Obituaries

Rex L Wheeler

Rex L Wheeler

Aug 28, 2025

LEVEL PLAINS…Mr. Rex L. Wheeler (First Sergeant, United States Army, Retired), a resident of Level Plains, died late Thursday evening, August 28, 2025, at the home of his son. He was 87.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 12, 2025, at Glory to Him Fellowship Church in Ozark. Graveside services, with full military honors, will follow in...

Floyd Stone

Floyd Stone

Sep 8, 2025

NEWTON…Mr. Floyd “Buddy” Stone, a resident of Newton, died Monday evening, September 8, 2025, at Wesley Place on Honeysuckle in Dothan. He was 89.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 12, 2025, in the Pinckard Memorial Cemetery with Chaplain Eddie Biss officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:30 P.M. Friday at the funeral home....

Ed Christian

Ed Christian

Sep 6, 2025

ARITON…Mr. Ed Christian (a.k.a, CB handle, Fallen Angel), a resident of Ariton, died late Saturday afternoon, September 6, 2025, at his home. He was 87.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 13, 2025, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home. Fuqua Bankston...

Robert "Robin" Culverhouse, Jr.

Robert "Robin" Culverhouse, Jr.

Sep 6, 2025

ARITON…Mr. Tullie Robert “Robin” Culverhouse, Jr., a resident of Ariton, died Saturday, September 6, 2025, at his home. He was 64.

Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Center Ridge Baptist Church with Reverend Dave Walsh and Reverend Guy Causey officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is...

Frederick Densel

Frederick Densel

Sep 8, 2025

ECHO COMMUNITY…Mr. Frederick Densel (1st Sergeant, United States Army, Retired), a resident of the Echo Community, died late Monday morning, September 8, 2025, at his home. He was 80.

Funeral services, with full military honors, will be held at 1:30 P.M. Monday, September 15, 2025, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Charles Goldsmith officiating. The family will receive...

Albin Wayne Carroll

Albin Wayne Carroll

Sep 4, 2025

MIDLAND CITY...Mr. Albin Wayne Carroll, a resident of Midland City, died early Thursday morning, September 4, 2025. H was 45.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 16, 2025, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend John Dowdey officiating. Burial will follow in Chalkhead Baptist Church Cemetery. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge...

Arthur "Artie" Staples

Arthur "Artie" Staples

Sep 6, 2025

OZARK…Arthur Staples passed away at his home in Ozark, Alabama from natural causes at the age of sixty-nine years old.

In keeping with the wishes of the family, there are no public services planned at this time. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangements.

Art or Artie as he was called by those who knew him well was...

Brenda Joyce Metcalf

Brenda Joyce Metcalf

Sep 6, 2025

DOTHAN…Brenda Joyce Metcalf, a resident of Dothan (formerly of Midland City), died Saturday morning, September 6, 2025, at her home. She was 68.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, September 8, 2025, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Les Lee officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Monday at the funeral...

Sam Jones Carroll, III

Sam Jones Carroll, III

Sep 6, 2025

Sam Jones Carroll III, born and raised in Ozark, Alabama, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2025, in Birmingham, following complications from a stroke. He spent his final days surrounded by the comfort and love of his family.

Sam was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1948, in Ozark, to Mary Elizabeth Trotman Carroll and Sam Jones Carroll Jr. A 1967...

Grover Keith Hagler

Grover Keith Hagler

Sep 4, 2025

OZARK…Mr. Grover Keith Hagler, a resident of the Marley Mill Community, near Ozark, died late Thursday evening, September 4, 2025, in Ozark. He was 66.

In keeping with the wishes of the family, there are no public services planned at this time. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Hagler, born in Union Springs, Alabama, was the...

James Burke, Jr.

James Burke, Jr.

Sep 4, 2025

OZARK…Mr. James Burke, Jr. a resident of Ozark, died early Thursday morning, September 4, 2025, at his home He was 78.

In keeping with the wishes of the family, there are no public services planned at this time. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Burke, born to the late James Burke, Sr. and Lillian Lewis Burke,...

William Joseph "Bill" Marshall

William Joseph "Bill" Marshall

Aug 31, 2025

OZARK…Mr. William Joseph “Bill” Marshall, a resident of Ozark, died Sunday afternoon, August 31, 2025, at his home. He was 67.

In keeping with the wishes of the family, there are no public services planned at this time. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangements.

Emogene Wilcoxson Jones

Emogene Wilcoxson Jones

Aug 29, 2025

OZARK…Mrs. Emogene Wilcoxson Jones, a resident of Ozark, died early Friday afternoon, August 29, 2025, at her home. She was 84.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, September 1, 2025, in the Pine Level Baptist Church near Louisville, with Reverend Dr. Russell Hagler officiating. Burial will follow in Westview Cemetery in Ozark. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark...

Gerald T Sammons

Gerald T Sammons

Aug 24, 2025

ARITON…Mr. Gerald T. Sammons (Master Sergeant, United States Air Force, Retired), a resident of Ariton, died late Sunday evening, August 24, 2025, in a Dothan hospital. He was 88.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, August 28, 2025, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Don McCall officiating. A eulogy will be given by his son,...

Jimmy Duane Bush

Jimmy Duane Bush

Aug 24, 2025

OZARK…Mr. Jimmy Duane Bush, a resident of Ozark, near Newton, died late Sunday evening, August 24, 2025, at his home. He was 72.

In keeping with the wishes of the family, there are no public services planned at this time. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Bush was born on October 28, 1952, in Atlanta, Georgia....

Danny C. "Danno" Sigers

Danny C. "Danno" Sigers

Aug 18, 2025

OZARK…Mr. Danny C. “Danno” Sigers, a resident of Ozark, died Monday morning, August 18, 2025, at his home. He was 61.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, August 22, 2025, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Roger Howell officiating. Burial will follow in Center Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, between Ozark and Ariton. Fuqua Bankston Funeral...

Alex Parker, Jr.

Alex Parker, Jr.

Aug 16, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA…Mr. Alex Parker, Jr., a resident of Tallahassee, Florida, passed away early Saturday morning, August 16, 2025, in Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. He was 71.

Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, August 22, 2025, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with his brother-in-law, Roy Shaw officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00 until 1:00...

Anthony McCloud

Anthony McCloud

Aug 13, 2025

OZARK…Mr. Anthony McCloud, a resident of Ozark, died Wednesday evening, August 13, 2025, in UAB Hospital in Birmingham. He was 62.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 19, 2025, in Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend David Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Asbury Cemetery. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangments....

Chong Sun Eller

Chong Sun Eller

Aug 13, 2025

TYLER, TEXAS…Mrs. Chong Sun Eller, a resident of Tyler, Texas (formerly of Ozark), died late Wednesday morning, August 13, 2025, in Tyler, Texas. She was 83.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 19, 2025, in Woodlawn Memory Gardens with Pastor Randy Adams officiating. The family will receive friends following the graveside services. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of...

Carolyn Moore Peavy

Carolyn Moore Peavy

Aug 11, 2025

ARITON…Mrs. Carolyn Moore Peavy, a resident of Ariton, died Monday morning, August 11, 2025, in Oakview Manor Healthcare Center in Ozark. She was 88.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at Universalist Cemetery in Ariton with Reverend Roy Turner officiating. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive...