Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Hazel Green, AL and surrounding areas
Carolyn Hames
Oct 22, 2026
Carolyn Miles Hames of Hazel Green went to be with the Lord on Thursday while surrounded by her loving family. She was 72 and was a Christian and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. She had retired from Redstone Arsenal where she worked for 35 years in civil service.
She loved spending time with her family, loved to cook, and she...
Doris Ann Smeltzer
Oct 21, 2026
Mrs. Doris Smeltzer, 76, of Harvest, went to be with the Lord on Friday. She was born in Maryland in 1950 and graduated from the Carroll County High School. After high school, she went to nursing school where she became an LPN and worked at York Hospital in the Burn Unit. After working for the hospital she began working as...
William Scott Lau III
Oct 18, 2026
Mr. William Scott Lau III, of New Market, Alabama, passed away on Sunday. He was 63.
Scott was born in Bell County, Texas, into a military family that moved around frequently. From a young age, Scott was accustomed to working and would take on any job he could find. He cleaned out barns, cut grass, and even worked for a local...
Cecil Skinner
Oct 18, 2026
Walter Cecil Skinner, 80, passed away on October 18, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on July 2, 1946. Cecil will be remembered for the love he had for his family, especially his grandchildren. He also loved to fish, garden, barbecue, and do woodworking. Cecil enjoyed taking his 1963 GMC truck to car shows.
Cecil was...
Peggy Slayton Griffin
Oct 17, 2026
Peggy Slayton Griffin of Hazel Green went to be with the Lord on Saturday morning while resting peacefully at home. She was 85. She was a graduate of Hazel Green High School and had retired from Madison County where she served the public for many years. On the side, she helped her husband and son with their roofing business. She...
Reba Campbell
Oct 13, 2026
Mrs. Reba McDougal Campbell of Hazel Green went to be with the Lord on Tuesday evening while resting peacefully at home with her family. She was 93.
Mrs. Campbell grew up in the Walnut Grove Community working on her family farm and lived in the community for almost her entire life. She is remembered for operating The Jeans Spot for a...
Kevin Alan Holt
Oct 12, 2026
Kevin Alan Holt of Hazel Green, passed away on October 12, 2026. He was a loving father, husband, grandfather and friend. Born to John and Ellen Holt on April 25, 1972, he grew up in north Huntsville and was a graduate from J.O. Johnson High School class of 1990. There, he grew up with many friends who he considered his...
Charles M. Hughes
Oct 8, 2026
Charles McLain Hughes, 92, of New Market, Alabama, passed away at his home on October 8, 2026. He was born on October 22, 1933, in Madison County, Alabama, to the late Robert Hughes and Leona Hickson Hughes.
Charles is survived by his son, Michael Hughes (Beverly); his grandchildren, Steven, Justin, Lindsey, Jeremy, and Drew; eight great-grandchildren; his sister Lois Esslinger, several...
Dustin Pierce
Oct 6, 2026
Dustin was a one-of-a-kind person who never minced words and was never afraid to say exactly what was on his mind. He had a personality that could fill a room, and he loved to laugh and make the people around him laugh.
Dustin loved his wife, Jamie, and their son, AJ. Becoming a father was something Dustin never could have imagined,...
Ray Tucker
Oct 5, 2026
Clarence Ray Tucker, 98, of Meridianville, Alabama, passed away on October 5, 2026, at Floyd E. “Tut” Fann State Veterans Home in Huntsville, Alabama.
Ray was born May 6, 1928, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, to George Spivey Tucker and Ada Frame Tucker. Ray grew up with five brothers—James, Don, Jerry, Butch, and Charles—and one sister, Pearl. His parents later moved to...
Tommie Mack Baeder
Oct 4, 2026
Tommie "Mack" Baeder, 81, of Hazel Green, Alabama, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on October 4, 2026.
Mack was born on May 12, 1945, in Huntsville, Alabama, to Nellie and Thomas Baeder. He grew up in Hazel Green, Alabama, where he met the young woman who would become the love of his life and his bride, Brenda...
Laura "Mary" Clark
Oct 4, 2026
Laura Marion “Mary” Clark, age 63, of Hazel Green, Alabama, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2026, surrounded by her family and friends.
Mary was born on September 15, 1963, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Bill Shaw and Laura Shaw.
Mary cherished time spent with her family and took great pride in her children and grandchildren.
Mary is survived by her loving husband of...
Ricky Earl Cagle
Oct 3, 2026
Ricky Earl Cagle, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, peacefully passed away on October 3, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on July 11, 1953, in Huntsville, Alabama, Ricky was the cherished son of Floyd and Helen Cagle.
Ricky's journey began in Huntsville, where he graduated from Buckhorn High School. His path of service led...
Glenda Sue Collins
Oct 3, 2026
Glenda Sue Bishop Collins of Prospect, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, She was 69.
She appreciated the simple things in life and was a hard worker. She enjoyed watching the hummingbirds, her flowers, and spending time by her koi pond. She was a great cook who opened her home to many friends and always demonstrated southern hospitatliy. Above all, she was...
John Belmont
Oct 3, 2026
Shown here is Mr. Belmont during fieldwork, along with the handwritten note he personally wrote on the back of the photograph, describing the occasion in his own words.
John Saltonstall Belmont, devoted husband of Sharon Belmont, passed away just before dawn on October 3, 2026, at his home in Hazel Green, Alabama.
John (along with his identical twin brother, August) was born...
Helen Reid Helser
Oct 1, 2026
Mrs. Helen Earlene Reid Bailey Helser, of New Market, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, while resting peacefully, surrounded by her beloved family, friends, and precious "Snoopy." She was 92.
Helen was born on April 14th, 1934, to the late Irlan and Irene Reid. She graduated from New Market High School in 1954. She had plans to join the Women’s Air Force, but...
Patsy Ealy Brock
Oct 1, 2026
Patsy Ealy Brock of Hazel Green went to be with the Lord on Thursday while surrounded by her loving family. She was 78. Patsy was a Christian, a long-time member of Charity Baptist Church and a 1966 graduate of Hazel Green High School.
She was a member of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) in Ardmore and enjoyed life’s simple pleasures, including...
Janie Riggins
Sep 29, 2026
Carolyn Jane "Janie" Riggins, age 62, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
Janie was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend whose family meant the world to her. She especially adored her children and grandchildren and loved them more deeply than words could ever express. Janie had a feisty and bold personality and was never afraid to be herself. Those...
Dennis Craig Lawson
Sep 26, 2026
Dennis was born to Thomas Carl Lawson and Martha Moreland Lawson on December 27, 1956 in Camden, New Jersey. The family moved to Huntsville, Alabama in 1961 where Dennis and his brothers, Greg and Richard, spent their childhood. Dennis became a ham radio operator at the age of ten, which became a lifelong hobby. Dennis was involved in ROTC and...
Rhonda Clardy
Sep 26, 2026
Rhonda Clardy of Hazel Green, Alabama went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 26, 2026. She was 68 and was a graduate of Hazel Green High School. She was a Christian and a member of Hayes Chapel Baptist Church.
Rhonda will be remembered for her love for people and was a friend to every person she met and made...
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