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Mary Josephine Hawkins McNabb, 92, died April 18, at home in Huntsville, Alabama, surrounded by her family and friends. Her funeral will be at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Monday, April 23, at 11:00 a.m., with a visitation at the church from 10:00 to 11:00. Pastor Gary Soop will be the officiant. Her interment will be […]

Charles Christopher Kratsch, 47, passed away suddenly at his home in Huntsville, AL.  Chris was born and raised in Huntsville and graduated from Grissom High School.  His academic career at Jacksonville State University where he pursued a criminal justice degree, was cut short by the birth of his first child. He is survived by four […]

Cynthia Frayne Fuller, 62, of Huntsville, passed away at home on Sunday. She is survived by her loving husband David; children, Jacob and Rachel; and three siblings, Anne Frayne, Constance Martinec, and Charles Frayne. She was born in Springfield, Ohio to parents, Charles and Dorotha Frayne. She retired as a school psychologist to start her […]

Diane Stephanouk Harvey, 87 of Huntsville, AL, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. She was born to the late William and Phyllis Haynes.  Diane was born and raised in Chattanooga, TN and moved to Huntsville in the 1960s to work in the aerospace industry where she spent almost […]

Steven Roger Kroes, 49, of Huntsville, passed away Wednesday after a lengthy illness. He was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret E. Kroes. A graduate of Grissom High School in 1986, he received his bachelors of Science degree in Finance from the University of North Alabama in 1991. His great loves were music and […]

Kennith N. Vining, 88, of Lacey’s Spring, AL passed away on April 15, 2018. Kennith was born in McAlla, AL, served in the US Army, and was well known for his love of motorcycles, sports cars, shooting skeet, raising honeybees, and ability to fix anything. He was preceded in death by parents Samuel and Mary […]

Bruce Lamar Downs, 58, of Huntsville, passed away peacefully at home April 15, 2018. He was preceded in death by his father, Gresham Downs and his sister, Crystal Downs. He is survived by his mother, Virginia Downs; sisters, Ivy Downs Albert (A.J.), Stephanie Downs (Charles Hopper), and Lilli Downs Danielson (Gil).  Bruce grew up in […]

CW3 William Clifton “Bill” Billingsley, U.S. Army (Retired) died in Huntsville on April 12, 2018 at the age of 76. He was born in Cotton County, Oklahoma on November 11, 1941 and is survived by his devoted wife of 52 years, Joyce Lynda Billingsley of Huntsville; two daughters, Alison Williams and Sharon Green, and husband, […]

  Helen K. “Kathy” Van Netta passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Huntsville Hospital. Kathy was born and raised in New Orleans, LA where she lived until at 16, she moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL, to be a switchboard operator and met the love of her life, Ernest A. (Art) Van Netta on a […]

William Bascom Thomas, 85, of Huntsville, passed away Sunday. Survivors include his wife, Linda Smith Thomas; children, Dr. William ‘Billy’ B. Thomas and wife, Dr. Sherri Mellskog Thomas of Knoxville, TN, Melissa Thomas Salabarria and husband, Nelson, of Alpharetta, GA, and Mark Bailey Thomas and wife, Lisa, of New Market; grandchildren, Emelie and Jenna Thomas […]