Vertie Mae Pinkard, 90, of the Union Community, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at her home. She was a member of St. Paul Baptist Church.
Visitation will be Sunday, December 8, 2024 from 12 - 2 p.m. at Pinkard Funeral Home in Haleyville. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Burial will follow in St. Paul Cemetery.
She is survived by her son, Steve Pinkard (Shirley); brother, Leo James (Ruth); 4 grandchildren, Michele West, Brandi Busbee, Emily Howell and Tate Odem (Allison); 8 great-grandchildren, Julie Wells, Bryant Hasheider, Dustin Busbee (Kelsey), Chloe, Emma, Clayton and Ella Bass and Baby Odem; 7 great-great-grandchildren, Brodie and Brooks Wells, Addison, Brinley and Case Busbee, Harmony Busbee and Luke Lacey.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alice Pinkard; daughter, Sheila Howell; grandson, Skyler Busbee; sisters, Shirley Hanson and Mildred Pinkard; brother, Pete James and parents, Early Lonzo James and Lula Adams James.
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