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[ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Madison County, Alabama Obituary Collection 1998-1999 GenealogyBuff.com - Madison County, Alabama Obituaries Collection - 139 Posted By: GenealogyBuff.com Date: Monday, 14 December 2009, at 5:00 p.m. Birmingham, Alabama Obituaries 10/27/98 Randy D. Adams ATHENS - Randy D. Adams, 32, of 19046 Moyers Road died Sunday at an Athens hospital. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Casey Harbin officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Adams was a member of Tanner First United Methodist Church and worked at Steel Case in Athens. Survivors include his wife, Kelly Adams of Athens; one son, Dalton Adams of Athens; his mother, Mickey Adams of Athens; one brother, Rusty Adams of Birmingham; one grandmother, Audrey Moyers of Athens. Memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association. Mary Cheek CROSSVILLE - Mary Lairee Morrell Cheek, 85, died Sunday at her home. The funeral was to be today at 3:30 p.m. at Albertville Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. Burial was to be in Marshall Memorial Garden. Survivors include two daughters, Terri Cox of Guntersville and Brenda Cheek of Albertville; three sons, Thurmon Cheek and Clinton Cheek, both of Albertville, and Arthur Cheek of Cherokee; six sisters, Mertice Marshall, Maedall Ramsey and Jeanette Ogburn, all of Albertville, Christine Morrell of North Carolina, Mary Griffith of Guntersville and Betty Ford of Gadsden; one brother, William Morrell of New Jersey; and five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Albert P. Clanton TOPEKA, Kansas - Albert Phil Clanton, 52, died Wednesday at his home. The funeral was Saturday at Countryside United Methodist Church in Topeka. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery with Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel funeral home in charge. Survivors include his wife, Julie A. Clanton of Topeka; one son, Mark A. Clanton of Topeka; one daughter, Nanette L. Padilla of Kansas City, Mo.; one stepdaughter, Melissa Yarrington Krug of Topeka; two stepsons, Matt Yarrington and Michael Yarrington, both of Topeka; his mother, Christine Clanton of Huntsville; one brother, Bobby Clanton of Huntsville; and one granddaughter. Memorial donations may be made to Stormont-Vail Hospice, 1000 Southwest 10th St., Topeka, Kansas, 66604. Sallie M. Cooper Sallie Mae Cooper of Huntsville died Monday at a local hospital. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements. Mrs. Cooper was retired as a procurements clerk in the science and engineering directorate at NASA. Survivors include her husband, John J. Cooper of Huntsville; two daughters, Jeanne Cambra of Houston, Texas, and Pat Weber of Madison; two sons, John H. Cooper of Birmingham and Peter W. Cooper of Huntsville; one brother, Guy Bigelow of Boulder, Colo.; and five grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home with a Rosary service at 7:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society or St. Josephs Catholic Church building fund. Velma M. Eaves ATHENS - Velma Modena Eaves, 88, died Sunday at an Athens hospital. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Taylor-Ardmore Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Robert Dean Beddingfield officiating. Burial will be in Bee Springs Cemetery in Bryson, Tenn. Mrs. Eaves was active in RSVP, the Council on Aging and Senior Citizens. She was preceded in death by one son, John Beddingfield. Survivors include three sons, David Beddingfield of Jasper, Mich., the Rev. Robert Dean Beddingfield of South Lyon, Mich., and Tommie Beddingfield of Providence, R.I.; one daughter, Ruth McBay of Athens; two stepdaughters, Mary Hobbs of Gadsden and Pauline Kelling of Athens; and 14 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Arnold P. Freeman PISGAH - Arnold Pat Freeman Sr., 81, died Sunday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Kerby Funeral Home with Elder Robert Miller officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery in Pisgah. Mr. Freeman was preceded in death by his wife, Cleo Roberts Freeman. Survivors include three daughters, Linda Rice of Alabaster, Thelda Arnold of Pisgah and Claudette Hall of Scottsboro; one son, Pat Freeman Jr. of Alabaster; 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Ophelia Shavers of Pisgah. Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Clifford Griggs Sr. ARAB - Dr. Clifford Griggs Sr., 84, of Arab died Monday in Scottsboro. Private services will be held with Gober Funeral Home of Arab in charge. Burial will be in Rice Cemetery. Dr. Griggs was a chiropractor. Survivors include four daughters, Gail Anderson and Elizabeth Masood, both of Huntsville, Linda Tumlin of Birmingham and Carolyn Thomas of Scottsboro; and 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Charlie M. Hallman GUNTERSVILLE - Charlie M. Hallman, 82, of 100 Beard Road died Sunday at his home. