Edward "Buddy" Alford
Jun 4, 2024
Edward "Buddy" Alford, age 89 of Glencoe, passed away on June 4th, 2024. Funeral service will be held at Crestwood Funeral Home on Monday June 10th, 2024, at 11:30 am. Alex Alford will be speaking at the service.
Buddy was a longtime member of East Gadsden Baptist Church. He was a steel plant retiree and a veteran...
Margaret Ruth Taylor
May 30, 2024
Margaret Ruth Taylor, age 89, of Gadsden, passed away on May 30th, 2024. A graveside service will be held at Crestwood Cemetery on Tuesday, June 4th, 2024, at 2 p.m. Butch Taylor will be officiating the service. Margaret will be remembered as a devout Christian. She loved nature and gardening. Her home was adorned with the most beautiful flowers....
Thomas Frank
May 21, 2024
Thomas R. Frank, 79, died on Tuesday, May 21 at Lexington Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina after a brief illness. A Tennessee native, Tom grew up in Chattanooga before his family relocated to Gadsden, Ala. He attended Gadsden High School and Jacksonville State University. He took a break from college to serve in the United States Air Force...
Martha Elaine Handy
May 17, 2024
Martha Handy, age 76, passed away on May 17th, 2024. Visitation will be at Crestwood Funeral Home on Thursday, May 23rd, 2024, from 1-3 p.m. Martha will be remembered as a people person; she worked as a nurse for over 35 years and loved it. She also worked at Martins and gained quite a few followers there. She loved...
Elizabeth "Liz" Strahan
May 16, 2024
Pearl Elizabeth "Liz" Christopher Strahan May 23rd, 1941 - May 16th, 2024 Elizabeth "Liz" Strahan 82 of Gadsden, Alabama passed away on May 16th, 2024. Born on May 23rd, 1941 in Calhoun County, Alabama, Liz was a beacon of love and warmth to everyone around her.
Liz was preceded in death by her parents J.A. and Beatrice...
Nancy Alta Lee
May 11, 2024
Nancy Alta Lee, the beloved mother to three children, 89, of Ohatchee, Alabama, passed away in Gadsden, Alabama, on May 11, 2024. She was born in Cartersville, Georgia, on January 31, 1935, to Loy and Martie Reinhardt. She will be remembered for her artistic personality and her eagerness to share her crafts. She was a true hippie and could...
Richard "Dicky" Downey
May 7, 2024
Funeral Service will be at 2pm on Monday, May 13, 2024 at Crestwood Funeral Home for Richard "Dicky" Downey, age 84, of Rainbow City who passed away Tuesday May 7, 2024. Pastor Anthony Copeland will officiate. Burial will be at Rainbow Memorial Gardens. Crestwood Funeral Home will direct services.
Dicky exhibited a Christian spirit of love and...
Madonna Gail Cate
May 6, 2024
Madonna Gail Cate, age 77, of Gadsden, passed away Monday, May 6, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Fred Felton and Nellie Loraine Cate. She had retired from RCA company in Florida. Madonna enjoyed the outdoors and had a great love of horses. She considered herself a "Fast Food Connoisseur" with Taco Bell at the top of...
Nannie Carolyn Elkins
May 3, 2024
Nannie Carolyn Elkins, Glencoe Alabama, entered her eternal home on Friday afternoon, May 3, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of love, compassion, and joy. She was a beacon of strength and grace and a cherished cornerstone of her family. Born on April 5, 1943, to Tom and Nannie Gault, Carolyn brought light into the world from the moment she...
Debra Mcdonald
May 2, 2024
Debra "Debbie" McDonald (Buice) passed away on May 2, 2024, at the age of 70. Born May 10, 1953, she was a lifelong resident of Hokes Bluff. Preceded in death by her parents John and Opal Buice, joined now together in Heaven. She was the loving mother of Jeremy McDonald and Robby McDonald; grandmother to Caitlin McDonald Hankins, and...