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.
Eular L. Hill
ATHENS - Eular Lillie Hill, 85, of 706 N. Clinton St. died Saturday at a Huntsville hospital. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Smith officiating.
Burial will be in Hatchett Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Hill; and two sons, Wendell Hill and Willie Hill.
Survivors include six daughters, Katherine Carwile, Lillie Posey and Sadie Croley, all of Athens, Delanie Wilson of Addison, Dorothy Newton of Anderson and Kathy Perry of Franklin, Tenn.; five sons, Leon Hill of Ardmore, Ala., Jackie Hill of Athens, Charles "Chuck" Hill of Decatur, Danny Hill of Columbia, Tenn., and Dwight Hill of Athens; two sisters, Pearl Sapp and Vernie Jones, both of Decatur; and 32 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Rusty C. Hinson
HOLLYWOOD - Rusty C. Hinson, 17, died Saturday at his home. The funeral will be Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Scottsboro Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Matthews officiating.
Burial will be in Pinehaven Memorial Gardens in Hollywood.
Survivors include one brother, Victor S. Hinson of Manchester, Tenn.; grandfather, William C. Hinson of Geneva, Ala.; one aunt, Christie L. Pittman of Hollywood; and one uncle, Jamie Allen Hinson of Beijing, China.
Visitation was to be today from 4 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Effie L. Holmes
DECATUR - Effie Lee Holmes, 73, of Alabama 20 died Saturday at a Decatur hospital. The funeral was today at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home in Hartselle.
Burial was in Shiloh Cemetery.
Mrs. Holmes was a homemaker and was preceded in death by one daughter, Lowette Denson.
Survivors include two sons, Marlon Holmes and Myron Holmes, both of Somerville; eight daughters, Christine Hankins of Oden Ridge, Gaynell Daugherty of Texas, Frankie Jo Shaddrix, Ellon Holmes, Tammy Holmes, all of Somerville, Becky Baggett, Melissa Holmes and Janice Allen, all of Decatur; one brother, William Murphy of Guntersville; one sister, Erea Peppers of Guntersville; and 30 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Robert W. McNeese
NEW HOPE - Robert W. "Bobby" McNeese, 51, died Saturday. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Twickenham Funeral Home East with Pastors Jerry Meeks and Richard Anderson officiating.
Burial will be in Twickenham Memory Gardens.
Mr. McNeese was a lifelong resident of New Hope and was a member of New Salem Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Donna McNeese of New Hope; three sons, Shane McNeese of New Hope, Dane McNeese of Colorado and Dustin McNeese of Oregon; six daughters, Cassie Berry of New Hope, Pam McNeese, Kelly McNeese, Lisa McNeese and Chrissy Fann, all of Huntsville, and Amanda McNeese of Colorado; his mother, Viola Dunn of Owens Cross Roads; six brothers, Harold McNeese of Arkansas, Junior Dunn of Oregon, and Tommy Dunn, Joe Dunn, Michael Dunn and Johnny Dunn, all of Owens Cross Roads; one sister, Margaret Harbin of Huntsville; and one grandchild.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Hester Parker
HYTOP - Hester Parker, 73, died Sunday at a Scottsboro hospital. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Hytop Holiness Church with the Rev. James McClain Jr., the Rev. Ray Davis and the Rev. James Brazier officiating.
Burial will be in Hytop Cemetery.
Survivors include three sisters, Mearl Sharp of Scottsboro and Lenita McAllister and Cathy Thrower, both of Hytop; and five brothers, Stanley Parker of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Wesley Parker and Billy Parker, both of Scottsboro, and Odell Parker and Henry Parker, both of Skyline.
Visitation was to be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mildred Pinion
Mildred Pinion, 80, of Huntsville died Thursday in Houston, Texas. The funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Dan Ireland officiating.
Burial will be Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Pinion was a native of White County, Tenn., but spent most her life in Madison County. She attended Rison School, was a member of Jackson Way Baptist Church and retired after 40 years in the Procurement and Facilities Engineering department at Redstone Arsenal. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Pinion.
