Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
David Lee Robinson, 45, of Ozark, died Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at Flowers Hospital following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, October 7, at the Church of God by Faith with Reverend H. R. Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Henry County with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
Mr. Robinson was born June 9, 1957 in Henry County to the late Tommy Lee Robinson and Flora Whigham Robinson. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and has been engaged in farming all of his life in Midland City.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Robinson, New York; one step-daughter, Teresa Green wood, Daleville; son, Marvin Hunter, Morrow, Georgia; seven sisters, Mary Robinson, Ewell, Wanda Gail Robinson, Ozark, Winnie Roth Brown, Dothan, Ethel Mae Brown, Dothan, Racheal Brown, Dothan, Rose Mary Brown, Dothan, and Caroline Brown, Dothan; six brothers, Tommy Earl Robinson, Ewell, Jerry Robinson, Ozark, Anthony Wade Robinson, Ozark, Carl Brown, Julius Brown and Frederick Brown, all of Dothan; two grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; special friends, Chris, Page and Ricky Thompson, and Dan and Chubby Thompson.
Mr. Napolean Trawick, 66 of Ozark, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2002, at Dale Medical Center in Ozark.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at First Missionary Baptist Church on East Andrews Avenue in Ozark. Burial will be in the Travelers Rest Cemetery, with Ur. S.C. Jackson officiating.
Mr. Trawick was the owner of the Trawick Funeral Home. He was a graduate of D.A. Smith High School and Tuskegee Institute of Tuskegee. He was a retired teacher with the Ozark City School System. He was also the first to organize the Alabama Democratic Conference branch in Dale County, where he was its first chairman and served for many years. He was a third degree master mason and also belonged to other organizations. He also served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged.
Mr. Trawick is survived by his mother, Mamie Trawick of Ozark; two sons, Johnny D. Trawick of Ozark and James F. Phillips of Montgomery; one daughter, Resie Thornton of Auburn; 12 grandchildren; aunts; cousins; and many friends.
Mrs. Laura Daye, 71 of Ozark, died Monday morning, Sept. 30, 2002, at Dale Medical Center in Ozark.
The funeral service will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church on East Andrew Avenue in Ozark. Burial will be in the Ozark City Cemetery with Dr. S.C. Jackson officiating. The family will be at the residence, 242 Boykin Ave. The body will be placed in the church one hour before the service. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Ozark Memorial Chapel.
Mr. Roger Keahey age 47 of Ross Drive, Newton, Alabama died at his home Sunday Sept. 29, 2002.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday from the chapel of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home. Burial will be in Union Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark, Al. directing. Family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 6 until 8 p.m.
Mr. Keahey was born in Pike County, lived most of his life in Dale County. He was currently working for Coca-Cola for the past 17 years. He is preceded in death by his father; William J. Keahey in 1999, Grandmother; Jewell Gladys Dillard, June of 2002.
Survivors are his wife, Sharon Keahey of Newton; three daughters, Summer Keahey of Daleville, Sarah Lynn Keahey of Mississippi, Kahley Nerrod of Enterprise; mother, Patricia Keahey of Newton; one sister, Charlotte McCue and husband Billy McCue of Dothan; two grandchildren, Michela Keahey, and McKenzie Keahey; and a special nephew, David McCue.
Mrs. Mary Faye Nix, 68 of Ozark, died Sunday evening, Sept. 29, 2002, at Dale Medical Center following an extended illness.
Graveside funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Woodlawn Memory Gardens with the Rev. Phil Stephens officiating and Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
Mrs. Nix was born in Parrish, Ala., but lived most of her life in Dale County. She had retired from the Ozark Board of Education, she had also worked as a secretary at D.A. Smith School.
Survivors include three daughters, Vicki and Martin Corbett of Jacksonville, Fla.; Ginger and Chuck Hardy of Madison; and Tammy Nix of Ozark; one sister, Marcelle Sumner of Parrish; two brothers, Jimmy Brown of Downers Grove, Ill.; and Bob Brown of Parrish; five grandchildren, Carmen Valadez and husband, Larry, Heather and husband, Randy Sommers, Neal Hardy III, Mathew Hardy and Paden Hardy; two great-grandchildren, Lauren Valadez and Victoria Sommers.
