Alice Faye Black

Mrs. Black was born to William Paul and Clara Belle Pitts Gaston on March 19, 1942, in Limestone County.

She is preceded in death by her parents; loving husband Charles Black; two brothers Wilson and Howard Gaston; and granddaughter Julie Goza.

Survivors include her four daughters Alisha (Randy) Harbin, Ramona (Jonathan) Motes, Paula (Richard) Fialk, Regina (Shane) Wallace; seven grandchildren Tiffany Wallace, Janey (Jay) Grizzard, Rusty (Samantha) Wallace, Jacob Motes, Wesley(Seanna) Grant, Brady (Cheyanne) Grant, and Riley Motes; nine great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins and her beloved Charlie Cat.

Alice loved her family with all of her heart; she loved spending time with them as well as doing things for them. For years she was known as the “Band Mom” as she shuffled instruments back and forth to games in her personal car. Many items of the girls’ clothing were sewn with love by her. She could frequently be found sitting on her porch watching the hummingbirds dart around but also enjoyed her weekly visits to the beauty shop where she would get caught up on the latest gossip. She was a member of Salem Methodist Church.

Visitation will be held at McConnell Funeral Home on Thursday May 28, 2026, from 6-8 pm. A service in her honor will be held Friday May 29, 2026, at 1 pm at McConnell Funeral Home. Burial will follow in New Salem Cemetery in Lester. Pallbearers will be Jonathan Motes, Shane Wallace, Rusty Wallace, Jacob Motes, Wesley Grant and Brady Grant. Honorary pallbearers are Randy Harbin and Richard Fialk.

In lieu of flowers donations in her honor may be made to Hospice of North Alabama.