Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
James Gilbert Sellers
68, Union Camp foreman
Funeral for James Gilbert Sellers, 68, of Decatur will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Shelton Funeral Home with Tex C. Grey officiating.
Burial will be in Burningtree Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Sellers died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, at his home. He was born Jan. 3, 1932, in Flat Rock, Ky., to Lewis and Angela Powell Sellers. He was retired from Union Camp, where he was a foreman. He was the widower of Hyllis Young Sellers and the half brother of the late Buck Staffey.
He is survived by one son, James Michael Sellers of Muscle Shoals; four daughters, Judy Flowers of Somerville, Joanne Bamman of Hartselle, Joyce Palese of Norridge, Ill., and Jeanie Goodwin of Decatur; his mother of Flat Rock; two brothers, Tom Sellers of Stearns, Ky., and Bill Sellers of Payton, Ky.; 16 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Gurnice Steele
Funeral for Gurnice Steele, 57, of Moulton will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Byler Road Church of Christ with the Rev. George Gee officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton City Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mr. Steele died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, at his home. He was born Feb. 20, 1943, in Lawrence County to Warlee Alexander and Josephine Steele.
He is survived by one son, Wilbur Steele of Mount Hope; one daughter, Pamela Moore of Decatur; his mother of Moulton; two brothers, Welbur Steele of Moulton and Nathaniel Alexander of Chicago; two sisters, Gurnicese Warren of Moulton and Ann Alexander of Chicago; and 10 grandchildren.
Sally Sprinkle
Funeral arrangements for Sally Sprinkle, 90, of Town Creek, who died today, Feb. 24, 2000, at National Healthcare in Moulton, will be announced by Lawrence Funeral Home.
Stella Elizabeth Stone
79, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Stella Elizabeth Stone, 79, of Athens will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Sardis Springs Baptist Church with Tim Keenum and Calvin Inman officiating.
Graveside service will be at 2:45 p.m. at Roselawn Cemetery in Decatur with Limestone Chapel Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Friday night from 6 to 9 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Stone died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. She was born July 24, 1920, in Orlando, Fla. She was a homemaker, a member of Sardis Springs Baptist Church and North Alabama Holiday Rambler Club, and a charter member of Wheeler Basin chapter of Good Sams Club.
She is survived by her husband, Edward L. Stone; three sons, Jerry E. Stone of Athens, David L. Stone of Waco, Texas, and William A. Stone of Albuquerque, N.M.; one daughter, Linda Ann Kenfield of St. Joseph, Mich.; two sisters, Barbara Lindsley of Longwood, Fla., and Fran Olson of Lake Mary, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Sardis Springs Baptist Church Building Fund.
Thomas Vinson Sr.
81, TVA retiree
FLORENCE -- Funeral for Thomas Vinson Sr. of Sheffield will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church in Sheffield with the Rev. J.C. Carter officiating.
Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery with Shelton Funeral Service directing. The family will receive friends Friday night from 6 to 7 at the funeral home.
Mr. Vinson died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000, at Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield. He was born Feb. 11, 1919, in Elizabeth, Miss., to George Alex and Georgia Vinson. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Unity Lodge No. 46 F&AM of Sheffield, the Tennessee Valley Consistory No. 160 and Alazar Temple No. 195, both of Huntsville. He retired from the Tennessee Valley Authority's fertilizer plant and Colbert steam plant.
He is survived by four sons, Thomas Vinson Jr. and Dale Jerome Vinson, both of Sheffield, Roy Chester Vinson of Hillsboro and Dexter Vinson of Town Creek; two daughters, Emma Joyce Watkins and Willa Vinson-Gunn, both of Sheffield; two brothers, Emmitt Vinson of Chattanooga and Theodore Vinson of Courtland; one sister, Princie Lee Ashford of Chattanooga; 28 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.
Frances Beatrice Balladares
58, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Frances Beatrice Balladares, 58, of Moulton was to be today at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Ridge Holy Church of Christ with Jimmy Fuller officiating and Elliott Funeral Home directing.
Burial was to follow in Union Hill Cemetery.
Ms. Balladares died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. She was born March 17, 1941, in Lawrence County. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, Ricky Reed of Birchrun, Mich., and Carlos Medina of Moulton; one daughter, Melissa Osborne of Moulton; two brothers, Cleveland Drake and Tommy Drake, both of Moulton; two sisters, Leona England of Danville and Betty Fuller of Moulton; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Walter Lee Barnes
72, retired
MOULTON -- Funeral for Walter Lee Barnes, 72, of Moulton will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Elliott Funeral Home with the Rev. Estres Hardin officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton Memory Garden. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Barnes died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born Dec. 12, 1927, in Lawrence County, was a retired painter at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant and an U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War.
He is survived one son, Anthony Dewayne Barnes of Ohio; three sisters, Pauline Barnes Terry of Missouri, Christine Barnes Standridge of Decatur and Jean Howell of Moulton; one brother, John M. Barnes of Decatur; and one grandchild.
Pallbearers will be David Terry, Sherman Barnes, Greg Standridge, Tommy Barnes, Chris Standridge, Jimmy Barnes, Mike Barnes and Milton Barnes.
Louis 'Buddy' Dutton
69, retired road worker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Louis "Buddy" Dutton, 69, of Town Creek will be Saturday at 3.30 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Godbee officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton Memory Garden. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Dutton died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born Feb. 24, 1931, in Lawrence County to Irvin and Minnie Dutton. He was a Baptist and retired from the Lawrence County Road Department.
