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ROYAL FUNERAL HOME
MS. KAREN WYNELL STROZIER
APRIL 15, 1958 — JULY 11, 2026
Memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 24, 2026 at the Royal Chapel of Memories (4315 Oakwood Avenue NW Huntsville, AL 35810) with Dr. Willie Hinton officiating.
MR. WILLIE LEE LESLIE
AUGUST 14, 1952 — JULY 10, 2026
Funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at the Beaver Dam Primitive Baptist Church (785-A Beaver Dam Road, Toney, AL 35773) with Reverend Dennis Green officiating. Interment was in the Valley View Memorial Garden, 139 Meridianville Bottom Road, Meridianville, AL 35759.
MR BURNETT COATS, JR.
NOVEMBER 9, 1949 — JULY 8, 2026
Funeral service was held at 12:00 noon, Thursday, July 16, 2026 at the Royal Chapel of Memories (4315 Oakwood Avenue NW Huntsville, AL 35810) with Reverend Samuel Wright officiating. A second funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 18, 2026 at the Reynolds Chapel Church (County Road 48 Newbern, AL) with Reverend Roger Milton officiating, with Washington and Paige Mortuary, directing. Interment was on Saturday, July 18, 2026 at the Weaver Cemetery, Greensboro, AL.
Ms. MICHELLE DENISE BASSETT
FEBRUARY 17, 1960 — JULY 15, 2026
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 1, 2026 at the Second Union Baptist Church (1535 Shirley Rd, Bunkie, LA 71322) with Reverend Greg Jackson officiating with Progressive Funeral Home, directing. Interment will be in the Second Union Baptist Church in Bunkie, LA.
NELMS MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME
MRS. LUCILLE JORDAN
APRIL 17, 1953 — JULY 16, 2026
Funeral service will be held Saturday, July 25, 2026, at 12:00 PM at Nelms Memorial Home with Pastor Phil Ford officiating.
MR. ROBERT EARL TOWNSEND
DECEMBER 14, 1933 — JULY 11, 2026
Funeral service was held Saturday, July 18, 2026, at 12:00 PM at St. James Primitive Baptist Church with Rev. Joe L. Hereford, eulogist and Elder Patrick Arrington officiating.
MRS. MARY MOORE MCDONALD
FEBRUARY 23, 1952 — JULY 10, 2026
Funeral service was held Sunday, July 19, 2026, at 1:00 PM at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Larry Davidson, Jr., officiating. Interment will follow at Valley View Memorial Gardens.