The Reverend Albert “Al” Bivens, Jr., 54, of Monticello, Fla., unexpectedly went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 8, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 12 p.m. on Monday, June 15, at the Texas Hill Cemetery in Monticello.
Reverend Bivens was a 1983 graduate of Jefferson County High School and a graduate of North Florida Community College. In 1997, he was ordained as a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He began his Pastoral assignment at Mt. Pleasant AME, in Jasper, Fla.; then, to Bethel AME, in Bellville and finally to Greater Bethel AME, in Live Oak, Fla.
He was a Grants Specialist with the Association of Retarded Citizens in Madison, Fla. Reverend Bivens was a Pastor’s Pastor, having the capacity to effectively interact with persons from all walks of life.
Treasuring his love and legacy are his devoted wife, Gwendolyn Miller Bivens; sons: Albert “Tray” (Michela Taylor) Bivens III and Darius Bivens; loving sister, O’Sylvia Lamar Sheffield; and a host of other relatives and friends, including his AME Church family.
A viewing will be held at his church, Greater Bethel AME Church, in Live Oak, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Sunday, June 14, and a second viewing from 3-5 p.m., also on Sunday, at Bethel AME Church, in Monticello.
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