Dec 31, 2017

Flora Dell (Tew) Roach was born in Slocomb, Alabama, on November 22, 1927. She entered Heaven on December 31, 2017.

A devoted wife, mother, sister, and friend, Flora was a wonderful homemaker whose potato salad, fried cornbread, and chocolate-chip cookies were legendary. She regularly performed beautiful acts of kindness for her family and friends. Over the years,...

Dec 30, 2017

Charles “Chuck” Simerlein, of Dothan passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at his residence. He was 91.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am Thursday, January 4, 2018 in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Father Patrick Gallagher officiating. Military honors will follow. Burial will be at Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens in Opp, AL. The family will...

Dec 29, 2017

Mr. Richard Wayne Whitehurst, affectionately called Waynard by many, died unexpectedly while fishing, which was a favorite pastime. He died Friday, December 29th, 2017 at the age of 68.

Wayne was born in Columbus, GA on June 11, 1949 to Genella Gavin Whitehurst and Joseph Evans Whitehurst. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1975 with...

Dec 29, 2017

Lavounia Mock Rainey Andrews, of Newton, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at Westside Terrace. She was 75.

Funeral services will be 3:30 pm Tuesday, January 2, 2017 in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Wendell Mock and Rev. Ricky Martin officiating. The family will receive friends 2:30-3:30 pm prior to the service.

Mrs. Andrews was...

Dec 29, 2017

James Alexander (Alex) Dauphin, a resident of Dothan, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017 quietly in the company of his family. He was 89.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at First United Methodist Church in Dothan with Rev. Allie Freeman officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery...

Dec 27, 2017

Robert Earl “Bear” Davis, of Dothan, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. He was 71.

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Friday, December 29, 2017 in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends 5-7 pm on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at the funeral home. Flowers are being...

Dec 27, 2017

Johnnie Eugene Hughes, 65, of Dothan passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at his residence.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 1:30 pm in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Sunset Memorial Park with Robert Byrd directing. The family will receive friends following the service.

Dec 27, 2017

Warren Lee Manire, a resident of Ozark, Alabama passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at a local hospital. He was 76.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 11 am in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park with Robert Byrd directing. Family will receive friends at the...

Dec 22, 2017

Mrs. Bernice Evelyn Beck Metcalf, 93, (widow of Herb Metcalf) of Dothan passed quietly on December 22, 2017 of natural causes. Born in Foley, AL, September 15, 1924 she was a resident of Dothan, AL since 1953.

She is survived by her three children, Becky Schaffer (Darryl Blackstone) of Lakeland, FL, Herb Metcalf, Jr. (Tammy) of Trussville,...

Dec 21, 2017

Marguerite L. Alley passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017. She was 98.

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 11 am in Sunset Memorial Park with Dr. Johnny Fain officiating and Robert Byrd directing.

Marguerite was born on May 11, 1919 and was one of 12 children.

Survivors...

Dec 20, 2017

Shirley Ann Chancey, 64, of Abbeville, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at her residence.

Funeral Services will be 2 pm Saturday, December 23, 2017 in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stephen Doss officiating. The family will receive friends 1-2 pm prior at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fellowship...

Dec 18, 2017

Ms. Bobbie Jean Bishop, age 54, passed away peacefully after she lost her battle with an extended illness on December 18th at 1:20 PM, in the Southeast Alabama Medical Center.

Ms. Bobbie is survived by her mother, Betty Jean Kennedy, her father Bobby Gerald Drew, her sister Kimberly Drew, her son Dakota Bishop, and her daughter Arizona...

Dec 14, 2017

Rex Lee Elmore, a resident of Gordon, AL passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at a local hospital. He was 66 years old.

Services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at the Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. James B. Sanders, III officiating. Military honors will follow in Sunset Memorial Park...

Dec 8, 2017

John Eldridge Thompson, a resident of Pansey, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was 87.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Bethel Baptist Church with Dr. Ricky Plummer officiating. Burial will follow in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Byrd directing. The family...

Dec 8, 2017

Frances Parker Mangrum, a resident of Dothan, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. She was 97 years old.

Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Westgate Church of Christ. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. In Lieu of flowers...

Dec 7, 2017

Gerald “Jerry” Thomas Risher, Sr., a resident of Dothan, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at his residence. He was 81.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 in the Sunset Memorial Park Pavilion with Robert Byrd directing.

Mr. Risher was born on June 6, 1936 in Wadmalaw...

Dec 6, 2017

Alan John Greene, a resident of Dothan passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at a local hospital.

A private family memorial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or the Yellow Ribbon Fund.

Mr. Greene was born March 9, 1957...

Dec 6, 2017

Grace Lee Livingston was born into this world August 29,1929 and passed out of it December 6, 2017 she was 88 years old.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 2 pm in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Baggett officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery with Robert Byrd...

Dec 6, 2017

Betty Ann “Betzi” Black, a resident of Ozark, Alabama passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at her residence. She was 66.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 11, 2017 at 10am at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Ozark, Alabama with Father Fred Boni officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset...

Dec 6, 2017

Colonel (Ret.) Robert “Bob” Emmett Crowley, 92, passed away December 6, 2017 at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Alabama. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Michael and Alfreida, his brother, John and his loving wife, Claire Eileen. Bob is survived by his sons, John and Dan.

Robert was a graduate of the United States Military Academy...