Mr. Leroy William "Bubba" Bodford, 50 of Ozark, died Saturday Sept. 28, 2002, at his home.
Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Holman Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Greg Aman officiating.
Mr. Bodford was a native Ozark, a 1970 graduate of Carroll High School, and attended Auburn University. He worked in the family business and was employed with Panther Creek Golf Club. He was a member of Logan Road Baptist Church.
Mr. Bodford was preceded in death by his parents Effie Lee Peters Bodford and Leroy William "Shorty" Bodford Sr.
Survivors include one sister and brother-in-law, Claudia and Paul Williams of New Town, Ohio; one brother and sister-in-law, John W. "Bill" and Kathy Bodford of Cordova, Tenn.; two aunts, Sara Brown of Ozark, and Peggy Archipoli and her husband, Andrew of Charlotte, N.C.; nieces and nephews, Brianna Bodford Eldre, Kathryn Bodford, Ian Bodford, Brigette Williams Eldred and Buckley Williams.
Mrs. Learie Mae Senn Green, 64, of Ariton died Wednesday evening, Sept. 25, 2002, at Flowers Hospital following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Brundidge with the Rev. Charles Metcalf officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing, The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home parlors. Mrs. Green will lie in state one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the donors favorite charity.
Mrs. Green was born Sept. 10, 1938, in Barbour Couny to the late Henry David and Beanie Mae Senn. She was a devoted mother and lived most of her life in the Ariton area.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Sarah and Lloyd McKinney of Skipperville, Mary and John Allen Watson of Ariton and Mae and Gary Watson of Ozark; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Rickey and Jackie LeBouef of Enterprise, Mickey and Jo Ann LeBouef of Ariton and Samuel Green of Troy two sisters, Carolyn Broadwater and Maureen Cook both of Dothan; sister-in-law, Berty Senn of Dothan; two brothers, Norris Senn of Clio and Joe Senn of Dothan; 20 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Mr. Ralph Beasley, 79, of Ozark died Wednesday evening, Sept. 25, 2002, at Dale Medical Center following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the chapel of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home with the Rev. Joel Helms and the Rev. Isom Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Ewell Bible Baptist Church Cemetery with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home parlors. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions are asked to be made to Alzheimer's Resource Center, P.O. Box 1170, Dothan, Ala., 36302.
Mr. Beasley was born June 21, 1923, in Dale County to the late Virgil and Wilma Bryan Beasley. He was retired from the Dale County Road & Bridge Dept. as a truck driver. Mr. Beasley was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Beasley of Ozark; son, Ronnie Beasley of Ozark; stepson, Joel Helms and wife, Elaine of Atlanta; two step-daughters: Lisa Helms of Ozark and Kathy Helms of Columbia, S.C.; three sisters, Evelyn Andrews of St. Augustine, Texas; Willie Pearl Peacock of Enterprise and Catheline Andrews of Ozark; four brothers, Robert Beasley of Prattville; Leon Beasley, Clyde Beasley, and Royce Beasley, all of Ozark; and two grandsons, Jimmy Beasley and Brian
Beasley both of Ozark; and eight step-grandchildren.
Mrs. Cheryl M. Brewer, 51 of Daleville, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at her home following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 10 'a.m. Friday at the chapel of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home with Father Chuck McCabe officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Brewer was born March 29, 1951, in Plainsfleld, N.J., and has lived in the Daleville area for the past 22 years. She worked with Kentucky Fried Chicken in Daleville and Enterprise, and also with Lee's Steakhouse in Daleville. She was a member of the Catholic faith.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Frances Michele and Curtis H. Moore of Ozark; one son, Michael Shawn Brewer of Daleville; a brother, Mickey Scott Mills of Washington; a sister,. Donna Bucalo of Virginia Beach, Va.; grandchildren, Brittany Thomas-Brewer, Katrina Stahl, both of Salem, Va., Hunter Lake Moore and Samantha Moore, both of Ozark, and Sabrina Maria Brewer of Kempter, Texas; best friend and soul mate, Jack A. Zornes Jr., of Daleville; and several nieces, nephews and close friends.
