Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
Laura Payton Gordon
Oct 25, 2024
Laura Payton Gordon, a resident of Chickasaw, Alabama, passed away Friday, October 25, 2024, at the age of 58. She was born in Mobile, AL to Jack and Mona Pickett.
Laura’s greatest joy was being a mother to her children, Payton and Carter. She loved to travel with her significant other, Dub. She enjoyed being by the water and boating. Her...
Ruth Haseley Grose
Oct 25, 2024
Ruth Haseley Grose, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, departed from this world to be with her Savior on October 25, 2024, at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, Alabama. Ruth was born on March 18, 1933, in Niagara Falls, New York. She was the daughter of Erwin and Edna Haseley of Niagara Falls, New York. She was baptized, confirmed, and married in...
Edmund "Ed" Harry Dorgan
Oct 25, 2024
Edmund “Ed” Harry Dorgan a native of New Orleans LA and longtime resident of Daphne, AL passed away October 25th, 2024, while playing golf at Lake Forest Golf Course. Although sudden, he left us doing what he loved.
Those who knew Ed Dorgan knew he had a passion for two things…. golf and Ole Miss Football. You never saw Ed without...
Joanne Marie Widman
Oct 24, 2024
Joanne Widman, 80, a resident of Elberta, Alabama, formerly of Old Forge NY passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family Thursday, October 24, 2024.
Joanne was born in Sylvan Beach, NY daughter of William and Lois (Graham) Freiberger. She grew up and graduated from New Hartford Schools in 1961 and continued her education at Utica School of Commerce. Joanne married...
George Rapley Owens
Oct 24, 2024
George R. Owens—beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend—departed for his true home on October 24, 2024. He passed away suddenly at the age of 87.
He came into this world on June 27, 1937, as the youngest of 6 siblings and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. He met his soulmate and best friend, Lucretia Lee, at age 7 and married her...
LaDonna June Parris Youngblood
Oct 23, 2024
LaDonna June Parris Youngblood 19 September 1931 to 23 October 2024
Donna Youngblood was born outside Custer, South Dakota, delivered by her grandmother literally in a little house on the prairie. One of 13 children, she was a smart, funny, capable woman who truly believed cleanliness was next to godliness. While it would...
Anna Marie Helen Abbott
Oct 23, 2024
Anna Marie Helen Abbott passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2024, on Pensacola, FL at the age of 90. She was a native of Long Island, New York and a resident of Perdido Beach, Alabama. She was a member of the Community of Christ Church and a member of the Perdido Beach Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary. She was a life...
Jerry William Barnett
Oct 21, 2024
Jerry William Barnett, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Monday, October 21, 2024, at the age of 78. He was born in San Antonio, Texas to James and Adalaide Barnett.
Jerry was an outdoorsman and enjoyed shrimping. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He was also a U.S. Air Force veteran.
He was preceded in death his...
Patricia Mae McClellan
Oct 20, 2024
Patricia Mae McClellan, a resident of Foley, Alabama, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2024, at the age of 70. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island.
She enjoyed crochet and knitting. She was a loving wife, mother, and dear friend. She will be deeply missed.
Patricia was preceded in death by children, Stephen McClellan and Susan Lee McClellan, and her brother, Johnny...
Ronald "Ron" Van Nance
Oct 19, 2024
Ronald “Ron” Van Nance, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2024, at The Retreat Hospice in Mobile, AL. He was born in Denver, Colorado.
He was an Architect in Gadsden, Alabama and Montgomery Alabama until retirement in 2003 and has resided in Fairhope the past 20 years. He was a member of Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church.
Ron is...
Henry "Hank" Gordon Barron
Oct 19, 2024
Henry (Hank) Gordon Barron was born on October 3, 1956, to Henry W. and Georgia Barron. Hank left this world to be with his Heavenly Father and loved ones on October 19, 2024.
Hank was raised in Spanish Fort, Alabama. He grew up hunting and fishing with his father who taught him to love the outdoors. Eventually, he would share that...
John Michael Schaff
Oct 19, 2024
John Michael Schaff
May 25, 1937 – October 19, 2024
John (Johnny) Schaff, age 87, a lifelong resident of Elberta, AL, passed away on October 19, 2024. Johnny was raised by his Grandpa Lorenz and Grandma Eva Schaff for eighteen months after his mother died during childbirth. After his father remarried, he and his brother, George, lived with them until he was...
Norvelle Leigh "Gus" Smith
Oct 17, 2024
NORVELLE LEIGH SMITH
March 4, 1937-October 17, 2024
Norvelle Leigh Smith (Gus) passed away peacefully at his home on October 17th , 2024.
Gus was born March 4, 1937 in Mobile, Alabama to Donald Henry Smith and Genevieve Leigh Smith. He had a twin sister, Jennie Smith Sheldon (Paul), and has a brother, Donnie Smith (Mickey). Gus is survived by his loving wife,...
Carolyn Joyce Duck
Oct 16, 2024
Carolyn Joyce Duck, born December 22, 1947, to James Vernon Jones and Linnie Griffith Jones, died on October 16, 2024 at the University Hospital in Mobile. She was 76 years old. She was a native of Prentiss, Mississippi and a resident of Spanish Fort, Alabama.
Carolyn is survived by her husband of 44 years, Harold Duck and her loving daughter Renee...
Patricia Ann Pickens Melton
Oct 15, 2024
Patricia Ann Pickens Melton, a longtime resident of Vidalia, GA and a current resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2024. She was born in Hartselle, Alabama, daughter of Charles and Sara Pickens.
She was a retired teacher, who taught for 6 years in Holly Springs, MS, 28 years in Vidalia, GA and 6 years in District RESA. Reading...
Jeffrey "Jeff" Dean Weber
Oct 14, 2024
Jeffrey “Jeff” Weber passed away on October 14th, taking his last breath while his son and daughter prayed over him in the hospital.
In his 60 years of life, Jeff managed to leave a lasting impression with anyone he crossed paths with, rarely ever meeting a stranger. And if he did meet a stranger, strangers they wouldn’t be for long, because...
Alisa Anne Curran Marcus
Oct 14, 2024
Alisa Curran Marcus 9/13/1961 ~ 10/14/2024
“Like an angel standing in a shaft of light Rising up to paradise, I know I’m gonna shine.”
It is with profound sadness that I share the sudden passing of my soul mate, best friend, and wonderful loving wife, Alisa Curran Marcus. I am devastated and heart broken. She was my oxygen.
Funeral will be Sunday, October...
Elizabeth "Liz" Tew
Oct 13, 2024
Born on September 14, 1939, Elizabeth Otts Tew passed away peacefully at her home on October 13, 2024.
A beloved mother, sister, and friend, she was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Jerry Tew.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Julie Tew of Fairhope, and her sister, Margaret “Junie” Bains of Fayette, Alabama, as well as nieces, nephews,...
Wesley James Manning
Oct 13, 2024
Wesley J. Manning, 81, a resident of Spanish Fort, Alabama, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2024.
Mr. Manning was born in Sandusky, Ohio and raised in Foley, Alabama. He was a lifelong
resident of the Mobile Bay area. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. He enjoyed a long
career in the data processing department at Morrison Restaurants and as a computer
programmer...
Ann Yates Miller
Oct 13, 2024
Ann Yates Miller
January 4, 1937
Ann Miller, beloved mother and grandmother, and dear friend to so many, passed away peacefully at home on October 13, 2024.
Born in 1937, Ann graduated from Parrish High School in Selma and Goucher College in Maryland. After graduation, Ann moved to Atlanta to work as a scientist for the CDC and later as a buyer for...
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