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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.

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Madison County, Alabama Obituary Collection 1998-1999

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Date: Thursday, 17 December 2009, at 6:08 p.m.

Birmingham, Alabama Obituaries

06/18/99

Addie S. Baugher
ATHENS - Addie Sanderson Baugher, 88, of 17241 Menefee Road died Wednesday at a Huntsville hospital. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church with Larry Inman officiating.
Burial was to be in Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Baugher was a native of Limestone County and a member of Fairview Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Eleanor D. Baugher of Charlotte, N.C., and Mary Jane Bates of Athens; and one grandson, Al Bates of Huntsville.

Mack Bradley
FLINTVILLE, Tenn. - Mack Bradley, 76, of 2714 Winchester Highway died Thursday at a Fayetteville hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Clive Bell officiating.
Burial will be in Flintville Cemetery.
Mr. Bradley was a native of Lincoln County and a member of Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Sara Hatley Bradley of Flintville; three sons, Woody Bradley of Elora and Moody Bradley and Tony Bradley, both of Flintville; one sister, Nell Currey of Flintville; three brothers, Paul Bradley and Gilbert Bradley, both of Flintville, and Bert Bradley of Elora; and seven grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

William Church
HAZEL GREEN - William "Tom" Church, 73, of Mastin Road died Wednesday at his home. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Gallant Funeral Home chapel in Hazel Green with the Rev. Roger Berry officiating.
Burial will be in Concord Cemetery.
Mr. Church was a native of Madison County, a retired equipment mechanic for the Madison County Commission and a member of Carters Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Hopkins Church of Hazel Green ; one daughter, Joni Church of Hazel Green ; one son, Ronnie Church of Hazel Green ; and six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from noon to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Apollonia Cook
Apollonia Cook, 67, of Huntsville died Wednesday at her home. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Valhalla Funeral Home chapel with the Revs. Roman Mueller and Reginald Cook officiating.
Burial will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Cook lived in Huntsville for 27 years. She retired as a child nutritionist for Huntsville city schools. She was a native of Germany.
Survivors include her husband, Lewis Cook III; one son, Lorenz Cook of Antioch, Ill.; one sister, Elizabeth Glaser of Germany; three brothers, Kurt Stahl, Otto Stahl and Edwin Stahl, all of Germany; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Henry C. Corbin
KELSO, Tenn. - Henry C. Corbin, 62, of Lincoln Lake Road died Wednesday at his home. The funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Gallant Funeral Home in Fayetteville with the Rev. Kirk Smith officiating.
Burial will be in Blanche Cemetery.
Mr. Corbin was a native of Lincoln County, a member of Mobile First Baptist Church and a retired water tester for Mobile Water Service System.
Survivors include one son, Reagor Corbin of Washington D.C.; and two sisters, Hortense Lemmons and Claudette Corbin, both of Florence, Ala.
Visitation will be Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Don F. Edwards
Don F. Edwards, 54, of Huntsville died Tuesday in Biloxi, Miss. The memorial service will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Carl Malm officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Edwards was a Vietnam War veteran and he worked for several years at Huntsville Aviation. Since 1982, he was service manager at Coates Motor Rental Inc./Avis Rent-A-Car.
Survivors include two sons, Glenn Edwards of Blountsville and Jason Edwards of Jackson, Tenn.; one brother, Bobby Stone of Georgia; his stepmother, Katherine "Toots" Edwards of Gadsden; a special friend, Diane Edwards Bradbury of Huntsville; and four grandchildren and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial donations may be made to the Don Franklin Edwards Educational Trust Fund in care of Union Planters Bank, P.O. Box 293, Huntsville, 35804.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the funeral home.

James W. Fanning
James W. "Jim" Fanning, 55, of Huntsville died Thursday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Jimmy Jackson officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Fanning worked for Huntsville city schools and with the Earth Scope Project.
Survivors include his parents, Roy L. Fanning Sr. and Ruby Prosser Fanning, both of Huntsville; two brothers, Roy Fanning Jr. of Hilton Head, S.C., and Larry P. Fanning of Tucson, Ariz.; two sisters, Sandra Drake of Huntsville and Judith Sharp of Harvest; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Whitesburg Baptist Church Youth Camp.
Visitation will be Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Granville N. Ferguson
SCOTTSBORO - Granville Norman Ferguson, 74, died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral was today at 11 a.m. at Rudder Funeral Home.
Burial was in Pisgah Cemetery.
Mr. Ferguson was a U.S. Navy veteran and a retired carpenter.
Survivors include four sisters, Virginia Miller of Scottsboro, Peggy Gould of Clearwater, Fla., and Edna Ferguson and Inez Weeks, both of Chattanooga; and one brother, Herman Ferguson of Flat Rock.
Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity.

