Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Michael Ray Pylant
20, landscaper
ATHENS -- Funeral for Michael Ray Pylant, 20, of Elkmont will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home with the Rev. Dewey Craft and the Rev. Rick Craft officiating.
Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Pylant died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital. He was born April 18, 1980, in Limestone County to Kenneth Ray Pylant and Shelia Pylant. He was a landscaper.
Survivors include his father of Athens; his mother of Ardmore, Tenn.; one sister, Kristina Pylant of Ardmore; one half-brother, Shannon Pylant of Smithville, Tenn.; his grandmother, Evelyn Pylant of Huntsville.
Pallbearers will be Chris Pylant, Michael Pylant, Jimmy Whatley, Danny Whatley, Joe. E. Tennison, Charles Furline and Marshal Norman.
Dorothy Bolan Brown
62, retired cafeteria worker
Funeral for Dorothy Bolan Brown, 62, of Decatur will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Brown died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, at Big Springs Specialty Care Center in Huntsville. She was born July 13, 1938, in Decatur. She was a retired cafeteria worker and worked in Decatur City Schools for 15 years. She was a member of Austinville First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Tullie Brown; one son, Randy Brown of Decatur; one daughter, Penny Brown Duling of Decatur; two brothers, Bobby Bolan of Town Creek and Sherman Bolan of Decatur; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Tony Powell, Glenn Powell, Frankie Thompson, Chris Steeples, Buddy Barbee, Willie Bolan and Allen Reeves.
Mabel Harbin
87, homemaker
Funeral for Mabel Harbin, 87, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home with the Rev. John Tipton officiating.
Burial will be in Wesley Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Harbin died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, at NHC Nursing Home in Murfreesboro. She was born July 8, 1913, in Scottsboro, to Rob and Josie Pendergrast. The widow of Emmett Harbin, she was a homemaker and a member of the Holiness Church in Shelbyville, Tenn.
She is survived by two brothers, Eugene Pendergrast and J.P. Pendergrast, both of Murfreesboro; and three sisters, Ola Mae Pendergrast, Victoria Rhodes and Lorene Gannon, all of Murfreesboro.
Hunter Earl Hoffman
Infant
CULLMAN -- Graveside service for Hunter Earl Hoffman of Hartselle was to be today at 1 p.m. at Panama Baptist Cemetery in Cullman with the Rev. Frank Woods and the Rev. Larry Duke officiating and Williams-McCracken Funeral Home officiating.
The infant died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, the day of his birth, at Decatur General Hospital.
Survivors include his parents Roger and Christy Capps Hoffman of Hartselle; two brothers, Blake Sengstacke of Hartselle and Brandon Hoffman of Cullman; one sister, Brandy Sengstacke of Hartselle; grandparents, Raymond and Mary Hoffman of Cullman and Melvin and Wanda Capps of Huntsville; and great-grandparents, Marie Hoffman and Mandy Cook, both of Cullman, and A. Max Smith of East Point, Ga.
Pallbearers will be Robert Randy, Richard Hoffman and Chris Capps.
Roy Lee Johnson
80, retired commercial fisherman
HUNTSVILLE -- Funeral for Roy Lee Johnson, 80, of Lacey's Spring will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Twickenham Funeral Home's South Chapel with the Rev. Edward "Buddy" Payne officiating.
Burial will be in Lipscomb Cemetery at Lacey's Spring. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Johnson died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 6, 1919. He was a retired commercial fisherman and owner and operator of Johnson's Grocery at Lacey's Spring for 30 years.
Survivors include three daughters, Pat Madewell of Huntsville, and Carolyn Malone and Ocie Madewell, both of Lacey's Spring; two brothers, Robert Johnson of Boaz and Alvis Johnson of Fall of Rough, Ky.; three sisters, Mary Dell Long of Owens Cross Roads, Lucille Phillips of Florence and Edna Mae Gray of Indiana; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Michael William Shareck Jr.
79, retired fighter pilot
Memorial service for retired Col. Michael William Shareck Jr., 79, of Decatur will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church.
Private funeral service will be at Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Va., with Spry Funeral Home of Huntsville directing.
Shareck died Tuesday at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1921, in Dunkirk, N. Y. He was a fighter pilot in the Korean War and commanded the 331st Fighter Interceptor Squadron in Texas. His last active duty assignment was as Director of Operations at Hancock Field in Syracuse, N.Y. for the 35th Air Division. He retired from the U. S. Air Force after 30 years of service.
Survivors include his wife, Johnnie P. Shareck; two sons, Michael William Shareck III of Virginia and Richard W. Shareck of Harvest; one daughter, Michele Wells of Decatur; one brother, Everett P. Shareck of Denver; one sister, Joan Mathers of Rochester, N. Y.; and nine grandchildren.
Clyde Smith
80, Cook's Pest Control retiree
Funeral for Clyde Smith, 80, of Decatur will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home with Charles Ervin officiating.
Burial will be in Johnson Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Smith died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in Danville. He was born July 16, 1920, in Franklin County. He was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was retired from Cook's Pest Control, where he worked for 17 years.
