Obituaries Articles

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...

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...

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,...

Upcoming Funeral Services | April 11, 2024

DR. STEWARD SCHNELLERMemorial service 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 11 Auburn United Methodist Church ANTHONY "TONY" DEAN, JR.Funeral Service 10 a.m., Friday, April 12Jeffcoat Trant Chapel JOHN AARON BATCHELOR JR.Funeral service 11 a.m., Saturday, April 13Auburn church...

GLADYS T. MONK LAJAMBE

Gladys T. Monk LaJambe of Hurtsboro, Alabama was born in New Brockton, Alabama to the late James and Mattie Baggett Tew on Aug. 14, 1920 and passed...

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PHILIP WAYNE PORTER

Philip Wayne Porter passed away at his home in Dacula, Georgia on Aug. 17, 2021. He was 72 years old. Mr. Porter grew up in Fayetteville, North...

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WALTER (BUSTER) C. CREDLE III

Walter (Buster) C. Credle III of Opelika passed away on Sunday Aug. 8, 2021 at his home in Opelika. He was born July 13, 1961 in Ocala Florida. He...

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MAJOR JAMES E. MCLAWHORN

Major James E. McLawhorn, born in Jakin, Georgia, 1932, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. The eldest son of Bruce and Mavis McLawhorn, he was predeceased...

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EMMA GOODEN

Emma Gooden of Beauregard was born to the late Robert Hugh and Willie Pearl Groce in Macon County, Alabama on Oct. 8, 1925 and passed away at her...

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DAROLD JOSEPH RIDDLE

Darold Joseph Riddle was born on July 3, 1968 and passed away at his residence on Aug. 8, 2021. He was 53 years old. He is survived by his parents,...

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BAERBEL “BARBARA” DOLLAR

Baerbel “Barbara” Dollar, 82, a cherished member of the Opelika-Auburn community, passed peacefully, surrounded by her friends and family, Thursday...

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