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.
Quinton Blevins
VINEMONT - Quinton Blevins, 76, of 7714 County Road 1435 died Wednesday at an area hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Victory Fellowship Church with the Rev. David Carroll officiating.
Burial will be in Cook Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home in Hartselle in charge.
Mr. Blevins was an auto body repairer and worked at Cadillac Sales in Huntsville.
Survivors include one son, Michael Blevins of Vinemont; two daughters, Karen Blevins of Vinemont and Sue Riddle of Falkville; one brother, Vaughn Blevins of Falkville; one sister, Norma Osbolz of Loganville, Ga.; and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lennie Bolan
DECATUR - Lennie Elsie Waits Bolan, 83, died Wednesday at a Decatur nursing home. The funeral was to be today at 12:30 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Earl Holt officiating.
Burial was to be in Aldridge Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Bolan was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husbands, James Anderson Waits and Earnest Bolan.
Survivors include seven daughters, Betty Allen of Moulton, Helen McBride of Toney, Doris Goree and Dean Fairbanks, both of Huntsville, Polly Nelson, Peggy Widner and Mable McMahan, all of Decatur; five sons, Ray Waits and Roy Waits of Tennessee, and Ted Waits, Jake Waits and Buddy Waits, all of Decatur; four sisters, Gladys Partridge of Moulton, Eula Waits of Mississippi, Eulee Montgomery of Decatur and Lavene McLemore of Georgia; two brothers, Movel Lackey of Addison and Isiah Lackey of Clearwater, Fla.; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Maria Burnat
Maria Burnat, 80, of Huntsville died Wednesday at a local nursing home. The funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Friedrichs Funeral Home in Mount Prospect, Ill.
Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Burnat was a native of Poland and had lived in Huntsville 6 years.
Survivors include one daughter, Jo Nix of Huntsville.
Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home in Mount Prospect.
Norman Bush Jr.
Norman Bush Jr., 78, of Huntsville died Tuesday at his home. The graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Valhalla Memory Gardens with Dr. Johnny Burrell officiating.
Royal Funeral Home is in charge of burial.
Survivors include his wife, Fannie Mae Bush of Huntsville; two sons, Norman Bush III of Atlanta and Raymond McWilliams of New York; two daughters, Mendell Jonas of New York and Ollie Mae Bone of Huntsville; one sister, Linda Berry of Charlotte, N.C.; and nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Anna H. Crouch
BRIDGEPORT - Anna Hickman Crouch, 82, died Wednesday. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Rudder Funeral Home in Stevenson with the Rev. J.B. Jones officiating.
Burial was to be in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Bridgeport.
Survivors include one sister, Frances Broome of Norfolk, Va.; one brother, Carl Crouch of Bridgeport; and one cousin, Dora Wilson of Chattanooga.
Michael Green
UNION GROVE - Michael Green, 42, of 4456 U.S. 231 died Wednesday at his home. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Gober Funeral Home in Arab.
Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Tonia Green of Union Grove; one son, Jeremy Green of Arkansas; parents, James and Cewalla Green of Union Grove; two sisters, Joan Budgis of Morgan City and Christine West of Laceys Spring; and four brothers, James Green of Baileyton, Larry Green of New Hope and Donny Green and Billy Green, both of Morgan City.
Charles E. Henderson
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. - Charles Edward Henderson, 66, of Buckeye Road died Wednesday at his home. The funeral will be Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Gallant Funeral Home in Fayetteville with the Revs. Sonny Moore and Billy Moore officiating.
Burial will be in Lebanon Cemetery.
