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...

WILLIE C. BROOKS

Our beloved Willie C. Brooks, of Opelika, passed away surrounded by loved ones on May 7, 2023, at the age of 62 years old. He was born December 25,...

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MELBA COSBY

The funeral services for Melba Cosby will be Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 3 p.m. at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home. The Rev. Rick Lane will officiate....

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COREY WADE LEWIS

COREY WADE LEWIS

Corey Wade Lewis, 47, of Opelika, entered into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, May 7, 2023. He was born March 24, 1976, in Opelika to Glenniss and...

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PAT CHANTHONGPHIO

PAT CHANTHONGPHIO

Pat Chanthongphio of Opelika, passed away surrounded by love on May 2, 2023, at 59 years old. She was born in Vientiane, Laos, in 1964 and...

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THOMAS LEE CLAYTON

THOMAS LEE CLAYTON

Thomas Lee Clayton passed away on April 30 2023, after a brief illness at EMAC. He was 80 years old. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 50 years,...

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HUGH LAWSON FELLOWS JR.

HUGH LAWSON FELLOWS JR.

Hugh Lawson Fellows, Jr., 79, of Auburn, Alabama, left this Earth for his new home in the early morning hours of May 4, 2023, after a long battle...

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ENID LOVELESS WEISSINGER

Enid Loveless Weissinger, 81, passed away on April 25, 2023. Enid was born on Nov. 16, 1941, in Chickamauga, Georgia, where she lived until she...

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WILLIAM FREEMAN HORSLEY

William "Bill" Freeman Horsley passed away April 27, 2023, in Opelika, after a short illness at the age of 83. Bill was the son of Robert and Ellen...

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