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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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JOE FRANK HUGHES

Nov 3, 2021

Joe Frank Hughes of Opelika, Alabama, was born to the late Colvin and Jettie Hughes in Elmore County, Alabama, March 16, 1939, and passed away Oct....

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C. KIRK KAYE

Nov 3, 2021

C. Kirk Kaye of Lilburn, Georgia, was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sept. 12, 1960 and passed away at Piedmont East in Snellville, Georgia, on...

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ROBERT C. JOHNSON

Nov 3, 2021

“Bob” Johnson, 66, of Opelika died on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 at East Alabama Medical Center, two weeks after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. He...

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STANLEY A. MULLINS

Nov 3, 2021

Funeral services for Stanley A. Mullins of Opelika were held on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home Chapel with burial following...

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GREG BRADSHAW

Oct 27, 2021

Greg Bradshaw, Age 56, died unexpectedly Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at his home in Auburn. He was born Sept. 14, 1965, in Decatur, Georgia, the second...

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SCOTT CAMERON SPROUSE

Oct 27, 2021

Scott Cameron Sprouse, beloved husband, father, teacher and coach, passed away Oct. 18, 2021 following an extended illness. He is survived by his...

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MARIAN LEDBETTER COGGINS

Oct 27, 2021

Marian Ledbetter Coggins, born Jan. 3, 1931, passed away Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Marian was preceded in death by one of her great-grandchildren,...

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CARY LAMAR SENN, JR.

Oct 27, 2021

Cary Lamar Senn, Jr. was born in Birmingham, Alabama, to the late Mary Claire and C.L. "Shot" Senn, Sr. on Aug. 29, 1939 and passed away on Oct. 23,...

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