Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Minnie Lee Boyd Pointer
58, nursing assistant
Funeral for Minnie Lee Boyd Pointer, 58, of Moulton will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Byler Road Church of Christ in Moulton with Don Finney officiating.
Burial will be in Lindsey Cemetery in Oakville with Sharpley Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Friday night from 7 to 8 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church an hour before the service.
Mrs. Pointer died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2000, at Lawrence Baptist Medical Center. She was born Nov. 22, 1941, in Lawrence County to Carlton and Minnie Boyd. She attended Moulton High School and Alabama A&M University. She was employed by National Health Care Center in Moulton for several years as a certified nursing assistant. She was widow of H.J. Pointer and the mother of the late Timothy Pointer and Janet Pointer and sister of the late Carrie Sykes, Gertrude Boyd, Willard Boyd, Ezell Boyd, Benjamin Boyd and Edward Boyd.
Survivors include one daughter, Marcia Williams of Moulton; two sons, Greg Pointer of Hillsboro and Darryl Pointer of Decatur; six sisters, Pauline Rogers of Newark, N.J., and Bessie Echols, Hattie Murl McDaniel, Bertha Nell McDaniel, Emma Jean Jones, and Marie Truss, all of Moulton; four brothers, Willie Gene Boyd and Luther Boyd, both of Moulton, Eugene Boyd of Louisville, Ky., and Carl Boyd of Courtland.
Sybil Roberts
71, homemaker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Sybil Roberts, 71, of Athens will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. A. Ray Lee officiating.
Burial will be in Johnson Chapel Cemetery in Danville. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Roberts died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born Aug. 20, 1929, in Lawrence County to Robert Jessie Lang and Mamie Brown Lang. She was a Baptist and a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Calvin L. Roberts of Athens; two sons, Terry Roberts of Athens and Steve Roberts of Decatur; two brothers, Ray Lang and Billy "Bill" Lang, both of Battle Creek, Mich.; two sisters, Gladys Miller and Jenny McMillian, both of Battle Creek; and three grandchildren.
Fred Vinson Speake
54, truck driver
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Fred Vinson Speake, 54, of Cullman will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Summerford and the Rev. Howard Wolfe Jr. officiating.
Burial will be in Hartselle Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Speake died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at his residence. He was born April 3, 1946, in Morgan County to Lamar "Speck" N. Speake and Mattie Lee Vinson Speake. He attended Nebo Baptist Church and was a truck driver for Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Cullman.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Speake; one son, Fred Lamar Speake of Cullman; three daughters, Joyce Kelley and Melba Kelley Stewart, both of Cullman, and Judy Kelley Hovis of Vinemont; one brother, Bob Speake of Hartselle; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Doug Finch, Jerry Mayfield, Frank McKenzie, Bill Morris, Carlton Musgrove and Owen Parker.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cullman County or the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Foundation c/o Liver Foundation, Holcomb Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030.
Anthony Keith Speegle
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Anthony Speegle, 42, of Danville will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday night from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Speegle died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at Shelby County Medical Center.
Complete arrangements will be announced by Peck Funeral Home.
Knewtie Bell Williams
88, nurse's aide
Funeral for Knewtie Bell Williams, 88, of Hartselle will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hartselle First Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Ray Young officiating.
Burial will be in Hartselle Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Williams died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at her home. She was born Feb. 26, 1912, in Ramer to Joseph Bell and Alice Baker Bell. She was a nurse's aide at Hartselle Medical Center. She graduated from Morgan County Training School and was a member of Hartselle First Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Shelvie Williams Sr.; three sons, Shelvie Williams Jr. of Hartselle, Larry Williams of Tanner and Don Williams of Locust Grove, Ga.; four daughters, Charlene Miller of Cleveland, Ohio, Shirley Marie Love of Eolia, Mo., and Gloria Jackson and Barbara Davis, both of Chicago; 27 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Sam Miller, Frederick Williams, Don Williams Jr., Bruce Davis Jr., Jacqus Tapscott and David Jackson.
Nellie Clardy Austin
80, seamstress
TRINITY -- Funeral for Nellie Clardy Austin, 80, of Gardendale will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Parkway Funeral Home with the Rev. Greg Standridge officiating.
Burial will be in Caddo Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Austin died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2000, at Carraway Methodist Hospital. She was born Dec. 20, 1919, in Lawrence County. She was a seamstress and a member of Parkview Church of God in Fultondale.
Survivors include one son, Garry Austin of Gardendale; one daughter, Carolyn Austin Franklin of Huntsville; two stepsons, John Austin and Roy Austin, both of Decatur; two sisters, Helen Hitt of Trinity and Virginia Hoaglan of Hartford, Mich.; one half-sister, Gladys Collins of Decatur; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and eight step-grandchildren.
Grandsons and nephews will be pallbearers.
Varda Grace Brackin
97, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Varda Grace Brackin, 97, of Town Creek will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Elliott Funeral Home with the Rev. Scott Moore officiating.
Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Brackin died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at University Hospital in Jackson, Miss. She was born Aug. 25, 1903, in Tishomingo County, Miss., and was a homemaker.
Pallbearers will be Jack Williams, Jackie Williams, Lynn Frost, David Frost and Steve Posey.
