TRAGIC DEATH
“A Mother’s Cry for Justice”: 19-Year-Old Killed While Working at Amazon in Bessemer
ROYAL FUNERAL HOME
Mr. Kennedy Toney
April 11, 1967 – January 10, 2026
Graveside service for will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the Draper Chatman Cemetery (Stewart Road Valhermoso Springs, AL 35775) with Reverend Roderick Stallworth officiating.
Mr. Fideliss Antwon Hayden
September 23, 1999 – January 9, 2026
Funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, January 24, 2026 at the Douglas Tabernacle Primitive Baptist Church (1429 Calvary Street, Huntsville, AL 35816) with Elder Mario D. Ford officiating. Interment will be in the Meadowlawn Garden of Peace, 450 Mt. Lebanon Road, Toney, AL 35773.
Mrs. Louisana Hereford Jordan
June 24, 1940 – January 8, 2026
Funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 17, 2026 at the Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church (315 Winchester Road, Huntsville, AL 35811) with Pastor O. Wendell Davis officiating. Interment was in the Valhalla Memory Gardens, 698 Winchester Road, Huntsville, AL 35811.
Mr. Charles Lee Hyder, Sr. a.k.a “Shot Happy”
December 31, 1931 – January 6, 2026
Funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 17, 2026 at the New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church (2562 Bob Wade Lane, Harvest, AL 35749) with Pastor Ricky Sykes officiating. Interment was held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, January 18, 2026 at the Valhalla Memory Garden, 698 Winchester Road, Huntsville, AL 35811.
NELMS MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME
Mrs. Bettie J. Parker
April 23, 1941 – January 15, 2026
Funeral service will be held Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM at Briar Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Maurice Irving officiating. Interment will follow at Valley View Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Annie (Ann) Aaron Dickerson
July 25, 1939 – January 12, 2026
Funeral service was Tuesday, January 20, 2026 12:00 p.m.at Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church. Interment was at Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Pastor Robert L. Douglas, Sr.
February 23, 1930 – January 11, 2026
Funeral service will be held Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Oakwood Seventh-Day Adventist Church with Dr. Carlton P. Byrd officiating. Interment will follow at location TBD.
Mr. James Carl Nance, Jr.
November 17, 1947 – January 15, 2026
Graveside service will be Friday, January 23, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. at Valhalla Memory Gardens with Rev. Earla Lockhart Officiating.