All Obituaries

DOTHAN…Mr. Don Metcalf, a resident of Dothan, died late Monday afternoon, June 7, 2021, in Elba Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 65.             Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, June 13, 2021, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Damon Wilson officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Sunday at the funeral...

Mavis Jewell Johnson, 66 years old, of Ariton, Alabama passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Guyton, Georgia. Mavis loved to cook for her family and friends. Her families fondest memories are her biscuits and gravy. Mavis loved her knick knacks from yard sales and to plunder at second hand stores. Memorial services and reception will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, June 19, 2021 in the Ariton Baptist Church 157 Atlantic Street Ariton, Alabama with Jennifer...

  Donald (“Don”) Youngpeter, age 90, of Daleville, Alabama died on June 5, 2021 at a Dothan, Alabama hospital.  The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 10, at Fuqua-Bankston Funeral home, 508 Faust Ave., Ozark, AL  36360 from 5:00 to 7:00pm.  A graveside service will be held at Fort Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Florida on Friday, June 11 at 11:00am.  A celebration of Don’s life will be held in Landeck, Ohio on July 31,...

  OZARK… Mrs. Ruth Ann Senn Eastridge, a resident of Ozark, died Friday evening, June 4, 2021, in the emergency room of Dale Medical Center. She was 57.             Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will follow in Newton City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral...

  EWELL COMMUNITY… Mr. Cliff Forrester, a resident of the Ewell Community, near Ozark, died late Friday afternoon, June 4, 2021, at his residence following a brief illness. He was 66.             Graveside services will be held, Monday, June 7, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery with Pastor Michael Woodham officiating. The family will receive friends following the graveside service. Fuqua Bankston...

OZARK…. Mr. Denny Keener, a resident of Ozark, died late Friday afternoon, June 4, 2021, in Dale Medical Center. He was 82.             Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, June 7, 2021, in the Westview Memorial Cemetery Chapel with Pastor Matt Sasser officiating. Burial will follow. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Monday at the...

ARITON…Mr. Bo Adkinson, a resident of Ariton, died late Sunday morning, May 30, 2021, in a Dothan hospital. He was 63.             Funeral services will be held at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, June 3, 2021, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor David Collins officiating. Burial will be in Universalist Cemetery, Ariton. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral...

ROETON…Mrs. Ruby Flowers Harden, a resident of the Roeton Community, near Ariton, died late Saturday morning, May 29, 2021, at the home of her granddaughter, Ciara Whatley, in Abbeville. She was 89.             Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in the Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Lee Windham officiating. The family will receive friends following the graveside services. Fuqua Bankston...

  TIFTON, GA…Frances Beasley Nolin, a resident of Tifton, Georgia (formerly of Ariton), died Monday afternoon, May 24, 2021 in Tifton. She was 93.             Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, May 28, 2021, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home with Reverend Shane Traylor officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral...

  ASBURY COMMUNITY…Mr. Foster “Ode” Tharpe, a resident of the Asbury Community, near Ozark, died early Monday afternoon, May 24, 2021 at his home. He was 73.             Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, May 27, 2021 in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Harold Peters and Reverend Michael Woodham officiating. Graveside services, with military honors, will follow in Asbury...