All Obituaries

Barbara Gasses Payne, 81, a long time resident of Notasulga, died Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Bethany House.  Funeral services will be Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Notasulga United Methodist Church at 3:00 P.M. with Mike Whitman officiating.  Burial will follow in Notasulga Memory Gardens.  Visitation will be prior to the service at the church beginning at 2:00 P.M.  Mrs. Payne is survived by her daughters Renee (Mark) Freeman and Luann (Lon) Simpson; her grandchildren...

God picked one of His angels to come home.  Mrs. Martha Virginia Dawson, 81, of Auburn, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at her home.  Funeral services will be Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Marvyn Parkway Baptist Church at 3:00 P.M. with Rev. David Floyd, Rev. Henry Dawson, and Caleb Prather officiating.  Burial will follow in Pine Knot Cemetery.  Visitation will be prior to the service at the church beginning at 2:00 P.M.  Mrs. Dawson is survived by her husband of 41...

Christine Cooper, age 89, a resident of Montgomery (formerly of Tuskegee), passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years George Cooper and her parents Lefton and Louise Walker.  She is survived by her daughter Joyce (Marlowe) Taylor, her granddaughters Sabrina and Amanda, and her precious great granddaughter Reagan who always brought a smile to her face.  A special thank you to the staff at John Knox Manor for all the...

A passionate outdoorsman, James Wilson Nunn was probably happiest deer hunting, watching film of animals, spending time with Josie, teaching his niece and nephews how to fish, set a trotline or shoot a dove or two, or riding the rural trails he loved. His life ended abruptly around midnight Sunday morning on I-85 when the Jeep Cherokee he was driving was hit from behind by a tractor trailer. The first-born child of James William and Judith Wilson Nunn, he attended Kay Turnham's...

JOHNSON, Elizabeth Louise "Betty Lou" Campbell, 85, reposed on June 15, 2019, after a courageous battle with a long illness. Her devotion to God and the support of her family strengthened her to the end. Betty Lou was born to the late William A. and Lorene Dudley Campbell of Tuskegee, Alabama on December 21, 1933. After completing her first year at Sullins College in Bristol, Virginia, Betty Lou, like her mother, graduated from the University of Alabama and became an elementary...

Frances Pauline Hicks, born July 16, 1936, passed away June 10, 2019, at home surrounded by her children and grandchildren.  She is survived by her children Buddy (Mary) Hicks, Jeannie Vickery, Shelia (Paul) Gilbreath, and Linda (Steve) Pitchford; her grandchildren Johnny William Adams, Jr., Carl Hicks, Rita Harrelson, David Vickery, Joseph Gilbreath, Whitney Sessions, Justin Sanspree, Cody Sanspree, and Colt Sanspree; 23 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; and two half...

Floy Cornett Prewitt passed away on June 8, 2019, at Bethany House in Auburn.  She was born on November 30, 1917, in Porterdale, Georgia, daughter of the late David Edward Cornett and Maggie Vickery Cornett.  She graduated from Russell High School in East Point, Georgia.  She was preceded in death by her husband Aubrey R. Prewitt, her son Douglas Prewitt, her brother Raymond Cornett, and her grandson John B. Moon. She is survived by her daughter Dolores Moon of Notasulga,...

William O. "Pete" Dobbs, 81, of Notasulga, died Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery.  Funeral services will be Saturday, June 8, 2019, at 3:00 P.M. at Victory Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be at the church prior to the funeral beginning at 2:00 P.M.  Mr. Dobbs is survived by his wife Dorothy Cox Dobbs; his sons William Earl Dobbs, John (Susan) Luck, Lee (Dawn) Luck, and Chris (Denise) Luck; his...

Mr. James Lamar Kirby, Jr., 59, of Tallassee, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at his home.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Corbitt's Funeral Home at 11:00 A.M. with Kandy Gantt, Hospice Chaplain, officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 10:00 A.M. Mr. Kirby is survived by his son James Lamar (Terrie) Kirby, III; his step sons Joseph Stough and Jeremy (Haley) Kirby; his grandchildren Tanner and Emma Kirby; and his sisters...

Teresa Faye Laster, 57, of Jacksons Gap, died Thursday, May 23, 2019, at EAMC.  Graveside services will be Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 11:00 A.M. at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.  Mrs. Laster is survived by her son Michael Lumpkin and his children Madison and Kyra Lumpkin and their mother Dezaray Allen; her daughters Rebecca Ann Nelson and her daughter, and Jennifer Faye Chatman and her children; her sister Shirley (Rex) Marshall; and her brothers James Nolan Nelson, Jerry Wayne...