce Melvin Saunders Sr.

Apr 4, 2017

Mr. Royce Melvin Saunders Sr. of Malvern passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at his home. He was 79.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Malvern Baptist Church with Rev. Hosea Parker officiating. Interment will follow with full military honors in the church cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home &...

James S. Metcalf

James S. Metcalf

Apr 2, 2017

Mr. James S. Metcalf went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at his home after an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2017 at Bay Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory of Slocomb directing....

Jamalyn Cox Smith

Jamalyn Cox Smith

Apr 2, 2017

Mrs. Jamalyn Cox Smith, passed away, April 2, 2017 at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, FL surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer. She was 38.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. (CST) on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Fadette Pentecostal Ministries (5161 AL-103, Slocomb, AL) with Rev. Johnny Strickland officiating. Burial will...

Jessie Kathleen Byrd Griffin

Jessie Kathleen Byrd Griffin

Mar 31, 2017

Mrs. Jessie Kathleen Byrd Griffin of Wicksburg went home to be with the Lord, Friday, March 31, 2017 at Wesley Place on Honeysuckle.  She was 97.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday April 2, 2017 at Pilgrim Home Baptist Church with Rev. Buddy Hood officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with...

Joann Shipes

Joann Shipes

Mar 24, 2017

Mrs. JoAnn Shipes a resident of Wesley Place on Honeysuckle in Dothan, formerly of Slocomb  passed away Friday, March 24, 2017. She was 83.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory of Slocomb with Rev. Dicky McAllister officiating. Burial will follow in...

Kay Frances (Sissy) Brannon

Kay Frances (Sissy) Brannon

Mar 22, 2017

Kay Frances (Sissy) Brannon passed away March 22, 2017, at the age of 76 at Crown Health Care of Greenville, Alabama. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at 2:00 P.M. at Hartford City Cemetery with Rev. Andy Gartman officiating and Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory of Slocomb directing. At an early age Sissy was diagnosed...

Edna Langford

Edna Langford

Mar 22, 2017

Mrs. Edna Langford of Echo went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 79.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Omega Holiness Church with Rev. Rick Langford officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with...

James Durwood Bruce

James Durwood Bruce

Mar 20, 2017

Mr. James Durwood Bruce went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 89.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Pilgrim Home Baptist Church with Rev. Buddy Hood officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery...

Betty Sue Ryles Hughes

Betty Sue Ryles Hughes

Mar 20, 2017

Mrs. Betty Sue Ryles Hughes of Hartford gained her wings on Monday, March 20, 2017 surrounded by her loved ones while under the care of Kindred Hospice at Flowers Hospital. she was 71.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2017 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory in Slocomb...

Wade Baxley

Wade Baxley

Mar 19, 2017

Mr. Wade Baxley of Miami formerly of Rehobeth passed away Sunday March 19, 2017.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2017 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory of Slocomb.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday beginning at 1:00...

John W. "Red" Horn

John W. "Red" Horn

Mar 19, 2017

Mr. John W. "Red" Horn of Hartford went home to be with the Lord Sunday, March 19, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 81.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Hartford Baptist Church with Rev. Bruce Spivey, Rev. Scott Cox and Rev. Les Hughes...

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