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.
Margie T. Airheart
SCOTTSBORO - Margie T. Airheart, 76, died Thursday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rudder Funeral Home with the Rev. Donna Airheart and the Rev. Bop Phelps officiating.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Scottsboro.
Mrs. Airheart was a native of Jackson County and a member of Scottsboro Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Sarah Stedman of Nashville; one son, Thomas Rankin Airheart of Scottsboro; one sister, Mary Hooper of Paducah, Ky.; four brothers, Coburn Thomas of Atlanta, E.G. Thomas Jr. of Pell City, Ala., Fred Thomas of Scottsboro and Douglas Thomas of Arab; and three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Thelma R. Corder
FLINTVILLE, Tenn. - Thelma Rudd Corder, 89, of 2 Brighton Road died Wednesday at a Lincoln County hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Brown officiating.
Burial will be in Campbell Cemetery.
Mrs. Corder was a seamstress with Serbin and was a member of Corders Crossroads Church of Christ.
Survivors include three daughters, Linda Spray of Flintville, Nina Ruth May of Fayetteville, and Nellie Hill of Kelso, Tenn.; and 11 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Curtis W. Davis III
DECATUR - Curtis Windfield "Trey" Davis III, 17, died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Kings Memorial United Methodist Church with Dr. Wylheme Ragland officiating.
Burial will be in Davis Family Cemetery in Hillsboro with Reynolds Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Davis was a member of Kings Memorial Unites Methodist Church. He was a senior at Austin High School in Decatur. At the church, he was member of the Pastor Parish Relations Committee and the youth choir.
Survivors include his father, Curtis W. Davis Jr. of Decatur; his mother, Mary Watson Davis of Decatur; one sister, Andrea Davis of Decatur; grandfather, Curtis W. Davis Sr. of Hillsboro; and grandmother, Ida Mae Watson of Birmingham.
Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity.
Mary F. Gipson
Mary Frances Gipson, 80, of Huntsville died Thursday at her home. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Mike McFarlen officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Gipson was a native of Madison County.
Survivors include two daughters, Jimmie Ann Parsons of New Market and Billie McCulstion of Laceys Spring; two sisters, Christine Moore of South Carolina and Blonnie Ford of Huntsville; and four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Jewell W. Hayes
Jewell Wayne Hayes, 56, of Huntsville died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral was to be today at 2:30 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Hayes was a native of Hopkinsville, Ky., and was a Vietnam veteran. He had recently moved to Huntsville from Marion, Ind.
Survivors include three sons, Richard Hayes, Jewell W. Hayes II and Tim Hayes, all of Huntsville; one brother, Danny Hayes of Marion, Ind.; and three grandchildren.
Buck Hood
JASPER, Tenn. - Buck Hood, 66, formerly of Geraldine died Thursday at his home. The memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel in Rainsville with Austin Thacker and Ann Gallion speaking.
Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Grove Oak.
Survivors include his wife, Louella Hood of Kimball, Tenn.; two daughters, Cindy Kyte of Knoxville and Pam Turner of Ohio; two sons, Chuck Hood of Ootlewah, Tenn., and Brock Hood of Dawson; four sisters, Johnie Thacker of Attala, Wanda Overstreet of Jasper, Tenn., Gail Mauldon of Gadsden and Helen Phillips of Dawson; four brothers, Sam Hood of Henagar, Raymond Hood of Trenton, Ga., Joe Bill Hood of Ider and Randy Hood of Dawson; and nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Allen H. Jones
GURLEY - Allen Hall Jones, 78, died Wednesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Maysville Church of Christ with Bill Cantrell and Elder Grady Kilpatrick officiating.
Burial will be in Nelsons Chapel Cemetery in Gurley with Spry Funeral home in charge.
Mr. Jones was a native of Madison County and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He served on the USS Wadsworth in the North Pacific and while on Radar Picket Duty in Okinawa, he received a Presidential Unit Citation. He was also the recipient of the Silver and Bronze stars. His duty stations included the Battle of Iron Bottom Sound, Solomon Islands. He was a retired farmer and had operated a grocery store in Brownsboro for 28 years. He was a member of East Huntsville Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Gussie Patterson Jones of Gurley; one son, Patrick Allen Jones of Huntsville; one daughter, Elizabeth Renae Jones of Topeka, Kansas; one stepdaughter, Kay Holt Lewis of Harvest; one sister, Alene Willett of El Dorado, Ark.; and two step-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
His body will be at the church 30 minutes before the funeral.
Earnest Morris
Earnest Morris, 51, of Huntsville died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James P.B. Church with Elder Billy Jones officiating.
Burial will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens with Nelms Memorial Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include his mother, Elizabeth S. Morris of Huntsville; and six sisters, Willie Mae Horton, Anna Ford, Fannie Morris, Rosie Hewlett, Marvalean Seay and Adell Morris, all of Huntsville.
His body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Daijonne D. Nance
Daijonne Domminique Nance, 22 months, of Huntsville died Tuesday at a local hospital. The graveside service was to be today at 1 p.m. at Indian Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Milton Brown officiating.
Royal Funeral Home will be in charge of burial.
Survivors include his parents, Jacqueline Pugh and Antonio Pugh, both of Huntsville; grandmothers, Nettie Nance and Ella Pugh, both of Huntsville; and grandfather, Kilbert Nance of Huntsville.
Edward Severinsen
DECATUR - Edward Severinsen, 73, died Wednesday at a Decatur hospital. Prvate services will be held.
Spry Funeral Home of Huntsville will be in charge of burial.
Mr. Severinsen was a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and had lived in Decatur 24 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was retired from Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.
Survivors include his wife, Mary E. Severinsen of Decatur; three sons, Tom Severinsen, John Severinsen and Dana Severinsen, all of Decatur; two daughters, Lynn Bedford of Decatur and Kicia Severinsen of Nashville; and 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Jennie C. Walls
OWENS CROSS ROADS - Jennie C. Walls, 88, of 105 Wilson Mann Road died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be today at 4 p.m. at Hayden Cemetery with Bro. J.B. Whitaker officiating.
New Hope Funeral Home will be in charge of burial.
She was a member of Owens Cross Roads Church of Christ.
Survivors include three nieces.
Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity.
Roy Williams
Roy Williams, 87, of Huntsville died Saturday. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Bartley P.B. Church with Dr. William Gladys officiating.
Burial will be in Meadowlawn Garden of Peace with Nelms Memorial Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include his wife, Annie B. Williams of Huntsville; three daughters, Berta M. Williams and Edith A. Donaldson, both of Huntsville, and Leona W. Jones of Winston Salem, N.C.; one son, Paul E. Williams of Chattanooga; and 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
