Berryhill Funeral Home

Our dear mother, Brenda Leigh Womack, unexpectedly passed away on June 13, 2022 at the age of 62, in Madison, AL. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 5, 1959 and grew up in Bel Air, MD. In 1975, her family moved to Huntsville, Alabama and she graduated from Virgil Grissom High School in 1977. She went on to study psychology at Maryville College, in Tennessee, before moving back to Huntsville, AL permanently. She was preceded in death by her father (Joseph McNiell Sr., b.1929 d.1980), mother (Alberta McNiell (Taylor), b. 1922 d. 1998), and brother Joseph McNiell Jr. (b. 1956 d. 2020). She leaves behind her only child, daughter; Kristi Bozeman Silvernail (Trevor); grandson; Lucius;...

Mattie Sue Burt, 95, died peacefully at home on May 3, 2021, in Huntsville, AL after a long illness. She was a resident of the Evergreen Community in Itawamba County, and a member of Evergreen United Methodist Church. Mattie's calling in life was a housewife and mother to all the children she helped rear over many years of babysitting. Services will be a graveside service at New Chapel Cemetery on Thursday, May 6 at 12:00 p.m., Bobby Burt, her son, will officiate. Mattie is preceded in death by her husband, Earnest M. Burt; two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include her son, Dr. Bobby Burt, his wife, Rana; two grandchildren, John Anders Burt, his wife, Cadence, and Katharine...

Avis C. Mettlen, 87, died on December 11, 2020, at the Madison Manor Nursing Home in Huntsville, Alabama after an extensive illness. She was born in Anderson, Indiana on May 15, 1933 to John Henry Craib and Emma Hardy Craib, who are both deceased. Avis graduated from Anderson High School and attended Purdue University, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. She ultimately graduated from Ball State University and obtained her Master's Degree in Speech & Hearing Therapy from Ball State University. She was a Speech & Hearing Therapist with the Anderson Community Schools for thirty (30) years. She was a member of Edgewood Country Club, Tri Kappa Sorority, and the...