Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Mary Sue Stephenson
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Mary Sue Stephenson, 94, of Summerford Nursing Home, Falkville, will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home.
Burial will be in the Moss Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Ms. Stephenson died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born April 15, 1905 in Alabama to Eddison and Audrey Kirby Stephenson. She was a United Methodist and a lifetime resident of Morgan County.
She is survived by nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Boger, Donald Parker, Dale Vandiver, Rodger Vandiver, Sidney Stephenson and Keith Jeffries.
William I. Black Jr.
63, retired cable televisionoperator
ATHENS -- Memorial services for William I. Black Jr., 63, of Nokomis, Ill., will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home.
Mr. Black died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in Jackson, Tenn. He was born Sept. 14, 1945, in Flint, Mich. He was a former Athens resident and a retired cable television operator. He was the widower of Peggy Jean Black.
He is survived by three daughters, Crystal Golitko of Nokomis and Peggy Johnson and Tammy Pickler, both of Jackson; one sister, June Black of Athens; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Ruth Inez Brown
89, homemaker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Ruth Inez Brown, 89, of Valhermoso Springs will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph Snowden officiating.
Burial will be in Valhermoso Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Brown died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, at Huntsville Hospital. She was born May 8, 1910, in Colbert County to James Newton and Lela Maude Posey Bridges. She was a homemaker and the widow of Elton Brown. She attended the Talucah Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Nettie Sue Sparks of Valhermoso Springs; one brother, J.N. Bridges of Gadsden; two sisters, Rebecca Congo and Johnnie Aday, both of Athens; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Leonard Brown, Bobby Chunn, David Graveman, Michael Chase Moore, Lonnie Turney, Mike Dunnaway and Robert Dudley.
John David Burnham
Funeral arrangements for John David Burnham of Decatur, who died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at his home, will be announced by Shelton Funeral Home. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Inez Cantrell
80, homemaker
Funeral for Inez Cantrell, 80, of Decatur will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. J.B. Snyder officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday night from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Cantrell died today, Sept. 10, 1999, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Feb. 15, 1919, in Delta. She was a homemaker and a member of 16th Avenue Baptist Church since 1948.
She is survived by her husband, James Cantrell; one son, Jimmy Cantrell of Decatur; one daughter, Carolyn Brannon of South Haven, Miss.; one brother, Odell Tucker of Atlanta; one sister, Gerry Hayes of Ormond Beach, Fla.; and eight grandchildren.
Dawn Birgan Carmichael
26, math teacher
Funeral for Dawn Birgan Carmichael, 26, of Hillsboro will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Edward Franklin officiating and Reynolds Funeral Home directing.
Burial will be in Decatur City Cemetery. The body will be at the church at 1:30 p.m.
Mrs. Carmichael died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, at The University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham. She was born May 6, 1973, to Arthur Birgan and Laura Birgan McAfee. She was a math teacher at Trafalga Middle School in Cape Coral, Fla. She was a graduate of Alabama A&M University and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and Canaan Missionary Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Kevin Carmichael of Huntsville; one brother, Julian O'Neal Bolden of Decatur; one sister, Latrica Birgan of Hillsboro; and her grandmother, Beatrice Coffey of Hillsboro.
Pallbearers will be Kenly Coffey, Shonari Cross, Broderick Booker, Ronnie Cohen, Jerry Nash and Frank Birgan Jr.
Margaret Theall Fuller
79, bookkeeper
CULLMAN -- Funeral for Margaret Theall Fuller, 79, of Cullman will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Cullman First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dan Kitchens officiating.
Burial will be in Burningtree Cemetery. The family will receive family only tonight at 5:30 and friends from 6 to 8 at Moss-Terry Funeral Home.
Mrs. Fuller died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at Cullman Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 7, 1919, in New York to C. Earle and Catherine Huber Theall. She was a bookkeeper for Joe Sartain Ford in Decatur.
