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Mrs. Mae Lean Cummings, age 82 of Brilliant passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 in the Sunset Manor Nursing facility in Guin. Funeral services for Mrs. Cummings are incomplete and will be announced later.

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Mrs. Martha “Faye” Pittman, age 90, of Winfield, AL, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Born on February 25, 1933, she was the youngest of five daughters born to John Thomas and Hattie Weeks. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 68 years, Paul Pittman. Faye is survived by her daughter, Deliska Lee (Sammy) of Jasper, AL; her son Danny Pittman (Kathy) of Winfield, AL; three grandchildren, Bree Smith (Jason) of Birmingham, AL, Cameron Lee (Brittany) of Jasper, AL, Zach Pittman (Katie) of Pensacola, FL, four great-grandchildren, Sawyer, Taegan, Tate, and Beckham; and one sister Dot Miles of Winfield, AL.

After graduating from Winfield High School, Faye attended Lee College in Cleveland, TN and Florence State University in Florence, AL. She married the love of her life, Paul Pittman, in 1955 while he was serving in the United States Air Force.

Over the course of her life, Faye had a diverse business career, working for the Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, managing a motel with Paul in Muscle Shoals, AL, establishing three retail businesses, and spending summers at Yellowstone National Park working in retail sales after retiring. While at the park, she became a member of the Yellowstone 100 Mile Hiking Club. This was quite a feat for a 75-year-old. Her love for travel took her and Paul all over the United States and to Europe, the Holy Lands, and even to Africa on a mission trip. Her gift of hospitality was appreciated by everyone! From homemade bread to cakes, cookies, and casseroles, Faye’s cooking skills were legendary. Her food was so good that she published a cookbook of her recipes. She lived her life as a faithful servant of Christ who loved the Lord, her family, her church, and her community.

A private family funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the West Alabama Memorial Garden.

Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield, Alabama serving the Pittman family.

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Mrs. Mae Rene Franks Crowe, age 88 of the Twin community passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at her residence. Mae Rene was born in Marion County, Alabama on May 8, 1934 to Gensis and Nola Davis Morrow. Mrs. Crowe was a member of the Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church and a 1952 graduate of Marion County High School. She was employed for many years with Munsingwear of Guin and SouthTrust Bank until her retirement. Mae Rene was a very talented musician and loved to play the accordion. She enjoyed going to gospel singings, traveling, and taking care of her grandchildren.
Mrs. Crowe is survived by her two sons, Kenny Franks and his wife Sandra and Kyle Franks and his wife Whitney, her grandchildren, Kerry Early (Trey), Kylie Smith (Nicklas) Andy Franks and Kollier Franks, a sister, Ruby Lee Aldridge, special friend, Martine Miles, special caregivers, Tammy Burleson and Cecilia Randolph, alone with a host of nieces, nephews, church family and other relatives and close friends. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Bithel Franks and Harold Crowe, sisters, Louise Lacey and Mary Rich, brothers, Rufus and Morgan Morrow.
Funeral services for Mrs. Crowe will be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. from the Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church with burial to follow in the adjoining cemetery. The visitation will be held on Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. service time at the church.
Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield, Alabama serving the Franks-Crowe family.

 

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Mr. Brandon Kyle Stephens, age 46, of Madisonville, LA, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Slidell, LA. Kyle was born was August 10, 1976, in Covington, LA, to Jerry L. “Pete” Stephens and Melinda Kay Norris but his mother always said that Kyle was a miracle baby in that he was born with two mothers that loved him equally. He hit the lottery when Laura Reed Stephens became his other mother when he was six years old. Kyle attended Cathedral Christian in Center Point, Alabama until he moved back home to Louisiana in 1995. He attended Covington High School and later attended Southeastern Louisiana University where he received a degree in Criminal Justice. Kyle was employed for many years with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office and later with the Madisonville Louisiana Police Department. He worked alongside his grandfather, Floyd Norris, selling art and also ran a successful lawn care business for many years to supplement his income as a law enforcement officer. More recently he opened his own wholesale rug company and was traveling the southern states building his business. In what spare time he had, he enjoyed playing foosball, often playing in tournaments across the United States. He loved to coach his sons in soccer and football, both of which he played throughout his school life, but more than anything, he loved to fish with his sons. All of his life, Kyle had a passion for animals and would often bring home a stray, injured or mistreated animal he found on the road. His family never knew what would be coming home with him to become one of his “babies”.

Kyle is survived by his father, Pete Stephens, and his mothers, Kay Norris and Laura Stephens, his adoring grandfather, Floyd V. Norris, sons, Jack Riley Stephens and Pete Austin Stephens, his girlfriend and loving partner, Gina Browne, sisters Ashley Nicole Ludtke and Keli Stephens Wilkinson (Tres), brothers Jerry L. Stephens, Jr. and Gerald Blake Stephens (Jamie), nieces Kylie Janee’ Ludtke, Lauryn Wilkinson, Grace Wilkinson, Rori Wilkinson, Anna James Wilkinson, Ava Mae Stephens, and nephews, Kobe Irie Ludtke (Lexi), Korbyn Zayne Ludtke and James Stanley “Jase” Wilkinson, great nephew Kylan Ludtke, and great niece, Davina Nichole Ludtke, aunts, Gay Stephens Arwood, and Ronda Side, uncles David M. Norris (Susan), Gordon Stephens and Reginald Stephens (Sharon), and a host of other family members and friends.

Kyle was preceded in death by his grandmother, Betty Jean Riley Norris, and grandparents, Robert Lionel Stephens and Annie Gibbs Stephens, uncles, Gary Stephens, George “Red” Stephens, Charley Stephens, and Guy Stephens.

Funeral services for Kyle will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel, Winfield, Alabama, with burial to follow in the Musgrove Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, it would be appreciated so very much if a green plant is sent that his sons can take home with them in memory of their father, or make a donation to the Northshore Humane Society in Covington, Louisiana in his honor. They can be reached at (985) 892-7387, Ext. 3.

Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield, Alabama serving the Stephens family.