Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Luther Andrew Morris
76, Monsanto retiree
TRINITY -- Funeral arrangements for Luther Andrew Morris, 76, of Decatur will be announced by Parkway Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Caddo Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Morris died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at Sunbridge Nursing Home. He was born June 26, 1924, in Lawrence County to Ray Morris and Delia Boyd Morris. He worked at Alabama Hosiery Mill, retired from Monsanto, and owned and operated Luther's Used Cars. He was a member of Caddo Congregational Church.
Survivors include his wife, Opal Pearl Waters Morris; two sons, Jerry Ray Morris of Birmingham and Gerald Dean Morris of Huntsville; two daughters, Betty Morris Terry of Decatur and Charlotte Ann Landham of Killen; one brother, John Marvin Morris of Moulton; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Rodney D. Terry, Craig Terry, Brandon Todd, Brian Morris, Joel Reagin and Mark Waters.
James W. 'Shorty' Nelson
73, Nelson Antiques owner
TRINITY -- Funeral for James W. "Shorty" Nelson, 73, of Moulton was Sunday at 2 p.m. at Moulton Church of God with the Rev. Oneal Franks and the Rev. Rick Taylor officiating.
Burial was in Moulton Memory Gardens with Parkway Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Nelson died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000, at his home. He was born May 7, 1927, in Lawrence County to W.B. and Hattie Nelson. He owned Nelson Antiques and was a member of Moulton Church of God. He was the brother of the late Harrison Nelson.
Survivors include his wife, Myrl Nelson; five sons, Marlon Nelson, Mark Nelson, Jim Nelson, Marvin Nelson and Timmy Nelson, all of Moulton; one daughter, Marlene Nelson Guttery of Centre; two brothers, Jack Nelson of Decatur and Tommy Nelson of Moulton; three sisters, Flossie Burns of Decatur, and Annie NeSmith and Ruth McCay, both of Moulton; 10 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Marlon Nelson, Mark Nelson, Jim Nelson, Marvin Nelson, Timmy Nelson and Marlene Nelson Guttery.
Jane Douglass Owen
88, homemaker
Funeral for Jane Douglass Owen, 88, of Athens, formerly of Decatur, will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Barnes and Rev. George Creel officiating.
Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. at Florence City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Owen died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000, at Limestone Health Facility. She was born Sept. 8, 1912, in Florence to Mr. and Mrs. Lunceford W. Douglass. She was a homemaker and a member of Ninth Street United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, John M. Owen Sr.; one son, John M. Owen Jr. of Kansas City, Mo.; and two grandchildren.
Mary Frances Prince
61, retired nurse
Funeral for Mary Frances Prince, 61, of Hartselle will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Oak Park Church of God with the Rev. Carl Maynard officiating.
Burial will be in Burningtree Memorial Gardens with Roselawn Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 9 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Prince died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at home. She was born Aug. 18, 1939, in Decatur to Herman D. Golden and Flora Burnham Golden. She was a retired nurse from Decatur General Hospital, where she worked for 28 years. She was a lifetime member of Oak Park Church of God.
Survivors include her husband, Elbert Prince; two sons, Rick Prince of Decatur and Wendell Prince of Winston-Salem, N.C.; her mother of Pulaski, Tenn.; one sister, Doris Golden Baker of Decatur; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Roy Borden, Bill Little, Sonny Holmes, Merv Waugh, Wayne Thomas Jr. and Billy Peebles.
Hazel Emaline Rogers
85, secretary
Graveside service for Hazel Emaline Rogers, 85, of Memphis, formerly of Decatur, will be Tuesday at noon at Roselawn Cemetery with Truman Sandlin officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Rogers died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at American Transitional Care in Memphis. She was born June 21, 1915, in Blount County to Alison Lafayette Rhodes and Jocie Thompson Rhodes. She was a secretary for Life of Alabama Insurance and a member of Central Baptist Church in Decatur for 65 years.
Survivors include her husband, Oliver T. Rogers; one son, Tommy Wayne Rogers of Jackson, Miss.; one daughter, Vicki Sandlin of Germantown, Tenn.; one sister, Carnice Lyles of Birmingham; and four granddaughters.
Memorials may be made to the elevator fund at Central Baptist Church.
Yvonne Kathryn Watkins
Homemaker
Funeral for Yvonne Kathryn Watkins of Decatur will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Kriner officiating.
Burial will be in Decatur City Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Watkins died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation of Decatur. She was born in Birmingham to Garland D. Crawford and Cora Williamson Crawford. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, where she was in the Crane-Hagerman Bible Class. She was a graduate of Riverside High School and attended the University of Tennessee. She was a secretary in the Ordinance Department in Washington, D.C., and at Chemstrand Corp. (now Solutia) in Decatur. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Richard L. Watkins; one son, Stephen L. Watkins of Birmingham; her mother of Decatur; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Douglas Rogers, Raymon Baker, Ed Davies, David Nebrig, Henry Richter and Cooper Frazier.
