Opelika is mourning the loss of two of its beloved World War II veterans this past week. Walter Dorsey, age 98, passed away on Jan. 25 and Orrin...
Opelika mourns loss of two WWII heroes in one week
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Obituaries Articles
Obituaries | Week of Jan. 26, 2026
Walter DorseyMarch 25, 1927 to Jan. 25, 2026Visitation, MondayFeb. 2, at 9 to 11 a.m.Funeral, Feb. 2, 11 a.m.First Baptist Church Of OpelikaObituary...
OBITUARY | Jan. 25, 2026
Philip James Messing, born on Dec. 14, 1957 passed away peacefully on Jan. 25, 2026, under the loving and gentle care of his family and...
Obituaries | Week of Jan. 19, 2026
BRYANT LEE BATTS II Bryant Lee Batts II, 45, also known to family and friends as Bucky, was born to Maire Sharpe and Charles “Eddie” Batts Jr. on...
Obituaries | Week of Jan. 12, 2026
ELIZABETH “ANN” SIMMS FREEMAN Elizabeth Ann Simms Freeman, lovingly known as “Ann,” passed away on Jan. 4, 2026, at the age of 82. A native of...
Obituaries | Jan. 6, 2026
MYRTLEAN MANISMyrtlean Mains passed away in the comfort of her home on Tuesday Dec. 30, at the age of 93 years. Mrs. Mains was a native of Crenshaw...
Remembering Woody Ross: 1949-2025
BY JOHN ATKINSONFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — You meet people in a number of ways. Through school or work. Through church or friends. Through speeding...
Obituaries | Week of Dec. 29, 2025
LAURE MAJDALANI NÉE WAKIM “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8). Mothers are our eternal angels; they live forever...
Obituaries | Week of Dec. 22, 2025
JUNE MASTERS ROYAL June Masters Royal passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. June was born on Feb. 28, 1945,...