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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...
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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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RANDELL “BRETT” SMITH

Jan 12, 2022

Randell “Brett” Smith passed away Jan. 3, 2022 in Cusseta, He was born July 29, 1988 in Talladega, Alabama, to David and Annette Smith. Mr. Smith...

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Dr. Robert Lofton

Jan 5, 2022

Dr. Robert Lofton passed away Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 after a yearlong battle with ALS. He died at home surrounded by family and friends....

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ROBERT WESLEY PRINCE JR.

Jan 5, 2022

Robert Wesley Prince JR., 71, of Cusseta passed away at East Alabama Medical Center on December 31st, 2021. Wesley loved to fish, hunt, and...

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EUGENE CLAYTON ROBERTS, JR.

Jan 5, 2022

Clayton was born in Opelika on May 7, 1935. He died Dec. 28, 2021, at The Bethany House. He graduated from Beauregard High School and joined The...

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TERRY LYNN WESTFALL

Jan 5, 2022

Terry Lynn Westfall of Salem, Alabama, was born to the late Leidy and Hazel Knechel in Pennsylvania on Aug. 27, 1961, and passed away at her home on...

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RICHARD BARRY MANNING

Jan 5, 2022

Richard Barry Manning, 55, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away at East Alabama Medical Center on Dec. 26, 2021. Barry was born in Atlanta, Georgia on...

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WAYNE SELLERS

Jan 5, 2022

In loving memory of Wayne Sellers of Chelsea, Alabama. Wayne passed peacefully at home Dec. 31, 2021, at the age 76. He was a 1963 graduate of...

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EVELYN RISEN EDGE

Dec 29, 2021

Evelyn Risen Edge was born March 1, 1932, in Louisville, Kentucky, and passed away on Dec. 22, 2021, at her home in Opelika. The family moved to...

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RUBY K. WOOTEN

Dec 29, 2021

A graveside service for Ruby K. Wooten of Opelika was held on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, at 3 p.m. at Garden Hill Cemetery. Rev. Billy H. Clark...

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