Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Lemma Ramsden Baird
75, retired educator
SUMITON -- Funeral for Lemma Ramsden Baird, 75, of Dora will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Bell Funeral Home. Burial will be in Walker Memory Gardens in Jasper. The family will receive friends Wednesday night from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Baird died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at Baptist Medical Center Princeton in Birmingham. She was born March 30, 1925, in Sumiton to Harold S. "Pete" Ramsden and Nettie Ramsden. She was a lifelong resident of the Dora and Sumiton areas and a graduate of Dora High School and Birmingham-Southern College. She taught at Sumiton Elementary School for 42 years. She was active in educational and community organizations and was a member of Sumiton United Methodist Church. She was the widow of James R. Baird.
Survivors include one son, Ed Baird of Colorado; one daughter, Martha Ellis of Birmingham; and six grandchildren, as well as relatives in the Decatur area.
Memorials may be made to Sumiton United Methodist Church or the Central Alabama Alzheimer's Foundation in Birmingham.
Annie Lee Brown
88, homemaker
Funeral for Annie Lee Brown, 88, of Decatur will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Shelton Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Decatur City Cemetery.
Mrs. Brown died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation. She was born April 24, 1912, in Alabama to John Cornelious and Maude McGregory Cornelious. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include one son, Bobby Cornelious of Decatur; and one grandchild.
Leacie Gilbert Clem
94, retired schoolteacher
ATHENS -- Funeral for Leacie Gilbert Clem, 94, of Athens will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. a Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Don Osborne officiating.
Burial will be in Athens City Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Clem died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born Nov. 2, 1906, in Limestone County. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Corinth Church of Christ.
Survivors include two sons, Milton Clem and David Clem, both of Athens; one brother, Macon Gilbert of Decatur; and four grandchildren.
Mary Pauline Kraus Costain
92, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Mary Pauline Kraus Costain, 92, of Athens will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with Carl Witty officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Costain died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at Athens Convalescent Center. She was born Oct. 20, 1908, in Limestone County to Louis P. Kraus and Hattie Mayo Kraus. She was a member of Ephesus Church of Christ.
Survivors include one nephew, Philip Kraus of Athens; and two nieces, Lucile Wright of Nashville and Lila Chambers of Athens.
Pallbearers will be Johnny Kraus, Greg Chambers, Bill Chambers, Lynn McAllister, Grady Congo and Roy Patton.
James E. 'Jimmy' Ivy
57, barber
TUSCUMBIA -- Funeral for James E. "Jimmy" Ivy, 57, of Sheffield was to be today at 11 a.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, with Terry Cole officiating.
Burial was to be in Colbert Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Ivy died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, at Helen Keller Hospital. He was born June 19, 1943, in Florence, to Leo Ivy and Pearl Myrick. He was a barber and a member of the Church of Christ. He was the father of Terry Ivy and the brother of Juanita Riddle and Carolyn Ivy.
Survivors include two daughters, Cindy Holdbrooks of Tuscumbia and Susan Whitfield of Florence; his mother, Pearl Baskins, of Florence; eight brothers, Grady Myrick and Cleveland Ivy, both of Florence, Brady Myrick and V.L. Ivy, both of Nashville, Linsford Myrick and Kenneth Ivy, both of Decatur, Taylor "Duck" Ivy of Chattanooga and Steve Baskins of Sheffield; four sisters, Gloria Wilson of Florence, Margaret Knight, Brenda Pugh and Linda Ivy, all of Decatur; and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be Jeff Ivy, Keith Wilson, David Adams, Bradley Bump, Ricky McAnally and Brian Holdbrooks.
Vivian Howard Johnson
82, Maremont Gabriel Corp. retiree
PULASKI, Tenn. -- Funeral for Vivian Howard Johnson, 82, of Pulaski will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Carr & Erwin Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Chaney officiating.
Burial will be in Giles Memory Garden. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Johnson died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, at Hillside Hospital. She was born July 1, 1918, in Lexington to Jesse Thomas Howard and Mamie Phillips Howard. She retired from Maremont Gabriel Corp. She was the widow of Walter Johnson.
Survivors include one son, Thomas David Johnson of Somerville; one daughter, Barbara Hendrick of Gardendale; one sister, Gaynelle Richardson of Lexington; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Rev. Ellis Floyd LouAllen
88, retired minister
MOULTON -- Funeral for the Rev. Ellis Floyd LouAllen, 88, of Courtland will be Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Buddy Simmons, the Rev. Larry Crumpton, and the Rev. Charles Clayborn officiating.
Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. LouAllen died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at National Health Care in Moulton. He was born April 13, 1912, in Lawrence County, to Jim LouAllen and Carrie LouAllen. He was a minister with the Holy Church of Christ for 41 years.
Survivors include his wife, Estelle Cagle LouAllen; three daughters, Vernell Wilson and Vernalue Montgomery, both of Courtland and Vernice Parker of Decatur; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grand- children.
