Funeral Homes in Tuskegee, AL

Facts about the city

• Tuskegee has been featured in films like: Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963), Everyman's Feast (2002), and Hooper (1978).
• Tuskegee is home to the following sports teams: Alabama Crimson Tide Football.

Tuskegee Obituaries

It was reported by New Haven Register on November 20th, 2019 that Neomie "Neamia" "Polly" Boyd (Ligon) perished in New Haven, Connecticut.  Ms. Boyd was 84 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Neomie "Neamia" "Polly"'s life.

It was disclosed by Ann Arbor News on May 20th, 2018 that Helen Ross (White) died in Ypsilanti, Michigan.  Ms. Ross was 88 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Helen's life.

It was written by New Haven Register on April 19th, 2018 that Willie "Sonny Boy" Barrow passed on in Hartford, Connecticut.  Barrow was 79 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Willie "Sonny Boy"'s life.

It was reported by Des Moines Register on January 23rd, 2018 that Irving "Irv" Steinberg passed away in Iowa.  Steinberg was 89 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Irving "Irv"'s life.

It was noted by New Haven Register on December 20th, 2017 that Leonard Boyd passed on in Connecticut.  Boyd was 77 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Leonard's life.

It was revealed by Star Beacon on July 27th, 2017 that Luddie William Sr Carmichael passed away in Ashtabula, Ohio.  Carmichael was 78 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Luddie William Sr's life.

It was reported by Orlando Sentinel on January 16th, 2017 that Mary Winnifred "Winn" Taylor (Wadsworth) died in Florida.  Ms. Taylor was 71 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mary Winnifred "Winn"'s life.

It was noted on May 9th, 2016 that William "B J" Johnson died in Lorain, Ohio.  Johnson was 79 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor William "B J"'s life.

It was reported on October 13th, 2015 that Alnita Yvonne Tramell died in Niagara Falls, New York.  Tramell was 64 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Alnita Yvonne's life.

It was written by Journal News on August 14th, 2015 that Dorothy M Howard (Morgan) perished in Middletown, Ohio.  Ms. Howard was 73 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Dorothy M's life.

History

One of the most famous teachers at Tuskegee was George Washington Carver, whose name is synonymous with innovative research into Southern farming method and crops. It is where, in 1881, Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers, which later became Tuskegee Institute and then Tuskegee University, with the mission of educating a newly freed people for self-sufficiency, and was the birthplace of Rosa Louise Parks in 1913. At the 2000 census the population was 11,846 and is designated a Micropolitan Statistical Area. Today it remains a center for African-American education and became a part of the National Park Service Parks System in 1974.

The official website for the city of Tuskegee is http://www.tuscaloosa.com/.