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ROYAL FUNERAL HOME
SUFFRAGAN BISHOP JOHNNY LEROY BURRELL
JULY 19, 1943 – JULY 22, 2023
Funeral service will be 2:00 noon,Saturday, August 5, 2023, at the Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church (315 Winchester Road NE Huntsville, AL 35811) with Bishop Sherman L. Merritt officiating. Interment will be in the Valhalla Memory Gardens.
MR. MATTHEW DEAN- DRE’ NORWOOD
SEPTEMBER 8, 2000 – JULY 22, 2023
Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 29, 2023, at the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church (710 Dan Crutcher Road Toney, AL 35773) with Pastor Ernest L. Williams officiating.
MISS KENDRA LAURA FOWLKES
JUNE 24, 2000 – JULY 21, 2023
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m.,Saturday, July 29, 2023, at the Fellowship of Faith Church (3703 Memorial Parkway NW Huntsville, AL 35810) with Pastor Troy Garner officiating and Reverend Pierre Harvey as eulogist.
MRS. ELEANOR VIRGINIA BURNETT
FEBRUARY 28, 1946 – JULY 18, 2023
Funeral service was 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 22,2023, at the Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Church (229 Church Street NW Huntsville, AL 35801). Interment was in the Meadowlawn Garden of Peace.
MR. JOHNNY LEE WOODS
OCTOBER 13, 1961 – JULY 18, 2023
Funeral service will be 11:00a.m. Friday, 28, at the First Seventh-day Adventist Church (1303 Evangel Dr. NW Huntsville, AL 35816). Interment will be in the Meadowlawn Garden of Peace.
NELMS MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME
MS. INDIA L. WATKINS
JANUARY 31, 1985 – JULY 16, 2023
Funeral service for Ms. India L. Watkins (“Tasha”) will be Friday, July 21, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. at Nelms Memo- rial Funeral Home Chapel with The Reverend Richmond Malone officiating.
MS. WANDA PALMER
AUGUST 24, 1964 – MAY 30, 2023
Memorial service for Ms. Wanda Palmer was Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church.
MS. BRITTANY HAMMONDS
JULY 9, 1991 – JULY 13, 2023
Funeral services for Ms. Brittany Hammonds was at 2:00 noon on Saturday, July 22, 2023 from Nelms Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Vernon Parrish officiating. Interment – Valley View Memorial Gardens.
MS. ADRIANA MCCANTS
MARCH 26, 1992 – JULY 12, 2023
Memorial service for Ms. Adriana McCants will be on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.at the Nelms Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.