Retired Staff Sgt. Robert L.Hice Sr., 61, of Ozark died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, in Dale Medical Center following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Ozark Baptist Church with the Rev. Greg Aman officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens with military honors and Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 1170, Dothan, Ala., 36302. Visitation will be at Holman Funeral Home, 995 South Union Ave., Ozark, from 6-8 p.m. today with the family receiving friends during this time. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time.
Retired Staff Sgt. Hice was a Tennessee native and lived in Ozark for the past 30 years, where he was a member of the Ozark Baptist Church. He served in the United States Army and retired in 1984, then worked with Page Aircraft Maintenance as an aircraft mechanic and with Dunbarton in Dothan as a welder.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Iola Parson Hice Thornton and George Robert Hice; his step-father, Donald Edward Thornton; and one brother, Donald E. Thornton Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Byrd Hice of Ozark; two sons, Robert Lee Hice Jr., and his wife, Suvaughn of Ozark, and John Edward Hice of Ozark; two sisters, Judy McClure of Columbia, S.C., and Gerri Goss of Atlanta; three brothers, Tom Thornton of Columbia, S.C., Charlie Thornton of Spartanburg, S.C., and Richard Thornton of Spartanburg, S.C.; and one grandson, Alexander Scott Hice of Ozark.
Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Wade, 67, of Ozark died Wednesday morning, Sept. 18, 2002, in Oakview Manor Nursing Facility.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. EST Friday from Fort Benning Post Cemetery in Fort Benning, Ga., with the Rev. Tim Cooper officiating. Interment will follow with Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Holman Funeral Home, 995 South Union Ave., Ozark, with the family receiving friends during this time.
Mrs. Wade was born in Autryville, Ga., but lived most of her life in Columbus, Ga., and Lakeland, Fla., before moving to Ozark, where she was a resident of Oakview Manor Nursing Facility. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie B. Wade in 1965, one daughter, Marilyn Wade, and two sons, Joel Wade and Ronald Wade in 1966.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Tim Cooper of Kinston one son, Leslie Dwayne Wade of Weisbauden, Germany; grandchildren, Augusta R. and Russell F. Huey III of Ozark, Arthur Van Childs of Kinston, and Bruce Wade of Weisbauden, Germany; great grandchild, M. Blake Huey of Ozark; two brothers, Bud Norman and Darryl Norman of Coco Beach, Fla. .
Mr. Wilson Colvie Cooper, 88, a retired Civil Service heavy equipment mechanic, of Magnolia Street, Ozark, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 18, 2002, in Dale Medical Center following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Holman Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Leon Fortune and the Rev. Isom Hill officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens with Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Visitation will be at Holman Funeral Home, 995 South Union Ave., Ozark, from 3 p.m. today until service time Friday The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today in the funeral home parlors.
Mr. Cooper was a native of the Ebenezer Community of Dale County and a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He retired from Civil Service at Fort Rucker, where he worked with the engineering department. Mr. Cooper received his 50-year Masonic Pin in September from Ozark Masonic Lodge #349.
Survivors include his wife, Marwood Weed Cooper of Ozark; one daughter and son-in-law, Jean and Jack Stokes of Ozark; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert W. "Bobby" and Mary Cooper of Ozark; one sister, Nettie Pearl Edler of Akron, Ohio; one brother and sister-in-law, Ray and Margaret Weed of Ariton; grandchildren, Jackie and Marcie Stokes of Ozark, Steve and Beth Stokes of Ozark, Greg and Kim Stokes of Charlotte, N.C., Daniel and Jana Cooper of Birmingham, Gwen and Mike Smith of Dothan; great-grandchildren, Kelli and Paul DeWitt of Anniston, Tara and Jody Hughes of Ozark, Dustin Stokes of Ozark, Natalie Stokes of Troy, Justin and Jessica Smith of Dothan, Cole Bryant of Tuscaloosa; great-great granddaughter, Katilin Elizabeth Glover of Anniston.
