Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
WATKINS
04-21-2006
Services for William Clinton Watkins, 96, were at 11 a.m. April 14 at K. L. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Center Chapel with Dr. Deryl Wood officiating. Burial was in Post Oak Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Watkins died April 11 at Jacksonville Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife of 74 years, Vera Andrews Watkins of Jacksonville; a sister, Colinne McNames of Mississippi; a brother, Amos Watkins of Mississippi; two grandchildren, Tina Strickland and her husband, Marc, of Clay, and Nicholas Riddle of Naples, Italy; three great-grandchildren, Jeremy Angles, Alex Strickland and Katie Strickland; and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Watkins was preceded in death by his daughter, Gayle Cole; his son, Doyle Watkins; a brother, Lamar Watkins; and two sisters, Gertrude Crosby and Lottie Domnick.
Pallbearers were Nicholas Riddle, Marcus Strickland, Jeremy Angles, Jack Hildebrant, Justin Cook, Tim Baird and Ted Homesley.
Mr. Watkins was a member of Post Oak Baptist Church where he had served as deacon. He enjoyed farming and gardening.
WHITFIELD
04-21-2006
Graveside services for Billy Wayne Whitfield, 60, of Jacksonville were at 2 p.m. April 17 at Young’s Chapel Cemetery.
Mr. Whitfield died Saturday at Regional Medical Center in Anniston.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Whitfield; a daughter and son-in-law, Ramonda and James Sitz, of Gadsden; a son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Nancy Whitfield of Rockwood, Tenn.; three stepsons, Michael Hulsey, Scott Kelley, and Roy Kelley of Jacksonville; a special family member, Chris Bundrum of Piedmont; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Phillis and Wayne Carroll of Gadsden, Frankie Thomason of Gadsden, and Barbara Smith of Jacksonville, Fla.; a brother and sister-in-law, Roy and Cindy Whitfield of Gadsden, 10 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were family and friends.
WILLIAMS
04-21-2006
Services for Dr. Robert Williams, 74, of Auburn, formerly of Jacksonville, were at 11 a.m. April 14 at St. Luke CME Church in Auburn. Rev. Desmond Scaife officiated.
Dr. Williams died April 10 at his home.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Mary Dowdell Williams of Auburn; two sons, Robert Stanton Williams of North Little Rock, Ark., and Kenneth Wayne Williams of Denver, Colo.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Frances and Melvin Abercrombie of Decatur, Ga., and Margie and Robert Bonner Jr., of Jacksonville; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Horace L. Williams of Jacksonville, Dr. William Joe Louis and Irma Williams of Tuskegee, Dr. Jesse and Gloria Williams of Wichita, Kan., and Jonathan and Jessica Williams of Biloxi, Miss.; two sisters-in-law, Lela Morgan and her husband, Clarence of Auburn, and Janet Williams; a former sister-in-law, Pearl Williams of Jacksonville; two brothers-in-law, Howard Dowdell of Auburn and Isaac Dowdell and his wife, Margaret, of Jersey City, N. J.; two aunts, Mary E. Williams of Jacksonville and Lillie Mae Williams of Burtonville, and many nieces and nephews.
His son, Calvin Lester Williams; his parents, Jerret and Lucille Franklin Williams Jr.; and four brothers, Tony Williams, Jarrett Williams III, Dr. George Franklin Williams and Albert Louis Williams, preceded him in death.
Pallbearers were family and friends.
Dr. Williams became a member of St. Paul CME Church in Jacksonville at an early age. He attended Jacksonville Colored High School (formerly Eastwood High School) and Cobb High School in Anniston where he learned to play the saxophone and participated in the school’s band. He graduated valedictorian and received a scholarship from Anniston Union Pipe Shop to continue his education at Tuskegee Institute. While in the veterinary program, he interned with the U.S.D.A. Meat Inspection Department in Chicago. He graduated from Tuskegee Institute Veterinary Medical School with a doctors of veterinary medicine degree in 1957.
Dr. Williams worked in Helena, Mont., and was permanently assigned to Great Falls, Mont., in the Animal Disease and Education Division. In 1962, he was assigned to Denver, where he remained until his retirement. In Denver, he received post graduate training with the government at the University of Colorado and Ohio State University. He retired in July 1987 after 31 years of service. He was a former member and deacon of Crossroads Baptist Church in Denver. Following his retirement, he moved to Auburn in 1989 and joined St. Luke CME Church.
ALLEN
03-02-2006
Graveside memorial services for Arthur Gordon Allen, 90, will be at 2 p.m. March 1 at K. L. Brown Cremation Center with Rev. Dr. Bill Etheridge officiating. Burial will be in Green -lawn Mem-orial Gard-ens
Mr. Allen died Feb. 22 at Reg- ional Med-ical Center in Anniston.
Survivors include a daughter, Deborah Allen of El Cajon, Calif.; a son, David A. Allen of San Francisco; a niece, and two nephews.
His wife, Lillian Coburn Allen of Ohio, and his daughter, Jennifer Allen, preceded him in death.
After graduating from White Plains High School, he attended Jacksonville State Normal School from 1934-36 and earned a teaching certificate.
Mr. Allen was member of First United Methodist Church and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He served in the Army Air Corp as an aviation cadet. In 1940 he entered in the United States Air Force and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.
In 1958 he taught at Jacksonville High School and taught Jacksonville State University extension courses. Between the end of World War II and the Korean War, he was recalled to active duty.
Mr. Allen was a Land Use Planner for the county of San Bernardino, Calif. He received a master’s degree in planning from the University of Redlands in California and was a zoning administrator for County of San Diego. Upon retirement he moved back to Jacksonville and worked as a planning director for the East Alabama Regional Planning Commission.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society of Calhoun County. 1100 Ireland Way, Suite 201 Birmingham 35205.
JAMES
03-02-2006
Services for Jesse Millard James, 73, were at 2 p.m. March 1 at Chapel Hill Funeral Home with Rev. Randall Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in Green lawn Gardens.
Mr. James died Feb. 26 at Jacksonville Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Charlene James; two daughters, Teresa Miller and Diane James of Jacksonville; two sons, Chris James and Don James of Piedmont; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were sons and nephews.
Mr. James was a native of Mississippi and resident of Anniston and Calhoun County for 36 years. He retired from the U. S.Army with 22 years of service and retired from FMC with 20 years of service.
