Obituaries

Jul 1, 2017

Funeral services for Lamar Smithey age 46 of Toney will be conducted Tuesday at 1PM at Hazel Green Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Henry Earl McPeters officiating. Burial will be in the Shady Grove Cemetery. Mr. Smithey passed away Saturday.

He is survived by his children, Tiffany Smithey, Brittany Smithey and Brandon Smithey, his mother,...

Jul 1, 2017

Ineke Anne "Neke" Boone, 47, of Cookeville, Tennessee, formerly of Huntsville, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017.

She was preceded in death by her father, William L. Boone III, by her grandparents, Katie & William L. Boone II, and by her brother, David Rock.  She was also preceded in death by...

Jun 29, 2017

Mr. Billy M. Childers, 89, of Hazel Green, passed away on Thursday at his daughter's home surrounded by his loving family.

He had retired from Thiokol after 35 years of employment and loved traveling with his wife who preceded him in death in 2008.  They especially enjoyed time on the river in their...

Jun 24, 2017

Wanda Gail Childers, 62, passed away on Saturday, June 24th. Her surviving family includes her two children, Anna and her husband Tracy Adkins and by Caren Rush, 5 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, her two sisters, Sandra Loftus and Carol Johnson, and several nieces and nephews. She was shortly followed in death by her father, Billy Childers, and preceded in death...

Jun 18, 2017

Mr. Jerry R. "Bud" Freeman Sr., 74, of New Market, formerly of Hendersonville, North Carolina, and Gainesville, Florida, passed away on Sunday at his home.  Mr. Freeman was a veteran of the United States Air Force.

He loved his children, was a good father to them, and he made sure that they came...

Jun 18, 2017

One with Himself I cannot die. My soul is purchased by His blood. My life is hid with Christ on high; with Christ, my Savior and my God. With Christ, my Savior and my God.

Mrs. Patsy Williams Watts, age 79, passed away on June 18, 2017. She died peacefully while surrounded and...

Jun 16, 2017

Mary Clark Schmidt, 71, of Huntsville, originally from the New Market/Riverton Community, passed away on Friday at her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Gene Schmidt Sr, her son, Roger Gene Schmidt Jr, her siblings: Erma Lee Bradford, Ella Mae Nelson, Charles Wayne Clark,...

Jun 14, 2017

Franchesca Woods-Powell, 31, of Fayetteville, formerly of Giles County, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday.

She was an avid Alabama Crimson Tide football fan and loved her children very much.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Joe Johnson, and by her grandmother, Frances Jo Woods.

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Jun 9, 2017

Funeral services for Tavion Davon “Tay Tay” McElyea, age five months, of Huntsville, will be Monday at 2 PM at Hazel Green Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery. He passed away Friday at a local hospital.

He is survived by his mother, Ashley McElyea, two sisters, Makenzie McElyea and Alanna...

Jun 6, 2017

Mr. Bobby A. Smotherman, 69, of Alvarado, Texas, formerly of Hazel Green, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Smotherman;  His mother, Louise Smotherman; His father, Riley Smotherman;  His brothers, Paul Earl Smotherman and John McCutcheon;

Surviving family members include his daughter,...

Jun 2, 2017

Mrs. Imogene Lawrence Wallace, 71, of Hazel Green, passed away on Friday while surrounded by her family.

She was a Christian with a deep faith and enjoyed studying her Bible, witnessing to others, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Imogene was preceded in death by her husband, Terry Wallace; ...

Jun 1, 2017

Bethena Joe Bynum, 52, of Ardmore, passed away peacefully on Thursday at her home.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Barney Bynum.

Surviving family members include her daughter and son-in-law, Chrystal & Jeff Blackwell;  Her mother, Bettye Joe Lawrence;  Her father, David Hurst;  Her biological father, Tommy...

May 31, 2017

Mr. Jim Beson, 55, of Hazel Green, passed away on Wednesday.

He was a 1982 graduate of Johnson High School and was employed by Shoney's Restaurant where he worked as a manager for a number of years.  He owned and operated Jim's Hobble House, Country Video, and Jim Beson's Excavating. ...