Funeral Homes in Mobile, AL

Facts about the city

• Mobile has been featured in films like: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Executive Decision (1996), The Final Destination (2009), and Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988).
• Some of the notable people born here have been: Kathryn P. Hire (engineer and astronaut), Richard Tyson (actor), Willie Anderson (american football player), Leon Lett (american football player), Orlando Huff (american football player), Tee Martin (american football player and coach), and Chris Samuels (american football player).

Mobile (/moʊˈbiːl/ moh-BEEL; French pronunciation: ​[mɔ.bil]) is the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama. The population within the city limits was 195,111 as of the 2010 United States Census, making it the third most populous city in the State of Alabama, the most populous in Mobile County, and the largest municipality on the Gulf Coast between New Orleans, Louisiana, and St. Petersburg, Florida.Alabama's only saltwater port, Mobile is located at the head of the Mobile Bay and the north-central Gulf Coast. The Port of Mobile has always played a key role in the economic health of the city beginning with the city as a key trading center between the French and Native Americans down to its current role as the 12th-largest port in the United States. Mobile is the principal municipality of the Mobile Metropolitan Statistical Area. This region of 412,992 residents is composed solely of Mobile County; it is the third-largest metropolitan statistical area in the state. Mobile is the largest city in the Mobile-Daphne−Fairhope CSA, with a total population of 604,726, the second largest in the state. As of 2011, the population within a 60-mile (100 km) radius of Mobile is 1,262,907.Mobile began as the first capital of colonial French Louisiana in 1702. During its first 100 years, Mobile was a colony of France, then Britain, and lastly Spain. Mobile first became a part of the United States of America in 1813, with the annexation of West Florida under President James Madison. In 1861 Alabama joined the Confederate States of America, which surrendered in 1865.As one of the Gulf Coast's cultural centers, Mobile has several art museums, a symphony orchestra, a professional opera, a professional ballet company, and a large concentration of historic architecture. Mobile is known for having the oldest organized Carnival celebrations in the United States. The festival began to be celebrated in the first decade of the 18th century by its first French Catholic colonial settlers. Mobile was host to the first formally organized Carnival mystic society, known elsewhere as a krewe, to celebrate with a parade in the United States, beginning in 1830. In 2005 the first integrated mystic society had a parade for Mardi Gras.

Mobile Obituaries

It was reported by Mountain Messenger on February 11th, 2022 that Michael Staten perished in Mobile, Alabama.  Staten was 73 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Michael's life.

It was disclosed by Chicago Tribune on January 2nd, 2022 that Shirley Ann Williams died in Illinois.  Williams was 80 years old and was born in Mobile, AL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Shirley Ann's life.

It was disclosed by The Roanoke Times & World News on September 30th, 2021 that John Mack Jr Welford died in Salem, Virginia.  Welford was 81 years old and was born in Mobile, AL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John Mack Jr's life.

It was disclosed by Tampa Bay on September 26th, 2021 that Ann Werly (Lancaster) died in Seminole, Florida.  Ms. Werly was 88 years old and was born in Mobile, AL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ann's life.

It was reported by San Diego Union-Tribune on June 27th, 2021 that John Edward Mayo passed away in San Diego, California.  Mayo was 85 years old and was born in Mobile, AL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John Edward's life.

It was reported by Providence Journal on April 6th, 2021 that David W Bazor perished in Warwick, Rhode Island.  Bazor was 66 years old and was born in Mobile, AL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor David W's life.

It was noted by The Advocate on March 12th, 2021 that Dejazmach E McCreary "Mack" Ligon perished in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Ligon was 46 years old and was born in Mobile, AL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dejazmach E McCreary "Mack"'s life.

It was written by Sacramento Bee on March 1st, 2021 that Joseph Peter Jr Verneuille passed on in Sacramento, California.  Verneuille was 96 years old and was born in Mobile, AL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Joseph Peter Jr's life.

It was noted by Tampa Bay on January 17th, 2021 that James O'Neal Jr Melton passed away in Temple Terrace, Florida.  Melton was 67 years old and was born in Mobile, AL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor James O'Neal Jr's life.

It was noted by Sacramento Bee on January 10th, 2021 that Elizabeth "Betty" Barrow (Washichek) perished in Sacramento, California.  Ms. Barrow was 96 years old and was born in Mobile, AL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Elizabeth "Betty"'s life.

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One of Mobile's unique characteristics is its Carnival celebrations. French settlers began the tradition in 1703, making it the oldest in the nation. Featuring balls, and parades, the celebration starts in November and runs till the clock strikes twelve on Mardi Gras.

The official website for the city of Mobile is https://www.cityofmobile.org/.