Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Lorena 'Rena' Sewell Webb
90, TV promotions director
HOMEWOOD -- Funeral for Lorena "Rena" Sewell Webb, 90, of Homewood will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Ridout's Valley Chapel with the Rev. Jesse Garner officiating.
Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Webb died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, in Homewood. She was born March 10, 1909, in Decatur. She was a Brownie and Girl Scout troop organizer, assisted with paper-day drives at Edgewood School and helped plan the Touch and See Nature Trail garden for the blind at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. She worked for the Woman's Missionary Union from 1928-38, served as promotion and merchandising director at WBRC Radio in 1956 and retired as assistant promotions director for WBRC-TV in 1969.
She served on the Alabama Educational Television Commission, was director of American Women in Radio and Television, was president of Birmingham Lay Diabetes Society, and was vice president of Homewood Business and Professional Women, and Jefferson County Radio and TV Council. She was named to the Pilot Club Honor Roll and was nominated for Shades Valley Woman of the Year and Alabama Mother of the Year, Woman of the Year and Career Woman of the Year. She was a member of Sixth Avenue Presbyterian Church. She was the widow of Garrett Wesley "Red" Webb.
She is survived by three daughters, Martha Ramirez of Tucson, Ariz., Jeanette Blankenship of Birmingham and Carol Webb of Perdido Key, Fla.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 3 Office Park Circle, Suite 115, Mountain Brook, AL 35223.
Bobby Wilson Barnes
59, security guard
ATHENS -- Funeral for Bobby Wilson Barnes, 59, of Athens will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hester's Chapel Church of Christ with Joe Quillen and Greg Patrick officiating.
Burial will be in Hester Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Barnes died Wednesday, March 1, 2000, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. He was born Aug. 15, 1940, in Limestone County. He was a member of Salem Church of Christ and a security guard at Murray Guard Inc.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria Ann Barnes; one stepson, Gerald Peterson of Athens; one stepdaughter, Sherry Smith of Athens; two brothers, Charles Barnes of LaBelle, Fla., and Wayne Barnes of Athens; three sisters, Willa Mae Coffman and Evie Kelley, both of Athens, and Anola Williams of Anderson; and one step-grandson.
Pallbearers will be Mark Coffman, Gary Coffman, Frankie Waddell, Terry Smith, Jeffery Brymer and Doyce Waddell.
Barbara Gail Blalock
54, The Cullman Tribune co-publisher
HANCEVILLE -- Funeral for Barbara Gail Blalock, 54, of Hanceville will be Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. Elmer Nielsen, the Rev. Gary Waddell and the Rev. Trueman Davis officiating.
Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery with a reception following at Hopewell Baptist Church. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Blalock died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at Woodland Medical Center. She was born May 22, 1945, in Cullman County to Mabel and John "Athel" Hamrick. She was co-publisher of The Cullman Tribune and a graduate of Hanceville High School and The University of North Alabama. She was the first woman to serve on the West Cullman Baptist Association Executive Board. She was the widow of Joseph Aaron Chapman, the mother of the late John Charles Chapman, the stepmother of the late David Delton Blalock and the sister of the late Anna Marie Hamrick.
She is survived by her husband, Delton Blalock; one daughter, Barbara "Deanna" Peak of Hanceville; three stepdaughters, Polly Blalock of Huntsville, Charity Duncan of Fairfax County, Va., and Melissa Blalock of Montgomery; her mother of Hanceville; and two brothers, John Hamrick and Jimmy Hamrick, both of Hanceville.
Pallbearers will be Dan Fulenwider, Danny Hurst, Rickey Stevens, Fielden McGlawn, Jeff Gilbreath and Gary Akin.
Memorials may be made to Barbara Blalock God's Green Acres Memorial Fund at The Cullman Tribune, 219 Second Ave. S.E., Cullman, AL 35055.
Velma Coleman Brackin
80, foster grandparent
Funeral for Velma Coleman Brackin, 80, of Decatur will be Saturday at noon at Sharpley Funeral Home with Curtis Jordan officiating.
Burial will be in Sterrs Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 7 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Brackin died Thursday, March 2, 2000, at Donaldson Nursing Home in Lincoln County, Tenn. She was born Aug. 20, 1919, in Morgan County to Willie and Annie Green hill Coleman. She was a member of Moulton Heights Missionary Baptist Church and later joined Davis Temple Primitive Baptist Church. She was a foster grandparent.
She is survived by one brother, Charles Coleman of Decatur.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Jordan Bryant
Infant
Graveside service for infant Jordan Bryant of Decatur will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Roselawn Cemetery with Dr. Bob Jones officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.
The infant died Wednesday, March 1, 2000, the day of her birth, at University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham.
She is survived by her parents, Chad and Laura Bryant of Decatur; her grandparents, Jimmy and Peggy Cramer, and Mel and Carol Bryant, all of Decatur; and her great-grandparents, Hazel Hill of Athens, Jewel Keenum of Decatur, Violet Garner and Jean Bryant, both of Bessemer, and Dave and Mary Cramer of Huntsville.
