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.
Alta L. Berry
Alta L. Berry, 88, of 113 Minor St. died Sunday at her home. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Madison Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Malm officiating.
Burial will be in Cameron Cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Wayne Berry of Taft, Tenn.; three sisters, Dorothy Hughes and Bennie Lowery, both of Madison, and Bonnie Schild of Huntsville; one brother, E.L. Hughes of Madison; and eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Valeria Cook
FLORENCE - Valeria "Susie" Cook, 48, died Sunday at a Florence hospital. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Survivors include one son, Michael Roupe of Huntsville; her mother, Ruby Golden Cook of Florence; three brothers, Gary Cook of Toney, Ronald Cook of Tennessee and Donald Cook of Morgan City; and two sisters, Marilyn Coots and Florence Miller, both of Huntsville.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society.
Louise G. Craig
Louise Goad Craig, 75, of Huntsville died Sunday. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel in Florence with the Rev. Reggie Bruce officiating.
Burial will be in Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Warren "Bud" Craig.
Survivors include two daughters, Bonnie Craig McCrary and Marilyn S. Craig, both of Huntsville; two sisters, Jean Goad Smith of Hartselle and Nadine Goad of Huntsville; and two grandchildren and four nephews.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity International, 121 Habitat St., Americus, Ga., 31709-3498 or to The Ark Inc., P.O. Box 198, Toney, 35773.
Earl Goble
BOAZ - Earl Goble, 77, of 302 South Broad St. died Saturday at a Birmingham hospital. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Albertville Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.
Burial was to be in Union Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Goble; two daughters, Shirley Copeland and Joan Nabors, both of Boaz; one son, Donald Goble of Albertville; one brother, David Goble of Tennessee; and nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Frances W. Harbin
GRANT - Frances W. Harbin, 70, died Saturday at a local hospital. The memorial service will be today at 4 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Larry Fincher officiating.
Mrs. Harbin was a native of Madison County.
Survivors include her husband, George C. Harbin of Grant; four daughters, Nancy Law of Grant, Princess Satzinger of New Market, Glenda Williamson of Yuma, Ariz., and Mary Williamson of Ohatchee; two sons, Randy Harbin of Owens Cross Roads and Terry Harbin of Albertville; one brother, Melvin Wallace of Belle Mina; one sister, Willie Maloney of North Carolina; and 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
William R. Heard
BOAZ - William Rufus ''Bud Heard, 81, of 1103 Snellgrove Ave. died Saturday at a local hospital. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Whitesville Baptist Church.
Burial was to be in Hillcrest Cemetery with Carr Funeral Home of Boaz in charge.
Survivors include his wife, Vesper Heard; two daughters, Barbara Buck of Virginia and Vickie Cox of Flomaton; one son, William C. Heard of Boaz; four sisters, Brooksie Wilks and Rosa Martin, both of Boaz, Jewell Brown of Albertville and Annie Akins of Florida; two brothers, Clarence Heard and John Heard, both of Boaz; and six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
George A. Hereford
George A. Hereford, 75, of Huntsville died Friday. The funeral will be Wednesday at noon of Union Hill M.B. Church in Elkton, Tenn., with the Rev. George Moore Jr. officiating.
Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery with Nelms Memorial Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Hereford of Huntsville; two sisters, Annie Mae Givens of Nashville and Lillian Hereford of Huntsville; and one god daughter, Tammy Powell of Chattanooga.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Jaime Howard
ATHENS - Jaime Diane Carter Howard, 13, of 26658 Newby Road died Sunday at her home. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Tanner Church of Christ with Robert Hall, Sylvester Malone and Sedric Perkins officiating.
Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery with Limestone Chapel Funeral Home in charge.
Miss Howard was a seventh grade student and a band member at East Limestone High School and was vice president of her class. She was a member of Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes and the Tanner Church of Christ.
Survivors include her father, K.J. Howard of Athens; her mother, Christi Carter Howard of Athens; one sister, Brittany Howard of Athens; her grandparents, Ruby and Billy Don Carter, Helen Howard Nelson and Bruce Harrell, all of Athens; and one great-grandparent, Odell Burchell of Athens.
Memorial donations may be made to the Childrens Hospital or to Hospice of Limestone County.
Visitation was to be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mary King
Mary King, 96, of Huntsville died July 20 at a local hospital. The funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at St. John AME Church with Dr. Homer L. McCall officiating.
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Robert Lee Davis of Chicago, Ill.; one nephew, Charles Davis of Chicago; and three cousins, Marguerite Cabiness, Linda Sims and Helen Stegar, all of Huntsville.
Hart S. Litchfield
Hart S. "Lacy" Litchfield, 77, of Huntsville died Sunday at his home. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel with John W. Hawkins officiating.
Burial will be in East End Cemetery in Cadiz, Ky.
Mr. Hart was a graduate of Murray State University in Murray, Ky., and was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy during World War II and saw combat in Sicily, Italy and Southern France with the 753rd tank battalion. He was wounded at the Battle of Casino in 1944 and in France in 1945 and received the Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster. He was a design engineer at U.S. Army Missile Command from 1958 to retirement in 1972.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Litchfield of Huntsville; and one sister, Dorothy Collins of Hopkinsville, Ky.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Christine Roskowski
Christine Roskowski, 75, of Huntsville died today at her home. The funeral will be today at 7:30 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Tim Burns officiating.
Mrs. Roskowski was a native of Poland and had lived in Huntsville 16 years. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of the Universe Catholic Church and the ACBL Bridge Club.
Survivors include two sons, John E. Roskowski of Brownsboro and Donald J. Roskowski of Tallahassee, Fla.; two daughters, Paulette Dentremont of Tanner and Terri Roehm of Huntsville; one brother, Leon Buczek of New York; and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Vincent DePaul Society in care of Our Lady Queen of the Universe Catholic Church.
