Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Leona Howard Hobbs
ATHENS -- Funeral arrangements for Leona Howard Hobbs, 98, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Athens, who died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, in St. Petersburg, will be announced by Limestone Chapel Funeral Home.
Willie Green Meredith
88, retired machine operator
ATHENS -- Funeral for Willie Green Meredith, 88, of Athens will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with the Rev. K.C. Poole officiating.
Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Meredith died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, at his home. He was born July 30, 1911, in Limestone County. He was a retired machine operator from Goodyear Tire and Rubber. He was a member of Green brier Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Lorene Meredith; one son, Wilson Gene Meredith of Holland, Mich.; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great great-grandchildren.
Walter Fred Miller Jr.
72, retired TVA employee
ATHENS -- Walter Fred Miller Jr., 72, of Athens died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, at his home, according to Limestone Chapel Funeral Home.
He was born Nov. 10, 1926, in Florence. He was a retired Tennessee Valley Authority employee.
He is survived by his wife, Kay Miller; one stepson, Wallace Ray Swaim of Athens; four stepdaughters, Martha Culberson, Linda Clemons, both of Florence, Dana Baker of Athens and Kelley Goodman of Lacey's Spring; two sisters, Dorothy Knox and Alma Miller, both of Phoenix, Ariz.; and 12 step-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the National Wildlife Association, Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, 2700 Refuge Headquarters Road, Decatur, Ala., 35603.
Susie Merle Hall Thompson
98, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Susie Merle Hall Thompson, 98, of Town Creek was to be today at 2 p.m. at Elliott Funeral Home with Tommy Heaps officiating.
Burial was to be in Moulton Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Thompson died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, at Shoals Nursing Home. She was born March 27, 1901, in Franklin County. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, Millard Franklin Hall of Town Creek; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and 11 great- great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be Dossey Morris, Steve Waldrep, Raymond Briscoe, David Smith, Michael Smith and Jerry Hall.
Mary N. Anderson
82, pharmacy assistant
PIEDMONT -- Graveside service for Mary Nabors Anderson, 82, of Piedmont will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Piedmont Memory Gardens with Mickelsen-McGee Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Anderson died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at her daughter's home in Decatur. She was born Nov. 16, 1916, in Piedmont to Jabe Curry Nabors and Emma Davis Nabors. She was retired from the pharmacy at Piedmont Hospital, and was a member of First Baptist Church in Piedmont and the Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by one daughter, Sue Anderson Murphree of Decatur; one brother, Jabe C. Nabors of Redlands, Calif.; three grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Stan Anderson, Morris Anderson, Scott Anderson, Mallory Horton, Randy Horton, Samuel Horton, Jabe Horton and Roy Formby.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley and the Committee on Church Cooperation.
Mildred R. Bolton
ATHENS -- Funeral arrangements for Mildred R. Bolton of Athens, who died today, Oct. 7, 1999, at her home, will be announced by Limestone Chapel Funeral Home.
Dennis 'Denny' Bowen
HARTSELLE -- Funeral arrangements for Dennis "Denny" Bowen, 58, of Hartselle, who died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Huntsville Hospital, will be announced by Peck Funeral Home.
Clifford Coggin
74, coach
ATHENS -- Funeral for Clifford Coggin, 74, of Athens will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Aaron Johnson and the Rev. Joe Teal officiating.
Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Coggin died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at his home. He was born Nov. 4, 1924, in Limestone County. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Athens and the Football Hall of Fame at the University of Southern Mississippi. He was a coach and teacher at Middle Georgia Junior College in Cochran, Ga., and coached at Buckhorn High School in Madison County. He played for the Boston Red Sox in the 1950s and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was the father of the late Sherry Coggin.
He is survived by his wife, Naomi Coggin; four sons, Perry Coggin of Columbia, Miss., Gary Coggin of Vero Beach, Fla., Terry Coggin of Houston, Miss., and Randy Malone of Oxford, Miss.; one daughter, Shirley Stringfellow of Birmingham; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Players from the 1963-64 Buckhorn High School football team will be pallbearers.
Members of the Fred Banks Sunday school class at First Baptist Church in Athens will be honorary pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to Hospice or First Baptist Church in Athens.
Rickey Dale Cribbs
43, commercial truck driver
ATHENS -- Graveside service for Rickey Dale Cribbs, 43, of Tanner was to be today at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery with Danny McMullins officiating and Limestone Chapel Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Cribbs died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, at his home. He was born Jan. 31, 1956, in Limestone County. He was a commercial truck driver.
He is survived by one son, Brandon Dale Cribbs of Cullman; one daughter, Misty Nicole Cribbs of Cullman; his mother, Clara Cribbs of Athens; one brother, Lamon Cribbs of Athens; and two sisters, Sue Schrimsher and Charlotte Cottles, both of Athens.
Mary Catherine Gray
79, homemaker
ATHENS -- Graveside service for Mary Catherine Gray, 79, of Elkmont was to be today at 11 a.m. at Athens City Cemetery with Tim Anderson officiating and McConnell Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Gray died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1999, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born April 10, 1920, in Huntsville. She was a homemaker, attended Clements Baptist Church and lived in Limestone County most of her life. She was the widow of George A. Gray Sr.
She is survived by one son, George A. Gray Jr. of Englehard, N.C.; three daughters, Carol Ann Jeffery and Becky Miller, both of Mobile, and Bess Soper of Bluffton, S.C.; one brother, William Richard Hay of Huntsville; and eight grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Clements Baptist Church, 8690 U.S. 72, Athens, AL 35611.
Mazy Vera Gladney Harrison
84, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Mazy Vera Gladney Harrison, 84, of Bartow, Fla., will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with Bill Sassar officiating.
Burial will be in Athens City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 9 to 11 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Harrison died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, at Rohr Nursing Home in Bartow. She was born Nov. 23, 1914, in Anderson. A former Athens resident, she was a homemaker and a member of Primitive Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, James Cloyce Harrison; one son, Lavaughn Gladney of Five Points, Tenn.; one daughter, Lanita Dover of Bartow; two stepsons, Cecil Jackson and Royce Jackson, both of Bartow; five stepdaughters, Barbara Chauncey, Hilda King, Jeanette Duke and Merlene Griner, all of Bartow, and Connie Cantrell of Lakeland, Fla.; one sister, Rosella Roper of Auburndale, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
Leona Howard Hobbs
98, homemaker
ATHENS -- Graveside service for Leona Howard Hobbs, 98, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Athens, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Athens City Cemetery with Mike Davis officiating and Limestone Chapel Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hobbs died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, in St. Petersburg. She was born April 22, 1901, in Rogersville. She was a homemaker and a member of Market Street Church of Christ. She lived in Athens most of her life and moved to St. Petersburg about three years ago.
She is survived by two daughters, Gladys Hodges of St. Petersburg and Dorothy Richter of Rogersville; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Howard, Tony Leopard, David Steinhauser, Edward Steinhauser, Al Steinhauser and Mike Cooper.
