Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
William B. "Will" Page, Jr.
Mar 13, 2021
William Byrne Page Jr. (Will), 40 of Bay Minette, Alabama went to be with the Lord on March 13, 2021. He is survived by his father William Byrne Page Sr., his mother Mary Paige Rose, grandmother Cornelia Byrne Bender, one step brother, Brandon Evans, several aunts, uncles, cousins, and his beloved dog, Art. Will was predeceased by his step-mother, Sharon...
John Gammer
Mar 13, 2021
John was born in Elizabeth, NJ August 2, 1938. He joined the US Army after graduating from Grover Cleveland High School and attending Fairleigh Dickenson University. While serving in the US Army, he played a key role in setting up the Alaskan frontier’s communications and telephone systems. After being honorably discharged from the US Army, John worked with Western Electric...
George Joseph Prudhomme, III
Mar 13, 2021
George Joseph Prudhomme, III, age 77, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021. He graduated McGill Institute in 1961 and Springhill College in 1965. He was the former owner of Bancroft Enterprises where he retired. He was a member of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Mobile, and a volunteer at Christ the King Catholic School during...
Arthur Holk
Mar 13, 2021
Arthur Holk, 95 years old, of Magnolia Springs Alabama and longtime resident of Foley, Alabama passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 13th 2021 of a major stroke. Arthur was born to the late Margaret (Wooten) and late George Holk on October 13th, 1925 in their original family home located above the “Holk Grocery Store'' on the corner of Highway 59...
Dene J. Long
Mar 12, 2021
Dene J. Long, age 79, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 12, 2021, at Providence Hospital in Mobile, AL. She was born on July 25, 1941, in Tuscaloosa, AL to Clarence Johnson and Ruth Brackner Daniel (Fred). She was a 1959 graduate of Brookwood High School. She married Bob Jim Long on October 20, 1962, in Birmingham, AL. Dene truly...
Vernon L. Lowe
Mar 12, 2021
LOWE LILLIAN, AL. Vernon L. Lowe, Age 90, a native of Mississippi and a resident of Lillian, AL passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021. He served as a deacon at the First Baptist Church, Lillian, was an active Master Mason for sixty-five years, a member of the Azalea Lodge in Mobile and the Lillian Lodge in Lillian and a...
John Ray Nelson
Mar 11, 2021
John Ray Nelson was born May 14, 1926 in Mobile, AL, and died peacefully at home March 11, 2021. He was a lifelong resident of Bon Secour, AL. In 1944, John Ray enlisted in the U. S. Navy and served aboard the USS Kennebago in the Pacific Theater of WWII. Upon returning home from the War, John Ray finished school...
Jennifer Ann Sculley
Mar 11, 2021
Jennifer Ann Sculley, 62, a resident of Foley passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021. She was a member of Foley United Methodist Church and a former resident of Marianna, FL and Dothan, AL. She is survived by her husband, Dennis L. Sculley, Foley, AL; son, Kyle Sculley, Summerdale, AL; grandson, Campbell Sculley, Summerdale, AL; parents, Joe and Maude Barnett,...
Martha Jean Burris Dwyer
Mar 9, 2021
Martha Jean Burris Dwyer, 78, passed away unexpectedly following a sudden massive bacterial buildup resulting from a chronic medical condition on Monday, March 9, 2021. After CPR administered by EMS personnel on her bedroom floor could not revive her, and following thirty hours of valiant efforts by the dedicated ICU personnel of Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, AL, she was finally...
Dale Anthony Crittenden
Mar 9, 2021
Dale Anthony Crittenden, age 98, of Fairhope, passed away peacefully at home on March 9, 2021. Dale was a World War II United States Navy Veteran and a 1949 graduate of Michigan State University. He was a member of and held various leadership roles in the Baldwin County Home Builders Association, Baldwin County Association of Realtors, and the Home Builders...