Charles M. Gilliam
DECATUR - The Rev. Charles Milton Gilliam, 83, died Tuesday at a Birmingham hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Randy Vanlandingham officiating.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. at Cumberland View Cemetery in Kimball, Tenn. with the Rev. Leonard Arnold officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.
The Rev. Mr. Gilliam was a retired minister and a U.S. Army veteran. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Rhonda Carolyn Burg.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Gilliam; one son, Robert Lynn Gilliam of Sebring, Fla.; three daughters, Charisie Marie Eaves of Memphis, Barbara Jane Bachner of Haverhill, Mass., and Rose Ann Health of Birmingham; two sisters, Violet Lea of Athens and Wilma Griffith of South Pittsburg, Tenn.; and 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Gladys F. Hallmark
BOAZ - Gladys Frances Hallmark, 77, of 1470 King St. died Wednesday at her home. A graveside service was to be today at 3 p.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Bessemer.
Carr Funeral Home of Boaz is in charge of burial.
Survivors include her husband, Hilton Hallmark; one sister, Ila B. Boatner of North Carolina; and one brother, Orville E. Brothers of Florida.

Lottie O. Isbell
Lottie Ophelia Isbell, 92, of Huntsville died Wednesday. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Mount Olive Freewill Baptist Church in Dunnavant.
Burial was to be in Dunnavant Community Cemetery with Kilgore Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include one daughter, Lorene Godbehere of Huntsville, and eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Ella Kennamer
NEW HOPE - Ella Kennamer, died Wednesday. The funeral was to be today at 3:30 p.m. at Highs Funeral Home chapel in McMinnville, Tenn., with Rodger McCann officiating.
Burial was to be in Gardens of Memory.
Survivors include five daughters, Dorothy Schrimsher and Dainease Lemley, both of New Hope, Rachel Higdon and Evelyn Lewis, both of McMinnville, and Shirley Cunningham of Portland, Tenn.; one son, Harvey Kennamer of Morrison, Tenn.; seven sisters, Willie Sampson, Tommie Mann, Hazel Batey, Annie Martin, Gertha Connally, Minnie Walker and Vinnie Cambron, all of Alabama; three brothers, Hubbard Bridges, Columbus Bridges and Martin Bridges, all of Alabama; and 21 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation was to be today from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Helen M. Leisenring
Helen Mary Leisenring, 93, of Huntsville died Thursday at a local hospital. The memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mayfair Church of Christ.
Laughlin Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Leisenring was formerly of Pennsylvania and was a member of Mayfair Church of Christ.
Survivors include one brother, Curtis George of Huntsville, and one sister, Gerry Schade of Pennsylvania.
Memorial donations may be made to the church mission fund.

Juanita Neill
DAWSON - Juanita Neill, 68, died Thursday at a DeKalb County hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel.
Burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include her husband, William L. "Bill" Neill of Dawson; one daughter, Cheryl Hood of Dawson; one son, Darrell Neill of Crossville; three stepsisters, Frances Lee, Ruby Barrett and Lilly Mae Henderson, all of Sheffield; one brother, Ray Peel of Dawson; and five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today at 5 p.m. at the funeral home.

Eldridge E. Pratt
ATHENS - Eldridge Elree Pratt, 77, of 19118 Elkton Road died Wednesday at a Birmingham hospital. The funeral was today at 11 a.m. at Limestone Memorial Gardens with Tony Wales officiating.
McConnell Funeral Home is in charge of burial.
Mr. Pratt was a member of Lindsay Lane Baptist Church and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Pratt; one son, Robert V. Pratt of Athens; one daughter, Debbie Putman of Athens;; one stepson, Loren Allen of Colonial Heights, Va.; one brother, Clifford Pratt of Athens; two sisters, Viva Swanner and Katherine Monk, both of Athens; and five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Kenneth S. Pruitt
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. - Kenneth S. Pruitt, 56, of 11 Brown Creek Drive died Wednesday at a Nashville hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at noon at Higgins Funeral Home with the Rev. Riley Mathias officiating.
Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery.
Mr. Pruitt was a retired Fayetteville police officer.
Survivors include his wife, June Simmons Pruitt of Fayetteville; two sons, Michael Pruitt of Fayetteville and Gregory Pruitt of Norfolk, Va.; one daughter, Phyllis Tunstill of Fayetteville; one stepson, Jamas Sisk of Fayetteville; two brothers, Charles Pruitt and Gene Pruitt, both of Fayetteville; three sisters, Dorothy Enoch of Mayfield, Ky., Vernell Poque of Fayetteville and JoAnn Williams of Murfreesboro; and eight grandchildren.

Lawrence Treece
SWEARENGIN - Lawrence Treece, 69, died Thursday at a Birmingham hospital. New Hope Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
Mr. Treece was a native of Grant.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Treece of Swearengin; one daughter, Linda Treece of Palestine, Ark.; one son, David Treece of Forrest City, Ark.; two stepsons, Charles White of Lillian and Michael Nast of Grand Prairie, Texas; one sister, Bonnie Mason of Grant; one brother, Norvel Treece of Swearengin; and six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Charles L. Waller
Charles L. Waller, infant son of Carol Waller of Huntsville, died Monday at a local hospital. A private graveside service was to be today at 3 p.m. in Coupee, La.
Royal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Other survivors include one sister, Laura Waller of Huntsville, and his grandparents, LaTonya and Michael Comber of Huntsville.

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