Obituaries

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MRS. CLARALYN ANN THORNTON AUGUST 28, 1939 – AUGUST 1, 2024 Funeral service will be 12:00 noon, Thursday, August 8, 2024 at the Lakeside United Method- ist Church (3738 Merdian Street N, […]

By William Thornton  Alma Powell, wife of retired general and former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, has died at the age of 86. Her death was confirmed by a family spokesperson. “(Powell) was the […]

CELEBRITY DEATHS Alma Powell, wife of Gen. Colin Powell and Birmingham native, dead at 86 ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Ms. Patricia Delois Bobo June 12, 1961 – July 26, 2024 Memorial service will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August […]

By Stacy M. Brown Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, one of the longest-serving members of the Texas delegation, has died at the age of 74. In June, Jackson Lee announced her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, […]

CELEBRITY DEATH IN MEMORIAM: Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Dies at 74 ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MRS. SARAH J. BROOKS APRIL 5, 1941 – JULY 19, 2024 Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 27, 2024 at […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. KEVIN DIMITRI WHITE FEBRUARY 20, 1993 – JULY 14, 2024 Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 21, 2024 at the Royal Chapel of Memories (4315 Oakwood Avenue NW Huntsville, […]

By Howard Koplowitz Ne’Keshia “Keke” Dawson Jabbar, one of the stars of the reality show “Love & Marriage: Huntsville,” died Tuesday, according to a statement from her family. TMZ reported Jabbar was 42. A cause of death was […]

CELEBRITY DEATH Alabama reality show star dead at 42 was ‘full of life, love and laughter’ Former Alabama cornerback, NFL rookie killed in auto accident ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. FRANKLIN D. FLETCHER JANUARY 23, 1949 […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. CLEVELAND WESLEY, JR. B.K.A “PEPPER” JUNE 22, 1952 – JUNE 26, 2024 Funeral service will be 2:30 p.m., Saturday, July 6, 2024 at the Royal Chapel of Memories (4315 Oakwood Avenue […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. MAURICE PORTER DECEMBER 16, 1959 – JUNE 20, 2024 Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m.,Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at the Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church (759-A Pine Grove Road, Harvest, AL […]