Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
Atha McGehee LaFlam
Nov 15, 2010
SPANISH FORT Atha McGehee LaFlam passed away Monday, November 15, 2010 in Fairhope at the age of 95. She was a native of Bogalusa, LA, former resident of Louisville, KY and a longtime resident of Baldwin County. Mrs. LaFlam was one of the original nurses that assisted in the founding of Holmes Hospital in Foley. She then married Walter Lewis...
Elizabeth Burnham Wasson
Nov 14, 2010
SPANISH FORT Elizabeth Burnham Wasson, age 88, of Spanish Fort, AL. was born October 16, 1922 in Nashua, New Hampshire, passed away of natural causes, on Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Spanish Fort, overlooking Mobile Bay. She was the daughter of the late Roland B. Burnham and Elizabeth Harris Burnham. Ib was a devoted wife and mother. She was a...
Joel Bruce Mernik
Nov 14, 2010
MERNIK ORANGE BEACH, AL Joel Bruce Mernik, age 64, a native of Minnesota and a resident of Orange Beach, AL, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Annette Mernik of Orange Beach, AL, daughters, Marcy Mernik of Perdido Key, FL, Kerry Mernik Brandl of Houston, TX, brother, Bill (Madeleine) Mernik of Plymouth, MN, sisters, Tammy...
Edgar Clement Henson
Nov 13, 2010
Edgar Clement Henson passed away Saturday, November 13, 2010 in Fairhope at the age of 84. He was a native of Hawthorn, AL and a resident of Daphne. Mr. Henson was born May 6, 1926 to the late, James Carey Henson and the late, Nancy Morton Henson. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. Mr. Henson retired from Scott...
Karen Kay Kinard Roy
Nov 9, 2010
FAIRHOPE, AL Karen Kay Kinard Roy died Tuesday, November 9, 2010, after an eight year battle with cancer. Karen, the second of five daughters, was born to M. H. and Lois Kinard, in Lubbock, Texas, on November 14, 1941. She is predeceased by her parents, sisters Janet Kinard Brokenbek and Lanette Kinard Willson, and grandson, Ian Hampton Meyer. She is...
John Clinton Sexton
Nov 9, 2010
FAIRHOPE John Clinton Sexton, age 63, a native of Fayette, AL and a resident of Fairhope since 1977, passed away Tuesday, November, 9, 2010, with his wife and family by his side. John attended Auburn University and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He was Vice President and Co-Owner of Southern Intermodal Xpress in Mobile. He was...
Harry Elwood Charnock
Nov 8, 2010
FAIRHOPE, AL Harry Elwood Charnock, age 87, a native of Wellsburg, WV, a longtime resident of Rochelle, IL, and a current resident of Fairhope, passed away Monday, November 8, 2010. Mr. Charnock was a WWII Veteran, U.S. Army Air Corp. He is survived by his sons, Harry Phillip Charnock and his wife Roxanne of Rochelle, IL, Jeffry Curt Charnock and...
Velmarie Trawick Beech
Nov 8, 2010
BEECH ELBERTA, AL. Velmarie Trawick Beech, Age 80, born in Brewton, AL. and a resident of Elberta, AL., passed away on Monday, November 8, 2010 at a local hospital. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dorron T. Beech and her son, Donald W. Parker. Survivors include her daughter-in-law, and her husband, Pat Parker (Bill) Specht of Elberta, AL;...
Ashley Renee Sanders
Nov 4, 2010
FAIRHOPE Ashley Renee Sanders passed away Thursday, November 4, 2010 in Fairhope at the age of 28. She was a native of Mobile and a resident of Fairhope. She is preceded in death by her mother, Freida Kelley. She is survived by her father, William W. (Patricia A,) Sanders of Fairhope; a son, Jeremiah Sanders of Fairhope; five sisters, Kaylin...
Florrie M. Ryals
Nov 4, 2010
FAIRHOPE Florrie M. Alburl Ryals of Fairhope, daughter of Roy Alburl and Florrie M. Herlong Alburl, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2010. She was born in Lowndes County , AL on June 17, 1925. Mrs. Ryals was a lifelong active member of the United Methodist Church , various garden clubs, social organizations, and was truly loved by all who knew...
