Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
George "Bobby" Weston
Nov 16, 2019
George “Bobby” Robert Weston, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019, at the age of 78. He was the former owner of Fairhope Bowling Center. Bobby was preceded in death by his wife, Janice Weston. He is survived by his daughter, Leticia (Royce) Teal of Fairhope; sisters, Wanda Mann of Sumiton and Kay Nordstrom of Fairhope;...
Barbara Brantley Perry
Nov 15, 2019
Barbara Brantley Perry, age 79, native of Flomaton, AL and resident of Daphne, AL, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019. Barbara was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church and retired from Providence Hospital with over 40 years of service. She is survived by her husband, Howard N. Perry of Daphne; children, Shelley Moates of Navarre, FL, Jennifer (Wayne) Goodman...
Christine Lois Burtnett
Nov 15, 2019
Christine Lois Burtnett, age 74, resident of Spanish Fort, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019. Christine was a retired teacher with 30 plus years of service at Spanish Fort Elementary School where she taught first grade. She was an active member in the Retired Teachers Association and was an avid Alabama sports and Nascar fan. She was preceded in death...
Ottilie Wintermeyer Halstead
Nov 15, 2019
Ottilie Wintermeyer Halstead, age 105, native of Germany and resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019. Mrs. Halstead was a member of the Fairhope Unitarian Church in Fairhope along with other local organizations. She was a big supporter of the Audubon Society, Fairhope Library, Coastal Community Colleges, Weeks Bay Foundation, Fairhope-Point Clear Rotary Youth Club. She contributed...
Frances Moates Dannelley
Nov 14, 2019
Frances Moates Dannelley, age 82, a resident of Daphne, AL, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019, after an extended illness. She was a member of Jubilee Baptist Church, a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, Woodrow and Julia Moates and brother, Herman Moates. Frances is survived by her daughter, Dr. Julia Dannelley, son, Travis...
Michael "Mike" Lawrence Ros
Nov 13, 2019
Michael “Mike” Lawrence Ros, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at the age of 42. He was a loving husband and a great son to his mother. He was employed at East Bay Automotive and loved to help everyone with their needs. Mike loved to fish and was loved by everyone. He is survived by...
Charles "Buddy" Richard Strempel
Nov 12, 2019
Charles Richard Strempel, a resident of Lillian, AL, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at the age of 79. Mr. Strempel was an active member of the Warrington Elks Lodge and a longtime parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Mary Strempel and three sisters, Mary, Geraldean and Frances; three brothers,...
Caiden Brice Bishop
Nov 12, 2019
Caiden Brice Bishop, age 11, a resident of Elberta, AL, surrounded by family and loved ones, left us to go to Heaven on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Caiden was an avid Alabama football fan and loved to fish, hunt and shrimp. He was a student at Elberta Elementary School. He is survived by his parents, Nic and Jenna Tolbert of...
Louise Goddin
Nov 11, 2019
Goddin Spanish Fort, AL Louise Goddin, age 87, Florida native now resident of Spanish Fort, AL, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019. She loved gardening and birdwatching. She is survived by sisters, Joyce (Mike) Thorne of Red Bay, FL and Gladys Sapp of Ponce Deleon, FL; brother, Cotis Goddin of Ponce Deleon, FL; God-children, Schylar Gant of Birmingham, AL...
Michael Vincent Postles
Nov 5, 2019
POSTLES ELBERTA, ALABAMA Michael Vincent Postles, age 33, a resident of Elberta, AL, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Michael was a U.S. Army Veteran who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. A loving brother, father and son who will be missed by all who knew him. Preceded in death by his father, Donald Patrick Pontius. He is survived...
Robert William Foster
Nov 4, 2019
Robert William Foster, age 68, a native of Detroit, MI and current resident of Loxley, AL, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019. He was a graduate of the University of New Mexico, served in the U.S Coast Guard for 35 years, retiring as a Lt. Commander. To his children and grandchildren Robert was a man of wisdom and the...
Paul Bernard Simons
Nov 4, 2019
Simons Spanish Fort, AL Paul Bernard Simons, age 85, a native of Bismarck, ND and current resident of Spanish Fort, AL, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019. He graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelors and Master’s degree, in chemistry, going on to earn his Doctorate of Philosophy in Chemistry from the University of Alberta, Canada....
Barbara "Gwen" Robertson
Nov 3, 2019
Barbara “Gwen” Robertson passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday November 3, 2019. She was with her loving husband who refused to leave her side after 54 years of marriage. A wake is scheduled for Thursday November 7, 2019 from 6:00-8:00pm at Wolfe Bayview Funeral Home in Fairhope, AL. The Funeral is scheduled for Friday November 8, 2019 at...
Timothy Kenneth O'Connor
Nov 3, 2019
O’Connor Daphne, AL. Timothy Kenneth O’Connor, age 81, a native of West Point, TN and resident of Daphne, AL, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019. Timothy retired from the Navy with over 20 years of service; where he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Good Conduct Medal (4th Award), Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of...
James Joseph Pregler
Nov 3, 2019
Born in Philadelphia PA on August 29, 1936. Died In Gulf Shores AL on November 3, 2019. James was 83 years old when he passed peacefully at his home in the company of his loved ones. Jim, as he was known by his many friends, was a graduate of North Catholic High School in Philadelphia. He served three years in...
Thomas "Ski" John Wodjenski
Nov 2, 2019
Thomas “Ski” John Wodjenski, age 80, native of Plattsburg, NY and resident of Fairhope, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019. Ski was a US Navy Veteran, a member of Knights of Columbus and a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Wodjenski; his parents, Alexander and Mary Wodjenski; and two children, Matthew...
Doris L. Jolley
Oct 30, 2019
Doris Louise Green Jolley, age 96 of Germantown, Tennessee, devoted wife, wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother peacefully went to be with her Lord on the early morning of October 30, 2019. She was born in Center, Alabama and grew up in Cedartown and Rome, Georgia. Doris was married to Frank F. Jolley (deceased Nov. 2011) of Rome, Georgia. They were...
George Edward Proctor
Oct 30, 2019
George Edward Proctor of Little Rock, AR, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at the age of 78. He was an avid sportsman and golfer, who won many trophies including HSV Club Championship and tied for the Mercedes-Benz Pro-Am Championship in West Palm Beach, FL. He was a car man for Union Pacific Railroad as a write-up man for...
Virginia Byrne Irby Ponder
Oct 29, 2019
Virginia Byrne Irby Ponder, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. She was born February 1, 1939 to William Bibb and Gasque Lee Irby. She is survived by her children, Paige Ponder Monaghan (Andrew) and Michael Nelson Ponder, Jr. (Regina); three grandchildren; her brother, Sam W. Irby (Ginger), and many friends. Virginia was a graduate of Fairhope High School and...
James Matthew Morris
Oct 28, 2019
James Matthew Morris of Daphne, and more recently Andalusia, Alabama died on October 28, 2019. Born in 1935 in Osceola County, Michigan to Fred and Florence Morris, he graduated from Reed City High School and Aquinas College in Michigan, and he received his M.A. from Central Michigan University and his Ph.D. in history from the University of Cincinnati. A lifelong...
