Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Bobby Ray Maddox
04-19-2001
Services for Bobby Ray Maddox, 51, were Saturday at 11 a.m. at K. L. Brown Funeral Home and Crematory with the Rev. Jasper Dean officiating. Burial was in Green lawn Memorial Cemetery.
Mr. Maddox died Thursday at home.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Phillips Maddox of Jacksonville; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Dianna Maddox of Piedmont; a sister, Linda Ragan of Northville, Mich.; three brothers, Lathan Maddox Jr., of Gadsden and Buddy Maddox and Garry Maddox, both of Piedmont; and a grandchild, Heather Maddox of Piedmont.
Pallbearers were Jack Ginn, Ed Colfield, Nathan Camp, Buddy Jamison, Phillip Gaines and Ray Pope.
Mr. Maddox was a native of Cherokee County and had lived in Calhoun County the past 28 years. He retired after 27 years from Anniston Army Depot and was a member of Ragan’s Chapel United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lathan Maddox and Frances Bomar Maddox.
M. Nat Andrews Jr.
04-19-2001
A memorial service for M. Nat Andrews Jr., 56, of Piedmont, will take place Sunday at 6 p.m. at Hanks Community Cemetery in Piedmont. Mr. Andrews died April 7 at his home and was buried April 11 at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham following services at Ridout’s Valley Chapel in Homewood.
A native of Homewood, Mr. Andrews moved to Piedmont in 1999. He is survived by his son, Nathanial Andrews III of Atlanta; two daughters, Rachel Andrews and Christine Andrews of Birmingham; his mother, Mary Emily Andrews of Homewood; his brother, William W. Andrews of Birmingham; and a special friend, Angie Finley, of Jacksonville.
Mr. Andrews was a graduate of the Birmingham University School and Indian Springs. He earned his BS degree from Auburn University and his master’s from the University of Alabama. Prior to moving to Calhoun County, he was an assistant dean in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Special Studies Department and a freelance website developer.
A photographer, writer and outdoor enthusiast who relished the natural beauty that surrounded his adopted hometowns of Piedmont and Jacksonville, Andrews used his talent for website design to promote the area’s people and places he held dear. On his websites, visitors enjoyed and often commented on his photo galleries, which captured the flavor of the area with sweeping panoramas of Dugger Mountain and wildflowers found along the Chief Ladiga Trail, as well as articles and photos about the area’s historic sites of interest. He was also a musician and artist who especially enjoyed gospel music and studying the Bible.
Memorial donations may be made to the League for Animal Welfare.
Raymond Booth 'Ray' Veasey Jr.
03-29-2001
Services for Raymond Booth “Ray” Veasey Jr., 79, of Dalton, Ga., were Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, with the Rev. C. Dean Taylor officiating. Love Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Veasey died March 21 at Regency Park Health Care Center.
Survivors include his wife, Lovella P. Veasey of Dalton; a son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Stacy Veasey of San Diego; two daughters and a son-in-law, Susan and Bob Wright of Gainesville, Ga., and Mary V. Houston of Dalton; grandchildren, Allyson Wright, Stephen Wright, Niki Veasey, Beth Houston and Kate Houston; sisters and brothers-in-law, Eva and Charles Winfray, Juanita Christopher and Cathleen and Herbert Amerson, all of Alabama; brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Helen Payne and Pete and Betty Payne, all of Alabama; nieces and nephews.
Mr. Veasey was born in Wilmington, Del., and was preceded in death by his mother and stepfather, Jessie and Newman Freeman; and his father and stepmother, Raymond B. Veasey Sr., and Pauline C. Veasey.
The family requests that memorials be made to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, P. O. Box 852, Dalton, Ga., 30722-0852; the American Red Cross, P. O Box 357, Dalton, Ga., 30722-0357; or American Cancer Society, 300 W. Emery St., Suite 108, Dalton, Ga., 30720.
Monteen Key Gowens
04-19-2001
Services for Monteen Key Gowens, 82, were Sunday at 2 p.m. at K. L. Brown Funeral Home and Crematory with the Revs. Edward Smith and Thomas Moran officiating. Burial was in Jacksonville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Gowens died Thursday at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and David DuHon of Jacksonville; two granddaughters and their husbands, Stacey and Kenny Burrell and Brandy and Jason Willingham, all of Jacksonville; and a great-grandchild, Madison Paige Burrell; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Jerry Key, Donnie Gowens, Larry Gowens, Vann Gowens, Garry Ray, Bill Webb and Preston Barnwell.
Mrs. Gowens had lived in Calhoun County most of her life and was a member of Jacksonville Church of God. She loved her church and her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Macon Gowens, and her parents, Bessie (Daniel) and Will Key.
