Area Obituaries

Thomas “Tommy” Jeffries Buchanan July 20, 1936 – September 1, 2018 Thomas “Tommy” Jeffries Buchanan passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Noland Hospital in Montgomery. He was born on July 20, 1936 in Hale County. He attended Greensboro High School and joined the Army after high school. He was a devoted soldier, joining…

Kayla Allen Mrs. Kayla Allen, 36, a resident of Greenville, AL died at her parents home in Letohatchee, AL on Friday, August 31, 2018. The funeral service was Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. from the chapel of Dunklin & Daniels Funeral Home with Brother Trevor Perry officiating and Dunklin & Daniels Funeral Home…

Odie Mae Posey June 8, 1942 – August 18, 2018 Funeral services for the late Mrs. Odie Mae Posey a resident of Forest Home, Alabama (Montery community) were held on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 12:00 noon from Springhill Baptist Church. Rev. Jeffery Abner, Pastor. Rev. Isaiah Posey, officiated. Burial followed in the churchyard cemetery.…

John Alexander Whatley May 1, 1953 – August 18, 2018 On July 8, 2018, Mamsie was sitting on the newly constructed porch with her six-year-old granddaughter Kate. Papa had built the porch two years prior. Kate, with her wide eyes and new six-year-old front teeth, asked, “Mamsie, when is Papa going to get better?” Mamsie…

Shelby Ruth Johnston, age 64, of Montgomery, AL, passed away on Friday August 10, 2018. A graveside service will be held on Monday, August 13, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at Heiberger United Methodist Church Cemetery, with President Barney McIntosh and Brother Vick officiating, and Dunklin and Daniel funeral Home directing. Ms. Johnston was preceded in…

Gayle P Shorter Gayle Edith Prince Shorter, 81, homemaker and beloved wife and mother, died July 29, 2018, in Camden after a brief illness. Mrs. Shorter was born on March 7, 1937, in Albany, N.Y. She was the only daughter of Ralph Nelson Prince and Edith Price Prince of Castleton-on-Hudson, NY. As a young girl,…

Sue Carolyn Kimbrough Spencer, age 81 of Camden, AL passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Friday August 3, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Dunklin and Daniels Funeral home in Camden, AL with Brother Andy Hepburn officiating and Dunklin and Daniels Funeral Home directing. Burial will be at Society Hill Cemetery…

Earl D. Griffin January 30, 1931 – July 29, 2018 Mr. Earl D. Griffin, 87, a resident of Ozark, Alabama, died Sunday morning, July 29, 2018, in Flowers Hospital at Dothan, Alabama. Funeral services will be graveside 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 1, 2018, in Pond Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery in Baker Hill, Alabama. Interment will…

William Roland Cooper, Jr. (Bill) July 30, 1949 – July 19, 2018 William Roland Cooper, Jr. (Bill), 68, a resident of Camden, Alabama, lost a valiant battle to Alzheimer’s on July 19, 2018, at his home. Bill was born on July 30, 1949, in Selma, Alabama. Visitation was held from 1:30 until 3:00 with Memorial…