Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Kristen Noelle Bierwagen
24, secretary
ATHENS -- Funeral for Kristen Noelle Bierwagen, 24, of Madison will be tonight at 7 at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Crouch officiating.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 7 at the funeral home.
Miss. Bierwagen died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, in Limestone County. She was born Feb. 22, 1976, in Lansing, Mich. She was a secretary and a member of Belmor Baptist Church in Mooresville. She was engaged to Christopher Hensley of Madison.
Survivors include her parents, Richard and Doreen Bierwagen of St. Peters, Mo.; and her grandparents, Germaine Thelen of Westphalia, Mich., and Joseph and Frances Bierwagen of Lansing.
Norman Prentice Davenport
64, Davenport Motors owner
Funeral for Norman Prentice Davenport, 64, of Decatur will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Austinville Church of God with the Rev. Harold Coomer and Barry Sempsrott officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery with Roselawn Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the church.
Mr. Davenport died Friday, Oct. 27, 2000, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. He was born Feb. 5, 1936, in Morgan County to Falcon Davenport and Ida Madrick Davenport. He owned and operated Davenport Motors for 42 years and was a member of Austinville Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Davenport; three sons, Gordon Davenport, Kevin Davenport and Brent Davenport, all of Decatur; one daughter, Diane Hardin of Decatur; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Guen Hardin, Lonnie Smith, Nolan Thompson, Austin Gillespie, Chuck Sutton and Joe Tucker.
Michael Lynn Johnson Jr.
23, plumber
MEMPHIS -- Funeral for Michael Lynn Johnson Jr., 23, of Quincy, Fla., will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Memphis Funeral Home's Germantown Parkway Chapel.
Burial will be in Memory Hill Gardens in Memphis. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Johnson died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000, in Tallahassee, Fla. He was born May 16, 1977, in Memphis. He was a plumber and was engaged to Alana Hare of Quincy.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Michael Lynn Johnson Sr. and Elise Levesque Johnson of Leesburg, Ga.; his mother and stepfather, Celia Bruno Bowie and Richard Bowie of Byhalia, Miss.; two stepsisters, April Wilson Gladney and Christina Elise Wilson, both of Leesburg; and his grandparents, James E. Johnson of Trinity and Edith Bruno of Memphis.
Elizabeth Leotta Nixon
64, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Elizabeth Leotta Nixon, 64, of Athens will be today at 2 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Warren Glass officiating.
Burial will be in Sunnyhill Cemetery.
Mrs. Nixon died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born Sept. 2, 1936, in Athens. She was a homemaker and a member of Valley View Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Leslie Nixon; two brothers, Gene Edward Middlebrooks of Anderson and James Middlebrooks of Decatur.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Mynatt W. Sandlin
81, Ford Motor Co. retiree
FLORENCE -- Funeral for Mynatt W. Sandlin, 81, of Florence will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Brian Jarrad officiating.
Burial will be in Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens in Florence. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Sandlin died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at his home. He was born Oct. 29, 1918, in Morgan County. A former Falkville resident, he was retired from Ford Motor Co. and was a member of Jackson Heights Church of Christ. He was the widower of Lee Jean Ryan Sandlin.
Survivors include one son, Don Sandlin of Pulaski, Tenn.; two daughters, Janice Green and Debbie Clanton, both of Florence; two brothers, Shirley Summerford and Vernon Sandlin, both of Hartselle; two sisters, Verna Fields of Hartselle and Barbara Gandy of Falkville; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Shoals.
Ada Mae Smith
90, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Ada Mae Smith, 90, of Moulton will be today at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Ridge Holy Church of Christ with Charles Williams and Jimmy Fuller officiating.
Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery with Elliott Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Smith died Friday, Oct. 27, 2000, at Lawrence Baptist Medical Center. She was born Jan. 29, 1910, in Lawrence County. She was a homemaker. She was the mother of the late Huey Smith and the sister of the late Luther Oden.
Survivors include two sons, Windell England of Moulton and Willard Smith of Wren; three daughters, Eva Smith of Danville, and Dean Herring and Mable Jackson, both of Moulton; one stepson, Hoyt Smith of Houston; one sister, Irene Martin of Grayson; 19 grandchildren; one step-grandson; 35 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Smith, Edmond Smith, Mark Naylor, Edward Herring, Jerry Dutton and Keith Smith.
Doris Allfrey Sweetland
80, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Doris Allfrey Sweetland, 80, of Athens will be today at 2 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with the Rev. Eddie Gooch officiating.
Burial will be in Athens City Cemetery.
