Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Opie Mae Kelley Oaks
85, homemaker
CULLMAN -- Funeral for Opie Mae Kelley Oaks, 85, of Eva was to be today at 11 a.m. at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with the Rev. Chuck Hanvey and the Rev. Lonnie Skinner officiating. Burial was to be in Etha Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Oaks died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at her home. She was born Aug. 7, 1915, in Blount County to George B. Kelley and Minnie Carter Kelley. She was a homemaker and a member of Etha Baptist Church. She was the sister of the late Curtis Kelley and the late Hazel Johnston.
Survivors include three daughters, Louise Avery of Huntsville, Arnita Abney of Raleigh, N.C., and Dianne Patton of Eva; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Lucille Wood Thompson
84, homemaker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Lucille Wood Thompson, 84, of Hartselle will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Wilson, the Rev. Earl Hole and the Rev. Cecil Berry officiating.
The family will receive friends Wednesday night from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson died Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, at Emerald Hodgon Hospital in Sewanee, Tenn. She was born Jan. 30, 1916, in Clay County to Mack Wood and Mattie Miller Wood. She was a member of Cave Springs Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was the widow of Duel Thompson.
Survivors include one son, Kenny Thompson of Hartselle; and one grandson, Ashley Thompson of Hartselle.
Pallbearers will be Tony Jones, Bill Wood, Bob Wood, Mitch Owens, Mike Screws and Eric Thompson.
Mildred Lanier Wilkerson
83, retired nurse
MOULTON -- Funeral for Mildred Lanier Wilkerson, 83, of Weatherford, Texas, will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Chalybeate Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Pullen officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton Memory Gardens with Elliott Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Wilkerson died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born June 27, 1917, in Limestone County to Herbert Morris and Carrie Moss Morris. She was a longtime resident of Lawrence County and a retired nurse. She had resided in the Fort Worth area the past two years. She was a member of Chalybeate Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Gweneva West of Weatherford, Texas, Martha Coffey of Decatur and Connie Lanier of Trinity; one stepdaughter, Georgia Clark of Blytheville, Ark.; one sister, Louise Cunningham of Fort Worth; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Jeremy Lawler
26, auto mechanic
ATHENS -- Funeral for Jeremy Lawler, 26, of Tanner will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with Robert Hall officiating.
Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Lawler died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000, in Madison. He was born June 21, 1974, in Dallas, Texas, to Gerald Lindsay Lawler and Sue Williams Lawler. He attended Tanner High School and worked as an auto mechanic with his family business, Lawler Automotive.
Survivors include his father and one sister, Monica Lawler of Tanner.
Pallbearers will be Shawn Todd, Byron Haney, Jamie Bishop, Billy Wells, Price Nelson Jr., Chris Craig and Tommy Sims.
Willie Ann Miller
76, homemaker
Funeral for Willie Ann Miller, 76, of Hillsboro will be Thursday at noon at Ebenezer Christian Church with the Rev. Robert Johnson officiating and Reynolds Funeral Home directing.
Burial will be in Penny Cemetery. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Miller died Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, in Hillsboro. She was born Feb. 27, 1924, in Lawrence County to Willie Jackson and Mattie Elliott Jackson. She was a member of Ebenezer Christian Church, where she served on the Stewards Board and was president of the Senior Usher Board and clerk of the church.
Survivors include one daughter, Ruth Clay of Hillsboro; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Clifford Bankhead, Lawrence Davis III, Tom Love, Ruben Bankhead Jr., Glen Hill, and James Perkins.
Grandsons will be honorary pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley.
Viola Roberts Walker
84, homemaker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Viola Roberts Walker, 84, of Hartselle will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Walter Blackman officiating.
Burial will be in Hartselle City Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Walker died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, at Summerford Nursing Home in Falkville. She was born June 29, 1916, in Morgan County to George B. Roberts and Nettie W. Roberts. She was a member of East Highland Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was the widow of Lewis W. Walker.
Survivors include one son, Robert L. Walker of San Diego, Calif.; one daughter, Shirley Lee of Hartselle; one brother, Luther Roberts of Danville; four sisters, Earlene Marshall of Foley, Mable Sparkman of Priceville, Clara Smith of Decatur and Vera Mae Woods of Birmingham; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren
Pallbearers will be James Barber, Chris Deason, Clyde George, Tim Parks, Arlon Sparkman and Gary Wallace.
