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.
Henry L. Anders
PAINT ROCK - Henry L. "Bill" Anders, 70, of 194 County Road 236 died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at New Hope Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dewayne Martin officiating.
Burial will be in Paint Rock Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Anders of Paint Rock; one son, Tommy Anders of Paint Rock; two daughters, Linda Atchley and Betty Isbell, both of Paint Rock; two brothers, Buddy Anders of New Hope and Gilbert Anders of Huntsville; two sisters, Lillie Belle Bush of New Hope and Mary Alice Swing of Tennessee; and two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 3 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Elbert A. Baker
GRANT - Elbert A. Baker, 77, of 155 6th St. died Monday at an area nursing home. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Grant Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Ricky Sutphin officiating.
Burial will be Free Home Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Diane Baker of Woodville and Denise Looney of Scottsboro; two sons, Carl Baker and Dwight Baker, both of Grant; one sister, Virginia Loveday of Pocatello, Idaho; two brothers, Charles Baker of Gadsden and Bruce Baker of Birmingham; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Anna M. Beauchamp
MADISON - Anna Marie Beauchamp, 75, of 29727 Donnelly Drive died Saturday at an Athens hospital. The funeral will be today at 8:30 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerrilee Lewallen officiating. A graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Calvary Cemetery in Herkimer, N.Y. Mrs. Beauchamp was a Catholic. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert W. Beauchamp.
Survivors include one daughter, Sharon L. Beauchamp Evans of Tanner; one son, Albert W. Beauchamp of Madison; two brothers, Richard Elliott and Thomas Elliott, both of Baltimore; and four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association.
Visitation will be today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Gurvis Boggs
Gurvis Boggs, 85, of Huntsville died Sunday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Donnie Scarlett officiating.
Spry Funeral Home is in charge of burial.
Mr. Boggs was a native of Huntsville and retired from BAMSI Inc., a NASA maintenance contractor. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include one sister, Norene Pollard of Huntsville, one niece and one nephew.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Joe True Cannon
ATHENS - Joe True Cannon, 75, of Ripley Road died Saturday at his home. The graveside service was today at 10 a.m. at Roselawn Cemetery with Robert Hall officiating.
McConnell Funeral Home is in charge of burial.
Mr. Cannon was a member of Tanner Church of Christ and a retired farmer.
Survivors include his wife, LaRue Burch Cannon; one daughter, Jane Cannon McBay of Athens; two sons, Gene Cannon of Athens and Ted Cannon of Huntsville; one sister, Lucille Dawson of Falls Church, Va.; one brother, Wilson Cannon of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; and four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Limestone County.
Fred H. Cox Sr.
Fred H. Cox Sr., 74, of Huntsville died Sunday at his home. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Valhalla Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Glenn Courtney officiating.
Burial was to be in Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Mr. Cox was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a Mason. He retired from Life of Georgia Insurance Co. after working there for 32 years.
Survivors include one daughter, Jerry Ann Thompson of Huntsville; one son, Fred H. Cox Jr. of Dalton, Ga.; two sisters, Garnette Tyler and Virginia Kinney, both of Birmingham; and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Ollie R. Croft
SUMMERVILLE, Ga. - Ollie Ray Croft, 62, died Saturday at his home. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Rainsville Funeral Home in Rainsville with the Rev. Kerry Furgerson officiating.
Burial was to be in Trinity Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Gaynell Croft; one daughter, Susan Parish of Trion, Ga.; three sons, Earl Croft and Noal Croft, both of Summerville, and Darrell Croft of Cartersville, Ga.; six sisters, Opel Izell and Annie Knight, both of Rainsville, Olene Izell of Henagar, Fannie Biddle and Jewel Higgins, both of Sylvania, and Mary Stanley of Dalton, Ga.; two brothers, Raymond Croft and Lewis Croft, both of Henagar; and six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Florence E. Fleming
ATHENS - Florence Emma Fleming, 88, died Friday at his home. The funeral was Monday at Spry Funeral Home in Athens with Hiram Hutto and Malcolm Andrews officiating.
Burial was in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Fleming was a homemaker, a merchant at the Athens Farmers Market and an Avon representative.
Survivors include her husband, John Fleming; two daughters, Marlene Smelser of Bowie, Md. and Janet Volley of Deltona, Fla.; one son, Glendon Fleming of Athens; one brother, Wilson Wright of Orlando, Fla.; one sister, Jessie Lou Morgan of Atlanta; and eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Diyako Garner
Diyako Garner, 19, of 6116 Pisgah Drive died Thursday. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Big Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church with the Rev. Dennis Green officiating.
