Madison County, Alabama Obituary Collection 1998-1999 (From Various Funeral Homes)
Covering the towns of Big Cove, Brownsboro, Gurley, Hampton Cove, Harvest, Hazel Green,
Huntsville, Madison, Meridianville, New Hope, New Market, Normal, Owens Cross Roads,
Ryland, Toney, and Triana. Also many obits from nearby Athens (Limestone County).
Some of the funeral homes represented: Royal Funeral Home, Spry Funeral Home,
Valhalla Funeral Home, Laughlin Service Funeral Home, and Twickenham Funeral Home.
Note: These obituaries are NOT primary source. They are intended only to provide clues in
researching your family tree. Use the date at the top of each group of obituaries to determine
the date of death since this collection does not include specific dates, only the day of the week
that the death occurred. Use the handy 1998 or 1999 calendars to determine dates.
Mildred H. Bone
BROWNSBORO - Mildred Hambrick Bone, 56, died Thursday at a local hospital. The funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at Hurricane Chapel M.B. Church with the Rev. Michael Rice officiating.
Burial will be in Bone Cemetery with Nelms Memorial Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include her husband, George L. Bone of Brownsboro; one daughter, Donna Bone of Brownsboro; two sons, Phillip Bone of Jackson, N.C., and Mark Bone of Brownsboro; 10 sisters, Johnnie Gilbreath, Ollie Morgan, Mary Humphrey, Katie Ayers, Pauline Hambrick, Karen Johnson and Alma Evans, all of Huntsville, and Mattie Nance, Janie Miller and Peggy Petty, all of Nashville; and three brothers, James Hambrick of Madison, John Hambrick of Huntsville and Willie Hambrick of Nashville.
Reba Brown
CROSSVILLE - Reba ''Ma Brown, 95, died Friday at a local nursing home. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rainsville Funeral Home with the Rev. Edwin Dean and the Rev. Hoyt Gilbert officiating.
Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery in Rainsville.
Survivors include one daughter, Pansy Gilliland of Ohatchee; four sons, Herbert Brown, Milton Brown, Clyde Brown and Fred C. Brown, all of Fort Payne; 16 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today starting at noon at the funeral home.
Christina D. Carroll
Christina D. Carroll, 78, of Huntsville died Friday at her home. Spry Funeral Home will announce the funeral.
Survivors include one daughter, Kay C. Williams of Huntsville; one son, Walter "Butch" Carroll of Huntsville; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Ruby Evans
ATHENS - Ruby Kathleen Evans, 89, of Ham Road died Friday at her home. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral home with Randall Hammock officiating.
Burial will be in Valleyview Cemetery.
Mrs. Evans, a homemaker, was a member of Oneal Church of Christ where she was a Sunday School teacher.
Survivors include two daughters, Elinor Bullington and Mabel Birchfield, both of Athens; two sons, William Evans of Athens and Paul Evans Sr. of Anderson; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Wilma Geeslin
Wilma Rose Box Geeslin, 82, of Huntsville died Thursday at an Athens nursing home. The funeral will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Dr. James Cargle officiating.
Burial will be in Walker Memory Garden in Jasper at 4:30 p.m.
Mrs. Geeslin lived in Huntsville the past 70 years and taught a Sunday School class for women at Highland Baptist Church. She did volunteer work with senior citizens. A former resident of Birmingham, she worked for the YWCA for 20 years.
Survivors include one daughter, Sandra Pruitt of Madison; two sons, Maril Monroe Geeslin of Birmingham and Joseph David Geeslin of Indianapolis; two sisters, Lydia Blake of Jasper and Jacqueline Blaylock of Gadsden; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 3322 South Memorial Parkway, Suite 16, Huntsville 35801.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Spry.
Rosie M. Kendrick
MADISON, Miss. - Rosie M. Kendrick, 90, formerly of Hazel Green, died Thursday in Jackson, Miss. The graveside service will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Plainview Cemetery in Hazel Green .
Spry Funeral Home will be directing.
Mrs. Kendrick moved to Madison, Miss., 15 years ago after living in Hazel Green where she operated Rosies Grocery for 30 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Benson F. Kendrick.
