Mr. William Albert Trawick, a life-long citizen of the Pinckard area, retired business owner, and retired Dale County Road and Bridge employee reposed naturally on February 22, 2025 at his home.
A remembrance service will be held at Newton City Cemetery on Friday, February 28, 2025, at 2:00 pm for anyone wanting to pay respects and share a memory. All are welcome. Holman Funeral Home of Ozark has been entrusted with the arrangements. May the daylilies bloom a little sweeter this year to remember him by.
Albert was a successful businessman, opening his grocery store in Newton and running it for many years, a gifted cook and butcher, accomplished gardener, machinery enthusiast and zero-turn expert. In his younger years, he was a talented horse-breaker and football player. He took great joy in nourishing his community with his cooking. Many will remember his hearty meals at the Pinckard Methodist Church and his Christmas treat deliveries that eventually became ‘any time of year’ treat deliveries. He loved a good joke, maybe the occasional prank or two, and could tell a story with such detail, you felt like you were there. He remembered every person he ever met and truly made a friend out of everyone. Albert was a passionate citizen who cared deeply for his community.
Albert is survived by his heart and soul, JoAnne Childree Trawick; his beloved daughters, Sherree Smith and Terressa Lewis; his cherished granddaughter, Marlee Brewer; his great grandchildren, Oswald (His Little Buddy) and Beatrice (born on his birthday in 2024.) He is predeceased by his father and mother, Ellis and Annie Katherine Trawick. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society, 3054 McGehee Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36111.
Kenneth Shawn Douglas, 50, a resident of Dothan, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Southeast Heath following a brief illness.
Kenneth was born October 5, 1974, in Gainsville, Florida to Johnny R. Douglas & Debbie L. Standridge. He spent the early years of his life in Florida, and attended Williston High School in Florida, before moving to Alabama with his mom during his teenage years. Kenneth worked as a HVAC Technichan for Southeast Cooling for a number of years, and most recently as a Auto Mechanic with Randall Glover Automotive. He enjoyed the outdoors and was a avid fisherman.
He is preceded in death by his mother.
He is survived by his two daugthers, Skylar Douglas of Hastings, FL, and Lacey Kilgore of Dothan; his father, Johnny R. Douglas of Williston, FL; his brother, Justin Riley of Williston, FL; his aunt, Melba Lampp of Trenton, FL; and a grandchild, Michael Lee Miles; and several nieces and nephews.
Per his wishes, no services will be held at this time.
Glover Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 699-3888. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Anna Catherine Utz, on 23 February 2025 surrounded by her loving family after a beautifully lived life. Full of love, laughter, and resilience, she touched the lives of all who knew her.
She was born on 8 November 1936 in Baltimore City, Maryland and raised in Pasadena, Maryland. She met the love of her life, Ralph Utz, marrying him on 23 December 1955. With her husband in the Army, they moved a number of times before settling in Daleville, Alabama. She had made many friends over the years most notably the time she spent at the Daleville Senior Center. She really enjoyed her time there learning to quilt with Maxine Morrison. She also enjoyed her time with Louise Royal watching Pay per view WWE Wrestling. Her good friend Jane Hawthorne, would take her to Dothan and Montgomery to play slots, which she loved! Anna decided in October 2022, to move to Felton, Delaware to be with her family. She loved living with and spending time with them and her daughter-in-law’s extended family,who all loved her. She had so much fun with her family and friends, Jim and Debbie Quinn on her many vacations traveling to New Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and cruising on Carnival. She joined the Frederica Senior Center making many friends, truly loving her time spent there. She had fun playing bingo there and at the Camden Wyoming Fire Company on Tuesday nights, watching her WWE wrestling and going to dinner and the slots with her son and daughter-in-law. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, her parents, Max and Annabell, her children, Edward, David and Dessie Lynn. She is survived by her son, Dennis and his wife, Lynn of Felton, DE, their children, Laura and her husband Jerry, Bryan, grandchildren Dylan, Justin, Harper, Hailey, Kirsten, Olivia, Liam and Lucas. She is also survived by her nieces and nephew, Jessie Mae, who she loved as her own daughter, Annabell, Edward, Jennifer, their families along with members of her husband’s family.
Viewing will be held on 1 March 2025 from 11-12:30 pm with the service immediately following at the Funeral Home of Michael J. Ambruso, 1175 S. Street, Dover. Burial will be held at a later date at the Baltimore National Cemetery.
