Obituaries

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

Alice Philipp Laubenthal

Alice Philipp Laubenthal

Mar 8, 2018

Alice Philipp Laubenthal, age 81, born October 17, 1936 in Frisco City, and a longtime resident of Spanish Fort, passed away March 8, 2018 surrounded by her devoted husband and children. She graduated from Murphy High School in 1956.  After high school, Alice attended business school and began her career as a secretary at ADDSCO, where she met the love...

Fred H. Kichler

Fred H. Kichler

Mar 7, 2018

KICHLER ELBERTA, ALABAMA Fred H. Kichler, age 98, a lifelong resident of Elberta, AL, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at his home. Fred was born on October 18, 1919 to Martin and Elsie Kichler. He was the oldest of seven children. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend who will be missed by all that knew him....

Dr. C. Douglas Harrell, Jr.

Dr. C. Douglas Harrell, Jr.

Mar 5, 2018

Dr. C. Douglas Harrell, Jr. age 84, a resident of Fairhope, AL., passed away Monday, March 05, 2018. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1952 until 1960 as a Sonarman. From 1952 to 1956 he was on active duty and served aboard the USS Patrol Craft Escort 874 and USS Haas Destroyer Escort 424. He was discharged in 1960...

Thomas J. Marallo, Sr. "Judge"

Thomas J. Marallo, Sr. "Judge"

Mar 5, 2018

Thomas J. Marallo, Sr. “Judge”, passed away peacefully in his home on March 5, 2018. He was 86 years old. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict from 1951-1955. He was a dedicated Police Officer with the Eastchester Police Department from 1959 until his retirement in 1995. He is predeceased by his parents, Antonio and Louise Marallo;...

Lois Mae Loomer

Lois Mae Loomer

Mar 4, 2018

Lois Mae Loomer, age 77, passed away March 4, 2018 at The Brennity Assisted Living Center in Daphne. Lois was born in Two Harbors, MN. to Richard and Mabel Tranah. She was a resident of Two Harbors, MN, Gillette, WY, Silver Bay, MN, and Mulege, Mexico.  Lois was a registered Nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN, Campbell County...

Dillon March

Dillon March

Mar 3, 2018

Dillon Taylor March, age 95, passed away Saturday March 3, 2018. Dillon was a native of Mobile and a lifelong resident of Mobile and Point Clear Mr. March’s career as an architect is well known in Mobile for such projects as the renovations of the Government Street Presbyterian Church and Barton Academy. His work in development and construction of the...

William James Pfeiffer

William James Pfeiffer

Mar 3, 2018

PFEIFFER FOLEY, AL. William James Pfeiffer, Jr., age 83, a native of Cleveland, OH and a resident of Foley, AL passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Mr. Pfeiffer was a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant , a member of the Foley Senior Center Pinochle Club, a  parishioner of St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church and a member of the Knights...

Thomas "Tommy" David Russo

Thomas "Tommy" David Russo

Mar 3, 2018

Thomas David Russo, age 56, passed away suddenly on March 3, 2018. Tommy was born in New Orleans and grew up in Metairie, La. He graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School and Louisiana State University where he received a degree in Broadcast Journalism. He was employed by WPMI-TV in Mobile, Alabama. The outpouring of love from those he worked with...

Dorothy "Dotsie" Green Walter

Dorothy "Dotsie" Green Walter

Mar 1, 2018

Dorothy (Dotsie) Virginia G. Walter 57, a resident of Spanish Fort, AL. passed away March 1, 2018.  In 1960, she was born in Mobile, AL. to Mary H. Green and Charles B. Green. Dotsie spent most of her life in Lewisburg, PA. and Mifflinburg, PA, before moving home to Alabama.  She graduated from Lewisburg High School and attended Bloomsburg State...

Mae Kunz

Mae Kunz

Mar 1, 2018

With great sadness, the family of Mae Cunningham Kunz (formerly of Leroy, Alabama) announces her death at the age of 90 years on Thursday, March 1, 2018. Mae was born in Cunningham, Alabama, the third of eight children. Mae attended St. Lawrence Catholic Church and was a member of Visitation Catholic Church in Jackson, AL. She is preceded in death...

