Obituaries

Dec 13, 2022

Dec 12, 2022

Dec 12, 2022

Carrol Robert “Rob” Stewart, Jr, age 62, a resident of Summerdale, AL, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022. He was an active member of Fairhope United Methodist Church. Rob was an avid Auburn fan and was a walking music encyclopedia. Rob was preceded in death by his father, a brother, and his wife, Jill Chambless Stewart. He is survived by...

Dec 11, 2022

BODMAN DAPHNE, ALABAMA Jane Ann Buford Bodman, a resident of Daphne Alabama since 1978, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Jane made so many friends through her bridge activities and her membership in a ladies Mardi Gras society. She loved to travel and read a book nightly. She started every day with a fresh brewed cup of coffee. Jane...

Dec 10, 2022

Joseph Harold Hearon, 89, of Fairhope, Alabama passed away on December 10, 2022. Joe (Bill) was born on March 21, 1933, to Robert and Chaste Hearon in Thomasville, Alabama. He graduated from Thomasville High School and joined the Navy in 1951 and was assigned to the USS Passumpsic. He fought in the Korean War and talked fondly of the travels...

Dec 9, 2022

Dec 5, 2022

Emily Sitterle Smilie, age 67, born in Mobile, Alabama, and a resident of Daphne, Alabama, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022. Emily graduated in 1973 from Murphy High School, and in 1988 from the University of South Alabama with a degree in English Literature. She taught middle school English for 30 years at both Little Flower Catholic School and UMS-Wright...

Dec 5, 2022

Paul “Red” Edward Ratcliff, 78, of Summerdale, Alabama passed away on December 5th, 2022. Paul was born on December 13th, 1943, to Franklin and Margaret Ratcliff in Jasper, Alabama. After his long career as a delivery driver in Chicago, he retired back to his home state of Sweet Home Alabama. He enjoyed his time pursuing his love of fishing and...

Dec 1, 2022

Howard H Wolf, Jr, “Howie”, 82, a resident of Foley, AL passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, AL, surrounded by his family. Howie was born on June 15, 1940 in Oak Park, IL to Howard H Wolf, Sr and Ruth Smith Wolf. He graduated from Oak Park-River Forest High School and Worsham College of...

Dec 1, 2022

Paul Frederick Smith, age 96, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022. Graveside services will be held in Memory Gardens of Fairhope, Monday, December 5, 2022 at 10:30am. ARRANGEMENTS BY WOLFE-BAYVIEW FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATORY, INC. 19698 GREENO RD. FAIRHOPE AL. 36532 (251) 990-7775

Nov 30, 2022

Shawn Michael Pomerleau was born on September 30, 1977, in Bridgton, Maine. He was taken from us on November 30, 2022, when he passed unexpectedly. In between, he lived a life greater than words can describe. Shawn grew up in Waterford, Maine, with his parents and four siblings. He was the middle child and was the perfect combination of mature...

Nov 29, 2022

Nov 28, 2022

Clifford Millard Wood, Jr, (Cliff), age 78, a longtime resident of Las Vegas, NV passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022, after a battle with cancer. Born May 15, 1944, in El Paso, TX, Cliff grew up in Foley and Daphne, AL. In 1961, while a junior star running back at Foley High School, he was recruited by legendary coach...

Nov 28, 2022

Francis Marion Jackson Jellenc, a native of Meridian, Mississippi and a resident of Mobile since 1953, died Monday, November 28, 2022, at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew S. Jackson and Lois Miley Jackson; two sisters, Mamie Lois Volking Brown and Myrtle Jackson Fleming. Her husband Vinson Horace Jellenc passed away in 2002....

Nov 28, 2022

Steven Robert Schwarz, age 70, a resident of Lillian, Alabama, formerly of St. Louis, MO, passed away November 28, 2022. Steven was a loving husband and father. He built a Ghost Buster car and catered Halloween parties. He had a fun-loving, larger than life attitude and he will be missed. He is survived by his wife, Robyn Schwarz, Lillian, AL;...

Nov 27, 2022

Glenn William Lauber, 70 of Summerdale, AL transitioned to eternity November 27, 2022, at his home , surrounded by his family and friends. He married Dawn, the love of his life, in 1977, who survives him. Glenn is also survived by daughter Raven Dumas and husband Eric, son Lydell Lauber and wife Marla, and 4 granddaughters Ashlyn Dumas Hinrichsen and...

Nov 23, 2022

Benjamin Stancil Purvis, age 39, a longtime resident of Magnolia Springs and Foley, passed away Wednesday, November 23. 

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ed and Louise Purvis and Jim and Anne Stewart.

Following graduation from Foley High School, he later attended Bishop State Community College where he studied Emergency Medicine. Benjamin had a passion for firefighting...

Nov 23, 2022

Joanne Wilson, age 85, a resident of Spanish Fort, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022. Joanne worked alongside her husband Bobby at Wilson’s Service Station in Spanish Fort, AL. She loved playing tennis, going on long walks, and cooking. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Wilson; parents, Arley and Ruth Baas. She is survived by three daughters,...

Nov 22, 2022

Donald Lee Aaker, age 88, a resident of Foley, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022. He was a retired Sergeant Major with the US Marine Corps. He is survived by his daughters, Vicki (William) Colburn, Foley, AL and Bambi (Jim) Jones, Amherst, NE; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; many other loving relatives and friends. Graveside services will be held at 9:00...

Nov 22, 2022

James Elliott Rickher, age 67, a resident of Daphne, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022. James was a proud veteran of the United States Army. Beginning as a welder, he developed skills which allowed him to excel in his professional career as a project manager and planner. James was a devoted family-man who loved his wife and children. He...