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...

James C. Andrews

James C. Andrews was born on February 21, 1943 to the late Helen Maxwell and Clarence Andrews in Alabama. He passed away at Bethany House on Aug....

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Bobbie Humphrey Brown

A graveside service for Bobbie Humphrey Brown, 85 years old, of Opelika is scheduled for 11 a.m. CST, on Sept. 4, 2020. Reverend Michael Brown will...

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LeRae Whatley Rainer

LeRae was born Aug. 15, 1964 in Lee County, and she died Aug. 22, 2020 at her home in Enterprise, Alabama. LeRae graduated from Macon Academy in...

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Jessie R. Haynie, Jr.

Jessie R. Haynie, Jr. of Opelika, passed away at his home on Sept. 17, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie and Ruth Haynie, Sr.;...

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David Germick

His Beginning: 7-13-1960 - His Ending: 9-17-2020 David Germick, born July 13, 1960, passed peacefully in the loving arms of his wife, Sept. 17,...

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Sarah Holt Adams

Sarah Adams, of Opelika, Alabama passed away at Diversicare in Lanett, Alabama on Sept. 18, 2020. She was born to the late Eula and George Holt in...

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Thomas L. Cooper

A graveside service for Thomas L. Cooper, 85, of Opelika was held at 11 a.m., Sept. 19, 2020, at Nazareth Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery,...

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Dr. Dan Mayo Guin

Dr. Dan Mayo Guin, 81, went to be with his Savior on Sept. 16, 2020 at his home in Auburn, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his mother and...

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