Althea Jett Starling – Dec. 10, 2024
Dec. 10, 2024
Althea Jett Starling, 89, of Russellville, passed away Dec. 10 at North Alabama Medical Center in Florence. She was born July 6,1935, to Theophilus and Mae Ola Jett. Althea was a hardworking and independent woman.
A true “Southern Lady,” she had a gift of hospitality, and everyone loved her cooking. She also had a great sense of humor. Althea was a devoted family woman who worked alongside her husband, Roy Earl Starling, and cared for her children. She worshipped at North Highlands Church of Christ.
Family received friends Dec. 21 from 12-1 p.m. at North Highlands Church of Christ, where the memorial service followed directly after. Philip Goad officiated. Burial will be Dec. 28 at Edgewood-Greenwood Cemetery in Apopka, Fla. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Althea is survived by her children, Alison Starling Gilliam, Nancy Starling Foster and her husband Joe, John Ivey Starling II and his wife Tena, Adrienne Starling Moore, and Carmen Hemlock Daniels and her husband Mark; brother, A.J. Jett and his wife Carolyn; 17 grandchildren, multiple great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Theophilus and Mae Ola Jett; husband Roy Earl Starling; grandson, Wallace Burch; sons-inlaw, Kenneth Gilliam and Monte Moore; five brothers; and one sister.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Althea’s memory to Mount Dora Children’s Home, 301 W. 13th Avenue, Mount Dora, FL 32757. Memories and condolences may be shared at akinsfh.com.
