Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Annie Louise Hargrove
79, homemaker
ARDMORE -- Funeral for Annie Louise Hargrove, 79, of Ardmore will be today at 2 p.m. at Taylor-Ardmore Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Boyles and the Rev. Dennis Bain officiating.
Burial will be in Gatlin Cemetery.
Mrs. Hargrove died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at a Louisville, Ky., hospital. She was born Aug. 21, 1921, in Haleyville to William A. May and Elizabeth Susie Anna Porter May. She was a member of Ardmore First United Methodist Church. A homemaker, she was the sister of the late Hubert May and Curtis May.
Survivors include her husband, James "Jamie" Hargrove; one son, Johnny Hargrove of Ardmore; one daughter, Susie Clark of Ardmore; three brothers, Hershel May, Toby May and James May, all of Decatur; four sisters, Joyce Wilheight, Shirley Harris and Irene Minor, all of Decatur, and Hazel Morris of Hartselle; and four grandchildren.
Katlyn Lacey Mitchell
MOULTON -- Funeral for Katlyn Lacey Mitchell, 6, of Russellville will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Bethsadia Baptist Church with the Rev. Amos Hood, the Rev. Harold Letson and the Rev. Edward LouAllen officiating.
Burial will be in Gargis Cemetery with Lawrence Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
The child died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at her home. She was born Feb. 8, 1994, in Decatur to Kenneth Mitchell and Joyce Drane Mitchell.
Survivors include her parents; two sisters, Kenney Wood of Cullman and Kelley Gillespie of Vina; and one grandmother, Eugenia Drane of Moulton.
Aubrey Eugene 'Knotty' Roberts
83, Fruehauf retiree
ATHENS -- Funeral for Aubrey Eugene "Knotty" Roberts, 83, of Belle Mina will be today at 2 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Taylor officiating.
Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Roberts died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. He was born April 14, 1917, in Limestone County to Henry Pettus Roberts and Lela Frances Miles Roberts. He was retired from Fruehauf Corp., where he worked for more than 25 years in maintenance. He was a member of Belmor Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Josie Roberts; three daughters, Lois Clark, Frances Morgan and Linda Davis, all of Decatur; one brother, Billy Roberts of McKinney, Texas; one sister, Marjorie Judd of McKinney, Texas; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Clark, Ralph Davis, Aldean Morgan, James Hagermaker, BrienClark and Jackie Chambers.
Ethel Scoggins
95, homemaker
ARDMORE -- Funeral for Ethel Scoggins, 95, of Louisville, Ky., will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Taylor-Ardmore Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Scoggins died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at a Fayetteville, Tenn., hospital. She was born Aug. 10, 1905, in Athens to John Cagle and Florence Bice Cagle. She was the widow of Sodom S. Scoggins and the mother of the late Malcom Scoggins.
Survivors include one sister, Mattie Norton of Athens; and two grandchildren.
James 'Sam' White
87, retired truck driver
HUNTSVILLE -- Funeral for James "Sam" White, 87, of Decatur will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Laughlin Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Stevens officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. White died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at a Decatur nursing home. He was born in Oct. 9, 1913, in Athens, to Alvis and Mattie White. He was retired from Ryder Truck Line, where he worked for 20 years, and was a member of Central Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ann White; one son, Jim White of Decatur; one daughter, Gena Laster of Huntsville; and four grandchildren.
Gloria Spradling Askew
79, retired recreational therapist
HOMEWOOD -- Funeral for Gloria Spradling Askew, 79, of Homewood will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Andy Wolf officiating.
Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham with Ridout's Valley Chapel Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 7 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Askew died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at Integrated Healing Rehabilitative Facility. She was born in 1921 in Birmingham. She worked as a recreational therapist at Baptist Medical Center Princeton for 20 years. She was active at the McCoy United Methodist Church and later the Trinity United Methodist Church, where she served on the flower committee and was a member of the Friendship Sunday School Class. She served as PTA president at two schools and was a member of the parents' group of the Alabama Ballet Company. She participated in the United Methodist Women's Circle and was a member of the Ridgeview Garden Club.
Survivors include her husband, Henry Edwin Askew; two sons, Henry Gerald Askew and William Edwin Askew, both of Birmingham; two daughters, Linda Prince of Decatur and Sara Orr of Birmingham; one brother, Doris Spradling of Dallas, Texas; two sisters, Margie Conaway and Dorothy Wilson, both of Dallas; and six grandchildren.
Betty Lou Berry
61, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Betty Lou Berry, 61, of Athens will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Battles and People's Funeral Home directing.
