Obituaries

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

Donald Ray Jordan

Donald Ray Jordan

Feb 16, 2018

Donald Ray Jordan, age 85, resident of Daphne, AL, passed away Friday, February 16, 2018. Mr. Jordan was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alyce Jordan. He is survived by his stepson, Mark (Laura) Khachadoorian of Daphne; stepdaughter, Angelle Khachadoorian (Jim) Merriken of Montgomery; 3 grandchildren; other loving relatives and friends. Funeral Services will...

Reece Landis Johnson

Reece Landis Johnson

Feb 15, 2018

Reece Landis Johnson, age 17, a resident of Silverhill, AL, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018. Reece loved photography, film music and the arts. His smile was infectious. He is survived by his parents, Bryan and Susan Johnson of Silverhill; brother, Joey Johnson of Loxley; sister, Teresa Nicole Johnson of Opelika; grandmother, Antonya King of Silverhill; many other relatives, friends,...

Elaine Gilbertson

Elaine Gilbertson

Feb 12, 2018

Elaine Pepper Gilbertson, age 88, a native of Glens Falls, NY, and a resident of Fairhope, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018. She was a strong military wife and mother of six. She was admired by all. She is preceded in death by her brother, Dr. Rollin Pepper. Survivors include her husband, James S. Gilbertson of Fairhope; her six children:...

Herbert Peter Shelton, Sr.

Herbert Peter Shelton, Sr.

Feb 12, 2018

Hebert Peter Shelton, Sr., age 84, resident of Mobile, AL, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018. Mr. Shelton retired from Teledyne Continental Motors. He was a US Army Veteran and a member of Port City Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Janet L. Shelton of Mobile, AL; children, Beth Brooks and Pete Shelton, Jr.; grandchildren, Blake, Tiffany,...

O'Neal Edward Frost

O'Neal Edward Frost

Feb 11, 2018

FROST CANTONMENT, FLORIDA O’Neal Edward Frost, age 97, a resident of Cantonment passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018. O’Neal was a longtime member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and Our Lady of Bon Secour Catholic Church. He was a WWII U.S. Navy Veteran where he was a Gunners Mate on the USS Mississippi for the length of his...

Edna "Jean" Hays

Edna "Jean" Hays

Feb 11, 2018

Edna “Jean” Hays, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018. Mrs. Hays was formerly of Black Rock, Arkansas and moved early in her life to Fairhope. She was a Ward Clerk at Thomas Hospital. She is preceded in death by sons, James Dale Brower and Robert Brower, Jr. Survivors include her husband, Hugh Hayes; sons, L.G....

Phillip Dean Noll

Phillip Dean Noll

Feb 11, 2018

Phillip Dean Noll Sr., age 76, from St. Louis, Missouri, and local resident of Gulf Shores, AL,passed away suddenly on Sunday February 11, 2018. He is survived by wife Karon Faye Nollalso of Gulf Shores: children Phillip Dean Noll Jr. of White Rock, NM, Thomas Andrew Noll ofRoseville, CA, David Bolen Smith of Lake St. Louis, MO, and Connie Marie...

Taney and Iris Brazeal

Taney and Iris Brazeal

Feb 10, 2018

Iris Celia (Stokes) Brazeal Fairhope, AL Iris Celia (Stokes) Brazeal, 86, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018. She was survived by less than a day by her husband of 63 years, Taney A Brazeal of Fairhope. She is survived by her children, Febe Iris (Brazeal) Wallace (Tom) of Lexington, KY and Taney Afton Brazeal Jr....

Rebecca Ann Byrd

Rebecca Ann Byrd

Feb 9, 2018

BYRD GULF SHORES, ALABAMA Rebecca “Becky” Rodgers Byrd, Age 88, of Gulf Shores, Alabama, passed away at her home on Friday, February 9, 2018. Mrs. Byrd was a retired educator, teaching for thirty-one years in Mobile and Baldwin counties. She is preceded in death by her parents, David D. Rodgers, Sr., and Bessie Gunter Rodgers, and her husband of twenty-six...

Jill Lyn Teumer

Jill Lyn Teumer

Feb 8, 2018

Jill Lyn Teumer, age 77, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018. As a young woman she was a cheer leader for the Green Bay Packers. She was active in Mardi Gras Mystic Society. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She is preceded in death by her husband, Henry Teumer and her parents. Survivors...