He is survived by his wife, Alleene Dutton; one son, Steven Shinale of Danville; two daughters, Angie Suski of Hatton and Tonya Dutton of Moulton; three sisters, Alma Blakely of St. Petersburg, Fla., Carlene Aldridge of Milton, Fla., Rachel Borden of Town Creek; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Timmy Dutton, Tony Dutton, Ashley Oliver, Eric Grimes, Wendell Pierce, Tim Lipscomb, Benjie Terry, John Terry.
Azalee 'Mama Dobbs' Ellis
92, homemaker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Azalee "Mama Dobbs" Ellis, 92, of Somerville was to be today at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Whitt Wray and the Rev. Tommy Smothers officiating.
Burial was to be in Moulton City Cemetery.
Mrs. Ellis died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, at Heritage Manor Health Care Center. She was born Jan. 21, 1908, in Morgan County to John Enoch and Mary Thomas Crow Matthews. She was a homemaker and a member of Forest Hill Baptist Church. She was the widow of Butler Ellis and the mother of the late Virgil W. Dobbs Sr.
She is survived by one son, Bobby W. Dobbs of Athens; one daughter, Josephine Berry of Somerville; one adopted daughter, Mary Brzecyz of Joliet, Ill., one stepdaughter, Marie Dodd of Moulton; one brother, J.E. Matthews Jr. of Vacaville, Calif; and 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, six step-greatchildren and four step-great-great-grandchildren
Pallbearers were to be Donnie Barber, Randy Berry, Rodney Berry, Ronnie Dobbs, Mark Hatfield, Mike Montgomery, Kenneth Sams and Robert Taylor.
Memorials may be made to Alabama Baptist Children's Home or Gideons International.
Joseph A. Green haw
96, retired teacher
ARAB -- Funeral for Joseph A. Green haw, 96, of Union Grove will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Tabor Baptist Church with the Revs. Herbert Childers, Jimmy Flynn and Eldridge Criscoe officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery with Arab Memorial Chapel directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 8 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mr. Green haw died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Marshall Medical Center North. He was born July 28, 1903, in Alabama to Robert Archie Green haw and Nancy Alice Briscoe Green haw. He was a retired teacher from the Morgan County school system. He taught at various schools, ending his career at Lacey's Spring Elementary School. He was a member of Mount Tabor Baptist Church.
He is survived by one son, Glenn Green haw of Union Grove; two daughters, Nancy Halloran of Massachusetts and Mary Leo Whisenant of Arab; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Hattie Lee Lloyd
Funeral arrangements for Hattie Lee Lloyd of Moulton, who died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Mount Eagle, Tenn., will be announced by Reynolds Funeral Home.
Annie Louise Craig Rutherford
MOULTON -- Funeral for Annie Louise Craig Rutherford, 82, of Hatton was to be today at 11 a.m. at Elliott Funeral Home with Hal Bigham and Kyle McWhorter officiating.
Burial was to be in Ferguson Cemetery.
Mrs. Rutherford died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Nov. 21, 1917, in Lawrence County.
She is survived by her husband, Alek Rutherford; two sons, Harold Rutherford and Loyd Rutherford, both of Hatton; four daughters, Jan Parker of Hatton, Brenda Massey of Mount Hope, Kim Jeffreys of Decatur and Fran Lowry of Leighton; four sisters, Nadine Rutherford, Margaret Flemings, both of Hatton, Betty Jo Hendrix of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Ruby Palmer of Decatur; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Sallie Sprinkle
90, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Sallie Sprinkle, 90, of Flatrock community will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Roger Houston, the Rev. Sam Wallace and the Rev. Scott Moore officiating.
Burial will be in Masterson Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Sprinkle died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at National Health Care in Moulton. She was born May 8, 1909, in Lawrence County to R.E. and Elizabeth Masterson. She was a homemaker and the widow of Bill Sprinkle. She was the sister of the late Everett Masterson, Vennett Masterson and Ralph Masterson.
She is survived by two sons, Aaron Sprinkle and Brennon Sprinkle, both of Town Creek; three brothers, James Masterson of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Gaines Masterson of Russellville and Jack D. Masterson of Florence; one sister, Stella Bowling of Flatrock; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Steve Sprinkle, Reggie Sprinkle, Mike Sprinkle, Jerry Sprinkle, Jennie Sprinkle York and Lewis Masterson.
Ila Wilburn
94, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Ila Wilburn, 94, of Danville will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with Kyle McWhorter and Amos Hood officiating.
Burial will be in Alexander and Welborn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Wilburn died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Hendrix Nursing Home in Double Springs. She was born Sept. 1, 1905, in Lawrence County to George Curtis and Mary Elean Sparks Curtis. She was raised by her father and stepmother, Mary Ellen Parker Curtis. She was homemaker and a lifetime member of Aldridge Grove Church of Christ.
She is survived by two sons, Curtis Wilburn of Danville and Cadle Wilburn of Moulton; one brother, Jim Curtis of Hartselle; two sisters, Ethel Smith and Grace Vinson, both of Hartselle; eight grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Mike Wilburn, Pascal Wilburn, Brad Thrasher, Casey Reed, Nikki Reno and Chris Wilburn.