She is survived by her husband, Allan Fuller; one son, David Earle Fuller of Richmond, Va.; one daughter, Deborah Clark of Cullman; one brother, C. Earle Theall of Weston, Conn.; one sister, Catherine Laura Theall of Weston; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Sue Hullett
88, homemaker
Funeral for Sue Hullett, 88, of Trinity will be Monday at noon at Love Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Trinity with the Rev. Ophelia Davis officiating.
Burial will be in Campground Cemetery in Danville with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. The body will be at the church one hour before the funeral. The family will receive friends Sunday night from 6 to 7 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hullett died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, at Parkway Medical Center Hospital. She was born Feb. 23, 1911, in Morgan County to Dave and Hattie Lyle. She was a homemaker and a member of Love Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
She is survived by one son, Richard Cowans of Indianapolis, Ind.; two daughters, Carolyn Elliott of Trinity and Maggie Smith of Decatur; seven grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and seven great great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Mizell Bouldin, Sammie Bouldin, William Johnson, Carl Johnson, Albert Elliott Jr. and Junior Johnson.
Willie Lee Johnson Sr.
66, retired truck driver
MOULTON -- Funeral for Willie Lee Johnson Sr., 66, of Moulton will be today at 2 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Roger White officiating.
Burial will be in Owens Chapel Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, at Glenwood Convalescent Home. He was born March 10, 1933, in Florence. He was a retired truck driver and attended Full Gospel Church.
He is survived by one son, Willie Lee Johnson III of Danville; one daughter, Kathy Wayand of Hartselle; three sisters, Bessie Durban of Indiana, Laura Dean Smith of Arkansas and Juanita Little of Montgomery; one half-brother, Denny Johnson of Arkansas; four half-sisters, Maggie Ann Parrish, Janice Borden and Nina Faye Johnson, all of Florence, and Mary Smith of Arkansas; and two grandchildren.Pallbearers will be Jeremiah Johnson, Joshua Johnson, Frank White, Howard Hagood, Harold Hagood and James Turbyfill.
Kristopher Michael Orton
Newborn
ATHENS -- Graveside service for Kristopher Michael Orton of Decatur will be today at 1 p.m. at Huntsville Memory Gardens with Wayne Cowhick officiating and McConnell Funeral Home directing.
Kristopher was born and died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, at Huntsville Hospital.
Sadie Wales Rochelle
80, retired beautician
ARDMORE -- Funeral for Sadie Wales Rochelle, 80, of Ardmore will be today at 11 a.m. at Taylor-Ardmore Funeral Home with the Rev. Bruce Walters officiating.
Burial will be in Sylone Cemetery.
Mrs. Rochelle died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, at her home. She was born Nov. 3, 1918, in Limestone County. She was a retired beautician and a member of Ardmore United Methodist Church. She was sister of the late Cecil Wales, the late Alton Wales and the late Naomi Hodges.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas Rochelle; two brothers, Wayne Wales of Decatur and John Wales of Elkmont; and one sister, Hazel Johnson of Decatur.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Limestone County.
Horace Mitchell Trout
78, retired factory worker
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. -- Funeral for Horace Mitchell Trout, 78, of Bangor, Mich., was Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999, at Calvin, Starks and Frost Funeral Home.
Mr. Trout died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999, at South Haven Community Hospital. He was born April 25, 1921, in Lawrence County to Charlie and Cordie Trout. He was a retired factory worker from Allied Paper Mill. He was a member of Chalybeate Baptist Church in Hillsboro. He was a veteran of World War II where he served in the European Theater, mostly in Belgium. He received the Bronze Star.
He is survived by two sons, Ronnie Trout of Allegan, Mich., and Ricky Trout of Kalamazoo, Mich.; four stepsons, Greg Leitz and Donald Leitz, both of Bangor, Norman Leitz of Portage, Mich., and Stan Leitz of Scottville, Mich.; two sisters, Martha Cahela of Trinity and Josephine Cahela of Inverness, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
