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.
Lillian H. Burris
ATHENS - Lillian H. Burris, 78, of 26850 Bain Road died Tuesday at her home. The funeral was to be today at 3 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Dr. Robert Stegall officiating.
Interment will be in Roselawn Mausoleum in Decatur.
Mrs. Burris was a member of the First Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Lionell T. Burris of Athens; one daughter, Sherry Burris of Athens; and one brother, Thomas A. Hendrix of Decatur.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Limestone County.
Eddie A. Campbell
OWENS CROSS ROADS - Eddie A. Campbell, 50, of 135 Pineview Drive died Wednesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at New Hope Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Moon Cemetery.
Survivors include three sisters, Susan Brumly and Shirley Perkins, both of Huntsville, and Bonnie Lipps of Lansing, Mich.; one brother, Jim Campbell of New Market; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Pearl Dunn
BURNS, Tenn. - Pearl Dunn, 94, of 120 Ivan Road died Tuesday. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with L.D. Richardson officiating.
Burial will be in Melso Cemetery.
Miss Dunn was a native of Fayetteville, a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include three nieces, Sylvia Richardson of Burns and Nancy Jean Mullins and Jo Ann Woodard, both of Fayetteville.
Visitation will be today at 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Henry L. Fuller
MOBILE - Henry Lee Fuller, 87, died Tuesday in Mobile. The funeral will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Radney Funeral Home.
A graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Sandlin Cemetery in Limestone County with McConnell Funeral Home of Athens in charge.
Mr. Fuller was a member of Government Street Baptist Church, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was retired from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. He was preceded in death by one son, Henry Lee Fuller Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Almeda Starkey Fuller, a former resident of Limestone County; three sons, Joe Fuller of Williamsburg, Va., George Fuller of Mobile and Walter Fuller of Marietta, Ga.; and six grandchildren, one great-grandchild and one step-grandchild.
Bedford Guinn
STEVENSON - Bedford Guinn, 84, died Wednesday at a Chattanooga hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Rudder Funeral Home in Stevenson with the Rev. Leonard Ferguson officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Bridgeport.
Mr. Guinn was a retired employee of the Alabama Department of Transportation and a member of the Advent Christian Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Mae Jones Guinn.
Survivors include one son, Sonny Guinn of South Pittsburg, Tenn.; one sister, Mae Guinn of Pisgah; one brother, Orville Guinn of South Pittsburg; and two grandchildren.
Visitation was to be today from 4 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Melanie Y. Gunnoe
Melanie Yvette Gunnoe, 42, of Huntsville died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Valhalla Funeral Home with the Rev. Glenn Courtney officiating.
Burial will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Survivors include one son, Gregory Turney Jr. of Huntsville; one daughter, Tiffany Noel Turney of Huntsville; her parents, Pete and Rosetta Gunnoe of Huntsville; three brothers, Pete Gunnoe Jr. of South Lake, Texas, Andre Gunnoe of Slidell, La., and Joe Gunnoe of Huntsville; one sister, Jacqueline Koehler of Little Rock, Ark.; and a special friend, John E. Carter of Huntsville.
Visitation will be Friday from 11 to 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
Clarence F. Johnson
ATHENS - Clarence F. Johnson, 91, of 1528 West Hobbs St. died Tuesday at an Athens hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Woodlawn Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Nashville with Limestone Chapel Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville.
Mr. Johnson was a native of Lycoming County, Pa., and had lived in Nashville 60 years. He was retired from Swift and Co., a member of the Shriver Class at Belmont Methodist Church, a 33rd-degree Mason, former master of the Corinthian Lodge, former member of the Rock City chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of Alabama Menah Shrine Temple.
Survivors include his wife, Anna K. Johnson of Athens; two sons, Clarence F. Johnson Jr. of Athens and David H. Johnson of Frisco, Colo.; one daughter, Barbara Ann Robb of Mid West City, Okla.; one sister, Ruth I. Bartlow of Muncy, Pa.; and six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday evening at Woodlawn Chapel Funeral Home.
Julian Kaplan
ARAB - Julian Kaplan, 72, died Wednesday. The funeral will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Crestwood Chapel with Rabbi Dr. Steven L. Jacobs officiating.
Burial will be in Crestwood Cemetery.
