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.
Earl Alexander
BOAZ - Earl Alexander, 84, of 830 Alexander Rd., Boaz, died Friday at his residence. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Albertville Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.
Burial will be in the Marshall Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Alexander; a daughter, Judy Jenkins of Mississippi; a son, Tommy Alexander of Boaz; and five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Angel W. Anders
HARTSELLE - Angel Wynn Anders, infant daughter of Jason Brett and Kelly Anders of Hartselle, died Thursday at a Decatur hospital.
Survivors include two sisters, Raina Anders and Beth Wynn Anders, both of Hartselle.
Elmer E. Anderson
Dr. Elmer Ebert Anderson, 76, of Huntsville died Friday. The memorial service will be Tuesday at 11 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Baptist Church in Huntsville with the Dr. R. Laurence Dill and the Rev. Jay Robinson officiating.
Laughlin Service Funeral Home will be in charge of burial.
Dr. Anderson served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He received a doctorate in physics from the University of Maryland and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Huntsville.
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter and a son, Scott W. Anderson.
Survivors include his wife, Diane Cayey Anderson of Huntsville; five sons, Sven H. Anderson and Kurt W. Anderson, both of Huntsville, Kenneth D. Anderson of Massena, N.Y., Mark D. Anderson of Concord, N.H., and Carl M. Anderson of San Diego; one daughter, Ruth E. Anderson Kulman of Wakefield, R.I; and five grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the Professor Elmer E. Anderson Scholarship Fund, Office of University Advancement, Alumni House, Huntsville 35899 or Hospice Family Care.
John W. Blankenship
ATHENS - John Walker ''Bookum Blankenship, 86, of Athens died Saturday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Monday at noon at Spry Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mr. Blankenship was a native of Giles County, Tenn., and was retired from Caterpillar Co.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Claxton Blankenship; two stepdaughters, Dewayne Pressnell of Athens and Margaret Rogers of Elkmont; one stepson, Don Baugher of Prospect, Tenn,; one sister, Ina Harwell of College Grove, Tenn.; and five step-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Charles Borden
BOAZ - Charles Borden (C.B.) Dean Sr., 81, of 715 Stephens St., Boaz, died Friday at his residence. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Carr Funeral Home of Boaz.
Burial will be in the Hillcrest Cemetery.
Mr. Dean was a member of the North Broad St. Church of Christ, a World War II Navy veteran and retired from Goodyear after 32 years.
Survivors include his wife, Winnie S. Dean; two sons, Charles B. Dean of Birmingham and C.B. Dean Jr. of Boaz; three daughters, Marion Ransum of Boaz, Myra Bailey of Gadsden and Anne Ramsey of Southside; and two brothers, Carl Dean of Florida and Earl Dean of Gadsden; a sister, Mattie Lou Peace of Glencoe; and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Irene F. Clark
Irene F. Clark, 51, of Huntsville died Thursday at her home. The memorial service will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Valhalla Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Glenn Courtney officiating.
Mrs. Clark was of the Catholic Faith and employed by the Alabama State Department of Revenue. She was also a member of Daughters of Nile in Mobile.
Survivors include her husband, Robert M. Clark of Hunstville; her mother, Marion Petrimoulx of Windsor, Ontario; two sisters, Mary Anne Letourneau of Barrie, Ontario, and Loretta Lalonde of Montreal; and two nieces and three nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to Caring House, 2225 Drake Ave., Huntsville 35805.
Martha Cobb
ARAB - Mrs Martha Cobb, 89, of Arab died Friday at a Cullman hospital. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Gober Funeral Home of Arab.
Burial will be in the New Braishers Chapel Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, James Radford Cobb of Morrow, Ga., and Dewitt Logan Cobb of Steele; two daughters, Dot Oneal White of Texas and Mary Ann Johnson of Arab; and nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Beatrice E. Davis
ATHENS - Mrs. Beatrice Edwards Davis, 95, of Wright Road died Friday at her residence. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with O.D. Morrow officiating.
Burial will be in Dement Cemetery.
Mrs. Davis was a native of Little Rock, was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, George Davis.
