ROYAL FUNERAL HOME
Sergeant First Class Gary Wilfred Hawthorne
March 23, 1951 – March 19, 2026
Funeral service for Sergeant First Class Gary Wilfred Hawthorne will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at the Fifth African Baptist Church (3419 S Robertson St, New Orleans, LA 70115) with Pastor Dale J. Sanders officiating.Interment will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at the Southeastern Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, 34888 Grantham College Dr, Slidell, LA 70460.
Mrs. Georgia Mae Hewlett
January 14, 1948 – March 19, 2026
Funeral service for Mrs. Georgia Mae Hewlett will be held at 12:00 noon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at the Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church (315 Winchester Road, Huntsville, AL 35811) Interment will be in the Meadowlawn Garden of Peace, 450 Mt. Lebanon Road, Toney, AL 35773.
Dr. Rise Lowery
October 29, 1949 – March 19, 2026
Memorial service for Dr. Rise Lowery will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, April 12, 2026 at the Oakwood University Seventh-day Adventist Church (5500 Adventist Drive, Huntsville, AL 35896) with Pastor Lorenzo B. Shepherd as officiant and Pastor Debleaire K. Snell as eulogist.
Mr. Toney Ray Pruitt
November 27, 1951 – March 19, 2026
Funeral service for Mr. Toney Ray Pruitt was held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2026 at the Royal Chapel of Memories (4315 Oakwood Avenue NW, Huntsville, AL 35810) with Pastor Lester Baker officiating.
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Dr. Ernst Cebert
June 26, 1954 – March 21, 2026
Memorial service will be held Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at First Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Mr. Jeremi aka “Bart” Douglas, Sr.
May 14, 1990 – March 20, 2026
Funeral service for Mr. Jeremi “Bart” Douglas, Sr., was held Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM at House of Hope and Restoration with Elder Darron Jones Ford officiating.
Ms. Ozell McCrary
August 5, 1946 – March 24, 2026
Funeral service for Ms. Ozell McCrary will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor William Carter officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery in Deposit, Alabama.