Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
KILLINGSWORTH
09-15-2005
Services for Dale Killingsworth, 88, were at 2 p.m. Sept. 9 at Glencoe-Hokes Bluff Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bill Parker officiating. Burial was in Rainbow Memorial Park. Glencoe-Hokes Bluff Funeral Chapel was in charge.
Mr. Killingsworth died Sept. 6.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Hazel Moore Killingsworth; a daughter and son-in-law, Dottie and Joel Hommes of Piedmont; two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Gale Killingsworth of St. Cloud, Fla., and David and Patsy Killingsworth of Fayetteville, Tenn.; six grandchildren; Michelle Weygand, John Killingsworth, Scott Killingsworth, Sherry Killingsworth, Josh Hommes and Lori Raymond; nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were John Killingsworth Jr., Joshua Hommes, Wayne Moore, Mike McCormick, Ray Weygand and Mike Condit. Honorary pallbearer was Joel Hommes.
Mr. Killingsworth enjoyed crafts. He retired in 1980 from Southeastern Storage and Demurage Bureau in Orlando, Fla., where he was in management in the railroad industry. He was a member of Webster’s Chapel United Methodist Church and served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He was president of the Webster’s Chapel Senior Citizen Group for 10 years.
Born in Guntersville, Mr. Killingsworth was reared in Alabama and moved to Orlando in 1955. He moved to the Webster’s Chapel area in 1988.
Mr. Killingsworth was preceded in death by his parents, Joe David and Rhoda Killingsworth; a sister, Beatrice Bragg; and two brothers, Dewey and Nolton Killingsworth.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.
CAIN
09-15-2005
A memorial service for Margia “Marge” Mae Burell Cain, 84, was at 11 a.m. Sept. 8 at Gray Brown Mortuary Chapel.
Mrs. Cain died Sept. 6 at Jacksonville Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Gary Callon of Huntsville and Glenda and Jack Grantham of Charlotte, N.C.; two grandsons, William Glynn and his wife, Sunny, and Randy Glynn; a daughter, Katie Grantham; a great-granddaughter, Brooke Glynn; a brother and sister-in-law, John and Betty Burell; a sister-in-law, Thealene Burell, and nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Cain was the daughter of the late Luther and Cora Lee Burell. She was born Jan. 23, 1921 in Calhoun County. A retired hairdresser, she owned and managed shops in Alabama and Florida for 38 years. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, baking, gardening and helping her friends and family. She was a member of West Side Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Gray Cain; their daughter, Sandra Cain; and her brothers, Rev. Bill Burell and Charles Burell.
LaPIER
09-15-2005
Graveside services for Shane Michael “Big Shane” LaPier, 31, of Piedmont, were at 2 p.m. Sept. 4 at Hank Cemetery with the Rev. John Childs officiating.
Mr. LaPier died Sept. 1.
Survivors include his wife, Sherry L. LaPier; his father, Tommy Joe LaPier; his stepfather and stepmother, James and Pearl Blythe; two children, Amanda Fay LaPier and Nathan LaPier; four brothers, David LaPier, Kevin LaPier, Luke Blythe and Jim LaPier; three step brothers, Steven, George and Nick Flowers; a stepsister, Shana Flowers and a number of cousins.
Mr. LaPier, a native of Calhoun County, was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Faye Motes, and his grandparents, Frank and Ruth Motes and Lillie and Ida LaPier.
MEDLEY
09-15-2005
Services for Mary Beatrice Medley, 91, were at 2 p.m. Sept. 14 at Thompson Funeral Home with Rev. Roger Boyd officiating. Burial was in Jacksonville City Cemetery.
Mrs. Medley died Sept. 11 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include three sons and two daughters-in-law, John Bailey Medley of Arab, Glenn H. and Margaret Medley of Monroe, N. Y., and Phillip and Linda Medley of Piedmont; a daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Bennie Uesry of Piedmont; a sister, Opal Smith of Anniston; a brother and sister-in-law, James Ford and Ruby Jo Champion of Boaz; 19 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Scott Parris, Johnny Parris, Russell Medley, Mark Medley, Tyler Medley, Tim Medley, Jason Williams and Danny Johnson.
Mrs. Medley was a native and resident of Jacksonville most all of her life. She was a homemaker and attended Emmanuel Holiness Church for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, John A. Medley; a daughter, Lorna Parris; and a son, Enoch S. Medley.
BROWN
02-02-2006
Services for James Elbert Brown, 86, were at 11 a.m. Jan. 26 at First Baptist Church of White Plains with Revs. Eric Snider and James Lee Brown officiating. Gray Brown-Service directed. Burial was in Rabbittown Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Brown died Jan. 24 at UAB Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Berdene Brown; a daughter and son-in-law, Mavis and Wendell Anderson; two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Ann Brown and Tim and Debbie Brown of White Plains; seven grandchildren, Robbie Anderson, Lora Smith, Melinda Raughton, Greg Brown, Stephanie Stearns, Brad Brown and Matthew Brown; nine great-grandchildren, Austin and Garrett Anderson, Jacob and Adam Smith, Justin and Kyle Raughton, Kaitlyn and Chloe Brown and Ethan Stearns; and two brothers, Leon Brown of Jacksonville and Hoyt Brown of Rabbittown.
Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his parents, Lige and Natie Brown; his brothers, Lloyd Brown and Rev. Johnnie Brown; his sisters, Lovella Brown and Lucille Brown; and his son, James Elbert Brown Jr.
Mr. Brown was a retired farmer and avid quail hunter. He was a World War II veteran and served in the South Pacific. He was a member of First Baptist Church of White Plains where he served actively as a deacon for 40 years.
Pallbearers were Robbie Anderson, Greg Brown, Brad Brown, Matthew Brown, Philip Smith and Alan Raughton. Honorary pallbearers were deacons of First Baptist Church of White Plains.
COGGINS
02-02-2006
Services for Lois Amazonia Ayers Coggins, 90, were at 2 p.m. Jan. 25 at White’s Gap Baptist Church with Revs. Joe Harris, Blake Cochran and Dr. James David Coggins officiating. K. L. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Center directed. Burial was in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Cemetery.
Mrs. Coggins died Jan. 23 at her residence.
Survivors include two daughters, Juanita Widener of Bainbridge, Ga., and Myrtle Bell of Atlanta; two sons and daughters-in-law, William Alton and Ava Coggins and John David and Peggy Coggins of Jacksonville; a brother, Trice Ayers of Tuscaloosa; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; seven nieces and seven nephews.
Her husband, William Horace Coggins; and two brothers, Alton Goodrich Ayers and Ernest Ayers preceded Mrs. Coggins in death.
Pallbearers were Leonard Widener, William Joseph Widener, Luke Coggins, Clay Coggins, Bryan Coggins, Jason Nawlin, Jonathan Coggins and Michael Coggins.
Honorary pallbearers were nephews, Sammy Ayers, Frank Ayers, Marshall Ayers and Berry Ayers and grandson Barry Coggins.
