Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
Theresa Marie Ellis
Feb 7, 2025
Theresa” Terry” Marie Millious Ellis, age 86, passed away on 7 February, 2025. Terry is survived by her husband, Jerry, and brother Charles Millious. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles Franklin Millious and Martha Hoppe Millious, sisters Joan C. Mattes and Mary A. Muhl, and brother James Millious. Terry grew up in Syracuse, New York, and was...
Joseph Wayne "Frank" Gossett
Feb 5, 2025
Joseph Wayne Gossett passed away on February 5, 2025. Joe, or "Frank" as he was known, was born on October 20, 1947, to Holbrook and Maudine Gossett in Mobile, Alabama. He was predeceased by his parents and brothers, Donald and Randy Gossett.
Joe graduated from Vigor High School and entered the U. S. Army, where he served more than 10 years....
Eugene Fred Garthwait
Feb 5, 2025
Eugene Fred Garthwait, a cherished father, grandfather, and community member, passed away on February 5, 2025, in Daphne, Alabama, at the age of 76. Born on September 17, 1948, Eugene proudly served as a U.S. Army Veteran, embodying the dedication and commitment that are hallmarks of military service.
Eugene was an active member of the American Legion, where he contributed to...
Dennis Frank Potten
Feb 4, 2025
Dennis Frank Potten
September 30, 1950 – February 4, 2025
Dennis Frank Potten, 74, of Foley, Alabama, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2025, surrounded by family and close friends.
Born in Queens, New York, Dennis was the son of the late Eugene and Katherine Potten (Koenderman). He grew up in Landing, New Jersey, graduating from Roxbury High School in 1968 before attending...
Joan Elizabeth "Beth" Scruggs
Feb 3, 2025
Joan Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Scruggs
Our Mom, Joan Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Scruggs of Mobile, AL received the fulfilled promise of our Lord on the morning of February 3rd, 2025. She entered the gates of heaven, made whole and made new, leaving this earthly world behind. She was surrounded by family and friends in the days leading up to the morning of her passing.
Beth...
Paulette True Rhodes Reeves
Feb 2, 2025
Paulette True Rhodes Reeves, 53, of Foley, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025.
Paulette was a member of Foley United Methodist Church, where her unwavering faith and kindness were evident to all. She was the owner of Payton’s Place, a cherished childcare business in Foley, where she nurtured countless children over the past 20 years. With her gentle demeanor...
Paul Wayne Perfect
Feb 2, 2025
Paul Perfect, 94, of Fairhope, passed away at home on February 2, 2025, with loved ones by his side. He was born March 9, 1930, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to parents Moore C. and Marie Perfect.
After graduating from Fort Lauderdale High School, he studied mechanical engineering and played trumpet in the band at Georgia Tech, graduating in 1952. After college,...
Larry Daniel Hager
Feb 2, 2025
HAGER
ELBERTA, ALABAMA
Larry Daniel “Danny” Hager, age 62, a resident of Elberta, AL passed away, Sunday, February 2, 2025.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Larry Edward and Claudette Martin Hager; sisters, Patti Aguillard, Pam Thibodeaux, and a nephew, Robert Paul Aguillard.
He is survived by his daughter, Patricia Joy Hager Grimenstein of Dickson, TN;a brother, Eddie Hager (Marcia) of Perdido...
Susan Lillis Bell Harmon
Jan 30, 2025
Susan Lillis Harmon, age 78, a long-time resident of Gulf Shores, AL passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025. Sue was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin which made her, or course, a life-long Green Bay Packers fan. Sue graduated from high school is Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stout. It was in Wisconsin where she met...
Debra Maria Elizabeth York
Jan 29, 2025
Debra Maria Elizabeth York, 69, a resident of Elberta, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
Debra was an LPN and loved that she had a rewarding career helping others. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Horace York of Elberta, AL.
She is...
Alice Adelle Wildes Villadsen
Jan 28, 2025
Alice Adelle Wildes Villadsen slipped gently into that good night on January 28, 2025.
Born in 1943, Alice was raised in Hueytown, AL. She graduated from The University of Alabama, where she was a Phi Mu and a Bama cheerleader. At the capstone, she met her husband, Wayne. Alice earned her PhD in Educational Administration in 1980 from Alabama, further cementing...
Betty Sue "Bebe" Jordan
Jan 28, 2025
Betty Sue “Bebe” Jordan - a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend - passed away peacefully in Fairhope, Alabama, on January 28, 2025. Born on February 20,1938, in Mobile, she spent her childhood there as well as in Tampa, Florida. She attended Auburn University where she met her husband of over fifty years, Jerry Jordan. Together, they raised their family...
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...
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