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Guntersville. Burial and a graveside service will be Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Marshall Memorial Garden with Guntersville Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in charge. Visitation is tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Hallman was a member of First Baptist, the Guntersville Civitan Club, Masonic Blue Lodge, Shriners, Scottish Rites and the ROMEO Club. He was a graduate of Jacksonville State University, coached basketball and taught at Pisgah and Woodville and served in the U.S. Army. He retired from civil service work with the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville in 1973 after 32 years and established a real estate office with his wife in Guntersville in 1975. The Hallmans established a scholarship for a Guntersville High School senior to attend JSU in the early 1980s. Survivors include his wife, Edith S. Hallman; three daughters, Vicki Robb of La Jolla, Calif., Lucy Russell of Deubach, Germany, and Becky Scheinert of Birmingham; two sisters, Martha Hallman of Childersburg and Ann Kenney of Houston; two brothers, William T. Hallman of Autaugaville and Henry J. Hallman of Wilsonville; and three grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Marshall County or the First Baptist Church building fund. Troy E. Harbin ALBERTVILLE - Troy Eugene Harbin, 40, died Friday at a Birmingham hospital. The funeral was Monday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery with Adams Funeral Home of Albertville in charge. Survivors include two sons, Chris Harbin and Michael Harbin, both of Morgan County; mother, Vernie Holter of Albertville; two sisters, Marie Duvall of Albertville and Betty Goble of Holly Pond; one brother, Joe Harbin of Blountsville; and three half-brothers, John Atchley and James Harbin, both of Albertville, and Kenneth Atchley of Huntsville. Malton Harris Malton Harris, 72, of Huntsville died Monday at a local hospital. No services are planned. Spry Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Mr. Harris was a native of Madison County and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Elsie M. Harris of Huntsville; one daughter, Linda Clark of Ardmore, Ala.; one sister, Marjo Mefford of Huntsville; one brother, Ray Harris of Hazel Green ; and two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Richard L. Holter ALBERTVILLE - Dr. Richard L. Holter, 46, of 404 Alverson St. died Sunday at a local hospital. The funeral was today at 10 a.m. at Adams Funeral Home in Albertville. Entombment was in Memory Hill Mausoleum. Dr. Holter was a chiropractor. Survivors include one daughter, Tabitha Holter of Albertville; three sons, Jason Holter of Texas and Clifford Holter and William Holter, both of Albertville; three sisters, Cheryl Guttrey and Nancy Holter, both of Arizona, and Marilyn Holter of Albertville; and grandmother, Helen Holter of Kansas. Ira M. Hughes OWENS CROSS ROADS - Ira Maples Hughes, 78, of Owens Cross Roads died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Michael Carpenter officiating. Burial will be in Moon Cemetery. Mrs. Hughes was a native of Owens Cross Roads and a member of the Galilee Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Nan Hughes of Marietta, Ga.; and one sister, Magnolia Woodard of Tullahoma, Tenn. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association. Stanley F. King ATHENS - Stanley Fred King, 77, of Pryor Street died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home in Athens with Dr. Fred Lackey officiating. Burial will be in Athens City Cemetery. Mr. King was an Army veteran of World War II, owner and operator of Fred Kings Men and Boys Wear, a partner of Athens Land Co. and a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Eunice King; two daughters, Carol Hughes of Atlanta and Amy Roberts of Nashville; two sisters, Edna Holley of Red Bay and Austelene McGee of Boaz; one brother, Earl King of Athens; and five grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church building fund. Myrtle Lanford NEW MARKET - Myrtle Lanford, 91, of Winchester Road died Monday at a local nursing home. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Gallant Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Robert White officiating. Burial will be in Bellview Cemetery. Mrs. Lanford was a native of Madison County, a housewife and a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Margaret L. Coffey of New Market; and seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Alfred H. Maddox GUNTERSVILLE - Alfred Harold Maddox, 79, of 1455 Cha-La-Kee Road died Sunday at his home. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Carr Funeral Home in Guntersville. Burial will be in Marshall Memorial Garden. Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Maddox. Annie P. McGrew DECATUR - Annie Pearl McGrew, 88, of 413 Everett Drive S.W. died Monday at a Bessemer hospital. A graveside service will be today at 3 p.m. at Athens City Cemetery with Buddy Champion officiating. McConnell Funeral Home of Athens will be in charge of burial. Mrs. McGrew was preceded in death by her husband, C.E. McGrew. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Ruth McKey KENT, Wash. - Ruth McKey, 68, formerly of Madison, died Saturday. