Mark Alt

NEWTON…. Mr. Mark John Alt (Staff Sergeant, United States Army, Retired), a resident of Newton, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, April 11, 2020 at his home. He was 58.

A Rite of Committal Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in Woodlawn Memory Gardens with Father Patrick Gallagher officiating. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the P.T.S.D. Foundation of America, 9724 Derrington Road, Houston, TX 77064.

Mr. Alt was a native of Newfane, New York. Upon graduation from high school, he joined the United States Army and served until 2004. He was a veteran of the Iraq War. Mr. Alt was a volunteer with the Daleville Police Department and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter #94 in Ozark. He attended St. Columba Catholic Church in Dothan and Main Post Chapel Catholic Church, Ft. Rucker.

Surviving relatives include his wife, Remedios Alt, Newton; daughter, Amanda Buxton (Dallas Buxton, CW2, U.S. Army); his parents, John Thomas Alt and Patricia  Keyes Alt; granddaughter, Jagger Buxton.