Alfred Lee Tumblin, age 82, of Warrior, Alabama passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

A visitation for Mr. Tumblin will be held at Calvary Baptist Church on Thursday, September 19, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., with the funeral service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Interment to follow at Watts Union Cemetery. Following the committal service at the cemetery, all attendees are asked to reconvene at Calvary Baptist Church for a meal and fellowship.

Obituary written by Mr. Tumblin's son, Tim: So, where do I begin? Wow! How about let's start at the beginning.. It all started in the summer of June 17, 1942. World War II was raging across the planet, and in a small corner of Blount County, Alabama, near Hayden, Hubert and Emma Tumblin received their fourth child, a son who they named Alfred Lee Tumblin. That was our Daddy, and that's what I'm gonna call him throughout this obituary. Daddy was a wonderful husband, father, and counselor, and a very loyal friend, even to those who misbehaved and scorned him. When many family members and friends would say, "Red, you're too soft," he still held no ill-will toward anyone. He'd always say, "God will judge whom He will," or "God is in control. Tim, David, you just do your job." Daddy was a professional drywall carpenter, having built buildings from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He was also a youth baseball coach, and played church league softball as a pitcher with a mean sinker! Most folks know he's a great gospel singer and teacher, but few know that in the early 2000's Dad got his first Certificate of Old Testament Studies from Southeastern Bible College, back when they had a satellite course at Temple Hill Baptist Church. Dad was a talker and he loved sharing ideas, songs, history, and family stories.