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Alabama Ledger www.AlabamaLedger.com D eath Notices The following Death Notices are published as a courtesy of the Alabama Ledger and local funeral homes. To include more info, or a photo of your loved one, in a future edition of the Alabama Ledger contact us at 256-506-7368. Extended obits start at .20 cents per word and $10 per photo. Adams Brown Service Funeral Home Alice Faye Yarbrough Copous, age 82, of Lamar, SC Ellen Elizabeth Warren, age 89, of Horton Charles Edwin Taylor, age 79, of Horton Diane Mobley, age 79, of Albertville Dudley "Dee Dee" Adams, age 80, of Albertville Jimmy Ray Davis, age 91, of Albertville Charles Edward Rainwater, age 92, of Albertville Terri Lynn Peel, age 65, of Albertville Lester Gilbert Bonds, age 73, of Guntersville Betty Dobbins Falkner, age 93, of Albertville Lewis Frankie Corbin, age 74, of Horton David Mark Moore, age 65, of Guntersville Rickey Wayne "Mortaki" McCollum, passed away at age 69 Adams-Buggs Funeral Home in Gadsden Amos Dewayne Cash, age 52, of Gadsden Effie Dean Davis Williams, age 79, of Albertville Albertville Memorial Chapel Marlin C. Gillilan, age 80, of Boaz Mary Lois West, age 87, of Albertville Mary Louis Camp Owens, age 89, of Springville Beverly Sue Watts, age 89, of Boaz Effie June Posey, age 93, of Boaz Ivonne Chavez Orduna, age 47, of Albertville Michael Eugene "Tiny" Taylor, age 67, of Albertville Burt Funeral Home Zachary Jones Newmann, age 31, of Mentone Carlton Wayne Higgins, age 69, of Fort Payne Sandra Jo Stoltz Wright, age 79, of Collinsville Dominique Marie Laferty, age 24, of Fort Payne Curtis Wayne Roden, age 77, of Valley Head Carr Funeral Home in Guntersville Rita Bradt, passed away at age 64 Rev. Bob W. Hunt, age 92, of Guntersville Kenneth Dale Wilson, passed away at age 95
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Crestwood Funeral Home in Gadsden Shelley Gwynne Hale, age 72, of Rainbow City Michael Clark Harrison, passed away at age 57 Norma Carolyn Christian, age 76, of Gadsden Wilson "Pete" Abel, age 70, of Gadsden Thelma Janice Thornton, age 79, of Rainbow City Carolyn Schroeder, age 79, of Gadsden Jimmy Lamar Davis, passed away at age 72 Henry E. Livrett, age 85, of Rainbow City Phyllis Ann Barnes, age 80, of Rainbow City Georgia Eugenias, passed away at age 93 Crossville Memorial Chapel Leoncio Gonzalez Beltram, age 90, of Crossville Etowah Memorial Chapel Jerry Earl Jones, age 82, of Rainbow City Annette Dorsett, age 60, of Boaz Joseph Louis "Cookie" LaFlamme, age 68, of Crossville Anthony Lance "Tony" Horton, passed away at age 75 Marie Verly, age 67, of Albertville Margie "Fay" Chandler, age 98, of Gadsden Frances Jean Dobbins, age 55, of Boaz Raymond Lynn Holmes, age 56, of Attalla James Jason Mitchell, age 49, of Attalla Bob Jones, age 66, of Gallant Aubrey Wayne Lasseter, age 80, of Boaz Marie Mayo Mosley, age 89, of Sardis Linda Fay Davis, age 78, of Boaz Peggy Elaine Blackmon Bowen, age 83, of Carlisle James Anthony Batie, age 66, of Guntersville Pamella Michele Autwell, age 54, of Sardis Gary Clanton, age 61, of Boaz Charles Arnold Dansby, age 77, of Cullman Geraldine Funeral Home Ray Lane, age 88, of Geraldine Jane Ann Hatley, age 86, of Geraldine Gober Funeral Chapel in Arab Jacob Alexander King, age 14, of Arab Nellie Moody Blackwood, age 81, of Blountsville William Rosten "Bill" Darmer, age 80, of Arab Kimberlee Dawn Pezzeca, age 47, of Arab Roy Wayne Alexander, age 77, of Blountsville Paul Glenfield Atchley, age 60, of Arab Martha Jane Mason, age 90, of Arab Kerby Funeral Home Brenda Sue Gravitt, age 77, of Valley Head Marshall Memorial Funeral Home Kimberly Ann McCarty passed away at age 58 Kayla Star Wise, age 25, of Boaz McRae Funeral Home Gail Malone, age 88, of Boaz Edna Parrish, age 82, of Guntersville Cathy Riggins, age 79, of Boaz Darryl Wade McWhorter, age 61, of Boaz Amber Patterson, age 34, of Albertville Susan Beck, age 62, of Decatur Larry Edward Roe, age 78, of Boaz Infant Atlas Rylie Bolding passed away Portia Lacey Ballentine, age 84, of Boaz Morgan Funeral Chapel and Crematory Patricia Ann Moses McClellan, age 80, Attalla Morgan Rae Colvin, age 33, of Ashville Phillip Wayne