Mrs. Sweetland died Friday, Oct. 27, 2000, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born Dec. 18, 1919, in Decatur to Alvie Allfrey and Ida Mae Johnson Allfrey. She was a homemaker, an avid bowler and a member of Tanner United Methodist Church, Page Circle and Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Samuel Robert "Bobby" Sweetland; four sons, Sammy Sweetland of Maryville, Tenn., Gene Hester of Tarpon Springs, Fla., Bill Hester of Athens and Jimmy Hester of Decatur; one daughter, Sandra McLemore of Athens; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Martin Hester, Stan Hester, Jonathan McLemore, Randy Hester, David Sweetland and Jake McLemore.
Memorials may be made to Tanner United Methodist Church.
Annie Ruth Waldsmith
95, retired music teacher
HARTSELLE -- Graveside service for Annie Ruth Waldsmith, 95, of Hartselle will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Hartselle City Cemetery with the Rev. Harold Thompson officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing.
Miss. Waldsmith died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000, at Summerford Nursing Home in Falkville. She was born in 1905 to Lawrence Oliver Waldsmith and Sybilla Lee Williams Waldsmith. She was a retired music teacher and NASA employee.
Survivors include two nephews, John M. Puryear of Tuscaloosa and Dudley W. Puryear of Surprise, Ariz.; and one great-niece, Charlotte Bean Burns of Atlanta.
Memorials may be made to a favorite charity.
Jessie Leona Withem
88, retired Kroger meat wrapper
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Jessie Leona Withem, 88, of Falkville will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the Fairview Church of God with the Rev. Milan Dekich officiating.
Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery in Falkville with Peck Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Withem died Friday, Oct. 27, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born June 21, 1912, in Ohio to Joe and Stella McDonald. She was a retired Kroger meat wrapper and a member of Fairview Church of God.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary J. Pressley of Falkville; one sister, Mary Norris of Columbus, Ohio; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Brian Stiles, Don Stiles, Whitney Pressley, David Pressley, Todd Pressley and Brandon Eubanks.
Elizabeth McBride Barclift
85, retired teacher
HARTSELLE -- Graveside service for Elizabeth McBride Barclift, 85, of Hartselle will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Hartselle City Cemetery with the Rev. Dorsey Walker officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Barclift died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2000, at Falkville Health Care Center. She was born Oct. 12, 1915, in Morgan County to Claud McBride and Lena Lee Rivers McBride. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Hartselle and retired as a business education teacher from Hartselle High School after 40 years. She was the widow of Leo Barclift.
Survivors include one sister, Grayce Wasson of Hartselle.
Memorials may be made to the Elizabeth M. Barclift Scholarship Fund at First American Bank, P.O. Box 1236, Hartselle AL, 35640, or to a favorite charity.
Beulah Heath Dietz
99, homemaker
Funeral for Beulah Heath Dietz, 99, of Decatur will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Shelton Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Grant officiating.
Burial will be in Decatur City Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Dietz died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2000, at Summerford Nursing Home in Falkville. She was born Oct. 17, 1901, in Sumner County, Tenn., to John Heath and Fannie Trout Heath. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, George William Dietz and James Henry Dietz, both of Decatur; one daughter, Anne Matthews of Decatur; 14 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
David Scott Forgie
35, General Electric brazier
Memorial service for David Scott Forgie, 35, of Moulton will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Barnes officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Forgie died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at Baptist Hospital-Montclair in Birmingham. He was born Jan. 11, 1965, in Akron, Ohio, to Bob and Pat Forgie. He was an Army veteran and was a brazier for General Electric Co. in Decatur.
Survivors include one son, Landon Scott Forgie of Moulton; one stepson, Erik Letson of Moulton; his parents of Decatur; one sister, Susan Beth Gunter of Akron; and his grandparents, Camilla Rickard of Middle Point, Ohio, and William Forgie and Mildred Forgie of Sarasota, Fla.
Memorials may be made to the Alabama Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 6900 Sixth Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35212.
Lucille Boyd Lewis
85, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Lucille Boyd Lewis, 85, of Athens was to be today at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Edward McCracken officiating.
Burial was to be in Legg Cemetery.
Mrs. Lewis died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. She was born Feb. 6, 1915, in Limestone County. She was a homemaker and a member of Northside Church of Christ. She was the widow of Ernest Lewis.
Survivors include two sons, James C. Lewis of Athens and Mike Lewis of Tanner; two daughters, Shirley Hughes of Hartselle and Joyce Carter of Athens; three sisters, Dez Smith of Madison, Irene Filpeck of Fayetteville, N.C., and Verdie Ruth Wilson of Tanner; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
