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.
Floyd N. Blakely
ATHENS - Floyd N. Blakely, 68, of Chandler Street died Wednesday at his home. The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Bob Waldron and Greg Chandler officiating.
Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Blakely was a native of Limestone County, was employed at Flannagan Lumber Co., was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Eastside Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Yu-Yawn Blakely; three daughters, Cheryl Barksdale, Pam Blakely and Pat Gatlin, all of Athens; two sisters, Doris Peek of Athens and Louise Romine of Roanoke; one brother, Grady Blakely of Athens; and three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Lucy R. Cornelison
WOODVILLE - Mrs. Lucy R. Cornelison, 86, died Wednesday at her home. A graveside service was Thursday at Gold Cemetery with the Rev. J.D. Golden officiating and Scottsboro Funeral Home directing.
Survivors include two daughters, Fannie Mae Sharp and Edith Hardin, both of Woodville; two sons, Aubrey Cornelison and Isaac Cornelison, both of Scottsboro; and seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Northeast Alabama.
Billy Ray Floyd
ALBERTVILLE - Billy Ray Floyd, 73, of 1563 Kennamer Farm Road died Wednesday at a local hospital. The funeral was today at 11 a.m. at Adams Funeral Home in Albertville.
Burial was in Memory Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Floyd was a member of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Lynda K. Smith of Albertville; one son, Michael R. Floyd of Albertville; one sister, Onice F. Dewberry of Texas; and seven grandchildren.
Emily T. Garth
PERDIDO BEACH - Emily Thornton Garth, 81, formerly of Huntsville, Montgomery and Gainsville, Ga., died Tuesday at her home. The chapel service was Thursday at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Montgomery.
Burial was in Green wood Cemetery with Brooks-Cargile Funeral Home in charge.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Winston F. Garth, a native of Huntsville, where they lived until his death.
Survivors include six sons, John F. Garth of Charlotte, N.C.; Frederick D. Garth and Winston F. Garth Jr., both of Pensacola, Robert D. Garth of Nashville, J. Thornton Garth of Lillian and Thomas F. Garth of Mobile; one daughter, Emily G. Brown of Chattanooga; one sister, Laura T. Hutchinson of Montgomery; and 22 grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Johns Episcopal Church, Grace Episcopal Church of Gainesville, Ga., St. Josephs Catholic Church of Lillian, the American Heart Association or a favorite charity.
Betty P. Henderson
Betty Pike Henderson, 67, of Huntsville died Wednesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Valhalla Funeral Home chapel with Eddie Levick officiating.
Entombment will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Henderson was a member of the Twickenham Church of Christ.
Survivors include one daughter, Stephanie Sams of Albuquerque, N.M.; two sons, Tracy Henderson of Huntsville and Jesse "Jay" Henderson of San Antonio, Texas; two sisters, Judy Foster of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Marcie Matthews of Raleigh, N.C.; and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to Madison Academy.
Karen A. Holder
Karen Ames Holder, 51, of OFallon Road in Huntsville died Thursday at her home. Gallant Funeral Home will announce Funeral arrangements.
Walter Humphrey
Walter Humphrey, 87, of 4213 Keith St. in Huntsville died Tuesday at his home. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Madkins Chapel C.P. Church with the Rev. Endia Scruggs officiating.
Royal Funeral Home will be in charge of burial.
Survivors include one son, Albert Humphrey of Louisville, Ky.; one sister, Nannie Scruggs of Louisville; and 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Juanita Jackson
Juanita Jackson, 86, of Huntsville died Wednesday at a Lincoln County hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dalton Styles officiating.
Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery.
Mrs. Jackson was a native of Lincoln County, but lived most her life in Madison County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Georgie Jackson.
Survivors include three sons, Bobby Jackson and George Landon Jackson, both of Huntsville, and Wayne Jackson of Guntersville; two sisters, Irene Walling of Huntsville and Louise Henry of Akron, Ohio; one brother, I.B. McWhirter of Detroit, Mich.; and five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Travis A. McKee
ROGERSVILLE - Travis Andrew McKee, 84, died Wednesday. The funeral was to be today at 11 a.m. at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Rogersville with Brother Pat Driskell officiating.
Burial will be in the Civitan Cemetery.
Mr. McKee was a lifelong resident of Lauderdale County. He was preceded in death by one brother, Hubert McKee; and one sister, Lureen Burts Herston.