Curtis H. Johnson
04-19-2001
Services for Curtis H. Johnson, 81, were Saturday at 2 p.m. at K. L. Brown Funeral Home and Crematory, with the Revs. Terry Johnson and Larry Hughes officiating. Burial was in Green lawn Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Johnson died April 11 at Clay County Hospital.
Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Dora Sue and Clytus Angel of Jacksonville; a brother and sister-in-law James and Sarah M. Johnson of Oxford; two sisters-in-law, Mildred B. Johnson and Louise Potts, both of Jacksonville; nine nieces and nephews, Hearel Johnson, Terry Johnson, Jane Gowens, Gary Angel, Carol Hays, Mike Johnson, Eddie Johnson, Jeff Angel and Becky Craven; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.
Pallbearers were Eddie Johnson, Derek Johnson, Jim Hays, Gary Angel, Jeff Angel, Danny Craven and Hearel Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were members of the King’s Men Sunday School Class and deacons of Angel Grove Baptist Church.
Mr. Johnson was a native and lifelong resident of Calhoun County. He was a World War II Air Force veteran and a member and inactive deacon of Angel Grove Baptist Church.
He was a graduate of Jacksonville State Teachers College, where he played on the basketball team. Later, he graduated from Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. Johnson taught school for 35 years. He taught at Spring Garden High School and Cedar Springs Junior High School.
He retired from Oxford High School after teaching biology for 27 years.
He enjoyed gardening and was an avid supporter of the Jacksonville State University athletic program. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Annie Johnson, and by two brothers, Burford Johnson and Doug Johnson.
Donations can be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Center, c/o University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1225 Jefferson Tower, Birmingham 35294.
Richard Wesley Johnson
04-19-2001
Services for Richard Wesley Johnson, 59, will be today at 2 p. m. at K. L. Brown Funeral Home and Crematory with the Rev. Roger Wil- more officiating. Burial will be in Green lawn Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Johnson died Sunday at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Berneta Odom Johnson of Jacksonville; a daughter and son-in-law, Lynette and David Anthony King of Jacksonville; four sisters, Loreen Brooks of Odenville, Joyce Smith of Trussville, Gail Glassock of Vestavia Hills and Marie Cornelius of Pell City; six brothers, Oscar Johnson of Anniston, Frank Johnson of Shreveport, La, Henry Johnson and David Johnson, both of Moody, Steven Johnson of Leeds and Alan Johnson of Birmingham; a grandchild, Alexis King of Jacksonville; and nine nieces and 12 nephews.
Pallbearers were B. L. Brooks, Arnold Johnson, Andy Weems, Crawford Nelson, Charlie Rice and Gene Bussey. Honorary pallbearers were deacons of First Baptist Church of Weaver.
Mr. Johnson was born in Acmar and grew up in Leeds. He had taught physical education for 25 years at Oxford Middle School.
He was an ordained deacon and a member of First Baptist Church of Weaver and the Bobby Hendrix Sunday School Class. He enjoyed woodcrafting.
Command Sgt. Maj. (ret) Edward R. Bonds
04-12-2001
Services for Command Sgt. Maj. (ret.) Edward R. Bonds, 72, of Harker Heights, Texas, were Saturday at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Killeen, Texas, with the Revs. Randy Wallace and the Rev. Glenn Bonds officiating. Burial was in Killeen, with the Revs. Randy Wallace and the Rev. Glenn Bonds officiating. Burial was in Killeen City Cemetery, with Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Bonds died April 4 in Temple, Texas.
Survivors include his wife, Jo Bonds of Harker Heights; a son, Dwight E. Bonds of Harker Heights; a sister, Jo Sims of Weaver; and two brothers, John R. Bonds and George P. Bonds, both of Anniston.
Mr. Bonds was retired from the Army after 28 years of service. He was reared in Jacksonville and was a graduate of American Technological University and Sam Houston University. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 1125 in Killeen, the Shriners in Waco, Veterans of Foreign War Post 9192, DAV Post 147, American Legion Post 223, the retired sergeant majors association, the retired enlisted association and the Texas Department of Corrections Association. He received numerous honors and awards, including the National Defense Service Medal, with an Oak Leaf Cluster, the Good Conduct Clasp and the Korean Service Medal, with a bronze star and a silver star. He had lived in the Killeen area since 1963 and was a member of First Baptist Church in Killeen.
Memorials can be made to the First Baptist Church of Killeen, Texas Building Fund, or the Cal Farley Boys Ranch, P. O. Box 1890, Amarillo, Texas 79174.