Survivors include one son, Robert Eugene Chittam of Athens; two step-grandsons, Bill Lentz of Centre and Kenneth Lentz of Chattanooga; and nephews.
Kelly L. Davis
NEW HOPE - Kelly Lee ''Sissy Davis, 14, of 415 Maples Road died Friday at Owens Cross Roads. The funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at New Hope Funeral Home chapel with Bro. David Harwell officiating.
Burial will be in Brown Cemetery in New Hope.
Survivors include her father, Carl Davis, Sr. of New Hope; her mother, Liza Jane Davis of New Hope; one brother, Carl Davis, Jr. of New Hope; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Davis of New Hope; and several aunts and uncles.
Visitation is today from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Kayli J. Fleischman
MADISON - Kayli Janine Fleischman, 21, died Wednesday. The memorial service will be Monday at 4 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel.
Spry Funeral Home will be in charge of burial.
Ms. Fleischman was a native of Oswego, N.Y., and lived in the Madison area for the past eight years. She was also a graduate of Bob Jones High School.
Survivors include her mother, Jan Mashburn of Madison; her stepfather, Bill Mashburn of Madison; one brother, Joel Fleischman of Mesa, Ariz.; and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stacy of Oswego and Mr. Richard Fleischman of Mesa.
Visitation will Monday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Judes Childrens Hospital or Hope Place, Inc.
Adam R. Harrison
ATHENS - Adam Russell Harrrison, 19, of 17050 Forest Hill Drive, died Saturday at a Birmingham hospital. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with the Rev. Dusty McLemore officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mr. Harrison was a native of Limestone County, a 1997 graduate of Athens High School, attended the University of Montevallo for one year and was a student at Calhoun Community College.
Survivors include his parents, Stan and Sherry Harrison of Athens; one brother, Blake Harrison of Athens; grandparents, John D. White of Pulaski, Tenn., and Georgia Lou Harrison of Athens; and several aunts and uncles.
James Kelly Sr.
James Kelly Sr., 59, of 1308 Buford St., Huntsville, died Friday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Tuesday at noon at Taylors Chapel P.B. Church with the Rev. James Lane officiating.
Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Inell Kelly of Huntsville; four daughters, Jacqueline Matthews, Dorothy Elizabeth Kelly, Beverly Mekia Kelly and Treva Blowe, all of Huntsville; four sisters, Myrtle Kelly, Olivis Townsend, Rena Mae Timmons and Linda gay Watkins, all of Huntsville; three brothers, Henry Kelly, Walter Kelly and J.D. Kelly, all of Hutsville; and 11 grandchildren.
The body will be at the church an hour before the funeral.
Dave L. Kennedy
JOPPA - Dave L. Kennedy, 76, of 9455 Highway 67, Joppa, died Thursday in Tuskegee. The funeral will be a graveside service today at 2 p.m. at Brookwood Cemetery.
Survivors include two brothers, Toxie Kennedy of Arab and J.C. Kennedy of Tx.; two sisters, Billie Frankie Jones of Joppa and Bobbie Needham of Birmingham.
Rejena A. Kyle
ANDERSON - Rejena Ann Kyle, 49, of 34314 Highway 99, Anderson, died Friday at a Huntsville hospital. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Chuck Hood officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Kyle was a member of Union Hill C.P. Church and a beautician at Touch of Class Beauty Shop in Athens.
Survivors include her husband, Bobby Kyle of Anderson; one son, Chad Kyle of Anderson; her parents, Eugene and Dorothy White of Anderson; two sisters, Lisa Davis and Anita Sides, both of Anderson; and several nieces and nephews.
Bertha H. Letson
Betha Hall Letson, 91, of Huntsville died Saturday at her home. The funeral will be Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. George K. Jones officiating.
Buria will be in Moon Cemetery in Owens Cross Roads.
Mrs. Letson was a member of Mt. View Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold Doyle Letson.
