June 27 obituaries

Dennis Keith Bevis, 68

Dennis Keith Bevis, age 68, of Tuscumbia, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The visitation will be 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 19, 2026, at Morrison Funeral Home in Tuscumbia. The funeral will follow at 1:00 p.m. with Ben Hayes officiat­ing the service. Interment will be in Community Cemetery, Tuscumbia.

He worked as a die repair­man and retired from Man­gas Tool & Die Company.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Thomas & Irene McClung Bevis, and three siblings.

He is survived by his children, Nicholas Bev­is (Amanda), Lindsey Orick (Justin); grand­children, Hailey & Christian Bevis, Dolly Orick; and three siblings.

Ralph Voce, 97

Ralph Voce, 97, of Mus­cle Shoals, AL died on Sunday, June 14, 2026. Visitation will be from 10-11 am on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Colbert Memorial Chapel with a service to follow at 11 am in the chapel. A private graveside service will be held following the service.

Ralph was a member of Cox Blvd Church of Christ. He enjoyed doing wood work and was a true man of God with a generous heart.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Marie; parents, Arthur Voce and Ida Elizabeth Wiley; one sister; five brothers; and son-in-law, Ronnie Riner.

He is survived by his daughter, Patricia Voce Riner; son, David Voce (Karen); grandchildren, Josh Riner, Anna Ryan (CJ), Benjamin Voce (Bitsy), Rebekah John­son (Caleb); great grand­children, Emerson Ryan, Ronni Kate Ryan, Mabel Johnson, Juniper Voce, and Arthur Johnson.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to The National Parkinson’s Foundation.

Valerie Suzanne Clark Green, 54

Valerie Suzanne Clark Green, age 54 of Mus­cle Shoals, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at Helen Keller Hospital. A service is not planned at this time.

She was a school­teacher with Colbert County Education.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert “Buddy” and Fre­da (Tompkins) Clark.

She is survived by her daughters, Brooke Green, Terra Green (Jamie); sis­ter, Lisa Richardson; and grandchildren, Lynlee Mayhall and Remi Mayhall.

Matthew

Christopher Lemmons, 42

Matthew C. Lemmons, 42, of Florence, AL died on Friday, June 19, 2026. There will not be any services at this time.

Matthew was preceded in death by his grandpar­ents, John William Car­roll, Mary Elizabeth Car­roll, and Lillian Lemmons.

He was the son of Johnny R. Lemmons and Melissa Carroll Lem­mons. He has one sib­ling Joshua P. Lemmons.

Bervel

Moore, 83

Bervel Moore, 83, of Sheffield, AL died on June 17, 2026. Services will be announced at a later time. Colbert Memorial Chap­el is assisting the family.

Mary Jo

Morrow, 97

Mary Jo Morrow, age 97 of Sheffield, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Mitchell Holling­sworth Nursing Home. The visitation will be 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 26, 2026, at Morrison Funeral Home of Tuscum­bia. It will be followed by a private graveside ser­vice for the family only at St. Joseph Cemetery.

Mrs. Morrow was a member of Sheffield First Methodist Church.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Thomas Morrow; parents, Early & Bertha Gladney; sisters, Virginia Simpson and Peggy Bryan.

She is survived by her daughter, Vicky Morrow Kirkland (Matt) of Mus­cle Shoals; brother-in-law, David Morrow of Huntsville; and sister-in-law, Marjorie Roberson of Kingsport, TN; several nieces & nephews; and close family, Marilyn and Doug Spencer of Hialeah, FL and Merry and Bill Ga­bel, Tom Gabel of St. Joe, TN. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Wil­liam Kirkland (Maria) of Knoxville, TN; Benjamin Kirkland (Sarah) of Lou­isville, KY, Molly Houck (Justin) of Huntington, WV; great-grandchildren Nick, Ella, Tommy, Hen­ry, Gracie, and Mason.

The family would like to extend a sincere thanks to Caring Place of the Shoals, The Visiting An­gels, and caregivers Nor­ma Valdez, Rose Knight, and Brittany Carroll.

In lieu of flowers, me­morials may be sent to the Caring Place of the Shoals, 216 S. Marengo Street, Suite I, Florence, AL 35630.

Vickie Sue

Tomlin, 63

Vickie Sue Tomlin, 63, of Florence, passed away, Saturday, June 13, 2026. A memorial service will be held at Brush Creek Park on June 28, 2026 beginning at 1:00 P.M.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Mary Pennington.

Vickie is survived by her sons, Shannon and Jeffrey Rainey; grand­daughters, Hayden and Ansley Rainey.

Footprints

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonged to him, and the others to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also no­ticed that it happened at the very lowest and sad­dest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. “Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you’d walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there was only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why when I needed you most you would leave me.”

The Lord replied, “My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suf­fering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”