Joseph "Alvin" Brogden age 72 passed on early Thursday morning January 23, 2025. Alvin was
born December 30, 1952 in Butler County. He graduated from McKenzie High School in 1971
followed by Reid State Technical College. Alvin and Beth were married on April 2, 1987. He
was well known in the McKenzie, Industry and Georgiana communities. During his younger
years, he enjoyed sports and drag racing his green Dodge Duster. Many knew him from his 30+
years working as a Maintenance Electrician with International Paper in Chapman then a few
years at Hyundai in Montgomery.  He was a member of the McKenzie Masonic Lodge and made
Master Mason honored on September 28, 1988. He belonged to the Community of Christ Church
in McKenzie. He will be missed by many in the community. To know him was to know he was
stubborn, hardheaded and quick tempered.

He is survived by his wife Beth Brogden, daughter Blair Bush (Colt), stepdaughter Lauren
Ballard (Jacob), brothers Ronnie Brogden (Emily) and Douglas Brogden (Donna), grandchildren
Morgan Strawbridge (JD), Ella Ballard, Ava Ballard and Logan Ballard, great-granddaughter
Crawford Strawbridge, granddogs Lucy and Dax Bush, and several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by parents Bernard and Austelle Brogden, uncle Luther Beesley,
stepdaughter Tara Wheeler and beloved black Labrador, Ebony.

Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, McKenzie, Alabama, with Johnson Funeral Home directing. The family will be receiving friends for visitation, beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.