Obituaries

Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama

James Dunn, Jr.

James Dunn, Jr.

Nov 15, 2017

James Manley Dunn, Jr., age 88, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2017.He was the owner/operator of Dunn & Company Real Estate, Inc. He was twice President of Huntsville Homebuilders Association and past President of Home Builders Association of Alabama. He is survived by his wife, Rose H. Dunn; son, James M. Dunn, III (Anna...

Jack Percy Swindle, Sr.

Jack Percy Swindle, Sr.

Nov 15, 2017

SWINDLE FOLEY, ALABAMA Jack Percy Swindle, Sr., age 96, a resident of Foley, AL, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Jack was a three time war Veteran, having retired from the Air Force after 26 years of service and he was decorated 39 times. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and the VFW and a member of...

Andrew Braswell, Sr.

Andrew Braswell, Sr.

Nov 14, 2017

Andrew Wells Braswell, Sr., age 51, a resident of Orange Beach, AL, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017.He graduated from University Military School (UMS) in 1984, he then received his Marketing Degree from Auburn University in 1989, and received his Masters Degree in Business Administration from The University of Alabama in 1991. Andrew was very successful in the financial industry...

Talmage Oscar Parker

Talmage Oscar Parker

Nov 14, 2017

PARKER FOLEY, ALABAMA Talmage Oscar Parker, age 86, a resident of Foley, AL, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Talmage was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gulf Shores. He graduated from Auburn University where he received his engineering degree. He retired after 35 years of being an engineer with Monsanto in Foley, AL. Preceded in death by...

Landon Eldridge Browning, Jr.

Landon Eldridge Browning, Jr.

Nov 14, 2017

Landon Eldridge Browning, Jr., age 57, resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Landon is survived by his wife, Karla Suzette Wasner Browning; children, Jessica Ashley Browning and Micah Landon Browning, all of Fairhope, AL; parents, Landon Browning, Sr. (Neide) of Gulf Shores, AL, Helen McCoy of Oxford; sisters, Sherry Browning, Nicole Zackery (Rodney), Dawn Winslett (Terry),...

John Livingston O'Shields

John Livingston O'Shields

Nov 13, 2017

O’SHIELDS Bay Minette, Alabama  Colonel John Livingston O’Shields, age 89, former resident of Decatur, a resident of Bay Minette, AL , passed away Monday, November 13, 2017. John was an ROTC Cadet and graduated Clemson A&M College in 1953.  He was commissioned as an Army Second Lieutenant and assigned to Germany.  John served as a Military Reserve Officer for over...

John Edward Coyle

John Edward Coyle

Nov 13, 2017

COYLE ELBERTA, ALABAMA John Edward Coyle, age 77, a resident of Elberta, AL, passed away Monday, November 13, 2017. John served in the U.S. Army and he was a retired Banker. Preceded in death by his parents Charley and Sallie Coyle, and a brother Ken Coyle. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Alice T. Coyle of Elberta,...

Edwin D. Hines

Edwin D. Hines

Nov 9, 2017

Edwin DeWayne Hines, age 66, resident of Foley passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017. Edwin was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was named Airman of the Month while serving in the Philippines. Edwin received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. He was an electrical engineer and proud to have worked on the original space...

Michael J. Callihan

Michael J. Callihan

Nov 9, 2017

Michael James Callihan, age 66, resident of Foley, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Pamala J. Callihan of Foley; two sons, Jeffrey David Callihan of Foley, Christopher Patrick Callihan of Lansing, MI; mother, Coilah Ann Callihan of Foley; father,Patrick J. Callihan of Hobe Sound, FL and a brother, Daniel Scott Callihan of Foley. Visitation...

Louis Oscar Gonzales, Jr.

Louis Oscar Gonzales, Jr.

Nov 9, 2017

Louis O. "Poncho" Gonzales, Jr., 60, a resident of Chickasaw, AL, formally of Delacroix Island, LA passed away November 9, 2017 at Mobile Infirmary Hospital in Mobile, AL. Louis was born March 9, 1957 in Delacroix, LA. He was the son of the late Oscar Louis Gonzales and Rosalie Marie Gonzales. Louis loved to sing and go thrift store shopping....

