Birmingham Funeral Homes, funeral services & flowers in Alabama (2024)

Facts about the city

• Birmingham has been featured in films like: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006), Murderball (2005), Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), and Courting Condi (2008).
• Some of the notable people born here have been: Condoleezza Rice (politician and political scientist), Amber Benson (film director and actor), Taylor Hicks (singer and author), Carl Lewis (actor and track and field athlete), Roy Wood, Jr. (comedian and disc jockey), Brandon Johnson (american football player), and Vann McElroy (american football player).
• Birmingham is home to the following sports teams: Birmingham Bulls, Birmingham South Stars, and UAB Blazers football.

Birmingham (/ˈbɜrmɪŋhæm/ BUR-ming-ham) is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. The city's population was 212,237 according to the 2010 United States Census. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of about 1,128,047 according to the 2010 Census, which is approximately one quarter of Alabama's population.Birmingham was founded in 1871, during the post-Civil War Reconstruction period, through the merger of three pre-existing farm towns, notably, former Elyton. It grew from there, annexing many more of its smaller neighbors, into an industrial and railroad transportation center with a focus on mining, the iron and steel industry, and railroading. Birmingham was named for Birmingham, England, UK; one of that nation's major industrial cities. Most of the original settlers who founded Birmingham were of English ancestry. In one writer's view, the city was planned as a place where cheap, non-unionized, and African-American labor from rural Alabama could be employed in the city's steel mills and blast furnaces, giving it a competitive advantage over industrial cities in the Midwest and Northeast.From its founding through the end of the 1960s, Birmingham was a primary industrial center of the South. The pace of Birmingham's growth during the period from 1881 through 1920 earned its nicknames The Magic City and The Pittsburgh of the South. Much like Pittsburgh, Birmingham's major industries were iron and steel production, plus a major component of the railroading industry, where rails and railroad cars were both manufactured in Birmingham. In the field of railroading, the two primary hubs of railroading in the Deep South were nearby Atlanta and Birmingham, beginning in the 1860s and continuing through to the present day. The economy diversified during the later half of the twentieth century. Though the manufacturing industry maintains a strong presence in Birmingham, other businesses and industries such as banking, telecommunications, transportation, electrical power transmission, medical care, college education, and insurance have risen in stature. Mining in the Birmingham area is no longer a major industry with the exception of coal mining. Birmingham ranks as one of the most important business centers in the Southeastern United States and is also one of the largest banking centers in the United States. In addition, the Birmingham area serves as headquarters to one Fortune 500 company: Regions Financial, along with five other Fortune 1000 companies.In higher education, Birmingham has been the location of the University of Alabama School of Medicine (formerly the Medical College of Alabama) and the University of Alabama School of Dentistry since 1947. Since that time it has also obtained a campus of the University of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham (founded circa 1969), one of three main campuses of the University of Alabama System. It is also home to three private institutions: Samford University, Birmingham-Southern College, and Miles College. Between these colleges and universities, the Birmingham area has major colleges of medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, law, engineering, and nursing. The city has three of the state's five law schools: Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham School of Law, and Miles Law School. Birmingham is also the headquarters of the Southeastern Conference, one of the major U.S. collegiate athletic conferences.

Birmingham Obituaries

It was written by Orlando Sentinel on February 17th, 2022 that Mildred Brewer (Starnes) passed away in Orlando, Florida. Ms. Brewer was 100 years old and was born in Birmingham, AL. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mildred's life.

It was written by Pine Bluff Commercial on February 9th, 2022 that Mildred Cross perished in Birmingham, Alabama. Cross was 107 years old. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mildred's life.

It was revealed by Orlando Sentinel on November 6th, 2021 that Frank Mason Seay perished in Oviedo, Florida. Seay was 76 years old and was born in Birmingham, AL. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Frank Mason's life.

It was revealed by Orlando Sentinel on September 14th, 2021 that Norton M Jr Dr Baker perished in Orlando, Florida. Baker was 92 years old and was born in Birmingham, AL. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Norton M Jr Dr's life.

It was revealed by Arkansas Democrat/Gazette on September 3rd, 2021 that Gloria Ash Minor perished in Birmingham, Alabama. Minor was 93 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Gloria Ash's life.

It was revealed by The Roanoke Times & World News on August 22nd, 2021 that James W Aldridge perished in Birmingham, Alabama. Aldridge was 68 years old. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James W's life.

It was noted by Mountain Messenger on July 29th, 2021 that Sarah Raykes (Silvers) passed away in Birmingham, Alabama. Ms. Raykes was 93 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Sarah's life.

It was written by Orlando Sentinel on June 6th, 2021 that John Christopher Mitchell passed on in Orlando, Florida. Mitchell was 65 years old and was born in Birmingham, AL. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John Christopher's life.

It was reported by Orlando Sentinel on May 4th, 2021 that C John Rolls died in Longwood, Florida. Rolls was 80 years old and was born in Birmingham, AL. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor C John's life.

It was written by Orlando Sentinel on April 23rd, 2021 that Robert Alan "Bob" Jacquin perished in Orlando, Florida. Jacquin was 66 years old and was born in Birmingham, AL. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Robert Alan "Bob"'s life.

History

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From its founding in 1871 to the 1960's Birmingham's economy was focused on the iron and steel industry, mining, and railroading. Its amazing growth led to its nickname the "Magic City." After the 1960's other industries grew, diversifying its economic base.

It is now seen as a cultural center, embracing ballet, opera, music and art. It is home to the Southeast's largest museum.

The official website for the city of Birmingham is https://www.birminghamal.gov/.