Memorials may be made to the building fund at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Mary Jolene Hargrove
64, Sweet Sue Kitchens employee
ATHENS -- Funeral for Mary Jolene Hargrove, 64, of Athens will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Witty and the Rev. Aaron Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in Pettusville Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hargrove died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born June 8, 1936, in Limestone County to Marvin Poteete and Theo Coffman Poteete. She worked for Sweet Sue Kitchens in Athens for 29 years. She was the widow of Paul Hargrove, the mother of the late Ricky Hargrove and the sister of the late Billy Poteete.
Survivors include three daughters, Linda Allison of Elkmont, and Patricia Higginbotham and Mickey Carter, both of Athens; and seven grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Tim Higginbotham, Keith Allison, Juan Carter, Brad Higginbotham, Steven Higginbotham and Josh Allison.
Wiley Leslie Hargrove Jr.
67, cattle rancher
Funeral for Wiley Leslie Hargrove Jr., 67, of Hartselle will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Shelton Funeral Home with Bob Kyker officiating. A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. at Sandlin Cemetery in Limestone County.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Hargrove died Monday, Nov. 27, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born Dec. 13, 1932, in Morgan County to Wiley Leslie Hargrove and Verna Springer Hargrove. He was a member of Hartselle Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses and was retired from Fruehauf. He was a cattle rancher and farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Hargrove; two sons, Terry Hargrove of Danville and Tim Hargrove of Hanceville; eight sisters; one brother; and three grandchildren.
Burgess Clayton Harris
61, drag racer
CULLMAN -- Funeral for Burgess Clayton Harris, 61, of Addison will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church of Moulton with Ed Grice, Larry Wright and Daryl Woods officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton City Cemetery with Williams-McCracken Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Wednesday night from 6 to 9 at the funeral home, and the body will be at the church from 9:30 until the time of the service.
Mr. Harris died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2000, in Stillwater, Okla. He was born Jan. 7, 1939, to Lowe Harris and Katie Burgess Harris. He was widely known in the sport of drag racing. In his 30 years of racing, he won numerous awards and several world championships as a driver, owner and crew chief. He was noted for his engineering innovations and had several mechanical patents. He was the widower of Peggy Terry Harris.
Survivors include his wife, Eulene Maddox Harris; three sons, Jon Harris of Decatur, Rex Harris of Moulton, and Patrick Millican of Stillwater; two daughters, Terri Byars of Moulton and Meagen Harris of Denver; one sister, Elaine Mote of Moulton; and nine grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Clayton Harris Memorial Fund, c/o Traders and Farmers Bank, P.O. Box 150, Addison, AL 35540.
Luke Mitchell
18, instrument operator
ATHENS -- Funeral for Luke Mitchell, 18, of Athens was to be today at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with the Rev. Toney Wales officiating.
Burial was to be in Pleasant Point Cemetery.
Mr. Mitchell died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born March 20, 1982, in Nashville. He was a 2000 graduate of West Limestone High School and a member of Shanghai Baptist Church. He was an instrument operator at Athens Land Surveying Co. He was the grandson of the late Pearlie Mitchell.
Survivors include his parents, Thomas and Donna Mitchell of Athens; and his grandparents, Herbert and Margie Coleman of Athens.
Pallbearers were to be Brandon McBay, Terrell Hathcoat, Brad Pike, Lucas Pate, Lucas Gilliam and Mark Thorn.
Nona Estelle Pitt
84, homemaker
Funeral for Nona Estelle Pitt, 84, of Decatur will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. James Brock and the Rev. Ben Raper officiating.
Burial will be in Caddo Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Pitt died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at South Morgan Nursing Home.
She was born July 18, 1916, in Lawrence County to Ross Lancaster and Irene Lancaster. She was a member of United Pentecostal Church and a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Gerald Pitt of Trinity and Tom Pitt of Mont Eagle, Tenn; two daughters, Joy Murphy and Annie Mears, both of Decatur; one brother, Will Lancaster of Trinity; four sisters, Mavene Compton and Lois Cartee, both of Trinity, Hazel Watkins of Decatur, and Shirley Morris of Athens; 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Mary D. Bass Terry
89, lunchroom supervisor
MOULTON -- Funeral for Mary D. Bass Terry, 89, of Hillsboro will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Hillsboro Baptist Church with the Rev. Mitchell Smith officiating.
Burial will be in Penny Cemetery with Elliott Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home. The body will be placed in the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Terry died Monday, Nov. 27, 2000, at Parkway Medical Center.
She was born April 12, 1911, in Morgan County to O.W. Bass and Alice Sims Bass. She was retired from Tennessee Valley School in Hillsboro as a lunchroom supervisor, and was the mother of the late Larry Terry and Donald Terry.
Survivors include one son, Dean Terry of Hillsboro; one brother, Layton Bass of San Antonio, Texas; and eight grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
