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.
Fannie B. Bell
Fannie B. Bell, 78, of 3836 Melody Road died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at noon at Syler Tabernacle P.B. Church with the Rev. Joe Pendleton officiating.
Burial will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Bell was a native of Hazel Green . She was a member of the choir and the Sisters Aid Society and was mother of the church at St. Rebecca P.B. Church.
Survivors include her husband, David Bell of Huntsville; seven sisters, Addie Parker, Irene Snoddy, Spencie Stewart, Alberta Whitman and Callie Horton, all of Huntsville, Mildred Hawk of Nashville and Emma Sims of Chicago; and three brothers, Clarence L. Stewart, Charles E. Stewart and Edgar Stewart, all of Huntsville.
Mary Cody
FYFFE - Mrs. Mary Cody, 89, died Tuesday. The funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Fyffe Church of God with the Rev. Kip Box and the Rev. Tony Pope officiating.
Burial will be in Mountain View Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Cody was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Earl Cody Sr.; one daughter, Elizabeth Floyd; and two sons, A.J. Cody and Alfred Earl Cody Jr.
Survivors include two daughters, Estelle Miller of Fyffe and Caranome of Rainsville; one son, Jasper Cody of Powell; one sister, Emmer Lou Carnley of Andalusia; 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
John R. Condra
WILMINGTON, Del. - John Ritter Condra, 67, died July 29 at a Wilmington hospital. The funeral was Aug. 1 at Live Oak Cemetery in Walterboro, S.C., with the Rev. R. Marion Canfield officiating. A memorial service was Aug. 15 at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Wilmington.
Obaugh Funeral Home in McDowell, Va., was in charge of burial.
Mr. Condra was a native of Huntsville.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth M. Condra of Wilmington; and two daughters, Susan C. McFerrin of Concord, N.C., and Mary Elizabeth Batchelor of Cary, N.C.
Memorial donations may be made to Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 1006 Wilson Road, Wilmington 19803 or to Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America, P.O. Box 613 Annapolis, Md. 21404.
Queen V. Ferguson
Queen Victoria Ferguson, 86, of Huntsville died Tuesday at her home. The funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with Aubrey Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in Guerin Cemetery in Paint Rock Valley.
Mrs. Ferguson was a native of Jackson County, but spent most her life in Madison County. She was a member of Maysville Church of Christ.
Survivors include two daughters, Jennie Mae Belles of Huntsville and Elsie Goodman of Scottsboro; four sons, Junior Ferguson of Scottsboro, Limuel Ferguson of Jackson, Tenn., James Ferguson of Toney and Bobby Ferguson of Richmond, Va.; one sister, Vera Fitch of Cincinnati, Ohio; and 18 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Karen G. Freeman
MERIDIANVILLE - Karen Graham Freeman, 33, of 352 Oscar Patterson Road died Friday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Syler Tabernacle P.B. Church with the Rev. Perry Clark officiating.
Burial will be in St. Ruth Cemetery in Hazel Green with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include one son, Ryan Oneal Freeman of Meridianville; her parents, Earnestine Graham and Joe D. Graham, both of Meridianville; five sisters, Mary High, Ruth Baker, JoAnn Friend and Nylese Green, all of Huntsville, and Doris Peavy of New Market; six brothers, Rickey Graham, J.L. Graham and Tommy Graham, all of Huntsville, Kenneth Graham of Meridianville, Jerry Graham of Scottsboro and Wilbur Graham of New Market.
Her body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Eliza Hargis
CORONA, Calif. - Eliza Hargis died Saturday at California hospital. The funeral will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Pierce Brothers Grimes Chapel in Corona with Claude E. Forrester officiating.
Burial will be in Sunnyslope Cemetery.
Survivors include three nephews, Claude E. Forrester and Floyd F. Forrester, both of Salem, Ore., and Grover Harbin of Huntsville; and one niece, Georgianna Bennett of Mishawaka, Ind.
Ollie M. Jackson
MADISON - Ollie M. Jackson, 83, of 107C Garner St. died Monday at her home. The funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Big Shiloh P.B. Church with the Rev. Woodrow Kirby officiating.
