ARGUTA COMMUNITY…Mr. Lambus B. Clarida, a resident of the Arguta Community, near Ozark, died early Friday afternoon, October 9, 2026, in Dale Medical Center as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident, near Clio. He was 74.
Funeral services and burial will be in his hometown of Whiteville, North Carolina. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of local arrangements.
You may sign a guest register at www.fuquabankston.com
Charles Anthony Birdno of Samson, AL passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2026. He was 61 years old.
A celebration of life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The Apostolic Lighthouse Church with Rev. Alvin Sellers officiating.
Charles was born on April 25, 1965, to the late Fred and Norma Jean Birdno in Cleveland MS. Charles devoted several years to his career as a truck driver, navigating endless highways and logging countless hours behind the wheel. Upon retiring, he found joy in the great outdoors, maintaining his yard with care. He would always lend a helping hand to anyone in need. Charles will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved him.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Cathy Fuqua and his brother, Clark Birdno.
Charles is survived by his loving wife, Vanessa Grimes Birdno; his children, Anthony Birdno, Joshua Birdno, Amber Whitley (Chris); his grandchild, Logan Birdno; his step-children, Allen Okeefe (Angel), Caleb Kealoha ( Destiny), Anela Childs (Brian), Denita Boutwell; his step grandchildren, Reme Okeefe, Riley Okeefe, Linda Kealoha, Elizabeth Kealoha, Dean Kealoha, Zane Childs, Kyndal Childs, Jameson Childs; his siblings, Sandra Lott (Dewayne), Freddy Birdno (Debra), Alice Wade, Bernice Futizh, and Dorothy Adams (Jeff); and a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family members.
Warren~Holloway~Ward Funeral Home (334) 684-9999, is in charge of arrangements. “Continuing The Trust You’ve Placed In Us” To sign a guest register, please visit: www.whwfuneralhome.net
Judy Lamar (Hardwick) Yates, 77, a resident of Dothan, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2026, at Southeast Health, following a brief illness.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at Ashford City Cemetery with Pastor Dean Moore & Jeremy Tidwell officiating with Glover Funeral Home & Crematory of Dothan directing.
Flowers will be accepted.
Judy was born June 21, 1949, in Harrison, Arkansas to the late Harold Lamar & Eva Dale (Freeman) Hardwick. In her early years, they relocated to Dothan, where she lived most of her life, and was a 1967 graduate of Dothan High School. Following graduation, she worked as a secretary for Alfa Insurance and owned her own cleaning business. She later moved to Panama City where she lived and worked as secretary in property management. After her retirement they moved back to Dothan, where she had lived for the last 10 years. Judy’s most favorite job was being a full-time grandma and great grandma, as well as taking time to write her own stories and poems. She was a girl’s girl, who loved going shopping, and going out to eat. She was a faithful member of Watermark Church and actively participated in the Loop group.
She is preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Jimmy Yates of Dothan; her two daughters, Jennifer Ducker (Scott) of Dothan, and Ginger Sanders (Dwayne) of Webb; her five grandchildren, Hayden Bostick (John) of Headland, Zach Burkett of Newville, Jordan Sanders of Mobile, Morgan Watkins (Derek) of Dothan, and Whitney Davis (Gabe) of Taylor; her seven great-grandchildren, Eva Cate Mullen, Carson Bailey, Brady Watkins, Grant Watkins, Riley Douglas, Sophia Douglas, and Gabby Davis; her brother, Jack Hardwick (Monica) of Dothan; her sister, Jeanie Hardwick of Dothan; and several nieces & nephews.
The family would like to express their love and appreciation for Judy’s friends at Watermark Church in Loop Group and the Traditional Service.
Glover Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Donna June Ward Crozier, 73, of Dothan, AL, formerly of Fort Gaines, GA passed away on Monday, October 12, 2026, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM EDT on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, in the Shiloh Baptist Churchin the Cotton Hill community near Fort Gaines with Rev. Dr. Phil Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM EDT until funeral time in the church.
Donna was born on February 3, 1953, in Fort Rucker, AL the daughter of the late Opal D. Ward and the late Maureen Mobley Ward. She received her Registered Nursing degree from Wallace Community College and retired from Southwest Georgia Regional Hospital in Cuthbert and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Alan David Crozier.
Survivors include her daughter, Melissa Beth Crozier of Dothan, son, David Alan (Mary Elizabeth Morrison) Crozier of Dothan, 2 sisters, Debbie (Jim) Sutton of Dothan and Cindy Byrd of Prattville, AL and a brother, Rex (Julia) Ward of Headland, AL.
Memorials may be made to the Shiloh Baptist Church at 1974 Cotton Hill Road Ft. Gaines, GA 39851.
Mr. John “Johnny” Wesley Helms, age 90, a resident of Louisville, Alabama, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 12, 2026.
Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Prospect Baptist Church with Dr. Michael Helms and Reverend Mike Whitman officiating and Glover Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the church sanctuary on Saturday prior to the service.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorial contributions may be made to Prospect Baptist Church, 1341 County Road 43, Clayton, Alabama, 36016, or to Louisville Fire and Rescue, P.O. Box 125, Louisville, Alabama, 36048.
