GenealogyBuff.com - Obituary Collection from Madison County, Alabama (1998-1999)
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.
Delmer O. Bagwell
DECATUR - Delmer Oliver Bagwell, 84, died Friday. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Brooks Barkley officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mr. Bagwell was a native of Morgan County, a teacher, a principal and acoach. He was preceded in death by one son, Steve Bagwell.
Survivors include his wife, Edeleth Bagwell of Decatur; one son, Joe Bagwell of Nashville; four brothers, Lewis Bagwell of Birmingham, J.C. Bagwell of Fort Myers, Fla., and Leno Bagwell and Rex Bagwell, both of Arab; two sisters, Lottie Bagwell Witt of Hot Springs, Ark., and Eloise Bagwell Cagle of Tulsa, Okla.; and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Morgan County.
Jimmy F. Campbell
HAZEL GREEN - Jimmy Franklin Campbell, 56, of Ready Section Road died Friday at his home. The funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Harmony Baptist Church with the Revs. Gary Schrimsher and Roy King officiating.
Burial will be in Charity Cemetery with Gallant Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Campbell was a native of Madison County, the owner of Huntsville Decorating Center, a deacon at Harmony Baptist Church and a member of the Homebuilders Association.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Carter Campbell of Hazel Green ; one daughter, Jami Campbell Harwell of Toney; one son, Kevin Campbell of Birmingham; one sister, Shirley Cunningham of Hazel Green ; one brother, Terry Campbell of Huntsville; and one grandson.
Visitation will be today from 4 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the church building fund or to Hospice Family Care.
Paula J. Davis
Paula Jacobs Davis, 44, of Huntsville died Friday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Center Grove United Methodist Church with the Rev. Henry Bradford Jr. officiating.
Burial will be in Valhalla Memory Gardens with Nelms Memorial Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Davis was a word-processing manager at Infinity Technology Inc. and a member of Center Grove United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, John R. Davis of Huntsville; her parents, Gladys Taylor Jacobs and Alva Jacobs, both of Huntsville; one sister, Veronica Lockhart of Huntsville; one brother, Clarence Jacobs of Huntsville; and one aunt and three uncles.
Visitation will be Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Carla N. Grant
Carla Natasha Grant, 19, of Huntsville died Thursday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Monday at noon at Oakwood College Seventh-day Adventist Church with Dr. James Doggette officiating.
Burial will be in Meadowlawn Garden of Peace with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include her parents, Isha Grant and John Grant, both of Huntsville; and her grandparents, Daphne Shepherd, Altheson Shepherd and Eudora Grant, all of Barbados, West Indies.
Her body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the Nichol R. Grant Memorial Fund in care of Madison Mission Seventh-day Adventist Church, 183 Shelton Road, Madison, 35758.
Nichol R. Grant
Nichol Richelle Grant, 23, of Huntsville died Wednesday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Monday at noon at Oakwood College Seventh-day Adventist Church with Dr. James Doggette officiating.
Burial will be in Meadowlawn Garden of Peace with Royal Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include one daughter, Eboni Nichol Garnes of Huntsville; her parents, Isha Grant and John Grant, both of Huntsville; and her grandparents, Daphne Shepherd, Altheson Shepherd and Eudora Grant, all of Barbados, West Indies.
Her body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the Nichol R. Grant Memorial Fund in care of Madison Mission Seventh-day Adventist Church, 183 Shelton Road, Madison, 35758.
Michael B. Harris
Michael Bryan Harris, 33, of Huntsville died Friday. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Twickenham Funeral Home East with Brother Robbie White officiating.
Entombment will be in the Twickenham Mausoleum.
Mr. Harris was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church and the Fathers Rights Association and was on the board of directors of Family Services. He was president of Environmental Design and Construction Inc. and a member of the American Sub-contractors Association. He served in the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his father, Ernest Gagne of Waynesboro, Ga.; his mother, Diane Harris of Huntsville; one daughter, Erin Harris of Huntsville; one sister, Donna Scott of Huntsville; his grandmother, Julia Harris of Huntsville; and nine cousins, three uncles and two aunts.
Memorial donations may be made to the Fathers Rights Association.
Gladys F. Holley
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. - Gladys Fulton Holley, 89, of 4 Providence Road died Friday at her home. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Currey officiating.
Burial will be in Wrights Cemetery.
Mrs. Holley was a housewife and a Baptist.
Survivors include one daughter, Linda Barnes of Fayetteville; one son, Bill Holley of Natchez, Miss.; one brother, Fred Fulton of Longview, Texas.; and two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Emily J. Komar
HARVEST - Emily Jane Komar, 75, died Friday at her home. The memorial service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Harvest Ward with Bishop Shaun Sowards officiating.
Burial will be Sept. 10 in Hawthorne Lawn Memorial Park in Mount Vernon, Wash., with Spry Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Komar spent most her life in Washington state. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include one daughter, Linda Marshall of Harvest; three sons, Earnie Olmsted and Ray Olmsted, both of Mount Vernon, and Jeff Komar of Austin, Texas; two sisters, Mae King of Mount Vernon and Ruth King of Burlington, Wash.; and 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Family Care, 2222 Drake Ave., Huntsville, 35805.