Burleson A. Dinsmore
89, Railway Express retiree
Graveside services for Burleson A. Dinsmore, 89, of Decatur will be Saturday at noon at Burningtree Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Charles E. Brown officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Dinsmore died Thursday, March 2, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born March 14, 1910, in Priceville. He was retired from Railway Express. He earned a degree from Howard University and was a member of Priceville United Methodist Church. He was the widower of Elsie Simpson Dinsmore.
He is survived by one son, William M. Dinsmore of Priceville; one daughter, Evelyn Rubin of Birmingham; one brother, Lloyd Dinsmore of Decatur; one sister, Frances McLaughlin of Birmingham; five grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Brian Hinson, Mike DeSpain, Keith Thigpin, Richard Rubin, James Moses and Billy Buckelew.
Virginia Hollingshead Dockery
76, homemaker
MONTGOMERY -- Funeral for Virginia Hollingshead Dockery, 76, of Montgomery will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Brooks-Cargile Funeral Home.
Burial will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Fayette City Cemetery with the Rev. Bruce Hose officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday night from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Dockery died Wednesday, March 1, 2000, in Montgomery. She was born Sept. 6, 1923, in Alabama to James Wilbert and Mary Drucilla Hollingshead. A former Decatur resident, she was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Montgomery. She was the widow of James L. Dockery.
She is survived by three daughters, Elaine D. Ray of Titus, Mary D. Hose of Montgomery and Margaret D. Myers of Hartford; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Ray, Rodney Myers, Adam Hose, Ben Myers, Curtis Nations, Spencer Davidson, Michael Bridgman and Taylor Bert Myers.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 North Lauderdale St., Memphis, TN 38105.
Aubry King
78, retired firefighter
MEMPHIS -- Funeral for Aubry King, 78, of Decatur was Wednesday at Forest Hill East Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Mark Tolbert officiating.
Burial was in Forest Hill East Cemetery.
Mr. King died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, at Parkway Medical Center. He was a member of Central Baptist Church in Decatur, a retired firefighter from Memphis Fire Department and an Army veteran of World War II who served in Italy.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth King; two sons, Wayne King of Memphis and Ray King of Douglasville, Ga.; four daughters, Marjorie Hines and Charla Dodd, both of Decatur, Brenda Morris of Athens and Linda Griffin of Fort Worth, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels in Decatur.
James Edd Owens
94, bus superintendent
Funeral for James Edd Owens, 94, of Trinity will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Shelton Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Bentley and the Rev. David Phillips officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Owens died Thursday, March 2, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born April 25, 1905, in Morgan County to George and Margaret Rhodes Owens. He was a member of Oak Grove First Congregational Methodist Church and the bus superintendent for Morgan County Schools for 20 years.
He is survived by three sons, Kermit Owens of Trinity, Clellie Owens of Hillsboro and Jerald Owens of Hartselle; one daughter, Marie Campbell of Trinity; 10 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Virginia Florence Ross
78, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Virginia Florence Ross, 78, of Moulton will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Jackie Shelton officiating and Elliott Funeral Home directing.
Burial will be in Landersville Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the church.
Mrs. Ross died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2000, at National Health Care Center. She was born Aug. 15, 1921, in Port Arthur, Texas. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, Billy Jack Ross of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Karen Sue Jackson of Moulton and Connie Ann McDaniel of Houston; one sister, Katherine McDaniel of Port Arthur; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Natus T. Davis
90, retired farmer
Funeral for Natus T. Davis, 90, of Hillsboro will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Ebenezer Church with the Rev. Robert M. Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in Davis Family Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 7 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before services.
Mr. Davis died Thursday, March 2, 2000, at Parkway Medical Center. He was born Dec. 5, 1909, in Lawrence County to John and Laura Locklear Davis. He was a retired farmer. He attended then Tuskegee Normal School, now Tuskegee University. He was a member of Ebenezer CME Church. He was the widower of Mary Lewis Davis.
He is survived by two sons, John Davis of Hillsboro and Marvin Davis of Decatur; two daughters, Margaret Williams and Thelma Davis, both of Decatur, Ga.; one stepdaughter, Doris Gill of Decatur; three brothers, Lawrence Davis and Curtis Davis, both of Hillsboro, and Bernard Davis of San Antonio; three sisters, Myrtle Foster of Hillsboro, Myrzie Smith of Chicago and Annie Laura Williams of Huntsville; and eight grandchildren.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Burleson A. Dinsmore
89, Railway Express retiree
Graveside services for Burleson A. Dinsmore, 89, of Decatur will be today at noon at Burningtree Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Charles E. Brown officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends today from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Dinsmore died Thursday, March 2, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born March 14, 1910, in Priceville. He was retired from Railway Express. He earned a degree from Howard University and was a member of Priceville United Methodist Church. He was the widower of Elsie Simpson Dinsmore.
He is survived by one son, William M. Dinsmore of Priceville; one daughter, Evelyn Rubin of Birmingham; one brother, Lloyd Dinsmore of Decatur; one sister, Frances McLaughlin of Birmingham; five grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Brian Hinson, Mike DeSpain, Keith Thigpin, Richard Rubin, James Moses and Billy Buckelew.
