Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Morris S. Altice
Secret Service agent Altice dies
Morris S. Altice knew from early childhood that he wanted to be a Secret Service agent, and that's what he became, family members said Tuesday as they mourned the death of the 31-year-old Mobile native.
During his eight years with the Secret Service, Altice helped guard vice presidents Dan Quayle and Al Gore and their families, they said.
Altice died in a vehicle crash Christmas day near Washington, as he was returning to his Laurel, Md., home, family members said.
About 200 Secret Service agents attended a memorial service for Altice on Monday in Washington, according his family.
Altice graduated from B.C. Rain High School in 1985, earned an associate degree from Bishop State Community College and a bachelor of science degree in political science from American University in Washington.
Altice's sister, Vanessa Altice Steadman of Maryland, said Tuesday at her parents' home in Mobile that her brother achieved his goal of becoming a Secret Service agent soon after graduating from the university.
"I remember when he (Altice) was in the first or second grade and they had these little certificates that they could get so they could become honorary Secret Service men, " Mrs. Steadman said. "When Morris received his, he thought that was a really cool thing to have, and he said that was what he really wanted to do."
Her husband, Mario Steadman, 35, said he was "totally impressed" by the number of Secret Service agents who attended his brother-in-law's memorial service Monday.
Mrs. Steadman said Gore and members of his family had become friends with Altice because of his close association with them as their Secret Service guard. One of Gore's children attended the memorial service, she said.
Joseph McCray, 60, past president of the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association, remembered Altice as a "very nice young man, very congenial."
He said Altice and his son, Joseph McCray III, had attended high school together, and that several years ago, Altice had been a knight in the MAMGA king and queen court.
Altice's funeral services will be held in Mobile on Thursday. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Cemetery.
[Published date: 12/30/1998]
Alex L. McWhorter
Alex Lloyd McWhorter, a retired Scott Paper employee, died Friday at his residence in Mobile. He was 69.
McWhorter was a native of Fulton.
He is survived by his wife, Celia Pennell Hodges McWhorter; one daughter, Deborah Hodges Broome; two sons, James Alex McWhorter and Don Charles McWhorter; one brother, Mack O. McWhorter; and six grandchildren.
Arrangements will be announced by Radney Funeral Home of Mobile.
[Published date: 01/02/1999]
Margaret Rhinehart
Margaret Rose Rhinehart, a Merrill, Miss., native and Mobile resident for 42 years, died Thursday at a local health care facility. She was 90.
Mrs. Rhinehart, a member of Dauphin Island Baptist Church, was a graduate of Judson College. She held a master's degree from Tulane School of Social Work and a graduate degree in education from Mississippi Southern.
She taught at U.M.S.-Wright Preparatory School for 19 years and was a recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award from the city of Mobile. Mrs. Rhinehart was a member of the Pilot Club and the AAUW.
She is survived by two sons, W.G. Rhinehart of Dauphin Island and Robert Rose Rhinehart of Atlanta; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements will be announced by Radney Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the American Cancer Society.
[Published date: 01/02/1999]
Cynthia V. Rose
Cynthia Vaughn Rose, a Mobile resident, died at a local hospital. She was 44.
She is survived by one daughter, Sommer Nichole Rose; and two sons, Allan Vaughn Rose and Curtis Dwayne Rose.
A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Christ United Methodist Church in Mobile.
[Published date: 01/02/1999]
Charles D. Dunn
CRESTVIEW, Fla. - Charles Daniel Dunn, a native of Uriah, Ala., and resident of Crestview, died Thursday at his home. He was 61.
Dunn was a resident of Mobile for many years and was employed at Brookley Air Force Base. He was a veteran and retired from civil service at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Fla.
He is survived by his wife, Judy Lynn Dunn of Crestview; two sons, Ricky Dunn of Crestview and Terry Dunn of Panama City; one daughter, Cathy Clenney of Panama City; his mother, Effie Lee Dunn of Uriah; one brother, Dr. William Pete Dunn of Yemen; one sister, Maxine Smith of Mobile; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Uriah, with interment in Poplar Springs Cemetery. Full military honors will follow at the graveside.
Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home.
[Published date: 01/02/1999]
Eric E. Albretsen
Eric Emil Albretsen, a native and lifelong resident of Mobile, died Thursday. He was 19.
He is survived by his parents, Marty Emil Albretsen and Dale Hutchison Albretsen, both of Mobile; one brother, Marty Blanchard of North Carolina; and his grandmother, Mary Ellen Hutchison of Theodore.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Serenity Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with burial in Serenity Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 01/03/1999]
