Funeral Homes in Opelika, AL

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Tommy Jackson (american football player and fiddler), Melvin Oliver (american football player), Will Herring (american football player), Roy Lee Jackson (baseball player), Joe Beckwith (baseball player), Lardarius Webb (athlete and american football player), and Rod Lindsey (baseball player).

Opelika (pronounced |ˌoʊ pəˈlaɪ kə|) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east central part of the State of Alabama. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. According to the 2013 Census Estimate, the population of Opelika was 28,635. The Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA with a population of 150,933 which, along with the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area and Macon County, Alabama, comprises the greater Greater Columbus, Georgia, a region home to 501,649 residents.

Opelika Obituaries

It was reported by Orange County Register on December 8th, 2021 that Carol Price (Thompson) passed away in California.  Ms. Price was 82 years old and was born in Opelika, AL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Carol's life.

It was disclosed by Kearney Hub on February 6th, 2021 that James W III "Jim" Albertson passed away in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Albertson was 87 years old and was born in Opelika, AL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James W III "Jim"'s life.

It was disclosed by Bristol Herald Courier on January 10th, 2021 that Roy Vint Hughes perished in Opelika, Alabama.  Hughes was 59 years old and was born in Marion, VA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Roy Vint's life.

It was reported on April 15th, 2020 that Madelyn Crim (Funk) passed on in Opelika, Alabama.  Ms. Crim was 89 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Madelyn's life.

It was disclosed by Dahlonega Nugget on May 8th, 2019 that John Henry Jr Lee died in Dahlonega, Georgia.  Lee was 76 years old and was born in Opelika, AL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor John Henry Jr's life.

It was disclosed by Tyler Morning Telegraph on March 16th, 2019 that Miriam Thornton Young passed away in Tyler, Texas.  Young was 62 years old and was born in Opelika, AL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Miriam Thornton's life.

It was written on February 19th, 2019 that Ian Troy Jones passed away in Opelika, Alabama.  Jones was 49 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ian Troy's life.

It was noted on December 9th, 2018 that John R Duffett died in Opelika, Alabama.  Duffett was 88 years old and was born in Somerville, MA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John R's life.

It was disclosed on October 24th, 2018 that Dorothy Louise Trainum (Southers) passed away in Waynesboro, Virginia.  Ms. Trainum was 91 years old and was born in Opelika, AL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Dorothy Louise's life.

It was reported on March 18th, 2018 that Howard E Dickinson passed on in Opelika, Alabama.  Dickinson was 69 years old and was born in Bronx, NY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Howard E's life.

History

Located at the intersection of Interstate 85 and Highway 280 in Opelika, TigerTown's tenants include The Home Depot, Target, Best Buy, Starbucks Coffee, PETCO, Office Depot, Hibbett Sports, World Market, Hobby Lobby, and Old Navy, to name a few. Additional expenditures were made by Tallapoosa Electric Cooperative for an electrical substation and by the OIDA for building construction for park tenants. In 1882, voters dismissed the incumbent city government. In the late 1990s, Opelika sought to increase its industrial employment base by purchasing and developing the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park. The site has also attracted serious interest from automakers Audi, Nissan, and Hyundai.

The official website for the city of Opelika is https://www.opelika-al.gov/.