Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Bobby Wayne Clark
64, retired body shop worker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Bobby Wayne Clark, 64, of Huntsville will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Charles Hammond and Ted Estridge officiating.
Burial will be in Bottom Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Clark died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, at his home. He was born Feb. 9, 1936, in Limestone County to Odie and Ura Clark. He retired as a body shop worker from Woody Anderson Ford. He was the brother of the late Charles Clark, Lorene Conley and Mary Dugger.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Ulrich Clark; one son, Ronnie Clark of Huntsville; three daughters, Angela Brand and Linda Fox, both of Huntsville, and Kim Clark of Union Grove; one brother, Kenneth Clark of Athens; three sisters, Mable Kidd, Marie Pitts and Judy Pack, all of Athens; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Keith Clark, Perry Crawford, Roger Williams, Gary Pitts, Tim Clark and Johnny Cooper.
Nephews will be honorary pallbearers.
Harry G. Earley
93, postal retiree
PELHAM -- Funeral for Harry G. Earley, 93, of Pelham will be Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Mr. Earley died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, at his home. He was born Feb. 2, 1907, in Hartselle. He was a retired U.S. Postal Service employee and attended Lakeside Baptist Church. He was the father of the late James W. Earley.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice N. Earley; two sons, Thomas H. Earley of Decatur and William R. Earley of Hoover; one sister, Isabell White of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Barnabus Hospice Foundation, 265 Riverchase Parkway East, Birmingham, AL 35244.
Patricia Ann Sanders Fuqua
43, Lawrence County resident
TUSCUMBIA -- Funeral for Patricia Ann Sanders Fuqua, 43, of North Courtland will be Monday at noon at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Town Creek with the Rev. Bakari Brown officiating.
Burial will be in Washtilla Cemetery with Thompson and Son Funeral Home directing. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Fuqua died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, in Lawrence Country. She was born April 18, 1957, in Lawrence County, where she was a lifelong resident. She was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church where she served on the Usher Board.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur Ray Fuqua; one son, Bret Mason of Courtland; four daughters, Shelby Harden of Muscle Shoals, Wanda Mason and Barbara Mason, both of Decatur, and Arcy Jaggwe of Huntsville; her mother, Hattie Sanders of Town Creek; four brothers, Henry Sanders of Leighton and Edward Sanders, Litt Sanders and Preston Sanders, all of Town Creek; three sisters, Lizzie Langham of Town Creek, Carolyn Beckwith of Florence and Carol McDonald of Crofton, Conn.; and eight grandchildren.
Connie Jo Griffith
29, waitress
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Connie Jo Griffith, 29, of Hartselle will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Donnie Hargrove officiating.
Burial will be in Herring Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Griffith died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, in Hartselle. She was born Sept. 10, 1971, in Michigan. She was a waitress at Hard Dock Cafe in Decatur.
Survivors include her husband, Roy Wayne Griffith; one daughter, Brandi Nicole Griffith of Hartselle; her mother, Joyce Mashak of Hartselle; and two brothers, Mike Mashak and Seth Mashak, both of Hartselle.
Pallbearers will be Randy Bradford, Phillip Griffith, Addie Hill, Mike Kilpatrick, Steven Kilpatrick and Guy Terry.
Jerome Mitchell Hardin
87, business owner
ATHENS -- Graveside service for Jerome Mitchell Hardin, 87, of Athens will be today at 11:30 a.m. at Roselawn Cemetery with Bill Irby officiating and McConnell Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Hardin died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. He was born Feb. 16, 1913, in Falkville to William P. Hardin and Beulah Suggs Hardin. He retired in 1977 and was the owner of Grocery and Meat Market in Cullman and Twin Cleaners, Dales Barbecue and Hardin's San-Ann in Athens. He was a member of Retired Seniors Volunteer Program and West Hobbs Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine Morgan Hardin; one daughter, Anne Whitt of Athens; two sisters, Beatrice Chaney and Reba Ponder, both of Falkville; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Kathryn Gladys Hardin Vest
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Kathryn Gladys Hardin Vest, 93, of Cullman, formerly of the Oak Ridge community, will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Oak Ridge United Methodist Church with the Rev. Estus L. Hardin and the Rev. Keith Elder officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Vest died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, at Cullman Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 22, 1907, in Blount County to William Henry and Mary Elizabeth Praytor Hardin. She was a member of Oak Ridge United Methodist Church. She was the widow of James A. "Ott" Vest and the mother of the late Wayne Landers.
Survivors include one son, John W. Vest of Pleasantville, N.J.; two daughters, Helen Marion Collier of Decatur and Dorothy Sloan of Kalamazoo, Mich.; three sisters, Grace Slaten of Eva, Lena Mae Woodall of Cullman and Sara Lawrence of Portage, Mich.; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jim Halbrooks, Billy Hardin, Tommy Hardin, Joel Slaten, Kenneth Slaten and Randy Vest.
Samuel Redus Vinson
67, Korean War veteran
ATHENS -- Funeral for Samuel Redus Vinson, 67, of Athens will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Bobby Robinson, O.D. Morrow and Toney Vining officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Vinson died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born Dec. 27, 1932, in Limestone County to Benton and Mary Vinson. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, a retiree of Huntsville Center of Technology and a member of Mount Zion Church of Christ. He was the widower of Ruth Bowers Vinson.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Jo Vinson; one son, Arther Lee Vinson of Athens; one daughter, Belinda McMunn of Athens; four brothers, Howard Vinson of Reform, Thomas Vinson of Corinth, Miss., Joseph Allen Vinson of Athens and Bonnie Vinson of Gladstone, N.D.; nine sisters, Mattie Floy Smith, Gladys Jarrett and Frances Reeder, all of Athens, Dorothy Lewis of Peoria, Ill., Beatrice Furline of Rogersville, Betty DuBois of Elkmont, Jean Wilson of Anniston, Margie Free of Gordo and Dee Vinson of Corinth; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Gary DuBois, Andy DuBois, Daryl DuBois, Jackie DuBois, Charles Smith and Ronnie Vinson.
