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.
Corinne D. Bain
Corinne Dudney Bain, 96, of Huntsville died Tuesday at a local nursing home. The funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at College Street Church of Christ in Lebanon, Tenn., with Larry Locke officiating.
Burial will be in Wilson County Memorial Gardens in Lebanon with Laughlin Service Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Bain was a graduate of David Lipscomb University.
Survivors include two sons, Dr. Charles David Bain of Huntsville and Dr. Robert Sidney Bain of Lexington, Ky.; and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ligon and Bobo Funeral Home in Lebanon.
Addie S. Baugher
ATHENS - Addie Sanderson Baugher, 88, of 17241 Menefee Road died Wednesday at a Huntsville hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery.
Iva B. Bittenbender
STUART, Fla. - Iva B. Bittenbender, 87, died Wednesday at a Stuart hospital. The memorial service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Wallace and White Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. John Jacobs officiating.
The funeral home is in charge of burial arrangements.
She was a native of LaCrosse, Wisc., and had lived in Huntsville before moving to Stuart two years ago. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and Shriners Auxiliary for Women. She was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include one son, George Bittenbender of Stuart; one daughter, June Stepp of Palm Bay; and six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Frank A. Coulter
ELKMONT - Frank A. Coulter, 63, of North Wales Road died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral was to be today at 4 p.m. at Taylor-Ardmore Funeral Home chapel with Bros. Wheeler Kidd, Sammy Brister and Bruce Walters officiating.
Burial was to be in Gatlin Cemetery in Ardmore, Ala.
Mr. Coulter had retired after being public works superintendent for the City of Decatur.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Coulter of Elkmont; one daughter, Tina ODriscoll of Huntsville; three brothers, Leo Coulter of Prospect, Tenn., Leroy Coulter of Dauphin Island and G.D. Coulter of Ardmore, Ala.; four sisters, Virginia Butler, Ima Jean Delfunt and Dora Dean Watson, all of Ardmore, Ala., and Ann Mitchell of Madison; and one grandson and several nieces and nephews.
Marie M. deFevre
Marie Madeline deFevre, 78, of Huntsville died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church with the Rev. Bernard H. Ansorge officiating.
Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park in Albuquerque, N.M., with Spry Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. deFevre was a native of Chicago and spent most her life in the Southwest. She had lived in Huntsville seven years and was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Karen Wilburn of Langston; two grandchildren, Cherie Wilburn and Wayne Wilburn, both of Huntsville; and two great-grandsons, Joseph Cary Wilburn and Samuel Thomas Wilburn, both of Huntsville.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Don F. Edwards
Don F. Edwards, 54, of Huntsville died Tuesday in Biloxi, Miss. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Mr. Edwards was a Vietnam War veteran and worked for several years at Huntsville Aviation. Since 1982, he was service manager at Coates Motor Rental Inc./Avis Rent-A-Car.
Survivors include two sons, Glenn Edwards of Blountsville and Jason Edwards of Jackson, Tenn.; one brother, Bobby Stone of Georgia; his stepmother, Katherine "Toots" Edwards of Gadsden; a special friend, Diane Edwards Bradbury of Huntsville; and four grandchildren and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial donations may be made to the Don Franklin Edwards Educational Trust Fund in care of Union Planters Bank, P.O. Box 293, Huntsville, 35804.
Granville N. Ferguson
SCOTTSBORO - Granville Norman Ferguson, 74, died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Rudder Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Pisgah Cemetery.
Mr. Ferguson was a U.S. Navy veteran and a retired carpenter.
Survivors include three sisters, Virginia Miller of Scottsboro and Edna Ferguson and Inez Weeks, both of Chattanooga; and one brother, Herman Ferguson of Flat Rock.
Visitation was to be today from 4 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity.
Mary Hambrick
MERIDIANVILLE - Mary Frances McCollum Hambrick, 69, died Tuesday at a Fayetteville, Tenn., hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. James Campbell officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include her mother, Myrtle Garrett of Meridianville; and several cousins.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Carolyn Hill
HORTON - Carolyn Hill, 65, of 61 Bethany Road died Tuesday at a Birmingham hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Adams Funeral Home in Albertville.
Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, James Hill; one daughter, Jo Anna Runford of Pennsylvania; two sons, Jim Hill of Jamaica and Bruce Hill of Anniston; one sister, Marilyn Smith of Albertville; and six grandchildren.
Reginald A. Keith
MADISON - Reginald Antron Keith, 16, of 119 Green Springs Drive died Monday. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church with the Rev. Mylon Burwell officiating.
Burial will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Keith was on the Bob Jones High School football team and was president of the Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church youth choir. He participated in the Alabama A&M Mayfest Celebration in 1992. Last year he earned As and Bs at school.
