Those we remember.... too many, too soon.
Esmond
Adams
(Deceased February, 1989) W.
Diane Allen Weston
(Deceased Sept. 28, 2001) Clarice Anne Bailey James Robert Leon Balisok
Bernard
Grinder
Bennett
Shelby
Berry
Jerry
Monroe
Bingham
(Deceased June, 2000) Billy Boaz (Deceased Nov. 2003) Charles M. Chambers (Deceased May 20, 2009) Samuel C. Chisam (Deceased April 6, 2008) Patsy Cunningham Pilgrim (Deceased July 7, 2009 Judy Bullard Daniel (Deceased April 2007)
Morris W.
(Buster)
Frank
(Deceased December, 1998)
Sue
(Fowler) Tidwell (Deceased June 2006) David Lay James Andy Leach (Deceased February, 2002)
George
M.
Love, Jr.
Tommy McDougal, (Deceased August 19, 2006) Charles Miller Demetra Morring
Paul
Camp
Patterson
(Deceased May, 1997) John Payne
Joseph
Atkins
Pettus
(Deceased 1998)
Robert
Pruitt Joseph Patrick Rigg Paula Lee (Rigg) McKerall, Deceased Feb, 2003 Sandy Seymour
Doug
Howard
Taylor
(Deceased May 1991)
Vance
Johnston
Thornton, Jr.
(Deceased March 1991)
Luther
Dewey
Tidwell
(Deceased March 1990)
Susanne
Compton
Vaughn
Adams
(Deceased 1994) Dan E. Williams (Deceased Feb. 2001) Gayle (Wilson) Butler (Deceased Nov. 17, 2007) Tommy Woodward (Deceased December, 1998)
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Gayle Wilson Butler ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sue Fowler Tidwell ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (HHS Coach) Buddy May Buddy May of Athens, a retired businessman, died Monday [May 13,2002]. He was 70. Mr. May was a native of Winfield and graduated from Livingston State University. He taught and coached sports in Athens, Pensacola, Fla., and Huntsville before retiring in 1986. He owned The Plant Shoppe on University Drive for many years, purchased Milky Way Farms in Pulaski, Tenn., in 1995 and operated it as a corporate retreat and bed and breakfast inn. Survivors include his wife, Billie W. May; one daughter, Angie May Robbins of Huntsville; one son, Mike May of Madison; one adopted daughter, Stephanie McDowell of Huntsville; six grandchildren, Alan Potter of Prattville, Jay Robbins of Auburn, John Michael Robbins and Ann Robbins, both of Huntsville, Jenna Kay May and Patrick May, both of Madison; and two great-grandchildren and several cousins. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home in Athens with Dr. Stephen Screws officiating. Burial was to be in Athens City Cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
The Huntsville Times
James Andy Leach, Sr. of New Market, a retired
U.S. Postal Service worker, died Saturday [2-02-02]. He was 60.
Mr. Leach was a native of Union Grove and a
life-long resident of Madison County. Mr. Leach was an avid hunter and
fisherman and worked for the postal service for 37 years.
Survivors include his wife, Scarlett N. Leach
of New Market; three sons, James Andy Leach Jr. and Timothy Leach of Hazel
Green, and Troy Shane Leach of Waynesboro, Va; two daughters-in-law, Sandra
Wilbourn Leach of Hazel Green and Tracy Leach of Waynesboro, Va.; one sister,
Lois Price of Fayetteville, Tenn; and three grandchildren.
