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Obituaries | May 2, 2024

RUTH LADAYNE PRIESTER SPENCERRuth LaDayne Priester Spencer was born in the Stonewall Community of Lee County, to C. Bruce Priester and Elizabeth Reeder Priester Oct. 23, 1930, and died April 29, 2024, in Auburn. Born during the start of the Great Depression, her...
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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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ERNIE WARD

Dec 8, 2021

A memorial service for Ernie Ward of Opelika was held Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. at Jeffcoat-Trant Chapel. Mr. Ward, who died Nov. 28, 2021, in...

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WINDY WATSON COUNTS

Dec 8, 2021

Windy Watson Counts of Opelika passed away at her residence on Dec. 2, 2021 at the age of 38. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paula Spears...

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JIMMIE T. HOLSENBACK

Dec 8, 2021

Mrs. Jimmie T. Holsenback, 89, of Auburn, Alabama passed away Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 at Oak Park Nursing Home. Mrs. Holsenback is preceded in death by...

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THOMAS LEANDER MCCORMICK

Dec 1, 2021

Mr. Thomas Leander McCormick passed away peacefully, surrounded and comforted by his family after a long battle with cancer at East Alabama Medical...

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BETTY COLLINS

Dec 1, 2021

Betty Collins, of Opelika, was born in Elmore County, Alabama, on Jan. 10, 1936, to the late Edward Edison and Ramelia Harden Lewis and passed away...

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JULIA V. HULING

Nov 24, 2021

A funeral service for Julia V. Huling of Opelika, was held on Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church of Opelika. The Reverend Tim...

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CAROL THOMPSON PRICE

Nov 24, 2021

Carol Thompson Price of Opelika, Alabama, was born to the late Sidney Lee and Martha Virginia Thompson on Aug. 26, 1939. God called her home Nov....

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PATRICIA NIX BEARDEN

Nov 24, 2021

Patricia Nix Bearden of Opelika was born in the Lee County Hospital to the late Acton and Mildred Nix on June 5, 1944, and passed away at East...

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