Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
Florence M. Potter
Nov 25, 2017
Florence M. Potter, age 89, a longtime resident of Fairhope, peacefully passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017. Raised in Ozark, Alabama and a longtime resident of Fairhope, she recently resided at the Robertsdale Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was an active member of the Fish River Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph H. Potter (March...
Leo Gilheart
Nov 24, 2017
Leo Gilheart, age 85, native of Barnwell, AL, resident of Foley, AL, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017. Mr. Gilheart was the retired Chief of Police for Fairhope Police Department. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Leah Gilheart; and son, Kip Gilheart. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Emily Gilheart of Foley, AL; daughter, Marla...
Clyde Wallace Johnson
Nov 23, 2017
JOHNSON FOLEY, ALABAMA Clyde Wallace Johnson, (USAF Ret.) age 76, a resident of Foley, AL passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017. Clyde was a retired U.S. Air Force Captain serving three tours in Vietnam. He was a member of the Christian Faith Assembly, Disabled American Veterans. Clyde was preceded in death by his parents, Wallace and Elsie Johnson. He is...
James Donald Goram
Nov 23, 2017
James Donald Goram, age 73, resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017. Mr. Goram was preceded in death by his brother, Jack Goram. He is survived by his daughter, Michelle (Dale) Taylor of Robertsdale, AL; sons, Greg (Jamie) Goram of Daphne, AL, Randy Goram of Ft. Myers, FL; sister, Mildred (Gaston) Roberts of Bay Minette, AL; brothers,...
Billy Jordan Wilson
Nov 23, 2017
Billy Jordan Wilson, age 85, a resident of Spanish Fort, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Buford and Ethel Staton Wilson. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Woodham Wilson; sons, Wesley Wilson, Jospeh Wilson both of Spanish Fort, Glenn Wilson of Daphne; daughters, Sandy Campbell, Lucinda Volovecky both of Daphne; stepchildren,...
Raymond Ketchum Smith
Nov 22, 2017
Raymond Ketchum Smith of Fairhope, AL, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017. He is survived by his children: Randy and Linda Smith of Ohio, Linda Whitlock of Nevada, Jeff and Linda Smith of Daphne; his sister-in-law, Carol Smith and her children, Cheryl, Richie and Holly; his grandchildren, Jason and Torrie Smith, Lauren and Avery Ralph, Stacy and Lisa Smith; and...
Melton Ezell, II
Nov 22, 2017
Melton Ezell, II, age 57, resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Melton was a former employee of Pensacola Naval Air Station. He also owned his own trucking company for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Pat and Bernadine Ezell. He is survived by his son, Melton “Lane” Ezell of Summerdale, AL; daughter,...
Edward Redditt
Nov 21, 2017
Edward Robert Redditt, age 91, a resident of Fairhope, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017. He is preceded in death by his wife, Martha Herrington Redditt. He is survived by his son Robert Redditt (Jackie); daughters, Julia Summerlin (Ken) and Marcia Abernathy (Joe); grandchildren, Zachary Summerlin, Peter Summerlin, Annie Lucas, Callie McArthur, and Aaron Redditt; four great, grandchildren; other loving...
David Stapleton, Sr.
Nov 20, 2017
David Crockett Stapleton, Sr. passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Patsy Murphy Stapleton. He is also survived by his seven children: Jeffrie Stapleton Morgan, Jacqueline Murphy Stapleton, David Crockett Stapleton, Jr. (Kristen), Patrick Gerard Stapleton, Whitney Stapleton Cutrell, Tracey Elizabeth Blackwell (Ruffin), and William Murphy Stapleton (Tiffany) and 17 grandchildren:...
Edith Burt
Nov 20, 2017
Edith Gregory Burt, age 94, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017. Edith was raised in Newport News, Virginia. She was a resident of Fairhope since 1973. Ms. Edie was employed with Postmark, Inc. until the age of 80 and then volunteered as a “Pink Lady” at Thomas Hospital for 10 years. She is preceded in...
