Obituaries

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

Hugh McCaffrey

Hugh McCaffrey

Nov 26, 2010

FAIRHOPE, ALHugh Charles McCaffrey passed away Friday, November 26, 2010 in Fairhope at the age of 95. He was a native of Cleveland, OH and a resident of Fairhope. Mr. McCaffrey retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 1974 and was a member of the Retired Officers Association. He is survived by a son, Brian J. (Sylvia Yee) McCaffrey of...

Robert Anthony Miller, Sr.

Robert Anthony Miller, Sr.

Nov 25, 2010

DAPHNE Robert Anthony Miller, Sr. passed away Thursday, November 25, 2010 in Fairhope at the age of 77. He was a native of Louisiana, former resident of Mobile and a resident of Daphne. Mr. Miller retired from the U.S Navy in 1970. He is survived by two daughters, Rebecca S. (James) Pettis of Chipley, FL, Rachelle R. (Ron) Myers of...

Hadley Thomas

Hadley Thomas

Nov 25, 2010

DAPHNE, AL Hadley Owen Thomas passed away Thursday, November 25, 2010 in Fairhope at the age of 65. He was a native of Atlanta, GA and a resident of Daphne. Mr. Thomas was a member of Liberty Church in Fairhope. He is survived by his wife of forty-one years, Martha W. Thomas of Daphne; four daughters, JoAnna Lee Vickery of...

Cecil Wayne Silvers

Cecil Wayne Silvers

Nov 23, 2010

Cecil Wayne Silvers, Age 46, born in Mobile and a resident of Eight Mile, AL., died on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at a local hospital. He is survived by his wife, Katie Silvers of Semmes, AL; one son, Cecil Wayne Silvers, Jr. of Eight Mile, AL; two daughters, Jessica Silvers and Victoria Silvers of Semmes, AL; mother, Rebecca Howarth of...

Joyce Litton Phillips

Joyce Litton Phillips

Nov 18, 2010

Joyce Litton Phillips, Age 86, passed away with her son by her side on November 18, 2010 in Fairhope, AL. A native of Litton, MS., Mrs. Phillips was a 1945 honors graduate of Ole Miss as the first women ever elected president of the School of Business. With her husband, Peter Phillips she lived in Brookhaven, MS for many years...

Marilyn Bryner Spranley

Marilyn Bryner Spranley

Nov 16, 2010

SPANISH FORT Marilyn Bryner Spranley, age 88, a native of New Orleans, LA and a resident of Spanish Fort, AL, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2010. She is survived by her daughter, Eve S. Molinary of Spanish Fort, son, John B. Spranley, River Ridge, LA, other relatives and friends. The family will have private services. ARRANGEMENTS BYWOLFE-BAYVIEW FUNERAL HOMES& CREMATORY,...

Atha McGehee LaFlam

Atha McGehee LaFlam

Nov 15, 2010

SPANISH FORT Atha McGehee LaFlam passed away Monday, November 15, 2010 in Fairhope at the age of 95. She was a native of Bogalusa, LA, former resident of Louisville, KY and a longtime resident of Baldwin County. Mrs. LaFlam was one of the original nurses that assisted in the founding of Holmes Hospital in Foley. She then married Walter Lewis...

Elizabeth Burnham Wasson

Elizabeth Burnham Wasson

Nov 14, 2010

SPANISH FORT Elizabeth Burnham Wasson, age 88, of Spanish Fort, AL. was born October 16, 1922 in Nashua, New Hampshire, passed away of natural causes, on Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Spanish Fort, overlooking Mobile Bay. She was the daughter of the late Roland B. Burnham and Elizabeth Harris Burnham. Ib was a devoted wife and mother.  She was a...

Joel Bruce Mernik

Joel Bruce Mernik

Nov 14, 2010

MERNIK ORANGE BEACH, AL Joel Bruce Mernik, age 64, a native of Minnesota and a resident of Orange Beach, AL, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Annette Mernik of Orange Beach, AL, daughters, Marcy Mernik of Perdido Key, FL, Kerry Mernik Brandl of Houston, TX, brother, Bill (Madeleine) Mernik of Plymouth, MN, sisters, Tammy...

Edgar Clement Henson

Edgar Clement Henson

Nov 13, 2010

Edgar Clement Henson passed away Saturday, November 13, 2010 in Fairhope at the age of 84. He was a native of Hawthorn, AL and a resident of Daphne. Mr. Henson was born May 6, 1926 to the late, James Carey Henson and the late, Nancy Morton Henson. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. Mr. Henson retired from Scott...

