Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Rosie Lee Hollins
Rosie Lee Hollins, a homemaker and member of Church of God Pentecostal on Antwerp Street, died Sunday at a local hospice. She was 73.
The Gosport, Ala., native lived in Mobile for more than 40 years.
Survivors include her children, Luxie Cright, Minnie Chambers, Wanda Hollins, Virginia Adams, Catherine Coleman, Bernard Hollins, Kenneth Hollins and Gary Hollins, all of Mobile, Edward Hollins of Lawrenceville, Ga., David Hollins of Richmond, Va., Bernadette Stewart of Buffalo, N.Y., and Paulette Hollins of El Paso, Texas; 27 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of God Pentecostal on Telegraph Road, with visitation at noon and services at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Cemetery with Johnson-Allen Mortuary in charge.
[Published date: 12/10/1998]
S.Q. Breeden
S.Q. Breeden, a retired shipbuilding machinist for the Alabama State Docks, died Tuesday at a local hospital.
Breeden, a native of Mississippi, was a longtime Mobile resident. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Tucker Breeden of Mobile; and his daughter, Jackie T. Breeden of Mobile.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street. Graveside services are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Windborn Chapel Cemetery in Lucedale, Miss.
[Published date: 12/10/1998]
Dossie Marion
DETROIT - Dossie Marion, a native of Coy, Ala., in Wilcox County, and a resident of Detroit for many years, died Sunday at the age of 94.
Marion had been a self-employed farmer.
Survivors include three daughters, Alma Dees of Birmingham, Annie Ruth McQuirter of Detroit and Carrie Young of Mobile; a brother, Matthew D. Marion of Mobile; a sister, Net Kidd of Pensacola; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at 5 p.m. Friday with services at 7 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home in Prichard. The procession will leave the funeral home at 7 a.m. Saturday for services at Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham, where burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
[Published date: 12/10/1998]
James Louis Watts
The Rev. James Louis Watts, a former pastor at Shiloh Baptist Church in Orrville, Ala., died Dec. 2 in a local hospital.
Watts, a native of Orrville, was a longtime Mobile area resident.
Survivors include his wife, Lizzie Brooks Watts of Prichard, three sons, Frazier L. Watts and Kyser Watts, both of Los Angeles, and Lawrence Watts of Selma; two brothers, Rev. R.O. Watts and George Watts, both of Mobile; two sisters, Elnora Buchannon of Los Angeles and Viola Hayes of New Orleans; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at noon today with services at 5 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home in Prichard. The procession will leave the funeral home at 9 a.m. Saturday for burial in Watts Cemetery in Orrville.
[Published date: 12/11/1998]
Georgia A. Christian
Georgia Amanda "Mandy" Christian, a homemaker and member of Revelation Baptist Church, died Tuesday at her home. She was 44.
Mrs. Christian, a lifelong Mobilian, was a 1972 graduate of Williamson High School. At church, she was a member of the Matron Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, James Christian of Mobile; four children, Necole Jones Abston, Mary Ann Christian, Andre Christian and Warren Christian, all of Mobile; two sisters, Mary Jones Munnerlyn of Decatur, Ga., and Regina J. McCovery of Mobile; two brothers, Gather James Bryant of Mount Vernon and Norman L. Jones Jr. of Mobile; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be Sunday at Revelation Baptist Church with services at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery with Memorial Funeral Home of Prichard in charge of arrangements.
[Published date: 12/11/1998]
Enoch Washington Sr.
Enoch Lewis "Bubba" Washington Sr., a retired line haul driver with Roadway Express, died at his home Saturday. He was 69.
A native of Linden, Ala., Washington lived in Mobile and was a former resident of Meridian, Miss., for 22 years. While in Meridian, he was a Teamster and a member of Roadway's Black Association of Drivers.
He was a cum laude graduate of Josephine Allen Institute of Mobile .
A life member of Bethel AME Church in Mobile, Washington served as a senior usher and member of the steward board.
Survivors include his wife, Easter Washington of Mobile; eight daughters, Irene Moore of Newark, N.J., Patricia Malden of Chicago, Lynda Washington-Davis of Fantana, Calif., Katie Wilson of Meridian, Pamela Washington, Harriett Washington-Watters and Debra Jordan, all of Mobile, and Sabrina Washington of Grove Hill; three brothers, Ennick Washington of Baton Rouge, La., Harry Washington of St. Louis and Donald Washington of Mobile; two sisters, Peggy Smith of Theodore and Jean White of Fair Oaks. Calif.; one brother, Cleo Clemons of Theodore; 32 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at noon Saturday with services at 1 p.m. at Bethel AME Church, 714 Savannah St. Burial will be in Pine Crest Cemetery with Pine Crest Funeral Home in charge.
[Published date: 12/11/1998]
Narvle L. Trawick Jr.
Narvle Lee Trawick Jr., a retired firefighter with the Prichard Fire Department, died Tuesday at he home.
Trawick, a native of Wallace, Ala., was a longtime resident of Chickasaw.
The U.S. Marine Corps veteran received the Purple Heart during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Betty Trawick of Chickasaw; nine children, Wanda Wingo of Prattville, Ala., Patricia Trawick, Martha Harrison, Luther Courtney, Dwayne Mills, Jeremy Mills and Brandon Gebhardt, all of Chickasaw, Paul Trawick of Whistler and Chris Courtney of Freemont Calif.; one sister, Mary Grice of Eight Mile; one brother, Ralph Trawick of Eight Mile; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation with be at noon today with services at 2 p.m. at Serenity Funeral Home. Burial will be in Serenity Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 12/11/1998]
