TRAGIC DEATH
Walker County child found dead; the cause of death remains under investigation
ROYAL FUNERAL HOME
Mrs. Linda Plummer
July 17, 1946 – December 25, 2025
Funeral service for Mrs. Linda Plummer will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 9, 2026 at the Oakwood University Seventh-day Adventist Church (5500 Adventist Drive, Huntsville, AL 35896) with Pastor Debleaire K. Snell as officiant and Dr. Carlton Byrd as eulogist. Interment will be in the Oakwood University Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 1 HL Cleveland Way Huntsville, AL 35806.
Mr. Anthony Turner
July 3, 1985 – December 25, 2025
Memorial service for Mr. Anthony Turner will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 8, 2026 at the Royal Chapel of Memories (4315 Oakwood Avenue NW Huntsville, AL 35810).
Mr. Larry Cosby
March 24, 1952 – December 23, 2025
Funeral service for Mr. Larry Cosby was held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025 at the Lakeview United Methodist Church (9130 Lucas Ferry Rd, Tanner, AL 35671) with Pastor Dennis Jones officiating, with Royal Funeral Home-Mason Chapel, directing. Interment was in the Johnson Chapel in Tanner, AL.
Mr. Roosevelt Theodore Hayes, Jr.
November 10, 1949 – December 23, 2025
Funeral service for Mr. Roosevelt Theodore Hayes, Jr. was held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 3, 2026 at the Union Hill Primitive Baptist Church (2115 Winchester Road, Huntsville, AL 35810) with Dr. Oscar L. Montgomery officiating. Interment was in the Rock Spring Presbyterian Church, 1097 CR 73 Magnolia, AL 36754.
NELMS MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME
Mr. Samuel Holloway
July 29, 1956 – December 26, 2025
Funeral service for Mr. Samuel Holloway was held on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM at Nelms Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.
Mrs. Alice Campbell Rice
September 10, 1947 – December 26, 2025
Funeral service for Mrs. Alice Campbell Rice was held on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM at Fountain of Life Ministries (4015 Triana Blvd SW, Huntsville, Alabama) with Rev. John Clay Officiating. Interment will follow at Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Mr. Tracy Ervin
October 1, 1962 – December 24, 2025
Funeral service for Mr. Tracy Ervin was held on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 12 PM at Nelms Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.
Mr. Perrar A. Joseph
March 10, 1975 – December 23, 2025
Graveside service for Mr. Perrar A. Joseph was held on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Oakwood University Memorial Memorial Gardens.