All Obituaries

     Mr. Bruce Lashley, age 65, of Valley, Alabama passed away on Saturday, April 17th, 2021 at Bethany House in Auburn, Alabama. He was born on September 17th, 1955 in Fort Benning, Georgia.      Mr. Lashley was preceded in death by his father, William Henry Lashley. He is survived by his mother, Doris Colley Lashley of Valley; sisters, Babs Greene of Madison, Georgia and Tina Martin of Phenix City, Alabama; nephews, Hunter Greene and Cody Greene; nieces,...

     Mr. James Donald “Don” Roberts, age 86, of Valley, Alabama passed away on Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 at Bethany House in Auburn, Alabama. He was born on October 2nd, 1934 in the Eagle Creek Community of Tallapoosa County, Alabama.      Mr. Roberts was preceded in death by his parents, James Dovard Roberts and Travis Mae Worthy Roberts; and brother, Charles Lamar Roberts.      He is survived by his special cousins, Margie...

Francis Reaves, age 89, of Valley passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at the Bethany House in Auburn. Mrs. Reaves was born in Roanoke, Alabama on January 14, 1932 to the late Jepp Langley and Lillian Smith Langley. Mrs. Reaves retired from the West Point Stevens Company where she had worked in several different mills during her career.  After retirement, she went to work at the Piggly Wiggly in Lanett as a food representative server.  She was a very sociable lady and was a...

  Jimmy Ray Carlisle (RayRay) age 59, was called home to the gates of Heaven on Tuesday the  13th of April 2021 at UAB hospital. He was the only child of Hulan and Opal Carlisle, born in Lafayette, AL. on the 2nd of November 1961. He attended Valley High School where he played football. He later attended a year of technical school at Southern Union. His first job was at West Point Stevens, Fairfax where he worked for almost 30 years until they closed, where he met several of his...

    Dorothy Snell Kirby (Dotty) went to be with the Lord on Monday April 12th. She was preceded in death by her son Jeffrey, husband Arnold and parents Charles and Marabel Snell. She is survived by her son Brian (Karol), grandsons Jeffrey, Kolton, Kamden and sister Shirley (Buster) Milner. She was a member Fairfax United Methodist Church where she was a Bible school volunteer and was on many church committees. She was employed as a substitute teacher for the Chamber County Board...

  James Donald Tynes, 82 of Cusseta, Alabama, was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He was known to his family and friends as 'Jim' and to his school buddies back in the day he was 'Jimmy TB Tynes'. He always served God first, and was called to join Him in the Kingdom of Heaven on April 11, 2021. He was surrounded by loved ones in his final days, and passed peacefully with his wife Janette, daughter Debra, and son Darrin at his...

Betty Davis Johnson, Age 79, of McLeansville NC, formerly of Valley, AL, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021, at son’s residence in McLeansville, NC. She was born April 28, 1941, in Opelika, AL. Mrs. Johnson is survived by her children William (Donna) Johnson, Sherry (Curtis) Tolbert of Valley, AL, Marie Johnson of Columbus, GA, Steve (Tina) Johnson of Opelika, AL, Timmy (Sharon) Johnson of McLeansville, NC, Sisters: Mary (Jimmy) Kilgore, Mildred (Lewis) Irvin, Sarasue...

     Mrs. Donna Kay Gilbert, age 59, of Valley, Alabama passed away on Thursday, April 8th, 2021 at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama. She was born on October 16th, 1961 in Jasper, Alabama.      Mrs. Gilbert is survived by her husband, Larry Wayne Gilbert; son, Joshua Gilbert; nephew, Kenneth Guthrie; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.      She was preceded in death by her son, Jeremy Gilbert.      Mrs....

     James Bledsoe was the youngest of four sons born to Howard and Eileen Bledsoe. He arrived on June 8, 1953 and departed on April 7, 2021. Jim and his three brothers welcomed a sister in a short while to complete the household with love and adoration. The Bledsoe family resided in Eagle Mountain, Texas with an open range to explore and learn.      Jim grew up to become an avid fisherman and loved the Chattahoochee River with its varied species of bass and...

     Jerry was welcomed into the gates of heaven with his Lord and savior on April 6, 2021.      Survived by wife (his angel) Lorene Sanders, Mother (Bernice Adcox), daughters Jasmine “babydoll” (pretty boy) Sanders and Karen “ladybug”(Brian) Meadows, sons Eric (Tara) Sanders and Darryle (Holli) Sanders. Brothers Terry (Amiee) Sanders, Barry (Wanda) Sanders. His 7 grandchildren that he adored Ashlee Sanders, Cameron Sanders, Skyler...