Obituaries
Obituaries in Fairhope, Daphne, Elberta, Foley, Gulf Shores, Lillian, and Surrounding Areas in Southern Alabama
Britton Kelly
Apr 23, 2022
Maury Britton Kelly, 83, passed away April 23 at his home in Spanish Fort. Alabama, after a long fight with cancer. Britt was born in Cortelyou, a small community in Washington County. After graduating from Leroy High School in 1956, he attended Livingston State College (now the University of West Alabama) which had awarded him a football scholarship. Even as...
Kent William Cockson
Apr 23, 2022
Kent W. Cockson died on April 23, 2022 of complications from heart disease. He was 74. Cockson was retired after a 42-year career in newspaper newsrooms as a reporter, a copy editor and 10 of those years as a newsroom senior editor. His work sites included the Daily Independent in Grand Island, NE; the News Journal in Pensacola, Gannett News...
Dee Bowers Davis
Apr 23, 2022
Dee Bowers Davis, age 95, a resident of Westminster Village in Spanish Fort, Alabama, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022.
Dee was a faithful member of Eastern Shore Baptist Church, a former resident of Birmingham, currently residing in Spanish Fort. Dee and her husband, Charles, were active members of the American Rose Society. She retired from UAB Department of Psychiatry...
Marylyn Whitfield Irving
Apr 23, 2022
Marylyn Whitfield Irving, age 94, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama and former resident of both Pascagoula Mississippi, and San Diego California passed away on Friday April 23, 2022. Marylyn was surrounded by all her children and son and daughter in law in her final days. Marylyn was preceded in death by her husband Albert (Al) Joseph Irving Jr., in 2010....
Henry Miller Brady
Apr 23, 2022
Henry Miller Brady, age 82, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022. He was a United States Navy Veteran, a Sea Captain, and a Mobile Bar Pilot. He is survived by his daughter, Hermine (Joseph) Green of Fairhope; grandchildren, Asheton, Will, and Eliza; nieces, nephews; sister-in-law, Catherine Brady; cousins and other relatives and friends. A celebration...
Alva "Sue" Wolfe
Apr 22, 2022
Alva Sue Wolfe, age 78, a former resident of Monroeville and a longtime resident of Pensacola, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022. Sue was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Wolfe, and her parents, Earl & Buell Davison. She is survived by her daughter, Fran Wolfe Dauba (Joey); son, Gary Wolfe (Judy); grandchildren, Will Dauba (Hannah), Brooke Dauba Etters...
William Franklin Leavitt, Jr.
Apr 22, 2022
William Franklin Leavitt, Jr., age 71, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022. William was a member of the Fairhope Elk Club, and he was a Shriner. He was also an Auburn fan. William is survived by his wife of 47 years, Debbie Leavitt of Fairhope; daughter, Chrissy and Scott Thompson of Fairhope; son, Joey Leavitt...
Diane Warren Hartley
Apr 22, 2022
Diane W. Hartley, 78, of Fairhope, (previously Jackson, AL) passed away peacefully on April 22, 2022, in Mobile, AL, surrounded by her family.
She was born February 22, 1944, in Jackson, AL to the late Dr. Palmer H. and Willie ("Billie") A. (Mills) Warren.
Diane married J. Perry Hartley more than 58 years ago on June 22, 1963.
Diane...
Patricia "Paddy" Bishop
Apr 22, 2022
Patricia “Paddy” Bishop, age 72, a resident of Fairhope, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022. She was a member and past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW and held several offices in the State VFW Auxiliary. Paddy was preceded in death by her daughter, Holly Bishop, who died July 10, 2020. She is survived by her husband, Frank A....
Cheryl Bankhead DeMarcay-Zehentner
Apr 22, 2022
Cheryl Bankhead DeMarcay-Zehenter, age 65, a resident of Gulf Shores, Alabama, passed away April 22, 2022.
She is survived by her son, Joseph Zehentner of Atlanta, GA; siblings, Melanie Felton of Villa Rica, GA, Shelley Hanson of Montgomery, AL, Allison Karabatsos of Mansfield, TX, William Bankhead of Lusby, MD, Laurie Babcock of Leominster, MA, and Michael Bankhead of Madison, WI;...
