Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Herman Carr Beason
Memorial services for Herman Carr Beason, 81, of Hanceville are incomplete and will be announced at a later date by the funeral home.
Walker Chapel Funeral Home of Fultondale is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Beason died Monday, Jan. 27.
William Clifton “Bill” Roberts
Funeral services for William Clifton “Bill” Roberts, 78, of Holly Pond, are at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 at Mt. Olive Methodist church, Charles Dixon, Vernon Willis, Harold Widner and Wayne Jetton officiating, with burial in the church cemetery.
Williams-McCracken Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Roberts died Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Woodland Medical Center. He was born Dec. 26, 1924 at Ball Play, Ala., to Louie and Maggie Whisenant Roberts. He was a minister and a farmer.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include two sons, David Roberts of Arab and Don Roberts of Holly Pond; a daughter, Diane Gober of Cullman; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
Verdie Roden Cofer
Funeral services for Verdie Roden Cofer, 89, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 at Moss Service Chapel, the Rev. Dennis Trimble officiating, with burial in Cullman City Cemetery.
Moss Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Cofer died Tuesday, Jan. 28 at her residence. She was born Oct. 9, 1913 in Alabama to Alvin and Emily Jane Sinyard Roden. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Woodrow Cofer; and two sisters, Susie Spiegle and Ara Bates.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty (Charles) Imbusch; two grandsons, Mark Imbusch and Robert (Layne) Imbusch; a granddaughter, Ann (William) Porter; three great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lillian Chatham and Bernice Tucker.
Visitation was Wednesday.
Mary Francis Black
Funeral services for Mary Francis Black, 70, of Hanceville will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 at Moss Service Chapel, the Rev. Robert Fain officiating, with burial in Duck River Cemetery.
Moss Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Black died Sunday, Jan. 26 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 21, 1932 to Huel Gaddis and Bell Hardrick Farley. She was a retired nurse.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include a son, Doug Farley of Hanceville; a daughter, Tressie McGraw of Arab; a brother, Arnold Farley of Hanceville; and 35 nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today.
Alta Lee Hardin
Memorial services for Alta Lee Hardin, 82, of Vinemont will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003 at Souls Harbor Freewill Baptist Church, Kenneth Terry officiating.
Moss Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hardin died Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 30, 1920 in West Virginia to Roy and Effie Skanes. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, Edward M. Hardin of Vinemont; a sister, Lillian Chambers of Huntington, W. Va.; and a brother, Mines Skanes of Dothan.
Betty Wydell Burnett
Funeral services for Betty Wydell Burnett, 78, of Hanceville, will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel, Fred Rivers officiating, with burial in Graceland Cemetery in Decatur, Ill.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Burnett died Thursday, Jan. 30, at Hanceville Nursing Home. She was born May 13, 1924 at St. Johns, Ill. to Lavern Roy and Olive Matilda Wilson. She was a bookkeeper.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Roy C. Burnett.
Survivors include her son, Tim (Vicky) Burnett of Ft. Collins; her daughter, Cheryl (Chuck) Sileven of Cullman; her sister, Sharon Becker of Inverness, Ill.; a sister-in-law, Eva (Earl) Johnson of Orlando, Fla.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation is 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Rev. William Clifton ‘Bill’ Roberts
Funeral services for Rev. William Clifton “Bill” Roberts, 78, of Holly Pond will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 at Mt. Olive Methodist Church, Charles Dixon, Vernon Willis, Harold Widner and Wayne Jetton officiating, with burial in the church cemetery.
Williams-McCracken Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Rev. Roberts died Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Woodland Medical Center. He was born Dec. 26, 1924 at Ball Play, Ala., to Louie and Maggie Whisenant Roberts. He was a minister and a farmer.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Marie Huffman Roberts.
Survivors include two sons, David Roberts of Arab and Don Roberts of Holly Pond; a daughter, Diane Gober of Cullman; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation was Thursday.
Herbert Pitts
Funeral services for Herbert Pitts, 74, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 at Cullman Heritage Chapel, Clenon Shedd officiating, with burial in Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Pitts died Wednesday, Jan. 29 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He was born Nov. 25, 1928 in Cullman County to Rob and Gracie Pitts. He was a retired roofer for Willoughby Roofing.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Ricky Pitts; and two brothers, Jesse Pitts and Theo Pitts.