Dr. Ab Flowers, 83, of Panama City Beach, Fla., died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002, at his home.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Westview Memorial Cemetery in Ozark. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Flowers Center for Performing Arts, 1044 East Andrews Ave., Ozark, Ala., 36360.
Mr. Flowers was an Ozark native and attended local schools. He received his bachelor's degree from Auburn University, his master's degree from the University of Alabama in chemical engineering, and his doctorate from the University of Tennessee in metallurgy.
Dr. Flowers had many accomplishments in his lifetime. In 1979, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Society for Metals. In 1981, he assumed the position of executive scientist for the Gas Research Institute. He played a leading role in materials research related to synthetic fuels, and was past chairman of the board and member of the executive committee for the Metal Properties Council.
After retirement, he remained active as a consultant and traveled extensively including to China and Japan. He held many patents in steel processing and research.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Gay Flowers of Panama City Beach, Fla.; a son Tennyson Flowers of Santa Monica, Calif.; a daughter, Pam Flowers of Latham, N.Y.; a son Leslie Flowers of Cody Wyo.; and five grandchildren.
Helen Elaine Hardy, 76, of Skipperville passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2002, in Ozark.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Assembly of God Church in Chipley with the Rev. Ted Satterfield, the Rev. Dallas Pettis and the Rev. Carl Hodges officiating. Burial will follow in Hardy Cemetery with Brown Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Brown. Funeral Home in Chipley.
She lived in Skipperville for the past three years, but was from Chipley, Fla. She was of the Assembly of God faith and a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Chipley. She was also the organizer and the first secretary for the Chamber of Commerce in Chipley. She was a Sunday School teacher at the First Assembly of God Church for 40 years. She also managed Hardy Catfish Diner for nine years.
She is preceded in death by a daughter, Cherryl Morris.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene E. Hardy of Skipperville; one son, Bert Hardy and his wife, Sharon of Niceville, Fla.; two daughters, Cherry Hall and her husband Eugene of Chipley, Julia Gassett and her husband, Michael of Skipperville; one brother, Billy Joe Ratley of Melbourne, Fla.; two sisters, Martha R. Williams of Melbourne, Fla., June Contrell of Dothan; 20 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Bessie R. Smith, 81, of Ozark died Thursday morning, Sept. 12, 2002, at her home following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Post Oak Baptist Church with the Rev. Donald Moore and the Rev. Jeri Hendricks officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home chapel.
Mrs. Smith was a native and lifelong resident of Dale County. She was a member of Post Oak Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Walter Lee Smith and Lloyd Homer Smith; sons, Gerald Douglas Smith and Robert Lee Smith; and grandson, Ricky Smith.
Survivors include six grandchildren, Teresa Lancaster and her husband, Irving of Ozark, Becky Smith of Glasgow, Ky., Tammy Vinson and her husband, Jeff of Columbia, Dawn Summerlin and her husband, Randy of Albany, Ga., Michelle Cook and her husband, Johnny, and Janice Ross and her husband, Adrian all of Ozark; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; daughters-in-law, Betty Smith, Wanda Rogers and her husband, Lester all of Ozark; and one brother, Porter Rogers of the Bertha community.
Retired Major Fredrick A. (Fred) Vernon, USMC, a retired flight instructor and avid pilot of Ozark, died early Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, 2002, in Dale Medical Center following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Holman Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Reynolds officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens with full military honors and with Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Visitation will be at Holman Funeral Home, 995 South Union Ave., Ozark, from 6 p.m. today until service time Friday. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today in the funeral home parlors .
Vernon was a native of Jewell, Iowa. His wife, Dorothy Ann Fugett Vernon preceded him in death in October 1990.
He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1939. After duty as a plane captain in several West Coast and Hawaii squadrons, he was assigned to Naval Flight Training in 1941 at Pensacola NAS, FL. He served as a fighter pilot in the World War II with tours in Somoa, the Gilbert Islands and the Marshall Islands. The advent of the Korean War sent him to that country as a Marine All weather Fighter/Bomber pilot s in the F4U airplane. He later entered the jet age with the first USMC jet fighter
squadron in 1953.
