Joyce Ehrensperger, age 87 of Trussville, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, after a short illness. She was born on April 30, 1935, in Fayette County, Georgia, and grew up in East Point, Georgia. She met her husband, Fred, on February 23, 1952, on a blind date while he was living in Atlanta attending Georgia Tech. They were married in 1953 and moved to his home town of Birmingham, Alabama, in 1960. They have resided in Trussville for the past 20 years.

Anyone who knew Joyce knew that she loved her family and the color purple — any shade of the color purple. She was a card sender; any birthday, anniversary, any occasion, she sent a card, usually with a personal note added. She also loved her gardenia bushes and shared the beautiful blooms with her friends. There are quite a few people who have gardenia bushes that Joyce rooted for them from her plants.

Joyce was predeceased by her parents, William and Christine Payne; brother, Roy Payne; and grandson, Steven Ehrensperger. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 68 years, Fred Ehrensperger, and their children, David (Cheryl) Ehrensperger and Karen (Robbie) Benton; grandchildren, Kristi Ehrensperger (David) Gellings, Ryan Benton, and Kevin (Elyse) Benton; great granddaughters, Madelyn, Ella, and Olivia Benton; sister, Jeri (Carl) Moore; sister-in-law, Ann Payne; numerous nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Thursday, May 12, 2022, from 5:00-7:00 PM at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in Trussville. Services will be held Friday, May 13, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Faith Lutheran Church, 6704 Deerfoot Parkway, Clay, Alabama.The Rev. Keith Cook, The Rev. Frank C. Wise, Jr., and The Rev. Dr. Chris Jones officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to either the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

I’m sure this is a devastating loss to our long time treasurer and good friend Fred Ehrenspereger.  Click here to link to the funeral home website and leave a note to the family.

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Clarence G. Fleck Jr. (Buddy), age 93, long term resident of Homewood passed away on Friday, the 22nd of April, 2022. Clarence was born June 24, 1928 to the late Clarence Sr. and Mable Fleck. Buddy graduated from Phillips High School and the University of Alabama. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was employed at Hayes Aircraft for 15 years then he joined Southern Company where he retired after 22 years of service.

Buddy had a passion for sports and received a scholarship from the University of Alabama to play baseball and was a member of the A Club. He pitched for the Tide until a shoulder injury ended his career. Buddy was a member of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church and served on Sunday mornings for many years and also volunteered with the homebound. In addition to baseball he loved to fish and play golf. He was an avid Bama fan and pulled for the Tide every weekend in the fall. Buddy loved to spend time with his family, especially every summer at the beach. Buddy would do anything for anyone,had the most tender heart and was the perfect example of a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.

Buddy was preceded in death by his parents, and his brothers Julius Fleck and Jim Fleck. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years Mary C. (Kitty) Fleck, his daughters Pam Dixon (Eric) and Leigh Ward (Terry), his grandchildren Allie Miller (Scott), Ashley Santelli (Carlos) and Adam Dixon (Amanda) and by his great grandchildren Noah Miller and Cole Miller.

A visitation for Buddy will be held Wednesday, the 27th of April, 2022 beginning at eleven o’clock in the morning at Ridout’s Valley Chapel, 1800 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL 35209, with the funeral service following at twelve o’clock in the afternoon. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ridoutsvalleychapel.com for the Fleck family.

Message from Stan Wilke about Mike Slatsky’s Dad:

We are saddened to tell everyone that our dad, T.J. (Kit) Slatsky has passed away. He was 83 years old. Those that knew him know that when God made dad, He threw away the mold. In his young days, he grew up in the Brookside community and from what a have been told, he was a really good basketball and baseball player. He met my mother, Martha, and from then on, it was Kit and Martha, Martha and Kit. They married and created a family and settled in Minor. He was an electrical engineer and worked for Hayes International and, most of his career, he worked for Southern Company. But that is not what defined dad. Dad was unapologetically Catholic, fiercely protective of his family, somewhat of a jokester, and was extremely giving. He was coach, mentor, and dad to many other children in the community. He was best man to all 3 of his boys and as good of the father that he was, he was even a better grandfather.

Dad’s funeral mass will be Thursday, March 24 at noon at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Leeds. From 11-12, there will be a visitation. He will be buried next to Martha at St. Michael’s Cemetery in Brookside following the mass.

From: First Baptist Peachtree City / Condolences

Good afternoon, everyone,

We are saddened to inform you that Tom Beckham passed away Sunday morning. Tom and Mary Ann have been part of our church family for twenty-two years and Tom will be greatly missed.

Services will be held at our church, First Baptist Peachtree City, this Friday, March 25, 2022. Visitation is scheduled for 12:00 and the Funeral Service will begin at 1:00 PM in the worship center. Pastor Mark Matson will officiate.

We ask that our church family continue to be in prayer for Mary Ann and their family during this time.
Sincerely,

Kathy Curl

Grave side services will be at 4pm at Jackson City Cemetery, 485 W College Dr , Jackson , Ga.