Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
Hattie Marie (Yelling) Johnson
Jan 5, 2024
Hattie Johnson January 5, 2024 Hattie Marie (Yelling) Johnson, 88, passed peacefully Friday morning, January 5, 2024, at a local nursing facility. She was a native of Mobile, AL and a long-time resident of Fairhope, AL. Surviving her are daughters Kim (Creston) Washington and Katrina Williams (Raymond Bilbo), and son Elrick (Grenda) Johnson. She was predeceased by sons, Walter Earl...
Douglas Eugene Strassner
Jan 5, 2024
Douglas Eugene Strassner, a resident of Elberta Alabama, passed away Friday, January 05, 2024, at 16:15 surrounded by his family and close friends. Doug had fought a yearlong battle with head and neck cancer that started from Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Doug was born in Akron, Ohio, on March 3, 1955. Upon graduation from high school, he attended the United States...
Dewey Edward White
Jan 4, 2024
Dewey Edward “Pete” White January 8, 1933 – January 4, 2024 Dewey Edward “Pete” White passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024. He was ninety years old. Pete was born in Atmore, Alabama, on January 8, 1933, to Charles Benjamin “C. B./Charlie” White and Cleon Beatrice Archer White. In addition to his parents, Pete was preceded in death by his...
Carole Kay Coiner
Jan 4, 2024
Carole Kay Coiner, a native of Charleston, W.V. and a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024. Preceding her in death are her husband, Bobby Coiner; sons, Andrew Coiner and Matthew Coiner. She is survived by her son, Mark (Patti) Coiner of Fairhope; grandchildren, Ross, Taylor (Jessie) and Lilly; nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. A...
Klifton Adam Bond
Jan 4, 2024
Klifton Adam Bond, age 38, a resident of Gulf Shores, AL, passed away on January 4, 2024. Adam was a loving son, father, brother, and friend to many. He is survived by his mother, Rebecca Crafton of Elberta; stepfather, Jerry Crafton of Summerdale; daughter, Saily Jade Bond of Elberta; brother, Nathan Bond of Memphis, TN; sister, Taylor Crafton of Elberta;...
Birdie "Libby" Elizabeth Botos
Jan 4, 2024
Birdie “Libby” Elizabeth Botos, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024, after a brief illness, at the age of 75. She was a member, and was actively involved, with St. Francis at the Point. Birdie “Libby” is survived by her husband, Paul Botos of Fairhope; daughters, Julie (Jason) Myers of Las Vegas, NV, and Kimberly Dunaway...
Fay Polvi
Jan 3, 2024
Muriel Fay Polvi, age 85 of Fairhope, AL, passed away on January 3rd, 2024., just weeks after her husband, Ron. She was born and raised in Ironwood, MI. After graduating from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Fay married the love of her life, Ron Polvi. They were married for 67 years and raised three children, Christopher, Ronilyn and...
Joan Weaver Russell
Jan 2, 2024
Joan Weaver Russell, a native of Colorado Springs, CO. and a resident of Fairhope, AL., passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at the age of 93. Joan Weaver Russell, a native of Colorado Springs, CO. and a resident of Fairhope, AL., passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at the age of 93. She enjoyed square dancing for over 40 years....
Amanda Lane Fultz
Jan 2, 2024
Amanda Lane Fultz, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at the age of 59. Amanda was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and she was a very selfless person, loved by everyone. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles W and Barbara Scott Lane, brother, Michael Lane, and sister, Beverly Lane Carter. She...
Emery "Floyd" Childress
Jan 2, 2024
Emery “Floyd” Childress, a lifelong resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at the age of 84. He was the Owner/Operator of Hwy. 27 Dirt and Childress Farms. He loved life and having fun. He was an outdoorsman and an avid Alabama football fan. Floyd was a loving...
Mrs. Loui Utsey Saunders
Jan 2, 2024
Mrs. Loui Utsey Saunders, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at the age of 89. She was a Registered Nurse for over 50 years. She worked at Providence Hospital for 13 years and worked with Drs. McDuff and Griffin. She was a member of Daphne United Methodist Church and was a loving mother, grandmother, and...
Colonel John Aubrey Seymour, Jr. (retd)
Jan 1, 2024
Colonel John Aubrey Seymour Jr. (Ret.), aged 80, passed away at home on January 1st, 2024. John was a decorated veteran who served two tours in Vietnam and spent over 30 years in the Army.
John Aubrey Seymour, Jr. was born on August 14, 1943 in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in April...
Robin Lynn Scott
Jan 1, 2024
In Loving Memory of Robin Lynn Scott Robin Lynn Scott, age 67, a resident of Elberta, AL, passed away on January 1, 2024. Robin’s journey through life was marked by love, resilience, and a deep connection to family. He shared 42 wonderful years of marriage with his beloved wife, Donna McDowell Scott, who preceded him in death in 2019. Their...
Katie Wesley
Dec 30, 2023
Katie Campbell Wesley, a native of Fairhope, AL, passed away on December 30, 2023, at the age of 43. She is preceded in death by her father, Gilbert Wesley, and her maternal grandparents, Jerry and Nell Bethea. Katie is survived by her son, William Chandler Wesley; her mother and stepfather, Donald and Sheila Ward of Point Clear, AL; her sister,...
Christine Grover
Dec 29, 2023
Christine Grover GULF SHORES, AL Christine Elizabeth Grover, age 46, a resident of Gulf Shores, AL, passed away on December 29, 2023. Christine was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother and bonus mom to all the kids she ever come across in her life. She was a proud football and volleyball mom and loved her family so very much. She had...
Mildred Pauline Frost
Dec 28, 2023
FROST FOLEY, AL Mildred Pauline Frost, age 86, a resident of Foley, AL, passed away on December 28, 2023. She was a member of the Swift Presbyterian Church in Miflin, AL, and a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy. Preceding her in death are her parents, W.O. and Alma Pigg; son, Gregory Frost; and grandsons, Josh Jacob and Adam...
Henry "Peyton" Herman
Dec 26, 2023
Henry Peyton Herman, age 83, a native of Prattville, AL and a longtime resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 26, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Peyton served in the U.S. Navy from 1958-1961. He worked on the Aircraft Carrier, USS Saratoga CVA 60. He retired from the Army Corps Engineers after 35 years. Mr. Herman was...
Bridget Annette Mixson
Dec 25, 2023
Bridget Annette Mixson, a resident of Bay Minette, AL, passed away Monday, December 25, 2023, at the age of 35. She was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara; grandparents, Nellie & Murray Amos and Zeola and Carlos Mixson. Bridget is survived by her parents, Thomas and Mary Jane Mixson; brother, Jacob Mixson; half-brother, Jimmy Buzbee; fiancé, Jason House; stepsisters,...
Cynthia McMeans
Dec 24, 2023
Cynthia Ann Cargile McMeans, age 70, of Gulf Shores, AL, passed away unexpectedly on December 24, 2023, surrounded by family in Foley, AL.
Cynthia was born in Mobile, AL, and attended Westlawn Elementary, Sidney Phillips Junior High School, and Murphy High School where she was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa sorority. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the...
Jeannette Clodfelter
Dec 24, 2023
Jeanette Clodfelter died peacefully at home on the morning of Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023, in the loving presence of her husband Mark Clodfelter and his brother and sister-in-law Jeff and Julie Clodfelter. She was born to Suzanne Beall Brueggeman and Albert Joseph Brueggeman on October 25, 1954, in Mobile, Alabama, and spent her childhood in Mobile and Fairhope and...