Shirley Havel
Mar 8, 2021
Shirley Anne Havel, 77, a resident of Daphne passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, George Havel. Shirley is survived by her daughters Amy Shumate (Bob) Furlong, Rebecca Shumate (John) Elliott, and Cindy Shumate (Rob) McCammon; grandchildren, Bo Furlong, Tanner (Amber) Furlong, Hunter (Katelyn) Elliott, Peyton Elliott, Corey (KT) McCammon, Morgan...
John Crawford, Jr.
Mar 8, 2021
John J. Crawford, Jr., 68, a resident of Mobile passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Mary and Margaret as well as his parents, John Joseph and Jeanette Crawford. John is survived by his loving wife Mary Savell Crawford; son, John “Jody” (Sonia) Crawford, III; daughters, Heather (Kenny) Wilson and Holly (Terry)...
Genie Keith Graham
Mar 7, 2021
Genie Keith Graham of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away peacefully at his home on March 7, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was born to parents William Eugene and Norma Kate Graham on October 16, 1938, in Decatur, Mississippi. He graduated from Beulah Hubbard High and East Central Junior College, after which he joined the Naval Air Candidate Program, where he...
Candice Bowles Robertson
Mar 6, 2021
Candice Bowles Robertson, born in Oklahoma City, OK on July 8, 1950, passed away, at the age of 70, on March 6, 2021 at home, surrounded by family and friends. Candice graduated from Fairhope High School in 1968, where she was the 1968 Dogwood Trail Queen. She attended the University of Alabama, where she was a Dean’s List student and...
Kristi Elizabeth Oschwald
Mar 5, 2021
Kristi Elizabeth Fowler Oschwald, 41, a resident of Foley passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021. She was a graduate of Foley High School and the University of South Alabama. She is survived by her parents, Chris and Jane Fowler, Foley; brother, Kenny (Miranda) Fowler, Foley; 4 daughters and 1 son; 2 aunts; 1 uncle; 1 niece and 3 nephews;...
Vincent Patrick Duffy, Jr,
Mar 4, 2021
Vincent Patrick Duffy, 84, native of Mobile and twenty-five year resident of Orange Beach passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Duffy of Orange Beach; sons, Vincent Duffy, III (Amy) of Spanish Fort, Robert Duffy (Heather) of Columbia, TN; sister, Patricia “Tay” Frankenberger of Mobile, Dianne Hamby of Birmingham; grandchildren, Vincent Duffy, IV,...
John Steven Vancak
Mar 3, 2021
September 16, 1958 - March 3, 2021 With deep sadness, Mrs. Ruby-Jane (Croskery) Vancakand Dr. Catherine Jane (Vancak) Graham wish to inform others that their beloved husband and father, Mr. John Steven Vancak, has passed away in Fairhope, Alabama, of complications following COVID-19. John was capable of taking any level of angst and turning it into a clear, sunny day....
Judge Emmett "Rip" Cox
Mar 3, 2021
Emmett Ripley Cox, a Federal Circuit Court of Appeals judge living in Daphne died on March 3, 2021. He was 86. Judge Cox, known to his family and friends as "Rip" was born in Cottonwood, Alabama on February 13, 1935. He grew up in Cottonwood and nearby Luverne under the care of his paternal grandmother Lillian Caldwell Cox. Judge Cox...
Dr. Fredric "Fred" Michaels
Mar 2, 2021
Dr. Fredric “Fred” Michaels died at home early morning, March 2, 2021, after a long battle with multiple illnesses. He is survived by his wife, Ashley Gallagher Michaels; his stepson, Alan Burkes and step grandson, Jack Wade Burkes; his sister, Dr. Nancy Cohen and niece, Dr. Rebecca Chazanoff. In addition, he is survived by a large group of people whose...
Martha Mae Belville
Mar 1, 2021
Martha Mae Belville, age 97, a resident of Daphne, Alabama, passed away on March 1, 2021. She was a long-time resident of Fairhope moving to the area from a small town in Illinois just prior to hurricane Fredrick. She spent her retirement years in Fairhope, playing bridge, eating at the local restaurants, enjoying carrot cake and coffee from Two Sisters,...