Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Elmer Shannon Sparkman Jr.
47, disabled veteran
Funeral for Elmer Shannon Sparkman Jr., 47, of Albertville will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Shelton Funeral Home with the Rev. Wiley Kitchens officiating.
Burial will be in Johnson Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Sparkman died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, at his home. He was born Oct. 22, 1952, in Denison, Texas, to Elmer Sparkman and Frances McKinney Sparkman. He was a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include one son, Lane Sparkman of Albertville; his mother of Denison; four brothers, David Smith and Stephen Sparkman, both of Denison, John Sparkman of Decatur and Fred Sparkman of Aurora, Colo.; and one sister, Pat King of Arab.
Bobbie Ann Flannagan
56, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Bobbie Ann Flannagan, 56, of Elkmont will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Cecil Norman and Austin Nichols officiating.
Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Flannagan died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at her home. She was born March 17, 1944, in Limestone County to Hubert Walker Cobb and Myrtle Cobb. She was a homemaker and attended the Baptist church. She was the widow of Clarence Junior Flannagan and the sister of the late Stephen Walker Cobb.
Survivors include two sons, Roger Flannagan of Toney and Tommy Flannagan of Huntsville; two daughters, Joan Cluxton and Cindy Brooks, both of Elkmont; her mother of Athens; seven brothers, James Cobb of Calera, Okla., Wayne Cobb of Port Richey, Fla., Douglas Cobb of Decatur, and Danny Cobb, Edward Cobb, Glenn Cobb and Hubert Cobb, all of Athens; four sisters, Betty Fuller of Phoenix, Martha Blankenship of Ardmore, and Linda McElyea and Brenda Smith, both of Athens; nine grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Naomi Elizabeth 'Myrtle' Hurst
104, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Naomi Elizabeth "Myrtle" Hurst, 104, of Hatton will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Fred Anderton and the Rev. Sam Wallace officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hurst died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born May 8, 1896, in Lawrence County to Thomas Anderton and Belle Wallace Anderton. She was a homemaker and the widow after 72 years of marriage of Wilburn A. Hurst.
Survivors include one son, Malcom D. Hurst of Hatton; two daughters, Dorothy Hurst Kimbrough of Trinity and Willodean Hurst of Hazel Green ; one sister, Ila Summers of Town Creek; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; and one step-great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be the Rev. Phillip Kimbrough, Donny Kimbrough, Steve Jeffreys, Larry Hurst, Josh Hurst, Jason Kimbrough, Mike Smith and Kevin Hester.
Neal Buddy Mason Sr.
90, retired farmer
TUSCUMBIA -- Funeral for Neal Buddy Mason Sr., 90, of Town Creek was Sunday at Town Creek First Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Brad Little officiating and Thompson and Son Funeral Home directing.
Burial was in Flowers Hill Cemetery in Hillsboro.
Mr. Mason died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2000, at his home. He was born Aug. 4, 1910, in Barton to Mr. and Mrs. Silas Mason. He was a retired farmer and a member of Town Creek First Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Mason; four sons, Neal Mason Jr. of Sheffield, Bernard Mason of Courtland, Larry Mason of Town Creek and William Mason of Cherokee; three daughters, Ester Lee Moore of Leighton, and Ida Bell King and Myrtle Wiggins, both of Town Creek; one stepdaughter, Geneva Wilson of Chattanooga; 24 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
John Phillip Metts Jr.
63, Army retiree
Funeral for John Phillip Metts Jr., 63, of Decatur will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Shelton Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Mark Tolbert officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Louisville, Miss., at 4 p.m. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Metts died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredricksburg, Va. He was born Oct. 26, 1936, in Louisville to John Phillip Metts Sr. and Ruby Kennett Metts. He was a member of Central Baptist Church, retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a longtime scout leader for Boy Scouts of America.
Survivors include his wife, Eva Metts; one son, John Metts of Fredricksburg; one daughter, Melinda Brown of Salinas, Calif.; his stepmother, Louise Metts of Louisville; three sisters, Ruby Louise Metts of Louisville, Lucille Baldwin of Natchez, Miss., and Jackie White of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; and five grandchildren.
Ola B. Mitchell
92, retired business owner
HARTSELLE -- Graveside service for Ola B. Mitchell, 92, of Hartselle was to be today at 3:30 p.m. at Hartselle City Cemetery with the Rev. Clint Busler and the Rev. Bill Cole officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Mitchell died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at Summerford Nursing Home in Falkville. She was born May 4, 1908, in Morgan County to Thomas Jefferson Tanner and Darthula Ida McAnally Mitchell. The daughter of a Civil War veteran, she was one of the few remaining Real Daughters of the Confederacy. She and her husband built several businesses in Hartselle, including United Stage Equipment, which is still in operation and one of Hartselle's oldest businesses. She was the widow of Hubert Mitchell and the mother of the late Howard Bunyan Mitchell.
