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 noted by New Haven Register on January 22nd, 2022 that Eddie Bynum passed away in Connecticut.  Bynum was 83 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Eddie's life.

It was noted by New Haven Register on September 28th, 2021 that Joel N Counsel perished in Connecticut.  Counsel was 78 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Joel N's life.

It was reported by Atlanta Journal/Constitution on April 25th, 2021 that Karl Von Dr Binns passed away in Salisbury, Maryland.  Binns was 69 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Karl Von Dr's life.

It was noted by Tampa Bay on March 14th, 2021 that Martha Robin (Rush) passed on in Tampa, Florida.  Ms. Robin was 94 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Martha's life.

It was noted by Arkansas Democrat/Gazette on September 16th, 2020 that Plato Evans Jr Barnett perished in Mt Dora, Florida.  Barnett was 68 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Plato Evans Jr's life.

It was revealed by New Haven Register on July 15th, 2020 that Flora L Ligon (Watson) passed on in West Haven, Connecticut.  Ms. Ligon was 86 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Flora L's life.

It was written by New Haven Register on November 20th, 2019 that Neomie "Neamia" "Polly" Boyd (Ligon) passed on 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 share your condolences and honor Helen's life.

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

It was noted by Des Moines Register on January 23rd, 2018 that Irving "Irv" Steinberg perished in Iowa.  Steinberg was 89 years old and was born in Tuskegee, AL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Irving "Irv"'s life.

History

The city is the county seat of Macon County, and is known as the home of Tuskegee University "The Pride of the Swift Growing South". 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. Tuskegee and Tuskegee Institute were also home to the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the first squadron of African-American pilots in the US Military. At the 2000 census the population was 11,846 and is designated a Micropolitan Statistical Area. 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.

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