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...

Brenda Gail Young 1957-2020

Brenda Gail Young of Opelika was born in Lee County, Alabama on Aug. 12, 1957 and passed away at East Alabama Medical Center on Oct. 27, 2020. She...

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Robert Lee Campbell

Robert Lee Campbell, 80, of Beauregard, Alabama passed away Oct. 22, 2020. Graveside service was on Oct. 25, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Garden Hill Cemetery....

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Kenneth L. Arnold

Kenneth L. Arnold of Opelika died Oct. 15, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born July 2, 1951 in Donalsonville, Georgia to Charles & Clyde...

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Johnny Glen Allen, Sr.

Johnny Glen Allen of Opelika, born to the late Annie Maude Allen and Robert Julus Allen in Birmingham, Alabama Feb. 7, 1939 passed away Oct. 12,...

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Charles W. “Billy” Pugh

Charles W. “Billy” Pugh passed away on Oct. 4 at EAMC. Graveside services will be 11 a.m., Oct. 7 at Garden Hills Cemetery with Dr. Mike King...

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Stanley Joseph Zenisek Jr.

Stanley Joseph Zenisek Jr. passed away on Sept. 28, 2020 in Opelika, AL.  Visitation was held on Oct. 2 from noon until 2 p.m. at Jeffcoat-Trant...

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