Jesse O. Warth Sr.
82, World War II veteran
ADAMSVILLE -- Graveside service for Jesse O. Warth Sr., 82, of Adamsville will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Crestview Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends Sunday night from 5 to 8 at Crestview Memorial Funeral Home.
Mr. Warth died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, at Hayden. He was born May 31, 1918, in Louisville, Ky. He was a retiree of Bama Foods, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and an elder at Rocky Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was the widower of Elena "Patsy" Warth and the brother of the late Charles Warth, Raymond Warth and Elsie Olvey.
Survivors include three sons, Jesse Warth Jr. of Ashville, Gordon Brewer of Tampa, Fla., and Ward Brewer of Pell City; three daughters, Sharon Maxwell of Decatur, Paige W. Aaron of Corner and Michelle W. Drummonds of Sylacauga; one brother, Rudolph Warth of Homewood; and 14 grandchildren.
Cora Jean Burks Yarbrough
64, retired assembly line worker
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Memorial service for Cora Jean Burks Yarbrough, 64, of Overland Park will be today at 3 p.m. at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel.
Mrs. Yarbrough died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000, at her home. She was born Aug. 4, 1936, in Moulton to Pruitt and Janora Burks. She was a retired assembly line worker at General Motors and a member of Liberty United Methodist Church in Moulton.
Survivors include two sons, Steve Yarbrough of Gardner, Kan., and John Yarbrough of Overland Park; one brother, James Nathaniel Burks of Moulton; one sister, Betty Gail Palmer of Topeka, Kan.; two half sisters, Novella Burks of Arizona and Earnistine Hampton of California; and four grandchildren.
Charles Walker Belt
68, manufacturing representative
HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla. -- Memorial service for Charles Walker Belt, 68, of Homosassa, formerly of Decatur, will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church in Decatur with the Rev. Richmond Webster officiating.
Memorial service was Monday in Homosassa at First United Methodist Church with Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Belt died Nov. 9, 2000, in Florida. He was born March 13, 1932, in Marion, Ky., to Fred and Virginia Belt. He was a retired manufacturing representative, a former member of the Decatur Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jo Belt; two daughters, Debra Anne Belt of Hillsdale, Mich., and Lynn Belt Schuppert of Decatur; and one granddaughter.
Memorials may be made to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, c/o The Rotary Club of Decatur, P.O. Box 1469, Decatur, AL 35602.
Dixie L. Benson
83, homemaker
MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- Funeral for Dixie L. Benson, 83, of Maryville was Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Piers officiating.
Graveside service will be today at 2 p.m. at Zion's Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Benson died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, at Blount Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 26, 1916, in Sevierville, Tenn. She was a homemaker and a member of Zion's Chapel Baptist Church. She was the widow of Ernest Benson.
Survivors include three sons, Harold Benson of Athens, Ralph Benson of Maryville and David Benson of Friendsville, Tenn.; three daughters, Susie Benson Slyman of Knoxville, Pat Benson Chesky of St. Louis and Phyllis Benson Crisp of Phoenix; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Faith Presbyterian Church, 9443 Northshore Drive, Knoxville, TN 37922.
Bobby James Hargrove
59, Vietnam veteran
ATHENS -- Military graveside service for Bobby James Hargrove, 59, of Athens will be today at 2 p.m. at Limestone Memorial Gardens with Mike Davis officiating and Spry Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Hargrove died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, at Floyd E. "Tut" Fann State Veterans Home in Huntsville. He was born Jan. 1, 1941, in Limestone County. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4765, American Legion Post No. 49, Disabled American Veterans and Paralyzed Veterans of America. He was a member of Pleasant Valley Church of Christ.
Survivors include his parents, A.H. and Edith Hargrove of Athens; and three brothers, Billy W. Hargrove, Tommy Joe Hargrove and David S. Hargrove, all of Athens.
Pallbearers will be Michael Hargrove, Scott "Pete" Hargrove, Ross Hargrove, Hugh Hargrove, Tony Lovell and Ronnie Lovell.
Fred W. Sedenquist
60, research engineer
HUNTSVILLE -- Graveside service for Fred W. Sedenquist, 60, of Huntsville will be Monday at 3 p.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Jackson officiating and Twickenham Funeral Home South directing.
The family will receive friends today from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Sedenquist died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born July 9, 1940, in Niagra Falls, N.Y. He worked at Boeing Co. for 10 years and was a research engineer with U.S. Army-AMCOM for 28 years. He was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army, serving in Germany in the 1960s, and was a member of the Ham Radio Operators Club. He was a graduate of The University of Alabama and a member of Whitesburg Baptist Church, where he was a former usher and fifth-grade boys Sunday school teacher.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Wann Sedenquist; two daughters, Molly deBlaquiere and Sabrena Wood, both of Huntsville; one brother, John C. Sedenquist of Valley; and two granddaughters.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or to the Dr. Joan Bull's Hematology/Oncology Clinic at Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center, 5411 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030-1501.
