Obituaries
Dean C. Allen
Funeral service for Mrs. Dean C. Allen, 75, of Eclectic, was Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Pastor Daren Davis and Pastor Timothy Martin officiated. Burial followed in the Rock Springs Cemetery in Goodwater.
Mrs. Allen passed away on Friday, August 9, 2024, at Jackson Hospital. She was born on June 14, 1949, in Eclectic to Bro. Charles Edward Collier and Thelma Elsie Culver Collier. She was a devoted member of the Living Word Church, where she served as treasurer for many years. Her voice resonated through the pews as she sang southern gospel music with passion. She loved cooking for her family and friends. In her quiet time, she enjoyed crocheting, cross-stitching, reading Amish books, and solving Sudoku puzzles.
She will be remembered as a skilled tax preparer who generously assisted friends and family, reflecting her innate inclination to help others. Mrs. Allen’s legacy of love and selflessness endures in the hearts of those she touched. Her joy for life was evident in the laughter shared on vacations with loved ones, a testament to a life rich in relationships and care.
She is survived by her daughters, Michelle Wynn, Tammy Bartlett, both of Alexander City, and Patricia Warren of Eclectic; grandchildren, Ethan Theriault and Kaleb Johnson of Eclectic; sister, Regina (Ron) Davis of Wetumpka; and brother, Charles (Opal) Collier of Eclectic.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bro. Billy P. Allen; and brother, Benny Collier.
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Radney Funeral Home was honored to serve the family of Dean C. Allen.
Fred Gilbert Jr.
Mr. Fred Gilbert Jr. was born December 7, 1964, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Fred Sr. and Annie Gilbert. He passed quietly at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham on August 2, 2024.
Fred Jr. accepted Christ as his personal savior and was a member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church. Fred Jr. graduated from Madison Park High School in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1981 and attended trade school for plumbing. He was also a painter, carpenter, and helper.
Fred is survived by his parents, Fred Sr. and Annie Gilbert; brother, Anthony (Theresa) Gilbert of Rockford; two sisters, Debra (Richard) Stallworth of Montgomery and Jacqueline Gilbert of Boston, Massachusetts; six aunts; four uncles; and a host of nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.
John 14:1-6, “’Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.’ Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?’ Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”
Gone but not forgotten. Rest in Peace, from the Family and Friends.
Professional services entrusted to W.E. Lusain Funeral Home and Crematory, Birmingham.
