Laughlin Service Funeral Home

Clyde K. O’Dowd was born on February 26, 1923 and died April 1, 2014 at 10 PM in Huntsville, Alabama where he was a longtime resident. He was born in Redondo Beach, California during the exciting times after World War I that many historians have called the ‘Roaring Twenties’. His father, Frank O’Dowd, was ballroom […]

Patsy Tidwell, 63, of Huntsville, passed away Thursday. Mrs. Tidwell was a member of First Christian Church of Huntsville. She was preceded in death by her father, Edward Arthur Cook; brother, Charles Edward Cook and sister, Pamela Jean Armstrong. She and her husband, resided in New Orleans for 10 years before moving back to Huntsville. […]

Rita (Tornatore) D’Andrea, 88, peacefully passed away on March 31, 2014. Services will be held on Monday, April 7, 2014 at Good Shepherd Church, 13550 Chaney Thompson Rd SE, Huntsville, AL 35803, with visitation at 10 am and Mass at 11, followed by columbarium installation. (www.laughlinservice.com) Rita was born on June 8, 1925 to Gregorio […]

Louis Wells Amis, 75, a native of Huntsville, passed away at home on Monday, April 1st. Louis was a member of the Church of Nativity and a graduate of Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA. He completed his Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Business at The University of Alabama and worked his entire career in […]

Mildred B. Pruitt, 96, of Jasper, TN, formerly of Huntsville, passed away Saturday. Mrs. Pruitt was born in Limrock, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Wilton Pruitt; son, Robert, Wilton Pruitt, Jr.; parents, Ira Bascom and Ader Etoy Derrick Brown; sisters, Buhl Heiskell, Mary Nell Brown and Hazel Brown; and brothers, […]

Charles R. Perry, a retired Marshall Space Flight Center employee, died March 30. He was 83 years old. Mr. Perry, a native of Laurel, Mississippi, was a graduate of Mississippi State University and received a Master’s degree from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Subsequent to his retirement as a Director of Personnel at NASA’s […]

Ann Elizabeth Schrimsher, 85, of Huntsville, passed away Thursday. Ann spent many years teaching children of various ages as a classroom teacher, elementary librarian and a high school librarian. Her teaching career took her many places. It started in Cullman County, moved to Huntsville, Okinawa, Japan, Bamberg, Germany and back to Huntsville. One of her […]

Martha L. Dotzheimer, 93, of Huntsville, passed away Tuesday. Mrs. Dotzheimer was an active member of First United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school, and the class was named after her. She was a member of Culture Club of Huntsville and retired from TARCOG. Survivors include daughter, Linda L. Dotzheimer of Decatur; son-in-law, Michael […]

Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Roderick Lee Hartung, passed away peacefully on Sunday at the age of 78. Rod was born in Albion, Michigan, and earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering from University of Michigan. He later earned an MBA from Stanford University. His distinguished 37 year career at Chevron took his family […]

Judith Irene Moon, 71 of Huntsville, passed away Monday. Survivors include daughter, Angie Bartlett; son, Tony Newbern; sisters, Evelyn Wilson and Elenita Simpson; brother, Hoyt White; four grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Laughlin Service Funeral Home with the funeral service immediately following in the […]