Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Rosemary Priest
45, plant worker
Funeral for Rosemary Priest, 45, of Georgetown, Texas, and formerly of Decatur, will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James Cumberland Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Theodore Bone officiating.
Burial will be in Sterrs Cemetery. The body will be in the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Priest died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, in Georgetown. She was born Oct. 6, 1953, in Decatur, to Russell Lee Priest and Inez Davis Priest. She worked at Copeland Corp. for 10 years and at Mid-State Plastics for eight years. She was a member of St. James Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was an Austin High School graduate and attended Calhoun Community College. In 1984, she married Ricky Blow. She was the sister of the late Estelle Priest and Garland Priest.
She is survived by one son, Patrick Russell Priest of Round Rock, Texas; two daughters, Gabrielle Inez Priest and Richell Blow, both of Georgetown; one sister, Miranda Priest of Decatur; two brothers, Donald L. Priest and Terry R. Priest, both of Decatur; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Clarence Holmes, Johnny Warren, Bobby Payne, James Hill, William Jefferson and Larry McDaniel.
Hodge Sherwin Skeldon
52, service manager
ATHENS -- Funeral for Hodge Sherwin Skeldon, 52, of Athens will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Chris Kemp officiating.
Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Skeldon died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at his home. He was born Oct. 14, 1946, in Tallulah, La. He was a service manager for Neely Coble Trucking Co. in Decatur, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of Mt. Carmel Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Kathy Skeldon; two stepsons, Jerry Banks of Charlotte, N.C., and Terry Banks of El Paso, Texas; his father, Arthur Skeldon Jr. of Athens; two brothers, Arthur Skeldon III of Tallulah and Ricky Skeldon of New Orleans; one sister, Vickie Beden Bender of Oak Grove, La.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Ray Nix, Turner Ray Gordon, Jerry Ray Banks, Richard Milliken, Don Ernsberger and Jim Sneed.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Athens.
Herbert Anderson Turner Jr.
75, business manager
Funeral for Herbert Anderson Turner Jr., 75, of Decatur will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Dwayne McDuff and the Rev. Bill Smith officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Turner died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham. He was born Oct. 19, 1923, in Montgomery to Herbert Turner Sr. and Pearl Welch Turner.
He retired in 1990 from Brungart Equipment Co. after 22 years service and had been a member of the Decatur Board of Zoning Adjustments for 20 years. He also was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Mr. Turner was a member of Austinville United Methodist Church for 40 years, where he served in the United Methodist Men's Club and as teacher of the Good Fellowship Sunday school class. He was the last surviving charter member of Austin Lions Club and had been past president of the club (1966-67 and 1980-81). He was recognized as Lion of the Year in 1991-92 and later won the club's Melvin Jones Award in 1995-96.
He is survived by his wife, Sybil Turner; one son, Terry Turner of Decatur; two daughters, Kim Turner of Atlanta and Cynthia Conn of Hartselle; one sister, Ann Checketts of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy Haynes, James McKenzie, Fred Reid, Lamar Millwood, Ray Mitchell and Charlie McCaghren.
Members of Austin Lions Club and Good Fellowship Sunday School Class will be honorary pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to Alabama Eye Foundation, Calhoun Community College or Decatur General Hospital Foundation.
Nesby Williams
56, 3M employee
Funeral for Nesby Williams, 56, of Decatur will be Saturday at noon at Red Bank Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Thomas Sparks officiating.
Burial will be in Calvary Memorial Gardens. The body will be in the church one hour before the service.
Mr. Williams died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Parkway Medical Center Hospital. He was born Nov. 16, 1942, in Lawrence County to Clyde Williams and Hazel Wiley Williams. He worked at 3M Co. for 30 years and was a member of Red Bank Missionary Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Nellie M. Williams; one son, Nesby Williams Jr. of Muscle Shoals; one stepson, Michael Gibson of Decatur; one stepdaughter, Terrie Jackson of Decatur; one brother, Lemon Williams of Chattanooga; one sister, Clara Mae Mason of Irvington, N.J.; and six grandchildren.
Deacons and trustees of his church will be pallbearers.
Joe Don Worsham
64, retired Army
OZARK -- Funeral for Joe Don Worsham, 64, of Ozark will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Wayne Wyatt and the Rev. Rex McKinley officiating.
Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mr. Worsham died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Southeast Medical Center. He was born April 6, 1935, in Navarro, Texas, to Joe and Rebecca Maxine Worsham. He was retired from the U.S. Army, in which he served for 20 years, with a tour of duty in Vietnam while serving in the Medical Corps. Mr. Worsham was a master Mason, a member of the Echo Lodge and served a term as a Worshipful Master. Since 1990, he and his wife have served as missionaries to children in Mexico in a ministry they founded called "Suffer the Little Children: Mexico Outreach."
Mr. Worsham is survived by his wife, Margaret Strickland Worsham; four sons, Peter Worsham of Enterprise, Joe Don Worsham Jr. of Mount Airy, N.C., Robert Wesley Archer of Decatur and Corey Todd Hotchkiss of Birmingham; two daughters, Mary Doyle of Dothan and Ambry Worsham of Tuscaloosa; and seven grandchildren.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Dennis Carlton Grubb Jr.
Graveside service for Dennis Carlton Grubb Jr., 25, of Decatur will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Basham Cemetery with Shelton Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends today beginning at 2 p.m. at 818 Third Ave. S.E.
Mr. Grubb died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born Feb. 7, 1974, in Morgan County.
He is survived by one son, Christopher Charles Blaze Grubb of Hanceville; his father, Dennis Grubb of Decatur; his mother, Carolyn Ortega of Decatur; and two brothers, Billy Joe Norris of Hartselle and Frank Dean Massey of Cullman.
Pallbearers will be Billy Joe Norris, Frank Dean Massey, Andrew Jones, Louie Jones, Mike Wesley and Shannon Jones.
Elwood Ernest Haggard
79, retired landscaper
ATHENS -- Funeral for Elwood Ernest Haggard, 79, of Nashville will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with John White officiating.
Burial will be in Legg Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Haggard died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999, at Veterans Affairs Hospital in Nashville. He was born Feb. 25, 1920, in Limestone County. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a retired landscaper. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by one son, Mickey J. Haggard of Dickson, Tenn.; three daughters, Judy Dotson of Pegram, Tenn., Joyce Tucker and Janice Blankenship, both of Athens; his stepmother, Iler Haggard of Manchester, Tenn.; one brother, Don Haggard of Manchester; eight sisters, Arfinie Caissie, Argia "Mossie" Flora, both of Huntsville, Viola "Tee" Shores, Aldie Jones, Earnisten "Bill" Uselton, all of Manchester, Janie Bell Elkins, Haddie Wilson, both of Madison, and Martha Ann "Doddle" Adams of Athens; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Leona Loggins
ATHENS -- Funeral arrangements for Leona Loggins, 78, of Athens, who died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at her home, will be announced by McConnell Funeral Home.
Johnny Albert Moran
76, retired construction worker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Johnny Albert Moran, 76, of Athens will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Rick Craft officiating.
Burial will be in O'Neal Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Moran died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. He was born Jan. 9, 1923, in Limestone County. He was retired from Daniels Construction Co. in Batesville, Ark., and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a Pentecostal. He was father of the late Ray Albert Moran and brother of the late Horace Moran, the late J.R. Moran, the late Leroy Moran, the late Cecil Moran, the late Dorothy Jackson and the late Rachel King.
He is survived by his wife, Verta Moran; one son, Alywin Moran of Athens; five daughters, Judy Farris of Huntsville, Deanna Hill of Athens, Jane McMahan of Roopville, Ga., Peggy Moran of Tanner and Rocky Bowen of Athens; two brothers, Ertie Moran of Florida and James Moran of Rogersville; four sisters, Frances Macklin of Lakeland, Fla., Juanita Mills of Macon, Ga., Nella Faye Johnson of Valdosta, Ga., and Doris Hughes of Auburndale, Fla.; 23 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Albert G. Prince
92, TCI Steel retiree
ENSLEY -- Funeral for Albert G. Prince, 92, of Birmingham will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Angwin Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 8:30 at the funeral home.
Mr. Prince died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999, at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham. He was born Oct. 6, 1907, in Bibb County, to William and Emma Prince. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and retired from TCI Steel in Birmingham. He also was an artist and painted famous landmarks in Birmingham and the state, including old covered bridges of Alabama.
He was the brother of the late Zulla Prince Mills of Decatur.
He is survived by his wife, Juanita Powers Prince, formerly of Decatur; one brother, Charles Prince of Allyn, Wash.; and one sister, Zella Hose of Montgomery.