Bryant, age 58, of West End Sarah Lucille Roberts, age 93, of Ashville Alexandria Lachelle White, passed away at age 36 Manguben R. Patel, age 80, of Gadsden Andy Floyd Nix, age 85, of Gadsden Jerry Donald Morgan, age 82, of Albertville Rev. Curtis C. Fuller, passed away at age 90 Randall Nick McAlister, passed away at age 55 Alenka Lankford Smith, passed away at age 79 Peggy Imogene Sharpton, age 97, of Pensacola, Florida Cynthia Ledbetter, age 91, of Gadsden Perry Funeral Home In Centre Melinda Allen Cushing, age 71, of Collinsville Phillip Dale Stansell, age 66, of Arab Jerry Alvin Edgeworth,age 83, of Rome, Georgia Thomas Elvin Jacobs, age 82, of Sand Rock Betty Ruth Abernathy Harrelson, age 84, of Centre Reynolds Fredrick Madden, Jr., age 82, of Centre John Henry Sanders, Jr., age 85, of Centre Shirley Ann Credeur, age 66, of Jacksonville Rainsville Funeral Home Delinda Bean, age 81, of Rainsville Vernon Luke Bryant, age 85, of Section Myra Dann, age 57, of Rosalie Cathy Morgan Blevins, age 70, of Fort Payne Infant Gentry Pate Murdock, age 3 days, of Grove Oak Odeller Chambers, age 71, of Centre Helen Clements Smith, age 84, of Rainsville Wilson Funeral Home in Fort Payne Alvin McKinney Hughes, Jr., age 93, of Fort Payne Nancy Mae Norris Tcherneshoff, age 91, of Fort Payne Ronnie Glenn Bevel, age 72, of Fort Payne Jerry Wayne Burt, age 79, of Fort Payne Randall W. Brisendine, age 70, of Fort Payne Stephen Louis Sampley, age 68, of Fort Payne Nathan Luke Brown, age 21, Mount Vernon
Mitchell Wade Dorsett, age 14, of Fort Payne Edward Charles Williams, age 75, of Fort Payne Jimmie Vincent Ceasar, age 77, of Collinsville Health Care Tina Marie Gilbreath Hairel, age 58, of Fort Payne Carolyn Ann Wester, age 78, of Fort Payne W.T. Wilson Funeral Home Ralph Lynn Hart, age 58, of Crossville Katherine Willoughby Brown, age 94, of Crossville Rhonda Gurley Patterson, passed away at age 70 Joseph James Carrague, age 78, of Crossville Eric Paul Selvage, age 63, of Rainsville Conchetta Dewayne Hudson, age 64, of Albertville Donna Jean Woods, age 63, of Rainsville Larry Wayne Harris, age 69, of Fyffe James David Monroe, age 80, of Fyffe Janice V. Stewart, age 74, of Section Glenda Faye Smothers Cunningham, age 67, of Martlin Herbert Levoid Poe, age 77, of Valley Head Samuel Richard Moss, age 69, of Birmingham Forrest Aubrey Champion, age 67, of Fort Payne Glenda Sue McSpadden, age 76, of Fort Payne Carey L. Galloway, age 68, of Albertville Kimberly Kay Jolley, age 65, of Dawson Marcus James Crawford, age 57, of Stevenson Sarah Faye Justice, age 77, of Geraldine Jimmy Ray Berry Sr., age 71, of Scottsboro Avice Elaine Pearson, age 98, of Rainsville Laura Beth Swords, age 47, of Albertville Branalyn Maxwell, age 51, of Rainsville Norman Rodney Smith, age 72, of Rainsville Gretta Lynn Gulledge, age 71, of Boaz Frank Patton, age 75, of Geraldine Reggie Eugene Dempsey, age 49, of Dutton Billy Max Gilbert, age 89, of Dutton Danny Carl Brown, age 76, of Rainsville Kenneth Joseph Gyuricz, age 77, of Guntersville Herman Stephen Hughes, age 67, of Crossville
ACCIDENTS
TWO DEAD IN CRASH - A two-vehicle crash at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, January 1, 2026 has claimed two lives. Jasmine D. Agan, 26, of Cedar Bluff, was fatally injured when the 2020 Chevrolet Traverse she was driving collided head-on with the 2003 Ford Explorer driven by a 16-year-old juvenile from Cedar Bluff. Thomas D. Agan, 25, of Temple, GA, who was a passenger in the Chevrolet, was also fatally injured. Neither Jasmine D. Agan nor Thomas D. Agan were using seat belts at the time of the crash and were both pronounced deceased at the scene. The 16-year-old was injured and airlifted to a local hospital for medical treatment. The crash occurred on Alabama 9 near the 263 mile marker, approximately two miles north of Centre, in Cherokee County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate. GUNTERSVILLE WOMEN KILLED - A single-vehicle crash at approximately 11:41 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2025 has claimed the life of a Guntersville woman. Kayla S. Wise, 25, was fatally injured when the 2007 Suzuki XL-7 she was driving left the roadway, struck a tree and