Thomas D. McDonald
Thomas Dennis McDonald, 83, of Huntsville died Saturday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Central Presbyterian Church with Dr. P. David Reynolds officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery with Laughlin Service Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. McDonald was a former Madison County Court judge, a former city attorney for Madison and New Hope and former president of the Madison County Bar Association, the Tennessee Valley Chapter of the American Society of Public Administrators, the Civic Club Council and the Lions Club. He was a life member of the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce where he received the "Good Government Award." He was also a member of the Huntsville Art League and was a trustee, elder and Sunday school teacher at Central Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Mary Ethel McDonald.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel McDonald of Huntsville.
Memorial donations may be made to the church.
Mary M. McKay
FLAT ROCK - Mary Magdalene McKay, 60, died Saturday at her home. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Flat Rock with the Revs. Dan Kirkpatrick and J.L. Davis officiating.
Burial will be in Overlook Cemetery with Kerby Funeral Home in Henagar in charge.
Mrs. McKays family was awarded ''Family of the Year in June by the Jackson County Association of Retarded Citizens.
Survivors include her husband, John L. McKay; four daughters, Marie Young, Tanah Price, Gidget McKay and Tabatha Hughes, all of Flat Rock; one son, Bobby Hudgens of Flat Rock; two sisters, Annie Pearl Anderson and Martha Terrell, both of Flat Rock; four brothers, Leroy Foote, Levoid Foote, Curtis Foote and Marvin Foote, all of Flat Rock; and nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today at noon at the funeral home.
Christine L. Moulder
MADISON - Christine Louise Moulder, 79, died Thursday at her home. The funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Green lawn Funeral Home in Springfield, Mo.
Burial will be in Springfield National Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Moulder was a native of Wichita, Kansas, and had lived in Madison County for two years.
Survivors include one son, Christopher C. Moulder of Madison; two sisters, Berdele Russell and Luida Redford, both of Wichita; and two grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the National Arthritis Foundation.
Jacky D. Painter
FLINTVILLE, Tenn. - Jacky Dwayne Painter, 39, of 39 Stewarts Chapel Road died Saturday at a Fayetteville, Tenn., hospital. The funeral will be today at 3:30 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with the Rev. Cleo Moon officiating.
Burial will be in Elora Cemetery.
Mr. Painter worked for the Plasform Co.
Survivors include his parents, Beckie Jean Seals and J.C. Painter, both of Elora, Tenn.; and two sisters, Bonnie Manley of Fayetteville and Sandy Gill of Dechard, Tenn.
Jimmy F. Sims ATHENS - Jimmy Floyd Sims, 62, of 17522 Meadows Road died Friday at a local hospital. The memorial service will be today at 2 p.m. at Capshaw Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Ebersold officiating and McConnell Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Sims was a Southern Baptist minister for 35 years and had retired from Sweet Sue Kitchens. He was a member of Capshaw Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Janice Sims; two daughters, Cathy Bacon of Killen and Jan Evans of Trussville; one son, Jimmy Sims Jr. of Madison; his mother, Norris Sims of Anniston; three sisters, Laglen Bridges of Norfolk, Va., Sandra Boyd of Oxford and Cheryl Fritz of Newport News, Va.; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society or to a church.
Beulah Slater
RISING FAWN, Ga. - Beulah Mae Hayes Slater, 92, died Friday in Chattanooga, Tenn. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel in Rainsville with the Rev. Gary Holcomb officiating.
Burial will be in New Harmony Cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Randell J. Slater of Rising Fawn; one sister, Louise Stephenson of Rising Fawn; one brother, Neal Hayes of Huntsville; and two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.
Billy J. Steele
SKYLINE - Billy J. Steele, 71, died Thursday at a local hospital. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Skyline Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Higgins officiating.
Burial will be in Pinehaven Memorial Gardens in Hollwood.
Mr. Steele was a U.S. Navy veteran and a member of the New Life Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Sandy Berryhill of New Hope, Tenn.; three sons, James William Steele and Michael Lee Steele, both of Hollywood, and Timothy Allen Steele of Dutton; three stepsons, James Edward Motes of New Hope, Billy Don Motes of Skyline and Bobby Ray Motes of Green briar; two sisters, June Bean of Hollywood and Shirley Willis of Crete, Ill.; two brothers, Robert Steele and Johnny Steele, both of Chicago; and 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Jared T. Stover
Jared T. "Rocky" Stover, 26, of Huntsville died Friday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Stover attended Johnson High School and worked for Tara Manufacturing Co. for seven years.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Stover of Huntsville; three brothers, Smokey Stover, Jeff Stover and Jodie Stover, all of Huntsville; and his grandmother, Mildred Tucker of Huntsville.
Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Carmen Traylor
ARAB - Carmen Traylor, 93, of Arab died Saturday at an Oneonta hospital. The funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Gober Funeral Home in Arab.
Burial will be in Brookwood Cemetery.
Survivors include one daughter, Jo Hipp of Arab; one son, Jack Traylor of Arab; two brothers, J.P. Jetton Jr. of Nashville and Drapee Jetton of Union Grove; and five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Linda F. Wilson
UNION GROVE - Linda Faye Wilson, 57, of 256 Green Briar Cove Road, died Saturday at a Huntsville hospital. The funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Arab Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Brookwood Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Emmitt Wilson; two daughters, Tracy Talton of Arab and Jennifer Dunn of Union Grove; three sons, Jacky Wilson and Sammy Wilson, both of Union Grove, and Frankie Wilson of Scant City; one sister, Elizabeth Smith of Washington state; one brother, Doyle Durham of Laceys Spring; and 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
