Obituaries Articles

CHARLES CURTIS LINDNER

Charles Curtis Lindner, of Auburn, was born on July 21, 1938, in Tampa, Florida, and passed peacefully into Heaven on Feb. 21, 2023. He was 84 years old. Mr. Lindner was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. He graduated from Decatur High School in 1956, and...

ANITA C. HELMS

Anita C. Helms, 70, of Opelika, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Mrs. Helms was born April 16, 1952, to parents James and Elizabeth Cunningham in Macon County, Alabama. Mrs. Helms spent most of her life in Lee County, as she was a manager at Goody’s and was a...

BETTY JO NELSON

Betty Jo was diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer in April 2022 and lost her battle with the disease on Feb. 22, 2023, at Bethany House. She was 89. Betty Jo was born in Opp, Alabama, at the start of the Great Depression, the first child of Woodrow and Addie Pearl...

BOB WHITTENBURG

Bob Whittenburg, age 84, passed away peacefully on Feb. 22, 2023, at Bethany House in Auburn. He was born on May 22, 1938, in Pleasant Hill, Tennessee, the 12th of 13 children, to Ada Mae and Carlos Whittenburg. Bob grew up on a dairy farm where he learned the value...

LILLIAN CHADWICK HARRELSON

Lillian Chadwick Harrelson of Opelika was born to the late Lonnie and Florence Chadwick on Dec. 1, 1944, and passed away at her home on Dec. 15,...

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Roger Dale Bell

Roger slipped peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Dec. 15, 2021, at his home following a brief illness. He was born in Opelika on...

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AMANDA (MANDY) AARON CORDI

Amanda (Mandy) Aaron Cordi, was set free from the confines of her earthly body and passed peacefully at home, held close by her son and husband, to...

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ROBERT HUGHDON BUTLER

Visitation for Robert Hughdon Butler, of Salem, Alabama, was Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, at 10 a.m., followed by a chapel service at noon. Visitation...

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CAROLYN SELENA STAMPER KENT

Carolyn Selena Stamper Kent, a longtime resident of Auburn, Alabama, died peacefully at home in the company of her children, on Dec. 10, 2021, at...

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ELMER MYRICK

Elmer Myrick was born to the late Artis and Mavis Myrick on July 14, 1935, and passed away on Dec. 7, 2021. He was 86 years old. Elmer was a long...

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SHIRLEY FAYE SMITH

Shirley Faye Smith was born July 30, 1945, in Alabama and passed away on Dec. 8, 2021. She was 76 years old. She was a loving person that could...

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ERNIE WARD

A memorial service for Ernie Ward of Opelika was held Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. at Jeffcoat-Trant Chapel. Mr. Ward, who died Nov. 28, 2021, in...

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WINDY WATSON COUNTS

Windy Watson Counts of Opelika passed away at her residence on Dec. 2, 2021 at the age of 38. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paula Spears...

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