Jim Sweatt
Nov 2, 2010
DAPHNE Jim Sweatt, age 83, a native of Crenshaw County, AL and a resident of Daphne, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Jim was a Mobile and Baldwin County Santa Claus for 64 years. He is survived by hiswife of 62 years, Mary Louise Sweatt of Daphne,son, Charles Anthony “Tony” Sweat and his wife Brenda of Atlanta, GA,sister, Margaret Ann...
Sandra Sue Raper Hearn
Oct 31, 2010
FORT MORGAN, AL. Sandra Sue Raper Hearn, Age 73, born in Birmingham, AL., and a resident of Fort Morgan, AL., died Sunday, October 31, 2010 at a local health care facility. She is preceded in death by her husband, C. Richard Hearn, April 2, 1997 and her grandson, Ryan W. Crow, April 19, 1997. Mrs. Hearn is survived by one...
Nancy Hall Uhlig
Oct 31, 2010
DAPHNE Nancy Uhlig, age 67, a native of Mansfield, OH and a resident of Daphne, AL, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Dr. George E. Uhlig, daughter, Piper Uhlig, both of Daphne, AL, special pets, Cardiac Rehab family, other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home,...
Kenneth Louie Gunter, Jr.
Oct 30, 2010
BON SECOUR, AL . Kenneth "Louie" Gunter, Jr., Age 61, born in Mobile , AL., and a resident of Bon Secour, AL., died on Saturday, October, 30, 2010 at a local hospital. Louie was a Viet Nam Veteran, an avid outdoorsman and owner/operator of Marine Recycle Parts, Foley , AL . Mr. Gunter is survived by his wife, Marion Hyde...
Thomas Bennett
Oct 29, 2010
Thomas (Tom) Bennett passed away peacefully at home in Fairhope, AL after a long illness, Friday, October 29, 2010. He leaves behind his wife of forty-nine and a half years, Carol Rogers Bennett; his son, Steven Bennett of Ashtabula, OH; his daughter, Barbara Bennett Vendeville, son-in-law and his second son, Charles (Charlie) Vendeville; grandchildren, Matthew and Cara Vendeville of Perry,...
Robert Lee "Bob" Brantley
Oct 29, 2010
DAPHNE Robert Lee “Bob” Brantley, age 80, a native of Brewton, and a resident of Daphne, passed away Friday, October 29, 2010. Bobby was a Korea War Veteran and served on the LST 1084 in Korean waters, which during the retreat of the United Nations Forces, the LST 1084 beach in North Korea and evacuated hundreds of American soldiers. He...
David Ellis White-Spunner
Oct 28, 2010
SILVERHILL, ALDavid Ellis White-Spunner, age 59, a native of Mobile and a resident of Silverhill, Alabama, died Thursday, October 28, 2010 at a local hospital. Mr. White-Spunner was a graduate of Murphy highschool class of 1969 and the University of the South, Sewanee,TN. class of 1973. He spent his early years working in the horticulture industry, but later in life...
Jean Capell Roach
Oct 28, 2010
ROBERTSDALE Jean Capell Roach passed away Thursday, October 28, 2010 in Mobile at the age of 79. She was a native of Wilcox County, AL and a resident of Robertsdale. She is survived by her husband of forty-seven years, Billey Roach of Robertsdale; a daughter, Jeanell S.(Tommy) Lawler of Camden; a son, Calvin Strother of Camden; two sisters, Sara Andrews...
Allen Matthew Barber
Oct 27, 2010
DAPHNE Allen Matthew Barber, age 19, passed away Wednesday morning, October 27, 2010. Allen was born March 14, 1991 in Birmingham, AL and was a resident of Daphne, AL. He was a 2009 graduate of Daphne High School and was a member of Daphne United Methodist Church. Allen was a sophomore at the University of Montevallo. He was very active...
Annie Viola Carrigan
Oct 26, 2010
FAIRHOPE Annie Viola "Topsy" Carrigan passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Robertsdale. She was born December 25, 1919 in Moro, AR and was a resident of Fairhope. Mrs. Carrigan was a member of the Fairhope Church of Christ. She is survived by three children, Charlene Carrigan Moore of Holly Grove, AR, Aubrey (Florence) Carrigan of Corpus Christi, TX, Keith...