Burial will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include one daughter, Deuntae Haygood of Huntsville; his mother, Delefthy Garner of Huntsville; his father, Johnny L. Jefferson of Huntsville; two sisters, Fatina Garner and Starsheemah Garner, both of Huntsville; four brothers, Tarry Garner, Tyrone Garner, Darrius Jefferson and Demetrius Jefferson, all of Huntsville; and his grandparents, Roy and Gussie Jefferson of Huntsville.
his body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Billy W. Holt
RUSSELLVILLE - Billy W. Holt, 67, died Sunday at a Florence hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Pinkard Funeral Home chapel in Russellville with the Revs. Daniel Brown, Martha Haur and Mike Richmond officiating.
Burial will be in Franklin Memory Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Lou Hutchens Holt of Russellville; two sons, Byron Lee Holt of Little Rock, Ark., and Martin Blain Holt of Russellville; one daughter, Anita Holt Hutchison of Hazel Green ; one brother, George T. Holt of Muscle Shoals; two sisters, Jennie Gooch of Muscle Shoals and Mary Catherine Russell of Tuscumbia; and six grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Isbell United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Carl C. Kennerson
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Carl Craig Kennerson, 69, died recently at a California hospital. The graveside service will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery with James W. Law officiating.
Laughlin Service Funeral Home is in charge of burial.
Mr. Kennerson was a longtime resident of Hollywood and an actor. He was in many off-Broadway theater productions and movies and was a member of the Hollywood Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include one sister, Mary Kennerson Taylor of Huntsville, Ala.; one niece, Sondra Law of Huntsville; and one nephew, James W. Law of Vandenberg, Calif.
Mary N. King
Mary Nelson King, 86, of Huntsville died Sunday in Huntsville. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Angwin Mortuary Centers Birmingham chapel with the Rev. Frank Posey officiating.
Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Mrs. King was formerly of Fairfield. She had lived in Huntsville for two years and was a member of Fairfield Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Roland J. Nelson of Birmingham; two daughters, Martha Nelson Schamberger of Huntsville and Judi Nelson McGavic of Bradenton, Fla.; and seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Alberto J. Lopez
ALBERTVILLE - Alberto Jose Lopez, 27, of 17 Green wood Village died Saturday at a local hospital. The funeral and Burial will be held later in Guatemala.
Survivors include one son, Nigel Lopez of Nebraska; his parents, Francisco Jose Pascaul and Madalena Lopez of Guatemala; four sisters, Petronia Lopez, Irma Lopez and Cecilia Lopez, all of Guatemala, and Lorenza Francisco of Albertville; and four brothers, Jose Lopez and Vincent Lopez, both of Guatemala, Virgilio Lopez of Mexico and Jorge Lopez of Boaz.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 6 p.m. at Carr Funeral Home in Boaz.
Kelly F. Prady
CROSSVILLE - Kelly Floyd Prady, 76, died Sunday at his home. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home chapel in Geraldine with the Rev. Glenn Bruce officiating.
Burial was to be in Valhalla Memory Gardens.
He was preceded in death by one son, Danny L. Prady.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Daniel Prady of Crossville; two daughters, Lynette Johnson of Wetumpka and Leanne Bowen of Arab; one son, Kelly William Prady of Brentwood, Tenn.; three sisters, Mary Ola Porter of Geraldine, Frankie Dalley of Camden and Sadie Bruce of Crossville; and eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Marshall County Hopsice.
Maudie Pruett
UNION GROVE - Maudie Pruett, 92, of Union Grove died Sunday at her home. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at New Friendship Baptist Church.
Burial was to be in the adjoining cemetery with Gober Funeral Home of Arab in charge.
She was preceded in death by one son, Junior Pruett.
Survivors include one daughter, Melba Knight of Union Grove; one sister, Merle Tidmore of Arab; and four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Elizabeth S. Thomas
SCOTTSBORO - Elizabeth Selby Thomas, 81, died Sunday at her home. The funeral was Monday at First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Mary Quillen, Eric Brown and George Cobb officiating.
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Scottsboro with Scottsboro Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her husband, William T. Thomas.
Survivors include one daughter, Jane Thomas Cash of Scottsboro; one sister, Carrie Nell Holland of Tuscaloosa; and two grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Youth Fund.
Nena L. Trotman
Nena Lucille Trotman, 96, of 3320 Caywood Drive died Thursday at a Fayetteville, Tenn., nursing home. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Oakwood College Seventh-day Adventist Church with the Rev. James R. Doggette officiating.
Burial will be in Meadowlawn Garden of Peace with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include one daughter, Muriel Roberta Hutchins of Huntsville; one brother, James A. Carter of Durham, N.C.; and four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Her body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Delbert M. Williams
ATHENS - Delbert M. Williams, 93, died Monday at a local nursing home. Spry Funeral Home of Athens will announce funeral arrangements.
