Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
Robert Stephen Malone
Jul 15, 2024
Bob Malone was born December 10, 1935 in Long Beach, California where his father was stationed on a ship, USS Medusa (AR-1), a Navy repair ship. The family (Dad, Mom and older sister Marilyn) lived in neighboring San Pedro (the port of Los Angeles) and lived there for the next ten years until WWII was over. San Pedro was a...
Brandon Keith Stepp
Jul 13, 2024
Brandon Keith Stepp, age 46, and a resident of Foley, AL, passed away on July 13, 2024.
Brandon loved all different kinds of music, loved the beach and being near the oceans, and he enjoyed all of the different beach locations that Gulf Shores had to offer. Brandon moved around to many different places growing up due to his father’s job....
Freddie "Fred" Morgan Manning Jr.
Jul 13, 2024
Freddie “Fred” Morgan Manning Jr. a resident of Elberta, AL, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 82.
Fred was a business owner in Montgomery, AL for over 50 years. He was a veteran of the Alabama National Guard. He loved his boat and gulf fishing. His other hobbies were grilling and having fish fries. As the son...
Samuel Preston McClurkin III
Jul 12, 2024
Samuel Preston McClurkin, III unexpectedly passed away on July 12, 2024 at the age of 67. He was a man of faith, principle, and love, always providing a spark of life and laughter to those he encountered.
Sam was born on March 23, 1957 in Montgomery, AL to his beloved parents Sam and Marge, and he also grew up in the...
Linda Bonner-Smith
Jul 11, 2024
Linda (Pam) Susan Bonner-Smith was born on January 11, 1955, in Monticello, NewYork. A long-time resident of New Rochelle, New York, she peacefully transitioned at her home in Mount Vernon, New York on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
Linda attended Monticello High School and graduated from SUNY Binghamton with a bachelor’s degree in political science. After graduation, she began a distinguished career...
Marjorie "Margie" Hollis Robinson
Jul 11, 2024
Marjorie (Margie) Hollis Robinson, born October 11, 1933, a native of Covington, KY and a longtime resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away July 11, 2024, with her children, and her adopted sister “Barb” by her side.
She moved to Mobile when she was 14 years old. After graduation, she moved to Fairhope where she met Harold on a blind date. She...
William "Bill" Edward Martiniere
Jul 9, 2024
William “Bill” Edward Martiniere, a longtime resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at the age of 84.
He made a career of being a peace officer in Baldwin County.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Annie Martiniere and his first wife, Delores; brother, Tommy Martiniere and sister, Ann Lancaster.
Bill is survived by his wife,...
Nellie Joanne Watson
Jul 6, 2024
Nellie Joanne Peterson Watson, age 85, native of Pensacola, Florida, and resident of Summerdale, Alabama,, passed away on July 6, 2024.
Joanne was born on June 7, 1939, in Pensacola, Florida, to Charles H. Peterson and Nellie Gonzalez Peterson.
Joanne graduated from Pensacola Catholic High School. After high school, she married Woodrow W. Watson, Jr. in 1957. They were married for 55...
Colin Raymond Keleher
Jul 6, 2024
Colin Raymond Keleher of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away on July 6, 2024.
Colin was born in Leyton, West London, England on September 11, 1934, to Ronald and Dorothy Keleher (nee Marshall). Following a childhood in wartime London, Colin trained as an electrical engineer at Mid-Essex Technical College (now Anglia Polytechnic University) and emigrated to Canada. Colin held engineering jobs in Montreal,...
Kenneth "Ken" Daniel Suda
Jul 6, 2024
Kenneth Daniel Suda, 88, of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away on July 6, 2024, after a valiant, long and determined, courageous, battle with cancer.
Ken was born on February 28, 1936, to Daniel and Pauline (Sloboda) Suda in Detroit, Michigan. After enlisting and serving in the Army, he attended college. Ken began his career designing chasis for the Chrysler Corporation. As a...
