Funeral Arrangements for Wayne King (SNC Training) will be as follows:
Thursday, February 6th @ FBC Pelham – Visitation from 10am – 12pm with funeral service beginning at noon.
Friday, February 7th 10:15am Burial @ National Cemetery

Larry Sweeney, age 77, of Birmingham, Alabama, went to be with his Heavenly Father on January 22, 2025. He was born in Brookhaven, Mississippi on April 15, 1947.

Larry graduated from Calhoun County High School. He received his degree in industrial technology from Mississippi State University, where he also began his military career in the Army ROTC. He retired from the University of Alabama at Birmingham where he worked as an IT engineer. He also worked for Southern Company Services and Sonat during his working career and was the owner of Data Projects, a computer services company.

Larry was a dreamer and an intellectual at heart. He had passions for music, reading, philosophical conversation, his Irish heritage, and all things Lord of The Rings. He loved nothing more than a good meal, good conversation, and good company. He was also a man of faith who had certainty in his mind and peace in soul about being called a child of God.

He is survived by his children, Nathan (Jaime) Sweeney, Kristin (Wolf) Gholson, Erica Sweeney, and Brian (Teyana) Sweeney; his six grandchildren, Killian, Asher and Teagan Gholson, Elliott Sweeney, and Caleb and Liam Sweeney; his brother, Gary Lynn Sweeney; his sister, Karen Sue Johnson; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Albert Anderson Sweeney and Hilda Maxine Applewhite Sweeney; his sister, Freda Sweeney Freeman; his son, Andrew Elliott Sweeney; and his granddaughter, Roisin Louise Gholson.

Larry will be laid to rest at the Alabama National Cemetery, Montevallo.

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The January retiree meeting scheduled for 1:00 PM January 21, 2025 at the Colonnade Energy Center auditorium has been cancelled because of the inclement weather threat.  It is our hope Stan Connally, Executive Vice President of Operations at Southern Company can be rescheduled hopefully for our May meeting.

We hope to see you then!

We hope everyone is planning to attend our January retiree meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Colonnade Energy Center auditorium. We are excited to have Stan Connally, executive vice president of operations at Southern Company – and – chairman, president and chief executive officer of Southern Company Services (SCS) as our speaker. Stan is our SCS Executive sponsor for our retirement group. He will be sharing with us and answering questions. Again, we hope everyone will be able to attend and you can bring a guest with you.

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Jerry Monroe Sappington passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 27, 2024.

A celebration of life service will be held in the sanctuary at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Homewood, Alabama on Tuesday, January 7th at 12:00 pm. A visitation will be held prior beginning at 11:00 am.

Jerry was born to Ethel Hay and Jarrett Sappington in Trenton, Tennessee on December 31, 1932. Jerry’s family moved throughout the Southeastern United States during his youth, spending time in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. He graduated from high school in Tupelo, Mississippi, and immediately joined the U.S. Air Force. A proud veteran, he specialized in radio repair until he was honorably discharged in 1955 to then enroll at Mississippi State University, where he later graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He spent his entire career as an Electrical Engineer with Southern Company Services receiving many advancements and promotions during his tenure there.

Jerry was married to the love of his life, Mary Janelle (Nelle) Wright, with whom he shared over 50 years of happiness and joy until her death in 2006.

Jerry’s faith was an integral part of who he was. For over 60 years, he was an active member of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church where he was a deacon, taught Sunday School and participated in construction mission trips to build churches throughout the United States.

Jerry’s favorite hobby was woodworking. He grew up learning from his carpenter father and enjoyed building furniture, additions to the family home, and generously sharing his time and talent to help friends and family with similar projects.

An honorable, generous, kind, hard-working, and faithful man, Jerry lived a full, rewarding life and had a positive, lasting impact on everyone whose life he touched.

Jerry was preceded in death by his beloved wife Nelle, his parents Ethel Hay and Jarrett Sappington, his daughter Jan Sappington Jones (William), and his brother Charles Sappington.

He is survived by his son Doug Sappington; grandchildren Cody Wright, James Sappington (Helen), Maggie Sappington, Noah Jones and Bailey Jones; and great-grandchildren Abby, Ellie, and Maddie Sappington and Odin Wright, all of Birmingham. He is also survived by his brother Bobby Sappington of Metairie, Louisiana.

Jerry’s family would like to extend a special thank-you to the caring staff at Longleaf Liberty Park in Vestavia Hills, Alabama.

In lieu of flowers, a donation in his memory to Dawson Baptist Church, Homewood, Alabama is gratefully appreciated.

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