Gladys B. Brewer
Nov 18, 2017
Gladys B. Brewer, age 97, a native of Sipsey, AL., and a resident of Foley, AL., died Saturday November 18, 2017 in Foley, AL. Mrs. Brewer loved the outdoors and gardening. She is survived by her daughter, Regina B. Waller (Jerry) of Foley, Al; son, Gary Franklin Brewer (Gloria) of Fairhope, AL; sisters, Bertha Lee Hill of Hartselle, AL, Louise...
Margaret "Margy" Best
Nov 18, 2017
Margaret “Margy” Yeager Best, age 68, resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017. Margy is survived by her husband, Randy Best; daughter, Brandi Corbett (Chris); son, Brett Best; grandchildren, Christopher and Jimbo Corbett, Ava and Tanner Best; mother, Dorothy Yeager; brothers, Jerre Yeager (Pam), Tom Yeager; many other relatives and friends. She was employed with Fairhope Single...
Suzanne Busby Dunwoodie
Nov 16, 2017
Suzanne Busby Dunwoodie, age 63, resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017. Suzanne loved God, her church, her family, Fairhope, AL, and Alabama football. She was preceded in death by her father, Lamar Busby; her mother, Joyce Amacker; husband, Richard Leo Dunwoodie. She is survived by her daughter, Ashley Dunwoodie (Timothy) Walker of Winter Garden, FL; her...
James Piephoff, Jr.
Nov 15, 2017
James Vernon Piephoff, Jr., age 76, resident of Daphne, AL, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017, with Pat Piephoff, his wife of 43, by his side. Mr. Piephoff was preceded in death by his parents, James Vernon Piephoff, Sr., Betsy Piephoff, Sue Garrett Piephoff, and Kathleen Collins Piephoff. He is survived by his children, Dale Hartley Piephoff, James Vernon Piephoff...
James Dunn, Jr.
Nov 15, 2017
James Manley Dunn, Jr., age 88, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2017.He was the owner/operator of Dunn & Company Real Estate, Inc. He was twice President of Huntsville Homebuilders Association and past President of Home Builders Association of Alabama. He is survived by his wife, Rose H. Dunn; son, James M. Dunn, III (Anna...
Jack Percy Swindle, Sr.
Nov 15, 2017
SWINDLE FOLEY, ALABAMA Jack Percy Swindle, Sr., age 96, a resident of Foley, AL, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Jack was a three time war Veteran, having retired from the Air Force after 26 years of service and he was decorated 39 times. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and the VFW and a member of...
Andrew Braswell, Sr.
Nov 14, 2017
Andrew Wells Braswell, Sr., age 51, a resident of Orange Beach, AL, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017.He graduated from University Military School (UMS) in 1984, he then received his Marketing Degree from Auburn University in 1989, and received his Masters Degree in Business Administration from The University of Alabama in 1991. Andrew was very successful in the financial industry...
Talmage Oscar Parker
Nov 14, 2017
PARKER FOLEY, ALABAMA Talmage Oscar Parker, age 86, a resident of Foley, AL, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Talmage was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gulf Shores. He graduated from Auburn University where he received his engineering degree. He retired after 35 years of being an engineer with Monsanto in Foley, AL. Preceded in death by...
Landon Eldridge Browning, Jr.
Nov 14, 2017
Landon Eldridge Browning, Jr., age 57, resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Landon is survived by his wife, Karla Suzette Wasner Browning; children, Jessica Ashley Browning and Micah Landon Browning, all of Fairhope, AL; parents, Landon Browning, Sr. (Neide) of Gulf Shores, AL, Helen McCoy of Oxford; sisters, Sherry Browning, Nicole Zackery (Rodney), Dawn Winslett (Terry),...
John Livingston O'Shields
Nov 13, 2017
O’SHIELDS Bay Minette, Alabama Colonel John Livingston O’Shields, age 89, former resident of Decatur, a resident of Bay Minette, AL , passed away Monday, November 13, 2017. John was an ROTC Cadet and graduated Clemson A&M College in 1953. He was commissioned as an Army Second Lieutenant and assigned to Germany. John served as a Military Reserve Officer for over...
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