Verdine James

Stallworth

Services In Loving Memory of Ms. Verdine James Stallworth, age 82, a native of the Choctaw Bluff Community of Jackson, AL, and a resident of Chattanooga, TN will be held Saturday, January 10, 2026, viewing 10am until the 11am service at New Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, 65 New Canaan Road, (Choctaw Bluff Community), Jackson, AL 36545; Rev. Dr. Hurley James, Pastor and Eulogist. Following the interment in the Church Cemetery, the family will receive friends in the dining hall of the Church.

The Andrews Family and Staff of Andrews Funeral Home request your prayers for Ms. Stallworth's Family, especially her son Avieon Thorpe Washington; brothers: Lenzy Washington, Franklin Mitchell, Timothy Mitchell; sisters: JoAnn Brown, Flora Glisper, and the entire James and Stallworth Family.

Services with sympathetic care and legendary professionalism are entrusted to Andrews Funeral Home, 800 Depot Rd, Jackson, Al. Condolences to the Family may be expressed on Andrews Funeral Home Facebook page.

OBITUARY

Ms. Verdine Stallworth was born November 26, 1943 to the late George Washington and the late Millie James. She departed this life January 1, 2026 surrounded by family in Chattanooga, TN.

Ms. Stallworth was a member of New Canaan Missionary Baptist Church and was a graduate of Harper High School. Her hobbies included watching soap operas and game shows. Among her favorites were The Bold and The Beautiful, Family Feud and Lifetime TV.  Most of all she found great joy in hosting family gatherings. Everyone looked forward to her delicious cooking and warm hospitality. As years passed and due to health concerns, Ms. Stallworth relocated to Chattanooga with her devoted niece, Millie.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by four children: Gregory Washington, Corey Washington, Andrew Washington and Markell Washington; siblings: Tom Washington, Herman Washington, Irene Rocker, Jerry Mitchell, James Washington, Willie Mitchell, and Thyria Mitchell.

Those left to cherish her memories include her son: Avieon Thorpe Washington of Chattanooga, TN; three brothers: Lenzy (Nadean) Washington of Milwaukee, WI; Franklin (Marion) Mitchell of Mobile, AL; Timothy Mitchell of Jackson, AL; two sisters: Joann Brown of Mobile, AL and Flora Glisper of Milwaukee, WI; seven grandchildren: Shirlysia Daniel, Gregory Daniel, Sheena Coleman, DeAndra Washington-Brown   Jeyden Vazquez, Ebony (Kendall) Foxx, Corshaun Washington; seven great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends; two devoted friends: Marilyn Simon and Dora Robinson.