Burial will be in the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Berry died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at Huntsville Hospital. She was born May 11, 1939, in Limestone County. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include three brothers, L.C. Malone of Knoxville, Bobby Malone of Decatur and Tommy Malone of Nashville; three sisters, Ozell Gould of Knoxville and Jewell Cain and Stella Malone, both of Athens.
Patricia Thompson Clarke
Homemaker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Patricia Thompson Clarke of Hartselle will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. St. Barnabas Episcopal Church with the Rev. Joe Sanderson officiating.
Burial will be in Hartselle City Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. A prayer vigil will be held Tuesday night at 6:30 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. The family will receive friends until 8 p.m. at the church immediately following the prayer vigil.
Mrs. Clarke died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1940, in Dallas County to Leonard Darence Thompson and Ruby Myrl Williamson Thompson. She was a homemaker and one of the founding members of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Hartselle. She was the sister of Darence Thompson Jr., Richard Thompson and Donald Thompson.
Survivors include her husband, Harry Clarke; three sons, Jim Scott of Melbourne, Australia, David Clarke of Newton Falls, Ohio, and Tom Clarke of New Castle, Pa.; two daughters, Cindy MacCormac of Banbridge, Northern Ireland, and Linda Johnston of New Castle; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Roger Evans, Lee Green e, Don Schaffer, Don Williams, Bill McClellan, Randy Fryar, Horace Gardner and Wayne Smith.
Memorials may be made to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Hartselle.
Thomas Lawson "Sophie" Davidson
A man who worked to preserve the Decatur City Cemetery will be buried there this week among his former friends.
Thomas Lawson "Sophie" Davidson, 94, of Decatur died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001, at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation.
Funeral will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church with Roselawn Funeral Home directing and the Rev. Hal Noble officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 in the church parlor.
Davidson's efforts to maintain the city cemetery paralleled his love of Decatur's history. He knew bits of history about many of the people buried there, including early leaders.
A 1992 newspaper article featured Davidson and his work with the cemetery.
"Those people buried out there in that cemetery are the ones who made Decatur," he said. "There are people out there from before the Civil War, and we've got an obligation to those people. They are the ones who put Decatur together and I think we ought to do what we can."
Last summer as his 94th birthday approached, Davidson was still at work in his flower garden at the cemetery near Alabama 20, which featured zinnias and petunias.
His son-in-law, Joe Sides, said in addition to Davidson's respect for history he had another reason for working hard for the cemetery.
"He said so many of his friends were out there," Sides said.
Davidson's efforts included details like scrubbing moss off of tombstones with his secret formula of Clorox and water. But city leaders saw him frequently when the cemetery needed bigger work.
"Sophie was kind of a burr under their saddle, always pushing them for projects," Sides said.
The retired owner of Davidson Heating and Air Conditioning Service, he was past chairman of the Salvation Army, a lifelong member of Central United Methodist Church, chairman of the city Parks and Recreation board, chairman of the Farmer's Market, a member of the Committee on Church Cooperation and a former scoutmaster.
Davidson's name was synonymous with the Decatur Rotary Club, which he joined in 1936 and where he recorded 52 years of perfect attendance. His co-members named him a Paul Harris Fellow, the highest honor that Rotary International bestows. He was president of the club in 1957-58, sergeant-at-arms and a director.
Davidson was born July 23, 1906, in Decatur to Hugh Lawson Davidson and Susie Wilson Davidson.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Davidson; two daughters, Glee Davidson Sides of Decatur and Diana Walker of Birmingham; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Don Kyle, Kermit Tucker, Gary Grove, Tom O. Davidson, Ed Davidson, Sonny Craig, Dr. Kermit Pitt and Donald Branum.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Decatur Rotary Club.
Memorials may be made to Rotary Foundation, in care of Rotary Club of Decatur, P.O. Box 222, Decatur, AL 35602.
Mary Kate Lankford
100, homemaker
Funeral for Mary Kate Lankford, 100, of Athens will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home with the Rev. Randy Vanlandingham and the Rev. Tim Barnes officiating.
Burial will be in Decatur City Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Lankford died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001, at Limestone Health Facility. She was born Feb. 8, 1900, in Lanett to Charles Henry Griffin and Mary Frances Smith Griffin. She was a member of Friendship Methodist Church in Athens. She was the widow of the Rev. S.D. Lankford and mother of the late Robert E. Lankford and Aubrey D. Lankford.
Survivors include three sons, Earl Lankford of Florence, Floyd Lankford of Trussville, and Harrell Lankford of Anniston; three daughters, Carol Dougherty of Athens, Mildred Hulsey of Eastaboga, and Marjorie Pitts of Hartselle; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Methodist Children's Home in Selma or a favorite charity.
