Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
Donald Walter Lewis
Oct 5, 2020
Donald Walter Lewis (Don), age 92, a resident of Lillian, AL, passed away suddenly on October 5, 2020 at the Diversicare Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Foley where he was admitted for physical therapy. He leaves his beloved wife Janet Raynor Lewis of Lillian, AL; his five children: Patricia (Alan) Jones of Thornton, CO; Donald William (Joanne) Lewis of Henderson,...
Charles Rice
Oct 4, 2020
Charles Joseph Rice, 87, a native of Point Clear, AL and a resident of Belforest, AL, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020. He was ordained as a Pastor at Point Clear Baptist Church and was a member of Spanish Trail Baptist Church. He served his country in the US Navy on the destroyer USS Yarnall. Following his military service, he...
Janet Jones Kearney
Oct 4, 2020
Janet Jones Kearney, age 76, a native and former resident of the Hudson Valley area in New York State and a current resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020. Janet became a Master Gardener while living in Fairhope. She also loved quilting and was a member of several quilting groups, including Quilts of Valor. Janet also enjoyed...
Victor Hugo Steelreath
Oct 3, 2020
Victor Hugo Steelreath, age 90, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, died Saturday, October 3, 2020 from complications of the Corona Virus. He is survived by his wife Sharon Steelreath; his children, Richard Steelreath, Vicki Merold (Kevan), Dennis Godwin, Glen Godwin (Brenda); grandchildren, Sean Steelreath, Paul Steelreath (Samantha), Vanessa Merold, Bryan Merold (Sarah) and Chrisanna Rose; great grandchildren, Cooper, Emily, James,...
George Raymond Parker
Oct 3, 2020
George Raymond Parker, born February 9, 1948, went to be with his Heavenly Father on October 3, 2020, at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, AL. He was the loving husband of Marie Parker. They enjoyed 49 years of joyful marriage together. Born in Mobile, Alabama, he was the son of George W. Parker and Madelaine Cotton Owen. He was a graduate...
Billy McClelland
Oct 2, 2020
Billy Joe McClelland, age 73, a resident of Daphne passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020. He graduated from Vigor High School with the class of 1965 and went on to obtain a degree in engineering from Auburn University in 1971. Billy proudly worked for the Army Corp of Engineers in the Mobile and Far East Districts. He was preceded...
John Albert Werner
Oct 1, 2020
WERNER ELBERTA, ALABAMA John Albert Werner, age 76, a native of Bloomburg, PA, and a resident of Elberta passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020. John was a dedicated father, husband and grandfather. He loved to travel, make new friends and was an avid hunter. He also was a softball coach. John retired from Pennsylvania as a State Policeman . Preceded...
JoAnn Wells
Oct 1, 2020
WELLS FOLEY, ALABAMA JoAnn Wells, age 82, a resident of Foley, AL. passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 with her loving family by her side. Funeral services will be held from the chapel of Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Foley, AL Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 2:00pm. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time. ARRANGEMENTS BY WOLFE-BAYVIEW FUNERAL...
Barbara Agnes Riley
Sep 30, 2020
Barbara Agnes (Hersey) Riley, 87, of Foley, AL, died September 30, 2020 at home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mark C. Riley. Barbara grew up in Lynn, MA, the daughter of Mary (Connors) Hersey and Delbert Vose Hersey. Lynn is just north of Boston, and Barbara talked of seeing horse-drawn carts on the streets of the city...
James Dean Bryant, Jr.
Sep 28, 2020
James Dean Bryant Jr., age 55, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020. He is survived by his mother, Patricia A. Porter, Foley, AL; Aunt, Tena Cryer, Fort Payne, AL. He was a native and former resident of Texarkana, Texas and former resident of New Boston, Texas. Private services will be held by the family at a later date. In lieu...
Chad Gravat
Sep 27, 2020
Chad William Gravat, 21, a resident of Silverhill, Alabama, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020. Chad was a 2018 graduate of Picayune Memorial High School in Picayune, MS. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. Chad loved Auburn football and was an avid fan of NASCAR. Chad is survived by his parents, Brad and Cindy Gravat of Silverhill, AL; sisters, Pam...
Edna Mae Taylor
Sep 27, 2020
Edna Mae Taylor, age 90, a resident of Bon Secour, Alabama passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, D.W. Taylor; sons, Daniel Wallace “Danny” Taylor, Jr. and David William Taylor; granddaughters, Amy Taylor Hogue and Sheanna Sims; great-grandson, Dylan Hogue. She is survived by her children, Nancy Taylor (Steve) Etheridge, Gary Wayne (Karen)...
Thomas Gray Prewitt
Sep 25, 2020
Thomas Gray Prewitt, known and loved by all as “Gray,” passed away suddenly on September 25, 2020 at Thomas Hospital, in Fairhope, Alabama, surrounded by his family. Gray was the only child born to Tom and Glynn Prewitt on March 20,1945 in Selma, Alabama. He grew-up in Greenwood, Mississippi, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, where he attended Greenwood...
Max Franklin Osborn
Sep 24, 2020
Max Franklin Osborn, age 55, a native of Florence, AL and a resident of Foley, AL passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 24, 2020. Max loved his family fiercely and loved God most of all. He never met a stranger and was always willing to lend a helping hand. He loved life. He graduated from Baylor Academy in 1982, attended...
Jean Prouse
Sep 24, 2020
Harriett “Jean” Prouse, 86, a resident of Spanish Fort, AL passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020. She was a member of Eastern Shore Baptist Church. Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Prouse. She is survived by her daughters Cindy (David) Lober of Hoover and Susan P. Stringer of Spanish Fort; 5 grandchildren: Jennifer Lober (Jason) Colee of...
Colonel Duane Kuhlmann
Sep 23, 2020
KULMANN SPANISH FORT, AL Colonel Duane Arthur Kuhlmann The “Colonel” joined his beloved bride Dorothy in heaven September 23. He was surrounded by his family when he died peacefully at home. Duane was born December 15, 1923 in Northwood, Iowa to Jenny Messenger Kuhlmann and Sophus Kuhlmann. Duane and his three younger brothers Hugh, Kenneth and Lyle were raised in...
Henry "Eddie" Edward James
Sep 22, 2020
Henry Edward (Eddie) James, age 61, a resident of Elberta, Alabama passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dayton & Idelle James; granddaughter, Cloey Arnold; sister, Donna Hermcz. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Teressa James; children, Felissa Bonikowske, Amanda (Tim) Renfroe, Henry Edward “EJ” (Jennifer) James, Jr., Derek (Kelsey)...
Elizabeth Ann Turgeau
Sep 22, 2020
Elizabeth (Betty) Turgeau, a native of London, England and a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, in her home at the age of 93. Betty was born March 22, 1927, to Samuel Christian Coulon and Anne Elizabeth Coulon in London, England. She will be remembered lovingly for her mild temperament, kindness and love of...
Gary Allen Ishmael, Sr.
Sep 19, 2020
Gary Allen Ishmael, Sr. age 73, a resident of Daphne, Alabama, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020. Gary was preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Constance Ishmael. He is survived by his wife, Inez Williams Ishmael of Daphne; son, Gary Allen Ishmael, Jr. (Kara); daughters, Suzanne Jarrell (Ronald) and Karen Koppersmith (Forrest), all of Spanish Fort; grandchildren, Alexander...
Gralun Poole
Sep 19, 2020
Gralun Duaun Poole, age 39, a resident of Daphne, Alabama passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020. Poole was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a contracted government employee. Those who knew him will remember Gralun as big-hearted. He was preceded in death by his father Grady D. Poole and sister, LaCrequsia R. Frost. He is survived...