Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
Richard "Rick" J. Pistone
Jun 23, 2020
Richard J. Pistone, born in Corona, Long Island, NY on November 28, 1927, son of Leo and Emily Pistone, passed away on June 23, 2020. He was raised in Essington, PA, and worked for Westinghouse Turbine Division during WWII. After the war, he worked for Lester Piano Co. from 1945-1948. Richard opened his first restaurant in PA in 1948, which...
Carl Leroy Kollmar
Jun 20, 2020
Carl Leroy Kollmar, age 74, of Summerdale, AL, died on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at his home. He was born July 23, 1945 in Norfolk, NE, the son of Carl Albert Kollmar and Helen Louise Shell-Govern. He attended Foley High School and at the age of 17, enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served from 1962-1965 and was stationed in...
Richard R. "Ray" Smoot
Jun 17, 2020
Richard R. “Ray” Smoot, age 83, born November 30, 1936, left this world on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. He lived the American Dream! He was born the son of sharecroppers in Barbour County, AL, the poorest county in one of the poorest states in the country. His mother, Mary Lou Ingram Smoot, firmly believed that the best way for her...
William A. "Billy" Daugherty
Jun 17, 2020
William A. Daugherty (Billy), age 86, resident of Bay Minette, AL, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Billy was born in McIntosh, AL, was an all-round athlete (football, basketball, and baseball) and a 1952 graduate of Leroy High School. He was a long time member of the Methodist Church. He was an avid fisherman and hunter, but his number one...
Lois Niemeyer McCarthy
Jun 17, 2020
Lois Niemeyer McCarthy, age 88, a resident of Fairhope, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Lois was a member of the Thomas Hospital Auxilary for 40 years and a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip R. McCarthy; parents, Brad and Helen Niemeyer; daughters, Phyllis Davis and Dee Dee Knapp. Survivors include...
LaTrelle Webb
Jun 16, 2020
Mrs. LaTrelle Webb "Grand", age 88, a native of Thomasville, AL and a resident of Robertsdale, AL, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020. LaTrelle was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a life long member of Spanish Fort United Methodist Church. She worked as a legal assistant at International Paper Company in Mobile for 44 years. She was...
Sylvia McGill
Jun 16, 2020
Sylvia K. McGill, age 81, a native of Butler County, AL and a resident of Foley, AL, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Mrs. McGill was preceded in death by her husband, Sandy Douglas McGill, parents, Ralph C. and Mary Ethel Knight and sister, Sybil Hicks. Her lifelong dedication to others included her family, church and clients. Sylvia was a...
Floyd Dale Nettz
Jun 10, 2020
Floyd Dale Nettz, age 93, a native of Dixon, IL and a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Nettz. Mr. Nettz is survived by his step sons, Kevin Melton (Christine) and Steve Magne, all of Fairhope; six grandchildren and six...
Angela Lois Powell
Jun 10, 2020
Angela Lois Powell, age 52, a resident of Foley, Alabama, passed away June 10, 2020. She loved her daughters, grandchildren and spending time at the beach. She was preceded in death by her parents Bobby and Dorothy Adams She is survived by daughters, Evelyn Lois Powell and Mikalah Lee Powell Erickson (Cody), Foley, AL; sister, Dorothy Lynn Lochrico (Chris), Robertsdale,...
Yoshiko Oizumi Smith
Jun 8, 2020
Yoshiko Oizumi Smith passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, June 8, 2020, ten days before her 88th birthday. She was born on the northern Japanese island of Sakhalin on June 18, 1932, and as a schoolgirl fled with her family to Tokyo when they were among the Japanese forced by Soviet occupation troops to leave Sakhalin. She lived...
Donald Charles King
Jun 8, 2020
Donald Charles King, 85, a resident of Prattville, AL went home to be with the Lord on Monday June 8th, 2020. Donald was born in Madison, WI in 1935. He grew up on a dairy farm and graduated from Wonewoc High School. After graduation he worked in Rockford, IL, operating a boring mill on heavy machinery for one year before...
Annette Washington
Jun 7, 2020
Annette Windham Washington, age 82, a resident of Loxley, AL passed away June 7, 2020. She was an artist at heart, loved gospel and Baptist hymns and was a gifted seamstress. She was survived by daughters, Carol Booth, Loxley, AL and Myra Lynn Moseley, Prattville, AL; grandchildren, Amanda Phillips, John Moseley and Wes Moseley; great-grandchildren, J.D. Phillips, Jon Phillips and...
Marilyn Beasley Daigre
Jun 5, 2020
Marilyn Beasley Daigre of Fairhope, AL and Smith County, TN native age 77 passed away peacefully in the presence of her family at her Fairhope home on Friday, June 5, 2020. Mrs. Daigre was born in Nashville, TN on July 3, 1942 the second of five daughters to Ben Hooper Beasley and Elizabeth Chaffin Beasley. She was united in marriage...
Willard "Bill" Hugh Penry
Jun 5, 2020
Willard “Bill” Hugh Penry, age 88, a lifelong resident of Baldwin County, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020. He served on many AG related boards, was Chairman of NRCS, a farmer, and a member of Fairhope Christian Church. Bill is survived by his sons, Rick Penry and Steve Penry (Connie L.); daughter, Melissa Walker (Tony); brother, Walter E. Penry (Jane),...
Larry S. Davis
Jun 1, 2020
Larry Stephen Davis, age 72, a resident of Spanish Fort, AL, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Roy Davis and Susie Nell (Sexton) Davis. He is survived by his wife, Anita Blanco; daughters, Amy Davis Goldbach (Russ) of Niceville, FL and Melissa Davis Wethington (Mark) of Alabaster, AL; son, Justin Davis...
Robert "Butch" Spiller
Jun 1, 2020
Robert “Butch” Spiller, Jr, age 59, a resident of Orlando, FL, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Joe Spiller, Sr.; brother, Brandon Loper and step father, Henry Loper. Butch is survived by a special friend, Russell Reinke; his mother, Lois Loper of Daphne; brother, Christopher Spiller of Modoc, S.C.; step brother,...
Lieutenant Colonel Paul R. Jones
May 31, 2020
Lieutenant Colonel Paul R. Jones passed away in his home on May 31st, 2020, in Fairhope, Alabama from complications relating to his military service-connected disabilities. Randy was born on January 8th, 1947, in Nashville, Tennessee. Randy graduated from Two Rivers Senior High School, and after a year in college, enlisted in the Army, where he became an Infantryman, in 1967....
Thomson Rotch
May 30, 2020
Thomson ”Sambo” Rotch, a native of Clarke County and a long term resident of Mobile and Fairhope, passed away May 30, 2020 in Fairhope. He was a graduate of Clarke County High School and attended Livingston State University (Univ. of West Alabama). He served in the U.S. Navy and upon discharge, served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in...
George Schaff, Jr.
May 29, 2020
George Walter Schaff, Jr. age 85, a resident of Elberta, AL passed away Friday, May 29, 2020. George was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. He was proud to be in partnership in Schaff Farms with his late wife and son. He is survived by four daughters, Eva Marie (William) Bensinger of Oswego, IL, Evelyn Mary (Stephen) Duckworth, Georgette...
Geraldine Joan Hirz
May 28, 2020
Geraldine Joan Hirz Holloway, age 100, a resident of Fairhope, went to be with her Lord on May 28, 2020. She was born on December 17, 1919 in Rapid City, SD. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Holloway; son Robert Holloway of Enterprise, AL, and daughter, Sharon Holloway of Daphne. She was also preceded in death by...
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