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.
William L. Brazier
GUNTERSVILLE - William Loyd Brazier, 69, of 7742 Highway 79 South died Tuesday at a Birmingham hospital. A graveside service was to be today at 2 p.m. at Clear Springs Cemetery with Carr Funeral Home of Guntersville in charge.
Survivors include his wife, Dollie V. Brazier; two daughters, Jan Franklin of Birmingham and Donna Witt of Oneonta; two sons, Ronald Brazier of Guntersville and Keith Staton of Stevenson; one brother, Larry Brazier of Wellington; and four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
James L. Clark
NEW HOPE - James Larry Clark, 66, of 1596 Johnson Ave. died Wednesday at an area nursing home. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at New Hope Funeral Home chapel with Wade Franks officiating.
Burial will be in Kennamer Cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Ronald Clark of New Hope; one daughter, Betty Davis of Tuscaloosa; three brothers, Wayne Clark, Ray Clark and E.B. Clark, all of New Hope; one sister, Polly Clark of Huntsville; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 11 p.m. at the funeral home.
Morris W. Frank
Morris W. "Buster" Frank, 57, of Huntsville died recently in Morgan County. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Mr. Frank was president of Frank & Stevenson Realty and was a former chairman of Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. He graduated from Huntsville High School in 1959 and the University of Alabama in 1963.
Survivors include his wife, Sara Ann Frank of Huntsville; one son, Mark Frank of Atlanta; one daughter, Missy Frank of Atlanta; his mother, Mrs. Zimmie Frank of Atlanta; one brother, Butch Frank of Atlanta; two stepsons, Robbie Robinson of Huntsville and Chris Robinson of Atlanta; one stepdaughter, Betsy Lahone of Huntsville; and three grandchildren and one uncle.
Memorial donations may be made to Huntsville/Madison County Boys Club or to American Cancer Society.
Yvonne E. Gannon
FLORENCE - Yvonne E. Gannon, 63, died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Elkins Funeral Home chapel with Ellis Coats and Eugene Pigg officiating.
Burial will be in Green view Memorial Park.
Mrs. Gannon was a native of Haleyville and a graduate of Mars Hill Bible School. She held a B.S. degree from David Lipscomb College and a masters degree from Clemson University. She taught at schools in Huntsville, Decatur, Montgomery and north Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Gannon.
Survivors include her parents, James E. and Gustava Edmond of Florence; one sister, Martha Ann Spicer of Dallas, Texas; one brother, Leon Edmond of Phil Campbell; and four stepchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to Mars Hill Bible School or to International Bible College.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Johnnie L. Harris
Johnnie L. Harris, 48, of Huntsville died Friday at his home. The funeral will be Saturday at noon at Briar Fork C.P. Church with the Rev. Theodis Acklin officiating.
Burial will be in Friend Cemetery with Nelms Memorial Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include his wife, Angelina Lanier Harris of Huntsville; nine daughters, Cheryl H. Davis, Lori Harris, Tonie H. Bone, Regina Childress Moore, Shavon Nance, Tomeka Green, Tessa Green, Keish Green and Sierra Langford, all of Huntsville; eight sons, Christopher Harris, Terrence Harris, Corey Harris, Gerald Hamlet, Johnathan Nance, Marcus Hammonds, Marion Langford and Justin Langford, all of Huntsville; his father, David Lee Harris of Pulaski, Tenn.; 10 sisters, Emma Ferrell of Cincinnati, Bobbie Allen of Toledo, Patricia Russell of Duncanville, Texas, Barbara J. Strowbridges of Fort Campbell, Ky., Denise Caldwell of Athens, and Cindy Taylor of Madison and Betty Malloy, Mattie Elliott, Carolyn Hewlett and Vanessa Sandifer, all of Huntsville; seven brothers, Roy Lee Townsend of Flint, Mich., Bobby Banks of Savannah, Ga., David L. Harris Jr., Earnest Harris of Athens and Bill Harris, Rickey Harris, Anthony Harris and Bernard Russell, all of Huntsville; two foster brothers, Rickey Townsend and Maurice Thomas, both of Huntsville; his grandmother, Mattie Little of Triana; and 16 grandchildren.
His body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Ola T. Haslett
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. - Ola Towry Haslett of 2780 Huntsville Highway died Tuesday at a Fayetteville nursing home. The funeral was today at 11 a.m. at Lynchburg Cemetery with the Rev. R.H. Hale officiating.
McCauley Funeral Home of Fayetteville is in charge of arrangements.
She was a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., and a retired secretary with the federal government. She attended Kelleys Creek P.B. Church.
Survivors include one sister, Joncie Towry Smith of Fayetteville, and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to American Legion Towry Post No. 42 in Fayetteville.
