Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Eldon E. Stowe
CENTRALIA, Mo. - Eldon Everett Stowe, a veteran of World War II, died Wednesday in Centralia, Mo. He was 80.
Stowe, a native of Holbrook, Neb., and a former resident of Mobile, worked as an electrician and for the Missouri National Guard as an aircraft mechanic. He also won numerous state and national championships in horseshoe pitching.
He is survived by two sons, Robert Carl Stowe of Dalton, Ga., and Gary Lee Stowe of Mobile; three stepsons, Toney Bryson, Lawrence Bryson and Lester Bryson, all of Centralia; four grandchildren; and 11 step-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pine Crest Cemetery.
[Published date: 09/12/1999]
Charles Henery Yessick Jr.
ATLANTA - Charles Henry Yessick Jr., a resident of Atlanta, died Friday, Sept. 3, 1999. He was 55.
Yessick grew up in Birmingham where he attended Woodlawn High School. He was a 1967 graduate of the University of Alabama. After graduating, Yessick moved to Atlanta where he was a businessman.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Miller Yessick of Atlanta; two daughters, Marylane Yessick and Emily Ann Yessick, both of Atlanta; his mother, Mary P. Yessick of Foley; a sister, Joyce Ann Nelson of Seminole, Fla.; and two brothers, Steven Glenn Yessick of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Duane Richard Yessick of Mobile.
A memorial service was held Sept. 7 at Sandy Springs Methodist Church in Atlanta.
[Published date: 09/12/1999]
Auger G. Baetje
Auger Gunhild "Hilda" Baetje, a native of Indiana Harbor, Ill., who resided in Mobile, died Saturday at a local nursing facility. She was 91.
She is survived by a son, Merle R. Baetje of Saraland; two daughters, Frances Baetje of Semmes and Anna Lillian White of Mobile; a sister, Rae Maness of Chattanooga, Tenn.; five grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be tonight from 6 until 8 at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Services are set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with burial at Mobile Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 09/13/1999]
Harold G. Wilson
Harold G. Wilson, a retiree from GM&O Railroad and from Camel 66 Express, died Saturday at a local hospital. He was 88.
A native of Mississippi, Wilson was a longtime resident of Mobile.
He is survived by his wife, Eddie Ruth Hyde Wilson of Mobile; a daughter, Ruth Wilson Albercht of Kingsport, Tenn.; a brother, Frank J. Wilson of Macon, Ga.; two grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
Visitation will be tonight from 7 to 9 at Baldwin Funeral Home in Pontotoc, Miss. Graveside services are set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pontotoc Memorial Park Cemetery.
[Published date: 09/13/1999]
Jettie C. McLendon
Jettie C. McLendon, a homemaker and member of Theodore Heights Baptist Church, died Monday at her home. She was 92.
Mrs. McLendon, a native Leakesville, Miss., was a resident of Mobile for the past 58 years.
Survivors include two sons, Huey Gene McLendon Sr. and Frankie McLendon, both of Mobile; three daughters, Alba Driscoll and Sylvia Hamilton, both of Mobile, Velma Jamison of Natchez, Miss.; one sister, Delores Turnage of Hesperia, Calif; one brother, Henry Newton Ball of Aberdeen, Miss.; 19 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday, with services at 11 a.m. at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 09/14/1999]
Leslie Moore Sr.
Leslie Moore Sr., a native of Wilcox County and resident of Prichard, died Friday in a local hospital. He was 74.
Known as "Less" to family and friends, Moore was an automotive mechanic in the Mobile and Prichard areas. He was a member of Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church in Prichard.
He is survived by his wife, Lizzie Lashore Moore of Prichard; one son, Leslie Moore Jr. of Prichard; and four daughters, Marie McNeil, Sandra Cooper, Linda Nicholson and Brenda Starr of Prichard.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour before the funeral. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery.
Memorial Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
[Published date: 09/14/1999]
Eunice C. Yelling
Eunice Cavanaugh Yelling, a native of Atmore and longtime resident of Mobile, died Saturday in a local health care facility. She was 86.
Mrs. Yelling is survived by a son, Alonzo Yelling Jr. of Mobile; and five daughters, Grace Wyatt, Irmatean Watson and Carolyn Davis, all of Mobile, Altheris McConico of Daphne and Hattie Johnson of Fairhope.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Friday until the noon services at Hope Chapel AME Zion Church. Burial will be in Pine Crest Cemetery. Johnson-Allen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
[Published date: 09/14/1999]
