Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
Anthony Giordano
May 28, 2025
Anthony Leon Giordano, a resident of Daphne, Alabama, passed away on May 28, 2025, at the age of 40.
Anthony was born in San Diego, CA. He graduated from Fairhope High School and after a medical discharge from the Army he earned his HVAC technician certification from Bishop State College and a few years later his certification on whole home and...
John Morton Cherkofsky
May 28, 2025
John M. Cherkofsky, age 86 passed away on May 28, 2025, after a long illness.
He was a resident of Fairhope, Alabama and previously a resident of Falmouth, Massachusetts. In Fairhope, John was a docent at the Fairhope Museum of History. He was an avid photographer and a camera and technology salesperson. He also ran a home film developing studio, Print...
Gary "Chico" Stephen Felis
May 27, 2025
Gary "Chico" Felis July 25, 1941 – May 27, 2025 Daphne, Alabama
Gary Stephen Felis, aka “Chico”, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 27, 2025, in Daphne, Alabama, at the age of 83. He was preceded in death by two of his children, Gary Stephen Felis, JR, and Emily Marie...
Donna Elizabeth Miller
May 27, 2025
Donna Elizabeth Miller
August 7, 1940 - May 27, 2025
Donna Elizabeth (Rabon) Miller is survived by her four children: Kerry M. Kier (Terry Gartman), John “Bo” Cumbie (Machelle Cumbie), Gary “Gene” E. Kier and Amy Marie K. McKnight (Bob McKnight); siblings, Elizabeth Ann McCutcheon, John Matthew Rabon and Tom Medders along with 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death...
Lisa J. DiChiara
May 27, 2025
Lisa Jane DiChiara, 63, of Foley, Alabama, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2025. Born on August 4, 1961, in Maryville, Tennessee, Lisa brought warmth, faith, and quiet strength to everyone blessed to know her.
Lisa is survived by her devoted husband of 33 years, Danny; her beloved daughters, Brianne and Kailey; and her loving mother, Loretta Bryant Treece and many...
Frances Jean McCord Nelson
May 26, 2025
Frances Jean McCord Nelson of Fairhope, AL, passed away Monday, May 26, 2025, at the age of 94. Born on December 20, 1930, to Edwin and Earnest McCord, she grew up in the Bessemer area and graduated from Hueytown High School.
To know Frances, was to love her. She never met a stranger and was always genuinely interested in the lives...
Winston O'Neal English
May 26, 2025
Winston O’ Neal English passed away peacefully surrounded by his family May 26, 2025, at the age of 75.
He was born in Greenville Alabama on August 29, 1949.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Juliet Owens English and Yancey Zoma English and his sister Dorothy Jean Mitchell.
He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Sandra Jones English,...
Michael Deerman
May 24, 2025
Loving Memory of Michael DeermanMarch 25, 1993 – May 23, 2025
With heavy hearts and profound sadness, we announce the sudden passing of Michael Deerman, age 32, whose light left this world far too soon.
Michael was more than a son, brother, and father—he was a force of warmth, humor, and love in every life he touched. He passed unexpectedly, leaving...
Sandra (Sam) Richardson Dumas
May 23, 2025
My Sweet Lil Mama has passed from this life and on to the next - I never imagined such a day would come so soon! I have never experienced such a bewildering state of mind as I have in the recent past! This just wasn’t supposed to happen like this… Mom was regarded as one of the most conscientious and...
Doris Bernice Graves
May 23, 2025
Doris Bernice Johnson-Graves, age 77, a resident of Fairhope passed away Friday, May 23, 2025.
Doris retired from the State of Alabama, she worked many years as a volunteer for Ecumenical Ministries in Fairhope and Meals on Wheels.
She was a Devoted Church member of First Baptist Church of Summerdale, served as a Sunday School Director, church hostess, kitchen worker and any...
Janet Agnes (Fleming) Antoine
May 22, 2025
Janet Agnes (Fleming) Antoine, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at the age of 85.
She was born in Madison, WI to the late Arthur and Agnes Fleming. At age ten, the Fleming family moved to Fairhope where they had a dairy farm on Morphy Avenue. As a teenager, Janet competed in...
Melvin Joseph "Joe" Klumpp
May 22, 2025
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Melvin Joseph “Joe” Klumpp, on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at the age of 81.
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Melvin Joseph “Joe” Klumpp, on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at the age of 81.
He was born and raised in Point Clear, Alabama, March...
Robert Bryant Stuart, Sr.
May 21, 2025
Robert Bryant “Bobby” Stuart Sr. – August 12, 1942 – May 21, 2025
Robert Bryant “Bobby” Stuart Sr., 82, a resident of Orange Beach, Alabama, passed away Wednesday May 21, 2025. Bobby was raised in Fairhope Alabama and played football for coach Paul Bryant. Bobby started Sugar Sands Realty & Mgmt., a real estate management company in Orange Beach where he...
Vernon M Scheer
May 18, 2025
Vernon Mathew “Vern” Scheer, 76, a resident of Elberta, Alabama, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2025.
Vernon was a beloved member of the Elberta Community. He was a proud owner and operator of Ken & Vern’s Barbershop in Fairhope, AL. He spent decades behind the chair, offering not just haircuts, but friendship, conversation, and a sense of belonging to generations of...
Roy Durante Johns
May 15, 2025
Roy Durante Johns, a man of unwavering faith and deep devotion to family, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2025, at the age of 76.
Born on June 7, 1948, in Salem, Alabama, Roy was raised with strong work ethics that guided him throughout his life. He graduated from Baker High School and Troy State University before beginning a distinguished and...
Ruby Colleen Moore
May 14, 2025
Ruby Colleen Henderson Moore, a lifelong resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at the age of 87.
She was born on April 28, 1938, to the late James and Iola Henderson.
Preceding her in death was her husband, Emmett E. Moore, Sr., sons, Emmett Earl Moore, Jr. and John Mark Moore.
Ruby is survived by her sons, Charles Moore...
James Wade Lee
May 14, 2025
James Wade Lee, 83 years, of Orange Beach, Alabama, passed away at his home on 14 May, 2025 after a battle with cancer.
Born January 21, 1942 in McKenzie, Alabama to the late Clarence H. Lee and Lonie V. Lee (Lunsford). Wade was a 1960 Graduate of Citronelle High School in Alabama, graduated with a Bachelors degree in Business Education from...
Marjorie Ann (Akre) Tisch
May 13, 2025
Marjorie Ann Tisch (Akre) February 15, 1933 - May 13, 2025
Marjorie Ann (Akre) Tisch (age 92) of Gulf Shores, Alabama, entered the presence of the Lord on May 13, 2025, at the home of her son, Mark, surrounded by her family.
Marge was born on February 15, 1933, to Arthur and Margaret (Robbins) Akre in Veblen, South Dakota. She was baptized and...
Vera "Peggy" Sims Dannelly
May 13, 2025
Vera, known to most as Peggy, but to her family she was simply "Moma." Peggy passed away surrounded by love of her family at the age of 91 while at her home after an illness. She was quick to smile, even quicker to laugh, and lived her life with fierce devotion to those around her as well as her Christian...
Claude Willis Arnold, Jr.
May 11, 2025
Claude Willis Arnold Junior was more than a brother, a father, and a Navy Captain—he was a light in the lives of everyone who knew him. Born on September 25, 1969, Willis entered this world with a spirit that was impossible to contain. He lived with purpose and passion, always grounded in the close-knit community of Fairhope, Alabama—a town he...
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