Survivors include his wife, Blondena McKee of Rogersville; a daughter, Gail McKee Moss of Huntsville; one son, Morris McKee of Rogersville; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, three nephews and two nieces.
Sherry Gail Morgan
DECATUR - Mrs. Sherry Gail Morgan, 54, of 79 George Drive died Wednesday at a Decatur hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Peck Funeral home in Hartselle.
Mrs. Morgan was preceded in death by her father, Charlie Freemon, her mother, Jewel Oden, and stepfather, Edward Oden.
Survivors include her husband, Rueben Morgan; three daughters, Sharlene Garrison, Melinda Thomas and Lisa Morgan, all of Decatur; two sons, Lynn Morgan of Danville and Wayne Morgan of Hartselle; one sister, Teddy Howard of Tennessee; one brother, Charlie Freemon Jr. of Decatur; and 11 grandchildren.
Le Roy E. Reinsch
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Le Roy Edward Reinsch, 55, died Tuesday at his home. The funeral was today at 11 a.m. at Highland Memorial Baptist Church in Portland.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Harbin of Beaverton; five daughters, Jody Reinsch of Roseburg, Ore.; Martha Winter of Denver, Colo., Marie Harbin of Aberdeen, Wash., Deanna Cooksey of Aloha, Ore., and Lisa Justice of Portland, Ore.; one son, Jamie Reinsch of Oregon City, Ore.; one sister, Louise ODonnell of Gresham, Ore.; one sister-in-law, Judy Turner of Huntsville; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Vincent Hospice or American Cancer Society.
Nacy J. Riggins
ARAB - Nacy Joe Riggins, 54, of 301 1st Place N.E. died Wednesday at his home. The funeral was to be today at 1 p.m. at Arab Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.
Burial was to be in Rocky Mount Cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Darlene Mahan of Arab; one son, Donald Riggins of Blountsville; two sisters, Mary Light and Augusta Watwood, both of Union Grove; two brothers, Bill Riggins and Leon Riggins, both of Arab; and three grandchildren.
Edward A. Schilling
ARAB - Edward A. Schilling, 67, died Wednesday at a Birmingham hospital. A memorial service was to be today at 1 p.m. at First Methodist Church in Arab with Gober Funeral Home of Arab directing.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Schilling; one daughter, Leeanne Atchley of Arab; three sons, Michael Schilling and Douglas Schilling, both of Michigan, and Jeffery Schilling of Arab; her mother, Margaret Schilling of Guntersville; one brother, Fred Schilling; and six grandchildren.
Barbara A. Tansey
Barbara Anne Tansey, 71, of Huntsville died Thursday at a local hospital. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Tansey had been a comedienne about 50 years ago. She belonged to G.E. retirees, was a former volunteer for Catholic Charities and supported the local chapter of the UOA. She had many published articles and poetry on life and humor. A favorite hobby of hers was book collecting. She had more than 4,000 books on humor and words.
She was preceded in death by one son, Dennis Patrick Tansey.
Survivors include her husband, George F. Tansey of Huntsville; two sons, Michael F. Tansey and Richard W. Tansey, both of Huntsville; three daughters, Kathleen "Liz" Harvey of Huntsville, Eileen L. Satterfield of Hazel Green and Colleen T. Copeland of St. Louis, Mo.; her mother, Gladys Williams of Northampton, Mass.; one sister, Marilyn Stanley of Northampton, Mass.; one brother, Bruce Williams of Norcross, Ga.; and seven grandchildren and two cats.
Visitation will be Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home with a Rosary at 7.
Mary H. Walker
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. - Mary H. Walker, 88, of 2104 Chapel Hill Road died Saturday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Carr Funeral Home in Guntersville.
Burial will be in Nixon Chapel Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Darlene Gregory of Florida and Gale Howland of West Virginia; two sons, Rex F. Folsom of Guntersville and Trafford Folsom of Arkansas; and 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Alma M. West
Alma McCulley West, 76, of Huntsville died Thursday at a local hospital. Spry Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
George Wolfe
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. - George "Pop" Wolfe, 64, of Old Lincoln Road died Thursday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Gallant Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Russell officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Wolfe, a native of McNairy County, Tenn., was a member of Park City Baptist Church and a carpenter for Wolfe Home Repairs. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Wolfe.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Wolfe and Gary Wolfe, both of Fayetteville; one daughter, Barbara Butler of Kelso; two brothers, James Wolfe and Gene Wolfe, both of Sardis; and three grandchildren.