Survivors include several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Visitation will be today from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Also, a reception will be held at her home at 2223 Fairfax St. Tuesday after the funeral and until 2 p.m.
Zelma Powell
ARAB - Zelma Powell, 81, of Arab died Sunday at her home. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Mount Oak Methodist Church.
Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery with Gober Funeral Home of Arab in charge.
Survivors include five daughters, Florence K. Parker of Mississippi, Sandra Fortenberry of Guntersville, Jeanette Balock of Hayden, Martha Ford of Toney and Fillis Kimbrough of Owens Cross Roads; two sons, Harry N. Powell of Tennessee and William T. Powell of Texas; one sister, Thelma Schumate of Arab; one brother, Dee Wright of Arab; and 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
The body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Visitation will be today at 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Bradley R. Smith
ALEXANDER CITY - Bradley Rushing Smith, 37, of 310 Windward Road died Saturday. A service was scheduled today at 4 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church with the Rev. Michael Wycoff and the Rev. Hoyt Winslett officiating. The graveside service will be Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery.
Heritage Funeral Home of Tuscaloosa is in charge of burial.
Survivors include his wife, Stephanie Wrobel Smith of Tuscaloosa; two daughters, Catherine Bandy Smith and Stuart Elizabeth Smith, both of Tuscaloosa; two brothers, William David Smith III and Stuart Edwin Smith, both of Huntsville; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William David Smith II.
Visitation was to be today at the church until 6:30 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to the Tuscaloosa Public Library, 1801 River Road, Tuscaloosa, 35401; or to a favorite charity.
Edward A. Smith
BOAZ - Edward Adam Smith, 79, of 511 Martin Ave. died Saturday at his home. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Carr Funeral Home in Boaz.
Burial was to be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Marie M. Smith; one daughter, Margaret A. Forrester of Boaz; one son, Jackie Smith of Boaz; one sister, Mary Oliver of Collinsville; three brothers, Walter Smith of Painter and J.C. Smith and Lamar Smith, both of Crossville; and eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Kenard Smith
Kenard J. Ramsey "Kenny" Smith, 45, of Huntsville died Saturday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Bobby Powell and the Rev. Hank Cabra officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Smith was a native of Madison County, a 1972 graduate of Sparkman High School and had attended the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Survivors include his parents, Raymond and Mildred Smith of Huntsville; two sisters, Yvonne Crippen of Meridianville and Sonja Michael of Huntsville; one brother, Ray Smith of Hazel Green ; and grandmother, Georgia Smith of Huntsville.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
David Wheeler
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. - David Wheeler, 86, of Patrick Road died Sunday at a Fayetteville nursing home. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Stateline Cemetery.
Mr. Wheeler was a retired carpenter and farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Estelle McAlister Wheeler of Fayetteville; two sons, Dale Wheeler and Larry Wheeler, both of Fayetteville; one brother, Johnny Wheeler of Selma; and four sisters, Mamie Knowles and Lillian Law, both of Hazel Green, Ruth McAlister of Fayetteville and Mary Sanford of Nashville.
Neal O. White
OCALA, Fla. - Neal Otho White, 70, died Friday. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Steve Petty officiating.
Burial will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Mr. White was a former resident of Madison County and was retired from Chrysler. He was a member of the Cahaba Shrine (Mason).
Survivors include his wife, Carol A. White; his mother, Lera Velma White of Huntsville; three sons, Jeffrey Neal White and Timothy Bryan White, both of Hazel Green, and Rodney Craig White of New Market; two brothers, Billy White of Huntsville and Robert White of Albertville; three sisters, Lucille Clardy, Melba Hutto and Edna McKowan, all of Huntsville; four stepchildren, Lisha Hernandez of College Station, Texas, Tracy Butler of Gulfport, Miss., Mary Ann Boyd of Topeka, Kan., and Chuck Reed of Hutchinson, Kan.; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