Major Vernon retired from the service in 1961 in New River MCAS as commander of the Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron. His awards include the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with four Gold Stars. Joining Southern Airways of Texas at Fort Wolters, Texas, in 1961, he trained U.S. Army students at the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School from 1961 to 1973. The school was moved to Fort Rucker in 1973. He joined Doss Aviation in the same flight, instructor role.
Fred soloed more than 500 U.S. Army students during his 27 years of flight instruction and amassed more than 10,000 accident and incident free hours in the TH55A aircraft. His student was the final student to complete the Primary Helicopter Training Program in the TH55A aircraft. Then he retired. After his retirement, Vernon continued his lifelong relationship with aviation through frequent flights in his Cessna 120 airplane and attendance at air shows and aviation gatherings throughout
the south. He flew his last flight in July 2002 with his son Fred G. Vernon at Blackwell Field in Ozark. This completed more than 50 years of active flying.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Laura S. and Carl Grosskreutz of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Alicia A. and Bill Pollard of Fort Worth, Texas; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Colonel Frederick G. and Diane Vernon, USAR (Retired), of Houston, Texas, Michael A. Vernon of Garland, Texas, Dennis A. Vernon of Vail, Colo., and Timothy J. and Teresa Vernon of Ozark; four sisters, Dorothy Mullen of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Helen VaVerka of Santa Monica, Calif., Jean Wehrheim of Vincerlnes, Ind., and Frances Meziere of LaHabra, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Nancy Ruth Davis Hagler, 96, of Ozark died Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, 2002, at Ozark Nursing Facility following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Friday at the Chapel of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas Harrison, the Rev. W.L. Sheffield, and the Rev. Luther Tadlock officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of her daughter, Helen H. Weeks, 528 County Road 573, Ozark.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Wiregrass Hospice, 980-D East Andrews Ave., Ozark, Ala., 36360.
Mrs. Hagler was born July 9, 1906, in Barbour County, but lived most of her life in Dale County. She was a member of the Ozark First Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jackson and Epsy Ann Davis; her husband, Cleveland Jackson Hagler; five brothers; and four sisters.
Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Peggy H. Gunter of Ozark, and Helen H. and L.H. Weeks of Ozark; three grandchildren, Shannon Gunter Harris of Skipperville, Keith Lee Gunter of Ozark, and Alisa Simmons Jackson of Dothan; one great-grandson, Matthew Cole Maund of Dothan; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Bobby F. Jackson, Wayne Davis, Chris Davis, Sam Maund III, Delmas Davis, Greg Garner and Jack Harris. Honorary pallbearers will be the staff and attendants of Ozark Nursing Facility.
Mrs. Dera Searcy Defnall, 93, of Ozark died Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, 2002, in Dale Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Holman Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dcn Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens with Holman funeral Home of Ozark directing. Visitation will be at Holman Funeral Home, 995 South Union Ave., Ozark, from 6 p.m. Wednesday until service time today. The family receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home parlors.
Mrs. Defnall. was a Houston County native and lived in Ozark during her adult life. She retired from Wes-Tex in Headland and was a member of the Post Oak Baptist Church.
Her husband, James David Defnall, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a special niece and her husband, Eleanor and James Outlaw of Ozark; four sisters, Eura Simmons of Graceville, Fla., Ernestine Andrews of Slocomb, Ennes Magrino of Dothan, and Starla Richardt of Lawrenceville, Ga.; four brothers, Milford Searcy of Ozark, Naron Searcy of Lawrenceville, Ga., Maline Searcy of Slocomb, and Sam Searcy of Denver, Colo.
Mrs. Cora McLeod, 91, of Ozark died Tuesday morning, Sept. 10, 2002, at the Oakview Manor Healthcare Center in Ozark after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Ozark with Pastor Dr. S.C. Jackson officiating. Burial will follow at St. Rose Baptist Church in Skipperville with Ozark Memorial Chapel of Ozark directing.
