Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Jeannie Hester-Mixon
ETOWAH, Tenn. - Jeannie Marie Hester-Mixon, a native of Etowah and a former longtime resident of Mobile, died Saturday at a hospital in Tennessee. She was 49.
Mrs. Hester-Mixon is survived by her husband, Frank "Mike" Mixon of Etowah, and two sisters, Jenna Barratt of Atlanta, Ga., and Kathy Hitchcock of Etowah.
Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 9 at Zeigler Funeral Home in Etowah. Services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with burial at Greenhills Cemetery in Etowah.
The family prefers memorials to the donors' favorite charities.
[Published date: 08/16/1999]
Lillian F. McGillivray
TUSCALOOSA - Lillian F. McGillivray, a former resident of Gulf Shores, died Saturday, August 14, 1999, in a local healthcare facility. She was 96.
Mrs. McGillivray is survived by her daughters Joan Brown of Tuscaloosa and Colleen Dunn of Gulf Shores; seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Memory Hill Gardens in Tuscaloosa.
The family requests any memorials be made to a favorite organization.
[Published date: 08/16/1999]
Bobby Wayne Higdon
STAPLETON - Bobby Wayne Higdon, a native of Opelousas, La., died Saturday, August, 14, 1999 at his residence in Stapleton. He was 43.
Higdon is survived by his wife, Eulane Higdon of Stapleton; one son, Bobby Wayne Higdon Jr. of St. Landry, La.; one daughter, Courtney Delores Higdon of St. Landry; one stepson, George Lester York Jr. of Stapleton; his mother and stepfather, Rose Belle and Nolan Pierce of Bunkie, La.; one brother, Michael L. Smith of Bunkie, and one sister, Faye Higdon of Bunkie.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening at Mack Funeral Home in Robertsdale with services at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery in Stapleton.
[Published date: 08/16/1999]
Louis F. Adler Jr.
Louis F. Adler Jr., a career accountant, died Monday at the family residence. He was 81.
Adler, a lifelong Mobilian, was an accountant for 43 years with International Paper Co., and for 16 years with Johnstone-Adams Law Firm.
He was a former Faithful Navigator of the Archbishop Thomas J. Toolen Council of 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. He also was a member of the Holy Name Society, Knights of Columbus Council No. 666, the Cavalier Club and the National Association of Accountants.
The 1936 McGill Institute graduate was a lifetime parishioner at St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Mcatee Adler of Mobile; a daughter, Lennie Adler of Mobile; two brothers, Edward J. Adler of Mobile and Robert D. Adler of New Jersey; a sister, Rose Adler Woodman of New Jersey; and two grandsons.
Visitation will be Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church from 10 a.m. until a Mass of Christian burial begins at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Catholic Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Allen Memorial Home; 735 S. Washington Ave.; Mobile, AL 36606.
Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street is directing.
[Published date: 08/17/1999]
Laura E. Crowder
Laura Estelle Crowder, who had worked as a seamstress for Mobile Rug and Shade Co. for several years, died Monday in Alabaster, Ala. She was 89.
Mrs. Crowder, a native of Meridian, Miss., was a longtime resident of the Mobile area. She was a member of Theodore First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her children, Edna Kelley of Pelham, Ala., and Harold Crowder of Saraland; nine grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be this evening from 5 to 8 at Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street. Services are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with burial at Mobile Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 08/17/1999]
Sister Mary Matilda Donivan
Sister Mary Matilda Donivan, R.S.M., a former Catholic school teacher and principal, died Monday at a local hospital. She was 89.
The native Mobilian entered the Sisters of Mercy Sept. 8, 1935, and professed her final vows Aug. 16, 1938.
In Mobile, she taught at St. Ignatius School, St. Mary's School and St. Joan of Arc School, where she also served as principal.
She had taught at St. Vincent's School and Sacred Heart School in Baltimore; St. Aloysius School in Bessemer, Ala.; St. Anthony's School in Ensley, Ala.; Blessed Sacrament School in Savannah, Ga., and St. Michael's School in Pensacola.
Among her survivors is her sister, Mary Frances Donivan of Mobile.
Visitation will be Wednesday at the Convent of Mercy from 4 to 6 p.m., with the rosary to be recited at 5:45 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial is set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Convent of Mercy, with burial at Catholic Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Convent of Mercy; 101 Wimbledon Drive W.; Mobile, AL 36608.
Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street is handling arrangements.
[Published date: 08/17/1999]
Iota F. Green
Iota F. Green, who formerly worked in sales at Gayfer's Department Store for many years, died Sunday at a local nursing facility. She was 92.
Mrs. Green, who resided in Mobile, was a native of Mississippi.
Survivors include her nephew, Lawrence W. Green of Mobile.
Graveside services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mobile Memorial Gardens, with visitation at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home from 1 p.m. until services begin.
[Published date: 08/17/1999]
