It is with a heavy heart that we announce Mirella Abigail Chub-Lopez, affectionately known as Abigail, passing on March 27, 2025, in Cottonwood, Alabama. Born on March 27, 2002, in Dothan, Alabama, Abigail’s vibrant spirit began to make its mark on the world.
Abigail is survived by her parents, Valerie Lopez (Gustavo Hernandez), and Alfredo Lopez (Tessia); husband, Carlos Chub; children, Bryan Chub-Lopez, Alan Chub-Lopez, and Leila Chub-Lopez; and siblings, Victoria Robinson, Alicia Ramirez, Steven Lopez, Sandra Martinez, Ethan Hernandez, Jose Varradas, Eliana Varradas, Adrian Lopez, and Luna Lopez. Each relationship was unique and special, filled with memories that her family will treasure forever.
Throughout her life, Abigail embraced her passions with enthusiasm. Karaoke nights were a highlight, where she would joyfully sing and dance, entirely unconcerned with hitting every note. Her laughter during these moments was contagious and will echo in the hearts of her loved ones always. Shopping was another joy, whether for herself or for the perfect gifts to express her love to family and friends.
Above all, Abigail’s role as a mother was her most cherished. Her children were the center of her universe, and she instilled in them the values of courage, love, and joy. She faced life’s challenges with a bravery that inspired those around her, and her gentle spirit was a comforting presence in times of need.
Abigail’s legacy is one of love—a love that was both tender and fierce. Her compassion and empathy were her gifts to the world, and her memory will continue to inspire those who were fortunate enough to know her.
Funeral Services for Abigail will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Ward Wilson Funeral Home with Reverend Cory Solomon officiating. Abigail will be laid to rest following the service at Memory Hill Cemetery. Friends and loved ones are invited to gather and share memories from 12:00 p.m. until the service begins. It will be a time to honor the beautiful life of Mirella Abigail Chub-Lopez and to celebrate the love and happiness she brought into this world.
The family respectfully requests that donations be made to Ward Wilson Funeral Home in Abigail’s memory to assist with the funeral expenses.
WEBB, ALABAMA. . .Gean Earl Hendrix, a resident of Webb, Alabama, died early Thursday afternoon, March 27, 2025, at his home. He was 82.
Graveside services, with full military honors, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in the Webb Cemetery with Pastor Joe Wyatt and Reverend Jean Watson officiating. The family will receive friends following the graveside services. Holman-Headland Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Webb Methodist Church, P.O. Box 143, Webb, AL 36376.
Mr. Hendrix was born and reared in Goodway, Alabama, son of the late Eddie Hendrix and Katie Johnson Hendrix. At an early age, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served two tours in Vietnam. Mr. Hendrix retired with rank of Command Sergeant Major after thirty years in the military. He received B.S. and Master’s Degrees in Business Administration from Troy University. After retirement from the Army, he was employed by Bainbridge College (Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College) as a Business and Industry Co-Ordinator in Continuing Education. Mr. Hendrix formerly lived in Ozark, Alabama and Bainbridge, Georgia before moving to Webb in 2022. While a resident of Bainbridge, he was an active member of the Bainbridge Lions Club. Mr. Hendrix was a member of Webb Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by all his sisters and brothers.
Surviving relatives include his wife, Brenda Ivey Hendrix; four sons, James Hendrix (Jenny), Fremont, CA; and Harold Hendrix of California; Hans Walden (Denise), Coffee Springs, AL; and Arthur B. Walden, New York, New York; six grandchildren and a great-granddaughter; numerous nieces and nephews.
HOLMAN-HEADLAND MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-693-3371. may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com. This establishment does not own a crematory.
HEADLAND… Jewell Littlefield, a resident of Headland, Alabama, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2025, at a Dothan Hospital. She was 83.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Wright Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel with eulogies given by the family. Burial will follow in the Pine Level Baptist Church Cemetery in Louisville, Alabama. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. prior to the service. Wright Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers the family request contributions be made to Gentiva Hospice, 2431 West Main Street, Dothan, Alabama, 36301; or www.gentivahs.com.
Mrs. Littlefield was born in Abbeville, Alabama, to the late Loyd Wilson and Jessie Barron Wilson. A proud graduate of Abbeville High School, she later worked as a bank teller for many years at Barbour County Bank, where she retired. While she had a love for reading, her greatest joy came from spending time with her family, especially her children and grandchildren.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her several siblings.
Surviving relatives include her husband of sixty-five years, Jack Littlefield, Jr.; her daughter, Sonya Williams (Durwood Henderson); her sons, Greg Littlefield (Kim) and Lance Littlefield (Mandy); her sister, Lena Johnson; her eleven grandchildren; her fifteen great-grandchildren; and her several other loving family members and friends.
Mr. James Carley “Jimmy” Ketcham, a resident of Ozark, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 77 years old.
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 5, 2025, from Ozark Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Eric Fuller and Reverend Kenneth Hale officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Memorial Cemetery with full Military Honors, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home in Ozark Friday, April 4, 2025, from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.
Jimmy was born April 23, 1947, to the late Clifton and Ethel Bottoms Ketcham. He graduated from Carroll High School in 1965, received an A and P license from the Alabama Aviation College and an associate degree from Enterprise Community College. An Army veteran, he served in Vietnam with the 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion as crew chief and flight engineer aboard the CH47 Chinook. He retired with 20 years in the Army Reserve. His career at Ft. Rucker spanned 40 years working for the maintenance contractor, Army Reserve and civil service. Upon retirement he and Beverly traveled around the country stopping to see friends and family along the way.
