by The Observer Staff | Aug 17, 2022 | Column, Walt Albritton
By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — In his Letter to the Philippians, Paul addresses his friends as “all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi.” Later he addresses them as “my dear friends.” Then, at least eight times, he addresses them with the beautiful word “brothers,”...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 17, 2022 | Obituaries
Carol Bishop Lisenby, 69, of Auburn, passed away Aug. 12, 2022, at Bethany House after a brief illness. Mrs. Lisenby was born Dec. 27, 1952, to Homer and Ellie Bishop. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Aug. 15, 2022, at Five Points Baptist Church with Rev....
by The Observer Staff | Aug 17, 2022 | Obituaries
Mary E. Benes was born in Missouri on Dec. 6, 1924, and passed away at Bethany House on Aug. 10, 2022, at the age of 97. Mary graduated Ironton High School in Ironton, Missouri in 1942 and attended Nurses Training at St. Louis City Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri; she...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 17, 2022 | Obituaries
F. Dean Gauntt was born on June 12, 1929, to the late John and Lillian Munroe. She had a lifetime in sales and the last was real estate sales. She was a longtime member of Providence Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Hiram A. Gauntt...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 17, 2022 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL OPELIKA — The Opelika High School Bulldogs varsity football team travels to Hogansville, Georgia, to play Callaway Friday night at 7 p.m. This will be the fourth meeting between the two schools, which are separated by 40 miles and the...