Survivors include his mother, Bobbie Jean Keith Austin of Madison; his father and stepmother, Richard and Geneva McCrary of Huntsville; three sisters, Jenecia Racquel McCrary and Celicia Dupree McCrary, both of Huntsville, and Natasha Nicole Austin of Madison; and his grandparents, J.B. and Lucy Pride of Huntsville and Frizell and Carol Keith of Toney.
His body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Helen M. Leisenring
Helen Mary Leisenring, 93, of Huntsville died Thursday at a local hospital. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Leisenring was formerly of Pennsylvania and was a member of Mayfair Church of Christ.
Survivors include one brother, Curtis George of Huntsville; and one sister, Gerry Schade of Pennsylvania.
Memorial donations may be made to the church mission fund.
Glenda Martin
GUNTERSVILLE - Glenda Martin, 43, of 30 Martin Road died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Carr Funeral Home.
Burial was to be in Johnson Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Gary Martin; one daughter, Loura Martin of Guntersville; and four brothers, Gary Carter and Tony Carter, both of Grant, Cary Carter of Albertville and David Shrader.
Audie L. Michael
ARDMORE, Tenn. - Audie Lumpkin Michael, 83, died Tuesday in Ardmore. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Taylor-Ardmore Funeral Home with Bros. Paul Clutts and P.E. Maples officiating.
Burial was to be in Gatlin Cemetery.
Mr. Michael was preceded in death by his first wife, Frances Virginia Michael; two sons, Billy Michael and Bobby Michael; and one daughter, Dorothy Fay Michael.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Michael of Hazel Green ; two daughters, Betty Heard of Elkmont and Reba Blakely of Ardmore, Ala.; one brother, Elmer E. Michael of Jasper; and nine grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Alice S. Renegar
ARDMORE, Ala. - Alice Sue Renegar, 93, died Tuesday at an Athens hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Taylor-Ardmore Funeral Home with Bro. Bruce Walters officiating.
Burial will be in Gatlin Cemetery.
She was the oldest member of First United Methodist Church of Ardmore.
Survivors include three sons, Fred Renegar and Billy Renegar, both of Ardmore, Ala., and Joe Renegar of Killen; three daughters, Roberta Carter of Ardmore, Ala., Agnes Taylor of Albuquerque, N.M., and Martha Potts of Bradenton, Fla.; and seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces nephews.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Marion E. Thomas
OWENS CROSS ROADS - Marion Edwina Thomas, 50, died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral was to be today at 1 p.m. at Twickenham Funeral Home East.
Burial was to be in Twickenham Memory Gardens.
Survivors include two stepsons, Ron Sinecoff of Ocklawaha, Fla., and Michael Ifland of Missouri; three stepdaughters, Lynett Green of Leesburg, Fla., Linda Spurlock of West Virginia and Tammy Butts of Ocklawaha; one sister, Carla Davis of Ocklawaha; one brother, Carl "Bubba" Young of Ocklawaha; and a special friend, Randy Bowers of Owens Cross Roads.
Jerry D. Ward
MONTEVALLO - Jerry David Ward, 58, died Wednesday at an Alabaster hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, Tenn., with the Rev. Denise Nutt-Beers officiating.
Burial will be in Williamson County Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Ward was a member of Holmes Street United Methodist Church in Huntsville.
Survivors include his wife, Jane Ervin Ward of Montevallo; two sons, Michael Ward and Thomas Ward, both of Nashville; two daughters, Michelle Kunhart and Karen Ward, both of Huntsville; one brother, Joe W. Ward of Collierville, Tenn.; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Vada L. Williams
BOAZ - Vada Lee Williams, 96, of Boaz died Wednesday at a Guntersville nursing home. A graveside service will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Marshall Memorial Garden.
Carr Funeral Home of Boaz is in charge of burial.
Survivors include one daughter, Guyleen Lang of Albertville; four sons, Delmas Williams of Boaz, Douglas Williams of Rainbow City, Leroy Williams of Alabama City and Sanford Williams of Florida; one sister, Odean Blume of Colorado; one brother, Bill Gregg of Boaz; and 24 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Lena P. Young
Lena Pearl Young, 97, of Huntsville died Tuesday. The funeral will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Pulaski Pike Church of God with the Rev. Howard LeFever officiating.
Burial will be in Neals Chapel Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Young was a native of Jackson County and had lived in Madison County 55 years. She was a member of Pulaski Pike Church of God. She was preceded in death by one son, Eugene Young.
Survivors include two daughters, Ella Mae Williams and Daisy Marie Lewis, both of Huntsville; one sister, Mae Smith of Cleveland, Tenn.; and eight grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren.
Her body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
