OBITUARIES

Richard Wayne Foust

Richard Wayne Foust

Dec 10, 2022

Richard Wayne Foust, Sr., 65, of Harvest passed away December 10, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born July 11, 1957 to Robert and Mary Foust in Nashville, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Sue Foust Buttrey. He is survived by his wife Sharon, of 40 years, his son Richard Foust Jr. (Jessica),...

Joseph John Pinto

Joseph John Pinto

Dec 9, 2022

If you asked a hundred people who Joe Pinto was, they would all give you a different answer – Husband, Father, Dad, Grandfather, Boom Boom, Joe, Joey, Uncle Joe, My 2nd Family, One of My Little Old Men, Mentor, Best Friend, Warrant Officer Pinto, Great Co-Worker, Fine Man, Great Guy, and they would all be right. Because Joe was all...

Alvin Lee Rhods

Alvin Lee Rhods

Dec 5, 2022

Alvin Lee Rhods, 87, of Madison, Alabama passed away Monday, December 5, 2022. 

Dwayne Harrison Propes

Dwayne Harrison Propes

Dec 5, 2022

Dwayne Harrison Propes, 75, of Harvest, Alabama passed away Monday, December 5, 2022. 

No services are planned at this time. 

Martha Anne Swanner

Martha Anne Swanner

Dec 5, 2022

Martha Anne Royals Swanner passed away peacefully at home Dec. 5th, 2022 surrounded by her two daughters. She was born to Willie Gene Royals and Margaret Harrison Royals on August 7th, 1946 in Sylacauga, AL. 

She was survived by her daughters Kristy Swanner (Mark), Carrie Swanner Moultrie (Sean), her grandchildren Brooklyn and Caden Swanner and Camden and Lucy Moultrie, two...

Joseph David Allen Laughery

Joseph David Allen Laughery

Dec 2, 2022

Joseph Allen “Joe” Laughery, 32, of Huntsville AL passed away Friday, December 2, 2022.

Joe is survived by his daughters Lydia and Lindsey Laughery, his son Parker Laughery, and their mother and his former wife Brittany Swan. Joe is also survived by his mother and stepfather Kathy & Ray Eason; father Jeffrey Laughery; sister Taylor Laughery Shaw (Eric); nephews Aiden Brown,...

John Boston Massey

John Boston Massey

Dec 1, 2022

John Boston Massey, 75, of Harvest, Alabama passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022. He was born in Fort Payne, Alabama on August 6, 1947 to Boston Massey and Esther Cannon Massey. John grew up in Hayneville, Alabama and was a 1965 graduate of Hayneville High School where he played football for the Hayneville Blue Devils.

John’s immediate family attended...

Annelle Cherise Hatzell

Annelle Cherise Hatzell

Nov 29, 2022

Annelle Cherise Causey Hatzell, 45, of Madison, AL, passed away into Glory on Tuesday at 7:30 A.M. at her home in Madison, AL.  She was born March 21, 1977, in Huntsville, AL, to Franklin Carlton Causey and Mary Elizabeth Bledsoe Causey.  She was preceded in death by her brother, Adrian Danielle Causey and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Bledsoe Causey. She...

Gary Franklin Humphries

Gary Franklin Humphries

Nov 28, 2022

Gary Franklin Humphries, of Huntsville, Alabama, age 81, passed away Monday, November 28th, 2022.

Gary was born December 15, 1940 in Atlanta, Georgia. After 20 years of exemplary service, Gary retired as a Master Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force. He then went to work in logistics for Rockwell, and later for Boeing from which he retired.

Gary loved wood-working...

Jack Nathan Reed

Jack Nathan Reed

Nov 25, 2022

“Pops” Jack Reed passed away on November 25, 2022 at the age of 90, and will be deeplymourned by his family and friends. Jack lost his beloved wife, Gloria, in 2013 after 58 blessedyears. He is survived by his three children, Laura Peterson (husband Russell), Richard Reed(wife Kathy), and Edwin Reed (wife MaryBeth); by his two grandchildren Becky Reed and...

Robert Lee Freeland

Robert Lee Freeland

Nov 25, 2022

Robert Lee Freeland

July 5, 1944 – November 25, 2022 Robert Lee Freeland, 78, of Madison, Alabama passed away at his residence on  November 25, 2022 after a battle with cancer. 

