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- Tuscaloosa, Alabama -- The city's list of fatalities attributed to the April 27 tornado has reached 52, officials said Thursday. Samuel Brasfield, 50, died on Sept. 16 from injuries sustained during the storm at his home in Tuscaloosa. He is the 43rd tornado victim who died from injuries caused directly by the storm. Nine additional deaths have been attributed to the tornado. Officials noted that the Federal Emergency Management Agency requires a death certificate to indicate that a death was storm-related before family members qualify for death benefits.
Samuel Brasfield - TUSCALOOSA Samuel Brasfield, age 50, of Tuscaloosa, died Sept. 16, 2011, at Northport Medical Center-DCH. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Wills' Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Joe C. Wills officiating. Burial will follow in Wilson Cemetery with Wills' Funeral Service directing. Visitation will be today from 12 noon to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
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