Glenda McGill

Glenda McGill

Feb 8, 2018

Glenda Turner McGill, age 67, a resident of Gulf Shores, AL, passed away Thursday, February 08, 2018. Glenda was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gulf Shores and also a member of the Orange Beach Lions Club. She is survived by her son, John Bradford (Libby) McGill of Auburn; daughter, Jennifer McKenzie McGill of Mobile; grandchildren: Molly Raines...

John Ballantyne

John Ballantyne

Feb 8, 2018

John William Ballantyne, age 82, a native of Philadelphia, PA and a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018. He was a graduate of Germantown Academy and attended Temple University. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Fairhope; and served with the Baptist International Mission Board; and was a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan. He is survived...

Harold Robinson

Harold Robinson

Feb 7, 2018

Harold Chalmers Robinson, age 86, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Wednesday, February 07, 2018. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in the Korean Conflict. He was a member and a Deacon Emeritus of Fairhope Christian Church. Mr. Robinson was Co-Chairman of Property Committee, a former Coach of Pawpaw’s Cowgirls softball team, a member of the American Legion...

Willis "W.A." Wood

Willis "W.A." Wood

Feb 5, 2018

Willis “W.A.” Wood, age 89, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018. He is preceded in death by his wife, Conola Jo Wood. W.A. is survived by his sons, Mike (Tsai) Wood of Fairhope and Greg (Teresa) Wood of Silverhill; grandchildren: Tonya Lawley and Brent Wood; sister, Betty Wittmeir of Birmingham; and other relatives and...

Eloise Peed Lee

Eloise Peed Lee

Feb 5, 2018

LEE FOLEY, ALABAMA Eloise Peed Lee, age 84, a resident of Foley, AL passed away Monday, February, 5, 2018. Preceded in death by her husband of 56 years Thomas Kenneth Lee, Sr., daughter; Iris M. Hagandorfer, two grandchildren; Michael Matos and Damien Lee. Eloise is survived by her children; Thomas Kenny (Karen) Lee, Jr. of Elberta, Brenda F. Lee of...

Joyce Dill Antinarella

Joyce Dill Antinarella

Feb 4, 2018

Joyce Dill Antinarella, 93, a long time resident of Fairhope, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018. She was born December 20, 1924 in Olney, Maryland to Dorsey and Erma Dill. She is predeceased by her husband Michael J. Antinarella and son-in-law Chuck Gravat. Mike and Joyce married January 12, 1946 in Silver Springs, Maryland. They moved to Fairhope in 1946...

Heustis Avritt, Sr.

Heustis Avritt, Sr.

Feb 3, 2018

Heustis Avritt, Sr., a native of Yellow Bluff, AL, and a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Thomas Hospital. Mr. Avritt is preceded in death by his wife, Rosemary Knight Avritt. He is survived by two sons, Heustis (Janice) Avritt, Jr. of Bay Minette, AL, and Christopher Michael (Nikki) Avritt of North Carolina; four daughters,...

Jesse Thompson

Jesse Thompson

Feb 3, 2018

THOMPSON SPANISH FORT, AL   Jesse Danny Thompson, age 68, a resident of Spanish Fort, AL, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2018.   He attended Stapleton Church of God. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and going fishing.   He is preceded in death by his father Jesse Herman Thompson, mother Linda Roselle Presley, and son Corey Thompson.   He is survived...

Wilton Ray Barber

Wilton Ray Barber

Feb 3, 2018

Wilton Ray Barber, 68, of Dauphin Island passed away with his wife by his side, at their home on February 3, 2018. Born August 23, 1949, in Bayou La Batre, Alabama to mother, Verna Aileen Ladnier and father, James “J.W” Wilton Barber.  He was married to Judy Smith on November 5, 1970. He was an avid fisherman, cast net maker,...

Francis Milton Cornell

Francis Milton Cornell

Feb 2, 2018

Cornell Foley, Alabama Francis “Frank” Milton Cornell, age 67, a former resident of Pensacola, FL and residing in Foley, AL, passed away, Friday, February 2, 2018. Survivors include his daughter; Angela Cornell of Pensacola, a son; Mike (Nichole) Malcolm Cornell, two grandchildren; Sawyer and Parker Cornell, one brother; Mickey (Patsy) Cornell of Bon Secour, two sisters; Jan (Kermit) Broussard of...