Obituaries

Sara Ogan

Sara Ogan

Sep 1, 2014

Sara Louise Booth Ogan, a native and lifelong resident of Mobile, AL, died Monday. She was retired from the Mobile County Commissions Office staff after 43 years of service. She was a member of Dauphin Way Baptist Church. Mrs. Ogan was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Joseph Booth and Ada D. Fields Booth her daughter, Carol Constance...

Marjorie Graham

Marjorie Graham

Aug 30, 2014

Marjorie Joy Thurston Graham, a longtime resident of Irvington, AL, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014, at the age of 79. Mrs. Graham was a member of First Evangelical Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Wellington Graham, Jr. her parents, Ray Wilson Thurston and Hazel Kunze Thurston her brothers, Russell, Raymond, Gilbert and Gerald...

Ruby Locke

Ruby Locke

Aug 30, 2014

Ruby J. Locke, a longtime resident of Mobile, died on Saturday. She was preceded in death by her son, Tom Drew and daughter, Gloria Jean Drew. Mrs. Locke is survived by her husband, Jerry Locke daughterinlaw, Nancy Drew son, Jerry JB Locke, Jr. daughter, Johnna Locke Robbins granddaughter, Josephine Robbins and other relatives. Funeral services will be held from...

George Lundy

George Lundy

Aug 29, 2014

George E. Lundy, a longtime resident of Mobile, died on Friday. He is survived by three daughters, Margie Cooley, Darlene Watson and Carla Inzina son, Rodney Lundy eight grandchildren, Mikey Cottrell, Dennis Cottrell, Timmy Seelhorst, Starr Ross, Kristi Garling, Rita Watson, Travis Lundy and Alexia Inzina four great grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral services will be held from Mobile...

Theresa Hobby

Theresa Hobby

Aug 28, 2014

Theresa Evon Meredith Hobby age 64, a native of Saraland, AL and current resident of Stockton, AL passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014. She was a cosmotologist owned and operated Country Class Hair Care and was a member of Gold Leaf Church of God. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Owen Meredith and her brother, Wayne...

Benjamin Whitfield

Benjamin Whitfield

Aug 28, 2014

Benjamin C. Whitfield, a longtime resident of Mobile, died on Thursday. He was a graduate of Murphy High School and had worked at Big 10 and Trax Tires for many years. Mr. Whitfield was preceded in death by his mother, Evagene Whitfield. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Murrill Whitfield daughter, Ashley Whitfield Davis son, Benjamin Paul Whitfield...

Troy Smith

Troy Smith

Aug 27, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, Mobile, AL.

Victor Bearinger

Victor Bearinger

Aug 27, 2014

Victor Joseph Bearinger, a resident of Mobile, AL since 1972, passed away on August 27, 2014. A native of Turtle Creek, PA, he was born February 17, the third child of Victor Leander and Edna Marion Laird Bearinger. He served in the U.S. Navy from December 1952 until December 1956 on board the USS Norfolk DL1 and USS Mitscher...

Gracie Scott

Gracie Scott

Aug 26, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, Mobile, AL.

Brandt Leonard Jr.

Brandt Leonard Jr.

Aug 26, 2014

Brandt Virden Leonard, Jr., a native of Jackson, Ms and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at the age of 88. He retired from Gayfers Department Store. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Laurie Hawkshead Leonard and his parents, Brandt Virden Leonard, Sr. and Fannie Buck Leonard. He is survived by...

Frankie Wood

Frankie Wood

Aug 21, 2014

Frankie Irene Chunn Wood died Friday morning at Providence Hospital. She had Alzheimers disease and suffered a stroke sitting in her favorite chair watching the bird feeder at home. Frankie was born December 29th, 1936 in Salem, Alabama near the Georgia line. She was the daughter of Henry Frank Chunn, the minister of the United Methodist Church in Salem,...

Lowery Williams

Lowery Williams

Aug 19, 2014

Lowery Orman Butch Williams, born in Ruleville, MS June 26, 1938, and current resident of Dauphin Island, AL, passed away August 19, 2014 surrounded by his family after a long battle with Alzheimers and Parkinson. He was a 1957 graduate of Murphy High School. Butch worked in the ILAMSSA Union at the Alabama State Docks and retired after 30...

Clyde Blankenship

Clyde Blankenship

Aug 17, 2014

Clyde Donald Blankenship, a native of Birmingham, Alabama and a longtime resident of Mobile died on Sunday, August 17, 2014. He was retired from the Alabama State Troopers. Mr. Blankenship was preceded in death by his wife, Irma Pauline Blankenship. He is survived by one son, Eric Kate Blankenship one sister Ronese Logan three grandchildren, Casey Blankenship, Tyler Blankenship...

Annie Cook

Annie Cook

Aug 17, 2014

Annie Ruth Fleming Cook, born February 20, 1923 in Lockhart, AL and longtime resident of Mobile, AL, died Sunday, August, 17, 2014 at the age of 91. Ann was a homemaker who raised five children. She was a devoted and loving wife and mother who always put everyone before herself. She will be missed by all who knew her....

Raymond Kennedy

Raymond Kennedy

Aug 16, 2014

Raymond Gary Kennedy, 65, of Foley, AL, a former resident of NJ, passed away Saturday at his home. He was a 1967 graduate of B C Rains High School a member of the US Air Force and served our country during the Vietnam War. Gary was a loving husband to Marlene, his wife of 42 years. He was adored...

Thomas Fletcher Jr.

Thomas Fletcher Jr.

Aug 15, 2014

Thomas Earl Fletcher, Jr., age 65, passed away on August 15. He was born in Mobile in 1949. Mr. Fletcher attended Mary Montgomery High School where he was a standout in sports. He played college basketball at Pensacola Junior College and earned his degree at the University of South Alabama in English. He went on to earn his Masters...

Rustica Sacris

Rustica Sacris

Aug 13, 2014

Rustica Rose Openia Sacris, a native of Bohol, Philippines and current resident of Mobile, AL died Wednesday, August 13, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Doroteo Openia, Sr. and Diosdada Cabalda Openia and her brothers, Narciso Openia and Doroteo Openia, Jr. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Noel Sacris her daughters, Rosemary Rishi...

Donna Rohm

Donna Rohm

Aug 13, 2014

Donna M. Dulworth Rohm, 84, died August 13, 2014 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Born July 6, 1930 she was the daughter of Dudley Fowler and Mattie Lou Gaw Dulworth of Celina, Tennessee. She resided in Mobile, AL and was a member at Creekwood Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, George Arthur...

Hammie Chavis

Hammie Chavis

Aug 12, 2014

Hammie Chavis of Mobile, AL, WWII Navy Veteran, CPO US Coast Guard retired, born April 10, 1924 died August 12, 2014 at his home. He is survived by three daughters, Mary Chavis, Becky Chavis and Sandy Presley two sonsinlaw, Rickey Namislo and Kenneth Presley one grandchild, Amber Chavez and one grandsoninlaw, Vila Soutthivong. The family will receive friends Thursday...

Buford Hensley

Buford Hensley

Aug 11, 2014

Buford Wayne Hensley, a native of Gray, KY and longtime resident of Houston , TX died in Houston, TX on August 11, 2014. He was a US Army Veteran. Preceded in death by his parents, John H. Hensley and Stella King Hensley his wife, Jacquelyn L. Hensley two brothers, Kirt Hensley and Doyle Hensley and his sister, Thelma Ellen...