Karen Kay Kinard Roy

Karen Kay Kinard Roy

Nov 9, 2010

FAIRHOPE, AL Karen Kay Kinard Roy died Tuesday, November 9, 2010, after an eight year battle with cancer. Karen, the second of five daughters, was born to M. H. and Lois Kinard, in Lubbock, Texas, on November 14, 1941. She is predeceased by her parents, sisters Janet Kinard Brokenbek and Lanette Kinard Willson, and grandson, Ian Hampton Meyer. She is...

John Clinton Sexton

John Clinton Sexton

Nov 9, 2010

FAIRHOPE   John Clinton Sexton, age 63, a native of Fayette, AL and a resident of Fairhope since 1977, passed away Tuesday, November, 9, 2010, with his wife and family by his side.   John attended Auburn University and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp.  He was Vice President and Co-Owner of Southern Intermodal Xpress in Mobile.  He was...

Harry Elwood Charnock

Harry Elwood Charnock

Nov 8, 2010

FAIRHOPE, AL Harry Elwood Charnock, age 87, a native of Wellsburg, WV, a longtime resident of Rochelle, IL, and a current resident of Fairhope, passed away Monday, November 8, 2010. Mr. Charnock was a WWII Veteran, U.S. Army Air Corp.  He is survived by his sons, Harry Phillip Charnock and his wife Roxanne of Rochelle, IL, Jeffry Curt Charnock and...

Velmarie Trawick Beech

Velmarie Trawick Beech

Nov 8, 2010

BEECH ELBERTA, AL. Velmarie Trawick Beech, Age 80, born in Brewton, AL. and a resident of Elberta, AL., passed away on Monday, November 8, 2010 at a local hospital. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dorron T. Beech and her son, Donald W. Parker. Survivors include her daughter-in-law, and her husband, Pat Parker (Bill) Specht of Elberta, AL;...

Ashley Renee Sanders

Ashley Renee Sanders

Nov 4, 2010

FAIRHOPE Ashley Renee Sanders passed away Thursday, November 4, 2010 in Fairhope at the age of 28. She was a native of Mobile and a resident of Fairhope. She is preceded in death by her mother, Freida Kelley. She is survived by her father, William W. (Patricia A,) Sanders of Fairhope; a son, Jeremiah Sanders of Fairhope; five sisters, Kaylin...

Florrie M. Ryals

Florrie M. Ryals

Nov 4, 2010

FAIRHOPE Florrie M. Alburl Ryals of Fairhope, daughter of Roy Alburl and Florrie M. Herlong Alburl, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2010. She was born in Lowndes County , AL on June 17, 1925. Mrs. Ryals was a lifelong active member of the United Methodist Church , various garden clubs, social organizations, and was truly loved by all who knew...

Jim Sweatt

Jim Sweatt

Nov 2, 2010

DAPHNE Jim Sweatt, age 83, a native of Crenshaw County, AL and a resident of Daphne, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Jim was a Mobile and Baldwin County Santa Claus for 64 years. He is survived by hiswife of 62 years, Mary Louise Sweatt of Daphne,son, Charles Anthony “Tony” Sweat and his wife Brenda of Atlanta, GA,sister, Margaret Ann...

Sandra Sue Raper Hearn

Sandra Sue Raper Hearn

Oct 31, 2010

FORT MORGAN, AL.   Sandra Sue Raper Hearn, Age 73, born in Birmingham, AL., and a resident of Fort Morgan, AL., died Sunday, October 31, 2010 at a local health care facility.   She is preceded in death by her husband, C. Richard Hearn, April 2, 1997 and her grandson, Ryan W. Crow, April 19, 1997.   Mrs. Hearn  is survived by one...

Nancy Hall Uhlig

Nancy Hall Uhlig

Oct 31, 2010

DAPHNE Nancy Uhlig, age 67, a native of Mansfield, OH and a resident of Daphne, AL, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Dr. George E. Uhlig, daughter, Piper Uhlig, both of Daphne, AL, special pets, Cardiac Rehab family, other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home,...

Kenneth Louie Gunter, Jr.

Kenneth Louie Gunter, Jr.

Oct 30, 2010

BON SECOUR, AL . Kenneth "Louie" Gunter, Jr., Age 61, born in Mobile , AL., and a resident of Bon Secour, AL., died on Saturday, October, 30, 2010 at a local hospital.   Louie  was a Viet Nam Veteran, an avid outdoorsman and owner/operator of Marine Recycle Parts, Foley , AL . Mr. Gunter is survived by his wife, Marion Hyde...