Obituaries Articles

Obituaries | April 25, 2024

MARTHA R. (MARTY) SKELTONMartha R. (Marty) Skelton, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend passed away on April 18, 2024.Born on Nov. 16, 1933, to Aaron B. and Ulna Mae Rogers, Marty embraced life to the maximum with her adventurous...

OBITUARIES | APRIL 18, 2024

Upcoming Services BARBARA ADKINS SMITHGraveside service, 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18Center Baptist Church CECILE WHITE LOVVORNMemorial service 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18Curtis & Sons North Chapel, Sylacauga JOHN DAVID KENNEDYMemorial service 3 p.m. Thursday, April...

Tribute to The Observer columnist Greg Markley

Gregory Michael Markley, a beloved husband, son and brother, passed away on March 15, 2024, at the age of 67. A funeral service was held in the Chapel at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home on April 6 and he was laid to rest April 10 at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery.Markley,...

Upcoming Funeral Services | April 11, 2024

DR. STEWARD SCHNELLERMemorial service 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 11 Auburn United Methodist Church ANTHONY "TONY" DEAN, JR.Funeral Service 10 a.m., Friday, April 12Jeffcoat Trant Chapel JOHN AARON BATCHELOR JR.Funeral service 11 a.m., Saturday, April 13Auburn church...
Martha Mead Alverson

Martha Mead Alverson

Martha Mead Alverson Martha Mead Alverson, 68 of Opelika, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at her home in Opelika. Funeral services for Mrs....

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Robert Roy Stewart, Jr

Robert Roy Stewart, Jr Robert Roy Stewart, Jr. of Opelika, AL died at Oak Park Nursing Home on Friday, April 12, 2019. Mr. Stewart was born on...

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Karen Lane Hendricks

Karen Lane Hendricks Karen Lane Hendricks passed away from heart complications at Emory Hospital in Atlanta on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the age...

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Martha Mead Alverson

Dorothy Jean White Norrell

Dorothy Jean White Norrell Funeral services for Dorothy Jean White Norrell, 86, of Opelika, were held 11:00 am Thursday, April 11, 2019 at...

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Martha Mead Alverson

Shirley Anne Watson

Shirley Anne Watson Shirley Anne Watson of Beauregard, Alabama was born in Columbus, Georgia to the late Anne Leona and Roy Fincher on July 25, 1935...

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Obituaries: Horace J. Bob Hester

Obituaries: Horace J. Bob Hester

Horace J. “Bob” Hester A funeral service for Horace J. “Bob” Hester of Opelika, formerly of Roanoke, was held Monday April 8, 2019 at 2:00 pm in the...

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Obituaries: Dawn Motley

Obituaries: Dawn Motley

Dawn Motley Dawn Motley, 54, passed away on March 28, 2019 in Opelika, Alabama. Visitation was at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home in Opelika, Alabama on...

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