Thomas Lee Weeks
Jul 5, 2024
Thomas Lee Weeks, age 78, a resident of Foley, AL, passed away on July 5, 2024.
Thomas was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus. He had a love for farming and for his family.
Preceding him in death are his parents, Ralph and Marion Weeks; sons, Tommy Weeks and Robby Weeks; daughter, Brenda Weeks Porter;...
Anthony John Cannizzo Sr.
Jul 5, 2024
Anthony John Cannizzo Sr., a resident of Gulf Shores, AL, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024, at the age of 84.
Anthony was a longtime resident of Gloversville, NY, Saco, ME, and Bluffton, SC. He graduated from Gloversville High School, where he played football, and met his wife of 63 years, Marie. He attended Delhi University in New York.
Anthony was...
Stephen Chadwick "Chad" Sharp
Jul 5, 2024
Stephen "Chad" Chadwick Sharp, an engineer and resident of Silverhill, AL, passed away unexpectedly at his home on July 5, 2024, at the age of 48. Chad was born September 1, 1975, to Gary Sharp and Judy Wesley. He grew up mostly in Fairhope, AL and was part of the Fairhope High School graduating class of 1993. Having been blessed...
John William Kriz
Jul 5, 2024
John William Kriz of Daphne, Alabama, passed away on July 5, 2024. He was 92 years old.
John was born on February 28, 1932, in Vienna, Austria, where he trained in leather work. He married his wife Anna "Nita" Kriz in 1952. They were married for 63 years until her death in 2016. He spent 30 years as a leather craftsman...
Margaret "Mindy" Melinda Parham
Jul 4, 2024
In Loving Memory of Margaret 'Mindy" Parham
Margaret “Mindy” Melinda Parham, a resident of Crestview, Florida, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at the age of 71 in Fairhope, Alabama. Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Mindy spent her married life in Little Rock, Arkansas. After retiring in 2016, she and her spouse moved to Florida, and embraced a life of...
James "Jimmy" Lloyd Leonard Sr.
Jul 3, 2024
James “Jimmy” Leonard Sr.
James Lloyd "Jimmy" Leonard Sr, age 77, of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away on July 3, 2024. Born on September 26, 1946, Jimmy was a well-respected mechanic and the owner of Leonard Garage, a staple of the Fairhope community.
Jimmy is survived by his loving wife, Edith Leonard, and their three children, Barbara Wallace (Jeremy), James Leonard Jr. (Sara),...
Julia Delano Lazzari
Jul 1, 2024
Julia Delano Lazzari, a longtime resident of Belforest, AL passed away July 1, 2024, at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope AL the age of 91.
Julia’s joy was gardening, she was a voracious reader, and loved laughing with her grandchildren and a good, harmless, practical joke. Every color was her favorite color, and once upon a time her dancing shoes were well...
Linda Kay Florence
Jun 29, 2024
Linda Kay Florence was born on October 26, 1944, in Georgetown, KY to Athalene May Florence and CC “Hob” Florence. Linda was a Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Mother in Law, Aunt, Ganny, Great Ganny, Friend and Colleague but most importantly, a Christian and child of God who was called home from an illness to begin her eternal life with Him...
Albert Clayton Luckie
Jun 29, 2024
Mr. Albert Clayton Luckie, a longtime resident of Daphne, Alabama, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Luckie was predeceased in death by his parents, Early James and Ila Belle Luckie; daughter, Leigh Ann Chason; sister, Earlene Norred; brothers, Andrew Earl Luckie and James Grant Luckie.
He is survived by his wife, Ella M. Luckie; sons, Steven...
Georgia Tsami Forte
Jun 28, 2024
Georgia Tsami Forte of Spanish Fort, AL passed away peacefully at home on June 28, 2024, at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, James Franklin Forte. She is survived by her daughter Karen (Charles) Cox of Spanish Fort, AL, son Gary (Jean) Forte of Troy, AL, sister Olympia Katsiadramis of Athens,...
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