Obituaries Articles

ELIZABETH “LIZ” VAIL LINDAHL

Elizabeth Vail Lindahl (Liz) passed away on March 31, 2023, in Auburn, of natural causes. She was 96. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 21, 1926. She was predeceased by her parents, Wallace and Marian Vail of Kansas City and Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and her...

JEANETTE KEEL HORNSBY

Jeanette Keel Hornsby of Opelika passed away March 23, 2023. Funeral services were held on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home with visitation beginning prior to the service. Burial followed in Garden Hills Cemetery.

TAYLOR DOWE LITTLETON

Taylor Dowe Littleton departed this life March 25, 2023. He was born March 14, 1930, in Birmingham, to May Taylor Littleton and Florence Longcrier Littleton. He attended Birmingham public schools, graduating from Woodlawn High School in 1947. He attended Auburn...

BETTY LEONARD SCROGGINS

Betty went to be with the Lord on March 21, 2023, at the age of 88. Betty’s entire life was devoted to her family. Her greatest joy in life was traveling the world with them during her husband John’s military years. Betty was born in Opelika and graduated from Clift...

STEVEN TODD SMITH

Funeral services for Steven Todd Smith was on Sunday, Nov. 7 at Pierce Chapel with burial following in Pierce Chapel Cemetery. Visitation was on,...

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JAMES “LARRY” TRAMMELL

James “Larry” Trammell, 76, of Opelika, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 3, 2021 at East Alabama Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was...

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MAYOR BOBBY JAMES FREEMAN

Mayor Bobby James Freeman passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 at the age of 84. He served as a Lee County Commissioner for 10 years and as Mayor of...

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MICHAEL E. LITTLEJOHN

Michael E. Littlejohn, 52, of Opelika, passed away on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 at his home in Opelika. A visitation was held Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 at...

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MARY JEANETTE ARWOOD

Mary Jeanette Arwood, age 75, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. She was born Sept. 1, 1946 in Opp, Alabama, to Elmer and Sally Lee. She...

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MARGARET HAMER MURPHY

Margaret Louise Hamer Murphy was born Jan. 17, 1928, in rural Eagle Grove, Iowa to Morris and Lea Hamer. She began her secretarial career in Des...

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JOE FRANK HUGHES

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

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

“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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