IN MEMORIAM

Yuell Bivin Busey

March 19, 1933 - March 30, 2023

Mobile, AL | Certificate #451

Yuell Bivin Busey – a 90-year-old native of Frisco City and long-time resident of Mobile, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023. Busey graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in accounting. He was an avid Alabama Crimson Tide fan.

Busey joined the firm of Smith, Dukes, and Buckalew where he worked as a Certified Public Accountant for fifty years before founding his own firm, Busey & Busey, CPAs, LLC, in 2009 with his daughter, Nancy. He was a member of the Mobile Chapter of ASCPA and the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants, having served in all offices in each organization, including President. He served on the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy.

Busey was a longtime member of Dauphin Way United Methodist Church where he served on various committees and boards throughout the years and was named an Honorary Steward. He served as Treasurer and a member of the board of the Acoustic Neuroma Association. He also served on the Board of the Community Foundation of South Alabama and was a member of the Estate Planning Council of Mobile. He was also a member of the Lions Club of Mobile for fifty years where he was named a Melvin Jones Fellow. He served for many years as a board member of the Kate Kinloch Middleton Fund. A veteran of the United States Navy, he was stationed aboard the U.S.S. Essex aircraft carrier. As a member of the Navy League, he served as treasurer of the commissioning of the first L.C.S. built in Mobile, the U.S.S. Independence.

“Serving the CPA community was always extremely important to him,” said his daughter, Nancy. “He knew so many people from around the state from when he served.”

“Mr. Busey was a giant of a man,” said Jeannine Birmingham, President and CEO of ASCPA. “Giant in spirit and kindness. He will be so missed.”

Don Wallace, CPA of Northport, was recently elected to the Hale County Commission. He has previously served 2 terms on the Tuscaloosa County Commission and is a past Vice-Chair of the Alabama Republican Party. He and his wife Debbie, a native of Hale County, moved to Moundville in 2020, where they also operate All’s Well Farms, a venue for small events.