by The Observer Staff | Jul 27, 2022 | Obituaries
Minnie Mae Rainey Crosby was born on November 16, 1926, the youngest of eight children to God-fearing parents, Margaret Mae Grandberry and Simeon Rainey. She was raised on a farm a few miles northwest of Moselle, Mississippi in Jones County. She and her sister Mary...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 27, 2022 | Obituaries
Wilhelmina “Mimay” B. Pitts, 64 of Opelika, passed away July 21, 2022, at EAMC. Mrs. Pitts was born June 10, 1958, to Benjamin and Mercedes Bautista in Manila, Philippines. Visitation was held on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home with the funeral...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 27, 2022 | Obituaries
Dr. Hugo Homer Rogers, Jr., left on his trip to meet our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. He was born in Perdido, Alabama, in 1947, to Hugo Homer Rogers, Sr., a lifetime railroader, and Katherine Rogers, a homemaker who raised five children. His vision for...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 27, 2022 | Obituaries
Kenneth Stephen “Steve” Olaveson of Opelika was born in Roanoke, Alabama, to the late Ferrell J. and Thelma Dudley Olaveson on Oct. 26, 1939, and passed away on July 21, 2022. He was 82 years old. Steve retired after 20 years as the Dean at Opelika State...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 27, 2022 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL OPELIKA — Student-athletes at Opelika Middle School (OMS) and Opelika High School (OHS) have plenty to do as fall sports approach. Athletic teams such as cross country, volleyball and football will soon be practicing every weekday in...
