Obituaries

James Evans Culver Jr., 64, of Arley, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2026.  Family will receive friends Monday, August 10, 2026, from 10-11 a.m. at Kilgore-Green Funeral Home. His graveside service will be at 1 p.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Arley.

On Friday, July 31, 2026, Billie Dean Alford Wilson – mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, passed away at the age of 97.

Billie was born to the late Marshall and Emma Alford on July 12, 1929, in Houston.

Christy Shea Trapp Sanders, 52, of Phil Campbell, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2026.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, from 1-2 p.m. at Akins Funeral Home.  Her funeral will immediately follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel.

Patricia Ann Speer Cook White-Waid, 85, of Parrish, passed away Friday, July 24, 2026.  Family will be receiving friends on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, from 10-11 a.m. at Kilgore-Green Funeral Home. Her funeral will follow at 11 a.m., in the Kilgore-Green Chapel, with burial at Fairview Cemetery, Double Springs.

Carrol G. Stocks, 79, of Haleyville, passed away Friday, July 17, 2026.  A memorial service will be held at a later date.  Bowen Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Tummie Hillman "Brimstone" Cook, 86, of Arley, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2026.  Family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 12 p.m. at Collins-Burke Funeral Home, with his funeral to follow at 1 p.m. in the Collins-Burke Chapel.  Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Gary Wayne Wakefield, born August 14, 1954, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Gary spent the majority of his life in Double Springs, Alabama, before moving to Tuscaloosa in 2017 to be closer to his cherished grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Noah and Flora Cobb and Howard and Lena Wakefield; his parents, Lloyd “Buck” and Jean Wakefield; his brother, Steven Wakefield; his nephew, Bradley Wakefield; and his in‑laws, Alfred and Vernie Townsend.