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ROYAL FUNERAL HOME
Reverend Dr. Claudia Joiner
April 23, 1946 – June 19, 2025
Funeral service for Reverend Dr. Claudia Joiner was held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Owens Chapel Missionary Baptist Church (2520 Elton Road, Huntsville, AL 35810) with Dr. H. Wendell Thompson officiating. Interment will be Saturday, July 12, 2025 in the Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens, Theodore, AL.
Mr. Tyrone Cornelius Ellison
February 21, 1974 – June 19, 2025
Funeral service for Mr. Tyrone Cornelius Ellison was held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church (13376 Dupree Worthey Road, Harvest, AL 35742) with Elder Kourtney Wesley officiating. Interment was in the Faith Memorial Park, 8100 Madison Blvd, Madison, AL 35758.
Mr. Talbert Oliver Woods
July 8, 1939 – June 19, 2025
Funeral service for Mr. Talbert Oliver Woods was held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 at the Royal Chapel of Memories (4315 Oakwood Avenue, NW Huntsville, AL 35810).
Mrs. Lillian Baldwin
March 14, 1933 – June 18, 2025
Funeral service for Mrs. Lillian Baldwin will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at the Oakwood University-Moseley Chapel Complex (5500 Adventist Blvd Huntsville, AL 35896). Interment will be in the Oakwood University Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 1 HL Cleveland Way, Huntsville, AL 35806.
NELMS MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME
Mrs. Mattie C. Crutcher
eptember 17, 1934 – June 27, 2025
Funeral service for Mrs. Mattie Crutcher will be held on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM at Hope Community Church with Reverend Christopher Williams, Eulogist and Pastor Charles Rodgers, Officiating. Interment will follow at Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Carolyn Haygood Parker
November 27, 1944 – June 25, 2025
Funeral service for Mrs. Carolyn Haygood Parker will be held on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church with Reverend H. Gregory Haygood, Eulogist and Pastor W. Temple Richie, Officiant. Interment will follow at Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Ms. Marie Campbell
April 29, 1939 – June 24, 2025
Funeral service for Ms. Marie Campbell will be held on Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM at Nelms Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Oakwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery – 1HL Cleveland Way – Huntsville, AL 35806.