Gilbert “Bill” Bailey went to be with Jesus at 100 years of age on Sunday, September 13, 2026. He passed peacefully in his sleep.
Bill was a native of Bee Log, North Carolina, and after serving his country in the United States Navy, he lived in various places throughout the United States. Although welding was his occupation, farming was deep-seated in his heart and brought him great enjoyment.
His love for Jesus was the core of his life, and his love for his family enriched the lives of every member of it. Bill was a man of strong faith whose prayers were a meaningful part of his life and the lives of those he loved. His family will forever be grateful for the example he set, the love he shared, and the prayers he offered on their behalf. His legacy of faith and devotion will continue through the generations he leaves behind.
Bill leaves behind his daughters, Barbara Cook Smith (Fred) and BJ Brown (James Brown); grandchildren, Tabitha Cook Lowe (Ed), Molly Brown Myers (Luke), Macy Brown, and James Matthew Brown (Holly); and great-grandchildren, Avery Vice, Maddy Vice, Will Myers, Eve Myers, Adelaide Myers, and Daisy Brown.
Bill was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, Wilma Bailey; his daughter, Brenda Jennings; and his grandsons, James B. Cook, III and James B. Cook, IV.
A celebration of Bill’s life will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in the Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Following the service, Bill will be laid to rest beside his beloved wife in Gardens of Memory Cemetery.
Margaret Susan Bacher, a resident of Dothan, Alabama died Monday, September 14, 2026 at Chipola Health and Rehab in Marianna, Florida. She was 76.
Memorial services will be held at 2 PM Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Dothan Country Fellowship, 211 Johnny Murphy Road, Dothan, AL 36301with Pastor Bill Whittington officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 PM until 2 PM prior to the services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to; Alzheimer’s Association, PO Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011.
Margaret was born February 1, 1950 in Kimbell, West Virginia to the late Levi and Margaret Martin Norman. She was a homemaker and loved her family.
Margaret is preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Tammy Segle.
Survivors include her husband, Fred Bacher; son, Freddie Bacher (Katherine Lee) six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren; siblings, Levi Norman, Martin Norman and Nancy Gore.
Martha Grace (Williamson) Redmon, a resident of Louisville, Alabama, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Oakview Manor in Ozark, Alabama. She was 81 years old.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the Louisville Cemetery in Louisville, Alabama, with Rev. Mike Whitman officiating and Glover Funeral Home & Crematory directing. In lieu of flowers the family asks donations be made to the Louisville Cemetery- PO Box 4 Louisville, Alabama 36048.
Grace was born on July 29, 1945, in Clayton, Alabama, to the late James Thomas and Mable Dene (Baker) Williamson. She worked for over 30 years for Van Husen in Clayton. Grace enjoyed sewing, playing games on the computer, listening to music, and fishing.
She is preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, John Royce Redmon; two brothers, Robert D. Williamson and James Ray Williamson; two sisters, Virginia Yvonne Bowen and Constene Jones.
Survivors include her son, Chris Redmon of Dothan, Alabama; granddaughter, Summer Rose Jones; brother, Billy Williamson (Loretta) of Louisville, Alabama; sister, Jackie Hagler (Rip) of Louisville, Alabama; numerous nieces and nephews.
Asked to serve as pallbearers are Chris Redmon, Lance Williamson, Thomas Harbin, Jimmy Jones, Matthew Hagler, and Hunter Gardner.
Glover Funeral Home and Crematory of Clayton was entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 775-3403. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
Linda Faye (Fortune) Creel, a resident of Eufaula, Alabama, passed away Monday, September 14, 2026, at her residence. She was 79 years old.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. in the Glover Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Kathy Stumbaugh officiating and Glover Funeral Home & Crematory of Eufaula directing. A visitation will be held from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Southern Care Hospice- 2576 Montgomery Hwy #2 Dothan, Alabama 36303.
Linda was born on August 16, 1947, in Eufaula, Alabama, to the late Lincoln and Eloise (Rowe) Fortune. She obtained a PhD in Special Education and worked in the Eufaula City School system at Sandford Street Elementary School, where she taught Kindergarten through 6th grade. She also taught college courses at Wallace College (Sparks Campus) and for Troy University in Troy and Phenix City. Linda dearly loved her husband, Don and their dog Shim. She also loved to go shopping and the saying “Shop till you Drop” defined her so well.
She is preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her loving husband, Don Creel; sister, Carrol Moore; niece, Stacey Sellers.
Glover Funeral Home and Crematory of Eufaula was entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 687-5725. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
MIDLAND CITY, AL… Kris Brandon Balkcom, a resident of Midland City, Alabama, passed away Saturday night, September 12, 2026, at Flowers Hospital. He was 52.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 17, 2026, at the Headland Methodist Church with Reverend Clayton Lassiter and Reverend Ricky Sowell officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Wednesday night, September 16, 2026, at Wright Funeral Home & Crematory. Wright Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made in Kris’s memory, to the TJ Northey Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 292, Abbeville, Alabama 36310, or to the Headland Methodist Cemetery Fund, 103 West King Street, Headland, Alabama 36345.