Burial will be in Royal Cemetery with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include one adopted daughter, Doretha White Ross of Huntsville; one son, Robert Earl Jackson of Lorain, Ohio; and two grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Idella Lovell
ATHENS - Idella Lovell, 75, of Bakers Way died Tuesday at an Athens hospital. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home in Athens with Lowell Blankenship officiating.
Burial was to be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Lovell was a native of Limestone County, a member of Riddles Chapel United Methodist Church and retired as a cafeteria worker at Piney Chapel School.
Survivors include her husband, James T. Lovell; two sons, William Blankenship of Tennessee and Thomas Blankenship of Athens; one sister, Nina Wallace of Athens; one brother, Thomas Scruggs of Lakeland, Fla.; and eight grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Robert S. Parcus
Robert Steven "Bulldog" Parcus, 44, of Huntsville died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Parcus was a lifelong resident of Huntsville and was co-owner and operator of Huntsville Park Beverage Co.
Survivors include his parents, Robert L. and Elizabeth Parcus of Huntsville; one sister, Pamela Parcus Anders of Madison, Miss.; one brother, Jimmy Parcus of Houston, Texas; one grandmother, Johnnie M. Statum of Huntsville; and five nieces and nephews.
James V. Smith
ELLENTON, Fla. - James Vaughn Smith, 68, died at a Palmetto, Fla., nursing home. A memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Valhalla Funeral Home.
Survivors include two sons, James Vaughn Smith Jr. of Green wood, Miss., and David R. Smith of Omaha, Neb.; two daughters, Wanda Tudhope of Palmetto, Fla., and Judith Ann; four sisters, Lois Luttrell of Huntsville, Hilda Golden of Gadsden, Joyce Hopkins of Albertville and Virginia McKinney of Owens Cross Roads; one brother, John N. Smith of Huntsville; and eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Matt Tibbs
TONEY - Matt Tibbs, 85, of 144 Tibbs Lane died Saturday at a local hospital. The funeral was to be today at 1 p.m. at Mt. Zion M.B. Church with the Rev. Richard Hamlett officiating.
Burial will be in Tibbs Cemetery with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include six daughters, Helen Tibbs Wilson of Birmingham, Fannie Tibbs Leslie of Louisville, Ky., Nelcine Tibbs Robinson of Harvest, Patricia Tibbs Betts of Toney, Wanda Tibbs of Gardena, Calif., and Alicia Tibbs Tolsom of Severn, Md.; five sons, Lewis Tibbs, Matthew Tibbs Jr. and Donald Tibbs, all of Cleveland, Ohio, James Tibbs of Toney and Bobby Tibbs of Gainesville, Fla.; three sisters, Dessie Tibbs Turner of Huntsville, Daisy Tibbs Dawson of Seattle, Wash., and Minnie Tibbs Binford of Nashville; one brother, Robert Tibbs of Seattle; and 23 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
His body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Jack H. Travis
PISGAH - Jack H. Travis, 67, died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Kerby Funeral Home in Henagar with the Rev. Howard Posey officiating.
Burial will be in Henagar Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Vivian Casey Travis; one daughter, Mary Louise Travis of Pisgah; three sons, Robert A. Travis of Calumet City, Ill., Thomas B. Travis of DeMoines, La., and M. David Travis of Pisgah; five sisters, Annie Mae Posey of Sylvania, Ruth Precise of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Elise Travis of Scottsboro, Ala., Ruby Medlock of Section and Peggy Hicks of Pisgah; two brothers, James Estill Travis of Scottsboro and Brice F. Travis of Dutton; and two grandchildren.
Visitation was to be today from 4:30 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Emmett R. Whisenant
ATTALLA - Emmett Ray Whisenant, 88, died Tuesday. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Duck Springs Cemetery with the Rev. James Jordan officiating.
Morgan Funeral Chapel will be in charge.
Mr. Whisenant was a lifelong resident of Etowah County. He was retired from Marshall Space Flight Center and was a farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Julia Stanford Whisenant.
Survivors include two sons, James Ray Whisenant of Attalla and Bill Whisenant of Huntsville; one brother, Irby Whisenant of Attalla; three sisters, Belle Norton of Southside, Bonnie Guest of Attalla and Betty Jean Merritt of Chicago; and two granddaughters and two great-grandsons.
Visitation was to be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
