All Obituaries

Elizabeth Maffett Carpenter was the first of fourteen children born to Will and Johnnie Maffett on May 7, 1927. She was born into a blended family with eight older siblings who were very dear to her. Both parents preceded her in death. Elizabeth accepted Christ at an early age, joining the Antioch Baptist Church in Wedowee, Alabama. She later joined the Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church in Anniston, Alabama, where she was a faithful member of the D.C. Washington Circle #1, the...

Mr. William Henry Woods began his life’s journey on March 25, 1952 to the parentage of Mr. Geneva Murray Woods and Mrs. Willie Mendora Long Woods in Newnan, Georgia in Coweta County. William received Jesus as his personal Savior and Lord and was drawing closer to Him in his daily walk. He and his wife, Pastor Cleadar Woods, would pray together for their family. William attended the Newnan School System from first grade through high school graduation. William enlisted in the U.S. Army...

Ms. Jo Ann Hannah was born Jo Ann Striplin on August 23, 1947 to Joseph and Julia Striplin in Hobson City, Alabama. Jo Ann grew up in Hobson City, attending Calhoun County Training School from which she graduated n 1965. Jo Ann went on to attend Alabama State University for two years. After that time, she was employed at Calhoun County Training School as a Paraprofessional, teaching and working with disabled children of various conditions, including Down's Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy....

Gus Thomas, Jr. was born in Anniston, Alabama on August 16, 1935. He was the fifth child of twelve children. He attended the Anniston City School System.  Gus gave his life to Christ at the age of fifteen. This was the greatest event of his life. He was locally ordained by the late Elder and Pastor, J.D. Goodbread, Sr. and ordained by the founder of the F.B.H. Church of the God of the Americas, In 1954, he married the love of his life (on her birthday) on December 8, 1954. They...

!Mrs. Arlina Wilkerson Jones was born July 18, 1932 to the parentage of the late Booker and Flora Wilkerson of Tennessee. At an early age, Arlina accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior and joined the First United Presbyterian Church in Anniston, Alabama, where she served as Elder. She was united in holy matrimony to the late James C. Jones on June 15, 1956 and this union was blessed with two children. Arlina was a wonderful, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister,...