Survivors include one son, Kenneth Letson of Huntsville; four daughters, Verna Segler of Guntersville, Mildred McDonald, Wilma Barraza and Joyce Popejoy, all of Huntsville; six sisters, Bernice Baker of West Palm Beach, Fla., Verda Travis, Elizabeth Hollis, Lora Ashmore, Katie Ashmore and Mary Jane Chance, all of Scottsboro; and eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Susie M. Mazec
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Susie Mae Mazec, 65, died Wednesday in Arkansas. The funeral will be Monday at noon at Spry Funeral Home chapel.
Burial will be in Huntsville Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Laretta Popow of Hot Springs; two sisters, Selma Phillips of Huntsville and Brenda Harris of Big Sandy, Tenn.; three brothers, Charles Gault of Henderson, N.Y., Denney Gault of Island Lake, Ill., and Loyd Gault of Chicago; and two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Kermit P. McDonald
MARIETTA, GA. - Kermit Paul McDonald, 97, died Friday. The funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home chapel in Marietta with the Rev. Greg DeLoach and Dr. Bill Backer officiating.
Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens in Chattanooga with the Rev. David King officiating at the 3 p.m. cryptside service.
Mr. McDonald was born in Dayton, Tenn., and moved to Marietta in 1995. He was formely of Chattanooga and Huntsville. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Marietta.
Survivors include his wife Ruth McDonald of Marietta; one daughter, Barbara Swain of Marietta; one son, Kermit Paul McDonald, Jr. of Euless, Texas; and five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation is today from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to Wellstar Community Hospice, Austell, Ga., 30106-8117.
Virgil C. Mitchell
TONEY - Virgil C. Mitchell, 73, died Saturday in Lincoln County, Tenn. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Mr. Mitchell was member of Toney United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jane (Peggy) Mitchell of Toney; two sons, Michael Mitchell and Donald Mitchell, both of Huntsville; one brother, Herman O. Mitchell of Huntsville; one sister, Wilma Smith of Huntsville; and two grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to your favorite charity.
Arthur L. Morrow
ALBERTVILLE - Arthur Lee Morrow, 83, of Albertville died Saturday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church.
Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery with Adams Funeral Home of Albertville directing.
Survivors include his wife, Beluah Morrow; two sons, Bobby Morrow of Horton and Donald Morrow of Laceys Spring; a daughter, Edna L. Smith of Albertville; two brothers, Sam Morrow of Albertville and Hillard Morrow of Gadsden; two sisters, Verdie Austin of Albertville and Fannie Bell Morrow of Horton; and five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Wilma S. Moyers
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. - Wilma Stevenson Moyers, 74, of Southway Drive died Saturday at a Fayetteville hospital. The funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Gay officiating.
Burial will be in Riverview Memorial Gardens.
Ms. Moyers was a member of Prospect Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Almer Earl Stevenson.
Survivors include one sister, Ruth Key of Fayetteville; one brother A.L. Bud Stevenson of Fayetteville; and one nephew.
Dovie L.H. Price PULASKI, Tenn. - Dovie Lee Hall Price, 91, died Friday at his home. The funeral is today at 2 p.m. at the Carr & Erwin Funeral Home chapel in Pulaski.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville.
Survivors include one son, Cecil Price of Pulaski; and one daughter, Betty Faye Winfrey of Laceys Spring.
Mary S. Rackey
MADISON - Mary Sue Rackey, 70, of 125 Woodlawn Drive died Friday at her home. A graveside service is today at 2 p.m. at Johnson Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Hall officiating.
Madison Chapel Funeral Home will be in charge of burial.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Ray of Madison; two brothers, Rudolph Swindall and Mack Swindall of Prattville; and two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation is today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Donald E. Shelton
Donald E. Shelton, 65, of Huntsville died Friday at a local nursing home. The funeral will be Monday at 3 p.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Larry Bishop officiating.
Burial Will be in Maple Hil Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Imogene Shelton of Huntsville; one daughter, Donna Jean DeVoe of Earle, Ark.; one son, Larry Wayne Shelton of Huntsvile; and seven grandchildren.
Visitation is today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donatins amy be made to Five Points Baptist Church.
Alta V. S. Steele
Alta V. Sharp Steele, 74, of Huntsville died Friday at a local nursing home. The funeral will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Ervin Banta officiating.
