Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Leoda Cramer
69, retired cook, Decatur
Funeral for Leoda Cramer will be held Friday, August 1, 2 p.m., at Ridout's Brown Service Funeral Home.
Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery in Lawrence County.
She died Tuesday, July 29, 1997, at her residence.
Survivors include two sons, Christopher Wallace of Decatur and Neal Wallace of Paw Paw, Mich.; five daughters, Kathy Webb, Kay Bigelow, Jean Ailes and Barbara Mohney, all of Kalamazoo and Carol Jach of Mattawan, Mich.; two sisters, Opehelia Mayfield and Evelyn McCarley, both of Decatur; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Melvin F. Roden
53, laborer foreman, Town Creek
Funeral for Melvin F. Roden, who died Tuesday, July 22, 1997, at Medical Center Shoals, was held Thursday, July 24. The 2 p.m. service was held at Elliott Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Johnson officiating.
Burial was in the Donald Cemetery near Town Creek.
He was born in Lawrence County. Mr. Roden was a Vietnam veteran, a member of New Center Baptist Church and worked for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant until 1994.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Roden; four daughters, Melanie Gaston and Vicki Rutherford, both of Moulton, Pam Weeks of Russellville and Melissa Roden of Town Creek; one stepson, Ricky Terry of Town Creek; two stepdaughters, Rita West of Mount Hope and Bonnie Napolean of Madison; two brothers, James Ray Roden of Mississippi and Carl Clayton of Florence; two sisters, Shirley Bagwell of Piedmont and Lucille Roden of Decatur; and 10 grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Rawleigh Garner, Ricky West, Dave Napolean, Ricky Terry, Lendon Jackson and Donnie Terry.
Virginia McMeans Alexander
81, nurse, Moulton
Funeral for Virginia McMeans Alexander was held Friday, July 25, 2 p.m., at Elliott Funeral Home with Hoyt Nelson officiating.
Burial was in the Romine Cemetery in Rogersville.
Mrs. Alexander died Tuesday, July 22, 1997, at Limestone Health Facility.
She was born in Rogersville. Mrs. Alexander was a graduate of Vanderbilt University wit a bachelor's degree in nursing and was a U.S. Army nurse in World War II. She was the widow of Dr. William Wallace Alexander.
Survivors include one brother, James McMeans of Douglasville, Ga.; and one sister, Ruby Peter of Athens.
Pallbearers were Joseph Garner, Craig Boody, Paul Boody, Douglas Grubbs, Tommy Hartselle and Don Killen.
Atrice M. Counts
93, homemaker, Town Creek
Funeral for Atrice M. Counts was held Friday, July 25, 11 a.m., at Elliott Funeral Home with Howell Bigham officiating.
Burial was in the Moulton Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Counts died Wednesday, July 23, 1997, at Columbia Hospital in Muscle Shoals.
She was born in Lawrence County and was a member of Hatton Church of Christ. Mrs. Counts was the widow of J. Dan Counts.
Survivors include three sons, Culton Counts of Pinson, Foy D. Counts and Dalton R. Counts, both of Town Creek; one daughter, Bobbye Sue Counts of Town Creek; two sisters, Ester B. Rutherford of Town Creek and Opal Dale Bain of Moulton; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Charles Rutherford, Jack Montgomery, Christopher D. Counts, Roderick Counts, Ronnie Levan, Ronnie Sanford, Larry Tatum and Scott Levan.
Wyman Hamilton
70, retired auto body mechanic, Town Creek
A graveside service was held for Wyman Hamilton on Saturday, July 26, 10 a.m., at Moulton Memory Gardens with the Rev. Sam Wallace officiating and Lawrence Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Hamilton died Thursday, July 24, 1997, at Medical Park Convalescent Center in Decatur.
He was born in Lawrence County to David and Pearl Hamilton. He retired from Hamilton's Used Cars and Parts in Moulton in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Beck Hamilton; three sons, Larry Hamilton, Danny Hamilton and Dennis Hamilton, all of Niles, Mich.; three daughters, Melba Mitchell, Sharon Davis and Nella Ralston, all of Niles, Mich.; two brothers, Billy Hamilton of Moulton and Theo Hamilton of Kalamazoo, Mich.; two sisters, Carolyn Gentry of Moulton and Fannie Lee Wright of Birmingham; and 14 grandchildren.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Flossie Jeffreys
78, homemaker, Mount Hope
Flossie Jeffreys died Wednesday, July 23, 1997, at Decatur General Hospital.
The funeral was held Saturday, July 26, 2 p.m., at Lawrence Funeral Home with Howell Bigham and Dexter Rutherford officiating.
Burial was in the Masterson Cemetery in Hatton.
Mrs Jeffreys was born in Lawrence County to Granville and Lucy Ann Landers. She was a member of Hatton Church of Christ. Mrs. Jefferys is the widow of Denzil Jeffreys.
Survivors include three sons, Donald Sutton of Hartselle, Phillip Jerffreys of Town Creek and Victor Jeffreys of Mount Hope; two daughters, Jean Heaps of Mount Hope and Margie Christian of Decatur; a sister, Gladys Carpenter of Moulton; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Nephews were the pallbearers.
Ronald Lancaster
48, carpenter, Moulton
Funeral for Ronald Lancaster, who died Friday, July 25, 1997, at Columbia Medical Center in Montgomery, was held Sunday, July 27. The 2 p.m. service was held at Lawrence Funeral Home with Rev. Kenny Rogers officiating.
Burial was in the Caddo Cemetery.
He was born in Lawrence County.
Survivors include one son, Jeremy Lancaster of Trinity; one daughter, Michelle Blaxton of Trinity; his mother, Ruby B. Lancaster of Moulton; one brother, Timothy Lancaster; two sisters, Karen Callahan of Danville and Vicky Dotson of Moulton; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jeremy Lancaster, Wayne Alexander, Lanier Sherrill, Mike Gillespie, Phil Lancaster, Danny Lancaster, Jamie Dotson and Joey Lancaster.
Josie Mae Randolph
85, seamstress, Oxford
Funeral for Josie Mae Randolph was held Tuesday, July 29, 2 p.m., at Elliott Funeral Home with the Revs. Charles Rickey and Bobby Randolph officiating.
Burial was in the Providence Cemetery in Town Creek.
Miss Randolph died Sunday, July 27, 1997, at Blount County Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Lawrence County.
Survivors include a brother, Hewlett Randolph of Gadsden; and two sisters, Icy Childs and Lassie Roden, both of Gadsden.
Nephews and cousins were the pallbearers.