Glenn Michael Isaacs
Apr 18, 2022
Glenn Michael Isaacs, age 84, a resident of Daphne, Alabama, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022. Glenn is a twenty-four year veteran of the United States Coast Guard and Marine Corps, and served an additional twenty-six years as a Coast Guard Licensed Merchant Marine Officer with the Navy’s Military Sealift Command. He currently served with the United States coast Guard...
William Carlos Smith
Apr 17, 2022
William Carlos Smith, age 92, a resident of Foley, AL passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022. He was preceded in death by his wife, Loisdene T. Smith; son, Richard L. Smith; grandson, James Carlos Smith. He is survived by his sons, Randy (Susan) Smith, Valparaiso, IN, Ralph (Cheryl) Smith, Jamestown, NY, Owen (Vicki) Smith, Valparaiso, IN; daughter-in-law, Sally Snyder, Kittanning,...
Wayne Henderson
Apr 16, 2022
Basil "Wayne" Henderson, age 58, a native of Kentucky and a resident of Elberta, AL passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022. He was preceded in death by his father, Billy Henderson. Wayne is survived by his wife of 28 years, Lora Henderson of Elberta, their children; Amber McDaniel, Ashlynn Henderson, Autumn Henderson, his mother; Barbara Henderson, brothers; Brett Henderson, Dion...
William Ernest Cooke
Apr 16, 2022
William Ernest Cooke, age 82, a resident of Silverhill, Alabama, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022. William was a Navy Veteran, serving 19 years, from 1958 to 1977. He was a retired Avionics Chief Petty Officer. William was a part of the Navy recovery team which rescued Apollo astronauts from the ocean after splashdown. William was a member of Rosinton...
Katherine Rochelle McKee
Apr 16, 2022
Katherine Rochelle Nelson McKee passed away peacefully at her home on April 16, 2022 Rochelle was born in Fairhope, Alabama to Alfred Austin “Skeeter” Nelson and Addie Lee Nelson. She was one of seven children and loved her four brothers and two sisters so much. She was so proud to be a native of Fairhope and lived her entire life...
Gloria Dean Dye
Apr 15, 2022
Gloria Dye of Lillian, Alabama, passed away on April 15, 2022. Gloria retired from Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL in 1995 as a supervisor in the Medical Records Department. She spent her life rescuing and spoiling as many dogs as possible. Many of her friends often joked they would like to come back in their next life as one...
Barbara Kamrath Driskell
Apr 11, 2022
Barbara Kamrath Driskell passed away suddenly in the early morning hours of April 11, 2022. Barbara was born on December 3, 1948, in the West German Village of Schöningen. She was preceded in death by her mother Annaliese Jakobs Kamrath and her father Dietrich Kamrath. Left to mourn her loss is husband of 52 years Gerald Driskell, one daughter; Valeri...
Donald Koontz, Jr.
Apr 11, 2022
Donald William Koontz, Jr. of Elberta, AL, born September 2, 1955, passed away April 11, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald William Koontz, Sr. and Dorothy Jean Koontz. He is survived by his children Thadeus Koontz (Alisha), Claire Fawal (Nick), and Leah Tucker (Aaron) and grandchildren- Christopher, Hannah, Chason, Grayson, Tennyson, and Klara. He is also...
Samuel Ivan Lewis
Apr 11, 2022
Samuel Ivan Lewis, age 77, a native of Smyrna, GA and a resident of Silverhill, AL, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, after an extended illness. He was 77 years old. Samuel was a military veteran having served in the United States Coast Guard. Samuel is survived by his daughter, Samantha (Alvin) Perry; two grandsons, Matthew Boerst and James Wamble;...
Frank "Russell" Williams
Apr 10, 2022
Frank “Russell” Williams, age 65, a longtime resident of Fairhope, AL, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Russell worked for Marriott for a total of 35 plus years. He was a huge Nascar fan and a musician. He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed family gatherings at his home. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Terrie Williams;...
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