Susan Elaine Qualls

Mrs. Qualls attended Friendship Methodist Church. She enjoyed a long career as a nurse, and was the founder of Limestone County Home Health, that ended up with 360 employees, with her being the only one upon start up.

She was Miss Athens High School; Class President all 4 years of high school; and she was voted by her classmates as Most Beautiful Softmore, and Most Beautiful Senior.

Her husband, Daryle, was a coach at Athens High School for 25 years; for 5 years at Scottsboro High School; and a member of the Limestone County Sports Hall of Fame, Huntsville Madison County Sports Hall of Fame, and National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Sue played a huge part in seeing him through this journey, and many folks do not know the endless work that a Coach’s wife endures. Daryle wants everyone to know how hard she worked for those kids.

Visitation will be Sunday May 16, 2021, from 2:00pm until 3:00pm at McConnell Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 3:00pm in the chapel, with Bro. Steve Dorning officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the Mrs. Qualls family has requested donations be to made to the Running Strong for American Indian Youth Foundation (https://indianyouth.org/give/) in her honor.

Mrs. Qualls is survived by her husband, Daryle Qualls; son, David Pugh; daughter, Leslie Pugh; brother, William Kyle Looney; and great-niece, Elizabeth Vercryusse.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Lewell and Audrie Looney; and brother, Larry Wayne Looney.