Survivors include two sons, Paul Kendrick of Huntsville and Billy Kendrick of Madison, Miss.; six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
Sophia Krempl
BIRMINGHAM - Sophia Marie Krempl, 85, formerly of Huntsville, died Friday. The graveside service will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Forest Crest Cemetery with Kilgroe Funeral Home of Leeds directing.
Mrs. Krempl was preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Krempl.
Survivors include two daughters, Sallie Shaneyfelt of Moody and Katherine Airheart of Lyman, S.C.
Sarah Malone
TONEY - Sarah Lucille Malone, 76, died Thursday at a Huntsville hospital. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Taylor-Ardmore Funeral Home.
Burial will be at Gatlin Cemetery.
Survivors include six sons, John Malone and Billy Malone, both of Toney, Jim Malone and Donald Malone, both of Hazel Green, Robert Malone of Capshaw and Wayne Malone of Taft, Tenn.; four daughters, Mamie Sylvester of Toney, Josephine Malone of Ardmore and Sue Malone and Ann Malone, both of Capshaw; one brother, Tommy Holt of Taft; 27 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m.
Alice M. McKinney
BOAZ - Alice Michelle ''Abby McKinney, 36, of 302 Sparks Ave., died Wednesday. The funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Adams Funeral Home in Albertville.
Burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include one son, Bradley McCoy of Boaz; her parents, Jo Smothers of Albertville and Fred S. Lawson of Georgia; and three sisters, Donna Oliver and Belinda Ledbetter, both of Geraldine, and Freda Patterson of Georgia.
Tott C. McLemore
MOULTON - Tott Chandler McLemore, 80, died Thursday. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Moulton Church of Christ with Hoyt Nelson and Bill Becker officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton Memory Garden.
Mrs. McLemore was a member of the Moulton Church of Christ for 62 years. She was born in Winston County.
Survivors include three daughters, Wanda Reed of Huntsville, Priscilla Myers of Pensacola and Bonnie Sanchez of Trinity; two sisters, Lillie Chastain of St. Louis and Ethel Swims of Haleyville; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
The body will be at the church an hour before the funeral.
Memorial donations may be sent to a favorite charity.
Sarah McMullan
RAINSVILLE - Sarah McMullan, 80, died Friday. The funeral will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at Rainsville Funeral Home with the Rev. Roger Graham, the Rev. Jim Griffin and the Rev. Doyle Shirey officiating.
Burial will be in Mountain View Memory Gardens.
Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Lee McMullan; three sisters, Tula Parris and Juanita Stone, both of Rainsville, and Ruby Engle of Decatur; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today starting at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Andrew Gray Phipps
HARVEST - Andrew Gray Phipps, 3, died Thursday in Montgomery. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at University Baptist Church with Dr. Dan Summerlin and Father Manuel Williams officiating.
Burial will be in Huntsville Memory Gardens with Laughlin Service Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include his parents, Michael A. and Teri Phipps of Harvest; one brother, Zachary Allen Phipps of Harvest; his grandparents, Ruth Anne Phipps of Crumpler, N.C., and Donald and Edna Loyd of Elon College, N.C.; and two special friends, Stacey Wilcutt and Kim Johnson.
Memorial donations may be made to the Father Walters Center of Handicapped Children, 2815 Forbes Road, Montgomery 36110.
Neoma L. Quick
Neoma L. Quick, 81, of Huntsville died Friday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home with the Rev. Alan Howard officiating.
Burial will be in Concord Cemetery in Hazel Green .
Survivors include one daughter, Jo Karon Landers of Huntsville; one brother, Homer Landman of Hazel Green ; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today at Laughlin from 6 to 8 p.m.
Maymie Sims GUNTERSVILLE - Maymie Lucille Moore Sims, 71, of 52 Hembree Road died Thursday at her home. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Carr Funeral Home in Guntersville.
Burial will be in Johnson Cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Jamey Sims of Guntersville; three sisters, Kate Smith, Margaret Sims and Mary Jo Smith, all of Guntersville; and six grandchildren.
Rose Solomon
FAYETTEVILLE - Rose Solomon of 9 West Prospect Road died Thursday at a Huntsville hospital. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Russell and the Rev. Ed Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Solomon was Giles County, Tenn., native, a homemaker and a member of Park City Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Marie Carter of Fayetteville and Sue Ellsworth of Fort Wayne, Ind.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today after 4 p.m. at Higgins.
