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Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935

Sanford W. (Sam) Hutcheson
Sanford W. (Sam) Hutcheson, 77, a resident of Wetumpka, died Thursday, June 21, 2001. A funeral will be held Saturday, June 23, at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Brookside Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Ellis officiating. Burial will follow in Brookside Memorial Gardens.

Selma Lee Black
Selma Lee Black, 84, of Andalusia, died Thursday, June 21, 2001, in an Andalusia nursing facility. A funeral will be held Saturday, June 23, at 2 p.m. at Carolina Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Carolina Cemetery with Foreman Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be at the church, 30 minutes prior to services.

Michael Arredondo
Michael Arredondo, 54, director of cash services for Boy Scouts of America, died Monday, June 18, 2001, in Fort Worth, Texas. A funeral was held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 23, in Green wood Chapel. Burial of ashes followed in Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery in Straughn, Ala. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Green wood Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

Myrtie B. Brewer
Myrtie B. Brewer, 84, of Andalusia, died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, in a Pensacola hospital. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church and was a retiree of the Andala Company where she was a supervisor for many years. A funeral will be held Saturday, June 30, at 2 p.m. at Foreman Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Miller and Rev. Earl Currenton officiating. Burial will follow in Andalusia Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, June 29, after 6 p.m.

Rick Dean
Rick Dean, 46, of Andalusia, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 27, 2001, in an Andalusia hospital. A funeral will be held Saturday, June 30, at 4 p.m. at Keahey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Stone Lake Gardens. Visitation will be Friday after 6 p.m. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Eunice Bulger Learned
Eunice Bulger Learned, 87, of Decatur, formerly of Mount Dora, Fla. died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, in a Decatur hospital. Born and raised in Covington County, Mrs. Learned was a retired hairdresser. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 30, at 11 a.m. at Foreman Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Miller officiating. Burial services will follow at Red Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, June 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Foreman Funeral Home.

Horace B. Nichols
Horace B. Nichols, 86, of the Rawls community, died Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at his residence. A funeral will be held Thursday, June, 28, at 11 a.m. at Foreman Funeral Home with Rev. Woodrow Plant officiating. Burial will follow in Rawls Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 27, after 6 p.m. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.

Rick Dean
Rick Dean, 46, of Andalusia, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 27, 2001, in an Andalusia hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Keahey Funeral Home.

Elizabeth Nicole Griggs
Elizabeth Nicole Griggs, 4 months, of Andalusia, died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, in a Birmingham hospital. A funeral was held Friday, June 8, at 2 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Stewart officiating. Burial followed in Salem Cemetery with Foreman Funeral Home officiating.

Guy Cobb
Guy Cobb, of Andalusia, died Tuesday, June 12, 2001, in a Mobile hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Foreman Funeral Home.

Annie Lee Soles
Annie Lee Soles, of Andalusia, died Tuesday, June 12, 2001, in an Andalusia hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Foreman Funeral Home.

Janie Isabell Lawson
Janie Isabell Lawson, 86, of Wing, died Monday, June 11, 2001, at her residence. A funeral will be held Wednesday, June 13, at 11 a.m. Keahey Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Wednesday, until time of services. Burial will follow in Hopewell Church Cemetery.

Ellen Stokes More Wemyss
Ellen Stokes More Wemyss, the widow of the late E. L. More, passed away at her home in Gallatin, Tennessee on June 4th. Mrs. Wemyss was 106 years of age and one of the Nashville area's most prominent citizens. Covington County will remember Mrs. Wemyss as the wife of E. L. More, who established and operated the Horse Shoe Lumber Company at River Falls from the turn of the last century until the flood of 1929. More along with Cyrus A. O'Neal organized the River Falls Power Company, constructed the Point A dam and the Gantt dam bringing the first commercial quantity of electricity to this area of South Alabama. Visitation for Mrs. Wemyss was held on Thursday at the Church of Our Savior, 744 Hartsville Pike in Gallatin. A private family graveside service was held at Mount Olive Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to Church of Our Savior; Historic Cragfont, 300 Old Cragfont Road, Castalian Springs, TN 37031; Rose Mont c/o Sumner County Archives, 155 E. Main St., Gallatin, TN 37066; Covington Historical Society/Three Notch Museum, P. O. Box 1582, Andalusia, AL 36420; or Sumner Hospice, Inc., 316 E. Main St. P. O. Box 15558, Gallatin, TN 37066. "Miss Ellen" was truly Tennessee's Most gracious - grandest lady - a lovely Queen of Queens !

Janie Isabell Lawson
Janie Isabell Lawson, 86, of Wing, died Monday, June 11, 2001, at her residence. A funeral was held Wednesday, June 13, at 2 p.m. Keahey Funeral Home with Rev. Anthony Clark officiating. Special music was provided by Virginia Knox accompanied by Nancy Clark. Burial followed in Hopewell Church Cemetery.

Billy Soles
Billy Soles, 70, of Andalusia, died Sunday, June 10, 2001, in an Andalusia hospital. He was a retiree of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. A funeral was held Wednesday, June 13, at 2:30 p.m. at Foreman Funeral Home. Burial followed in Andalusia Memorial Cemetery with full military honors by Fort Rucker.

