Obituaries Articles

JAMES M. HOOKER

Jim Hooker passed away on April 6, 2023, in his home in Opelika. He was born on Dec. 27, 1936 in Tallassee, Alabama. He served in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1982 and retired as a master sergeant. He loved playing golf. He had five hole-in-ones during his...

BENNIE GOOCH

Mr. Bennie Gooch passed away at East Alabama Medical Center on April 7, 2023. He was born in Selmer, Tennessee, on Nov. 28, 1937, and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration on June 3, 1961, from Memphis State University. During his service to our...

EARLENE HUNTER DENT

Earlene Hunter Dent, 97, passed away quietly on Friday, April 7, 2023, at East Alabama Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents Leonidas and Mary Lou Hunter of Greenwood, Mississippi; husband Joseph H. Dent Jr. of Auburn; and brother Billy Leon Hunter...

MARY PATRICIA “PATTY” PUIG MUELLER

Mary Patricia "Patty" Puig Mueller made her journey home in the early morning of April 2, 2023. Those who know her and her devotion to the Catholic Church may (correctly) surmise she had a hand in the timing of her exit — it was on Palm Sunday and not April Fool’s...

ALMA SANDERS YOUNG

Alma Sanders Young of Opelika was born in Opelika on Sept. 29, 1926, and passed away at Bethany House on March 23, 2022, at the age of 95. She was...

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AVIS KNOX DAVIS

Avis Knox Davis of Opelika was born in Tallapoosa County on Dec. 2, 1930, and passed away at Arbor Springs on March 21, 2022. She was 91 years...

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WARREN L. MCCARD

Warren L. McCard of Beauregard, Alabama was born in West Point, Georgia on March 2, 1961, and passed away at his home on March 20, 2022. He was 61...

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MARIE BUTLER JASPER

Marie Butler Jasper of Hamilton, Georgia, passed away on March 18, 2022, in Huntsville, Alabama. She was 75 years old Marie was born in Moultrie,...

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SARA “JUNE” SISTRUNK

Born Nov. 10, 1930, Sara “June” Sistrunk passed March 28, 2022, surrounded by her family at the age of 91. She was preceded in death by her husband...

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RALPH “MANION” KELLEY

The family of Ralph “Manion” Kelley of Opelika, Alabama is saddened to announce his passing on Monday, March 14, , at the age of 63. Manion was born...

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SARA MURRAY MASON

Sara Murray Mason passed away peacefully at home March 16, 2022, in Auburn, AL, at the age of 89. Sara was a cherished wife, mother, grandmother,...

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