Obituaries

CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER DEATH Rev. Jesse Jackson: A Life of Hope, Justice and Unfinished Struggle — Remembering a Giant Mother Luecinda Kirby-Martin December 2, 1934 – February 9, 2026 Funeral service was held at 1:00 […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mr. Calvin Lewis Fletcher January 20, 1960 – January 30, 2026 Funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 9, 2026 at the Royal Chapel of Memories (4315 Oakwood Avenue, Huntsville, […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mr. Milton David Malone February 17, 1959 – January 24, 2026 Funeral service was held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, January 31, 2026 at the Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church (7565 Greenbrier Road, Madison, […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Ms. Mattie Pearl Garner December 1, 1948 – January 19, 2026 Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at the Royal Chapel of Memories (4315 Oakwood Avenue […]

TRAGIC DEATH “A Mother’s Cry for Justice”: 19-Year-Old Killed While Working at Amazon in Bessemer ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mr. Kennedy Toney April 11, 1967 – January 10, 2026 Graveside service for will be held at […]

TRAGIC DEATH Walker County child found dead; the cause of death remains under investigation ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mrs. Linda Plummer July 17, 1946 – December 25, 2025 Funeral service for Mrs. Linda Plummer will be […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mr. William Hill August 28, 1953 – December 18, 2025 Funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 28, 2025 at the Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church (13376 Dupree Worthey Road, Harvest, […]

TRAGIC DEATHS Deaths of Mississippi Mother, Toddler Found in Alabama Ruled Murder-Suicide ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Ms. Alonge Ashleighn Ellis July 6, 1992 – December 8, 2025 Funeral service for Ms. Alonge Ashleighn Ellis will be […]

TRAGIC DEATHS Bipartisan Leaders Unite in Grief After Deadly Brown University Shooting  ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Ms. Eloise Margaret Stoddart September 9, 1941 – December 2, 2025 Funeral service for Ms. Eloise Margaret Stoddart will be […]

TRAGIC DEATH Families, Clergy Demand Answers After Two Fatal Birmingham Police Shootings ROYAL FUNERAL HOME AAASA Lee Cothron Tucker October 12, 1935 – November 29, 2025 Funeral service for Mother Rosa Lee Cothron Tucker was […]