Obituaries Articles

Obituaries | The LaFayette Sun | Week of May 12, 2025

LILLIE BRAZELL WELCH Mrs. Peggy Blanton 80 of LaFayette, Alabama died Monday May 5, 2025 at her residence.She was born October 24, 1944 in LaFayette, Al to the late Homer Hurst and Annie Lauderdale Hurst.Mrs. Blanton was a member of LaFayette Heights Baptist Church...

Obituaries | The Observer | Week of May 12, 2025

FRANCES LOUISE BRYD NELSONFrances Louise Bryd Nelson, age 86, formerly of Opelika, passed away peacefully and entered the presence of the Lord Monday, May 12, 2025. Her parents were John W. Bryd and Ada Lee Bryd. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest...

Obituaries | The LaFayette Sun | Week of May 5, 2025

PEGGY BLANTON Mrs. Peggy Blanton, 80, of LaFayette, Alabama, died Monday, May 5, 2025, at herresidence. She was born Oct. 24, 1944, in LaFayette to the late Homer Hurst and AnnieLauderdale Hurst.Mrs. Blanton was a member of LaFayette Heights Baptist Church and worked...

Obituaries | The Observer | Week of May 5, 2025

JAMES WESLEY THRIFTMr. James Wesley Thrift, 85, of Opelika passed away on May 3, 2025. He was born to Thomas Wesley and Ethel Thrift on Feb. 22, 1940.A funeral service will be held in the Chapel at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home on Thursday, May 8, at 11 a.m. A...