Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Patrick Henry Fields III
11
HAZEL GREEN -- Funeral for Patrick Henry Fields III, 11, of Hartselle, will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Gallant Funeral Home with the Rev. Alfred Palmer officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Walnut Grove. The family will receive friends today until 9 p.m. at Priceville Funeral Home.
The child died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born Sept. 28, 1989, in Huntsville.
Survivors include his parents, Patrick H. Fields Jr. and Valerie A. Fields of Hartselle; one brother, Thomas Fields of Hartselle; two sisters, Jennifer Fields and Elizabeth Fields, both of Hartselle; a half-sister, Kathleen Cooper, of New Hope; his grandparents, Patrick H. Fields Sr. and JoAnn Fields of Fort Worth, Texas, and Thomas and Barbara Cantrell of New Market; and his great-grandmother, Estell Whitehead of Decatur.
Pallbearers will be William Cantrell, Timothy Cantrell, Ray Cooper and Bob Burns.
Fred Henson
79, steamfitter
MOULTON -- Funeral for Fred Henson, 79, of Mount Hope will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Rick Elrod and the Rev. Joseph Whitt officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Henson died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, at Lawrence Baptist Medical Center. He was born Feb. 23, 1921, in Alabama to James Wesley Henson and Della Blankenship Henson. He was retired from Redstone Arsenal and a member of Rock Springs Presbyterian Church of Mount Hope. Mr. Henson was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Augazelle Moore Henson; one son, Willard Henson of Sachse, Texas; two daughters, Frances Henson Wann Fulghum, of Columbia, S.C., and Barbara Henson Cagle of Largo, Fla.; two brothers, Paul Henson of Bowling Green , Ky., and Jerry Henson of Augusta, Ga.; two sisters, Lela Laremore of Russellville and Doris Fuller of Kalamazoo, Mich.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Members of the Moulton Masonic Lodge will be pallbearers.
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 tonight 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 Young, James Shaffer and Mark Clayton.
Ruby Reeves Reed
88, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Ruby Reeves Reed, 88, of Mount Hope will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Rick Elrod officiating.
Burial will be in Rock Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. Mrs. Reed died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, at her home. She was born March 18, 1912, in Alabama to James Edward Reeves and Izora Bell Reeves. She was a homemaker, and a member of Mount Hope United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one son, Dalton Reed of Mount Hope; one sister, Opal Grissom of Russellville; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Reuben A. Sandlin
75, retired Good Year employee
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Reuben A. Sandlin, 75, of Hartselle will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry McElroy and the Rev. Finus Self officiating.
Burial will be in Roundtop Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Sandlin died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, at his home. He was born March 20, 1925, in Morgan County to Ben J. Sandlin and Bertha Blankenship Sandlin. He was a World War II veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He retired from Good Year Tire and Rubber where he worked for 28 years. Mr. Sandlin was the brother of the late Shirley Paul Sandlin and Emma Ruth Sandlin.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Kelsoe Sandlin; his step-mother, Mavis Sandlin of Hartselle; two sons, Stephen Sandlin of Falkville and Stanley Sandlin of Danville; one daughter, Sharon Lawrence of Hartselle; three brothers, James W. Sandlin of Lynn, Mass., Herman Sandlin of Waddy, Ky. and Howard Sandlin of Falkville; and one sister, Betty Wilhite of Hartselle.
James Larry Webb
54, retired Solutia senior operator
HALEYVILLE -- Funeral for James Larry Webb, 54, of Double Springs will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Nichols Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Dyar and the Rev. Clice Rogers officiating.
Burial will be in Pinetuckey Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Webb died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, at his home. He was born Jan. 10, 1946, in Winston County to Lee Webb and Edna Guthrie Webb. He retired from Solutia Inc. after 25 years as a senior operator in cutting and baling. He was the brother of the late Katherine Webb.
Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Webb; one son, Tim Webb of Double Springs; one daughter, Kim Miller of Haleyville; one brother, Ronnie Webb of Double Springs; and three grandchildren.
Gilbert Edward Harris
95, retired farmer
MOULTON -- Funeral for Gilbert Edward Harris, 95, of Hillsboro will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. David Stidham and the Rev. Arnold Brackin officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Harris died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000, at his home. He was born April 1, 1905, in Lawrence County to Oakley Bynum "Bud" Harris and Leamenda Hamilton Harris. He was a retired farmer and was the widower Frances Ready Harris. He was a lifelong resident of Lawrence County and served one term as a road commissioner for the Northeast District. He retired from Davis Construction and operated a country store for several years. He was a Master Mason of Moulton Lodge No. 6 for more than 50 years, and was a member of Sulpher Springs Church for 82 years, where his father was an early pastor.
Survivors include three sons, Byne D. Harris of Venice, Fla., Clinton D, Harris of Moulton and Billy Harris of Decatur; three daughters, Audrey Weitfelt of Hillsboro, Marian Bowser of Alexandria, Va., and Jane Axford of Town Creek; and one sister, Daisy Haynes of Moulton; 19 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Clarence Milton Jeffreys
77, pastor
MOULTON -- Funeral for the Rev. Clarence Milton Jeffreys, 77, of Town Creek, will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Strickland and the Rev. Jim Baccus officiating.
