Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Suzanne I. Crawford
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Suzanne Ivey Crawford, a resident of Asheville who had lived in Mobile for 30 years, died Wednesday in a traffic accident in High Point, N.C. She was 78.
Mrs. Crawford completed her education in Staunton, Va. She had worked for state Rep. Charles Taylor of North Carolina and served on the county Republican Executive Committee.
She was a docent for Smith McDowell House in Asheville and was an active member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jack A. Crawford of Asheville; five daughters, Starr Flynn, Elizabeth Allenbach, Jacqualyn Daughton, Elaine Wagner and Betsy Calton; four sisters, Dorothy Webb, Frances Plunkett, Mildred Buck and Elizabeth McNairy; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday in North Carolina.
Memorials may be made to St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 102 Andrew Place, P.O. Box 99, Swannanoa, NC 28778.
[Published date: 09/24/1999]
Myrtle C. Westfaul
CONROE, Texas - Myrtle Cole Westfaul, a native of Bessemer, Ala., and a former longtime resident of Mobile, died Sunday.
Mrs. Westfaul, a homemaker, had resided in Conroe for the past several years and was an active member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion.
Survivors include her son, Robert Lee Westfaul Jr. of Cypress, Texas; three daughters, Barbara Kiker of Seabrook, Texas, Sandra Southern of Conroe and Joan Merchant of Kemah, Texas; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile, with viewing at 1 p.m. in the Chapel of the Pines mausoleum chapel.
[Published date: 09/24/1999]
Lois T. Vicknair
BATON ROUGE, La. - Lois Tate Vicknair, a former resident of Mobile, died Wednesday at her home. She was 83.
Mrs. Vicknair was a native of Denham Springs, La., and also formerly lived in Alexandria, La.
Survivors include her husband, Rene M. Vicknair Sr.; a son, Rene M. Vicknair Jr. of Baton Rouge; three daughters, Eugenie Gluth of New Orleans, Lila Glankler of Charlotte, N.C., and Carole Cordes of Baton Rouge; two sisters, Jeanette Dunn of Baton Rouge and Lila Garrison of Denham Springs; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, with Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, with Rabenhorst Funeral Home of Baton Rouge in charge.
[Published date: 09/24/1999]
Billie J. Beech
Billie Joyce Beech, a retired special education teacher with the Mobile County Public School System, died Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 64.
Ms. Beech was a native of Pascagoula and a resident of Mobile.
She is survived by a daughter, Donna Beech; two sons, David Beech and Daniel Beech all of California; a sister, Betty Dean of Albany, Ga.; and a brother, Henry W. Rhodes of Chicago.
Visitation will be Sunday from 2:30 to the 3 p.m. funeral service at O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula. Burial will be in Machpelah Cemetery in Pascagoula.
[Published date: 09/25/1999]
Anne E. Brasell
Anne Elizabeth "Libba" Dial Brasell, a longtime medical assistant, died Wednesday. She was 82.
Mrs. Brasell, a native of Nanafalia and a resident of Mobile, worked during World War II for the Mobile Maritime Corp. She was a member of Dauphin Way Baptist Church and a former member of Toulminville Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Travis Cecil Brasell Sr.; three sons, John C. Cannon Jr. of St. Elmo, Travis Cecil Brasell Jr. of Gadsden, and Raymond Matthew "Matt" Brasell of Mobile; one brother, Matt P. Dial Jr. of Fairhope; and seven grandchildren.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 09/25/1999]
Madge A. Carter
Madge A. Carter, a homemaker, died Thursday at a local hospital. She was 84.
Mrs. Carter was a native of Alabama and a member of Magnolia Springs Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Rolland William Carter of Mobile; a son, James William Carter of Maryland; a daughter, Jane Warzecha of Virginia; five sisters, Sammie Pridgen, Mable Bowen, Ethel Drue Terry, Mary Moorer and Aileen Lee, all of Mobile; a brother, William E. Andress of Mobile; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services are scheduled for noon today at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 09/25/1999]
Regina G. Gipson
Regina Gwendolyn Gipson, a native of Prichard and resident of Chickasaw, died Thursday at a local health care facility.
She is survived by her husband, James Pat Gipson of Chickasaw; two sons, Terry Guthrie and Alvin Toenes of Mobile; one daughter, Deborah Vaughan of Chickasaw; two stepsons, Paul Gipson of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Darrell Gipson of Kushla; one brother, J.E. Strickland of St. Elmo; three sisters, Mavoneen Weaver of Lake Charles, La., Maidia Rheney of Atlanta and Neala Powell of Naperville, Ill.; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at Radney Funeral Home in Saraland. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Valhalla Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 09/25/1999]
