Obituaries Articles

HOUSTON “HOOTIE” MORRIS JACKSON JR.

Houston "Hootie" Morris Jackson Jr., born Jan. 5, 1953, of Opelika, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Aug. 25, 2023. Hootie is preceded in death by his parents, Capt. Houston Morris Jackson and Sara Pauline Meadows Jackson. He is survived by daughters, Ashley...

EMILY GAYLE SMITH MELTON

Emily Gayle Smith Melton left this world on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. Gayle was 82 years of age, having been born on Aug. 1, 1941. She was born to her parents, Henry Broughton Smith and Elma Jowers Smith and enjoyed her early life being raised on the...

ROBERT BURTON “BOB” 

EKELUND JR.  Robert Burton “Bob” Ekelund, Jr., Ph.D., shed his mortal coil on Aug. 17, 2023, after valiantly fighting Parkinson’s disease for several years, and more recently, various cancers. He was a long-term resident of Auburn and professor emeritus of Auburn...

DOROTHY “DOLLY” CORCORAN

Dolly died on Aug. 16, 2023, at Russell Medical Center, Alexander City, at the age of 93 years old. She had resided for several years at Chapman Nursing Center and before that with her daughter, Julie Corcoran of Dadeville, Alabama. She was born in Cambridge,...

SARA MURRAY MASON

Sara Murray Mason passed away peacefully at home March 16, 2022, in Auburn, AL, at the age of 89. Sara was a cherished wife, mother, grandmother,...

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MR. ARTHUR CHAPMAN WARD JR.

A memorial service for Arthur Ward Chapman Jr. will be  on April 3, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. C.S.T.  at Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church located at...

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ROY THOMAS BRITTON, JR.

Ray Thomas Britton Jr. was born Aug. 9, 1940, in Russell County. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Emily Britton, sisters Essie Mae...

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CORENTHA CRAWFORD

Corentha Crawford of Springvilla, Alabama, was born in Tuscaloosa County on Nov. 27, 1950, and passed away at her home on March 6, 2022. She was 71...

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MARGIE REE DELEE

Mrs. Margie Ree DeLee Thrift age 77, a resident of Millbrook, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at a local hospital. Funeral services...

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JACK WALKER

Jack Walker, 92, of Auburn, went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 21, 2022. He was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Jan. 28, 1930, to Opal Thompson...

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JACKIE MELLEEN SMITH THOMPSON

In loving memory of Jackie Melleen Smith Thompson, 78 of Beauregard. She passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Jackie was a devoted wife to Robert...

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