Obituaries

May 30, 2014

Mrs. Dawn Jenkins Davis, age 52 of County Road 479, Boaz, died Friday, May 30, 2014 at Marshall Medical Center South after a hard fought battle with cancer.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2014 at McRae Chapel, Bro. Wayne White will be officiating. Interment will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home,...

May 29, 2014

Dr. Robert A. Halfacre, age 87 of Woodley Terrace, Boaz, Alabama, died Thursday, May 29, 2014 at his residence.

Service will be held Sunday, June 1, 2014, at 3:30 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church. Bro. Chip Vann and Bro. Mike Spivey will be officiating; Johnny C. Brewer will provide the Eulogy. Interment will follow in the...

May 29, 2014

Mrs. Lois Adcock Franklin, 72, of Altoona, died May 29, 2014 at Attalla Health Care.

Services will be Eleven o'clock a.m. Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Fairview FCM Church with Brother Kerry Bryant and Bro. Eric Snead officiating. Interment will follow in Aurora Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Friday evening...

May 28, 2014

Virginia Pauline "Polly" Kilpatrick, of Boaz, passed away peacefully on May 28 at the age of 98.

Polly was a loving and faithful encourage to all who knew her. As a true servant of God, she was a charter member of Second Baptist Church of Boaz and a dedicated Sunday school teacher for more than 70 years. She...

May 28, 2014

Wilma Yancey McCormick, 89, of Boaz, Alabama died on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center.

Wilma is survived by her daughters Geraldine & Leon Gladden of Southside, and Rejannia & Charles Carnes of Boaz; grandchildren Lee & Sharon Gladden of Helena, Chad & Dana Gladden of Hartselle, and Matthew & Amber Carnes of Boaz; great-grandchildren...

May 21, 2014

Mrs. Nalawene Lowery Cornelius Lett, age 86 of Fair Haven Retirement Community formerly of Albertville, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at her residence.

Graveside service will be held Friday, May 23, 2014 in the Forrest Home Cemetery. Bro. Ron Jennings will be officiating. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Friday...

May 18, 2014

Mrs. Rebecca Joan Jones Stanfield age 67 of Alabama Highway 168 East, Boaz died Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Marshall Medical Center South.

Service will be One o'clock p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at McRae Chapel with interment to follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Bro. Ben Edmondson will be officiating

Mrs. Stanfield was born in DeKalb County,...

May 18, 2014

Mrs. Arnice Freeman Gunter, 83 of Pecan St., Albertville died, Sunday, May 18, 2014 at her residence.

Service will be two o'clock p.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at First Baptist Church Boaz with interment to follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Bro. Mat Alexander and Bro. Keith Dodd will be officiating.

Mrs. Gunter is survived by her Husband:...

May 10, 2014

Mrs. Helen Faye Helfin McKinney, 85, of Verbon St., Boaz died Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Marshall Medical Center South..

Service will be held Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 100 pm graveside in Hillcrest Cemetery. Bro. Jimmy Harrison will be officiating. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Tuesday from 11:00 until...

May 2, 2014

Mr. Troy P. McCormick, 70, of Sardis Cutoff Road, Boaz died Friday, May 2, 2013 at his residence.

Service will be held Sunday, May 3, 2014 at 2:00 pm in the McRae Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Gary Ashley will be officiating with burial to follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in charge of the arrangements....

Apr 25, 2014

Mr. Charles Ray "Chief" Lightsey, age 51 of Bristow Cove Road, Boaz died Friday, April 25. 2014 in Tennessee. Funeral service will be held Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 11:00 am in the McRae Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the Whitesboro Cemetery. Bro. Jackie Gaskin will be officiating with Ken Lightsey speaking. Visitation will be Wednesday,...

Apr 21, 2014

Rev. Joe E. Hulsey, age 75 of Bruce Road, Boaz, died Monday, April 21,2014 at Shepherd’s Cove – Hospice of Marshall County.

Service will be held Friday, April 25, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at McRae Funeral Home with interment to follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Bro. Wayne White will be officiating. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in...

Apr 20, 2014

Mrs. Margaret Jolley Smith, age 62 of Fairview Estate Road, Albertville, died Sunday, April 20, 2014 at her residence.

Service will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, Albertville with interment to follow in Memory Hill Cemetery. Bro. Brent Roe and Bro. Dean Timbes will be officiating. McRae Funeral Home,...

Apr 18, 2014

Mrs. Shirley Ann Pullen Holcomb, age 77 of Aurora Road, Boaz, Alabama died Friday, April 18, 2014 at Shepherd’s Cove.

Funeral service will be Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, with Bro. Jim Kilpatrick, Bro. Kevin Brooks and Bro. Dustin Young officiating, interment to follow in the Adjoining Cemetery. McRae...

Apr 9, 2014

Mrs. Joan Elaine Allen, 69, of Hope Street, Boaz died Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at her residence.

Service will be held Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 1:00 o’clock p.m. at McRae Chapel. Bro. Ricky Williams will be officiating with burial to follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be...

Apr 8, 2014

Mr. Barry Lee Johnson, age 57 of Brown Street, Boaz, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at his residence.

Graveside Service will be held Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery with Dr. Aaron Johnson officiating. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Wednesday evening 6 – 8...

Apr 2, 2014

Mrs. Gloria Jean Craig Feemster, age 64 of Greenwood Ave., Boaz, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Shepherd’s Cove.

Service will be held Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at McRae Chapel with Bro. Chris Fason officiating. McRae Funeral Home, Boaz is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Saturday evening 6 – 8...

Mar 23, 2014

Mr. Horace Edward Tillman, age 88 of Whitesville Road, Boaz, Alabama died Sunday, March 23, 2014 at his residence.

Funeral service will be Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at McRae Chapel, with Bro. Shannon Pullen and Bro. Chris Cornutt officiating, interment to follow in Forrest Home Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home of Boaz, Alabama is...

Mar 19, 2014

Mr. Eldridge Holmes, age 86 of Fairview Cove Road, Altoona, Alabama died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Riverview Medical Center.

Funeral service will be Friday, March 21, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at McRae Chapel, with Bro. Charles Dixon and Bro. Kerry Bryant officiating, interment to follow in Aurora Cemetery. McRae Funeral Home of Boaz, Alabama is...

Mar 13, 2014

Mr. Jack Rigsby, 85, of Boaz, died March 13, 2014. Services will be two oclock p.m., Saturday, March 15, 2014 at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church with Brother David Martin and Brother Keith Dodd officiating. Brother Nathan Burns will provide music. Mr. Rigsby will lie in state from 1 until 2 at the church. Interment will follow in Hillcrest...