Obituaries Articles

Obituaries | Week of Jan. 6, 2025

ROBERT MITCHELL “MITCH” ALTON III Robert Mitchell “Mitch” Alton III, 73, passed away on Jan. 6 with his beloved wife, Dixie, by his side. He leaves countless friends and 60 years of live and recorded music in his wake. Mitch has long been regarded as a fixture of one...

Obituaries | Week of Dec. 30, 2024

MARY LOUISE REEDMary Louise (Mary Lou) Reed, 74, of Opelika passed away Dec. 20, 2024, after a brief illness. She was born on June 9, 1950, in Buffalo, New York, to the late John P. and Helen Conwall.Mary Lou worked for many years as a registered nurse specializing in...

Obituaries | Dec. 23, 2024

REV. CHETTE WILLIAMS SR.Rev. Chette LaRue Williams Sr., affectionately known as Bro. Chette was born in Winston, Georgia, on Sept. 3, 1963, the sixth son of the late Calvin Coolidge Williams Sr. and Katie Belle Williams Rasmussen.He was baptized at Old Mountain Top...

AU chaplain dies in weekend accident at Lake Martin

BY ANITA STIEFELEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Rev. Chette L. Williams of Dadeville, chaplain of Auburn University’s football team, died in a marine-related incident at Lake Martin on Sunday afternoon.According to a press release from the Alabama Law Enforcement...
Jimmy Thomaston

Jimmy Thomaston

Jimmy Charles Thomaston, 80, of Opelika, Alabama, was called peacefully from his earthly home to be with his Lord and Savior on Feb. 14, 2024. Born...

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Louise Morris Obituary

Louise Morris Obituary

Louise C. Morris, 97 of Auburn, passed away Feb. 16, 2024, at Arbor Springs. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, at...

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Richard “Dick” Phelan

Richard “Dick” Phelan

Richard “Dick” Harris Phelan of Auburn, a devoted husband, father and grandfather, died Feb. 14, 2024, at the age of 81. Born Sept. 20, 1942, in...

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Obituaries | Feb. 15, 2024

Obituaries | Feb. 15, 2024

DENNIS FUSSELLDennis DeHaven Fussell Jr., 46, passed away on Feb. 10, 2024, at Grandview Hospital in Birmingham.He was born Feb. 28, 1977, to Dennis...

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Dennis Fussell, Jr. Obituary

Dennis Fussell, Jr. Obituary

Dennis DeHaven Fussell Jr., who was 46 years of age passed away on Feb. 10, 2024 at Grandview Hospital, Birmingham.  He was born on Feb. 28, 1977 to...

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Katie Sue Steele

Katie Sue Steele

Katie Sue Steele, also known as Sue Steele, passed away peacefully on Feb. 6, 2024, in Opelika, Alabama, at the age of 87. She was born on Feb. 23,...

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John Huff Jr. Obituary

John Huff Jr. Obituary

John Terrell Huff Jr, 79, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. He lived a fulfilling life as a husband, father, brother and friend. Mr. Huff was...

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Calvin Wallace Sr. Obituary

Calvin Wallace Sr. Obituary

Calvin Wesley Wallace, 77 years old of Opelika, Alabama, passed away at Arbor Lake Rehab on Feb. 5, 2024. Calvin was born in Columbus, Georgia in...

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Obituaries | Feb. 15, 2024

David Edward Jackson Obituary

David Edward Jackson, of Opelika, passed into eternal life with his Lord on Feb. 1, 2024. David was born on March 1, 1954, at Ft. Harrison, Indiana....

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