Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Jane Terry Tarpley
78, bookkeeping supervisor
Funeral for Jane Terry Tarpley, 78, of Decatur will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with Ralph Stout and David Hester officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Tarpley died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001, at Baptist Medical Center-Princeton in Birmingham. She was born Nov. 30, 1922, in Trinity to Anderson P. Terry and Annie Fuller Terry. She was supervisor of the Bookkeeping Department at Morgan County National Bank, and she was a member of Grant Street Church of Christ for more than 60 years. She was the widow of William J. Tarpley Jr.
Survivors include one daughter, Brenda Jane Tarpley Hester of Birmingham; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Frank Tarpley, Andy Harrison, Greg Johnston, Stuart Suggs, Tim Dills and Pat Fite.
Honorary pallbearers will be elders of Grant Street Church of Christ and elders of Morris Church of Christ.
Lucille 'Mama Bet' Brackin
86, homemaker
TUSCUMBIA -- Funeral for Lucille "Mama Bet" Brackin, 86, of Town Creek will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home with Mike Nix and Mark Wakefield officiating.
Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Brackin died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at her home. She was born April 29, 1915, in Lawrence County to Claude LeMay and Edna Penick LeMay. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She was the widow of Richard Brackin, the mother of the late William "Billy" Brackin and Richard Don Brackin and the grandmother of the late Timothy Rose and the late Grady Michael Rose.
Survivors include one daughter, Margie Jeane Rose of Town Creek; two brothers, J.T. LeMay of Moulton and Charles LeMay of Green briar, Ark.; two sisters, Elizabeth Campbell and Blanche LeMay, both of Town Creek; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Steve Brackin, Dale Campbell, Keith Brackin, Ricky Knouff, Justin Barley and Boyd Reding.
Dora Caudill Allen Brock
81, insurance clerk
Funeral for Dora Caudill Allen Brock, 81, of Decatur will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Mark Tolbert and the Rev. Bill Simrell officiating.
Burial will be in Decatur City Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at Roselawn Funeral Home.
Mrs. Brock died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, at Parkway Medical Center. She was born June 20, 1920, in Hayden to Stephen Emory Caudill and Dora Armstrong Caudill. She was a member of Central Baptist Church, and she worked for 24 years as an insurance clerk for doctors at Parkway Medical Center.
Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Pat Brock; one son, Stephen R. Allen of Decatur; one daughter, Patsy Peebles of Decatur; three stepsons, John Brock of Weirton, W. Va., Barry Brock of Decatur and Phil Brock of Portland, Ore.; one stepdaughter, Rebecca Shoaf of Sun River, Ore.; two brothers, Jimmy Caudill of San Antonio and Stephen Emory "Red" Caudill of Decatur; two sisters, Lucille Dumas of Florence and Mary Mitchell of Hartselle; four grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Patrick Peebles, Charlie Duke, Herman Marks, Bob Rodgers, Frank Little and Rick Walter.
Memorials may be made to the Elevator Fund at Central Baptist Church or Sav-A-Life.
John Kelly 'J.K.' Howard
88, World War II veteran
Funeral for John Kelly "J.K." Howard, 88, of Decatur will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Donald Wright officiating.
A graveside service will follow at Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday night from 6 to 8 at Ridout's-Brown Service Funeral Home.
Mr. Howard died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at DCH Hospital in Tuscaloosa. He was born June 18, 1913, in Coosa County and grew up in Goodwater. He graduated from Auburn University in 1937 with a degree in agricultural science. He retired after 37 years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the state of Alabama. He was a World War II veteran serving from 1942-45 in the 146th Engineer Combat Battalion as company commander, and survived being in the initial wave on Omaha Beach during D-Day with subsequent campaigns in France and Germany. He received two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star during his military service, and was honorably discharged as a U.S. Army captain. He was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church for more than 40 years, and spent his retirement doing woodworking and gardening.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Eugenia "Jean" Howard of Birmingham; one son, Eddie Howard of Birmingham; one daughter, Mary Ann Griffith of Grand Junction, Colo.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church or the American Red Cross, 431 Holly St. N.E., Decatur, AL 35601.
Carolyn Ann Scott
56, eye technician
CULLMAN -- Funeral for Carolyn Ann Scott, 56, of Cullman was to be today at 2:30 p.m. at Moss Service Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Kurtz, the Rev. Chris Hester and the Rev. Marty Steelman officiating.
Burial was to be in Cullman City Cemetery.
Mrs. Scott died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, at her home. She was born Sept. 21, 1947, in Alabama to Clyde Coker and Lena Kathryn Pritchett Coker. She worked as an eye technician at Cullman Eye Care Center. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Church.
Survivors include her husband, Johnny Lloyd Scott; two sons, Tim Scott and Todd Scott, both of Cullman; her mother of Decatur; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cullman County.
Cebell West Walling
87, homemaker
CULLMAN -- Funeral for Cebell West Walling, 87, of Hanceville will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Blue Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert "Bobby" Smith officiating.
Burial will be in Blue Springs Cemetery in Florette with Williams-McCracken Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home and the body will be in the church two hours before the service.
Mrs. Walling died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at Hanceville Nursing Home. She was born May 4, 1914, in Morgan County to J.W. West and Mattie Brown West. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Herschel Knighten of Ragland and Rockey Lane Knighten of Union Hill; three daughters, Bonnie K. McAnnally of Garden City, Shirley K. Hammon of Lacey's Spring and Jody K. Harbison of Crane Hill; one sister, Obdie Thompson of Hulaco; 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
James Adam Duncan
79, theater equipment dealer
James Adam "Jim" Duncan, known for managing Decatur movie theaters for years, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, in Savannah, Ga., after suffering a brain aneurysm during a business trip to Vidalia, Ga. He was 79.
Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mitchell Williams and the Rev. John Clotfelter officiating. The body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at Roselawn Funeral Home.
During the 1960s and 1970s, most moviegoers in the area knew Duncan as manager of Decatur's four theatres: Bowline Drive-In Theatre, Gateway Rocking Chair Theatre, Princess Theatre and Thunderbird Drive-In Theatre.
Mr. Duncan was born Sept. 22, 1921, to John Dallas Duncan and Mary Burleson Duncan in Spruce Pine, N.C. He showed his first movie at about the age of 12. A few years after graduating from Mitchell County High School, he managed or owned many theaters in the western North Carolina-eastern Tennessee region. He worked for Crescent Amusement Co., the same company that owned the Princess Theatre in Decatur.
Duncan served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European Theater as a company clerk. After Germany surrendered, the Army gave him a jeep, a projector and a generator, and sent him to show movies to soldiers in France and Germany.
He came to Decatur in 1960 to manage the Bowline Drive-In for United Amusement Co., which also owned theaters in Florence, Albertville, Guntersville and Boaz. Duncan left for a short time in 1971 to open and operate a Shoney's Restaurant in Cleveland, Tenn., but returned in 1973 to his old job. In 1978, he opened Cinema Equipment and Concession Supply Inc. in downtown Decatur and serviced theaters from New York to Honduras, as well as local ball leagues.
He was president of the Decatur Kiwanis Club during its 50th anniversary, and served many years on the boards of the Salvation Army and Central United Methodist Church. He taught Sunday school and was treasurer of Good Fellowship Sunday School Class.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Ollis Duncan; a son, James Robert Duncan of Decatur; a daughter, Cathy Duncan Wahl of Decatur; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be James Alan Duncan, Michael Robert Wahl Jr., Shane Williams, Shannon Williams, Willie Raybon, Leonard Raybon and Ralph Freehauf.
Good Fellowship Sunday School Class members will be honorary pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the Central United Methodist Church Building Fund.
Clezelle Jones
76, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Clezelle Berryman Jones, 76, of Moulton will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Corinth Baptist Church with the Rev. Keith Jones, the Rev. Tim Graham and the Rev. Chester Curtis officiating.
Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery with Lawrence Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Jones died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at her daughter's home in Town Creek. She was born March 14, 1925, in Lawrence County to Bennie Berryman and Bessie Waldrep Berryman. She was a homemaker and the widow of Grady Jones. She was the mother of the late Ann Jones Lovett and Gary Jones.
Survivors include one daughter, Ellon Bradford of Town Creek; four sisters, Irene Mardis and Paulene Norwood, both of Town Creek, Lois Thrasher of Killen and Dean Thigpen of Colbert Heights; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Carl Jones, Fred Jones, Joel Jones, Roger Jones, Anthony Jones, Dwight Green , Kermit Jones and Marlon Green .
Bralie Manley
Infant
ATHENS -- Graveside service for infant Bralie Manley of Athens was to be today at noon at Mount Pisgah Cemetery with Glenn Miller officiating and Spry Funeral Home directing.
The infant died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, the day of her birth, at Huntsville Hospital.
Survivors include her father, Brandon Manley of Athens; her mother, April McGee of Athens; one brother, Matthew McGee of Athens; her grandparents, Bucky and Rose McGee and David and Doris Cluxton, all of Athens; her grandfather, Waymond Manley of Hazel Green ; her great-grandparents, Tilda Brown of Athens, W.G. and Margaret Manley of Hazel Green , and J.D. and Marie Toon and O.C. and Etalker McGee, all of Athens.
Michael McGee and Timothy McGee were to be pallbearers.
Billy Bowden Tilley
70, retired electrician
COLUMBIANA -- Funeral for Billy Bowden Tilley, 70, of Columbiana will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Bolton Brown-Service Funeral Home with the Rev. Allen Dennis officiating.
Burial will be in Pinelawn Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Tilley died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, at Brookwood Hospital in Birmingham. He was born April 3, 1931, near Conway, Ark. He was a retired electrician with Marathon Electric. He was the brother of the late Jim Tilley and the former husband of Dale Klimt.
Survivors include one son, Steve Tilley of Pelham; three daughters, Donna Lawrence of Hartselle, Denise Martin of Columbiana and Darlene Walton of Cropwell; two brothers, Hoover Tilley and Dewayne Tilley, both of Arkansas; two sisters, Betty Smith of Texas and Anna Alley of Missouri; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Annie Bell Tucker Harris
84, homemaker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Annie Bell Tucker Harris, 84, of Hartselle will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Pattillo Street Church of God with the Rev. John L. Elliott officiating.
Burial will be in Johnson Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at Peck Funeral Home and at the church for one hour before the service.
Mrs. Harris died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born May 14, 1917, in Morgan County to William Merty Thrasher and Hettie L. Norwood Thrasher. She was a long-time member of Pattillo Street Church of God and was a homemaker. She was the widow of Willie Harris and Troy Tucker.
Survivors include one son, Paul Curtis Tucker of Hartselle; two stepsons, Edward Harris of Falkville and Bobby Harris of Hartselle; one stepdaughter, Dorothy Cordor of Hartselle; one brother, Fred C. Thrasher of Hartselle; two sisters, Pearl Jane Echols of New Market and Alma Lee Rotton of Hartselle; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jason Tucker, Joshua Tucker, Bobby Harris, Jimmy Robbins, Leonard Tucker and Bobby Robbins.
