Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Clifton L. Brooks
REPTON - Clifton L. Brooks, a Monroe County native and a Repton resident, died Friday at a local hospital. He was 82.
Brooks was a member of Excel Assembly of God Church.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma Andress Brooks of Repton; one son, Carlos Brooks of Pensacola; three daughters, Emily Morris of Mexia, Ala., Judy Pennington of Tallahassee, Fla., and Martha Easterling of Mobile; three sisters, Maggie Peal Tolbert of Evergreen, Ophelia Manning of Excel, Ala., and Willie Chandler of Mexia; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will at 2 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home in Monroeville. Burial will be in Repton Baptist Cemetery.
[Published date: 06/27/1999]
Linda S. Manning
BRANDON, Miss. - Linda Starkey Manning, a Semmes native and former Mobile resident, died of cancer June 16 in an area hospice. She was 55.
Mrs. Manning was former owner of Lady Bug Flower Shoppe. She had lived in Jackson, Miss., for 36 years.
She was a member of Leavell Woods Exchange Club, Central Allied Florist Association and Mississippi Florist Association.
She had been a member of Pine Lake Baptist Church since 1997 and a member of Woodville Heights Baptist Church for 30 years.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Manning; a son, Alan Manning of Brandon; a daughter, Christy Tidwell of Mobile; a brother, Collier Lamar Starkey of Mobile; a sister, Carolyn Raines of Semmes; and three grandchildren.
Services took place June 17 at Baldwin Lee Funeral Home with burial in Rosemont Gardens Memorial Park.
[Published date: 06/27/1999]
Barbara J. Clarke
Barbara Jean Kearley Clarke, who resided in Mobile for 43 years, died Monday at home.
Mrs. Clarke, a native of Beatrice in Monroe County, was a member of First Baptist Church of Beatrice.
She is survived by her husband, Cecil D. Clarke of Mobile; three children, Deborah Lynn Miller of Plant City, Fla., Cathi Ann Clarke and Shannon Cecylia Clarke, both of Mobile; three sisters, Lois Kearley Thornton of Coden, Flora McCarn of Saraland and Ersell Lassiter of Cantonment, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
Services are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home.
[Published date: 06/29/1999]
Luolive Graham
Luolive Graham, a member of Church of God Pentecostal, died Friday at a local health care facility. She was 90.
A resident of Mobile, Mrs. Graham was a native of Marianna, Fla.
She is survived by five sons, Willis Graham Jr. of Milton, Fla., Bennie Edward Graham, Robert Earl Graham, Jerry D. Graham, all of Mobile, and Dennis Lee Graham of Augusta, Ga.; and five daughters, Mary Alexander of Milton, Rosa Battles, Mary Graham, Martha Graham and Dorothy Matthews, all of Mobile.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral begins at New Testament Holiness Church, 2729 Reaves Street. Burial will be at Gethsemane Cemetery.
Christian Benevolent Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
[Published date: 06/29/1999]
James Harris
James Harris, a barber and a lifelong resident of the Fowl River area, died Saturday at a local hospital. He was 75.
Harris was retired from Ellis Flower Nursery. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He is survived by two sisters, Flora Richardson and Leanna Turk of Mobile, and his brother, Clarence Harris of Fowl River.
Visitation will be Thursday from 9 a.m. until services begin at 11 a.m. at Reese Funeral Home, with burial at Fowl River Cemetery.
[Published date: 06/29/1999]
Jefferson D. Kirksey
Jefferson Davis Kirksey, a retired foreman with ILA Local 1410, died Friday at a local hospital.
A native of Gilbertown, Kirksey resided in Mobile for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Fannie Kirksey; a daughter, Ella Betton; a sister, Delphine Green; and two grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Hodges Funeral Chapel.
[Published date: 06/29/1999]
Johnnie Mae Robbins
Johnnie Mae Robbins, a lifelong resident of Mobile, died Thursday at a local hospital.
Mrs. Robbins, 85, was a member of Martin Luther Lutheran Church, where she served as a Sunday school teacher, a member of the Senior Citizens Group and a substitute pianist.
She is survived by two sons, James Allen Sr. and James Mason Jr.; a daughter, Geraldine D. McCloud; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Thursday from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. services begin at Martin Luther Lutheran Church, 1267 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., with burial at Magnolia Cemetery.
Christian Benevolent Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
[Published date: 06/29/1999]
