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Vernon Edwin Unger, Jr., 87 of Auburn, passed away January 26, 2023 at Salude Nursing Home in Swanee, Georgia. Dr. Unger was born December 14, 1935 to Vernon Edwin Unger, Sr. and Ida Nagles Unger in Maryland. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home with burial following in Town Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:30pm prior to the service.
Dr. Unger served as department head of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Auburn...
Vernon Edwin Unger, Jr., 87 of Auburn, passed away January 26, 2023 at Salude Nursing Home in Swanee, Georgia. Dr. Unger was born December 14, 1935 to Vernon Edwin Unger, Sr. and Ida Nagles Unger...
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Reid Lambert, 85, of Enterprise, AL, died on January 26, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. Reid was born in Thaxton, Mississippi on March 5, 1937 to Catheryn and Whit Lambert. He grew up in Mobile, Alabama and graduated from Murphy High School. Reid went on to graduate from Livingston University (now the University of West Alabama) where he played college baseball and majored in mathematics. It was at Livingston where he met Carolyn Payne who became his wife of 64 years.
Reid...
Reid Lambert, 85, of Enterprise, AL, died on January 26, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. Reid was born in Thaxton, Mississippi on March 5, 1937 to Catheryn and Whit Lambert. He grew up in...
Mrs. Judie Ann Caulder Brown, 74, of Auburn, Alabama, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023. Mrs. Brown was born December 19, 1947, in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, to parents, Sammie Caulder and Gladys Amanda Caulder. She graduated from Clarkton High School in 1967 and attended Pembroke State University.
She married the love of her life, Tom Conner Brown, Jr., in 1974. They moved to Auburn, where they joined Auburn First Baptist Church. She worked for Auburn Bank and Trust for 5 years....
Mrs. Judie Ann Caulder Brown, 74, of Auburn, Alabama, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023. Mrs. Brown was born December 19, 1947, in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, to parents, Sammie Caulder...
Gerald (Gerry) Brown Swecker, age 81, passed away suddenly on Wednesday January 25, 2023. A recent resident of Opelika, Alabama, he was born on June 3, 1941 in Harrisonburg, Virginia and spent the majority of his adult years in the Hampton Roads and Williamsburg, Virginia areas. He was preceded in death by his parents Earl H. Swecker and Charlene Swecker.
He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Patricia (Patsy) Harrell Swecker, sons Collier (Amanda) Swecker of Birmingham, Alabama and...
Gerald (Gerry) Brown Swecker, age 81, passed away suddenly on Wednesday January 25, 2023. A recent resident of Opelika, Alabama, he was born on June 3, 1941 in Harrisonburg, Virginia and spent the...
Robert Jefferson "Jeff" Jakeman
Robert Jefferson “Jeff” Jakeman went to be with his Lord on January 24, 2023, at age 74. He was surrounded by his beloved wife and family as he departed this world, succumbing to his brief, yet hard-fought, battle with cancer. He is remembered by his family as a hard-working, kind, loving, and loyal man who deeply loved his Lord, family, and friends.
Jeff was born on October 22, 1948, to Flora Agnes Bandy and Robert Malcolm Jakeman, in Madison, Tennessee, but spent his childhood...
Robert Jefferson “Jeff” Jakeman went to be with his Lord on January 24, 2023, at age 74. He was surrounded by his beloved wife and family as he departed this world, succumbing to his...
Gloria “June” Sanders, 75, of Opelika, Alabama was gathered into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, while surrounded by a multitude of family and friends on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
June was born on May 20, 1947, in Eclectic Alabama, the daughter of Talmadge and Maggie Davis. June later moved with her family to Opelika Alabama where she met her lifelong soulmate, Jerry Sanders. They were married on August 7th, 1965 and spent the rest of her life together. Over the...
Gloria “June” Sanders, 75, of Opelika, Alabama was gathered into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, while surrounded by a multitude of family and friends on Tuesday, January...
William "Bill" Truman Collier died Tuesday January 24th at his residence at the age of 68.
Bill was born October 7, 1954 to Truman Warner and Grace Ward Collier in Montgomery, AL. Bill grew up in Wetumpka, AL until his family moved to Auburn to run the family farm. Bill graduated from Scott Preparatory School in 1973. He married his wife Mary in 1978. He graduated from Auburn University in Agricultural Business and Economics in 1979. After graduation, he and Mary started a hog...
William "Bill" Truman Collier died Tuesday January 24th at his residence at the age of 68.
Bill was born October 7, 1954 to Truman Warner and Grace Ward Collier in Montgomery, AL. Bill...
Richard Lafayette Guthrie, Dean Emeritus of the College of Agriculture at Auburn University, departed this life early in the morning of January 23, 2023. He died in his sleep after a brief illness, surrounded by family and friends in his last hours. He was 81 years old.
Richard was born May 29, 1941, to Nellie Rebecca Beecham and John Wesley Guthrie, Jr., in Union Springs, Alabama, and grew up on a dairy farm in Bullock County. Richard worked alongside his father, brother Larry, and sister...
Richard Lafayette Guthrie, Dean Emeritus of the College of Agriculture at Auburn University, departed this life early in the morning of January 23, 2023. He died in his sleep after a brief...
William Edward Clark born January 25,1943 in Talladega, Alabama and later moved to Opelika, Al. Ed passed away on January 19, 2023, at East Alabama Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. Ed was a beloved member of Airview Baptist Church and an Alabama Fan.
He served our community as a fire fighter in Opelika and Auburn. In 1981 he joined East Alabama Medical Center and served both as a paramedic and apartment manager until his retirement in 2004. After he worked per dien until...
William Edward Clark born January 25,1943 in Talladega, Alabama and later moved to Opelika, Al. Ed passed away on January 19, 2023, at East Alabama Medical Center surrounded by family and friends....
On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, Helen Roberta Brothers, loving mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away at age eighty-six. She was born to James and Helen Evans on October 24,1936 in Hartford, Connecticut. Six months and one bitter winter later, the family gained their senses, packed their bags, and moved to Atlanta, Georgia where Roberta was raised and lived until 2003 when she moved to Alabama.
Roberta loved life, the Lord, and being “Nana”. She loved fashion,...
On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, Helen Roberta Brothers, loving mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away at age eighty-six. She was born to James and Helen Evans on October 24,1936 in Hartford,...
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