Obituaries

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

Sherrie Elizabeth (Peters) Sims

Sherrie Elizabeth (Peters) Sims

Jan 26, 2025

Sherrie Elizabeth (Peters) Sims, loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, was born September 21, 1939, in Social Circle, Ga. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at age 13, and left this world to greet Him on January 26, 2025, at her home in Gulf Shores Al.

Sherrie lived her life in numerous wonderful locations including Auburn, AL, New Orleans...

James Duke Kimbrough Jr

James Duke Kimbrough Jr

Jan 26, 2025

James Duke Kimbrough Jr, born on November 6, 1952, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away on January 26, 2025 near his home in Daphne Alabama. He was a beloved son, husband, brother, uncle, and friend who will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

James, known by all as Jim, grew up in a close-knit family that shaped his kind and...

Sandra Lee Vaughan

Sandra Lee Vaughan

Jan 26, 2025

Sandra Lee Vaughan passed away on January 26, 2025, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Sandra Vaughan was born on August 13th, 1943, in Mobile, Alabama to Ed and Ginny Lee of Fairhope, Alabama. Sandra was one of 5 siblings; 3 sisters and 1 brother. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister and loved her family dearly, as they did her.

She...

Mary Funeral Kemp

Mary Funeral Kemp

Jan 25, 2025

One of Fairhope’s centenarians, Mary Kemp, a WWII Veteran, passed away at the age of 102, on January 25, 2025, after a lengthy battle with dementia.

Mary Kemp was born (and raised) in Toledo OH, in 1922, to Boleswa and Piotr Zalewski, who emigrated from Poland to escape the war (WWI), via Ellis Island in 1917. She was one of six...

James Luther Pitts

James Luther Pitts

Jan 24, 2025

James Luther Pitts       2/19/1944 – 1/24/25

  James Luther Pitts of Spanish Fort, AL, age 80, passed away on January 24, 2025. As the son of a US Foreign Service Officer, Jim was born in the Panama Canal Zone and lived across the world until he settled in New Orleans, LA. He graduated from the University of Washington and...

Mona Dees Ferguson

Mona Dees Ferguson

Jan 24, 2025

 Mona Ruth Dees was born on September 24, 1948 and left this earth on January 24, 2025.  Mona was born in Hatch Bend, Florida to Marvin and Ruth Dees and lived there in her early life with eight siblings.  Mona worked many hot summers on the family farm in Hatch Bend where they grew corn and harvested tobacco.  She attended...

Roy J. Yates

Roy J. Yates

Jan 23, 2025

 Roy J. Yates, age 57, of Spanish Fort, AL, went home to be with the Lord on January 23, 2025.

 Roy was raised in Utica, MS, and graduated from Rebul Academy. After earning his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1989, he began his career at Orleans Furniture Mfg., where he met Laurie, the love of...

Crystal Diane Wolff

Crystal Diane Wolff

Jan 19, 2025

Crystal Diane Wolff

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not befrightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is withyou wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

 

Crystal Diane Robitaille Wolff, age 48, a long time resident of Foley, Alabama, lost her longbattle with cancer but won her heavenly reward on Sunday, January 19, 2025.

Crystal was born February...

Jon Joseph Schiller

Jon Joseph Schiller

Jan 18, 2025

Jon Joseph Schiller was born on June 5, 1964, in Newport News, Virginia, to Joseph John and Alice Traynor Schiller. He died unexpectedly, but peacefully, at his home in Fairhope, Alabama, early in the morning of January 18, 2025, as the result of a heart attack.

Jon grew up in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He graduated from Pascagoula High School in 1982 and...

Eleanor Deaux Naughton

Eleanor Deaux Naughton

Jan 17, 2025

Eleanor Deaux Naughton, 94, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2025, after an extended illness.

Born November 4, 1930, in Summerdale, Alabama, she moved to Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, in 1965, and lived her last two years with her daughter in Brunswick, Georgia. Ellie showed an early aptitude for academics when she skipped the first grade and went on to...

