Mrs. Emma McGhee Snipes

May 10, 1948 - October 7, 2021

Graveside service for Mrs. Emma McGhee Snipes, 73, of Opelika, AL will be held at 12:00 pm Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Evergreen Cemetery. Dr. George McCulloh will officiate. Mrs. Snipes passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021 at East Alabama Medical Center. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church. In 1966, she graduated from J.W. Darden High School. Later, she graduated from Opelika Technical School in Cosmetology and was the first black beauty salon in downtown Opelika. Public viewing will be held Monday from 4:00-6:00 pm. She is survived by: her husband, Jim Snipes, Jr. of Opelika, AL; three sons, Eric (Madelyn) Snipes of Valley, AL, Jason Snipes of Atlanta, GA and Anthony Snipes of Opelika, AL; one daughter, Lisa Wilson of Opelika, AL; seventeen grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren; five siblings, Juanita Finch of Auburn, AL, Francine Kennedy of Opelika, AL, Norwich (Diane) McGhee of Atlanta, GA, Phyllis (Isaac) Strickland and Elaine (Kenneth) Hill both of Opelika, AL; an aunt, Lenora Cole of Opelika, AL; a special friend, Brenda Jefferson of Selma, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.