Obituaries

Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama

Robert Burkett Sturdivant, Jr.

Robert Burkett Sturdivant, Jr.

Jun 25, 2020

Robert Burkett Sturdivant, Jr., age 76, a native of Grenada, MS and a resident of Mobile, AL, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020. Robert was a true gentleman, soft spoken, thoughtful and kind. An avid Alabama Fan. He began his career in 1964 at Scott Paper Company and retired from DTE Energy Services as a shift operator. Mr. Sturdivant was...

Mary Faye DeShazo

Mary Faye DeShazo

Jun 24, 2020

Mary Faye DeShazo, age 82, a resident of Foley, AL passed away June 24, 2020. She was a member of Coastal Writers of Alabama, First Baptist Church of Foley and was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Rois Francis DeShazo, Sr., Foley, AL; step-son, Rois Francis DeShazo, Jr., Ulrike, Germany; step-daughter, Denise Marie DeShazo Conmey...

Richard "Rick" J. Pistone

Richard "Rick" J. Pistone

Jun 23, 2020

Richard J. Pistone, born in Corona, Long Island, NY on November 28, 1927, son of Leo and Emily Pistone, passed away on June 23, 2020. He was raised in Essington, PA, and worked for Westinghouse Turbine Division during WWII. After the war, he worked for Lester Piano Co. from 1945-1948. Richard opened his first restaurant in PA in 1948, which...

Carl Leroy Kollmar

Carl Leroy Kollmar

Jun 20, 2020

Carl Leroy Kollmar, age 74, of Summerdale, AL, died on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at his home. He was born July 23, 1945 in Norfolk, NE, the son of Carl Albert Kollmar and Helen Louise Shell-Govern. He attended Foley High School and at the age of 17, enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served from 1962-1965 and was stationed in...

Lois Niemeyer McCarthy

Lois Niemeyer McCarthy

Jun 17, 2020

Lois Niemeyer McCarthy, age 88, a resident of Fairhope, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Lois was a member of the Thomas Hospital Auxilary for 40 years and a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip R. McCarthy; parents, Brad and Helen Niemeyer; daughters, Phyllis Davis and Dee Dee Knapp. Survivors include...

William A. "Billy" Daugherty

William A. "Billy" Daugherty

Jun 17, 2020

William A. Daugherty (Billy), age 86, resident of Bay Minette, AL, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Billy was born in McIntosh, AL, was an all-round athlete (football, basketball, and baseball) and a 1952 graduate of Leroy High School. He was a long time member of the Methodist Church. He was an avid fisherman and hunter, but his number one...

Richard R. "Ray" Smoot

Richard R. "Ray" Smoot

Jun 17, 2020

Richard R. “Ray” Smoot, age 83, born November 30, 1936, left this world on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. He lived the American Dream! He was born the son of sharecroppers in Barbour County, AL, the poorest county in one of the poorest states in the country. His mother, Mary Lou Ingram Smoot, firmly believed that the best way for her...

Sylvia McGill

Sylvia McGill

Jun 16, 2020

Sylvia K. McGill, age 81, a native of Butler County, AL and a resident of Foley, AL, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Mrs. McGill was preceded in death by her husband, Sandy Douglas McGill, parents, Ralph C. and Mary Ethel Knight and sister, Sybil Hicks. Her lifelong dedication to others included her family, church and clients. Sylvia was a...

LaTrelle Webb

LaTrelle Webb

Jun 16, 2020

Mrs. LaTrelle Webb "Grand", age 88, a native of Thomasville, AL and a resident of Robertsdale, AL, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020. LaTrelle was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a life long member of Spanish Fort United Methodist Church. She worked as a legal assistant at International Paper Company in Mobile for 44 years. She was...

Floyd Dale Nettz

Floyd Dale Nettz

Jun 10, 2020

Floyd Dale Nettz, age 93, a native of Dixon, IL and a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Nettz. Mr. Nettz is survived by his step sons, Kevin Melton (Christine) and Steve Magne, all of Fairhope; six grandchildren and six...

