Obituaries

Dionne "Junior" Stanford

Dionne "Junior" Stanford

Jun 8, 2026

OZARK…Mr. Dionne “Junior” Stanford, a resident of Ozark, died late Monday evening, June 8, 2026, in Dale Medical Center. He was 41.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, June 13, 2026, in the Church of God by Faith with Elder H.N. Turner officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark...

Earl Childree

Earl Childree

Jun 7, 2026

OZARK…Mr. Earl Childree, a resident of Ozark, died late Sunday evening, June 7, 2026, in the Enterprise Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was 84.

Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, June 14, 2026, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dr. Jason Thrower officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Cemetery, Arguta Community....

Justin Nichols

Justin Nichols

Jun 8, 2026

OZARK…Mr. Justin Nichols, a resident of Ozark, died late Monday afternoon, June 8, 2026, at his home. He was 43.

Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, June 19, 2026, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Matt Sasser officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home....

Laura L Vinson

Laura L Vinson

Jun 11, 2026

NEWTON…Ms. Laura L. Vinson, a resident of Newton, died Thursday morning, June 11, 2026, at her home. She was 72.

A complete obituary with a list of survivors will be announced later by Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark.

Dorothy Miriam Brown

Dorothy Miriam Brown

Jun 10, 2026

OZARK…The beautiful and mighty woman known as Dorothy Miriam Brown released her embrace on life and closed her eyes to find rest and peace with her Lord and Savior after heroically fighting Multiple Myeloma Cancer for 9 years. She died as she lived: fearlessly.

Over the past nine years she endured over 300 Chemotherapy sessions, Cell Replacement Therapy, and CAR-T therapy,...

O'Neal Hughes

O'Neal Hughes

Jun 4, 2026

ROCKY HEAD COMMUNITY…Mr. O’Neal Hughes, a resident of Rocky Head Community, near Ariton, died Thursday afternoon, June 4, 2026, in a Dothan hospital. He was 86.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, June 8, 2026, in the Pleasant Ridge Community Church with Pastor Anita Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of...

Cody Alan Enfinger

Cody Alan Enfinger

May 28, 2026

SKIPPERVILLE…Cody Alan Enfinger, a resident of Skipperville, died Thursday afternoon, May 28, 2026, in Dale Medical Center. He was 33.

Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Ozark First Assembly of God Church with Pastor Brian Presley officiating. Graveside services, with military honors, will follow in Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of...

Adam Williams

Adam Williams

May 27, 2026

PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA…Mr. Adam Williams, a resident of Panama City, Florida (formerly of Ariton), died Wednesday evening, May 27, 2026, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Panama City. He was 44.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, June 4, 2026, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dr. Randy Adams and...

Anita Faye Willis Gunter

Anita Faye Willis Gunter

May 26, 2026

BROWN’S CROSSROADS COMMUNITY…Mrs. Anita Faye Willis Gunter, a resident of the Brown’s Crossroads Community, near Ozark, died early Tuesday morning, May 26, 2026, at her home. She was 81.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, May 29, 2026, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Charles Goldsmith officiating. Burial will follow in the Ewell Cemetery. Fuqua...

William M. "Bill" Segrest

William M. "Bill" Segrest

May 19, 2026

OZARK…Mr. William “Bill” M. Segrest (Sergeant First Class, United States Army, Retired), a resident of Ozark, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday evening, May 19, 2026, in Enterprise. He was 98.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 22, 2026, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Don McCall officiating. Graveside services, with full military...

Carol Wood Murphy

Carol Wood Murphy

May 17, 2026

OZARK…Beloved and devoted mother, wife, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Carol Wood Murphy, went to be with her Lord Jesus in heaven, on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at the age of 97.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph William Murphy, Sr., her mother, Betty King Wood, and father, Alexander David Wood, and her siblings, Nan Stillings, Lida Landreth, Janie Wood,...

Clark Corbett Dickerson, III

Clark Corbett Dickerson, III

May 12, 2026

OZARK…Mr. Clark Corbett Dickerson, III, a resident of Ozark, died Tuesday May 12, 2026, in a Dothan hospital. He was 79.

Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Prince of Peace Lutheran Church with Pastor Chad Ingle officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at the church. Fuqua...

Morris R Lattimore, Jr.

Morris R Lattimore, Jr.

May 12, 2026

OZARK…Mr. Morris R. Lattimore, Jr. (Colonel, United States Army, Retired), a resident of Ozark, died early Tuesday afternoon, May 12, 2026, at his home. He was 76.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church with Father Chris Boutin officiating. Full Military honors will be given immediately...

Sandra D Brantley

Sandra D Brantley

May 12, 2026

OZARK…Ms. Sandra D. Brantley, a resident of Ozark, died early Tuesday morning, May 12, 2026, at the home of her daughter. She was 70.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, May 15, 2026, in the Westview Cemetery Chapel with Chaplain Charles Goldsmith officiating. Burial will follow in Westview Cemetery. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge...

Robert Powell

Robert Powell

May 11, 2026

OZARK…Mr. Robert Lee Powell, a resident of Ozark, died early Monday evening, May 11, 2026, in Dale Medical Center. He was 64.

A gathering of family and friends will be held Friday, May 15, 2026, from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Powell, son of...

Amber A. Grimes

Amber A. Grimes

May 8, 2026

EWELL COMMUNITY…Amber A. Grimes, a resident of the Ewell Community, near Ozark, died late Friday afternoon, May 8, 2026, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Ozark. She was 40.

Celebration of Life Services will be held at 5:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Michael Woodham. The family...

Robert "RC" Cotton

Robert "RC" Cotton

May 6, 2026

ARITON…Mr. Robert “R.C.” Cotton, a resident of Ariton, died early Wednesday morning, May 6, 2026, in a Dothan hospital. He was 72.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 8, 2026, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Derek Snellgrove officiating. Burial will follow in Tabernacle Methodist Cemetery in the Bald Hill Community, near Hartford. Fuqua...

Jennifer Griggs

Jennifer Griggs

May 5, 2026

NEWTON…Jennifer Griggs, a resident Newton, died Tuesday evening, May 5, 2026, in a Dothan hospital. She was 57.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, May 8, 2026, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with her uncle, Mr. Bimbo Turner officiating. Graveside services will follow in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery with Mr. Earl Blocker officiating. Fuqua Bankston Funeral...

Essie V. McLeod Byrd

Essie V. McLeod Byrd

May 4, 2026

BIRMINGHAM…Essie V. McLeod Byrd, a resident of Birmingham (formerly of Ozark), passed away late Monday evening, May 4, 2026, in a Dothan hospital. She was 83.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, May 16, 2026, St. Paul AME Church with Reverend Gregory Keith McLeod officiating. Burial will follow in Asbury Cemetery in Skipperville, Alabama. Fuqua Bankston funeral home...

Kathy M Collins

Kathy M Collins

May 2, 2026

OZARK…Kathy Collins, a resident of Ozark, peacefully passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Ozark. She was born in Laconia, New Hampshire to Robert and Lorraine Collins and was the eldest of nine children.

Kathy dedicated many years of her life to a career she deeply loved as an accountant for the United States Army, retiring proudly in 2012. She...