by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Obituaries
O. T. Hanna Jr. of Opelika, Alabama, was born on Dec. 11, 1942, and passed away on Oct. 18, 2022. He was 79 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, O.T. Hanna Sr. and Wilene Ray Hanna, brothers Robert Hanna, Donald Hanna and Bobby Hanna. He is survived by...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Obituaries
Kyle Stanley Drake Jr., long time resident of Opelika, died peacefully on Oct. 15, 2022, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama. He was 89 years old. Born on Aug. 3, 1933, to Kyle S. Drake and Lorene Henderson Drake in Camp Hill, Alabama, he and his family...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Obituaries
David Paul Whitlow, 61, passed away Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. David was preceded in death by his parents, George Whitlow and Bettie (Jerry) Bradford, and his sister, Billie Barnes. He is survived by his stepmother, Norma Whitlow; two brothers, Gerald Whitlow and Randy...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY EAST ALABAMA YOUTH FOR CHRIST AUBURN — The Samford-Cannon Foundation presented East Alabama Youth for Christ’s 37th annual Golf Classic on Monday, Oct. 17, at Auburn University Club. Numerous local businesses, restaurants, donors and YFC supporters in...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Community
Members of the Beta Phi chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, an International honor organization for women educators, recently celebrated Founders’ Day during a dinner at the Moore’s Mill Club. The keynote speaker for the event was Beta Phi member Kim Johnson, who told her...