Survivors include his wife, Velma Stapler Pitts of Cullman; five sons, Carlton (Vicky) Pitts of Morgan County, Daniel (Barbara) Pitts, Hubert (Helen) Pitts, Robert (Verna) Pitts, and Jeff (Becky) Pitts of Cullman; a daughter, Darlene (Randy) Pate of Madison; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Stover Pitts; 13 grandchildren, Heath, Brent, Jeremy, Laura, Leslie, Adam, Brandy, Josh, Tracy, Kelly, Yolanda, Chris and Jason; and five great-grandchildren, Austin, Jonathan, Kendra, Emily and Shannon.
Visitation was Thursday.
Peggy Joyce Holmes
Funeral services for Peggy Joyce Holmes, 73, of Baileyton will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003 at Gum Pond Primitive Baptist Church, Guy Hunt and Terry Blankenship officiating, with burial in Bethel Cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Holmes died Thursday, Jan. 30 at her residence. She was born April 22, 1929 in Morgan County to Alvin O. and Lillie Mardis Millwood. She was in farming and was a member of Gum Pond Primitive Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and her son, Randy Holmes.
Survivors include her husband, Broncoe L. “Coley” Holmes of Baileyton; two daughters, Sherlene (Norman) Wright of Baileyton and Ethel (Steve) Turney of Falkville; a brother, Alvin Boyd Millwood of Tennessee; two sisters, Wilda (Arvid) Holmes and Ruth (Oliver) Williams, both of Baileyton; five grandchildren, Hal (Melissa) Wright, Rodney (Pearlie) Holmes, April (Scott) Fortner, Sandra Turney, and Justin Turney; and six great-grandchildren, Ashley Wright, Kody Wright, Ariel Wright, Savanah Fortner, Gabriel Fortner and Bailey Holmes.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
James Leon Parker
Funeral services for James Leon Parker, 56, of Vinemont will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 at Nichols Chapel in Addison, Manuel Stricklin and Glen Young officiating, with burial in Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery.
Nichols Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Parker died Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Cullman Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Parker of Sardis; two daughters, Michelle Garcia of Sardis and Da’Lita K. Teague of Baldwin; three brothers, O’Neal Parker of Falkville, Rufus Parker of Tennessee and Bill Joe Rigby of Arizona; five sisters, Clara Smith of Addison, Sharon Hamilton of West Point, Joyce Gaskill of Cullman, Lavada Hanson of Chicago, Ill., and Elizabeth Murphy of Anniston; and four grandchildren.
Oye Allen Burks
Funeral services for Oye Allen Burks, 83, of Cullman will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003 at Williams-McCracken Chapel, Jim McClurkan and Dewey Briscoe officiating, with burial in New Hope No. 2 Cemetery.
Williams-McCracken Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Burks died Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Culllman Regional Medical Center. He was born on June 8, 1919 in Cullman to Robert Wiley and Elizabeth Sarah Wood Burks. He was a poultry inspector and a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Christine Burks.
Survivors include two sons, David Burks of Cullman and Terry P. (Latoria) Burks of Falkville; his daughter, Vickie (Craig) Harp of Cullman; and four grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hospice of Cullman County.
Visitation was Wednesday.
Mary Grace Hall
Funeral services for Mary Grace Hall, 84, of Cullman will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003 at Cullman Heritage Chapel, Charles Ervin officiating, with burial in Ebenezer Cemetery.
Cullman Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hall died Tuesday, Jan 14 at Cullman Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 15, 1918 in Cullman County to Henry and Annie Alma Wix Gerstman. She was a member of Longview Church of God.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ottis Charles Hall; and five brothers.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty (Garry) Nicodemus of Cullman and Carolyn Ann Hall of Roswell, Ga.; three sisters, Aline Reid of Cullman, Bonnie Poole of Decatur and Nellie Dees of LaBelle, Fla.; five grandchildren, Trulee Grace Hall, Katherine Mae Hall, Patrick Kennelly, Jennifer (Kirk) Gagliano, and Amy Kennelly; and a great-granddaughter, Magnolia May Gagliano.
Visitation was Wednesday.
