Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Dan H. Knowles Sr.
Dan H. Knowles Sr., a Vinegar Bend native and Mobile resident, died Saturday at a local hospital. The former Abba Temple member was 77.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Yarborough Knowles of Mobile; three daughters, Beverly Jo Knowles Vinsant, Debbie Evans and Kathy Knowles McArdle all of Mobile; a son, Dan H. Knowles of Mobile; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Radney Funeral Home in Mobile. Services will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with entombment in Pine Crest Mausoleum.
[Published date: 02/28/1999]
Ethel Watts McAdams
Ethel Watts McAdams, a Mobile native and resident, died Thursday at a local health care facility. She was 73.
She is survived by two daughters, Shirley Powell of Semmes and Diane Henry of La Grange, Ga.; one son, Rick McAdams of Baton Rouge, La.; two sisters, Marie Horne of Semmes and Kate Oser of Lafayette, La.; one brother, Monroe Watts of Mobile; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be form 5 to 8 tonight at Radney Funeral Home in Mobile. Services will begin at 10 a.m., Monday at the funeral home with burial to follow in Joyner Cemetery.
[Published date: 02/28/1999]
Imogene Parenteau
Imogene Parenteau, a Mobile native and former Tacoma, Wash., resident, died Monday, Feb. 22, at a local hospital. She was 54.
Ms. Parenteau was a graduate of Cedar Grove Academy in Prichard and a certified nursing assistant.
She is survived by two sons, Shawn Parenteau and Derek Williams, both of Tacoma; one daughter, Jasmine Angela Davis of Mobile; her father, Albert Knight Sr. of Tacoma; two brothers, Anthony Knight of Pasadena, Calif., and Albert Knight Jr. of Tacoma; one sister, Elaine Bush of Tacoma; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral hour at Reese Funeral Home. Burial will be in Whispering Pines Cemetery.
[Published date: 02/28/1999]
Ruth Bonner Dicks
MERIDIAN, Miss. - Ruth Bonner Dicks, a former teacher, died Friday at her home in Meridian. She was 94.
Ms. Dicks was a Toxey native and a former Butler resident.
She is survived by two sisters, Estelle Bonner and Hilda Bonner Speed, both of Gulf Breeze, Fla.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Butler, with burial in Bonner Cemetery in Toxey. Bumpers Funeral Home in Butler is handling arrangements.
[Published date: 02/28/1999]
William B. Brown Sr.
William Bradley Brown Sr., a World War II veteran who was honored by the Soviet government and the Russian people for his efforts during the war, died Thursday at a local hospital. He was 76.
Brown, who resided in Mobile, was a native of Chicago.
He is survived by two daughters, Rebecca Brown Banks of Arlington, Va., and Angela B. Grabowski of Mobile; three sons, William Bradley Brown Jr. of Palmdale, Calif., Randal K. Brown and Kevin Scott Brown of Mobile; his mother, Beatrice Neider; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial is set for 10 a.m. today at St. Pius X Catholic Church, with burial at Catholic Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Knollwood Park Hospital.
Radney Funeral Home in Mobile is in charge of arrangements.
[Published date: 03/01/1999]
Michael W. Doyle
Michael Wayne Doyle, a lifelong resident of Mobile, died Friday at a family residence. He was 22.
He is survived by his mother, Deborah Kay Doyle of Mobile; his father, Larry Wayne Doyle of Semmes; a sister, Angela Kay Melson; a brother, Paul Curtis Doyle; and his grandmothers, Agnes McAdams and Gloria Powell both of Semmes.
Graveside services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wilmer Cemetery.
Radney Funeral Home in Mobile is in charge of arrangements.
[Published date: 03/01/1999]
James E. Hodges
GRAND BAY - James Edward "Gee Gee" Hodges, a native of Mobile and resident of Grand Bay, died Friday at a local hospital.
Hodges, also known affectionately as "Big James" to his family and friends, was 41.
Survivors include his longtime companion, Shirley McAlpine of Grand Bay; five children, James Orr and Darnell Orr, both of Grand Bay, Jaquina Orr, Timothy Orr and Kevin Hodges, all of Mobile; four sisters, Rose Caster of Houston, Barbara Jordan, Pauline Stovall and Carline McCovery, all of Grand Bay; and five brothers, William Hodges, Robert Hodges and Richard Hodges, all of Mobile, Sherman Hodges and Charles Hodges, both of Grand Bay.
Viewing will be from noon to 4 p.m. today at Christian Benevolent Funeral Home. Visitation will befrom 5 to 9 tonight at Eastside Church of Christ on Lovis Tillman Road in Grand Bay, where services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 03/02/1999]