Burial will be in Hard Shell Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
The Rev. Jeffreys died Wed. Oct. 11, 2000, at his residence. He was born April 9, 1923, in Lawrence County to John Milton Jeffreys and Belle Vines Jeffreys. He was a retired farmer and pastor of Roden Freewill Baptist Church. The Rev. Jeffreys was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and widower of Sigar Lee Posey Jeffreys.
Survivors include his wife, Fleta Lowery Jeffreys; four sons, Milton Jeffreys of Moulton, Wayne Jeffreys of Town Creek, Dale Jeffreys of Nashville and Kelvis Jeffreys of Elkmont; four sisters, Annis Dawson, Innis Lowery, Eula Mae Jeffreys, all of Town Creek, and Erleen Jeffreys of Madison; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Hylman Lowery, Jack Willis, Jerry Willis, Jimmie Randolph, Willard Dawson and Wayne Kirby.
Marilyn Joan Jurs
66, transportation supervisor
PALMETTO, Fla. -- Memorial service for Marilyn Joan Wells Jurs, 66, of Palmetto was Oct. 5 in Palmetto with Charles Fied officiating and Kicliter Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Jurs died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, in Bradenton. She was born June 30, 1934, in Battle Creek, Mich., to the late Merle G. Wells and Elnora Kelley Zeedyk. Mrs. Jurs was a 31-year employee of Eaton Manufacturing in Battle Creek. She moved to Florida in 1983 and retired as transportation supervisor in 1996 from Westminster Asbury Retirement Residence, returning part-time as a switchboard operator until this year. She was a league bowler and a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Palmetto. She was the mother of the late Kelly Jurs and the sister of the late Ronald Wells.
Survivors include her husband of 46 years Roy D. Jurs Sr.; three sons, Eugene Perkins of Battle Creek, Roy D. Jurs Jr., of Bradenton, and Fred "Joe" Jurs of West Melbourne, Fla.; one daughter, Linda Perkins Schlagenhauf of Decatur; her mother of Palmetto; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, Southwest Florida Hospice or the American Cancer Society.
Leevella Dunaway McGee
76, Prestolite employee
Funeral for Leevella Dunaway McGee, 76, of Decatur will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Essmon and the Rev. Maurice McGee officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Mrs. McGee died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Jan. 18, 1924, in Morgan County to Thomas C. and Doomis E. Dunaway. She worked for Prestolite for many years and was a member of Center Springs United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Maurice McGee of Hartselle and J.C. McGee of Decatur; one daughter, Rhonda Bradford of Trinity; two brothers, Gilbert Dunaway of Valhermoso Springs and Billy Joe Dunaway of Priceville; three sisters, Arlene Sivley of Center Springs, Ina Johnston and Dorothy Watkins, both of Somerville; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Robert Dunaway, Billy Joe Dunaway Jr., Terry Speegle, Jim Watkins, David Nelms, Clark Johnston, Lloyd Wade, and Yancey Randolph.
Robert Daniel Morris Jr.
56, former Solutia employee
BRYSON CITY, N.C. -- Funeral for Robert Daniel Morris Jr., 56, of Bryson City, formerly of Hartselle, was Saturday at Bryson City First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Henson officiating.
Burial was in Swain Memorial Park with Crisp Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Morris died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at Harris Regional Hospital. He was born Feb. 21, 1944, in Jacksonville, Fla., to Robert D. Morris Sr. and Dorothy Crisp Morris. He was a 1968 graduate of North Carolina State University. A retiree, he was formerly employed by Redstone Arsenal, Solutia Inc., and American Enka.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Slagle Morris of Decatur; two sons, Joseph David Morris of San Jose, Calif., and Kevin Todd Morris of Asheville, N.C.; one sister, Ann Coggins of Bryson City; and his mother, of Bryson City.
Josephine Owens
63, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Josephine Owens, 63, of Moulton will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Elliott Funeral Home with the Rev. John Fike officiating.
Burial will be in Red Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Owens died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born July 8, 1937, in Alabama, and was a homemaker.
Survivors include three sons, Luther Owens and Joey Owens, both of Moulton, and Lelton Owens of Town Creek; her mother, Altie Mae Pruett; two brothers, Mack Pruett of Moulton and Laverl Pruett of Danville; three sisters, Opal Archer and Dorseane Hensley, both of Danville, and Lorane Keenum of Moulton; and five grandchildren.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Reuben A. Sandlin
75, retired Goodyear employee
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Reuben A. Sandlin, 75, of Hartselle was to be today at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry McElroy and the Rev. Finus Self officiating.
Burial was to be in Roundtop Cemetery.
Mr. Sandlin died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, at his home. He was born March 20, 1925, in Morgan County to Ben J. Sandlin and Bertha Blankenship Sandlin. He was a World War II veteran and was awarded the Purple Heart. He retired after 28 years from Goodyear Tire and Rubber. He was the brother of the late Shirley Paul Sandlin and Emma Ruth Sandlin.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Kelsoe Sandlin; two sons, Stephen Sandlin of Falkville and Stanley Sandlin of Danville; one daughter, Sharon Lawrence of Hartselle; his step-mother, Mavis Sandlin of Hartselle; three brothers, James W. Sandlin of Lynn, Mass., Herman Sandlin of Waddy, Ky., and Howard Sandlin of Falkville; one sister, Betty Wilhite of Hartselle; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be John Ellenburg Jr., William Kelsoe, Donnie Blankenship, Steve Holladay, Mike Lawrence and Dana Terry.
