Obituaries Articles

Obituaries | April 25, 2024

MARTHA R. (MARTY) SKELTONMartha R. (Marty) Skelton, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend passed away on April 18, 2024.Born on Nov. 16, 1933, to Aaron B. and Ulna Mae Rogers, Marty embraced life to the maximum with her adventurous...

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...

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,...

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...

JACK WALKER

Jack Walker, 92, of Auburn, went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 21, 2022. He was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Jan. 28, 1930, to Opal Thompson...

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JACKIE MELLEEN SMITH THOMPSON

In loving memory of Jackie Melleen Smith Thompson, 78 of Beauregard. She passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Jackie was a devoted wife to Robert...

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MARILYN HELMKE HORSEFIELD

Our beloved Marilyn Helmke Horsefield passed away suddenly on Feb. 22, 2022, after bravely battling leukemia for nearly seven years. She was born on...

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ROGER DALE HARDY

The Lord has received a beautiful soul in heaven, Roger (Pawpaw), our beloved dad, mentor, friend and Pawpaw. He left this world a little less...

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JACK WALKER

WALKER, Jack, 92, of Prattville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. He was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, Jan. 28, 1930, to Opal...

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MARGIE REE DELEE

Mrs. Margie Ree DeLee Thrift age 77, a resident of Millbrook, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at a local hospital. Funeral services...

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PETE OLDHAM

Pete Oldham, 89, passed away at EAMC on Feb. 12, 2022. He was born on Sept. 24, 1932, in Barlow, Kentucky. Pete attended college at Murray State...

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MICHEAL W. PARKS

Micheal W. Parks of the Beauregard Community was born in Columbus, Georgia, on July 26, 1956 and passed away on Feb. 8, 2022. He was 65 years old....

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CLAIRE “JACKIE” GRIGG

Claire “Jackie” Grigg, beloved and devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, entered her heavenly home Sunday, Feb. 20. She was born...

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