Obituaries Articles

Obituaries | Week of May 26, 2025

JUDY CLARK MYERSJudy Clark Myers, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and Opelika native, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2025, at Bethany House in Auburn.Born on July 8, 1948, in Columbus, Georgia, Judy was proud to be a “Pepperell Kid,” having grown up...

Obituaries | LaFayette Sun | May 26, 2025

MAVIS BELL Mrs. Mavis Bell, 88, of LaFayette, died Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at her residence.She was born May 8, 1937, in Meriwether County, Georgia, to the late Thomas Morgan and the late Della Ross Morgan.Mrs. Bell was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.She retired...

Obituaries | Week of May 19, 2025

LARRY EUGENE RYANLarry Eugene Ryan, 79, of Auburn went home to be with our Lord and Savior on May 14, 2025.Born in Austinville, Alabama (which has since been incorporated into Decatur), Larry was the eldest of three sons, born on Jan. 13, 1946, to Louis Eugene Ryan...

Obituaries | The LaFayette Sun | Week of May 19, 2025

DANNY EDMONDSON Danny Edmondson, age 64, passed away peacefully at his residence in Lafayette, Alabama, on Friday, May 16, 2025. Danny was a devoted outdoorsman, a true cowboy at heart and a proud lineman for Alabama Power for 40 years. His love for the land and the...
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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Stuart Warren Whatley Sr

Stuart Warren Whatley Sr

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

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

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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