One of the kindest souls on this planet, our father was a gentle, generous man who worked tirelessly to ensure that his family had everything they needed. He faced...

Mafalda Paula Rantz

Mafalda Paula Rantz

Nov 25, 2022

Mafalda “Paula” Rantz, 92, most recently of Madison, AL, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2022, after succumbing to late-stage dementia. She was commonly known as Mrs. Paula to some, Paula to others, Aunt Miffy to her nieces and nephews, Mom to her daughter Donna Six (Michael), Grandma to her four devoted grandchildren (Jessica Chenoweth (Glen), Sharon Livingston (Joshua), David...

Noriko Yamagata Ellis

Noriko Yamagata Ellis

Nov 25, 2022

Noriko Ellis, 81, of Harvest, Alabama passed away on Friday, November 25,  2022.

She was born November 25, 1941, in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan to Juro Yamagata and Yoshiko Yamagata.  She was the oldest of Juro and Yoshiko’s two children.  The family moved from Hiroshima to Tokyo when Noriko was in middle school.  Noriko earned her Bachelor’s degree in psychology at Waseda...

Carol Jean Benjamin

Carol Jean Benjamin

Nov 24, 2022

Carol was born in McLean, New York to Clifford and Josephine Smith on August 7, 1941. Her Dad was in the Air Force so the family moved to many places including England. She grew up in a big family, having one sister and five brothers. Her mother was a very loving mother to Carol and this showed as she came...

John Paul Atkinson

John Paul Atkinson

Nov 24, 2022

John Paul Atkinson, 84, died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on November 24, 2022, in Madison, AL after a prolonged struggle with dementia. John Paul was born in Huntsville, AL, the son of William Buford Atkinson and Mary Osborne Atkinson.

John Paul was preceded in death by his high school sweetheart and beloved wife of over 50 years,...

Thomas Curtis Horton

Thomas Curtis Horton

Nov 17, 2022

Thomas Curtis Horton, 84, of Madison, Ala., passed away on Nov. 17, 2022.

Curtis was born May 14, 1938, in Pinson, Tenn. He grew up in Memphis, Germantown and Humboldt, Tenn., moving around several times as he was the son of a Methodist pastor.

He attended Lambuth College in Jackson, Tenn., and graduated with an electrical engineering degree from the...

Bonnie Louise Boydston

Bonnie Louise Boydston

Nov 10, 2022

Bonnie Louise Boydston, 80, of Madison, Alabama passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022. 

Bonnie was born on July 27, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri. 

She is preceded in death by her parents Clarence and Emma Huber as well as her husband Robert Boydston, Sr. 

Bonnie is survived by her son Robert Boydston, Jr. (Gail), daughter Brenda Melvin (Craig), granddaughter Chrissy...

Vicki Ann Lynch

Vicki Ann Lynch

Nov 9, 2022

Vicki Ann (Swindle) Lynch

December 27, 1951 - November 9, 2022

At the age of 70, Vicki Ann Lynch of Madison, Alabama passed away on November 9, 2022. She is survived by her husband, CW-4 Tom Lynch (US Army Retired), her sons Brent Caron, Matthew Caron, and Tommy Lynch, grandchildren Lilly Caron, Oliver Caron, and Hannah Caron and step-grandchildren Sam...

Tracie Diane Bryant

Tracie Diane Bryant

Nov 8, 2022

Tracie Diane Bryant of Huntsville, Alabama passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at the age of 48. Tracie was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 13,  1973.

Tracie ran a small business and worked with her father for many years; later in life was a caregiver for the elderly, obtaining her certificate as a certified nursing assistant.

Tracie was a...

William Archie Whitworth

William Archie Whitworth

Nov 7, 2022

William Archie Whitworth passed away November 7, 2022. He was a resident of Limestone County. Mr. Whitworth was born March 1, 1935, to Walter Trotman Whitworth and Estelle Crutcher Whitworth. There will be a graveside service Sunday, November 13, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. at Madison City Cemetery. Mr. Mark Hatfield will be officiating. Legacy Funeral Home is assisting the family.

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