Obituaries Articles

Jeanette Riley Obituary

A funeral service will be held for Ms. Riley on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, beginning at 11 a.m. at Lakeview Baptist Church. A visitation will be held one hour prior beginning at 10 a.m. CST. Burial will follow in Auburn Memorial Park. The Rev. Al Jackson will be...

Lynda Burton Obituary

Lynda Langley Burton, 81, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 28, 2023. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church, LaFayette, Alabama, on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Lynda was born on Oct. 25, 1942, to...

David Kalitzke

David “Dave” Francis Kalitzke went to his heavenly home Dec. 27, 2023. He was born to Henry and Catherine Kalitzke, March 14, 1941, in Great Falls, Montana. He is preceded in death by his parents; his sisters: Patricia, Evelyn; and brother Jack. Dave is survived by...

Larry Dean Bell

1943-2023 Larry Dean Bell passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. He was 80 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Horace Bell and Annie Bell; sister, Katherine Bell; and son, Michael Wayne Bell. He is survived by his son Troy Bell (Melanie);...

KATHERINE (DUCHESNE) DECESARE

Katherine DeCesare was a caring mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She left this world after a courageous battle with cancer on July 2,...

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JOHN “JOHNNY” F. DAVIS, JR.

John "Johnny" F. Davis, Jr., of Opelika was born in the Lee County Hospital on July 5, 1943, and passed away at his home on July 10, 2022. He was 79...

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BILL HARRIS

Lee County Coroner Bill Harris passed away Wednesday June 29, 2022 surrounded by family, while at his favorite vacation spot, the beach. He was born...

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JESSIE NOBLE SMITH

Jessie Noble Smith, 80, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022. A graveside service will be 10 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2022 at Garden Hills Cemetery....

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JOHN F. BROWN, SR.

On Sunday, June 26, 2022, John F. Brown, Sr., better known as “Mike Brown”, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones.Mike was born on Sept....

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NANCY MCGAVIN PALMER

Nancy was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennslyvania. the oldest of four girls, of Thomas and Catherine McGavin, who have predeceased her.She is survived by...

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WALTER LAMAR PIERCE

Walter Lamar Pierce of Opelika, was born to Willard Walter Pierce and Ersil Othell Stough Pierce on Aug. 13, 1951 in Tallassee, Alabama. He passed...

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JEANETTE VORDENBAUM

Jeanette Vordenbaum, 82 of Opelika, passed away June 21, 2022, at Bethany House. She was born Dec. 21, 1939, in Lee County to Alvis and Faye Taylor....

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