Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
Martha Jean Shirkey
Jan 28, 2025
Martha Jean Rideout Shirkey, 82, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ulyses and Martha Williams Rideout; and her late husband Melvin Shirkey.
She is survived by her daughter, Carol Eagleson; granddaughter, Grace Cummings (Caleb); grandsons, Jacob Eagleson (Mary), and Reid Eagleson (Megan); great-grandchildren, Elliott Eagleson, Lorelei Eagleson, Henry Cummings,...
Jack Bailey Campbell
Jan 27, 2025
Jack B. Campbell, M.D. January 28, 1934 - January 27, 2025
Jack B. Campbell, M.D., passed away peacefully at his home in Fairhope, Alabama, on January 27, 2025, with his son and daughter by his side.
Dr. Campbell was born on January 28, 1934, in a rustic farmhouse in the Sharon Community north of Laurel, Mississippi, to Ralph P. Campbell and Luella...
Evelyn Donnell McNamara
Jan 27, 2025
Evelyn Donnell McNamara, age 90, passed away peacefully while in the hospital January 27, 2025 in Foley, AL. after a brief illness. She was a longtime resident of Spanish Fort, AL.
Mary Evelyn was born on Valentine’s Day in 1934 and all her life, she felt really special about being a Valentine’s baby. She was born and raised in Lebanon, TN....
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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...
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