Obituaries

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

JoAnn Marie Beck

JoAnn Marie Beck

Aug 10, 2022

JoAnn Marie Beck, age 59, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022. JoAnn was a loving wife and mother who lived for her family. A member of First Baptist Church of Fairhope and owner of Bay Bridge Realty, she loved her community and meeting new people. She adored her cat, Little Bit, and her grand-puppies. JoAnn...

William Anthony McDowell

William Anthony McDowell

Aug 10, 2022

Our beloved and cherished William Anthony McDowell left this world for his Heavenly Father’s glorious home on 10 August 2022, nineteen days before his 81st birthday. Our hearts are broken and are beyond repair as this amazing, humble, giving man is irreplaceable. Born to James J. McDowell and Lillian Mae Krider McDowell in Louisville, Kentucky on 29 August 1941, Bill...

Kirk Spindel

Kirk Spindel

Aug 10, 2022

Kirk Spindel, 58 years old, a resident of Daphne Alabama but originally from Barrigada Guam passed away 10, August, 2022. Kirk was a Husband, Father, Coach, Teacher and Advocate for youth sports. He was preceded in death by Mother, Bonnie Joan Stewart, Grandmother, Alice Leonard, Brother, Markus Stewart, Father-in-law, Roque T Cruz, Sister-in-law, Ann Marie Cruz He is survived by...

Shirley Mae Nicolaison

Shirley Mae Nicolaison

Aug 9, 2022

Shirley Mae Nicolaison, age 95, a resident of Foley, AL, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022

She fostered children, became a cook, working at a nursing home and volunteered at the Elks Lodge in Foley, frying fish every Friday night for the last 15 years.  She loved spending time at her cabin at Thomas Lake. 

She was preceded in...

George Jasper Nolte

George Jasper Nolte

Aug 7, 2022

George Jasper Nolte, 95 years old, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, August 7, 2022. He is proceeded in death by his father and mother, John and Georgia (Nanny) Nolte; brothers, Ruben and Henry Nolte, all of Fairhope. George is survived by his wife of 75 years, Ida Nolte; one brother, Freddie Nolte of Fairhope; two sons, Mackey (Diane)...

Haribhai Patel

Haribhai Patel

Aug 7, 2022

Haribhai K. Patel, age 87, a resident of Frisco, TX, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Ruhkiben Patel, Frisco, TX; daughters, Mina and Jyoti; sons, Manhar and Jayesh; 9 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; many other loving relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home...

Kenneth Richard Hamm

Kenneth Richard Hamm

Aug 7, 2022

Kenneth Richard Hamm, age 77, a resident of Gulf Shores, Alabama, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022.

Rick was born June 9, 1945, to Clark Elton (Buck) Hamm and Ola Mae O'Barr Hamm. 

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Angela Marie Hamm; sister, Sandra Arnold; brother-in-law, David Budnik; sister-in-law, Jackie Pierce; and brother-in-law, Allen Hartley. 

He...

Carolyn Smith Ross

Carolyn Smith Ross

Aug 6, 2022

CAROLYN SMITH ROSS DAPHNE, ALABAMA Carolyn Smith Ross, age 91, a resident of Daphne, Alabama, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022. She is survived by her loving husband, Reese Ross; daughter, Sandee (Bil) Nabors; five grandchildren, Michelle (Jason) Tollefson, Rion Nabors, Morgyn Nabors, Ross Nabors, and Melanie Nabors; and many other loving relatives and friends. A private memorial will be...

Deborah Suzanne Parish

Deborah Suzanne Parish

Aug 5, 2022

Deborah Suzanne Parish, age 68, a resident of Foley, Alabama, passed away Friday, August 5, 2022.

Debbie was a very devoted Christian who loved her family like no other. She was a proud grandmother of six, and enjoyed loving and spending time with her grands. She loved people and sharing her honest opinion.

She was preceded in death by her...

Mark John Sekas

Mark John Sekas

Aug 5, 2022

Mark John Sekas, 86, of Fairhope, sadly passed away at home on August 5th with family by his side. A private funeral was held on Saturday, August 13th at Memory Gardens of Fairhope. Born on November 15, 1935 in Thessaloniki, Greece, Mark was the eldest son of the late John and Irene (Kayaivi) Sekas. At age 18, he left his...

