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.
Connie Beddingfield
GARDENDALE - Connie Beddingfield, 45, died Thursday in Sweetwater, Tenn. Limestone Chapel Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Beddingfield was a former resident of Athens.
Joshua Beddingfield
GARDENDALE - Joshua Beddingfield, 18, died Thursday in Sweetwater, Tenn. Limestone Chapel Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Mr. Beddingfield was a former resident of Athens.
Steven N. Bowen
HORTON - Steven Nicholas Bowen, 24, of 161 Douglas-Hyatt Road, died Thursday at a Birmingham hospital. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Adams Funeral Home in Albertville.
Burial will be in Liberty Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include his parents, Dennis and Diann Bowen of Horton; one brother, Austin D. Bowen of Horton; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Buchanan of Horton and Mrs. L.D. Bowen of Albertville.
Martha S. Boyd
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Martha S. Boyd, 83, died Wednesday at her home. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Fords Chapel United Methodist Church in Harvest with Rev. Paul Clutts officiating.
Burial will be in Fords Chapel Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Boyd was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie C. Boyd.
Survivors include one daughter, Sylvia Chilton of Valencia, Calif.; four sons, Billy Joe Boyd and Robert Boyd, both of Thousand Oaks, Charles Boyd of Calabasas, Calif. and James Boyd of Atlanta; one brother, James Stoud of Sarasota, Fla.; one sister, Thelma Clutts of Huntsville; and 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Her body will be at the church one hour prior to the funeral.
Earl W. Feese
Earl William Feese, 79, of Huntsville died Thursday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Feese was a member of Whitesburg Baptist Church, the Golden K Kiwanis Club, Mended Hearts Chapter 260, John F. Laedlein Masonic Lodge #707 F&M in Williamsport, Pa. and Society of Automotive Engineers.
Survivors include his wife, Eltia Feese; two daughters, Marjorie Ramsey of Richardson, Texas, and Karen Salazar of Huntsville; one son, Kenneth Earl Feese of Huntsville; one brother, Robert C. Feese of Lynchburg, Va.; and four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Donations may be made to the International Myeloma Foundation, 2129 Stanley Hills Drive, Los Angeles, Ca. 90046.
Louise P. Hearn
ALBERTVILLE - Louise Patton Hearn, 86, of 200 Baltimore Ave., died Thursday at her home. A memorial service will be today at 11 a.m. at Adams Funeral Home.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary J. Scott of Louisiana; three sons, Thomas K. Hearn Jr. of North Carolina, Joel P. Hearn of Florence and James H. Hearn of Tuscaloosa; and seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Millard G. Holloway
SCOTTSBORO - Millard ''Goode Holloway, 70, died Thursday at his home. The funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. George Cobb officiating.
Burial will be in Union Cemetery in Woodville with Rudder Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Holloway was a retired farmer and carpenter. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Louise Cameron Holloway; one daughter, Jennifer Holloway Burks of Arab; two sisters, Bonnie Holloway Gray of Dallas, Ga., and Glenda ''Bit Holloway Hodges of Woodville; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Donations may be made to the Woodville Community Center or to Childrens Hospital in Birmingham.
Lee J. Hudson
Dr. Lee J. Hudson, 67, of Huntsville died Friday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. Sam Wolfe officiating.
Burial will be in Twickenham Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home in charge.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the church. His body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Donations may be made to the Heritage Bible College or to the Gideons Bible Fund.
H.A. Labbee II
H.A. ''Hal Labbee II, 85, of Huntsville died Thursday at a local hospital. Valhalla Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Mr. Labbee was a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army, who served in World War II and Korea. He retired from the civil service in 1995.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Dean Daniels Labbee; two daughters, Annette Labbee of Huntsville and Nancy Labbee of Dallas; and one son, Robert Labbee of Dallas.
William L. Martin
BAILEYTON - William Larry Martin, 56, of Baileyton died Thursday at his home. The funeral will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Gober Funeral Home in Arab.
Burial will be in Huntsville Memory Gardens at 2 p.m.
Survivors include his wife, Jerry Lee Martin, and his mother, Florence Martin of Fairview.
Vera M. Sharpe
Vera Marie Sharpe, 74, of Huntsville died Thursday at her home. The funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Joel McGraw officiating.
Burial will be in Taylor Cemetery.
Mrs. Sharpe was a native of Madison County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy L. Sharpe.
Survivors include two daughters, Azona Carol Terrell of New Market and Charlotte Land Sharpe of Birmingham; two brothers, Richard Mason and Leon Mason, both of New Market; two sisters, Louise Hughes and Vivian Patterson, both of New Market; and five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 3:30 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Andy L. Smith
GUNTERSVILLE - Andy Leon Smith, 56, of 119 Smith Lane, died Thursday at his home. The funeral will be today at 4 p.m. at Carr Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Roden Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Scott Smith of Birmingham and Michael Smith of Atlanta; three brothers, Gilbert Smith and Jerry Smith, both of Guntersville, and Robert Smith of Atlanta; and one grandchild.
Imo J. Smith
Imo Jean Smith, 66, of Huntsville died Friday at her home. The funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. Spry Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Shelby Gurley officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was a native of Birmingham and a longtime resident of Huntsville. She was a retired textile worker and member of Northside Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Russell C. Smith; one daughter, Tammy P. Strong of Toney; one son, Bruce C. Smith of Huntsville; three sisters, Pauletta Cox and Janice Wynn, both of Birmingham, and Geraldine Troglen of Nashville; one brother, Earl Drummond of Birmingham; and three grandchildren.
Visitation is today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
James E. Smith
HARTSELLE -James Edward "Jim" Smith, 73, died Thursday at a local hospital. The funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home in Hartselle with the Rev. Paul Smith officiating.
Burial will be in Burningtree Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Smith was a native of Georgia and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Betty J. Smith of Hartselle; two daughters, Debbie Smith of Hartselle and Susan Stinson of Florence; one brother, George W. Smith of Dacula, Ga.; two sisters, Dorothy Mae Porter of Decatur, Ga., and Helen Green way of North Augusta, S.C.; and four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Lois D. Taylor
BOAZ - Lois D. Taylor, 77, of 1506 North Main St., died Wednesday at her home. The funeral was Friday at Second Baptist Church.
Burial was in Beulah Cemetery with Adams Funeral Home of Albertville in charge.
Survivors include her husband, Edward Taylor; one daughter, Beatsie Caudle of Birmingham; one son, Tony Taylor of Crossville; one sister, Audrey Sharpton of Boaz; three brothers, Lonnie Pankey, Marlon Pankey and Lee Pankey, all of Boaz; and 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Thomas F. Wolford IV
MADISON - Thomas Foxworth Wolford IV, infant son of Tom and Lesli Wolford, died Thursday at a local hospital. A private funeral will be held.
Laughlin Service Funeral Home is in charge of burial arrangements.
Other survivors include one brother, Robert Price Wolford of Madison, and one sister, Smith ONeal Wolford of Madison.
Memorial donations may be made to the Church of the Nativity, 208 Eustis Ave., Huntsville, 35801.
Myrtle C. Yell
Myrtle C. Yell, 81, of Huntsville died Friday at a Lynchburg, Tenn. nursing home. Spry Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
