TRAGIC DEATHS
Huntsville City Schools employee killed in shooting, man arrested
Royal Funeral Home
MRS. ROBERTA JONES BATTLE
JANUARY 21, 1934 – JULY 19, 2022
Funeral service was 2:00p.m., Sunday, July 24, 2022 at the Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church (315 Winchester Rd NE Huntsville, AL 35811) with Pastor O. Wendell Davis officiating. Interment was in the Valhalla Memory Gardens.
MRS. LOIS HUMPHREY GRAHAM
MARCH 30, 1928 – JULY 19, 2022
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 27, 2022, the location for this service will be announced later, with Pastor Sandy Kinslow officiating and Elder Sammie Sanders as eulogist. Interment will be in the Bloucher Ford Cemetery.
MR. DAVID LEE JONES
JANUARY 11, 1948 – JULY 17, 2022
Funeral service was 12:00 p.m., Saturday, July 23, 2022 at the Blackburn Chapel C.P.C.A. (507 Plummer Rd Huntsville, AL 35806) with Pastor Tramaine Snodgrass officiating. Interment was in the Chattanooga National Cemetery.
MRS. AVIS RICE BROWN
OCTOBER 4, 1957 – JULY 18, 2022
Funeral service will be12:00 noon, Saturday, July30, 2022 at the Blackburn Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America (507 Plummer Road Huntsville, AL 35816). Interment will be in Big Cove Cemetery.
MRS. LUE ELLEN HUMPHREY
FEBRUARY 22, 1953 – JULY 17, 2022
Funeral service was 12:00p.m., Saturday, July 23,2022 at the St. Stephens Primitive Baptist Church (210 7th Ave SW, Decatur, AL, 35601) with Elder Christopher Collins officiating. Interment was in the Taylor’s Chapel # 4 Hall cemetery.
MRS. TRACY LASHANNON STRONG
DECEMBER 19, 1976 – JULY 15, 2022
Funeral service was 1:00p.m., Saturday, July 23,2022 at the Madkins Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America (2403 Oakwood Rd NW, Huntsville, AL 35810) with Dr. Theodis Acklin as the eulogist and Pastor Endia Scruggs officiating.
MR. MILTON THOMPSON
SEPTEMBER 15, 1949 – JULY 10, 2022
Graveside service was 1:00 p.m., Sunday, July17, 2022 at the Thatch-Mann cemetery (1801 W Hobbs Street Athens, AL 35611) with Pastor Willie M. Byrd officiating.
NELMS MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME
MRS. VERETTA HOLLINGSWORTH
MARCH 18, 1943 – JULY 17, 2022
Graveside service for Mrs. Veretta Hollingsworth was be Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Valhalla Memory Gardens.
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