Visitation was Mon - Feb.4 at Spry Funeral Home. Funeral was Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Spry with Rev. B.R. Jenkins officiating. Burial was in Maple Hill Cemetery. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Huntsville Times 9/2001 W. Diane Weston of Madison, founder and CEO of Uwohali, Inc., died Friday [Sept. 28, 2001]. Ms. Weston was a native of Huntsville and a graduate of the Florida Research Institute. She was co-founder of both the Women's Economic Development Council and The Village. She was a charter member of the Greater Huntsville Rotary Club and a member of the Chamber of Commerce Women's Business Council, Burritt Museum board of directors and the Biztech board of directors. She was past president of Girls, Inc., former director of the Board of Family Services Center, and founder of the Dallas-Lincoln Revitalization Project. Ms. Weston helped organize the Americans of Indian Descent and started an Indian Educational Culture Program in Huntsville and Madison County schools. She was the first woman in modern times to serve as the clan chief of the Echota Cherokee Deer Clan. Her awards included Small Woman-Owned Business Contractor of the Year, Outstanding Woman of the Year, Outstanding Minority Entrepreneur of the Year Region IV and the Crystal Crown Award, and she was twice nominated for Avon's Women of Enterprise Award. She received special appointments to NASA's Advisory Committee for the International Space Station, the Defense Agency Committee on Women in the Services, the Governor's Committee on Science and Mathematics and the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference. Survivors include one son, Jim Weston of Huntsville; one daughter, Suzanne Weston of Alexandria, Va.; one sister, Tina J. Johnson of Huntsville; one brother, Don Allen of Melbourne, Fla.; two step-brothers, Lon Guest of Arab and Mitchell Hodges of Guntersville; and three grandchildren. Laughlin Service Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Memorials may be made to Girls, Inc., P.O. Box 3066, Huntsville 35810; The Village, 511 Beirne Ave., Huntsville 35801; Dallas-Lincoln Revitalization Project, c/o Johnson, P.O. Box 368, Huntsville 35804; the Diane Weston Scholarship Fund of Women's Economic Development Council or a favorite charity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Huntsville Times 2/2001Dan E. WilliamsDan E. Williams, 59, of Huntsville died Friday [2/16/2001] at a local hospital. The graveside service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery with Charles Marshall officiating. Laughlin Service Funeral Home is in charge. Mr. Williams was a deacon at Randolph Church of Christ. Survivors include a daughter, Kristy Williams Holbrook of Huntsville; a son, Sean Williams of Birmingham; a brother, Oliver Beirne Williams Jr. of Huntsville; three grandchildren, Madison Elizabeth Williams of Birmingham, Austin Riley Holbrook and Aaron Taylor Holbrook both of Huntsville. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Randolph Church of Christ. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Huntsville Times 12/31/00 Bill Easterling, [HHS Class 1958] whose columns have drawn readers to this page of The Times since 1979, died Friday at his home, ending a fight with cancer he had shared in powerful and poignant words for 15 months. He was 60 years old. His funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Mt. Zion Road in Monrovia. Visitation will precede it from 10 a.m. until noon at Laughlin-Service Funeral Home in Huntsville. Frances C. Roberts Dr. Roberts was a former Huntsville High School teacher in the 1950's and noted educator. Frances Cabaniss Roberts, 83, of Huntsville died Sunday [Nov. 5, 2000] at her home. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Episcopal Church of the Nativity with the Rev. Roderic L. Murray and the Rev. A. Emile Joffrion officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery with Laughlin Service Funeral Home in charge. Dr. Roberts was a professor emerita at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and authority on the history of Huntsville, Madison County and the Tennessee Valley. She served on the boards of the Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society, the Burritt Museum, Constitution Hall Village, the Weeden House Museum, the Twickenham Historic District and the Huntsville Historic Commission. She was a published author and served as editor of The Huntsville Historical Review. Survivors include one nephew, Richard Bailey of Gordo; and two great nieces. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Frances Roberts Scholarship Fund at UAH.Jerry M. Bingham HAZEL GREEN - Jerry M. Bingham, 59, died June 2nd, 2000. at his home. The funeral was at Spry Funeral Home chapel.Mr. Bingham was a lifelong Madison County resident. Survivors include his wife, Sandra G. Bingham of Hazel Green; one son, Lewis Allen Bingham of Hazel Green; one daughter, Sharon Elizabeth Bingham of Florence; his father, Hershel Bingham of Huntsville; and one brother, Don Bingham of Conway, Ark.Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Robin Lanier Fund, 201 Sivley Road Suite 200, Huntsville 35810.William T. Sloan Willliam Thompson Sloan, 81, died Wednesday, June 14th, 2000, at his home. The graveside service will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Rick Johnson officiating. Laughlin Service Funeral Home is in charge of burial. Mr. Sloan was a World War II Army veteran having served five years with the 151st Engineer Band, 414th Army Service Band and the 279th Signal Battalion in Fort Hood, Texas. He was a graduate of Murray State University and the University of Louisville. Mr. Sloan taught band at Huntsville High School and served as both vice president and president of the Alabama Bandmasters Association. He was selected as Distinguished Band Director of America and was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Troy. He was a member of the Elks, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Eagles, Phi Mu Alpha and Phi Beta Mu fraternities and First Baptist Church of Huntsville. Survivors include his wife, Harriette Weaver Sloan; three daughters, Carolyn Able of Knoxville, Camille Velvet of Madison and Rebecca Valentine of Huntsville; four sons, Jim Sloan and Mike Sloan, both of Madison, and Chuck Sloan and Pat Sloan, both of Huntsville; one sister, Mary Weaver of Huntsville; and 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Memorial donations may be made to Southern Care Hospice, 3322 S. Memorial Parkway Suite 12, Huntsville 35801.
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