Jimmy was a friend to many and spent his life honoring God, his family, country and community. A devoted member of Ozark Baptist Church he was honored to be named Deacon Emeritus for Life in 2016. He was an avid HAM radio operator. In 1998 he reconnected with his Vietnam buddies and enjoyed attending Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association reunions each year. He was pleased to be named an honorary member of Guns A Go Go, a Vietnam Chinook helicopter unit.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Sandy Weibelt Ketcham; and a sister, Margaret K. Chalker.
He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Beverly Aman Ketcham of Ozark; son, Jason (Sara) Ketcham of Phenix City; stepsons, Sam Perry of the Arguta Community, and Matt (Stacey) Perry of Dothan; and grandchildren, Sandralynn Ketcham, Aubrey Ketcham, Kennedy Perry and Hudson Perry.
Jimmy’s family is grateful for the compassionate and dedicated care given him by Cornerstone Caregiving and DaySpring Hospice during his illness. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in his memory to DaySpring Hospice, 100 Professional Lane, Enterprise, Alabama 36330; or Ozark Baptist Church, 282 South Union Avenue, Ozark, Alabama 36360.
James Benjamin Youngblood, Sr passed from life on this earth into life with his Heavenly Father on March 25, 2025, at West Gate Village in Brewton, Alabama. James was preceded in death by his parents, John Green Youngblood and Johnnie Lee Waters Youngblood, from Tifton, Georgia. James was preceded in death by his loving wife whom he adored, Erma Pauline Odom Youngblood, who passed away on November 10. 2001. He is survived by two daughters, Kathy Ann Youngblood (Buck) Farrior of Brewton, AL and Pamela Carol Youngblood Hopkins of Hoover, AL; and his two sons, Stevens Anthony (Anne) Odom of Orange Beach, AL and James Benjamin (Belinda) Youngblood, Jr of Hoover, AL. Also, by his grandchildren, Laura Leigh Farrior (Larry) Rambach, Olin Fields (Megan) Farrior; Charity Nicole Youngblood, James Benjamin (Samantha) Youngblood, III, Katherine Hope Youngblood (Jantzen) Lee, John Watkins (Cassie) Youngblood, Patrick (Vickie) Odom, Robert Odom, Chris Odom, Jordan Dyer, and Alex Odom; and ten great grandchildren.
James was born in Tifton, GA on February 20, 1934. He went to work at a young age as a sewing machine mechanic in a textile plant (pants factory) in Ashburn, GA. He continued in this industry and worked hard to become a Plant Manager at several textile plants, moving to several towns in the South. He retired from working as a Shift Lead Manager at the Sony Plant in Dothan and then worked for the Town of Malvern for about 20 years. He loved to racoon hunt and enjoyed raising and training hunting dogs, both Walker and Blue Tick breeds. He also loved sports from early days when he played basketball, baseball and ran track in high school. He won the Georgia State Championship in the 100 Yard dash two years in a row. He developed a love for watching football and NASCAR racing on the television. He loved the outdoors including gardening and growing roses. James was a committed Christian man and served as a Deacon in the Baptist Church. He lived in Malvern, Alabama for 44 years until he moved for health reasons in 2024. He was a member of Malvern Baptist Church during that time. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather; a hard worker; and had a wonderful sense of humor. He had a way of making people feel valued and important.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts be made to Malvern Baptist Church, 161 Church Street, Malvern, AL 36375. Visitation will be Monday, March 31, 2025, at 12noon and the Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 pm, both at Malvern Baptist Church, Malvern, Alabama.
OZARK…Mr. Phillip Snell, a resident of Ozark, died Wednesday morning, March 26, 2025, at his home. He was 65.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 31, 2025, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with his cousin, Kevin Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Brown’s Church Cemetery, Echo Community. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends from 3:00 until 5:00 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of his daughter, Pamela, 347 County Road 401, Ozark.
Mr. Snell, son of the late Jerome Snell and Willodene Johnson Snell, was a native of the Brown’s Church Community, near Echo. He was employed with Ozark Peanut & Fertilizer for over forty years until becoming disabled. Mr. Snell enjoyed spending time with his family, gardening, and raising chickens. He was preceded in death by his father-in-law, John T. Robinson.
Surviving relatives include his wife of forty-five years, Wanda Robinson Snell; daughter, Pamela Greene (B.J.), all of Ozark; grandchildren, Stephen Aldridge and Carrie Woolley (Sean); two great-grandchildren, Alyssa Greene and James Woolley; several nieces and nephews, including three special nieces that he thought of like his daughters, Kayla Robinson, Hope Groomes (Todd), and Victoria Robinson (his T-Roy); relatives from the Robinson family, his mother-in-law, Cathryn Cox, Keith “Rip” and Pat Robinson, Allison Robinson, Vicky Napper, and John “PeeWee” Robinson (Susan); his best friend, Mixon “Cull C” Hunter; numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Jimmie Williams, Bobby Aldridge, Tracy Cook, Kevin Strickland, Michael Campbell, Jeffrey Powell. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Timothy Cooper, Stephen Aldridge, and Rip Robinson.
You may sign a guest register at www.fuquabankston.com
