by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Bruce Green, Column
By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — The witness section of Deuteronomy 19:15-21 should lead us to think about truth telling as it relates to the community of Christ. After all, the text isn’t addressing honesty in general terms — its specific concern is with truth telling as it...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Column, Walt Albritton
By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — I enjoy the company of positive people who affirm that “Life is good.” Life is good and too short to spoil it with pessimism. While it’s also true that sometimes life is not good, we can still be thankful for our blessings. Despite her...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Obituaries
Rebecca Ella Yarbrough, 69, of Five Points, Alabama, ended her shift on Jan. 17, 2023. A longtime resident of Opelika, she was a well-known waitress at Opelika’s Waffle House for the past 20 years. Her early 37 years were as a weaver for West Point Pepperell until the...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Obituaries
William Edward Clark was born Jan. 25, 1943, in Talladega, Alabama, and later moved to Opelika. Ed passed away on Jan. 19, 2023, at East Alabama Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. Ed was a beloved member of Airview Baptist Church and an Alabama fan. He...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Obituaries
On Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, Helen Roberta Brothers, loving mother, grandmother and friend, passed away at age 86. She was born to James and Helen Evans on Oct. 24, 1936, in Hartford, Connecticut. Six months and one bitter winter later, the family gained their senses,...
