OBITUARIES
Burton Slocum Chambers, III
Dec 26, 2022
Burton Slocum Chambers III, 82, of Madison, AL, passed away December 26, 2022, following a wonderful Christmas celebration with family. He was born September 11, 1940, to Leona (Coder) and Burton S. Chambers Jr. in Buffalo, NY. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Diana Marie Duncan Chambers; their children Clark Chambers (Seline), and Garrett Chambers, both of...
Marilyn A. Nelson Shanahan
Dec 20, 2022
Marilyn was born in Ross, North Dakota, to parents who had just had a tornado take everything away. She begged to enter school at age 4 and eventually graduated as top of her class from DeForest High School in Wisconsin. She went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Wisconsin and then a master’s degree...
Russel Charles Jones
Dec 15, 2022
After a long and well-lived life, Russel Charles (Russ) Jones passed away after a short illness on December 15, 2022, at the age of 93.
After serving in the US Army, Russ returned home in 1953 to marry his sweetheart, Patricia. They were married nearly 70 years and raised five children. Although originally from Iowa, Pat and Russ were long-time...
Jennifer Elizabeth Thompson
Dec 15, 2022
Jennifer Elizabeth Thompson (Carter), age 35, passed away unexpectedly on the evening of December 15, 2022, at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, AL. Jennifer was born on December 19, 1986, to her mother, Sarah Riggs and her father, Rocky Carter in Huntsville, AL. Jennifer had a heart of gold and always put other’s needs before her own. She enjoyed the quainter...
Floris Adams Freeman
Dec 11, 2022
Floris Adams Freeman passed away peacefully at home Dec 11, 2022. She was born to Ernest Morton Adams Sr. and Jessie Lewis Adams. She is survived by her husband, Russell Bottom Freeman, her children, Roxane Robertson (Bill), Stephen Freeman, Teresa Walker, and Leila Freeman. She is also survived by her sisters Judy Detloff and Kay Franks (Bill), and brother Mort...
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
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
Dec 5, 2022
Alvin Lee Rhods, 87, of Madison, Alabama passed away Monday, December 5, 2022.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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