Survivors include one daughter, Elizabeth "Mitch" Coon of Hartselle; and one sister, Inez Watkins of Somerville.
Pallbearers were to be John Howell, Harvey Segars, Dale Strider, Scott Stone, Bill Waldo and Charles Quinn.
Nephews were to be honorary pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the Organ Fund of First United Methodist Church in Hartselle.
Minnie Edna Orr
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Funeral arrangements for Minnie Edna Orr, 83, of Falkville will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Mrs. Orr died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at Summerford Nursing Home. She was born April 28, 1917, in Tennessee to William B. Boedan and Ida Bell Winchester Boedan.
Survivors include three daughters, Martha Dearman and Margie Rothlisberger, both of Priceville, and Vadie Howton of Jasper; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Leonard Prater
86, retired welder
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Leonard Prater, 86, of Decatur will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Francis Proctor officiating.
Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Prater died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born Sept. 29, 1913, in Lawrence County to Samuel Prater and Lucinda Evans Prater. He was a retired welder for Decatur Iron and Steel.
Survivors include one son, Charlie Prater of Danville; three daughters, Dorothy Powell of Falkville, Ruby Powell of Vinemont and Jo Ann Steel of Danville; one brother, James Russell Prater of Trinity; 19 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Roy J. Self
67, Wolverine Tube retiree
Funeral for Roy J. Self, 67, of Hartselle will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Henderson Goins, the Rev. J.W. Doss, the Rev. Hayes Oliver, the Rev. Dallas Baggett, the Rev. T.A. Shirley and the Rev. Phillip Sessions officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mr. Self died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at his home. He was born June 27, 1933, in Morgan County to James Elbert Self and Edith Pauline Self. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene and retired from Wolverine Tube after 23 years service.
Survivors include his wife, Fannie Self; three sons, Tony Self of Franklin, Tenn., Dwain Self and Jonathan Self, both of Hartselle; two daughters, Anita Cook and Rita Green , both of Hartselle; one brother, Robert Self of Hartselle; six sisters, Idalene Singleton, Hazel Brown, Wilma Boger, Inez Borden and Edna White, all of Hartselle, and Eleanor Gouge of Decatur; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Floyd Amburn, Ernie Shroyer, Marvin Woodall, Raymond Woodall, Dicky Branum and Charles Smallwood.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley.
Amos Louis Young
77, Sunoco retiree
Funeral for Amos Louis Young, 77, of Hartselle will be Wednesday at noon at Hartselle Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis Thomas officiating.
Burial will be in Hartselle Memory Gardens with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 5 to 6 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mr. Young died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born Jan. 28, 1923, in Shorter. He was retired from Sunoco Industries and was a member of Hartselle Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Herring Young; three daughters, Marion Lampkin and Alice King, both of Hartselle, and Cindy Wims of Huntsville; three brothers, Larry Young, Charles Young and William Young, all of Hartselle; four sisters, Gwenette Burton of Huntsville, Rose Morrow of Hartselle, Emma Anderson of Cleveland and Bessie Vines of Miami; five grandchildren, one step-grandchild, one great-grandchild and one step-great-grandchild.
Fern Glotfelty
98, homemaker
Graveside service for Fern Glotfelty, 98, of Decatur will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, Iowa.
Mrs. Glotfelty died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at Sunbridge Health Care Center. She was born March 12, 1902, in Stockport, Iowa. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include one son, David Glotfelty of Gettysburg, Pa.; one daughter, Mary Kay Goodwin of Decatur; four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Myra Estelle Kelley
74, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Myra Estelle Kelley, 74, of Anderson will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Tony Boyles officiating.
Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before services.
Mrs. Kelley died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born Oct. 28, 1925, in Limestone County to Thomas Hallmark and Lena Ridgeway Hallmark. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was the sister of the late Elmo Hallmark.
Survivors include her husband, Clifford Kelley; three daughters, Linda Aders of Huntsville and Debbie Cox and Teresa Tully, both of Anderson; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Mark Aders, Jimmy Cox, Danny Tully, Brad Hammond, Pete Kelley and Rocky Rose.
Oran E. Killingsworth
87, retired freight handler
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Oran E. Killingsworth, 87, of Hartselle will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Les Jones officiating.
A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. at Carbon Hill City Cemetery in Walker County with the Rev. Otto Yount officiating.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Killingsworth died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at Hartselle Medical Center.
He was born Sept. 28, 1912, in Walker County to Walter Killingsworth and Rinda Woodard Killingsworth. He was a retired freight handler for U.S. Pool and a member of Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Church in Decatur.
Survivors include his wife, Inez Killingsworth; two sons, Edward D. Killingsworth and Bobby O. Killingsworth, both of Rockwood, Mich.; three sisters, Minne Stone, Alice Kennedy and Vera Proctor, all of North Carolina; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
