Obituaries Articles

Obituaries | The Observer | Week of May 5, 2025

JAMES WESLEY THRIFTMr. James Wesley Thrift, 85, of Opelika passed away on May 3, 2025. He was born to Thomas Wesley and Ethel Thrift on Feb. 22, 1940.A funeral service will be held in the Chapel at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home on Thursday, May 8, at 11 a.m. A...

Obituaries | The Observer | Week of April 28, 2025

Patricia Lovelace Freeman Born in Lafayette, Alabama, on April 24, 1936, Patricia Lovelace Freeman passed away peacefully of natural causes on April 17, 2025, at Southeast Health Hospital in Dothan, Alabama.  There will be a graveside service at Antioch Baptist Church...

Obituaries | The LaFayette Sun | Week of April 28, 2025

ADDIS KEVIN DAVISAddis Kevin Davis of LaFayette, passed away April 24, 2025, at the age of 64 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. He was born Dec. 6, 1960, in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. He was a graduate of Dadeville High School, class of 1979.Kevin was an...

Obituaries in The Observer | Week of April 20, 2025

ROBERT STEVEN LIDERobert Steven Lide, known to many as Steve, passed peacefully on April 13, 2025, at the age of 69. A man of exceptional character and steadfast dedication, Steve lived a life marked by humility, service and unwavering purpose.Originally from...
Milton Stokey, Jr. Obituary

Milton Stokey, Jr. Obituary

Milton F. Stokey, Jr., a resident of Auburn, passed away peacefully  at home on Jan. 28, 2024, at the age of 80. He is survived by his loving spouse...

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Gary Perkins

Gary Perkins

Gary Joe Perkins passed away on Jan. 26, 2024. He was a loving and faithful husband, a dedicated father and a wonderful G to his grandkids. He...

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Douglas Mitchell Obituary

Douglas Mitchell Obituary

Douglas Theodore Mitchell,Sr., 82 years old, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Doug was born on June 15, 1941, in Opelika,...

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Earl Buxton, III Obituary

Earl Buxton, III Obituary

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

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

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

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.

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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