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.
David L. Anderson
David Leon Anderson, 84, of Huntsville died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church with Drs. Dennis Wiles and Ralph Langley and the Revs. Mark Seanor and Mike Pearce officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery with Laughlin Service Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Anderson was a veteran of World War II. He retired from MICOM as head of the packaging division and was a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Louise Bell ''Chick Anderson; one sister, Ella Mae Anderson Wartek of Round Rock, Texas; and one brother, Ben Howard Anderson of Sunrise Beach, Texas.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the Colonial Walter Aston Chapter, Colonial Dames 17th Century Scholarship Fund, c/o Mrs. Carl Powe Jr., 5614 Alta Dena Ave., Huntsville, Ala. 35802.
Blake Allen Boldin
TONEY - Blake Allen Boldin, infant son of Carla Boldin of Toney, died Monday at an Athens hospital. A graveside service was today at 11 a.m. at Gatlin Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home of Athens directing.
Other survivors include one brother, Brandon Scott of Toney; his grandparents, Carol Cowan and David Swearengin, both of Ardmore; and his great-grandparents, Monroe and Joyce Boldin of Ardmore.
David L. Brookie
David Livingston Brookie, 70, of Huntsville died Monday at a local hospital. No funeral services are planned.
Laughlin Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Ann Thompson Brookie; one daughter, Margaret Jan Meek of Sacramento, Calif.; two sons, Charles Bryan Meek of Sacramento and Robert Blair Meek of Boulder Creek, Calif.; and one sister, Andra Esslinger of Huntsville.
Dorothy T. Conant
Dorothy Towns Conant, 80, of Huntsville died Tuesday at a local nursing home. A graveside service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Jack Wilson officiating.
Laughlin Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Conant was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity.
Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Diamond of Sylva, N.C., and Cynthia Conant of Decatur; two sisters, Ollie Towns and Velma Johnson, both of Atlanta; one brother, Terrell Towns of Conyers, Ga.; and two granddaughters.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Norma A. Dadas
Norma Adair Dadas, 76, of Huntsville died Tuesday at a local nursing home. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel with the Revs. Mac McCutcheon, Phillip Adair and John W. Barrett officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery with Laughlin Service Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Dadas was a member of the College Park Church of God.
Survivors include her husband, Nick G. Dadas; one daughter, Sherri Barrett of Ackworth, Ga.; two sisters, Willie Seaver and Mary Soltis, both of Huntsville; one brother, Robert Adair of Huntsville; one granddaughter, Olivia Barrett of Ackworth; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Hazel E. Erwin
NEW HOPE - Hazel E. Erwin, 70, of 2541 Oak Grove Road, died Monday. The funeral was to be today at 11 a.m. at New Hope Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Rick Honea officiating.
Burial was in Mosley Cemetery in Jamestown.
Mrs. Erwin was a member of Galilee Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Jimmy Erwin of New Hope; four sisters, Margaret Jennings of Meridianville, Mildred Mitchell of Lyerly, Ga., Mae Parris of Jamestown and Annie Perkins of Gaylesville; and three grandchildren.
Frances M. Hughes
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Frances Marie Hughes, 75, died Sunday in Toney, Ala. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at East Side S.D.A. Church in Indianapolis with Elder Joseph Lewis officiating.
Burial will be in Crownhill Cemetery with Royal Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements and William and Bluitt Funeral Home in charge in Indianapolis.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene Hughes Sr.; seven sons, Francis Hughes of Toney, Eugene Hughes II and Andrew Hughes, both of Indianapolis, William Hughes of Ypsilanti, Mich., Isaac Hughes of Newberry, Fla., Arander Hughes of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Daniel Hughes of Danville, Ill.; two sisters, Rosella Johnson and Anna Mae Kincaid, both of Cincinnati; 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Samuel D. Kennamer
NEW HOPE - Samuel D. Kennamer, 62, died Tuesday at his home. New Hope Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Andrew J. Kephart Sr.
Andrew Jackson Kephart Sr., 74, of Huntsville died Tuesday at his home. A graveside service will be Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery with Brother Bill Cantrell officiating.
Spry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Kephart was a native of Florence and a longtime resident of Huntsville. He had retired from NASA and Teledyne Brown Quality Control and was a member of East Huntsville Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by one son, Richard D. Kephart, and one grandson, William Andrew Dunbar.
Survivors include his wife, Lucy Jones Kephart; one daughter, Joan Dunbar of Memphis; one son, Jack Kephart of Huntsville; one sister, Valeria Miller of Florida; and five grandsons.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Donations may be made to Hospice Family Care, 2225 Drake Ave., Huntsville, AL 35805.
Raymond R. Lines
Raymond Russell Lines, 71, of Huntsville died Monday at a local hospital. No local services are planned.
Burial will be in Morningside Cemetery in Dubois, Pa. with Spry Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
Mr. Lines was a native of Dubois and a resident of Huntsville.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Lines; one son, Bernie Rosenberger of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; one grandson, Shawn Rosenberger of Lawrenceburg; and one great grandson.
Kathleen Oliver
Kathleen Oliver, 65, of Huntsville died Tuesday at a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Spry Funeral Home.
Mrs. Oliver was a native of Madison County.
Survivors include one daughter, Kathy Ann Oliver; one son, Billy Ray Oliver; and one sister, Earline Harmon, all of Huntsville; three brothers, Ellis Oliver of Maysville, Emmett Oliver of Huntsville and Luther Oliver of Gurley; and 12 grandchildren.
Rosa M. Reynolds
ATHENS - Rosa Mae Reynolds, 89, of 707 W. Washington St. died Monday at a local nursing home. The funeral will be Friday at 4 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Jack Cannon, Tom Scott and Ric Reynolds officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Reynolds was a member of the Market Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Basil R. Reynolds; two children, Royce Ray Reynolds of Athens and Daris Dell Smith of Camas, Wash.; two brothers, Paul Verett and C.A. Verett, both of Texas; two sisters, Nellie Sessom and Jean Pepper, both of Texas; and 15 grandchildren, one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Donations may be made to the Ghana Mission Work, c/o Steve Taylor, 511 S. Clinton St., Athens, AL 35611.
Vivian F. Seger
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Vivian Florence Seger, 90, died Sunday at a Huntsville hospital. Spry Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Seger was a native of Illinois and a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Seger.
She is survived locally by a nephew, Larry E. Ryan of Huntsville.
Claudie A. Spencer
HAZEL GREEN - Claudie A. Spencer, 86, died Tuesday at his home. Gallant Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Linda T. Woods
MADISON, Ind. - Linda Diane Taylor Woods, 45, of died Monday. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home in Madison, with Dr. Clyde T. Angel and Ted Medcalf officiating.
Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery in Madison.
Mrs. Woods was a resident of Huntsville, Ala., from 1983 to 1987. She was a member of First Baptist Church in La Place, Ind. She graduated in 1972 from Trimble County High School, where she was a varsity cheerleader and was nominated as homecoming queen. She was a former owner and operator of two Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurants in La Place.
Survivors include her husband, John R. Woods; two daughters, Adrienne Woods of New Orleans, La., and Angela Woods of Madison, Ind.; her parents, G.W. and Edna Harmon Taylor of Bedford, Ky.; one sister, Connie Stockdale of Bedford; three brothers, Terry L. Taylor of Hanover, Ind., Gary Taylor of Bedford and Ronnie Taylor of Madison; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation is today 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Jefferson County Chapter of the American Cancer Society.
