Laughlin Service Funeral Home

Herman Rudolph Oswell, 91, passed away Saturday, April 18. He was born in Bessemer, AL to William Rudolph Oswell and Ruby Margaret Saxon. Following graduation from Hueytown High School, he …

Born in Lebanon, Kentucky on December 2, 1931, Margaret Carolyn Lindberg was the daughter of Oscar and Margaret Combs. Margaret’s father was a Naval dentist during the latter part of …

Virgil M. DeStefano Jr. “Sonny” of Huntsville, Alabama passed away peacefully on April 16, 2026. He was 89 years old. His family: mother, father and sister, moved to Tampa, Florida …

Sara Shockley Frees, 96, of Huntsville, Alabama, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday morning, April 18, 2026, and went to be with her Lord. Sara was born in Hazel …

Carol Ann Key, 74, of Huntsville, AL passed away on April 17, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of love, kindness, and unwavering faith that touched everyone who knew her. Carol …

Stephen F McGucken Stephen passed quietly on April 16th surrounded by his wife, Cher, and daughter, Stephenie Eloise. Stephen Franklin grew up in Selma, AL. He often regaled friends and …

Lee ‘Butch’ Edgar Buffaloe, 77, of Huntsville, passed away April 14, 2026. Butch was born on Sept. 11, 1948, to Mildred Euthie McCollum and Lipscol Conway Buffaloe, in Huntsville, Alabama. …

Sheldon ‘Bud’ Duns Smith, 80, of Huntsville, Alabama, passed away on April 6, 2026, just days after watching the launch of Artemis II — the most recent program to which …

John Wilson Warr, III, 81, of Huntsville, AL, passed away April 9, 2026. There will be a private family service.

Michael Jon Chynoweth of Huntsville, Alabama passed away on Saturday April 11, 2026. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 20, 2026, at Laughlin Service …

Judy Kay Smith, born October 14, 1948, passed away Monday, April 13, 2026. “Mama Judy,” as she was known by colleagues, friends, and neighboring children in need of a kind …

Yvonne Elkins passed away Friday, April 10, 2026. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2026 at Laughlin Service Funeral Home. The funeral will follow …

LCDR James Lucien Fortin, of Huntsville, AL, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 11, 2026, at age 46. He was born on February 5, 1980, in Sheffield, AL. …

Janet Renee Graber, age 66, passed away April 12, 2026, at her home in Huntsville, Alabama. An eight-year resident of Huntsville, Janet was born in Syracuse, Kansas in 1959. She …

Cynthia Dawn Walker, 69, of Huntsville, Alabama, passed away on April 7, 2026. Cynthia was born in Gadsden, Alabama on November 8, 1956. She was a devoted Christian and lived …

Patrick Jonah Yim, age 81, of Huntsville, Alabama, passed away peacefully at his residence on March 31, 2026. Patrick was born on October 24, 1944, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Thomas …

Roy Wesley Miller, 84, of Huntsville, Alabama, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2026. Roy was born on January 5, 1942, on a cotton farm in Boaz, Alabama, to Rebecca …

Charles Harry Brasher, Jr., 67, passed away April 6, 2026. Chuck was born in Chicago on July 28, 1958 and moved to Huntsville with his family at an early age. …

Edward Odell Buckbee, a visionary leader in space education and a devoted family man, passed away peacefully surrounded by Gayle, his beloved wife of sixty-five years, and their three daughters, …

Lester Marion Ross, Sr, 93 of Huntsville, Alabama passed away on April 1, 2026, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born in Elmore County, Alabama to Wilbur Hill Ross and Emma …