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LaFayette Sun Obituaries | Week of April 7,2025

Mr. Olan Louis Wesley, 74, of Montgomery, died Thursday, March 27, 2025, atBaptist Medical Center East, in Montgombery. A private graveside service requestedby family members was held Saturday, April 5, at Essie J. Handy MemorialCemetery in LaFayette, with the Rev. Ed...
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Emma Lean Robinson dies at age 111

As of Feb. 9, 2025, at the age of 111, Emma Lena Robinson was one of the oldest Americans alive. She was born to Rufus and Pearlie Tucker in LaFayette, on Feb. 9, 1914.She grew up and received elementary and high school education in the schools of Chambers County,...
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Observer Obituaries | Week of March 31, 2025

CAMILLA ANN HIRSCHEL Camilla Ann Hirschel was born Dec. 6, 1931, and passed away Nov. 9, 2024.  There will be a public memorial service for Camilla’s family and friends on Saturday, April 12, at 2 p.m. at Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (AUUF) on Thach...
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LaFayette Sun Obituaries | Week of March 24

JUANITA OLIVER DUNSON Juanita Oliver Dunson, 81, of Roanoke, died Monday, March 17, 2025, at her residence.A graveside service was held on Saturday, March 22, at Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery, Roanoke at 1 p.m. (CST) with Pastor Calvin Trammell and the Rev. Sanford...
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Earl Buxton, III Obituary

Earl Buxton, III Obituary

Jan 27, 2024

Earl Van “Buck” Buxton passed away on Jan. 20, 2024, with his wife and family present. Buck was born in Opelika on July 26, 1957, to Elizabeth and...

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Linda Frances Schrenkel Obituary

Linda Frances Schrenkel Obituary

Jan 26, 2024

Linda Frances McEwen Schrenkel passed away on Jan. 24, 2024, at the age of 79. She was born to Robert C. and Beatrice Scott McEwen in Akron, Ohio,...

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Jeffery Blackstone Obituary

Jeffery Blackstone Obituary

Jan 26, 2024

Jeffery Keith Blackstone, 64, of Valley, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Jan. 22, 2024. Jeff was a loving, caring and thoughtful person, always...

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Frances “Momsie” Stevenson

Frances “Momsie” Stevenson

Jan 26, 2024

Frances "Momsie" Stevenson, age 90, passed away on Jan. 23, 2024, in Opelika, Alabama. She was born on June 18, 1933, in Sturkie, Chambers County,...

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William M. McLeroy Jr.

William M. McLeroy Jr.

Jan 24, 2024

William “Bill” M. McLeroy Jr., aged 83, of Opelika, was born in Lincoln County, Georgia on Nov. 29, 1940, and passed away at Arbor Lake on Jan. 21,...

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Stuart Warren Whatley Sr

Stuart Warren Whatley Sr

Jan 24, 2024

Stuart Warren Whatley Sr, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. He was born on Aug. 12, 1935. He is preceded in death by his...

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Beatrice Owen Grantham

Beatrice Owen Grantham

Jan 24, 2024

1923-2024 Beatrice (Bea) Owen Grantham, 100 , of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on Jan. 21, 2024. Born on July 30, 1923, in Talladega, Alabama,...

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Gary Scott Taylor

Gary Scott Taylor

Jan 23, 2024

7/13/1956- 1/20/2024 Gary Scott Taylor, 67, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on Jan. 20, 2024. Born on July 13, 1956, in Battle Creek, Michigan,...

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