Obituaries Articles

Obituaries 09-29-2023

ELIZABETH MARIE TANKERSLEY Funeral service for Elizabeth Marie Tankersley, 86, of Opelika, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, at Jeffcoat-Trant Chapel. Father Pierre Gilbert will be officiating. Burial will be held in Garden Hills Cemetery. Visitation is...

Obituaries 09-28-2023

LILLIAN COOPER OVERTONLillian Cooper Overton received her heavenly promotion early in the morning of Sept. 22, 2023.She was born Oct. 29, 1922, to James Edwin and Ester Darnell Cooper in Franklin, Alabama, (Macon County). She is preceded in death by her husband of 52...

Obituaries – Week of Sept. 21, 2023

JAN ELIZABETH "BETH" GAY Jane Elizabeth "Beth" Gay, née Jones, of Auburn, died peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, at the UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care in Birmingham, at the age of 73.Beth is survived by her husband Joseph "Gill" Gay after more than...

Week of Sept. 11 Obituaries

JENNIE LOWERYMrs. Jennie Lowery, 65, of Opelika,passed away on Sept. 9, 2023. A visitation will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m CST. A funeral service will be held at Watoola Methodist Church on Saturday, Sept....

JAMES C. PRESSLEY SR.

James C. Pressley Sr. was born on July 13, 1945, and passed away at his home on Nov. 21, 2022. He was 77 years old. Mr. Pressley was preceded in...

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RONALD (RONNIE) WADE HILL

A funeral Service for Mr. Ronald (Ronnie) Wade Hill, 67, of LaFayette, Alabama, was held Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. at LaFayette Heights Baptist...

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PHILLIP JEROME SMITH

Phillip Jerome Smith of Andalusia, Alabama, passed away Nov. 13, 2022, at Arbor Springs in Opelika. Phillip was the son of Bascom and Ophelia Smith....

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ROBERT “ELBERT” BELLFLOWER

Robert "Elbert" Bellflower of Opelika, passed away peacefully at his residence on Nov. 7, 2022. He was 85 years old. Robert was a member of Lakeside...

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ALBERT KENNETH CADENHEAD

Albert Kenneth Cadenhead died peacefully at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, on Nov. 7, 2022, at the age of 90. Kenneth is survived by his...

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DEBORAH PITZER

Deborah Pitzer was born in Detroit, Michigan, on June 7, 1954, to Dorothy Joan Frankman and Christopher Dean Culver as the first of four children....

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LARRY J. SANDERS

Larry J. Sanders, 82, of Opelika, passed away Nov. 4, 2022. Mr. Sanders was born March 23, 1940, to Chester and Eunice Sanders in Newville, Alabama....

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EDWARD FARGASON JENNINGS

Edward Fargason Jennings, of Opelika, passed away Nov. 2, 2022, at the age of 80. Mr. Jennings was born April 5, 1942, to Gaines and Ethel Jennings....

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STEVEN LEE CANTRELL

Steven Lee Cantrell, 63, of Opelika, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 29, at home surrounded by his family. He was born and raised in...

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