Mr. Johnny Helms was born in Barbour County, Alabama to the late Johnny Floyd and Eva Levonia Shirah Helms on June 16, 1936. He graduated from Louisville High School in 1954. Later he joined the Air Force and faithfully served his country for three and a half years. After his time in the Air Force, he was employed as a civil engineer for thirty-three and a half years and retired as District Engineer for the Eufaula office. Mr. Johnny married the love of his life, Lenora Baker in 1961. Once their children were born, they made countless memories camping as a family. Mr. Johnny enjoyed fishing and cutting his grass. He would always build things for his grandchildren, and enjoyed giving to others. Mr. Johnny was a member of Louisville Baptist Church and served as a deacon for many years, but presently attended Prospect Baptist Church where he made his profession of faith as a boy.
Mr. Johnny is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Billy Fletcher Helms and sister, Joyce Marie Turk.
Survivors include his wife of sixty-five years, Lenora Helms; son, Dr. John Michael Helms (Tina) of Nicholson, Georgia; daughter, Susan McCoy (Jeff) of Louisville; five grandchildren, John Helms (Yami), Ryan Helms (Alyssa), Jonathan McCoy (Mia), Joshua McCoy (Morgan), Hillary Young (Dusty); nine great grandchildren, Mia Helms, Carolina Helms, Charlotte McCoy, Nathan McCoy, Margaret McCoy, Evelyn McCoy, Huntley Young, and Joah Helms; sister-in-law, Hilda Helms of Dothan; and several nieces, nephews, and friends.
Serving as pallbearers will be Jeff McCoy, Jonathan McCoy, Joshua McCoy, Dusty Young, John Helms, and Ryan Helms.
Glover Funeral Home and Crematory of Clayton was entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 775-3403. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
Brenda Gail Edwards, 65, passed away on October 10, 2026, in Dothan, Alabama, where she made her home for much of her life.
Gail was born on September 23, 1961, in Atlanta, Georgia, and was raised in Fairburn, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Brenda Mayo and James Bishop Sr., and the stepdaughter of the late John Mayo, affectionately known as “Papa John,” who held a very special place in Gail’s heart and was a loving father to her throughout her life. Gail was a homemaker, but that hardly captures what she devoted her life to doing. She built her life around raising her children, caring for her family, and being there for the people she loved. Her five children were the center of her world, and as her family grew, so did her heart. Becoming a grandmother gave her even more people to love, laugh with, and worry about. She loved fiercely. She was funny, strong-willed, stubborn, and completely devoted to her family. Being a mom wasn’t simply something Gail did. It was a defining part of who she was. Through the good days, the hard times, and everything in between, she remained “Mom”. Gail was also a woman of faith and a cancer survivor who knew what it meant to fight. She enjoyed the simple things in life and was unapologetically herself. She loved settling in to watch Days of Our Lives or Court TV. Gail loved a Misty Blue 120 and a good warm cup of coffee. When Court TV was on, Gail wasn’t just watching she was doing her own investigation from the couch, forming her theories and probably deciding who was guilty long before everyone else.
Gail is survived by her five children: Nicole Vaughan and her husband, Jimmy; Alesha Flatt and her husband, Troy; Kim Sargent and her husband, Alex; Jeremy Edwards and his wife, Shanda; and Carly Kelley and her husband, Dylan. She is also survived by her beloved grandchildren, Hayleigh and Bentley Vaughan, Grayson and Adelyn Flatt, Callie Gail Edwards, Jerelyn Briar Kelley, and Sullivan Sargent, each of whom brought tremendous joy to her life and held a very special place in her heart. Gail is further survived by her sisters, Theresa Worley and her husband, Hoyt, and Dorothy Tarrer and her husband, Mike; Along with a gaggle of nieces and nephews including Matthew Waller, Chante Womack, Jenny Harrison, and their children. As well as many others.
She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Jerry Edwards; her Memaw and Pawpaw Irene and Harvey Stanfield; her mother Brenda Mayo and husband John Mayo, her father James Bishop Sr.; and her brothers, Jimmy Bishop Jr. and Danny Mayo.
Now reunited with her husband Jerry, Gail leaves behind a family that carries pieces of her with them. Her humor, her stubbornness, her strength, her faith, and, most of all, her love. Those pieces live on in the people they have become, in the families they have built, and in the love they give to one another.
Above all else, Gail was a mother. It was the role she poured her heart into, the title she carried with pride, and the legacy she leaves behind. Though her time here has ended, the love of a mother is a bond that even death cannot break. Her love remains our greatest inheritance. Of course, knowing Gail, love isn’t the only inheritance she left behind. Gail loved a good clearance sale. She firmly believed that if something was marked down far enough, there was probably a reason she needed it. She never met many things she couldn’t find a reason to keep, and she had a house full of treasures to prove it.
But more than any bargain she found or possession she held onto, Gail held most tightly to the people she loved.
She will be deeply missed, endlessly remembered, and forever loved.
Mom
Gigi
Brenda Gail Edwards
“Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.”
Mr. John “Johnny” Wesley Helms, age 90, a resident of Louisville, Alabama, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 12, 2026.
