Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Harold L. Frye
Harold L. "Bo" Frye, a retiree of the Mobile Police Department, died Friday at a local hospital. He was 70.
Frye, a native of Monroeville, Ala., was a resident of Mobile. He spent 33 years in the Mobile police and fire communications departments.
Survivors include his wife, Sandy Frye of Mobile; a stepdaughter, Sandra E. Collier of Mobile; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
There will be no services. Arrangements were handled by Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street.
[Published date: 09/02/1999]
William Kirby Jr.
CITRONELLE - William Jennings Bryan Kirby Jr., who worked as a salesman, died Monday at a local hospital. He was 56.
Kirby, a native of Georgetown, S.C., was a resident of Citronelle, where he attended Citronelle United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Patrick Kirby of Citronelle; a son, Byran Kirby of Semmes; a stepdaughter, Alisa Brittingham of Saraland; a brother, John L. Kirby of Conyers, Ga.; two sisters, Janelle Yown of Tallahassee, Fla., and Joan Kirby of Monticello, Fla.; and five grandchildren.
Services are scheduled at 10 a.m. today at Citronelle United Methodist Church, with Freeman Funeral Home of Citronelle in charge of arrangements. A visitation is set from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Mayer Funeral Home in Georgetown, S.C., with graveside services at 2 p.m. Sunday in Pennyroyal Cemetery in Georgetown.
Memorials may be made to the Waterfront Rescue Mission Inc., P.O. Box 1095, Mobile, AL 36633.
[Published date: 09/02/1999]
Patrick Madden Jr.
TANNER WILLIAMS - Patrick Eugene "Jappy" Madden Jr., an employee of W&W; Construction Co., died Monday of injuries he received in a traffic accident. He was 19.
Madden, a native of Mobile, was a resident of the Tanner Williams community.
Survivors include his mother, Betty J. Wheeler of Theodore; adoptive parents, James and Mary Murphy of Tanner Williams; a brother, Clyde Wheeler of Mobile; a sister, Lynn Brown of Lucedale, Miss.; paternal grandparents, Violet and Danny Wood of Mobile; maternal grandparent, Ernest and Janice Wheeler of Tanner Williams; and his great-grandmother, Roselle Carter of Mobile.
Visitation will be at 4 p.m. today at Return to Bethel Church on Tanner Williams Road. Graveside services are set for 10 a.m. Friday in Pierce Creek Cemetery on Tanner Williams Road.
Arrangements are by Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street.
[Published date: 09/02/1999]
Joseph S. Powe Sr.
Joseph S. Powe Sr., a retired state highway department employee, died Monday at a local hospital.
Powe, who was one day shy of his 82nd birthday, was a lifelong Mobilian. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include three sons, Joseph S. Powe Jr. of Houston, David Powe of Montgomery and Michael F. Powe Sr. of Mobile; a brother, Fredrick Powe of New York; and seven grandchildren.
Viewing will be from noon to 5 p.m. Friday at Christian Benevolent Funeral Home, where visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday. Services will be at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
[Published date: 09/02/1999]
Stephen A. Prior
Stephen Albert Prior, who worked in day-trading instruction, died Tuesday at a local hospital. He was 56.
Prior, a native of Gloversville, N.Y., was a resident of Mobile. He had been involved in the video industry in Alabama and had also worked as a business broker. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam with the 3rd Marine Division from January 1960 to October 1963. He received the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Service Cross.
Prior was a charter member of the Vietnam Veterans Association, Mobile Chapter; and a past president of the Fort Walton Beach Optimist Club.
Survivors include his wife, Deborah Prior of Mobile; three daughters, Kali Victoria Prior and Shea Alexandria Prior, both of Mobile, and Lynnette Goldson of Atlanta; a son, Stephen Sherman of Savannah, Ga.; his mother, Madoweise Etheridge of Claire, Mich.; his father, Sil Marcucci of Johnstown, N.Y.; two brothers, Ron Prior of Flushing, Mich., and Vaughn Prior of Michigan; a sister, Monti Schutz of Michigan; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 this evening at Serenity Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Vincent Catholic Church near Camelot and Three Notch roads, followed by a graveside service with military honors at Serenity Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends after the services at Independent Methodist Church on Halls Mill Road.
[Published date: 09/02/1999]
Mary Saunders
Mary Louise Layten Saunders, a retired longtime employee of the Illinois Central Railroad, died Monday at a local nursing facility. She was 89.
Mrs. Saunders, a native of Omaha, Neb., was a resident of Mobile for more than 50 years. She was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church, where she had been Sunday school superintendent, a member of the administrative board, United Methodist Women, the Golden Agers and a past officer in the Mobile District.
In addition, her memberships included the Railway Business Women Association and several mystic societies.
Survivors include three nephews, Larry Layten of Huntsville, and Jack Layten and Steve Layten, both of Dublin, Ohio.
Services are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark United Methodist Church, with burial in Mobile Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are by Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street.
Memorials may be made to St. Mark United Methodist Church's building fund.
[Published date: 09/02/1999]
Jessie Mae Wyckoff
Jessie Mae Wyckoff, a native of Hickory, Miss., and resident of Mobile, died Tuesday at a local health care facility. She was 65.
Survivors include four sisters, Lorene Dennis, Bonnie J. Etheridge and Ernestine Brinnon, all of Mobile, and Charles Marie Winston of Pensacola; three brothers, Joe L. Chapman, Willie Chapman and Henry Earl Chapman, all of Mobile; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be from noon to 5 p.m. Friday at Christian Benevolent Funeral Home. Viewing will also be after 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 2034 St. Stephens Road, with visitation and the rosary at 11 a.m. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at noon. Burial will be in Whispering Pines Cemetery.
[Published date: 09/02/1999]