Kris was born in Dothan, Alabama to Gayle Johnson Balkcom and the late James Douglas “Doug” Balkcom. He lived his entire life in the Midland City, Alabama and Headland, Alabama area. Kris was a 1992 graduate of Dale County High School. He also graduated with a master’s degree in Agri-Science from Auburn University in 1998. He has worked for the past twenty-five years at the Auburn Wiregrass Research and Extension Center in Headland, Alabama. Mr. Balkcom also took over the family farm in Dale County. He was such a giving person, always lending a hand or taking care of his friends. He was a founding member and board member of the Mystics Du Mayhem Mardi Gra Krewe. If you knew Kris, you always knew when you saw him, you would see that contagious smile. He will be missed by so many. He was a member of the Headland Methodist Church.
Leaving to cherish his memories are his wife, Amy Parker Balkcom; his daughters, Sela Balkcom and Elizabeth Folger (Rashard Ranie); his son, Tanner Folger (Clara); his mother, Gayle Johnson Balkcom; his brother, Kip Balkcom (Rebecca); his uncle, B.M. Balkcom; his grandson, Beau Brandon; several cousins and close friends; and his dedicated fur-baby, Maggie Elizabeth Balkcom.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Brookes Hayes, Benji Hicks, William Birdsong, Jason Harris, Richard Hartzog, Travis Northey, Judd Woods, Joey Deal, Chris Weed, and Rodney Dansby. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be his Wednesday Night Crew, Justen Hutto, Rein Rippey, Bo Owen, Will Reed, McLane Borland, Avery Harris, Bobby Smith, Wyatt Outlaw, Joe Don Marshall, Riley Grantham, Austin Ward, and Hayden McWaters.
The family wishes to express their sincere thank you to the Flowers Hospital Staff in Heart Care Services.
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Cheryl Ann Robie Tarrant, formerly of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, passed away September 12, 2026. She and her husband, Pitt Tarrant moved to Dothan, Alabama where they have lived since 2015. Preceding her were her parents Don and Marie Robie formerly of Erie and Meadville Pennsylvania (respectively), maternal grandparents Leon and Katherine Nageotte of Meadville, Pennsylvania, and paternal grandparents Charles and Pearl Robie of Erie, Pennsylvania.
Her husband, Pitt survives her along with two brothers, David Robie (Karen) of Madison, Alabama, and Kevin Robie (Denyse) Los Angeles, California. Brother-in-Law James Tarrant (Katie) of Bolivar, Missouri, and sister-in-law Neecie Tarrant (Molly). Along with a host of nieces, nephews, and special cousins.
Cheryl was born to Don and Marie (Nageotte) Robie, in Fort Polk, Louisiana while her father was in the U.S. Army. Her family lived in several locations with most of her youth spent in Oak Ridge. She was a born again Christan.
Prior to her career in Department of Energy (D.O.E.) contracts, she spent several years as a Tennessee Peace Officer Standards Training (P.O.S.T.) certified police officer for the City of Oak Ridge Police Department as a dispatcher and patrolman. She was a member of the American Society for Quality as a quality analyst that supported contract work for the federal government throughout the D.O.E. complex. That effort included all the sites in Oak Ridge and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
She graduated from Oak Ridge High School and later from Tusculum University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. Cheryl had a long and successful career in the Safeguards and Security organizations protecting sensitive materials and properties for D.O.E. She was employed by Wackenhut Services Incorporated Oak Ridge (WSI-OR) in the Performance Assurance organization. She was promoted to manager of the Quality Assurance group and then Director of Quality, Safety, and Performance assurance. She accepted a position in the same capacity with WSI for managing the Protective Force efforts at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve located throughout Louisiana and Texas. Her last technical position was as Corrective Actions Coordinator at the Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Alabama. She retired from government service in 2014 to pursue interests in real estate and increase free time to enhance her interests in painting. Cheryl also maintained her certification in cosmetology in Alabama and Tennessee offering haircuts and styling to friends and family.
Her mother, Marie, was a talented artist who shared her love of the arts with her children. In 2017, Cheryl began offering for sale many of her paintings that included architecture, landscapes, and portraits. Her passion until the day she passed was her Studio Robie Art (http://facebook.com/studiorobieart) that focused on pet portraits. Many of her portraits were memorial paintings for people who had recently lost their pet to disease or accident. Her commissions rose in number necessitating help from family in shipping, receiving, and bookkeeping. Cheryl’s paintings adorn walls across the country. She was always thrilled when she received a photo from a customer with the portrait of their precious pet framed and displayed. Cheryl enjoyed travelling, having visited Europe on multiple adventures with family, always making new acquaintances and friends.
Cheryl’s interests were simple. She and Pitt often took short drives on local country roads to seek out new landscape subjects just spending time admiring God’s beautiful creation. On a more personal level, Cheryl’s nature ensured people around her were comfortable. You always felt welcome and at ease with her.
Her love for animals drove her to work with and support rescue kennels. She was specifically attached to the Safe Haven Animal Rescue Kennel (S.H.A.R.K.) in Abbeville, Alabama. “Take care of those who cannot take care of themselves,” was a guiding principle in her life.
In lieu of flowers, those wanting to remember Cheryl may consider donations to S.H.A.R.K. (http://facebook.com/AbbevilleRescue) or a rescue kennel of your choice.
Keeping life as simple was her approach to daily living. Her family has memorialized her presence in their lives forever. They invite friends to join her family in a celebration of her life.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, September 25, 2026 at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, AL.
Martha Grace (Williamson) Redmon, a resident of Louisville, Alabama, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Oakview Manor in Ozark, Alabama. She was 81 years old.
Linda Faye (Fortune) Creel, a resident of Eufaula, Alabama, passed away Monday, September 14, 2026, at her residence. She was 79 years old.