caught fire. Wise was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The crash occurred on Needmore Road, approximately two miles west of Albertville, in Marshall County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate. ARAB MAN KILLED IN ATV CRASH - A single vehicle crash involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) that occurred at approximately 10 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 has claimed the life of an Arab man. Jeremiah R. Sivley, age 24, was critically injured when the 2025 Yamaha ATV that he was operating overturned in the roadway. Sivley was transported to Marshall North Hospital for treatment where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased. Sivley was not wearing a helmet at the time of crash. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate. HUNTSVILLE MAN KILLED IN CRASH - A two- vehicle crash at approximately 5:47 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, has claimed the life of a Huntsville man. Steven A. Fiorino, age 65, was fatally injured when the 2007 Toyota Tacoma that he was driving collided head- on with a 2013 Toyota Prius driven by Elijah R. Hamilton, 24, of New Hope. Fiorino was pronounced deceased at the scene. Hamilton was also injured and transported to Huntsville Hospital for treatment. The crash occurred on U.S. 431 near Dug Hill Road, approximately five miles southeast of the Huntsville city limits, in Madison County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate. MAN DIES FOLLOWING CRASH - A two-vehicle crash at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 16, has claimed the life of a Meridianville man. Tracy W. Gamble, age 54, was critically injured when the 2025 Toyota RAV4 that he was driving was struck by a 2025 Volvo tractor-trailer driven by Patrick L. Sanders, age 41, of Helena. Gamble was transported to Huntsville Hospital for treatment where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased. Sanders and the passenger of the Toyota, Robin R. Gamble, 50, of Meridianville, were both injured and transported to Huntsville Hospital for treatment. The crash occurred on U.S. 231 near Dayton- Freeman Boulevard, approximately one mile north of Meridianville, in Madison County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.
Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home
Betty Lemons, age 73, of Centre John Douglas Hinton, age 62, of Rock Run Tracy Oaks, age 65, of Centre Shirley Ann Battles, age 89, of Cedar Bluff Patricia Laughton, age 76, of Cedar Bluff Francine Colley Young, age 71, of Centre Pamela Davis Myrick, age 70 of Centre Virgil E. Umphrey, age 68, of Sand Rock Carl O. Abner, age 88, of Centre Linda Alice Jackson, age 76, of Gaylesville Joyce Ann Harrell, age 73, of Cedar Bluff Collier-Butler Funeral Home Barbara Ann Haney, passed away at age 90 Lynn Hawkins King, passed away at age 80 Benny Denmond Hood, passed away at age 76 Larry Mitchel Troup, passed away at age 80 Janet Carol Tucker, age 84, of Gadsden Allen Hawkins, age 68, of Rainbow City
Gary Wright, age 83, of Lawrenceville, Georgia Infant Terry Kash Matthew Weaver passed away Millicent Mitzi Burroughs, age 90, of Gadsden George Marion "Babe" Silvey, Jr., age 96, of Rainbow City Albert Maurice Andrepoint, age 77, of Rainbow City Michael Stephen Guyton, passed away at age 73 Stanley Keith Crowley, age 69, of Southside Billie Carolyn Gates Clokey, passed away at age 97 John Matthew Guest passed away at age 58 Collinsville Funeral Home Jerrie T. Alexander, age 84, of Collinsville Priscilla Diane Tucker McClure, passed away at age 78 Cornerstone Funeral Chapel in Ider Barbara Hutton Brown, age 85, of Ider William Lynn "Poppa Lynn" Pittman, age 65, of Bryant Phyllis Marie Johnson Pippin, age 76, of Ringold, GA Vera Sue Hawkins, age 86, of Gaylesville Wanda Lorene Dunn, age 64, of Trenton, GA Stephen Crawford Chitwood, age 56, of Cedar Bluff Mary Ella Pelham Johnson, age 83, of Ider Terry Glenn Garren, age 56, of Stevenson Theresa Ann Doherty, age 74, of Pisgah Noah Robert "Smo" Smothers, age 14, of Henagar Mark Gerald Heckel, age 64, of Bridgeport Margaret Janette Lance, age 69, of Higdon
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