Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Velma Stoops Jacobs
86, homemaker
Funeral for Velma Stoops Jacobs, 86, of Decatur will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Phillip Sessions officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Jacobs died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at her home. She was born Jan. 11, 1914, in Hobart, Okla., to Marion and Dora Stoops. She was a homemaker and a member of First Church of the Nazarene. She was the widow of William "Dick" Jacobs and the sister of the late Edmack Stoops, Fred Muston, Fletcher Muston and Mildred West.
Survivors include one son, Jerry Jacobs of Decatur; four daughters, Nadean Scott, Bernice Bagwell and Joyce Reynolds, all of Decatur, and Lorene Terry of Hillsboro; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Avery Littrell III, Avery Littrell IV, Tracy Reynolds, Bill Mefford, Sam Silver and George Upton.
Fannie Mae Collins Nelson
83, homemaker
Graveside service for Fannie Mae Collins Nelson, 83, of Decatur will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Roselawn Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Compton officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Nelson died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at Summerford Nursing Home in Falkville. She was born Nov. 10, 1916, in Giles County, Tenn., to William and Ethel Collins. She was a homemaker and a member of Albany Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Claud Leonard Nelson; one son, Dan F. Nelson Sr. of Decatur; one sister, Mary Lee Poteete of Somerville; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Thurman Vest, Johnny Atkins, Dan Nelson Jr., Wade Littrell, Gene Lentz and Joe Weaver.
William O. Wood
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for William O. Wood, 73, of Hartselle will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery.
Mr. Wood died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at his home. Other arrangements will be announced by the funeral home.
Ora Lee Absher
87, homemaker
HANCEVILLE -- Funeral for Ora Lee Absher, 87, of Hanceville will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Hanceville Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Martin and the Rev. Wayne Wisener officiating.
Burial will be in Center Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 8 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Absher died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, at Mitchell Hollingsworth Nursing Home in Florence. She was born Oct. 11, 1912, in Moundville to James Lee and Mattie Fondren Lee. She was a homemaker and member of Center Hill Baptist Church. She was the widow of Lodia Absher.
Survivors include one son, Dr. R. Keith Absher of Florence; two daughters, Barbara Hibbett of Florence and Mattie Whitsett of Decatur; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Kneeland Hibbett, Hue Smith, Charlie Absher, Albert Absher, Roy Lee and Dewey Absher.
Memorials may be made to The University of North Alabama Memorial Scholarship Fund, Florence, in memory of Lodia and Ora Absher.
Herman Burch
61, drywall contractor
WEST MONROE, La. -- Graveside service for Herman Burch, 61, of West Monroe and formerly of Hartselle will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Hasley Cemetery with the Rev. Bennie Owens officiating and Kilpatrick Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Burch died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, in West Monroe. He was born Aug. 25, 1939, in Hartselle to John D. Burch and Savannah Burch. He was a drywall contractor.
Survivors include his wife, Hilda J. Manley; three sons, Paul L. Burch and Larry G. Burch, both of West Monroe, and Billy D. Massey of Vallejo, Calif.; two daughters, Peggy D. Underwood of Hot Springs, Ark., and Sharon C. Osbon of West Monroe; two brothers, J.D. Burch and Sherman Burch, both of Hartselle; three sisters, Helen Fuller of Decatur, Eula Thompson of Louisville, Ky., and Jean Thompson of Anchorage; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Patrick, Darin Patrick, Bubba Osbon, Heath Gulledge, Jimmy Cotton, Michael Patrick and Rusty Patrick.
Henry G. French
81, retired pipefitter supervisor
Graveside service for Henry G. French, 81, of Decatur was to be today at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Cemetery with Mike Nix officiating and Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home directing.
Mr. French died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 27, 1918, in Morgan County to William and Elsie Dobbins French. He was a farmer, a retired pipefitter supervisor and a member of Trinity Church of Christ. He was the brother of the late Lorene Bullard, Joe Wheeler French and William Miles French.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Lois Cochran French; two sons, Steven S. French of Trinity and Roger French of Decatur; one daughter, Charlotte Hamilton of Trinity; three sisters, Gladys Gilliland and Daisy Moebes, both of Decatur, and Thelma Sons of Trinity; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be Steven French, Roger French, Brandon French, Wesley French, Jason French, Dustin French, Brett Hamilton and Theron Hamilton.
Velma Stoops Jacobs
86, homemaker
Funeral for Velma Stoops Jacobs, 86, of Decatur was to be today at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Phillip Sessions officiating. Burial was to be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Jacobs died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at her home. She was born Jan. 11, 1914, in Hobart, Okla., to Marion and Dora Stoops. She was a homemaker and a member of First Church of the Nazarene. She was the widow of William "Dick" Jacobs, the mother of the late S.B. Jacobs and the late Hansell Jacobs, and the sister of the late Edmack Stoops, Fred Muston, Fletcher Muston and Mildred West.
