Spurgeon Rutledge was a lifelong Alabamian. Those who knew him describe him as a loving, wonderful, Christian man. He was born in Sprott, Alabama on January 1, 1925, the second of 14 children.

Birmingham fire officials are looking into how a fire got started at Wren & Sons Funeral Home on Finley Boulevard. Investigators say there was heavy fire in the building and two limousines when they ...