Area Obituaries

Darlene Ellen Hardeman, 74 Darlene Ellen Hardeman, 74, of Sheffield and pre­viously Cherokee, passed away Friday, June 26, 2026. Visitation will be on Sun­day, July 5, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia. The funeral service will immediately follow in the funeral home chapel with Kenneth Oldfield officiat­ing. Interment will be…

William “Eric” Grissom, 55 William “Eric” Gris­som, age 55, of Tuscum­bia, Alabama, passed away on June 20, 2026. Services were private. He is preceded in death by his mother, Florence Virgina Grissom; father, Robert Wesley Grissom; sister, Alica Mae Gris­som; and baby broth­er, Robbie Grissom. Eric is survived by his wife, Melissa Grissom; children, Britney…

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…

G.W. Philips, 84 G.W. Phillips, passed away on June 13, 2026, at the age of 84 in his res¬ident in Muscle Shoals surrounded by family. He was born in Barton, Ala¬bama to George and Eliza Brown Phillips on June 11, 1942. His visitation will be Tuesday, June 16, 2026, from 11:00 – 1:00 p.m. at…

James Mason Choat, Jr., 80 James Mason Choat, Jr. (Jimmy) passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at North Alabama Medical Center. Jimmy was born on December 15, 1945, to James Mason Choat Sr. and Ruth Highfield Choat of Cherokee AL. Jimmy graduated from Cherokee High School and proceeded through the Pipefitter Apprentice Program. He…

Lisa Leigh Douthit Foster, 66 Lisa Leigh Douthit Foster, age 66 of Tus­cumbia, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Helen Keller Hospital. Lisa worked as an LPN for 45 years at Helen Keller, ECM, and North Alabama Medical Center. She received her 40-year pin while at North Ala­bama Medical Center. She was a…

Stephen Harold Foster, 53 Stephen Foster, 53, of Tuscumbia, AL, passed away on Saturday May 23, 2026. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 27, 2026 from 4-5 at Colbert Me­morial Chapel with a Me­morial Service to follow. Stephen was a son, brother, friend, H-D tech­nician, drag racer, and an avid deer hunter. He was also a…

Bonnie Turpin Adams, 80 Bonnie Turpin Ad­ams 80, of Cherokee, AL passed away on May 15, 2026. Visita­tion will be Sunday, May 17, 2026, from 1-3 pm at Colbert Memori­al Chapel with a service to follow at in the chap­el. Burial will be in Col­bert Memorial Gardens. She liked to ride and look around through…

Rebecca Sprague Austin, 87 Rebecca Sprague Aus­tin, 87, of Muscle Shoals, AL passed away on May 6, 2026. A service will begin at 11 am on Satur­day, May 9, 2026 at Grace Life Church of the Shoals. Burial will be in Col­bert Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Grace Life Church of the Shoals.…

Harold Eugene Rose, 91 Harold Eugene Rose, 91, of Tuscumbia, Alabama went to be with his Lord and Savior, on Wednes­day, April 29th, 2026, at his residence. He was a member of Calvary Bap­tist Church in Tuscumbia, Alabama. He was a grad­uate of Lynn High School and received his B.S. from Auburn University and completed…