Guy Cobb
Guy Cobb, 73, of Andalusia, died Tuesday, June 12, 2001, in a Mobile hospital. A funeral will be held Friday, June 15, at 2 p.m. at Harmony Baptist Church with Rev. Milford Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Harmony Cemetery with Foreman Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Thursday, June 14, after 6 p.m. at Foreman Funeral Home, and at the church 30 minutes prior to services.

Annie Lee Soles
Annie Lee Soles, 84, of Andalusia, died Tuesday, June 12, 2001, in a local hospital. A funeral will be held Thursday, June 14, at 2 p.m. at Southside Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Andalusia Memorial Cemetery with Foreman Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be at the church 30 minutes prior to services.

Mary Fuller
Mary Fuller, 99, of Andalusia, died Tuesday, June 12, 2001, in an Andalusia nursing facility. Graveside services will be held Thursday, June 14, at 10 a.m. at Andalusia Memorial Cemetery with Rev. Joe Wagner officiating and Foreman Funeral Home directing.

William J. “Billy Joe” Coone
William J. “Billy Joe” Coone, 67, of Bunkie, La., died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, in an Indianapolis, Ind. hospital. He was a machinist for Ethyl Corp. in Baton Rough, La., and retired in 1981. Graveside services will be held Saturday, June 16, at 3:30 p.m. in Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Billy Lucas officiating and Foreman Funeral Home directing.

Guy Cobb
Guy Cobb, 73, of Andalusia, died Tuesday, June 12, 2001, in a Mobile hospital. A funeral will be held Friday, June 15, at 2 p.m. at Harmony Baptist Church with Rev. Milford Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Harmony Cemetery with Foreman Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be at the church 30 minutes prior to services.

Edith Cavell Brown
Edith Cavell Brown, 80, of Jacksonville N.C., formerly of Wing, died Friday, June 15, 2001, in Jacksonville. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, June 19, at 10 a.m. in Beda Cemetery with Foreman Funeral Home directing.

Effie Gee Davis
Effie Gee Davis, 79, of Andalusia, died Thursday, June 14, 2001, in an Andalusia nursing facility. Graveside services will be held Monday, June 18, at 11 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery with Rev. Billy Boles officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, June 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Foreman Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Rick Dean
Rick Dean, 46, of Andalusia, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 27, 2001, in an Andalusia hospital. A funeral will be held Saturday, June 30, at 4 p.m. at Keahey Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Canant officiating. Special music will be provided by a son, J.C. Dean and Gary Odom, accompanied by Dale Marlee. Burial will follow in Stone Lake Gardens. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Thomas Stanley Pianowski
Thomas Stanley Pianowski, 72, died Thursday, June 28, 2001. A memorial service will be held at St. Simon’s on the Sound Episcopal Church in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., on Sunday, July 1, at 3 p.m. Visitation will be at St. Simon’s on the Sound Episcopal Church at 2:30 p.m., prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to a favorite charity.

Peggy Jean Clark Davis
Peggy Jean Clark Davis, 64, of Dozier, died Thursday, June 28, 2001, in a Luverne hospital. A funeral will be held Sunday, July 1, at Foreman Funeral Home with Rev. Derwood Cleland officiating. Burial will follow in good Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, June 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Minister R. Ervin Driskell
Minister R. Ervin Driskell, 89, of Andalusia died Thursday, June 28, 2001, at his residence. He was born on November 13, 1911, in Sabinal, Texas to Mary Burleson Driskill and Malone Driskill, a Texas pioneer family. He was a minister for 60 years before poor health forced him into retirement. Mr. Driskill served in pulpits in Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Colorado, Arkansas and Indiana. Graveside services will be held Sunday, July 1, at 3 p.m. in Gladewater Memorial Park in Gladewater, Texas with Minister Ben May officiating.

Edna Horton
Edna Horton, of Auburn, formerly of Andalusia, died Thursday, June 28, 2001, at her residence. A funeral will be held Sunday, July 1, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Andalusia with Rev. John Foster officiating. Burial will follow in Andalusia Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, June 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Foreman Funeral Home.

Rick Dean
Rick Dean, 46, of Andalusia, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 27, 2001, in an Andalusia hospital. A funeral was held Saturday, June 30, at 4 p.m. at Keahey Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Canant officiating. Special music was provided by a son, J.C. Dean and Gary Odom, accompanied by Dale Marlee. Burial followed in Stone Lake Gardens. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Jimmy Eugene Douglas
Jimmy Eugene Douglas, 61, of Wing, died Friday, June 29, 2001, in an Andalusia hospital. Graveside services were held Monday, July 2, at 11 a.m. at Mason Cemetery with Rev. Anthony Clark officiating and Foreman Funeral Home directing.

Uldeine Starnes
Uldeine Starnes, of Andalusia, died Saturday, June 30, 2001, following a brief illness at Andalusia Regional Hospital. Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 2, 2001, at Andalusia Memorial Cemetery with Marie White

Rex "Buddy” Burgans
Rex “Buddy” Burgans died Saturday, June 30, 2001, at his residence. A funeral will be held Tuesday, July 3, at 11 a.m. at Keahey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Stone Lake Gardens Cemetery.

Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967

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