Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Amos Owen Pilgrim
Dr. Amos Owen Pilgrim, a retired oral surgeon, died Friday at his home at the age of 87.
Pilgrim, a native of Gainesville, Ga., was a resident of Mobile for many years and had served as a staff member at three local hospitals. In addition, he had been an honorary member of the Mobile Infirmary staff.
He came to Mobile in July 1941 as an oral surgeon and chief of dental service at Brookley Field, where he served throughout World War II. During that period he attended an oral surgery course in the summer of 1943 at Walter Reed Hospital. He was discharged in 1945, having attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Pilgrim graduated from the Emory University School of Dentistry. He was awarded the first oral surgery internship ever offered by Brady Hospital in Atlanta, his family said.
Pilgrim was a charter member of Southeastern Oral and Maxilliary Facial Surgeons, the American Dental Association and the Alabama Dental Association.
Survivors include his wife, Nell Ruth Pilgrim of Mobile; three children, Carl Owen Pilgrim of Montgomery, Anne Kracke of Birmingham and J. Jerry Pilgrim of Mobile; a sister, Mary Pilgrim of Tucson, Ariz.; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services are set for 10 a.m. today in Mobile Memorial Gardens with Radney-Belmany Funeral Home on Grelot Road directing.
Memorials may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, 6101 Grelot Road, Mobile, AL 36609.
[Published date: 07/10/1999]
Johnnika S. Williams
Johnnika S. Williams, a native of Prichard, died Monday from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. She was 6.
The accident also claimed the lives of her mother, Denise Michelle Williams, and her sister, Siedha S. Williams.
Johnnika's survivors include two sister, Terrilyn Williams of Prichard and Queaneisha Knight; a brother, Larry Knight Jr. of Mobile; her grandmothers, Carol Williams of Mobile and Dorothy Knight; and her father, Larry Knight of Mobile.
Visitation will be today at 1 p.m. at Prayer Tabernacle Early Church of Jesus, followed by services at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Prichard Memorial Cemetery, with Memorial Funeral Home of Prichard directing.
[Published date: 07/10/1999]
Clara Mae Bradshaw
SLIDELL, La. - Clara Mae Bradshaw, who had been a longtime Mobile resident, died Wednesday at a local nursing facility. She was 87.
Mrs. Bradshaw was a native of Athens, Ill.
Her memberships included Central Presbyterian Church and La Lune Servante Mystic Society.
Survivors include two sisters, Ruth Owen of Baton Rouge, La., and Emma Jayne Mason of Athens; and two grandchildren.
Graveside services are set for 10 a.m. today in Pine Crest Cemetery, with Pine Crest Funeral Home on Dauphin Island Parkway in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Central Presbyterian Church, 1260 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL 36604.
[Published date: 07/10/1999]
Paul G. Bonham
MOBILE - Paul G. Bonham, a native and lifelong resident of Mobile, died Friday at a local health care facility. He was 69.
Bonham was a member of Little Flower Catholic Church and was retired from International Paper Company.
He is survived by two daughters; Sonja Fowler and Karen Voelkel, both of Mobile; and three grandchildren.
The rosary will be recited at 12:45 p.m. Monday at Little Flower Catholic Church, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m. Arrangements are by Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street.
[Published date: 07/11/1999]
Bessie V. Henderson
Bessie V. Henderson, a retired beautician, died Wednesday at her home. She was 89.
Mrs. Henderson, a native of Emelle, Ala., was a resident of Mobile.
She was a member of St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, where she formerly served as a musician and president of the missionary department. She had also been a Sunday school teacher.
She was a president of the Sunlight District Baptist Association.
Among her survivors are three nieces, Ella Mae Turner of Chicago, Ollie Mae Johnson of Toledo, Ohio, and Minnie Sykes of Mobile; two nephews, Henry Moses and Roosevelt Speights, both of Mobile; two great-nephews; and four great-nieces.
Viewing will be from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Benevolent Funeral Home, and after 5 p.m. at St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, 650 S. Bayou St., where visitation is set from 6 p.m. until the 7 p.m. services. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Oaklawn Cemetery.
[Published date: 07/11/1999]
Paul C. Oubre
Paul Calvin Oubre, a New Orleans native and Mobile resident, died Thursday. He was 41.
Survivors include his wife, Tracey C. Oubre of Mobile; a daughter, Gabriella Marie Oubre of Mobile; his father, James P. Oubre of New Orleans; two sisters, Denise Brister of Foley and Ellen Oubre of New Orleans; and a brother, Phillip Oubre of Mobile.
Visitation will be at noon Monday at Pine Rest Funeral Home in Foley, followed by services at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Pine Rest Memorial Park in Foley.
[Published date: 07/11/1999]
Alicia L. Greeley
DEER PARK, Texas - Alicia Lynn Greeley, a Mobile native and Deer Park, Texas, resident, died Monday at her home. She was 21.
Survivors include her parents, Patti and Steven Greeley of Deer Park; maternal grandfather, John M. McCarron Sr. of Mobile; and paternal grandparents, Tom and Ruth Greeley of Mobile.
A funeral was held Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Pasadena under the direction of Pasadena Funeral Chapel. Graveside services and burial took place Friday in Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile.
[Published date: 07/11/1999]