Pallbearers will be Tony Montgomery, Tim Montgomery, Tad Montgomery, Yon Spigle, Nicholas Spigle and Timothy Newman.
Rev. Dr. Ray Garland McCulloch
78, minister
Funeral for the Rev. Dr. Ray Garland McCulloch, 78, of Decatur will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Andrews officiating.
Burial will be in Valhermoso Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Rev. McCulloch died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at his home. He was born Oct. 25, 1922, in Decatur to George E. McCulloch and Evelyn Safley McCulloch. He was a lifelong resident of Decatur and received his doctor of divinity degree from Kent State University in Ohio. He was a minister for 30 years and a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He was chaplain of the Alabama state troopers.
Survivors include his wife, Freda McCulloch; one son, Ray Edd McCulloch of Waco, Texas; one daughter, Phyllis Spidel of Athens; one brother, Kenneth McCulloch of Decatur; two sisters, Annelle Smith of Decatur and Ruth Isbell of Birmingham; and eight grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Marty Ray Adams, Kenny McCulloch, Barry McCulloch, Daryl McCulloch, Greg Creighton and Johnny Denson.
Honorary pallbearers will be elders of First Christian Church.
Wilburn Netherton
77, electrician
CULLMAN -- Funeral for Wilburn Netherton, 77, of Cullman was to be today at 2 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Nesmith with the Rev. Terry Phillips officiating.
Burial was to be in the adjoining cemetery with Moss Service Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Netherton died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He was born March 8, 1923, in Cullman to Gilbert Netherton and Mary Robinson Netherton. He retired as an electrician from Hayes (Pemco) International.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel Jean Netherton; seven sons, Kenneth Netherton of Good Hope, Shannon Netherton of Cullman, Chris Netherton and Greg Netherton, both of Addison, Michael Netherton of Arley, Randy Netherton of Cullman and Brian Netherton of Hartselle; five daughters, Angela Netherton and Shelby Twilley, both of Addison, Deborah Rodgers of Huntsville, Patricia Rodgers of Cullman and Diane Beall of Decatur; five brothers, Odell Netherton and Tillman Netherton, both of Arley, Jerry Netherton of Decatur, Hubert Netherton of Susan Moore, and Carist Netherton of Jones Chapel; one sister, Connie McCombs of Birmingham; 19 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Angel Mercedes Taylor
Funeral for infant Angel Mercedes Taylor was today at 9 a.m. at Reynolds Funeral Home with the Rev. Cary Orr officiating.
Burial was to be in Sterrs Cemetery.
The infant died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, the day of her birth, at Decatur General Hospital.
Survivors include her mother, LaTonya Taylor of Decatur; grandfather and step-grandmother, Eddie Taylor and Bonnie Taylor of Decatur; grandmother Joyce Taylor of Decatur; and great-grandmothers Ella Taylor and Dorothy Ayers, both of Decatur.
Shirley Thompson
ATHENS -- Funeral arrangements for Shirley Thompson, 49, of Harvest, who died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, at Huntsville Hospital, will be announced by McConnell Funeral Home.
Exon Williams
71, saw operator
Funeral for Exon Williams, 71, of Decatur will be Wednesday at noon at David Temple Primitive Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis Foster officiating.
Burial will be in Shackleford Cemetery with Sharpley Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Williams died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, at Lincoln County Hospital in Tennessee. He was born Sept. 5, 1929, in Athens to Ollie Williams and Murphy Yarbrough Williams. He was a member of David Temple Primitive Baptist Church. He was a retired saw operator.
Survivors include seven sons, Ollie Williams, Joseph Williams, James Williams, Robert Williams, and Printess Williams, all of Decatur, Exon Williams Jr. of Hillsboro and Virl Williams; one daughter, Rose Fletcher of Decatur; one stepson, Kenneth Shackleford of Decatur; one stepdaughter, Hattie Bush of Decatur; his stepmother, Francis Williams of Louisville, Ky.; 26 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Charles Lindberg Yeager
71, retired NASA employee
ATHENS -- Funeral for Charles Lindberg Yeager, 71, of Athens was to be today at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with the Rev. Fred Lackey and the Rev. Joe Teal officiating.
Burial was to be in Miller Cemetery in Rogersville.
Mr. Yeager died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. He was born July 10, 1929, in Lawrence County, Tenn. He was a retired NASA employee and a U. S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Athens.
Survivors include his wife, Cherry Ward Yeager; two sons, Phillip Yeager of Senoia, Ga., and Charles Howard Yeager of Birmingham; two daughters, Connie Bates of Athens and Donna Jean Yeager of Florence; one brother, Seth Yeager of Leoma, Tenn.; two sisters, Evelyn Sides of Metamora, Ill., and Mary Stricklin of Savannah, Tenn.; and eight grandchildren.
Nephews and grandsons will be pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be NASA and Microcraft co-workers.
Memorials may be made to the building or playground funds of First Baptist Church in Athens.