Noma Frost Carnell
86, homemaker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Noma Frost Carnell, 86, of Eva will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Clyde Ledlow officiating.
Burial will be in Enon Cemetery in Eva. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Carnell died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at her home. She was born March 25, 1914, in Morgan County to William Taylor Frost and Agatha Holmes Frost. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was the widow of Clifford Carnell.
Survivors include one son, Garold Carnell of Eva; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Alton Page, Edward Oaks, Charles Frost, Lenis Boyd, Martin Nelson and Gilbert Frost.
Harry Fulmer
87, insurance salesman
Funeral for Harry Fulmer, 87, of Oxnard, Calif., formerly of Decatur, will be at Santa Clara Catholic Church in Oxnard with Shelton Funeral Home handling local arrangements.
Burial will be in Conejo Mountain Memorial Park in California. Memorial Mass will be at a future date at St. Ann Catholic Church in Decatur.
Mr. Fulmer died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at his home. He was born March 10, 1913, in New Castle to William Patrick Fulmer and Ola Bailey Fulmer. He was a member of Santa Clara Catholic Church in Oxnard and a former insurance salesman for Liberty National Life Insurance.
Survivors include his wife, Zerefie Sherman Fulmer; one son, Charles Fulmer of Oxnard; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Ruth Gurley
84, retired nurse
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Ruth Gurley, 84, of Somerville will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Scott Harris officiating.
Burial will be in Blue Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Gurley died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Dec. 27, 1915, in Morgan County. She was a retired nurse and a member and Sunday school teacher at Blue Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include one brother, D.C. Whitt of Waynesboro, Tenn.; and one grandson, Jon David McAnally of Decatur.
Pallbearers will be Mickey Childers, Ronald Yancey, Bill Ray, Howard Jenkins, John Guy Fowler and R.C. Ryan.
Memorials may be made to Blue Springs Baptist Church.
Jeremy Lawler
26, auto mechanic
ATHENS -- Funeral for Jeremy Lawler, 26, of Tanner was to be today at 2 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with Robert Hall officiating.
Burial was to be in Limestone Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Lawler died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000, in Madison. He was born June 21, 1974, in Dallas to Gerald Lindsay Lawler and Sue Williams Lawler. He attended Tanner High School and worked as an auto mechanic with his family business, Lawler Automotive.
Survivors include his father of Tanner; and one sister, Monica Lawler of Dallas.
Pallbearers were to be Shawn Todd, Byron Haney, Jamie Bishop, Billy Wells, Price Nelson Jr., Chris Craig, Matt Haney and Tommy Sims.
Bobby Wayne Lowery
56, machinist
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Bobby Wayne Lowery, 56, of Decatur was to be today at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Rodger White and the Rev. Francis Proctor officiating.
Burial was to be in Andrews Chapel Cemetery.
Mr. Lowery died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. He was born March 20, 1944, in Lawrence County to Henry Lowery and Wilma Hill Lowery. He was a machinist at John Blue Co. and was a member of Harmony Grove Church, where he was assistant teacher of the senior adult class. He was a leader of prison ministry at Limestone Correctional Facility.
Survivors include his wife, Lola Dean Lowery; two stepsons, Gilbert Sparks of Athens and Jeffrey Sparks of Danville; one stepdaughter, Rita Clemons of Hartselle; his father of Danville; two brothers, Mike Lowery and David Lowery, both of Decatur; two sisters, Virginia Terry of Hartselle and Debra Hornbuckle of Danville; and six step-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be Larry Odell, Eric Dabbs, Willie Johnson, Charles Wilbanks, Dennis Bowen, Frank Kelso, Josh Hampton and Chris Weatherspoon.
Dorothy L. McDonald
Funeral for Dorothy L. McDonald, 75, of Decatur will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home with the Rev. Faye Tippett officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday night from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. McDonald died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1925, in Lawrence County to Alfred Franks and Irene Jackson Franks. She was a member of the Church of God.
Survivors include one son, Tommy Smith of Decatur; two daughters, Brenda Hankins of Trinity and Lisa Morgan of Bessemer; one sister, Jewel Dean Moore of Altoona, Wis.; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
