Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Ira G. Grosser
Ira G. Grosser, a native of Tennessee and resident of Chickasaw, died Monday at her home. She was 88.
Survivors include her cousins, Mary E. Sessions, John T. Blackwell, Ida Lou Bragg and Hollis N. Blackwell.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. today at Radney Funeral Home in Saraland, with graveside services at 11 a.m. in Wilson Annex of Wolf Ridge Cemetery.
[Published date: 07/07/1999]
Michael Harrison Sr.
Michael Andrew Harrison Sr., who worked as a house painter, died Sunday at a local hospital. He was 57.
Harrison was a lifelong resident of Mobile County.
Survivors include his wife, Claudia Mae Harrison of Chickasaw; a son, Michael A. Harrison, Jr. of Stockbridge, Ga.; a daughter, Candace Renee Harrison of Chickasaw; his brothers and sisters; and three granddaughters.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street is handling arrangements.
[Published date: 07/07/1999]
Elmore Westbrook Jr.
Elmore C. Westbrook Jr., who worked to improve the welfare of Mobile-area youngsters, died Sunday at a local hospital. He was 50.
Westbrook, a native Mobilian, was a 1967 graduate of Central High School.
Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Lynne Westbrook of Mobile; two sons, Elmore C. Westbrook III and Eron Christopher Westbrook, both of Mobile; three daughters, Lynae Marie Westbrook, Jepperneice McKinnis and Katherine Nelson of Mobile; his parents, Elmore C. and Alice Westbrook of Mobile; two brothers, Alvin Westbrook and Miriam Westbrook; four sisters, Mary Alice White of Gary, Ind., Martha Westbrook, Evelyn Foster of Cincinnati and Dorothy Washington; and 10 grandchildren.
Johnson-Allen Mortuary will announce arrangements.
[Published date: 07/07/1999]
Leonard R. Stockman
ST. FRANCIS, Ark. - Leonard Royal "Buddy" Stockman, a native of Pascagoula, died Monday at a hospital in Kennett, Mo. He was 64.
Stockman, a resident of St. Francis, was a retired welder. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 0064 in Little Rock, Ark., and the International Boilermakers.
He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Etta Stockman of St. Francis; three children, Pearl Hall and Johnny Stockman, both of Grand Bay, and Angela Gale Stockman of St. Francis; three stepchildren, Carl Ray Thrasher of Arlington, Texas, Katheren Jean Weaver of Piggott, Ark., and Angel Joy Holloway of Campbell, Mo.; two sisters, Betty Stockman and Deloris Rattcliff; and 12 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Landess Funeral Chapel in Campbell, where services are set for 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery-Landess Addition in Campbell.
[Published date: 07/07/1999]
Mack Dunklin
Mack "Dunk" Dunklin, a retired employee of International Paper Co., died Monday at a local hospital. He was 81.
The Calvert, Ala., native was a resident of Mobile and a member of Lily Baptist Church, where he served as senior usher.
Survivors include six children, Edward Nettles of Mount Vernon, Ala., Rose King and Gwendolyn Woods, both of Rochester, N.Y., Delores Kidd, Arshall Dunklin and Mack Dunklin Jr., all of Mobile; 27 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be from noon to 5 p.m. Friday at Christian Benevolent Funeral Home. Viewing will also be after noon on Saturday at Life Church of Mobile, 8701 Zeigler Blvd., with visitation from 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. services. Burial will be in Whispering Pines Cemetery.
[Published date: 07/08/1999]
Elizabeth Gassaway
Elizabeth Ann Gassaway, a lifelong resident of Mobile County, died Wednesday at a local nursing facility at the age of 51.
Survivors include two sons, Jimmy Gassaway and David Gassaway, both of Mobile; three daughters, Stephanie Gassaway, Bonnie Diane Gassaway and Christina Gassaway, all of the Mobile area; and a brother, Buddy Dees of Citronelle.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 this evening at Serenity Funeral Home, where services are set for noon Friday. Burial will be in Serenity Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 07/08/1999]
Jesse L. Jordan
CITRONELLE - Jesse Lemuel Jordan, a retiree of Ciba Geigy, died Monday at a local hospital.
Jordan, 77, a native of Buckatunna, Miss., was a resident of Citronelle. He had worked in the maintenance department at Ciba Geigy for 22 years.
He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
He was affiliated with the Holiness faith.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Jordan of Citronelle; three sons, H. Jesse Jordan of Bay Minette, and Michael Joe Jordan and John Burge Jr., both of Citronelle; three daughters, Susan E. Jordan, Heather M. Jordan and Vickey Burge, all of Citronelle; three brothers, Robert Frank Jordan of Starke, Fla., Sam Jordan of Jasco, Ark., and Bud Jordan of Cleveland, Ohio; three sisters, Esther Flannigan of Hilton Head, S.C., Geneva "DD" Long of Grove Hill, Ala., and Ida Pearl Brown of Waynesboro, Miss.; and six grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Freeman Funeral Home in Citronelle, where services are set for 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Pine Crest Cemetery in Citronelle.
[Published date: 07/08/1999]
