Obituaries Articles

Obituaries | Week of Nov. 9, 2026

CLARENCE RAYMOND BELL JR.Clarence Raymond Bell Jr., age 87, passed away Nov. 4, 2026, in Auburn. He was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on April 16, 1939, to Clarence Raymond Bell Sr. and Lillie Olevia Gasoway. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Kathy Lynn...

Obituaries | Week of Nov. 2, 2026

ELIZABETH LEE FARR Elizabeth Lee Farr, 67, of Marietta, Georgia, passed away Oct. 21, 2026. She was born in 1959 to Marion Wallace Farr Sr. and Emma Fleming Farr. Liz graduated from Scott Preparatory School and Auburn University, where she earned a degree in...

Smiths Station mourns Mayor Richard Cooley, longtime public servant

BY OBSERVER STAFF SMITHS STATION — Smiths Station Mayor Richard Cooley, whose dedication to public service helped shape the community from its earliest days as an incorporated city, died Saturday, Oct. 24, surrounded by his family.The city announced his death...

Obituaries | Oct. 27, 2026

WILLIAM CHARLES PORTERWilliam Charles Porter, 83, of Auburn passed to life eternal on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, after a protracted illness. The son of Arthur Cleveland Porter Sr. and Madeliene Van Sandt Porter, Bill was born, reared and spent the great majority of his...
Obituaries | Week of Oct. 19, 2026

Obituaries | Aug. 31, 2026

GARY A. JERNIGANGary A. Jernigan, 67, died on Aug. 13, 2026, from heart failure and pulmonary edema after being recently diagnosed with stage three...

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