Mrs. Elizabeth “Lee” Wilson Oppert, age 90, transitioned to her heavenly home in the very early hours of February 24, 2025 at Wesley Place on Honeysuckle. She was a lifelong resident of Dothan, AL.
Lee was born December 2, 1934 in Dothan to John T. Trawick and Elizabeth Lee Andress Trawick. A few years later Elizabeth Andress married Luther Wilson and he became “Daddy” to Lee. As a child she enjoyed sitting under a giant oak tree reading her books. Her love for reading would continue long into her adult years. Lee grew into a teenager and graduated in 1953 from Dothan High School. During this time she would go on a blind date with Carlos Oppert. She would go on to marry and stay married for seventy-two years, until her last breath in this world. In her adult years Lee ran an in-home daycare for fifteen years where countless children would affectionally know her as “LeeLee”. When she wasn’t caring for children, Lee was utilizing her green thumb to care for a variety of southern plants including camellias, azaleas, and fragrant gardenias that she would cut to display in crystal bowls around her home. She even had heirloom daylillies that had been passed on to her from her very own mother’s garden that continued to thrive in her care. Lee was passionate about Jesus, the Bible, and was a faithful member to Harvest church.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Charles Carlos Oppert Jr.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Carlos Oppert Sr. of Dothan; daughter Betty Cannon (Terry) of Montgomery, AL; son John Wilson Oppert (Jessica) of Taylor, AL; four grandchildren, Ezekiel John and Isaiah David Oppert both of Taylor, AL and Anissa Rudd (Ben) of Wetumpka, AL and Allen Cannon (Kassie) of Tallassee, AL; two great-grandchildren, Ella Grace Wooten of Glenwood Springs, CO and John Franklin Cannon of Tallassee, AL; one sister Anne Vallette (Lewis) of Montgomery, TX; and several nieces and nephews.
The family of Lee would like to extend their sincerest thanks and appreciation for the staff at Wesley Place on Honeysuckle. They provided loving and selfless care to Lee in her final years and some became like family. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to:
Wesley Place on Honeysuckle SNF 718 Honeysuckle Road Dothan, AL 36305
Celebration of life services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 1, 2025 Harvest Church Chapel with Pastor Larry Anderson Officiating and Glover Funeral Home directing. The family will be receiving friends from 10:00 AM until 10:45 AM at Harvest Church prior to services.
Glover Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 699-3888. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
NEWVILLE… Nancy Sue Dicks, a resident of Newville, Alabama, passed away Monday afternoon, February 24, 2025, at her home. She was 68.
No services are planned at this time.
Mrs. Dicks was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Clare Overholser, Jr. and Ruth Emily Hartmann Overholser. She had previously worked as a fabricator for Mercury Outboard Motors and also Home Depot before her retirement.
Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Patricia Anthony; and her brothers, Bobby Overholser and Lawrence Overholser.
Leaving to cherish her memories is her husband, Henry Gamble; her daughters, Danita Sullivan (Amanda Hill) and Courtnay James (TJ Cook); her son TJ Dicks (Ashley); her sister, Sandra Wheelee (Glenn); her brothers, Mark Overholser, Billy Overholser, and David Overholser (Geraldine); her grandchildren, Wrigley Dicks, Gandalf Dicks, Braelynn James, Meagan Tuttle (Tye), and Tia Sullivan (Allen Dansby); and her great-grandchildren, Kobe Jones, Axel Dansby, and Liam Dansby.
DOTHAN… Regina C. Stafford, a resident of Dothan, Alabama, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025, at her home. She was 59.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday, February 28, 2025, at Wright Funeral Home & Crematory Chapel with Reverend Jim Tate officiating. Burial will follow in the Memphis Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:30 until 11:00 A.M. prior to the service. Wright Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.
Ms. Stafford was born in Alabama to the late Mary Carolyn Braswell Burnsed and Shelby Ketchum. She was a 1983 graduate of Baker County High School in Baker County, Florida. She was a cosmetologist with Sports Clips Haircuts of Dothan. She was a member of the Memphis Baptist Church.
Leaving to cherish her memories is her son, Philip Monds; her grandmother, Gaybon Braswell; her sister, Penny Wilkerson, her six grandchildren; her several aunts and uncles; and her several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Kenneth Shawn Douglas, 50, a resident of Dothan, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Southeast Heath following a brief illness.
Mrs. Elizabeth “Lee” Wilson Oppert, age 90, transitioned to her heavenly home in the very early hours of February 24, 2025 at Wesley Place on Honeysuckle. She was a lifelong resident of Dothan, AL.