Jeffrey Lynn Jones
45, BP maintenance worker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Jeffrey Lynn Jones, 45, Hartselle will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Forrest Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Vandon Windsor and the Rev. Jerri Hunt officiating.
Burial will be in Forrest Chapel Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Jones died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham. He was born March 5, 1955, in South Carolina to the late Homer Lee Jones and Bettie Wallace Jones. He was a member of Forrest Chapel United Methodist Church and a 1973 graduate of Morgan County High School. He was a maintenance worker at BP, formerly Amoco.
Survivors include two sons, Jeffrey Todd Jones of Hartselle and John Pat Jones of Joppa; his mother of Hartselle; one brother, Steven Lee Jones of Madison; and two sisters, Kathy Jones Maples of Hartselle and Denise Jones Garber of Lacey's Spring.
Memorials may be made to the building fund of Forrest Chapel United Methodist Church.
Nell Bowers LeCroix
78, beautician
ATHENS -- Funeral for Nell Bowers LeCroix, 78, of Athens will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with Warren Glass and J.T. Word officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. LeCroix died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. She was born Nov. 5, 1921, in Sheffield, England, and was a member of Valley View Church of Christ. She owned and operated The House of Beauty, where she worked as a beautician for more then 30 years.
Survivors include her husband, Max LeCroix; one daughter, Jennifer Threet of Athens; one stepson, Bobby LeCroix of Athens; two stepdaughters, Shelby Isbell and Patsy Burroughs, both of Athens; two brothers, Douglas Doherty and Alfred Doherty, both of England; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren;
Pallbearers will be Jerry Threet, Jason Threet, Arthur Lee Vinson, Joel McMunn, Brian Burroughs and Greg LeCroix.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
David Allen Leonard
68, retired civil servant
ATHENS -- Funeral for David Allen Leonard, 68, of Athens will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Rick Craft officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery in Athens. The family will receive friends today from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Leonard died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at his home. He was born Sept. 26, 1932, in Huntington, W.V., to the late Raymond G. Leonard and Alice Annabelle Hall Grote and was a Baptist. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was retired as a civil servant with the inspector general's office of the Department of Defense.
Suvivors include his wife, Earlene McCadams Leonard; two sons, Larry Leonard of Point Pleasant, W.V., and Ronald Leonard of Athens, Ohio.; one stepson, William Buchanan of St. Cloud, Fla.; one stepdaughter, Ronnie Michelle Tharp of Iverness, Fla.; his mother, who lives in Lehigh Acres, Fla.; one sister, Audalla Comer of Pittsburgh, Penn.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Larry Leonard, Ronald Leonard, Bill Buchanan and Bob Vair.
Edna Mae Mason
75, homemaker
HUNTSVILLE -- Funeral for Edna Mae Mason, 75, of Huntsville will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with the Rev. Edward "Ted" Gartrell and the Rev. Dr. David Reynolds officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery in Decatur. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Mason died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. She was born May 26, 1925, in Morgan County and had lived in Madison County since 1969. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Clarence Mason Jr., one son, Clarence Mason III of Huntsville; one brother, Charles Stewart of Decatur; and three grandchildren.
Mable Lee Mayberry
74, homemaker
TANNER -- Funeral for Mable Lee Mayberry, 74, of Athens will be Saturday at noon at New Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Lockett Sr. officiating.
Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery with People's Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Mayberry died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born Feb. 26, 1926, in Limestone County to Terry Griffis and Dessie Horton Griffis. She was a homemaker and a member of New Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, where she served on the Mother's Board and the Missionary Society. She was a member of the Carolina Chapter No. 155 Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, Jessie Mayberry Sr.; five sons, Edward Mayberry, Leo Mayberry and Jessie Mayberry Jr., all of Athens, Donald Mayberry of Huntsville and Robert Mayberry of Lithonia, Ga.; four daughters, Emma Sloss and Brenda Mayberry, both of Athens, Betty Gilbert of Hazel Crest, Ill., and Teresa Cosby of Huntsville; one brother, John Griffis Sr. of Harvey, Ill.; two sisters, Viola Benford of Hazel Crest, Ill., and Ida Cartwright of Harvey; 25 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
James Nathan Smith Sr.
69, retired truck driver
TUSCUMBIA -- Funeral for James Nathan Smith Sr., 69, of Leighton will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Colbert Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Roland Stanley officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends todnight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Smith died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2000, following a brief illness. He was a retired truck driver. He was a member of the Shoals Family of Faith. He was the son of the late James Luther Smith and Minnie Green Smith.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta Smith; two sons, James N. Smith Jr. of Tuscumbia and John David Smith of Ford City; one daughter, Jo Ann Choat of Tuscumbia; three stepsons, Jeff Atkinson of Atlanta, Tommy Atkinson of Green hill and Dennis Atkinson of Florence; three sisters, Bertha Murphy of Phil Campbell, Irene Malone of Mount Hope and Barbara Sullivan of Trinity; one brother, Hollis Smith of Littleville; one stepbrother, Millard Kennedy of Littleville; one stepsister, Thelma Bartlow of Florida; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