Mr. Kaplan was a native of Gary, Ind., and a pharmacist until he retired in 1995. He was preceded in death by one son, Russell T. Sims.
Survivors include his wife, Deanie Sims Kaplan of Arab; one son, Craig Kaplan of Rochester, N.Y.; two daughters, Holly Monfrees of Illinois and Stacey Smith of Florida; three stepsons, Jeff Sims and Jerry Sims, both of Alabama and Indiana, and Mark Sims of Griffith, Ind.; one sister, Joan Silverman of California; two brothers, Ted Kaplan of Indiana and Norman Kaplan of Illinois; and nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. and Friday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the cancer unit at Huntsville Hospital, 201 Sivley Road, Huntsville, 35801.
Roger D. Locke Sr.
TONEY - Roger Dale Locke Sr., 53, died Tuesday at a local hospital. The graveside service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Fords Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Jones officiating.
Laughlin Service Funeral Home will be in charge of burial.
Survivors include his wife, Mackey Locke of Madison; one son, Joey Locke of Toney; one daughter, April Locke of Madison; his mother, Lillian Locke of Harvest; one brother, Philip Locke of Harvest; and one granddaughter.
Visitation will be Friday from noon to 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to Harvest Baptist Church.
Salis F. Martin
BOAZ - Salis Floyd Martin, 94, of Coosa Valley Nursing Home, formerly of Boaz, died Monday at a Gadsden hospital. The funeral was to be today at 1 p.m. at Carr Funeral Home of Boaz.
Burial was to be in the Happy Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Lula Shaffer and Martha Turner, both of Georgia; a sister, Gwindowlyn Costner of Boaz; and 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Jimmy D. Mason Jr.
SCOTTSBORO - Jimmy David ''Jay Mason Jr., 25, died Tuesday. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Rudder Funeral Home with Bros. Richard Tyler and John McClendon officiating.
Burial will be in Skyline Cemetery.
Mr. Mason was a native of Jackson County and truck driver for Johnson Trucking Co.
Survivors include his wife, Brandy Mason; one daughter, Destany Breanna Mason of Scottsboro; one son, Trenton Lane Mason of Scottsboro; his parents, Jimmy and Jean Mason of Scottsboro; one brother, Lee Mason of Skyline; and his grandmother, Edith Wilson of Stevenson.
Memorial donations may be made to the Jimmy D. Mason Jr. Memorial Fund atNorth Jackson Bank of Scottsboro.
Visitation will be today at noon at the funeral home.
Bob G. Richburg
FYFFE - Bob Gene Richburg, 60, died Monday. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Rainsville Assembly of God Church with the Rev. David Moore officiating.
Burial will be in Town Creek Cemetery with Sand Mountain Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Richburg; one daughter, Michele Richburg of Fyffe; one son, Brian Richburg of Fort Payne; his mother, Ruby Richburg of Bristow, Okla., one sister, Helen Messer of Bristow; and two grandchildren.
Visitation was to be today until 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
B. Imogene Sharp
B. Imogene Sharp, 62, of Huntsville died Wednesday at her home. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Larry Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in Rice Cemetery.
Mrs. Sharp was a native of Madison County and retired from the Kroger store on Oakwood Avenue after 32 years. She was a member of West Huntsville Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Sharp of Huntsville; three daughters, Nancy Jane Certain and Barbara Burttram, both of Huntsville, and Donna Jean Clifford of Maysville; one son, Mickey Sharp of Huntsville; six sisters, Joyce Bartlett and Faye Potter, both of Huntsville, Vivian Lambert of Arab, Ludell Reeves of New Market, and Minnie Lee Perry and Glenda Wolf, both of Taylor, S.C.; one brother, Ray Sharp of Huntsville; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mary E. Stubblefield
Mary E. Stubblefield, 86, of Huntsville died Tuesday. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Highs Funeral Home chapel in McMinnville, Tenn.
Mrs. Stubblefield was a former resident of McMinnville.
Survivors include one son, Charles E. Craven of Huntsville; and seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Agnes C. Woody
NEW HOPE - Agnes Cooper Woody, 81, of 1279 Poplar Ridge Road died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at New Hope Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Anthony Barnes officiating.
Burial will be in Hayden Cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Webster of New Hope; one brother, Melvin Cooper of New Hope, and four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