Curtis Robertson Clark

Curtis Robertson Clark

Feb 25, 2018

Curtis Robertson Clark was born in Mobile, January 31, 1977. He passed away February 25, 2018 from a long battle with cancer. He was born to Susie and H.C. (Robbie) Robertson. He was preceded in death by his natural father. He was also preceded in death by his grandmother, Bobbie Buerger Robertson, aunt, Leslie Robertson, half-sister, Shannon Robertson, and uncle,...

Kirk Allan Boothe

Kirk Allan Boothe

Feb 24, 2018

Kirk Allan Boothe, age 61, a native of Schenectady, New York and a resident of Spanish Fort, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, February 24th, 2018. Kirk was born on May 31st, 1956 to Donald and Joan Foley Boothe in Painesville, Ohio. He attended Niskayuna High School from 1970-1974, where he excelled in athletics, participating in wrestling (sectional champion 1974), track...

Clifford Street, Sr.

Clifford Street, Sr.

Feb 20, 2018

Clifford Martin Street, Sr., age, 77, a lifelong resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018. He was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church, Fairhope where he taught Sunday school for 23 years and also served as a Deacon and Deacon Emeritus. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather. He was a farmer in Baldwin County for...

Nora Victoria Walker

Nora Victoria Walker

Feb 19, 2018

WAKLER ROBERTSDALE, ALABAMA Nora Victoria Walker, age 91, a resident of Robertsdale, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2018. Preceded in death by a grandson, Vince Rook and a great grandson, Brian Rook. Nora is survived by her sons; Larry Rook, Galen Walker, Terry Walker and Don Walker, grandchildren; Carey Rook, Kelly Rook Guzman, Chuck Walker , Chad Walker Carrie Tuberville,...

Vernon Ridings Pollard

Vernon Ridings Pollard

Feb 19, 2018

Vernon Ridings Pollard, age 53, a native of Mobile, and a longtime resident of Point Clear, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018. Vernon graduated from St. Luke’s Episcopal School and John Shaw High School. He was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He attended St. James Episcopal Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Edwin Pollard and...

Johnnie Chupek

Johnnie Chupek

Feb 19, 2018

Johnnie Heidelberg Chupek, a resident of Daphne, AL, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018. He was the founder of Fairhope Paint & Body Shop, established in 1963, and was a member of Eastern Shore Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Helen Curtis Chupek; son, Sidney John Chupek(Linda); daughter, Pamela Diana Chupek Lassister (Danny);five grandchildren;...

Joseph Frank Gravlee, Jr. MD

Joseph Frank Gravlee, Jr. MD

Feb 18, 2018

Joseph Frank Gravlee, Jr. MD, age 64, a resident of Fairhope, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018. Joe was born in Opelika, Alabama on February 14, 1954. He was a graduate of The University of Alabama and Tufts Medical School, in Boston, MA. He received his ophthalmology training at The Eye Foundation in Birmingham, AL, and practiced ophthalmology in Fairhope...

William "Billy" Manders, III

William "Billy" Manders, III

Feb 18, 2018

William Percy “Billy” Manders, III, age 84, resident of Point Clear, AL, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, February 18, 2018. Mr. Manders was a graduate of McGill Institute and attended Spring Hill College. He pursued a career spanning over fifty years on the waterfront. He was passionate about his career and retired as a fifth generation Bar Pilot,...

Joseph Michael Tyson

Joseph Michael Tyson

Feb 16, 2018

Joseph Michael Tyson, age 33, resident of Theodore, AL, passed away February 16, 2018.Joseph was a loving father, son, and avid Alabama fan. He is survived by his father, Perry Tyson of Theodore; mother, Robin Worrell of Mobile; son, Jackson Liam Tyson of Daphne; mother of his child, Jessica Seelye of Daphne; aunts, uncles, cousins, and other loving family and...

Sean Michael McKay

Sean Michael McKay

Feb 16, 2018

MCKAY LOXLEY, ALABAMA   Sean Michael “Squirel”  McKay, Age 27, a native of Mobile, AL and a resident of Loxley, AL passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018. Sean was an avid fisherman and loved his family and cooking. Survivors include his wife Ashly and their unborn child of Loxley, AL; parents, Steven and Cathy McKay of Gulf Shores, AL; mother...