Angela Lois Powell

Angela Lois Powell

Jun 10, 2020

Angela Lois Powell, age 52, a resident of Foley, Alabama, passed away June 10, 2020. She loved her daughters, grandchildren and spending time at the beach. She was preceded in death by her parents Bobby and Dorothy Adams She is survived by daughters, Evelyn Lois Powell and Mikalah Lee Powell Erickson (Cody), Foley, AL; sister, Dorothy Lynn Lochrico (Chris), Robertsdale,...

Yoshiko Oizumi Smith

Yoshiko Oizumi Smith

Jun 8, 2020

Yoshiko Oizumi Smith passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, June 8, 2020, ten days before her 88th birthday. She was born on the northern Japanese island of Sakhalin on June 18, 1932, and as a schoolgirl fled with her family to Tokyo when they were among the Japanese forced by Soviet occupation troops to leave Sakhalin. She lived...

Donald Charles King

Donald Charles King

Jun 8, 2020

Donald Charles King, 85, a resident of Prattville, AL went home to be with the Lord on Monday June 8th, 2020. Donald was born in Madison, WI in 1935. He grew up on a dairy farm and graduated from Wonewoc High School. After graduation he worked in Rockford, IL, operating a boring mill on heavy machinery for one year before...

Annette Washington

Annette Washington

Jun 7, 2020

Annette Windham Washington, age 82, a resident of Loxley, AL passed away June 7, 2020. She was an artist at heart, loved gospel and Baptist hymns and was a gifted seamstress. She was survived by daughters, Carol Booth, Loxley, AL and Myra Lynn Moseley, Prattville, AL; grandchildren, Amanda Phillips, John Moseley and Wes Moseley; great-grandchildren, J.D. Phillips, Jon Phillips and...

Marilyn Beasley Daigre

Marilyn Beasley Daigre

Jun 5, 2020

Marilyn Beasley Daigre of Fairhope, AL and Smith County, TN native age 77 passed away peacefully in the presence of her family at her Fairhope home on Friday, June 5, 2020. Mrs. Daigre was born in Nashville, TN on July 3, 1942 the second of five daughters to Ben Hooper Beasley and Elizabeth Chaffin Beasley. She was united in marriage...

Willard "Bill" Hugh Penry

Willard "Bill" Hugh Penry

Jun 5, 2020

Willard “Bill” Hugh Penry, age 88, a lifelong resident of Baldwin County, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020. He served on many AG related boards, was Chairman of NRCS, a farmer, and a member of Fairhope Christian Church. Bill is survived by his sons, Rick Penry and Steve Penry (Connie L.); daughter, Melissa Walker (Tony); brother, Walter E. Penry (Jane),...

Larry S. Davis

Larry S. Davis

Jun 1, 2020

Larry Stephen Davis, age 72, a resident of Spanish Fort, AL, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Roy Davis and Susie Nell (Sexton) Davis. He is survived by his wife, Anita Blanco; daughters, Amy Davis Goldbach (Russ) of Niceville, FL and Melissa Davis Wethington (Mark) of Alabaster, AL; son, Justin Davis...

Robert "Butch" Spiller

Robert "Butch" Spiller

Jun 1, 2020

Robert “Butch” Spiller, Jr, age 59, a resident of Orlando, FL, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Joe Spiller, Sr.; brother, Brandon Loper and step father, Henry Loper. Butch is survived by a special friend, Russell Reinke; his mother, Lois Loper of Daphne; brother, Christopher Spiller of Modoc, S.C.; step brother,...

Lieutenant Colonel Paul R. Jones

Lieutenant Colonel Paul R. Jones

May 31, 2020

Lieutenant Colonel Paul R. Jones passed away in his home on May 31st, 2020, in Fairhope, Alabama from complications relating to his military service-connected disabilities. Randy was born on January 8th, 1947, in Nashville, Tennessee. Randy graduated from Two Rivers Senior High School, and after a year in college, enlisted in the Army, where he became an Infantryman, in 1967....

Thomson Rotch

Thomson Rotch

May 30, 2020

Thomson ”Sambo” Rotch, a native of Clarke County and a long term resident of Mobile and Fairhope, passed away May 30, 2020 in Fairhope. He was a graduate of Clarke County High School and attended Livingston State University (Univ. of West Alabama). He served in the U.S. Navy and upon discharge, served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in...

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