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements. Survivors include one daughter, Sherry L. McCarley of Kent; two grandsons, Kevin McCarley and David McCarley, both of Madison; and two brothers, three sisters and three great-grandchildren. Steve Miller ATHENS - Steve Miller, 44, of Bill Black Road died Monday at his home. The funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home in Athens with Mike Nix officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Miller was a native of Limestone County, a member of the Church of Christ, a unit operator at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant and an Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Joy Miller; five sons, Jimmy Austin of Elkmont, Jason Austin of Scottsboro, Chris Miller, Jeremy Miller and Jon Miller, all of Athens; his parents, Harvie Leon and Willie Miller of Decatur; one sister, Barbara Miller Ray of Decatur; and two grandchildren. Donald W. Murphree Donald W. Murphree, 20, of Huntsville died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery with Aubrey Johnson officiating. Spry Funeral Home will be in charge of burial. Mr. Murphree was a native of Boone County, Mo., but spent most his life in Madison County. He worked at International House of Pancakes. Survivors include his adopted parents, Jerry and Brenda Murphree of Huntsville; his father, Ronald Floyd of Indiana; his mother, Kay Deurmyer of South Dakota; two brothers, Ronnie Lancaster of Baileyton and Jonathan Hamlett of Hartselle; and one sister, Kandi Murphree of Guntersville. Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Vera L. Nash EAST GADSDEN - Vera Low Nash, 85, died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Carr Funeral Home in Boaz. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery at Dawson. Survivors include one daughter, Fern Chitwood of Georgia; four sisters, Effie Bruce of Cedar Bluff, Virginia McCurdy and Betty Low, both of Georgia, and Oleda McCurdy of Henagar; two brothers, Vaud Low of Gadsden and J.N. Low of Henagar; and three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Edgar E. Patterson Edgar E. "Pat" Patterson, 76, of Huntsville died Monday at a local hospital. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements. Mr. Patterson was a member of Rogersville Masonic Lodge and Cahaba Shrine Temple in Huntsville. Survivors include his wife, Frances Patterson of Huntsville; one son, Butch Patterson of Huntsville; one daughter, Patsy Patterson Gay of Flat Rock, N.C.; eight sisters, Glenne Parker, Maxine Ketchem, Helen Teague, Nancy Eldridge, Wilma Odem, Katie Pierce, Mary Jane Bedwell and Betty Cowan; one brother, Bob Patterson; and four grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Childrens Burn Center in care of Cahaba Shrine Temple. Charles A. Price III ALPINE - Charles A. "Chuck" Price III, 52, died Saturday at a Birmingham hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. Mr. Price was a Huntsville High School graduate, a Freemason and was attending classes at UAB. He was also a University of Alabama sports fan. Survivors include his sister, Susan Price Freeman of Tallahassee, Fla.; one brother-in-law, Richard W. Freeman of Tallahassee; one nephew, Patrick F. Freeman of Norcross, Ga.; and several aunts, uncles and great-nieces. Visitation will be Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society. Patricia Reveal BELLVILLE, Texas - Patricia Leome Lester Reveal, 57, formerly of Dutton died Friday in San Antonio, Texas. The funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery with W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel in charge. Mrs. Reveal was a native of Jackson County and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, James Reveal of Bellville; one daughter, Kathy Ratvay of Memphis, Tenn.; one son, Ronnie Keith Reveal of Austin, Texas; one stepdaughter, Debbie Bremer of Texas; two sisters, Margaret Stinson of Dutton and Karen Bowell of Middleburg, Fla.; three brothers, John Lester of Dutton, Wannie Lester of Alexis, N.C., and Charles Lester of Moundville; and seven grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Her body will be at the church one hour before the funeral. Gregory D. Rozell Gregory Dawson Rozell, 47, of Huntsville died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery with Tom Reynolds officiating. Spry Funeral Home will be in charge of burial. Mr. Rozell was a native of Madison County and a steel worker. Survivors include one daughter, Christi Lewis of Oregon; his mother, Edith H. Rozell of Huntsville; three sisters, Patsy Patterson of Athens and Margaret Blue and Nancy Gaut, both of Huntsville; one brother, Roger Rozell of Huntsville; and one granddaughter. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Gerald Smallwood Gerald Smallwood, 71, of Huntsville died Sunday at a local hospital. The graveside service will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Chapel of Love in Valhalla Cemetery with the Rev. Calvin Haven III officiating. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Mr. Smallwood was retired form SCI and was a member of the SCI bass club. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Smallwood of Huntsville; one daughter, Jacqueline Venettozzi of Huntsville; two sons, Danny Lee Smallwood of Huntsville and Gerald Lee Smallwood Jr. of Athens; and three grandsons, three granddaughters, two great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Childrens Hospital or American Cancer Society. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Rose M. Stearns HOLLYWOOD - Rose Mary Stearns, 42, died Sunday. