Jeff Fore, 45, of Springville, AL., passed away on May 4, 2020. He was an old fashioned Missionary Baptist Preacher that loved the church and spreading God’s word to all.
Jeff was sent out to preach from the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church then he pastored Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church and Friday’s Crossings Baptist Church. He was a wonderful husband, father, brother and son; he loved to fish; he was a great coach that expressed his thoughts to the Ref’s; an avid Alabama Football fan “Roll Tide” and he loved to play music with his girls. He was a member of Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge.
Jeff received his Bachelor’s degree in Fire Science from Columbia Southern University; he completed the Executive Fire Officer Program from the National Fire Academy and he was also, a graduate of the Police Academy and served as a firefighter and paramedic.
Preceding him in death were his grandparents Johnny Fore and J. C. and Ruby Lee Hill. Left to cherish his memory will be his wife Julie Young Fore; daughters Bentley Grace Fore and Anyston Olivia Fore; parents John and Helen Hill Fore; siblings Deandra Long (Alan) and Wayne Fore (Karin); aunts Sandra Hill, Marie Long (Johnny), Ruby Jean Evans and Kay McKee; grandmother Inez Fore; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other family.
Funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Oneonta, AL., with Bro. Terry Butts, Bro. Larry Smith and Bro. Arnold Hope officiating. Burial will follow in Blount Memory Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, prior to the funeral service at the Church from 11:00 AM until service time. Asked to serve as pallbearers will be Wayne Fore, Alan Long, R. D. Young, Mitchell Young, Logan Young, Grant Alan Long and Ti Cabaniss. The Trussville Fire Department will serve as honorary pallbearers. Lemley Funeral Home and Crematory will be directing.