Mr. Henderson was a native of Madison County, a member of Cotton Mill Village Church of God and a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Smith Henderson of Fayetteville; two sons, Joe Henderson of Fayetteville and Jacky Henderson of Petersburg, Tenn.; two daughters, Terry Sanders and Tammy Thomas, both of Fayetteville; three sisters, Trudell Moyers, Estelle Wright and Linda Norman, all of Fayetteville; six brothers, Steve Henderson, George Henderson and Vernon Henderson, all of Fayetteville, Paul Henderson of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Johnny Henderson of Nashville and Dean Henderson of Chicago; two half-brothers, Junior Massey and Ricky Massey, both of Fayetteville; and one grandson.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Rosemary B. Inabinet
Rosemary Bocciolatt Inabinet, 69, of Huntsville died Thursday at a Kentucky hospital. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Inabinet was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Michael John Inabinet Jr. of Huntsville; one son, Michael John Inabinet III of Huntsville; four daughters, Carol Anne Inabinet Keefe of Woodbury, Minn., Diane Marie Inabinet Kushner of Louisville, Ky., Laura Lynn Inabinet Werth of Huntsville and Amy Elizabeth Inabinet of Birmingham; and two brothers, five sisters and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home with a rosary service at 7 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, Tenn., 38101.
Tessie B. Jones
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Tessie B. Jones, 84, died March 15 at an East St. Louis nursing home. The graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Pleasant View Cemetery in Fayetteville, Tenn., with the Rev. Earla S. Lockhart officiating.
Nelms Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of burial.
Mrs. Jones was formerly of Huntsville.
Survivors include one sister, Faye Dolzadelli of East St. Louis; two nephews, Henry "Pete" Briggs of Carrollton, Ga., and Thomas James Briggs of Decatur; and five great-nieces and great-nephews.
Corinne M. Lindsey
Corinne Mable Lindsey, 81, of 5020 Oakwood Road died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 5 p.m. at Oakwood College Seventh-day Adventist Church with Elder John S. Nixon officiating.
Burial will be in Montecito Cemetery in Colton, Calif., with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include three daughters, Carol Yvonne Wright of Bowie, Md., Elaine Lindsey Arthur of New Bury Park, Calif., and Janice Annette Willis of Nashville; one son, Ronald Arthur Lindsey of Huntsville; and nine grandchildren.
Her body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Memorial donations may be made to the Corinne Lindsey Scholarship Fund for Nursing Students, in care of Ron Lindsey, Oakwood College, 7000 Adventist Blvd., Huntsville, 35896.
Clifton L. Loggins
ATHENS - Clifton Leon Loggins, 56, of 405 Chestnut St. died Friday at a local hospital. Limestone Chapel Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Dewey H. Matheney
RINEYVILLE, Ky. - Dewey H. Matheney, 82, died Tuesday at a Kentucky hospital. The funeral was today at 11 a.m. at Rineyville Baptist Church with the Revs. Odis Weaver, Raymond Ward and George Tichenor officiating.
Burial will be in Rineyville Cemetery with Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home of Vine Grove, Ky., in charge.
Mr. Matheney was a member of Rineyville Baptist Church and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Matheney of Rineyville; two daughters, Suzy Bruton of Leitchfield, Ky., formerly of Huntsville, and Kay Farmer of Rineyville; one brother, Tom Matheny of Monterey, Tenn.; four sisters, Anna Presley and Mollie Matthews, both of Monterey, Tenn., Willie Snodderly of Johnson City, Tenn., and Verna Morgan of Dayton, Tenn.; and four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation was to be today at 9 a.m. at the funeral home.
Ruby Parson
Ruby Parson, 71, of Huntsville died Thursday at a Florence hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Valhalla Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Survivors include three sons, Billy Parson of Huntsville, Melvin Parson of Morrison, Tenn., and Jimmy Parson of Rogersville; three sisters, Margie Smartt of Monteagle, Tenn., Louise Nix of Georgia and Geraldine Smartt of Chattanooga; and six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 4 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Joe P. Payne
HIXSON, Tenn. - Joe Parker Payne, 64, died Thursday at a Tennessee hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Chattanooga Funeral Home North Chapel in Hixson with the Rev. Steve Cape officiating.
Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Parker was a longtime Chattanooga, Tenn., resident and had retired from Signal Knitting Mill. He was a member of Hillside Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Little Payne of Hixson; one daughter, Sharon Lack of Sparta; four sons, Danny Payne of Estel Springs, Randy Payne and Michael Payne, both of Hixson, and Gregory Payne of Murfreesboro; two stepsons, Dewayne Clark and Randy Clark, both of Huntsville, Ala.; his mother, Ruby Payne of Chattanooga; one sister, Jeannie Britt of Chattanooga; one brother, Clifford Payne of Chattanooga; and 13 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hillside Baptist Church building fund, 6311 Dayton Blvd., Hixson, Tenn., 37343.
Ruby J. Pinchon
Ruby Jean "Rabbit" Pinchon, 42, of 2406 Vining Ave. died Saturday at her home. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. O. Wendell Davis officiating.
Burial will be in Meadowlawn Garden of Peace with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include three sons, Kwame D. Pinchon, Omyrus Pinchon and Todney M. Pinchon, all of Huntsville; her mother, Lorene Henderson of Huntsville; two sisters, Sara Jefferson and Lola Moore, both of Huntsville; two brothers, Otis Coleman and Thomas L. Coleman, both of Huntsville; and one grandchild.
Her body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Ira J. Price ATHENS - Ira Joe Price, 48, of Randall Circle died Tuesday at his home. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Bevills Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Benny Berry officiating.
Gallant Funeral Home in Hazel Green is in charge of burial.
Mr. Price worked for Chrysler Corp. and was a native of West Virginia and a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include four sisters, Betsy Shroades, Nancy Elbertson, Pat Little and Reva Jackson, all of Ohio; one brother, Mike Price of Ohio; and a special friend, Alberta Hill of Huntsville.
Visitation will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to AGAPE of Huntsville or the American Diabetes Assocation.
William L. Pruitt
MERIDIANVILLE - William L. "Red" Pruitt, 80, died Sunday at his home. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Meridianville Primitive Baptist Church with the Rev. Maurice Childress officiating.
Burial will be in Conley Cemetery with Nelms Memorial Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include two sisters, Mary P. Stewart of Meridianville and Agrippa Ford of Chattanooga; and two brothers, Posey Conley of Chicago and Lawrence Conley of Chattanooga.
His body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Herbert Puckett
SECTION - Herbert Puckett, 69, died Wednesday. The funeral was to be today at 3 p.m. at Rainsville Funeral Home with the Revs. David Patterson and Earl Thompson officiating.
Burial was to be in Macedonia Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Lora Mae Puckett; three daughters, Sandra Jones, Delores Patterson and Alisia Stephens, all of Section; one son, Philip Puckett of Section; two sisters and one brother; and seven grandchildren.
Lizzie B. Richardson
BRIDGEPORT - Lizzie Bell Richardson, 78, died Tuesday. The funeral was to be today at 3:30 p.m. at Rudder Funeral Home in Stevenson with the Revs. Malcolm James and Jerry Merciers officiating.
Burial was to be in Bonnie Venture Cemetery in Bidgeport.
Survivors include five daughters, Nancy Guess of Flat Rock, Lula Long and Jamie Havner, both of Jasper, Tenn., and Shirley Smith and Christine Richards, both of Orme, Tenn.; three sons, Bill Richardson of Orme, Jimmy Richardson of Bridgeport and Michael Richardson of Huntsville; and 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Leroy Sanders
Leroy Sanders, 85, of Huntsville died Friday at his home. Spry Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Mr. Sanders was a native of Madison County and a member of Farley Church of Christ. He retired from NASA and the City of Huntsville.
