Obituaries

Feb 20, 2016

Mrs. Barbara Mae Gaskin, 79, of Summerville Road, Boaz, Alabama, died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at her residence.

Funeral service will be Monday, February 22, 2016, One o'clock a.m. at Unity United Baptist Church with interment to follow in the Unity Cemetery. Bro. Rickey Maroney will be officiating and Prayer by Bro. Jason King. McRae Funeral Home is...

Feb 20, 2016

Mrs. Chrissi Connell, 71, of Albertville, Alabama died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Huntsville Hospital.

Mrs. Connell is survived by her husband Richard Connell; daughter & son-in-law Joanna C. & Mike Tapp; grandchildren Michael & Brandi Tapp, Chris & Nadia Tapp, and Jonathon Tapp; great-grandchildren Kayda Tapp, Remington Tapp, and Michael Aires Tapp. She is preceded in death...

Feb 18, 2016

Mr. John O. "Leston" Gilliland, 90, of Thomas Avenue, Boaz, died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Marshall Medical Center South.

Funeral service will be Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 3:00 pm in the McRae Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. John Robles and Bro. Keith Dodd officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the...

Feb 16, 2016

Mrs. Faynell Gilbreath Sellers, 80, of Bruce Road, Boaz, Alabama, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Shepherds Cove.

Funeral service will be Thursday, February 18, 2016, Two o'clock p.m. at Sardis Baptist Church with interment to follow in the Bethlehem Cemetery. Bro. Mike Goforth, Bro. Ralph McCollum and Bro. Zac Goforth will be officiating. McRae Funeral Home is...

Feb 13, 2016

Mrs. Caryl C. Bayne, 64, of Summerville Road, Boaz, died Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Marshall Medical Center South.

Graveside service will be held Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham with Bro. Charles Lee officiating. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at McRae...

Feb 6, 2016

Mr. David Horton, 81, of Emory Ave., Boaz, Alabama, died Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Grandview Medical Center.

Funeral service will be Monday, February 08, 2016, eleven o'clock a.m. at McRae Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Blountsville Cemetery. Rev. Orien Ledford, Bro. Aaron Johnson and Bro. Jonathan Lancaster will be officiating. McRae Funeral Home is...

Feb 5, 2016

Sara Gaines, 70, of Albertville, Alabama, died Friday, February 5, 2016 at her residence.

Funeral service will be held Monday, February 8, 2016 at 2:00 pm in the McRae Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Lee Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Liberty Hill Cemetery. Family will receive friends on Sunday, February 7, 2016 from 6:00 pm until 8:00...

Jan 29, 2016

Mrs. Helen Dean Higgins Hooper, 75, of County Road 24, Crossville, Alabama, died Friday, January 29, 2016 at Marshall Medical Center South.

Funeral service will be Sunday, January, 31, 2016, two o'clock p.m. at Freedom Baptist Church with interment to follow in Dekalb Memorial Gardens. Bro. Farrell Blanks and Bro. Cody Nugent will be officiating. McRae Funeral Home...

Jan 21, 2016

Ms. Evelyn Peacock Autwell, 87, of Boaz, Alabama, died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Marshall Medical Center South.

Funeral service will be Monday, January 25, 2016, at eleven o'clock at the McRae Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Lathamville Cemetery. Bro. Tony Holcomb will be officiating. Family will receive friends Sunday, January 24, 2016 from 6:00...

Jan 21, 2016

Mr. Robert Neil Maltbie, 77, of Boaz, Alabama, died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center.

Funeral service will be Sunday, January, 24, 2016, two o'clock p.m. in the McRae Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Bro. Jason King and Bro. Lonnie Jones will be officiating. McRae Funeral Home is in charge...

Jan 15, 2016

Ms. Rebecca Abercrombie "Becky" Shepard, 53, of Rossville, Georgia, formerly of Boaz, Alabama, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 at her residence.

Memorial service will be Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, two o'clock p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home in Rossville. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 11:00 o'clock a. m....

Jan 13, 2016

Mr. Troy Hubert Hollis, 77 of Nelson Road, Albertville, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Erlinger Medical Center. Service will be Saturday, January 16, 2016; Two o'clock p.m. at McRae Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ken Farley and Bro. Westley Kirby officiating. Interment will follow in the Memory Hill Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in charge of the...

Jan 8, 2016

Mr. Randall Gordon Garner, 63, of Alabama Highway 205, Boaz, Alabama, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at his residence.

Graveside service will be Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, two o'clock p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery with Bro. Aaron Johnson officiating and Masonic Rites to follow. McRae Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. There will not be visitation prior...

Jan 4, 2016

Mrs. Linda Lancaster, 70 of Henley Street Albertville, died Monday, January 04, 2016 at Marshall Medical Center South. Service will be Thursday, January 7, 2016; Eleven o'clock a.m. at McRae Funeral Home Chapel with Jerri Manasco and Thomas Wortham officiating. Interment will follow in the Beulah Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will...

Jan 4, 2016

Ms. Shelia Jeffers Bagwell, 57 of Vista Avenue, Boaz, died Monday, January 04, 2016 at Shepherd's Cove. Service will be Wednesday, January 6, 2016; Two o'clock p.m. at McRae Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jeff Stanford and officiating and eulogy by Margaret Edmondson. Interment will follow in the Forrest Home Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in charge of...

Jan 1, 2016

Mr. Alfred S. Taylor, 77, of Albertville, Alabama, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 at his residence.

Service will be Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, two o'clock p.m. at McRae Chapel with interment following in Memory Hill Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Sunday from 12:30 until funeral time at the Funeral Home....

Dec 19, 2015

Mrs. Linda Jones, 74 of Egypt Road, Boaz, died Saturday, December 19, 2015 at her residence. Service will be Tuesday, December 22, 2015; Two o'clock p.m. at McRae Funeral Home Chapel with Father Jose Chacko and Bro. Lee Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Liberty Hill Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation...

Dec 18, 2015

Mrs. Peggy Lusk Halfacre, 83, of Woodley Terrace, Boaz, Alabama, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 at Marshall Medical Center South.

Service will be Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, two o'clock p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Monday from 12:30 until...

Dec 14, 2015

Mr. Donald Wills, 80 of Boaz, died Monday, December 14, 2015. Service will be Wednesday, December 16, 2015; Two o'clock p.m. at McRae Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Aaron Johnson and Bro. Wayne White officiating. Interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 a.m....

Dec 7, 2015

Mr. Byron Stephens, 98, of Boaz, Alabama, died Monday, December 7, 2015 at Golden Living Healthcare.

Mr. Stephens is survived by his daughter-in-law Mary Stephens; granddaughters & sons-in-law Michelle & Roger Mardis, Kim & Shannon Ayers, and Kelly & Randall Hefner; great-grandchildren Andrew, Zachary, Stephen, & Mae Beth Mardis, Emma, Ethan & Elijah Ayers, Mary Kate, Joshua Grace,...