Obituaries Articles

Obituaries | Week of Feb. 10, 2025

PERRY LEE MANNPerry Lee Mann of Opelika died on Feb. 8, 2025, while a resident at St. Martin’s in the Pines in Birmingham. He was 85 years old, born on Jan. 24, 1940.Perry was raised in Opelika and graduated from Cliff Hare High School in 1958. He later earned a...

Obituaries | Week of Feb. 4, 2025

THOMAS E. WOODThomas E. Wood, 63, passed away on Jan. 24, 2025, at his home in Opelika.He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Wood; brothers, Benjamin James (Marty) Wood and Daniel (Lori) Wood; sisters, Christina Green and Rebecca Spencer; aunts, Jerri Wood and Mary...

Obituaries | Week of Jan. 27, 2025

JOHN WILD John Wild of Auburn passed away Jan. 19, 2025, after an extended illness. Born in Detroit, Michigan, to Peter and Eloise Wild, John was one of five siblings. As he grew up, he turned into a jack of all trades, working as a paper boy, in a gas station and in...

LaFayette Sun Obituaries | Jan. 28, 2025

Lillie Carlisle Keith1952 - 2025 Lillie Carlisle Keith, aged 72, peacefully passed away on Jan. 23, 2025, at Shelby Baptist Medical Center. A loving wife, devoted mother, cherished grandmother and dear friend to many, Lillie lived a life rich with love, laughter and...
Lynda Burton Obituary

Lynda Burton Obituary

Lynda Langley Burton, 81, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 28, 2023. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church, LaFayette, Alabama,...

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David Kalitzke

David Kalitzke

David “Dave” Francis Kalitzke went to his heavenly home Dec. 27, 2023. He was born to Henry and Catherine Kalitzke, March 14, 1941, in Great Falls,...

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Larry Dean Bell

Larry Dean Bell

1943-2023 Larry Dean Bell passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. He was 80 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Horace Bell...

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James Alfred Blair

James Alfred Blair

8/31/1956- 12/23/2023 James Alfred Blair age 67 of Opelika, Alabama passed away Dec. 23, 2023, at Bethany House. He was preceded in death by his...

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Betty Frost Jackson

Betty Frost Jackson

Betty Rae Frost Jackson was born near Laurel, Mississippi, on May 13, 1926. She passed away on Dec. 27, 2023, in Florence, Alabama. As an infant,...

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Virginia Floyd

Virginia Floyd

March 21, 1942 ~ December 25, 2023 (age 81) Funeral Services for Virginia Foster Floyd, age 81, of Oak Bowery, Alabama, will be held at noon CST,...

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Joseph Carl Denison Sr.

Joseph Carl Denison Sr.

Joseph Carl Denison Sr. was born in Batesville, Arkansas on March 13, 1944, and went home to his Savior on Christmas day 2023. A memorial service...

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Thomas “Tom” Jones Bryan

Thomas “Tom” Jones Bryan

December 7, 1944 ~ December 20, 2023 (age 79) Thomas “Tom” Jones Bryan, a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, son and...

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Larry Dean Bell

Jane S. Owsley

Jane S. Owsley, 79, of Alexander City, Alabama, passed away on Dec. 18, 2023. She had a heart of gold and was deeply loved by her family, neighbors,...

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