Deborah "Debbie" M. Phipps

Deborah "Debbie" M. Phipps

Jan 17, 2025

Deborah “Debbie” M. Phipps, a longtime resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. Debbie was born in Escambia Co, Florida, to the late Joseph and Betty Jo Morgan.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loved to cook and loved gardening. She will dearly be missed by her family and...

Zola Mae Fedor

Zola Mae Fedor

Jan 17, 2025

Zola Mae Fedor age 84 of Brooklyn, Michigan passed away suddenly Friday, January 17, 2025 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. She was born on December 31, 1940 in Muncie, Indiana to Chester & Gladys (Cowgill) Kirby. On October 20, 1962 she married Donald A. Fedor. They met while attending Ball State University and enjoyed 62 years of marriage.

She worked at libraries...

Kimberly Renee Wolfe

Kimberly Renee Wolfe

Jan 17, 2025

Kimberly Renee Wolfe, raised in Birmingham, Alabama and resident of Gulf Shores, Alabama, died in her home Friday January 17, 2025, surrounded and loved by family and close friends. 

 Kim was a retired fire Captain with the Pell City Fire Department and served with them from 1989 until 2016. After retirement, she continued to work part time for the established fire...

Thelma Janice Todd (nee Young)

Thelma Janice Todd (nee Young)

Jan 16, 2025

Thelma Janice Todd (Young) was born March 29, 1946, in Fairhope, Alabama to the late Emerson and Mazie Young. Thelma was the second oldest of 8 girls. She was preceded in death by older sister Emma Bolden. 

Thelma received Christ at an early age. She was a lifelong member of Twin Beech A.M.E. Zion Church, where she was a member of...

Charles Michael Smith

Charles Michael Smith

Jan 15, 2025

Charles Michael Smith, a long-time resident of Fairhope, and native of Albertville, Alabama, passed away on January 15, 2025.

Mike was preceded in death by his father, Charles Sherrill Smith, and his mother, Norma Jean Jarvis Smith, and other relatives, all of Marshall County, Alabama. He is survived by his beloved wife Suzanne Paul, his cousin Connie (Paul) Abrahams, his sister-in-law...

Jesse "Mawmaw" Lowe-Booth

Jesse "Mawmaw" Lowe-Booth

Jan 14, 2025

Jesse "Mawmaw" Lowe-Booth, 64, passed away on January 14, 2025, in Spanish Fort, Alabama. Born on April 1, 1960, in Chickasaw, AL, Jesse was a woman whose kindness knew no bounds. She had a heart that embraced everyone she met and a generosity that often extended beyond her own well-being.

Jesse was followed in death ten days later by her beloved...

Mary McNeill Cox

Mary McNeill Cox

Jan 14, 2025

Mary McNeill Cox, 94, a resident of Spanish Fort, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025.

After raising her family, Mary completed undergraduate degrees in English and History. She then obtained a master1s degree in social work and worked for the State of Alabama in various positions as a social worker for many years. Mary loved history and traveled extensively throughout...

Dorothy Corley Brown

Dorothy Corley Brown

Jan 14, 2025

Dorothy Corley Brown, 84, a resident of Daphne, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025.

 Preceding her in death is her son, Cordell W. "Bo" Brown, Jr.

 She is survived by her husband, Cordell W. Brown, Sr. of Daphne, AL; daughter, Leslie (Sam) Childs of Opelika, AL; son, James Todd Brown of Mobile, AL.; 5 grandchildren and 6 great­ grandchildren. Along with...

Wesley Chad Callaway

Wesley Chad Callaway

Jan 11, 2025

Wesley Chad Callaway, 49, of Robertsdale, Alabama went home to be with his Lord and Savior whom he loved on January 11, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Wesley was born April 20, 1975, in Foley, Alabama to M. C. Callaway and Patricia Barnard.

Wesley was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, and shrimping. He never missed an opportunity to...

Bernadine Anne Hanks

Bernadine Anne Hanks

Jan 11, 2025

Bernadine Anne Vogt Hanks, 96, a resident of Spanish Fort, Alabama, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025. 

Bernadine was born and raised in Jackson, Michigan. She was a lifelong resident of Baldwin County, AL., and a dedicated member of Christ the King Church in Daphne, AL. Where she played the organ and was a long-time member of the choir. She was...

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