Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
Lorene Virginia Banks
May 23, 2012
BANKSSPANISH FORT, AL. Lorene Virginia Banks, age 86, a native of Bessemer, Alabama and a resident of Spanish Fort passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. She was Vice-President of Valerie Banks Designs, Inc. Until his death in 1985 her husband Reverend Martin Banks, Sr. pastored throughout the state of Alabama at many Baptist Churches. She is preceded in death...
Lorene Virginia Hite
May 23, 2012
BANKSSPANISH FORT, AL. Lorene Virginia Banks, age 86, a native of Bessemer, Alabama and a resident of Spanish Fort passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. She was Vice-President of Valerie Banks Designs, Inc. Until his death in 1985 her husband Reverend Martin Banks, Sr. pastored throughout the state of Alabama at many Baptist Churches. She is preceded in death...
Mac McKensie Chastang
May 21, 2012
LOXLEY , AL Mac McKensie Chastang, age 68, a native and lifelong resident of Loxley, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012. He is survived by his daughter, Amy Chastang ( Austin ) Long of Fairhope, s on, Alan Chastang (Marie Childress) of Fairhope, m other, Sarah Chastang of Stapleton, brother, LaVon Chastang of Mobile , grandsons, Brandt and Baylor Long,...
Bette Ann Lawrence
May 20, 2012
FAIRHOPE , AL Bette Ann Lawrence, age 71, a native of Holy Oak, MA, and resident of Fairhope , AL , passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012. She was a member of Fairhope Avenue Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dwane F. Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence is survived by numerous loving...
Charles Harrison Bailey, Sr.
May 20, 2012
SPANISH FORT Charles Harrison Bailey, Sr. of Spanish Fort, Alabama passed away on May 20, 2012. Mr. Bailey was born on December 1, 1917 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the first of three sons of George Harrison Bailey and Anne (Ford) Bailey. Mr. Bailey was raised and lived in the Birmingham, Alabama area. He served honorably in the United States Army Air...
Sue (Rosamond) Boone
May 20, 2012
FAIRHOPE , AL Sue Baugh Boone (Rosamond) of Fairhope and formerly of Dothan , AL passed away peacefully Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Fairhope Health and Rehabilitation. She was born in Birmingham , AL August 26, 1918 and lived in Fairhope , AL for most her life. Sue was married to Robert (Bob) Boone for 49 years. She loved the...
Henry Donald Killian
May 20, 2012
FOLEY Don Killian went home to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 20, 2012. He was born in Holt, AL. At the age of two, he moved to Tuscaloosa. He has been a resident of Foley since 1959. Don was a faithful and active member of Foley First Baptist Church and the Bible Boomers Sunday School Class. Don...
Thomas Wayne Kaiser
May 19, 2012
FOLEY, AL <PHOTO> Thomas Wayne Kaiser, age 68, resident of Foley passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012. Mr. Kaiser was a member of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church. He was a salesman all his life and most recently for Moyer Ford and Kaiser Realty, Inc. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Paul and Bernice Larson Kaiser, Sr.; two...
Catherine Palmer Lowery
May 19, 2012
THOMASTON, AL Catherine Palmer Lowery, age 77, a native of Henry County, AL and a resident of Thomaston, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012. Mrs. Lowery was preceded in death by her husband, Milton Lowery, sister, Patricia Ann Baxter, brother, Hershel Palmer, parents, Eddie and Ellen Palmer. She is survived by her three sons, Rickey Hayes of Abbeville, Dent Lowery,...
Easter Berryman Martin
May 17, 2012
FAIRHOPE , AL Easter Berryman Martin, age 90, native of Brooklyn , NY and a resident of Fairhope died Thursday, May 17, 2012. She was a former resident of Charlottesville , VA , Rapidan , VA , and Washington , DC , where she was a Registered Nurse. She is survived by her husband, Chris Martin of Fairhope , AL...