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Hollywood with the Rev. Otis Babbs officiating. Burial will be in Old Baptist Cemetery in Hollywood with Rudder Funeral Home in charge. Miss Stearns was a native of West Germany and was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include two sons, Preston Eugene Stearns and David Stearns, both of Hollywood; her parents, Howard and Olga Stearns of Hollywood; and one brother, Howard E. Stearns Jr. of Lanett, Ala. Visitation was to be today from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Joe W. Swearengin ALBERTVILLE - Joe Wheeler Swearengin, 83, died Monday in a Collinsville nursing home. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at New Prospect Holiness Church at Swearengin. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery with Carr Funeral Home of Boaz in charge. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Swearengin and Joyce Swearengin, both of Albertville; four sons, Bobby Swearengin of Guntersville, Oneal Swearengin and Clyde Swearengin, both of Albertville, and Junior Swearengin of Crossville; one sister, Gertrude Sharp of Boaz; one brother, Johnny Gross of Albertville; and 35 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Oma W. Thomas Oma Wales Thomas, 88, of Huntsville died Monday at a local nursing home. The graveside service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Huntsville Memory Gardens with the Rev. Bobby Ray Halbrooks officiating. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will be in charge of burial. Mrs. Thomas was a member of West Huntsville Methodist Church and was retired from Huntsville City Schools. Survivors include one daughter, Norma T. Henry of Huntsville; one son, John E. Thomas of Huntsville; and two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. William F. Tipton Jr. FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. - William Franklin Tipton Jr., 62, died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Emerson Wiles officiating. Burial will be in Huntsville Memory Gardens. Mr. Tipton was a native of Madison County and an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was also a partner at Jerry and Bill Barber Shop in Governors Drive and a member of First Baptist Church in Fayetteville. Survivors include his wife, Joyce C. Tipton of Fayetteville; two daughters, Sherry Tipton of Albuquerque, N.M., and Sharon Maxwell of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; two sons, Danny Tipton of Gurley and Paul Stanbrough of Alexander City; his mother, Bessie Tipton of Huntsville; one sister, Patricia Hooper of Huntsville; three brothers, Jesse Leon Tipton of Grant and Joe Billy Tipton and Jackie Tipton, both of Huntsville; and five granddaughters. Visitation will be today from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Laura B. Truett ATHENS - Laura Bell Truett, 87, of West Market Street died Monday at her residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by McConnell Funeral Home. Velma H. Tucker ATHENS - Velma Harbison Tucker, 92, of Alabama 99 died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home in Athens with Dr. Fred Lackey officiating. Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Tucker was a member of First Baptist Church and a retired licenses practical nurse. Survivors include two daughters, Reba Perry of Somerville and Oaklene Ransom of Athens; two sons, Buddy Tucker of Athens and Larry Tucker of Detroit; one sister, Verdie Pierce of Williamsburg, Va.; one brother, Bert Harbison of Maderia, Calif.; and 18 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Della M. Willis MADISON - Della M. Willis, 68, of 225 Chesapeake Blvd., died Monday at a local hospital. Madison Chapel Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda Willis of Madison and Susan Schmidt of Paducah, Ky.; one brother, Charles Rorer of Tennessee; and one grandson. Earl F. York ARDMORE, Ala. - Earl Floyd York, 70, of Gatlin Drive died Oct. 20 at his home. The funeral was Friday at Cox Funeral Home in Jellico, Tenn. Burial was in Huddleston Cemetery in Jellico. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Oberer York; one daughter, Patricia Coffey of Dayton, Ohio; and four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Yat-Sum Yu HOUSTON, Texas - Yat-Sum Yu, 92, died Saturday in Houston. The graveside service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Phil OKennedy officiating. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will be in charge of burial. Mr. Yu was a native of Canton, China, and was a graduate of Yen Ching University in China with a degree in biology. He served as principal of Pui Ying Middle School in Canton and on the board of trustees at Pui Ying Middle School in Hong Kong. He was also a retired fisheries officer for the Hong Kong government. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lai-Ching Wong Yu. Survivors include three sons, Dr. Peter S.K. Yu of Huntsville, Shu-Yin "Steve" Yu and Shu-Hon Yu; and four grandchildren. Alabama School Yearbooks by County [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Madison County, Alabama Obituary Collection 1998-1999 is maintained by GenealogyBuff with WebBBS 5.12.

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