He is survived by his wife, Ruby Smith; three daughters, Joan Tidwell of Danville, Barbara Aldridge of Decatur and Jean Billings of Huntsville; four brothers, James Smith and Raymond Smith, both of Birmingham, Billy Joe Smith of Athens and Johnny Martin of Mississippi; one sister, Christine Alford of Mobile; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jeffrey Billings, Barry Aldridge, David Tidwell, Robbie Richards, Clay Hall and Byron Williams.
Kendall DeShawn Whitson
Infant
Funeral for Kendall DeShawn Whitson will be Thursday at noon at David Temple Primitive Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis Foster officiating and Reynolds Funeral Home directing.
Burial will be in Foster -Davis Cemetery.
The baby died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, the day of his birth at Decatur General Hospital.
He was the son of the late Paula Owens Whitson and will be buried with her.
Survivors include his father, Kenneth Whitson of Decatur; grandparents, Mary Helen Yates of Sheffield and the Rev. Luther and Irene Owens of Hillsboro; and great-grandparents, Mattie L. Davis of Hillsboro and James D. Walker of Hillsboro.
Paula Owens Whitson
30, control table operator
Funeral for Paula Owens Whitson, 30, of Decatur, will be Thursday at noon at David Temple Primitive Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis Foster officiating and Reynolds Funeral Home directing.
Burial will be in Foster -Davis Cemetery. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Whitson died Sept. 2, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Nov. 14, 1969, in Morgan County to the Rev. Luther Owens and Irene Davis Owens. She was a graduate of Austin High School and worked at General Electric as a control table operator. She was a member of David Temple, where she worked with the youth department, was choir member and kitchen committee member.
She was the mother of the late Kendall DeShawn Whitson who will be buried with her.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Whitson; her parents of Hillsboro; two sisters, Avis Matthews of Decatur and Pamela Owens of Hillsboro; grandmother, Mattie Davis of Hillsboro; and grandfather, James D. Walker of Hillsboro.
Pallbearers will be Eric Coffey, Joseph Hines, LaRon Campbell, Shon White, Travis Campbell, Michael Bolden, Corey Davis and LaBron Campbell.
Mary Alice Boyer
78, retired lab technician
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Mary Alice Boyer, 78, of Hartselle will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Roger Collins officiating.
Burial will be in Gum Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Ms. Boyer died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, at Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation of Decatur. She was born July 11, 1922, in Morgan County to Robert Ed Boyer and Mary Ellen Tapscott Boyer. She was a retired laboratory technician for Monsanto and a member of Gum Springs Baptist Church. She was the sister of the late Pat Boyer and Buck Boyer.
Survivors include four brothers, Paul Boyer of Deer Creek, Ill., David Boyer and John Boyer, both of Hartselle, and Brent Boyer of Priceville; and three sisters, Helen Baker of Green Valley, Ill., Sally Weise of Washington, Ill., and Beryl Hess of Creve Couer, Ill.
Pallbearers will be Todd Boyer, John Boyer Jr., Dennis Minor, Jimmy Boyer, Eric Hill and Steve Hill.
Mable Crumpton Brackin
79, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Mable Crumpton Brackin, 79, of Town Creek will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Old Liberty Congregational Christian Church with the Rev. Steven Bradford officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery with Lawrence Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Brackin died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tenn. She was born Jan. 4, 1921, in Lawrence County. She was a homemaker, a member of Old Liberty Congregational Christian Church and the widow of Veto Crumpton.
Survivors include five sons, Jimmy Crumpton, Larry Crumpton, Mike Crumpton and Joe Crumpton, all of Town Creek, and Murrel Crumpton of Columbus, Ga.; two daughters, Doris Little of Town Creek and Ann Basham of Decatur; one brother, Buddy Yarbrough of Moulton; three sisters, Clara Zills and Hazel Dutton, both of Town Creek, and Hilda Eubanks of Priceville; 20 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Dorothy Bolan Brown
62, retired cafeteria worker
Funeral for Dorothy Bolan Brown, 62, of Decatur was to be today at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Johnson officiating.
Burial was to be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Brown died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, at Big Springs Specialty Care Center in Huntsville. She was born July 13, 1938, in Decatur. She was a retired cafeteria worker and worked in Decatur City Schools for 15 years. She was a member of Austinville First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Tullie Brown; one son, Randy Brown of Decatur; one daughter, Penny Brown Duling of Decatur; two brothers, Bobby Bolan of Town Creek and Sherman Bolan of Decatur; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be Tony Powell, Glenn Powell, Frankie Thompson, Chris Steeples, Buddy Barbee, Willie Bolan and Allen Reeves.
The Rev. Wilson 'Tenny' Brown
71, minister
ATHENS -- Funeral for the Rev. Wilson "Tenny" Brown, 71, of Athens will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Peoples Funeral Home with the Rev. Annanis Green officiating.
Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mr. Brown died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Limestone County. He was born Feb. 15, 1929, in Elkmont to William Ed Brown and Mamie McWilliams Brown. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and retired from Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in 1984. He became a minister in 1968 and served as pastor of Delrose Church, Blanche Chapel and Petersville Church.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Leona Horton Brown; one son, Michael Brown of Birmingham; one daughter, Cassandra Brown of Atlanta; two brothers, Thomas Ed Brown and Charles Henry Brown, both of Indianapolis; two sisters, Mary Lee Whitfield of Indianapolis and Ever Jean Smith of Seattle; and eight grandchildren.