Glen Kilgore
RAINSVILLE - Glen Kilgore, 57, died Wednesday. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Rainsville Funeral Home with the Rev. Melvin Dawson officiating.
Survivors include one daughter, Shari Jones of Rainsville; his mother, Jewell Kilgore of Rainsville; one sister, Dianne Scott of Rainsville; four brothers, Don Kilgore, Jimmy Kilgore, Lotha Kilgore and Wilburn Kilgore, all of Rainsville; and two grandchildren.
Visitation was to be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Clifton J. Parker
ARAB - Clifton Joseph Parker, 54, of 444 4th Ave. died Monday. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Gober Funeral Home in Arab.
Burial was to be in Gilliam Springs Cemetery.
Survivors include four sons, Bobby J. Parker of Dothan, Dewayne Parker and Allen Parker, both of Albertville, and Chris Parker of Georgia; three sisters, Alma Smith of Arab, Dollie Jones of Michigan and Waudine Roberts of Mississippi; and one brother, James Parker of Arab.
Robert B. Roberts
Robert "Bob" Bernard Roberts, 75, of Huntsville died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Eric Brown officiating.
Mr. Roberts was a native of Wayne, Mich., and moved to Huntsville in 1972. He worked for Hunter and Mitchell and Johnston Concrete Co. and was a self-employed truck operator. He was preceded in death by one son, David Allen Roberts.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia M. Roberts of Huntsville; three daughters, Judy DuVall of Adams, Wisc., Gloria Cattage of Madison and Ginny Satterfield of Harvest; one son, Guy Thomas Roberts of Meridianville; four sisters, Betty Jane Smith and Joyce Allen, both of Plymouth, Mich., Patricia Beaver of Springhill, Fla., and Ruth Roberts of Westland, Mich.; three brothers, Thomas Roberts of Glendora, Calif., James Roberts of Brooklyn, Mich., and Ronald Roberts of Northville, Mich.; and 12 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to the Toney United Methodist Church, 5465 Old Railroad Bed Road, Toney 35773.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Joyce Seals
FLINTVILLE, Tenn. - Joyce Marie Gray Seals, 60, of 64 Seals Road died Tuesday at her home. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with the Rev. James Holt officiating.
Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery.
Mrs. Seals was a native of Lincoln County, a seamstress for 27 years with Serbin Fashions and an employee of Doris Lee Draperies Inc. in Huntsville. She was also a member of Lincoln Prebyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Melvin A. Seals of Flintville; one son, Randall Seals of Flintville; four stepdaughters, Bonnie Bailey of Rainsville, Gail McGinnis of Meridianville, Sylvia Strong of Flintville and Gloria Rudd of Huntsville; three brothers, Douglas Green of Fayetteville, Logan Green of Smithville and Thomas Green of Nashville; four sisters, Agna Shelton, Elma Pirtle and Nola Whitaker, all of Fayetteville, and Louise Land of Washington, Ill.; and one granddaughter and five step-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Carl W. Sutterfield
ARDMORE, Ala. - Carl Wayne Sutterfield, 68, of Ardmore Park Apartments died Tuesday at an Athens hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Taylor-Ardmore Funeral Home chapel with Bishop James Harris officiating.
Burial will be in Hastings Cemetery.
Survivors incldue his wife, Margie Sutterfield of Ardmore; three sons, Robert Sutterfield of Los Angeles, Carl Sutterfield Jr. of Downey, Calif., and Edward Sutterfield of Albuquerque, N.M.; two daughters, Sadie Newcastle of Downey and Betty Joe Sutterfield of Phoenix; three stepdaughters, Mary Jo Kirk of San Diego, Calif., Rhonda Fike of Lakeland, Fla., and Melody Parrazo of Aliance, Ohio; three stepsons, Jimmy Eaves of Houston, Gary Cata of Rosman, N.C., and Kevin Cata of San Francisco; one brother, Rodney Sutterfield of Amarillo, Texas; two sisters, Mary Lou Jones of Paramount, Calif., and Gail Banuelos of South Gate, Calif.; and 24 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Geneva W. Taylor
HARTSELLE - Geneva Wigginton ''Jean Taylor, 68, of 863 Lockhart Road died Monday at a Birmingham hospital. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Shoal Creek Baptist Church with Dr. Harold Fanning and the Rev. Randy Sharpe officiating.
Burial was to be in Shoal Creek Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Taylor was a member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church, was a retired licensed practical nurse at Medical Park Convalescent Center in Decatur and was preceded in death by one daughter, Phyllis Taylor Sharp.
Survivors include her husband, Deward E. ''Pete Taylor; two daughters, Susan Tuder of Madison and Laurie Bryant of Hanceville; two sons, Stanley Taylor of Houston, Texas and Gary Taylor of Somerville; two brothers, Henry Wigginton and Curtis Wigginton, both of Hartselle; and nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