Burial will be in Rice Cemetery in New Market.
Mrs. Steele was a retired clerk at Prospt Drugs and a member of Meadow Drive Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jesse E. Steele of Huntsville; two daughters, Glenda Faye Steele Thompson of Iowa and Judy Gayle Steele Upton of Meridianville; one son, Edward Dwight Steele of Huntsville; one stepdaughter, Wanda Merle Steele Allen of Mississippi; one brother, Homer Sharp of Hazel Green ; and seven grandchildren and two great-grandchldren.
Visitation is today from 4 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Arlie Tidmore
ARAB - Arlie Tidmore, 81, of Arab, died Wednesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at New Friendship Baptist Church.
Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery with Gober Funeral Home of Arab directing.
Survivors include three sons, Dewayne Carr, Dean Carr and Steve Carr, all of Arab; a brother, James O. Tidmore of Arab; and five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Clarence W. Tillery Jr.
Clarence Warna Tillery Jr., 63, of Huntsville died Friday at his home. The funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Whitesburg Batist Church with Dr. Jimmy Jackson officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Tillery was a member of Whitesburg Baptist Church and retired from Marshall Space Flight Center and Boeing. He was the recipient of the Silver Snoopy Award.
Survivors include his wife, Mary E. Tillery of Huntsville; two daughters, Leah Archer of Decatur and Karen Tillery of Alabaster; two sons, Scott Tillery and Glenn Tillery, both of Huntsville; one sister, Carol Deal of Columbus, Ga.; and eight grandchildren.
Visitation is today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
The body will be at the church an hour before the funeral. Memorial donations may be made to The Whitesburg Baptist Church Building Fund.
William L. Walker
William Lyman Walker, 75, of Huntsville died Friday at a local hospital. A graveside service will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery with Dr. Ralph Langley officiating.
Mr. Walker was a native of Wayne County, N.C., and a resident of Madison County for 40 years. He was served in the Army in World War II and retired from the U.S. Army Missile Command in 1985.
He was preceded in death by a son, Gary Bertram Walker.
Survivors include his wife, Ida M. Walker of Huntsville; one son, Dale Stewart Walker of Titusville, Fla.; three daughters, Deborah Aurora Bolden and Lisa Annette Lammers, both of Hazel Green, and Sherry Lynne King of Toney; three brothers, Kenneth Walker of McLeansville, N.C., and Berry Swift Walker Jr. and Max Walker, both of Goldsboro, N.C.; five sisters, Faye Sutton of LaGrange, N.C., and Marjorie Crawford, Helon Wise, Merle Jean Hobbs and Shirley Lawrence, all of Goldsboro; and 14 grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Alice L. Wayand
DECATUR - Alice Lydia Wayand, 96, died Wednesday at a local nursing home. The memorial service is today at 2 p.m. at St. Pauls Lutheran Church.
Burial will be in Voak Cemetery.
Mrs. Wayand was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Penn Yan, N.Y. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Wayand, and two daughters, Pauline Allen and Josephine Ross.
Survivors include two sons, Ellis Wayand of Hartselle and Alvah Wayand of Danville; and 15 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Billie G. Webb
PAINT ROCK - Billie Gene Webb, 68, died Friday in Scottsboro. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. James Harrell officiating.
Burial will be in Paint Rock Cemetery.
Mr. Webb was owner and operator of Webb Electronics for 40 years and a member of Paint Rock Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jessie Webb of Paint Rock; one daughter, Brenda Davis of Hazel Green ; one brother, Henry Ellis Webb of Woodville; one sister, Vivian Staples of Paint Rock; and three grandchildren and three step-grandchilren.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Ozline H. Williams
Ozline H. Williams, 81, of Huntsville died Saturday at a local nursing home. The funeral will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Scott Gossett officiating.
Burial will be in Huntsville Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Juanita Hundson of Huntsville, Nell Connally of Prattville and Paula Shaw of Madison; two sons, Al Williams of Muscle Shoals and Tommy Williams of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two brothers, Willie Henderson and James Henderson; and nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
