James L. “Jim” Small, 68, a native of Atlanta, and a resident of Fort Morgan, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009.
He was a graduate of Auburn University and began working for the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, first at Auburn then Montgomery, as a toxicologist before moving to the Mobile Division and retired as a forensic scientist.
He then worked as an investigator for the Baldwin County District Attorney's Office and was elected as Baldwin County Coroner in 2006.
He enjoyed rebuilding and showing classic antique cars, had an incredible love for fishing and, most of all, his grandkids.
Survivors include two sons, Samuel J. Small of Stapleton and Ray C. Small of Spanish Fort; three step-daughters, Kimberly Alexander and Victoria Norrell, both of Birmingham, and Ashleigh Pyle of La Grange, Ga.; a sister, Pauline Chambers of Hartwell, Ga.; and six grandchildren.
Visitation begins at 1 p.m. with a memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Baldwin County Coliseum in Robertsdale.
The family requests memoriald donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or your favorite charity.
Arrangements are by Mack Funeral Home and Crematory, Robertsdale.
