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OBITUARIES | APRIL 18, 2024

Upcoming Services BARBARA ADKINS SMITHGraveside service, 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18Center Baptist Church CECILE WHITE LOVVORNMemorial service 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18Curtis & Sons North Chapel, Sylacauga JOHN DAVID KENNEDYMemorial service 3 p.m. Thursday, April...
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Tribute to The Observer columnist Greg Markley

Gregory Michael Markley, a beloved husband, son and brother, passed away on March 15, 2024, at the age of 67. A funeral service was held in the Chapel at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home on April 6 and he was laid to rest April 10 at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery.Markley,...
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Upcoming Funeral Services | April 11, 2024

DR. STEWARD SCHNELLERMemorial service 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 11 Auburn United Methodist Church ANTHONY "TONY" DEAN, JR.Funeral Service 10 a.m., Friday, April 12Jeffcoat Trant Chapel JOHN AARON BATCHELOR JR.Funeral service 11 a.m., Saturday, April 13Auburn church...
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Obituaries | Week of April 1, 2024

JACKIE GNANN WEAVERJuly 28, 1946March 31, 2024(age 77) SHIRLEY MAE LEAVELLEAug. 20, 1958March 28, 2024(age 65) GEORGE B. WINGARDOct. 12, 1948March 26, 2024(age 75) EDWARD JOSEPH LOFTUS JR.Edward Joseph Loftus, Jr., 78, of Opelika passed away March 28, 2024. He was...
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BOBBY JACKSON

BOBBY JACKSON

Apr 19, 2023

Bobby Jackson Moore, 62, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, April 15, after an unexpected aneurysm rupture. Bobby was born January 23,...

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BOBBY JACKSON

ELIZABETH “LIBBY” DAVIS

Apr 19, 2023

Mrs. Davis was married to Don Davis for over 20 years. She was a nurse for 25 years at Lee County Hospital which became EAMC, a business owner of...

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BOBBY JACKSON

JERRY M. HUNT

Apr 19, 2023

Jerry M. Hunt Sr. was born on May 7, 1932. At the age of 16 he joined Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church and was a faithful servant of Christ until...

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CAMILLA L. RICE

CAMILLA L. RICE

Apr 12, 2023

Camilla L. Rice made her final journey home on April 9, 2023. “Miz Camilla,” as she had come to be known by many, was born in Opelika to Brady and...

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JAMES M. HOOKER

Apr 12, 2023

Jim Hooker passed away on April 6, 2023, in his home in Opelika. He was born on Dec. 27, 1936 in Tallassee, Alabama. He served in the United States...

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BENNIE GOOCH

Apr 12, 2023

Mr. Bennie Gooch passed away at East Alabama Medical Center on April 7, 2023. He was born in Selmer, Tennessee, on Nov. 28, 1937, and graduated with...

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EARLENE HUNTER DENT

Apr 12, 2023

Earlene Hunter Dent, 97, passed away quietly on Friday, April 7, 2023, at East Alabama Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents...

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