Survivors include one son, Jerry Jacobs of Decatur; four daughters, Nadean Scott, Bernice Bagwell and Joyce Reynolds, all of Decatur, and Lorene Terry of Hillsboro; one sister, Opal Terry of Moulton; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be Avery Littrell III, Avery Littrell IV, Tracy Reynolds, Bill Mefford, Sam Silver and George Upton.
Clara Bridgett York Johnston
93, grocery store owner
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Clara Bridgett York Johnston, 93, of Hartselle will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Melvin Hunter and the Rev. Dewitt Crow officiating.
Burial will be in Hartselle Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday night from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Johnston died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, at National Healthcare Center in Moulton. She was born July 29, 1907, in Illinois to Eli York and Bircha Ellen Odom York. She was a member of Southwest Baptist Church in Hartselle and a grocery store owner. She was the widow of Robert E. Johnston Sr. and mother of the late Robert E. "Bob" Johnston Jr.
Survivors include one sister, Helen York Fairchild of Baton Rouge, La.
Pallbearers will be Gary Long, Edmund P. Hinton Jr., Cordis Blackwood, John Long, James Shaffer and Mark Clayton.
George Oakley Lewis
77, retired construction worker
Graveside service for George Oakley Lewis, 77, of Decatur will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Roselawn Cemetery with the Rev. Sandra Locke Godbey officiating and Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Lewis died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, at his home. He was born March 25, 1923, in Alabama to George Franklin Lewis and Vera Mae Armstrong Lewis. He was a Baptist and a retired construction worker.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Lewis; one son, Robert Lewis of Decatur; two daughters, Kathy Helton and Shirley Barnes, both of Hartselle; four brothers, T.W. Lewis and Charles K. Lewis, both of Decatur, and Billy R. Lewis of Hartselle and Claude Lewis of Chickamauga, Ga.; two sisters, Mildred Guidici of Decatur and Joyce Ann Burns of Las Vegas; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley.
Alice W. Phillips
70, retired machine operator
ATHENS -- Funeral for Alice W. Phillips, 70, of Athens, will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with the Rev. Harold D. Gamblin officiating.
Burial will be in Butler Cemetery in Rogersville. The family will receive friends Wednesday from noon until time of the service.
Mrs. Phillips died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born Dec. 29, 1929, in Lauderdale County. She was a retired machine operator and a member of Agape Christian Ministry.
Survivors include one son, Mickey Phillips of Elkmont; five sisters, Arnita Rumbo and Elois Stutts, both of Collinwood, Tenn., Audrey Hudgins of Waynesboro, Tenn., Betty Phillips and Joyce Brewers, both of Athens; and three step-grandchildren.
William Oliver Wood
73, retired machinist
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for William Oliver Wood, 73, of Hartselle will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Flynn officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery in Hartselle. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Wood died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at his home. He was born Feb. 14, 1927, in Lawrence County to Joseph W. Wood and Dora Wood. He retired as a machinist from Defco in Decatur. He was the widower of Mary Lee Kirby Wood.
Survivors include three sons, Bill Wood of Falkville, Joey Wood of Eva and Ronnie Wood of Hartselle; four daughters, Betty Hodgeman, Nancy Hill and Patsy Mayfield, all of Hartselle, and Janet Elrod of Cullman; three brothers, Odis Wood of Hartselle, Kenneth Wood of Speake and Jimmy Wood of Somerville; three sisters, Dorothy Blake of Kalamazoo, Mich., Alice Roper of Trinity and Martha Downton of Hartselle; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be David Wood, Shawn Hamilton, Robbie Voight, Jimmy Martin, Larry Bradford and Tommy Kirby.
Melverta Arnold
80, homemaker
HALEYVILLE -- Funeral for Melverta Arnold, 80, of Haleyville will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. David Tidwell and the Rev. Bobby Sibley officiating.
Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery with Pinkard Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Arnold died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2,000, at her home. She was born March 13, 1920, in Franklin County to Noah Pinkard and Alice Bragg Pinkard. She was a lifelong resident of the area, a homemaker and member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church. She was the widow of Ernie Velton Arnold.
Survivors include one son, Earnie Arnold of Haleyville; one daughter, Dorothy Frost of Courtland; two brothers, Loyd Frost and Walter Pinkard, both of Phil Campbell; one sister, Bertha Moody of Indianapolis; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
James Ottis Brown
73, retired glass glazier
CULLMAN -- Funeral for James Ottis Brown, 73, of Cullman will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Jones Chapel First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Lake and the Rev. Junior Rodgers officiating.
Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery with Moss Service Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 5:30 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Brown died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, at Hartselle Medical Center. He was born March 22, 1927, in Cullman County to T.P. Brown and Lizzie Pearson Brown. He was a retired self-employed glass glazier. He was the brother of the late Ed Brown, Opal Skinner and Dean Rodgers.
Survivors include his wife, Ella Mae England Brown; one son, Johnny Mack Brown of Cullman; two daughters, Patricia Laney of Cullman and Sheila Stewart of Danville; two brothers, J.P. Brown and Tom Brown, both of Cullman; five sisters, Sara Bryan, Sue England, Barbara Carpenter, Mittie Carpenter and Miriam Parker, all of Cullman; and four grandchildren.