Margaret Marie Schaff

Margaret Marie Schaff

Nov 8, 2017

SCHAFF ELBERTA, ALABAMA Margaret Marie Schaff, age 76, a resident of Elberta, AL, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017 in Birmingham, AL. Margaret was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the Optimist Club of Lillian, Red Hat Society and a lifetime member the Lillian Community Club. She was proud to be in partnership in Schaff Farms with her husband...

Steve Wagner

Steve Wagner

Nov 7, 2017

Steve Wagner, age 57, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.He is preceded in death by his parents, Amos “Red” and Ruth Wagner. He is survived by his Partner, Todd Prather of Baton Rouge, LA; sister, Cynthia (Mark) Weiskopf of Silverhill; brother, Ronnie (Linda) Wagner of Fairhope; other loving relatives and friends. Graveside services will...

Betty J Binford

Betty J Binford

Nov 6, 2017

Betty June Binford, age 90, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017. Graveside services will be held Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Memory Gardens of Fairhope, 2pm. ARRANGEMENTS BY WOLFE-BAYVIEW FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATORY, INC. 19698 GREENO RD FAIRHOPE, AL 36532 (251) 990-7775

Bonnie F Lee

Bonnie F Lee

Nov 5, 2017

Bonnie F. Lee, age 60, a resident of Daphne, AL, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017. Survivors include her sister, Deborah P. Lee of Fairhope; nephews, Christopher L. Allen (Angie) of Daphne, Phillip Lee of Frankfort, IL, and James Brantley of IL; nieces, Cristie Powers (Tom) of FL and Katie Lee of Washington, DC; great nephews, Nick and Dustin Allen;...

Walter "Dukie" D'Olive, Jr.

Walter "Dukie" D'Olive, Jr.

Nov 5, 2017

Walter Flower D'Olive, Jr. (Dukie) October 1, 1937 - November 5, 2017. A resident of Point Clear, AL. He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Flower D'Olive Sr. (Myrtle Ollinger).   He is survived by his wife Patricia K. D'Olive to whom he was happily married for 58 years. Four children, Paula Carpenter (Dr. James) Prattville,...

Alison Coile McGough

Alison Coile McGough

Nov 4, 2017

  Alison Coile McGough, age 42, a native of Chattanooga, TN, and a resident of Spanish Fort, AL passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017. Alison was a loving wife, mother and friend to all. She was the Director of Activities with The Blake at Malbis. Alison was a member of Spanish Fort United Methodist Church, a volunteer for Make-A-Wish Foundation, a...

Margaret Mary Robinson

Margaret Mary Robinson

Nov 4, 2017

Margaret Mary McDevitt Robinson died peacefully on November 4, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital in Sandy Springs, GA, where she went suddenly the last day of her life. She was born in Birmingham on June 2, 1922, one of six children of Margaret Mary (Tomerlin) and Anthony McDevitt. She was an active member of St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Parish...

Mary Alice Rice

Mary Alice Rice

Nov 4, 2017

RICE         Mary Alice Rice, age 84, native of Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017 in Foley, AL. Mary attended Crest Baptist Church, Midwest City, OK and later Heavenly Heights Baptist Church, Moore, OK.  She will be missed by all who knew her. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Buster Rice, four brothers and a sister. She...

Evelyn Wilson Diamond

Evelyn Wilson Diamond

Nov 1, 2017

Evelyn Frances Schilling Wilson Diamond of Fairhope, AL, passed from this mortal life into immortality Wednesday, November 1, 2017. She was the only daughter of Luther Oscar Schilling and Minnie Louise Swain Schilling. She was 97 years old at her passing, having been born Oct. 15, 1920 in Portsmouth, VA. She was a former resident of Baton Rouge, LA, for...

Aubrey Morgan Tarpley

Aubrey Morgan Tarpley

Oct 31, 2017

Aubrey Morgan Tarpley, 93, of Foley, Alabama, formerly from Birmingham and Wylam, moved on to his reward Tuesday, October 31, 2017. Aubrey was born August 15, 1924. He was preceded in death by his parents R.A. and Fannie “Sissie” Tarpley and his first wife Mary Jo Sayers and second wife Norman Jean Tilley. He will be missed by his daughter...