Central High School Alabama Alumni Obituaries

Grace Gay Louise Hyson 77 of Somerville Massachusetts died on December 26 2025.She was born on March 27 1948 in Orange New Jersey to Jessie Leslie Herrick Hyson and Charles Howe Hyson of Mountain Lakes New Jersey. She graduated from Mountain Lakes High School in 1966. In 1970 she graduated from Tuft...

Gloria CloptonRobinson was born on July 2 1953 in Sledge Mississippi to Louise Ganaway and Calvin Clopton. She moved to Fort Wayne in 1968 and graduated from Central High School. She later attended and graduated from Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne IPFW. She met the love of her life ...

Mr. James Arthur Starks was born September 25 1950 to the late Mr. Will Starks and Mrs. Gussie Mae Leonard. He was the 12th child of thirteen children. He confessed Christ at an early age and joined Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church and later joined Paradise Baptist Church in Newark New Jersey wher...

Larry Winston White passed away October 30 2025 at East Alabama Medical Center Opelika Alabama after an extended stay due to complications from surgery. Larry was born on October 4 1948 to Bertha and Fannie Mae Lumpkin White. He spent his childhood in Lafayette Alabama and graduated from Lafayette H...

Peggy Reeder Price of Florence passed away Sunday January 18 2026 at the age of 96. A private graveside service will be held on January 31 2026 at TriCities Memorial Gardens. Peggy was born in Franklin County Alabama. She lived the remainder of her life in Lauderdale County after her family moved to...

On Saturday January 17 2026 our beloved husband father grandfather brother and friend Sergeant First Class Ret. William Austin Crawley affectionately known as Bill to family and close friends entered into eternal rest at his home in Newport News Virginia. William was born on April 1 1936 in South Bo...

Wincel Ely Raborn Jr. Dub lived a life that many only dream ofand some only ever see in movies. He was born in South Mississippi near the Louisiana line in the small town of Progress where he grew up working on the family farm. When it came time for high school his fathers job with the Illinois Cent...

Dr. Doug Gibbons Hooper age 68 passed away on December 27 2025. He was born on July 11 1957 in Nashville TN to T.M. and Juanita Hooper of Smithville Tennessee. A lifelong resident of Smithville Doug graduated from DeKalb County High School in 1975 and from Tennessee Technological University in 1979....

Bruce Russell Cuthbertson passed away Wednesday January 28 2026 after a long illness. He was 57 years old. Bruce was born May 10 1968 to parents Roy Gene Cuthbertson and Genevieve Fox Cuthbertson. His education included years at St. Martin Hall Saint Anthony Seminary and Central Catholic High School...

John Phillip Small Jr. beloved husband father and grandfather passed away on January 20 2026 at Lynchburg Nursing Center. He was born on October 8 1949 to the late John Phillip Small Sr. and Julia Isabel Fox Small. John was a lifelong resident of Fayetteville TN and a faithful member of First United...

John Burns Smiley 74 of Fayetteville a devoted husband father grandfather and man of unwavering faith entered his heavenly home on November 23 2025 in Huntsville Alabama. Born in Nashville TN on December 12 1950 Johns commitment to the Lord and his community began early. He graduated from Central Hi...

Bernice Avanell Nell Moody Lawford peacefully entered her heavenly home on Thursday December 18 2025 while residing at Enterprise Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on September 13 1930 to John D. and Alice Adelia Kilpatrick Moody. At the age of 95 Nell was the last surviving member of s...

Lakeland John Wesley Best 92 of Lakeland Florida passed away of natural causes on Wednesday January 21 2026 at Breezy Hills Rehab Center in Lakeland. John was born February 27 1933 in Greenfront Alabama on a farm. His parents were James Roy and Emma Jane Messer Best. He was baptized at Liberty Bapti...

It is with a broken heart that we announce the passing of Michael Patrick Pearce 49 of Atlanta Georgia on January 4 2026. He will be deeply missed and will forever hold a special place in our hearts. Mike was born October 28 1976 in Birmingham Alabama the son of Franklin Patrick Pearce Jr. and Linda...

Johnny Mac Turner, age 63, of Bowdon, Georgia, passed away on January 3, 2026. Born on January 9, 1962, Johnny lived a life defined by hard work, loyalty to family, and a deep appreciation for simple, meaningful moments.Johnny was raised in a close-knit family and was preceded in death by his parent...

Dakota Leon Lankford, age 24, of Carrollton, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025. He was born on March 20, 2001, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Vatanya Payne and the late Gregory Allen Lankford.A 2020 graduate of Central High School, Dakota worked on the assembly line for Magna/Decostar....

Lauretta M. Carbonneau 84 of Lewiston died on Thursday September 29 2016 at Androscoggin Home Care Hospice House. She was born in Lewiston November 10 1931 the daughter of the late Otis and Aline Roy Comeau. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1950. Lauretta worked at Grants clothing store St...

Ella Lee Merriweather Lane was a giving sweet and feisty spirit. She would do anything for anyone and all she knew. She could lighten your load with a helping hand and lots of laughter. She did so until the Lord called her home on January 22 2026 surrounded by her husband and loved ones. Ella Leewas...

General Lee "Buck" Adams Jr. 89 of Madisonville passed away peacefully at 1011 p.m. Monday January 19 2026 at Baptist Health Deaconess Hospital in Madisonville with his loving family by his bedside. A native of Madisonville he was born to the late General Lee Adams Sr. and Martha Cushingberry on Sep...