Survivors include his wife, Margreta Sanders of Huntsville; one daughter, Carolyn S. Orr of Birmingham; one son, Billy Joe Sanders of Orange City, Fla.; three sisters, Florence Carter, Juanita Robison and Virginia Broadbent, all of Huntsville; and seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Elaine A. Simpson
ARAB - Elaine Ann Simpson, 53, of 1327 Lowery Road died Wednesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Arab Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Gilliam Springs Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry Simpson; three daughters, Lisa Barry of Oregon, Jacquline Simpson of Connecticut and Rebecca Simpson of Arab; and one sister, Allison Cox of Hartselle.
Visitation will be tonight from 4 to 9 p.m.
Roy W. Tucker
Roy W. Tucker, 75, of Huntsville died Thursday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include two nieces, Sara Stover and Brenda Gray, both of Huntsville, and two great-nephews, Toby Clark and Chris Gray, both of Huntsville.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Vester M. Walker
ATHENS - Vester M. "Granny" Walker, 85, of 1400 South Madison St. died Thursday. Limestone Chapel Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Alberta S. Whitman
Alberta S. Whitman, 62, of 3002 Turf Ave. died Sunday at her home. The funeral was to be today at 1 p.m. at Syler Tabernacle Primitive Baptist Church with the Rev. Anthony Stewart officiating.
Burial was to be in Meadowlawn Garden of Peace with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Whitman had been a member of St. Rebecca Primitive Baptist Church more than 40 years and was the churchs first musician.
Survivors include five daughters, Phyllis Whitman, Gloria Whitman Miller, Tiajuana Whitman, Teresa Whitman Murphy and Seneta Whitman, all of Huntsville; five sons, Artro Whitman, Carl Whitman, Felix Whitman, Michael Whitman and Vicent Whitman, all of Huntsville; six sisters, Addie Mae Parker, Specie Stewart, Callie Horton and Irene Snoddy, all of Huntsville, Emma Sims of Chicago and Mildred Hawk of Nashville; three brothers, Charles Stewart, Edgar Stewart and Clarence Stewart, all
of Huntsville; and 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Edward P. Williams
HARVEST - Edward Peele Williams, 74, died Wednesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Valhalla Funeral Home with the Revs. Charles Jones and Doug Weaver officiating.
Burial will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Mr. Williams was a member of Harvest Baptist Church and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Edith Williams of Harvest; one stepdaughter, Cindy deQuesada of Hartselle; one son, E. Darrell Williams of Tallahassee, Fla.; two stepsons, Dewey Leroy Weaver of Trinity and Robert Thomas Weaver of Hartselle; two sisters, Edith Mayo Barden of Orlando, Fla., and Margaret Joyce Strock of Washington D.C.; one brother, Robert Mac Williams Jr. of Lakeland, Fla.; and eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Savada A. Wilson
BOAZ - Savada Adell Wilson, 90, of 85 Mount Vernon Homes, died Wednesday at a local hospital. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Carr Funeral Home in Boaz.
Burial was to be in Forrest Home Cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Fay Hill of Boaz; two sons, Jim Gunter of Albertville and Bobby J. Gunter of Boaz; two stepdaughters, Lollie M. Walker of Attalla and Dean Roberts of Rockledge; one sister, Opal Watkins of Boaz; one brother, Howard Norris of Birmingham; and eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Ernesteen P. Young
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. - Ernesteen Price Young, 70, of 700 Hatcher Drive died Thursday at a Fayetteville hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bros. Mike Johnson and Johnny T. Young officiating.
Burial will be in Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Young was a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., and had retired from Wal-Mart. She was a member of West End Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, L.A. Young of Fayettville; one son, Jonathan Price of Fayetteville; four sisters, Jessie Mae Metcalf of Petersburg, Tenn., Rosa Nell Tucker and Lucille Price, both of Fayetteville, and Sarah Ann Parrish of Fort Wayne, Ind.; one stepson, Douglas A. Young of Huntsville; one stepdaughter, Deborah Rutledge of Fayetteville; and three granddaughters and two great-grandchlidren.
Visitation will be today at 5 p.m. at the funeral home.
