Brantley High School Selma, Alabama

02/23/2023

Frank Lewis Fails
NOVEMBER 22, 1943 – FEBRUARY 18, 2023
Obituary of Frank Lewis Fails
IN THE CARE OF
Woodlawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park
Fails, Frank Lewis, 79, born in Selma, Alabama, passed away in Berwyn, Illinois on February 18, 2023. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years Arabella née Cleveland; predeceased by his parents Susie Nell née Stringer and David Fails; he was a beloved father of Regena (Eric) Nelson, Cardell Fails, Cedrica Fails; cherished grandfather of Matthew Nelson, Amanda Nelson, Bella Macklin, Cardell Fails, Jr.; loving brother of Margaret Cleveland and sibilings that predeceased him, Johnny, Dorothy (Rufus) Hartway, David, Redmond (Maddie) Fails, Nellie (Junior) Grayson, Tommy (Mary) Fails. Frank was a loving uncle to a host of nieces and nephews; cherished Godfather to Howard Harris.

Frank graduated from Brantley High School; he also served in the United States Air Force. He worked at Entenmann’s Bakery, and worked 25 years at Oscar Mayer. Some of the things he enjoyed were riding his bike, taking walks, watching sports, listening to country music, vacations with the family. He was a biblical scholar and enjoyed helping others. Frank will be best remembered for being a leader and helping others, making sure his family had everything they needed, his generosity, and encouraging everyone to reach their highest potential.

Visitation is Friday, February 24, 2023 from 10am to 11am at Christ Temple Church of the Apostolic Faith, International Ministries at 502 South 6th Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153. Service starts at 11am. Interment to follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 7750 West Cermak Road, Forest Park, Illinois 60130. Arrangements under the care of Woodlawn Funeral Home, Info 708-442-8500 or

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02/02/2023

February 1, 2023

Theme: Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Present, Envisioning the Future

Dear Fellow Schoolmates:
First, I ask all of you to continue to pray for and support the city of Selma and those that were negatively impacted by the tornado earlier this month. We pray that Selma will rebuild and come back stronger and better than ever.
The 2023 Brantley School Reunion Committee is excited about our upcoming school reunion and is preparing for another fun-filled celebration. The reunion will be the weekend of June 30 through July 2, 2023, registration fee is $150.00 per person which also includes a polo shirt and a souvenir booklet. Please send the registration fee in the form of a money order or cashier’s check. DO NOT send personal checks.

Please complete the enclosed Brantley School Reunion 2023 registration form. A tentative schedule of events is also attached. Additional polo shirts are $20.00 each and additional booklets are $10.00 each (additional items must be pre-ordered). Also, ads can be purchased to go in the booklet based on the size and cost shown on the registration form. Don’t forget to include a copy of your ad and payment for your ad with the registration fee.

Payment should be made to: Brantley School Reunion and mailed to P.O. Box 883, Selma, AL 36702-0883. Deadline for all payments is April 14, 2023.

Remember, returning your registration early helps us to rollout a quality event. Be sure to include the name and payment for any guest that will be attending with you.

Please pass this information on to other schoolmates that may not have received this package. We encourage classmates who have never attended a reunion to join us for this celebration. And for those classmates who haven’t attended in a while, we miss you and would love to see you at this reunion.

Sincerely,

HERMANSKI PATTERSON, President
2023 BHS Reunion Committee

02/25/2022

02/19/2022

Due to the continued spread of COVID 19 and its variants. The Executive Committee met and voted not to plan a reunion this year (2022). The plan is to wait until the end of this year to determine if it is safe to plan for next year.
Be safe

10/02/2020

Dear Fellow Schoolmates:
In March of this year, the Brantley High School (BHS) Reunion Committee notified everyone that due to the impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, we would not have a school reunion this year and we would reschedule the Reunion for June 25-27, 2021. We also encouraged everyone to heed the advice of our scientist and experts on this Coronavirus pandemic and take care of ourselves, our families and others.
Unfortunately, the pandemic is still wreaking havoc on our nation and the world, and we are not even close to having a vaccine. According to the Food and Drug Administration, the earliest that they foresee getting an approved vaccine will be the 3rd quarter of 2021. Even then, they can’t predict when an approved vaccine will be available to the general public and everyone is vaccinated.
With this in mind, and so many uncertainties remaining, our planning committee has decided to delay the next BHS reunion until 2022 with the tentative dates being June 24-26, 2022. As stated before, we will resume planning efforts when this pandemic is behind us and it is practical to do so. This pandemic is nowhere near over, and we encourage you all to protect yourselves, your loved ones, and everyone else from this deadly virus.
We want to see every one of you back for the 2022 reunion. And remember that in order to effect real change in combating this pandemic we all need to VOTE for trusted leadership in next month’s presidential election. Be safe, wear your mask, and always practice social distancing.
Thank you,

HERMANSKI PATTERSON, President
ROSA LESURE SHANNON, Vice President
AMOS MOORE, Corresponding Secretary
Brantley High School Reunion Committee

12/20/2019

Friday, Selma Convention Center
Saturday, Capitol City Club in Montgomery

05/08/2018

Daniel Sims's Funeral Services Saturday, May 12, 2018

At Phillips Grove Baptist Church, 2674 County Road 81

Valley Grande, AL 36701 @ 1:00 P. M.

Millers Funeral Service directing

The body will lie in state at the church from 12:00 to 1:00 P. M.

Internment @ Home Aide Cemetery, Burnsville, AL located above Brien Chapel Church.

02/07/2018

Funeral arrangements for Ms. Frances Fells, former teacher at Brantley High school. The final service will be Saturday February 10, 2018 Ebenezer Baptist Church 1548 FD Reese St. Selma, Al. Viewing 9-11AM Service at 11AM burial will be at the Fairlawn Selma.

01/18/2018

I am saddened inform you of the passing of Dr. Quincy Shelton, class of 1961. The only information I have to date is;
Memorial service for Dr. Quincy Shelton will be January 20, 2018 @ Caring Temple (Q church) at 11am in Detroit, MI.

11/30/2016

2016 Reunion. Three members from the first graduating class of Brantley High School (1957) present $500 check to principal Mrs. Audrey Strong.
L-R Principal Audrey Strong, Bernice Irvin, Nettie Shelton, Mary Benford

02/06/2016

Brantley School Reunion Present Principal Audrey Strong with $500 check.