Obituaries

Jan 17, 2023

Funeral services for Barbara Moore Self, age 85 of Hazel Green will be Saturday at 2:30 PM at Locust Grove Baptist Church with Dr. Robert White officiating. Burial will follow in Locust Grove Cemetery with Hazel Green Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Self passed away Tuesday at Huntsville Hospital. She was...

Jan 16, 2023

Mr. Jerry Lee Carter, 78, of Hazel Green, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2023 surrounded by his loving family, due to complications following surgery.

Jerry was born and raised in New Market, Alabama and graduated from Buckhorn High School in 1962 and the Tennessee Valley Vocational and Technical School.  He retired from...

Jan 15, 2023

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Janice Padgett, beloved mother, grandmother and friend. Janice passed away peacefully on January 15, 2023 in Huntsville, Alabama at the age of 79.

Janice was born on May 22, 1943 in Arkansas to JL and Audrey McClain. She lived in Arkansas and Kentucky...

Jan 15, 2023

Funeral services for Clifford Wayne Roberts age 62 of New Market will be conducted Saturday 1 PM. At Hazel Green Funeral Home with Rev. Benny Berry officiating and burial will follow in the Concord Cemetery. Mr. Roberts passed away Saturday. He was preceded in death by his parents, Billy and Jocie Hunt Roberts and one brother, Ronald Roberts.

Jan 14, 2023

Mr. Larry Wayne Boyett, 71 of Flintville, TN passed away on Saturday, January 14, surrounded by his loving family and friends after losing the battle to Parkinson‘s disease. He was of the Baptist faith and a member of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. As a young man he was a volunteer fireman in the Hazel Green, AL community and...

Jan 14, 2023

Jack Junior Laster, born August 20, 1929 in Alabama passed away on January 14, 2023 at the age of 93 in Hazel Green, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his parents Grover and Nettie Laster, six brothers, his son Terry Laster and his granddaughter, Marie Stephens.

He is survived by his wife...

Jan 13, 2023

Paul Wayne Defoe, Sr., 71, of Huntsville, AL passed away peacefully in his home on January 13, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. He is survived by his children; Angela Thomas, Paula Parcus, Jennifer Cambron, Amanda Pruitt and Paul Defoe, Jr., his Son-in-Law, Phillip Parcus and brother Tommy Defoe and a host of loving family and friends....

Jan 12, 2023

Sudie Margaret Welch Johnson passed away on Thursday.  She was 75. She spent her early years in Dillon, South Carolina where for a time lived with her aunt and namesake (Sudie Herring) to help her run her motel on the 501 highway that runs through the small town of Dillon. Sudie moved to Huntsville, Al with her...

Jan 11, 2023

Graveside services for James Michael Sharp age 70 of New Market will be held Sunday 2PM at Concord Cemetery. Mike passed away Wednesday at his residence. He was. Preceded in death by his father, Roy Junior Sharp, his mother, Virginia Jones Sharp, two sisters, Carolyn Sharp and Debbie Sharp King and one nephew, Doug Sharp.

He is...

Jan 9, 2023

Kimberly McMeans, 55, of Huntsville, passed away on Monday.  She was a loving wife and mother and a devoted homemaker.  She loved her husband, children, and grandchildren.  She had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh.

She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Hereford and her uncle, Larry Bryant.

She joined...

Jan 9, 2023

James McMeans, 54, of Huntsville, passed away on Monday.  He was a carpenter, handyman, and he loved his children and grandchildren.   He was also a loving husband who adored his wife, Kim.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Betty Neely Hicks and James Robert "Bobby" McMeans.

He joined his wife, Kim McMeans, in...

Jan 7, 2023

Remembering a Life Randall Bob Howard, aged 63 of Lynchburg, TN left this life surrounded by loved ones, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN. Born to Bobbie Jean & H.B. Howard in Jackson, TN on March 30th, 1959, he was the second oldest of eight children.  Randy is preceded in death by his father H.B. Howard, his brother Harlon...

Jan 7, 2023

Lt. Colonel (retired) John Robert Scott Jr, 92, of Huntsville, passed away on Saturday.  He was retired from the United States Army where he served as a military police officer.  Lt. Colonel Scott was a recipient of the Bronze Star.  Mr. Scott was also a Mason and was raised in the German American Lodge in Pirmasens, Germany. ...

Jan 6, 2023

Alexander Haas, Jr, 75, of New Market, died Friday, January 6, 2023. Alex is survived by his aunt, Sherry St. Clair Jacks, his nephew Eric Lucas Thayer, his niece, Jennifer Thayer Reyes, many cousins, 1 great-niece, 6 great-nephews, and 3 great-great-nieces. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Karol Gwen Haas and Janet Haas Thayer; his...

Jan 6, 2023

Funeral services for Beverly Marie Winchester age 60 of the Walnut Grove community will be held Thursday 2PM at Hazel Green Funeral Home with Pastor Gerard Johnson officiating burial will follow in the Concord Cemetery. Mrs. Winchester passed away Friday at Huntsville Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Travis and Lois Cantrell Williamson, four brothers, Lawrence...

Jan 5, 2023

Ray Dean King, age 50, of Hazel Green, AL passed away January 5, 2023.

He is survived by his parents: Johnny & Chris King of Hazel Green, AL; children: Christina King of Hazel Green, AL, Judith (Will) King of Hazel Green, AL, Kayleen King of Hazel Green, AL, Kendra (Sam) Hill of Scottsboro,...

Jan 4, 2023

Gail Seals McGinnis of Hazel Green passed away on Wednesday.  She was 62.

Gail was a loving and devoted wife, an animal lover, and had a special place in her heart for Dachshunds.  She also loved to fish.

She was preceded in death by her father, Melvin A. Seals....

Jan 3, 2023

Cassandra Lynn Graham, 46, of Hazel Green, passed away on Tuesday.   She was a 1994 graduate of Hazel Green High School.   Her love for animals led to her having numerous cats, dogs, goats, chickens, a turtle, and horses, including her special "Dixie".

Cassandra was a person of immense strength and vitality and she lived her life to...

Jan 1, 2023

Mr. John Thomas "J.T." Bagsby, of Hazel Green, passed away on Sunday.  He was 88.  He retired from the City of Huntsville where he had worked at Maple Hill Cemetery for 37 years.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Molly Bagsby and Myrtle Haggermaker. His brothers: Sam Bagsby, and Dan Bagsby.

Surviving family...

Jan 1, 2023

Mr. Billy Joe Campbell, 86, of Huntsville, passed away on Monday.   He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Korean War.  He was known as the owner and operator of Campbell's Store Equipment and Campbell's Meats.  He was inducted into the East Coast Drag Racing Hall of fame and loved fishing in his free...