Helen "Sue" Dailey

Helen "Sue" Dailey

Aug 4, 2022

Helen “Sue” Dailey, 84 years old, passed away peacefully on Thursday August 4, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Marvin Dailey III; father and mother, Thomas Manley Richards and Jean McEntyre Richards; sister, Laura Diane Richards. Sue is survived by two sisters, Peggy Moring and Janet Bystricky; two sons, James Marvin Dailey IV & Thomas Richards...

Benjamin "Smokey" Wilcox, IV

Benjamin "Smokey" Wilcox, IV

Aug 2, 2022

Benjamin Angus “Smokey” Wilcox, IV, age 45, a resident of Elberta, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022. 

For the past 17+ years, Smokey was the successful owner/ operator of Comfort Solutions Heating and Cooling. He was a proud Eagle Scout, an avid fisherman, and hunter. He lived up to the nickname of Smokey (named after his paternal grandfather) for...

Hugh Howton

Hugh Howton

Aug 2, 2022

Hugh Howton passed away August 2, 2022, at the age of 74. Hugh was married to the love of his life, Diane Baggett Howton for 56 years. They have one child, Shelley Milam, son-in-law Adam Milam and one grandson, John Henry Howton Milam, who were the light of Hugh’s life. Hugh served 4+ years in the U.S. Navy, with 2...

Gordon Lunsford

Gordon Lunsford

Aug 2, 2022

Gordon Lunsford, 82, of Lillian, Alabama, died unexpectedly Aug. 2, 2022 at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola. Gordon’s family was by his side when he died. A devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather, Gordon was also a civil servant, a world traveler and a man of faith. He was filled with a lifelong enthusiasm for learning, embodied in his many...

Rodney Paul Clyatt

Rodney Paul Clyatt

Aug 1, 2022

Rodney Paul Clyatt, age 84, a resident of Fairhope AL, passed away Monday, August 1st, 2022. Paul (as he liked to be called) was born in Mobile Alabama October 8, 1937. He graduated from McGill Institute in 1956 and continued higher education at Spring College and in Texas. He started with the space program in 1964. Paul became a member...

Robert "Bob" Leslie Grafe

Robert "Bob" Leslie Grafe

Jul 27, 2022

GRAFE FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA Robert Leslie (Bob) Grafe died on Wednesday, July 27, after a brief battle with lymphoma. He was surrounded by family. Bob was born in Lucedale, MS on October 10, 1940, the second son of Roy Clement Grafe and Leslie Lucile Grafe. He studied Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University and began his professional career with NASA, in...

Velma Baroni

Velma Baroni

Jul 25, 2022

Velma Lawrence Baroni, age 83, a resident of Orange Beach, passed away Monday, July 25, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward J. Baroni. She is survived by her daughter, Tanya Craft (Ronny McDowell); grandsons, Benjamin Colby (Jessica) Craft and Brandon Taylor (Elizabeth) Craft; great-granddaughter, Avangeline Craft; sister Dora Faye Freeman; many other loving relatives and friends....

Frances Parks

Frances Parks

Jul 25, 2022

Frances Pittenger Parks native of Louisville, Kentucky and a resident of Fairhope, Alabama for over 65 years, died on Monday, July 25, 2022. Frances was born on December 13, 1934, the youngest of six children born to Edgar and Bessie Pittenger. She graduated from Shawnee High School in Louisville, and later completed her education at the University of South Alabama...

Nellie Herrington

Nellie Herrington

Jul 23, 2022

Nellie Herrington, age 84, a resident of Daphne, Alabama, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022. Nellie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She was preceded in death by her parents; Luther Tucker and Dorothy McCurdy, and two sisters. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Louis E. Herrington of Daphne, AL, sons; Kenneth Herrington of Baton...

Clarence Edward Keevan

Clarence Edward Keevan

Jul 22, 2022

KEEVAN Daphne Clarence Edward Keevan, age 85, a resident of Daphne passed away Friday, July 22, 2022. Clarence was a U.S. Army Veteran. A loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather who will be missed by all that knew him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Cora Keevan; brothers, Billy Keevan, Jimmy Keevan and Buddy Keevan, sisters;...

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