Obituaries

May 24, 2017

Newman Carl (N.C.) Spray, Jr., 87 of Huntsville, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family.

Born on October 23, 1929, N.C. lived a full life serving the Lord and being a faithful husband and a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather.

He is preceded in death by his...

May 24, 2017

Funeral services for G.W. Sulser age 90 of Winchester, Tennessee will be conducted Saturday at 1PM at Hazel Green Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. George Turke officiating. Burial will follow in the Blanche Cemetery. Mr. Sulser passed away Wednesday in Winchester. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mamie Whitt Sulser, his parents, George and Bertha...

May 23, 2017

Funeral services for Florence Flynt Tanner age 77 of Fayetteville will be conducted Friday at 1PM at Hazel Green Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Harold Boggs officiating. Burial will be in Charity Cemetery. Mrs. Tanner passed away Tuesday in Fayetteville.

She is survived by her husband, Calvin Tanner, her children, Tony Tanner and...

May 21, 2017

Richard McNeese, 73 of New Market, Alabama (formerly of Sheridan, Arkansas) died on Sunday morning, May 21, 2017, surrounded by his family.

Having been born and raised in Arkansas, he moved to New Market, Alabama in 2014 to be with his family. Mr. McNeese was a member of Neeley's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church...

May 21, 2017

Ms. Ruby Jean Laten, 81, a resident of Huntsville, passed away on Sunday at a local hospital.

She was a special, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, great-grandmother.   She was a Christian and a member of the Baptist church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John R. &...

May 19, 2017

Betty Jo Morris, 75, of Toney passed away at her home Friday. She was a a life-long resident of Toney, a graduate of Sparkman High School and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was employed by Motorola and Adtran.

She is survived by her two daughters, Angie Shaw and her husband, Bruce, and Kelly Randall and...

May 16, 2017

Mr. Joe Fitch, age 86 of New Market, Alabama passed away Tuesday. He is survived by his son, Rev. Michael R. and Ginger Fitch,daughter-in-law Linda Fitch, his grandchildren, Shannon and Stephen Loyd, Christopher and Wendy Fitch, Kevin and Amy Fitch, Candice Fitch (Seth Brooks), his great-grandchildren, Sarah Loyd, Riley Loyd, Kadin Fitch, Karsyn Fitch, Wright Fitch, Savannah Loyd, Holden...

May 3, 2017

Mr. Jerry "Jerome" Wallace, 75, of Hazel Green, passed away on Wednesday.

Mr. Wallace had retired from Huntsville Fire & Rescue after 35 years of service.  He was a Christian and had been a part of Huntsville Park Baptist Church and the First Baptist Church of Hazel Green.    Jerome was an avid sports...

May 2, 2017

Mrs. Betty Jean "Sarge" Franklin, 81, of Woodstock, Georgia, formerly of Hazel Green, Alabama,  went to be with the Lord on Tuesday morning.

Betty was a wonderful woman with a sweet and kind spirit, a smile on her face, very positive, and an inspiration to others. She enjoyed nature, especially going to the...

May 1, 2017

Bonnie Walden Mires, 58, of Hazel Green, went to be with the Lord on Monday while surrounded by her loving family.

She was a 1976 graduate of Butler High School and worked for Kmart for a number of years before leaving to care for her mother.  Bonnie loved her family very much, especially...

May 1, 2017

Sarah Elizabeth Bunn Hicklen, 82, of Hazel Green, Alabama, entered into eternal rest on Monday.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles M. Hicklen, her parents, William T. & Lula Mae Bunn, and by several siblings.

Surviving family members include her three daughters, Emily Hicklen, Rita Keown, & Judith (JR) Gallup;  Her son,...

Apr 26, 2017

Wilma Y. Payne, age 84, of Hammond, IN, formerly of Hazel Green, AL passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017. She is survived by her brother, Jerry (Sharon) Payne; sister in law, Ethel Payne; niece, Christa Cook; six nephews: Donald W. Payne Jr., Thomas Payne, Michael Payne, Kelly (Kathy) Payne, Jerry K. (Kristina) Payne and Joe (Susan) Payne; fourteen great...

Apr 20, 2017

Debra Goldstein, 62, of Huntsville, passed away on Thursday at her home.

She was a loving mother and loyal friend who went out of her way to serve her family and friends.   She loved cooking for others and had attended culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Billy...

Apr 17, 2017

Mrs. Norma Lee Boyce Blontz, 95, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Monday morning.

Mrs. Blontz was born in Grafton, West Virginia and lived through the Great Depression.  She was a hard-working mother of three and had also worked for 40 years for Pittsburgh Paint and Glass Company in...

Apr 14, 2017

Funeral services for Brooklyn Rose Gregory infant daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca Barbour Gregory will be conducted Monday 3PM at Hazel Green Church of God of Prophecy with Bro. Harold St.Clair and Bro. Steve Puckett officiating. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery. She passed away Friday at a local hospital.

She is survived in addition to her...

Apr 10, 2017

Funeral services for Bea Mason Pogue age 83 of Elora, Tennessee will be conducted Thursday at 2PM at Hazel Green Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Guindal Knight and Bro. Mike Keel officiating. Burial will follow in the Miller Cemetery. Mrs. Mason passed away Monday evening at her residence.

She is survived by her...

Apr 8, 2017

Funeral services for Justin Clutts age 26 of Toney, Alabama will be conducted Wednesday at 2PM at Hazel Green Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jeanelle Tucker officiating. Burial will follow in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Coffee County, Tennessee. Mr. Clutts passed away Saturday in an accident in Hazel Green.

He is survived by his wife, Emily...

Apr 7, 2017

Mr. Charles William "Charlie" Lovell I, age 85, of Hazel Green, went to be with the Lord on Friday evening while surrounded by his loving family.

Charles was predeceased by his wife, Patsy Delores Gentry Lovell, by his parents, Gertrude Kathleen Weir Lovell and Hubert Eldridge Lovell Sr., his brother, Hubert Eldridge Lovell...

Apr 7, 2017

Mrs. Margie Morris, 87, of Toney, Alabama, passed away on Friday.

Mrs. Morris was preceded in death by her husband, Woodard Morris Jr, by her sons, Stanley Morris and Donald Malone, by her sisters, Helen Ables, Robbie Toone, and Betty Koley, and by her brother, William Neeley.

Surviving family members include her daughter, Judy Morris; ...

Apr 5, 2017

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2PM at Hazel Green Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bryan Brooks officiating. Burial will follow in the Cochran Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Bernice Campbell, one daughter, Donna Carol Hopkins, one grandson, Anthony Hopkins and one great grandson, Noah Cade Holdmeyer.

She is survived...