Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Erna C. Milling
Erna C. "Ernie" Milling, a retired telephone company electrical technician, died Sunday at a local hospital. He was 79.
Milling, a longtime resident of Mobile, was a native of Dixon, Miss. He worked more than 44 years with AT&T;, Western Electric and Southern Bell. He was a member of the AT&T; Pioneers Club.
He also had served as a board member and a choir member at First Church of God in Mobile for the past several years.
Survivors include his wife, Priscilla A. Milling of Mobile; two children, Philip E. Milling of Austin, Texas, and Cheryl A. Horton of Morrisville, N.C.; seven stepchildren, David O. Richardson of Jesup, Ga., Jack E. Richardson of Jackson Center, Ohio, E. Ruth Hutchinson of Live Oak, Fla., Melanie B. Roe and Douglas B. Richardson, both of Sidney, Ohio, Gail E. Fleming of Conover, Ohio, and Matthew S. Richardson of Nokomis, Fla.; two sisters, Mertis Mitchell and Nadine Slaughter, both of Philadelphia, Miss.; two brothers, Jack Milling of Florence, Miss., and Doyle Milling of Pearl, Miss.; two grandchildren; 18 step-grandchildren; 20 step-great-grandchildren; and a step-great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be tonight from 5 to 8 at Radney-Belmany Funeral Home on Grelot Road. Services are set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
A second visitation is planned Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home in Philadelphia, Miss. Services there are set for 10 a.m. Friday, with burial at Morrow Cemetery in Dixon, Miss.
Memorials may be made to First Church of God in Mobile.
[Published date: 11/16/1999]
Lela M. Rutledge
Lela Mae Rutledge, a member of Grace and Truth Holiness Church of Jesus Christ Deliverance, died Thursday at a local hospital. She was 90.
Mrs. Rutledge, who resided in Prichard, was a native of Lamison, Ala., and former longtime resident of Thomaston, Ala.
Survivors include a son, L.T. Vaughn of Prichard; five sisters, Barnette Crenshaw, Katie Coleman and Ida Hall, all of Prichard, Annie Perkins and Lether Calhoun, both of Pine Hill, Ala.; a brother, James Perkins of Pine Hill; a granddaughter; and two great-grandsons.
Viewing will be today from noon to 5 p.m. at Christian Benevolent Funeral Home. A second viewing is planned Wednesday after 9 a.m. at Faith City Cathedral Pentecostal Deliverance Church, 521 Telegraph Road in Prichard, with visitation from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. services begin. Burial will be at Whispering Pines Cemetery.
[Published date: 11/16/1999]
John D. Douglas
PITTSBURGH, Texas - John Daniel Douglas, a native of Mobile who resided in Pittsburgh, died Saturday. He was 77.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Douglas; six children, Michael Dyess, Joel Dyess, Jeffrey Dyess, Donald Douglas, Margaret Beach and John "Douglas" Andrews; a brother, William Douglas; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. until noon at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, followed by graveside services at Mobile Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 11/16/1999]
John Tyree
QUITMAN, Miss. - John Tyree, a native of Evergreen, Ala., who resided in Quitman, died Sunday at a local hospital.
Tyree, 94, was a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Survivors include his son, Calvin Tyree of Boulder, Colo.; a daughter, Rita Jenkins of Meridian, Miss.; a sister, Lizzie Holmes of Brewton, Ala.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services are set for 11 a.m. today at Bumpers Funeral Home in Butler, Ala., with burial at Hopewell Cemetery in Lavaca, Ala.
[Published date: 11/16/1999]
Marie G. Kirsch
Marie Georgia Kirsch, a lifelong Mobilian, died Monday at a local hospital. She was 91.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian burial is set for 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Matthew Catholic Church, with burial at Magnolia Cemetery.
Radney-Belmany Funeral Home on Grelot Road is in charge of arrangements.
[Published date: 11/17/1999]
Myrtle W. Lalande
Myrtle Wells Lalande, a lifelong resident of Mobile, died Saturday at a local hospital. She was 90.
Survivors include a son, Elbert J. Lalande; a sister, Marie Wells Anthony; and a brother, Ira J. Wells Sr., all of Mobile.
Viewing will be from noon to 5 p.m. today at Christian Benevolent Funeral Home. A second viewing is planned for 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with visitation from 10 a.m. until a Mass of Christian burial begins at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery.
[Published date: 11/17/1999]
Ratha Pettaway
Ratha Pettaway, a member of St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church, died Thursday at a local health care facility. She was 94.
Mrs. Pettaway, who resided in Mobile, was a native of Minter, Ala.
Survivors include six children, Maggie Wilson, Nathaniel Jones Sr., Carrie Jones, Sip Pettaway and George Morris, all of Mobile, and Dorothy Lorene Pettaway of Hempstead, N.Y.; two granddaughters whom she reared, Wanda Pettaway of Mobile and Brenda Pettaway of Missouri; two sisters, Katie Boykins of Minter and Carrie Coleman of New York City; 38 grandchildren; 74 great-grandchildren; 33 great-great-grandchildren; and one great-great-great-grandchild.
Viewing will be from noon to 5 p.m. Friday at Christian Benevolent Funeral Home. A second viewing is planned for 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church, 661 S. Broad St., with visitation from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. services begin. Burial will be at Gethsemane Cemetery.
[Published date: 11/17/1999]
