Mr. Jimmy L. Darby
February 2, 1952 - January 16, 2017
The funeral service for Mr. Jimmy Darby, 63, of Opelika, AL will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Bethel No. II Missionary Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Bishop Norman Hardman will officiate. Rev. Eddie Story is pastor. Mr. Darby passed Monday, January 16, 2017 at East Alabama Medical Center. He was an active member of Mount of Transfiguration in Opelika. In 1970, he graduated from Sanford High School. His remains will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. Survivors: his wife, Jeanette Darby of Opelika, AL; two children, Jimmy Darby, Jr. (Jennifer) and LaToya Darby both of Buffalo, NY; five stepchildren, Monica Patterson of Columbus, OH, Lydell J. Person and Tiffany Liggans both of Buffalo, NY, Shamika Thomas and T.J. (Luvenia) Thomas both of Opelika, AL; eighteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Lois Johnson of Buffalo, NY, Minnie (James) Duboise of Dunkirk, NY, and Sylvia Noble of Clarksville, IN; three brothers, Willie Darby of Opelika, AL, Forest (Sheila) Richardson of Louisville, KY and Bernard Richardson of Buffalo, NY; his mother-in-law, Lottie M. Patterson of Opelika, AL; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
The funeral service for Mr. Jimmy Darby, 63, of Opelika, AL will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Bethel No. II Missionary Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Bishop Norman Hardman will officiate. Rev. Eddie... View Obituary & Service Information