Susan T. Henke Nelson
May 17, 2012
DAPHNE, AL Susan T. Henke Nelson of Daphne, AL passed peacefully at home with her family at her bedside, Thursday, May 17, 2012. Susan was born in Englewood , NJ , and grew up in Bergen County , NJ . She attended Elizabeth Seten College , Yonkers , NY , and graduated with a degree in Advertising. She held positions...
Marilyn Alice DeWitt
May 16, 2012
FAIRHOPE , AL Marilyn Alice DeWitt, age 72, born in Savannah, GA, raised in Tawas City, MI, a former resident of Bay City, MI and current resident of Fairhope, AL since 2004, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012. She is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas DeWitt, parents, Ronald Curry and Alice Koepke, stepfather, Paul Koepke, brothers, Charles and...
Margaret Teresa Kaufman
May 16, 2012
DAPHNE Margaret “Peggy” Kaufman, age 71, was welcomed into the open arms of Jesus, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Peggy was a longtime member of Christ The King Catholic Church. She was a former employee of the Department of the Treasury, a former New York City Police Officer, and former president of the PTA. She is survived by, her loving husband...
Martha Dyer Rejczyk
May 15, 2012
FAIRHOPE, AL Martha Dyer Rejczyk, age 68, a native and lifelong resident of Fairhope, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Martha was preceded in death by three children, Lanette Marie Fuqua, Herbert Levon Fuqua, Jr, Sherry Elana Fuqua, and her brother, Thomas E. "Tommy" Dyer, Jr. She is survived by her husband, Mike Rejczyk, father, Thomas E. "Ted" Dyer, mother,...
Minnie Ovenice Kelley
May 14, 2012
KELLEYFAIRHOPE, AL Mrs. Minnie Ovenice Regan Kelley passed away at her home on May 14, 2012, at the age of 92. Born April 22, 1920, in McCullough, AL, and raised in Excel, she later moved to Andalusia. There she met her future husband, Emil George Kelley, and they married in 1939. After WW II they settled in Mobile, AL. The...
Virginia Lee Herndon
May 13, 2012
DAPHNE, AL Virginia Lee Herndon passed away Monday, May 13, 2012 at home in Daphne, AL. Vergie was born on a ranch in Deming , NM on September 4, 1911. She lived most of her life in southern New Mexico prior to moving in 1999 to Daphne to be near her family. Vergie was preceded in death by her husband,...
Ty Taylor Morgan
May 13, 2012
MORGAN SUMMERDALE, AL Ty Taylor Morgan, age 43, a native and long time resident of Foley and a current resident of Summerdale, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012. Ty is a veteran Army Airborne Ranger. Among his many accomplishments, he was a three time Alabama Golden Glove Champion and Southeast Region Silver Glove Champion. He is survived by his wife,...
Gregory Sanford Grice
May 9, 2012
DAPHNE, AL Gregory Sanford Grice, age 44, a native of Mobile and a resident of Daphne, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Greg will be remembered for his numerous contributions in the field of Biotechnology and his tireless effort to promote business development in the State of Alabama. He was a visionary who knew that thriving local businesses meant our...
Lillian Ford Johnson
May 5, 2012
SILVERHILL , AL Lillian Ford Johnson, age 76, a native of Pass Christian, MS, and resident of Silverhill , AL , passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012. She retired from Baldwin County Commission offices. She is preceded in death by her husband, Mickey Johnson, twin sister, Vivian Ford, brother, Wesley Ford, and sister, Mary Jane Garlotte, parents, Mr. and Mrs....
Betty Louise Carnley
May 5, 2012
CARNLEY DAPHNE, AL Betty Carnley, age 77, born in Cordova and resident of Daphne, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012. Mrs. Carnley was a member and former organist of Spanish Trail Baptist Church for many years. She was the former secretary at Daphne Baptist Church. Mrs Carnley, a devoted wife and mother, had many passions including church activities, reading, gardening...
