TRAGIC DEATHS
Kansas City 4-Year-Old Dies After Being Struck by an Amazon Delivery Van, Driver Leaves the Scene
ROYAL FUNERAL HOME
Mrs. Sherry Gail Nwigwe
August 6, 1953 – April 30, 2026
Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 16, 2026 at the Saint Bartley Primitive Baptist Church (3020 Belafonte Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35816).
Mr. Isadore “Maurice Ford” Leslie
March 1, 1959 – April 30, 2026
Funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon, Friday, May 15, 2026 at the Saint Bartley Primitive Baptist Church (3020 Belafonte Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35816) with Pastor Phil Ford officiating.
Ms. Emma Mae White
December 16, 1957 – April 29, 2026
Funeral service was held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the Saint Luke Christian Church (1800 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35816) with Elder T.C. Johnson officiating. Interment was in the Meadowlawn Garden of Peace, 450 Mt. Lebanon Road, Toney, AL 35773.
Mr. Alonzo William Ward
February 16, 1989 – April 28, 2026
Memorial service was held at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the Royal Chapel of Memories (4315 Oakwood Avenue NW Huntsville, AL 35810).
NELMS MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME
Mr. Anthony Darnell “Tank” Ray
May 11, 1961 — May 6, 2026
Funeral service will be held Friday, May 15, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Blackburn Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America. Interment will follow at Crowson Cemetery.
Mr. Curtis L. Douglas
October 10, 1964 — May 5, 2026
Graveside service will be held Friday, May 15, 2026, at 1:00 PM at Meadowlawn Garden of Peace with Pastor Ralph Bellamy officiating.
Mr. Eugene Dick Scruggs, Sr.
May 17, 1938 — May 4, 2026
Funeral service will be held Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 2:00 PM at St. Bartley Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Dr. Mario Ford eulogist. Interment will follow at Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Ms. Loretta Banks
February 21, 1965 — April 30, 2026
Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 3:00 PM at Nelms Memorial Funeral Home.