Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Alder Lee Patton
74, dental assistant
Funeral for Alder Lee Patton, 74, of Decatur will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with Jerry Mitchell and Jamie McMinn officiating.
Burial will be in Eva Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Patton died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999, at Parkway Medical Center Hospital. She was born July 10, 1925, in Lawrence County to Henry B. and Cora Terry Patton. She worked as a dental assistant. She was the mother of the late Gene Patton.
She is survived by her husband, Howard D. Patton; one brother, Buddy Patterson of Decatur; one sister, Ruby Williams of Decatur; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Gil Patton, Dale Patton, James Patton, Kyle Stacy, Kenneth Patton and Robert Patton.
Marie Hart Clarke
78, Decatur native
LAS VEGAS -- Funeral for Marie Hart Clarke, 78, of Las Vegas will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Bunker Funeral Home with the Rev. Marvin Gant officiating.
Burial will be in Memory Gardens Mausoleum.
Mrs. Clarke died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, in Las Vegas, where she had resided the past 34 years. She was born April 28, 1921, in Decatur to Charles Baxter Hart and Edna Maples Hart.
She is survived by her husband, Alick Clarke; and two sisters, Frieda Wooten of Russellville and Jeanoma O'Brien of Sebring, Fla.
Harvey Wendell Cline
58, farmer
ATHENS -- Funeral for Harvey Wendell Cline, 58, of Tanner will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Junior Long, Ollie Adams and Jerrold Allen officiating.
Burial will be in Tanner Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Cline died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. He was born April 9, 1941, in Limestone County. He was a farmer and a member of Holt Road Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Smith Cline; two sons, Timothy Cline and James Cline, both of Athens; three daughters, Linda Moss, Delyne Sain and Brenda Gail Carter, all of Athens; three sisters, Creola Cottles, Mabel Boyd and Edna Brewer, all of Athens; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Michael Sain, Larry Cottles, Kendall Smith, Delbert Cottles, Mariece Peden and Wayne Bowden.
William Daniel 'Danny' Combs Sr.
61, retired General Motors employee
ATHENS -- Funeral for William Daniel "Danny" Combs Sr., 61, of Athens was to be today at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Tim Anderson officiating.
Burial was to be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mr. Combs died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, at his home. He was born Dec. 12, 1937, in Anco, Ky. He was retired from General Motors Delphi plant in Decatur.
He is survived by his wife, Peggy Nanette Combs; three sons, William Daniel Combs Jr. of Akron, Ohio; Kenneth Combs of Flowery Branch, Ga., and Keith Alan Combs of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; one daughter, Kathy Renee Pressnell of Athens; one brother, Ira Combs of Jackson, Ohio; three sisters, Agnes Perry of Winchester, Ky., Irene Wilmoth of Akron, and Lois Holbert of Diana, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Gerald Meherg, Richard Hayworth, Ronnie Kelsey, Jeff Pressnell, Keith Combs and Kenneth Combs.
Lois Patricia Johnson
HARTSELLE -- Funeral arrangements for Lois Patricia Johnson, of Mulberry, Fla., and formerly of Falkville, who died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, in Mulberry, will be announced by Peck Funeral Home.
Rickey Morris Lokey
49, supervisor
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. -- Funeral for Rickey Morris Lokey, 49, of Flat Creek, Tenn., will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Armstrong and Marion Rees officiating.
Burial will be in Rosebank Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Lokey died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, in Shelbyville, Tenn. He was born Aug. 4, 1950, in Shelbyville. He was a supervisor of Desa International of Shelbyville, a member of the Church of Christ, a former member of the Alabama National Guard and an active member of the Army Reserve. He lived in Decatur for 20 years before moving to Shelbyville. He was the son of the late Neil C. Lokey and Nora Philpott Lokey Rogers and the stepson of the late J.B. Rogers.
He is survived by his wife, Betty King Lokey; one son, Brian Keith Lokey of Virginia Beach, Va.; two brothers, Brent Lokey and Neil Lokey, both of Shelbyville; and two sisters, Lisa Walker of Deltona, Fla., and Lydia Mittwede of Orlando, Fla.
John David Maxey
88, retired railroad conductor
PRINCETON, W.Va. -- Funeral for John David Maxey, 88, of Decatur was Wednesday at George W. Seaver Home Chapel with the Rev. Clifford Shell officiating. Burial was in Athens Cemetery in West Virginia.
Mr. Maxey died Saturday, Oct. 23, 1999, at his home. He was born March 2, 1911, in Spanishburg, W.Va., to Ed Maxey and Alice Quesenbury Maxey. He lived in Norfolk, Va., for 47 years and was a conductor for 35 years with the Virginian and Norfolk Southern Railroads. He was a member of Masonic Lodge-Owens Chapter 164.
The widower of Hazel Pennington Maxey, he lived in Decatur the past 11 years and was a member of Central United Methodist Church and attended the Good Fellowship Sunday school class.
Mr. Maxey is survived by one son, Robert Leslie Maxey of Wilmington, N.C.; one daughter, Wanda M. Conway of Decatur; one brother, Willie Clyde Maxey of Princeton; one sister, Betty M. Carrico of Rock, W.Va.; three granddaughters; and five great-grandsons.
Pallbearers were Leroy Maxey, Tim Carrico, Donald Ferguson, Steven Waite, Bob Carrico and Fred Snead.
Great-grandsons were honorary pallbearers.
O.D. McCurley
81, welder
ADDISON -- Funeral for O.D. McCurley, 81, of Addison was Saturday at Nichols Funeral Home with Junior Watwood and Clarance Price officiating.
Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
Mr. McCurley died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, at Woodland Medical Center. He was born Oct. 20, 1918, in Alabama to William A. McCurley and Mary Elizabeth Maddox. He was a welder and a World War II veteran and a former prisoner of war.
He is survived by his wife, Pauline McCurley; one son, Lionel McCurley of Crane Hill; one daughter, Carolyn Cagel of Huntsville; two stepsons, Bobby Gilland and Johnny Gilland, both of Addison; three stepdaughters, Carolyn Hayes, Patricia Oliver and Deborah Crawford, all of Addison; one brother, Ruben McCurley of Bear Creek; four grandchildren; 12 step-grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; 14 great-step-grandchildren.
Theresa Owen
56, secretary/bookkeeper
TRINITY -- Graveside services for Theresa Owen, 56, of Courtland was to be today at 2 p.m. at Courtland Cemetery with Parkway Funeral Home directing.
Ms. Owen died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, at her home. She was born July 17, 1943, in Lawrence County to Ernest "Slick" Owen and Clara Terry Owen. She worked as a secretary/bookkeeper at Decatur General Hospital and for 23 years with Byron Vann Agency. She was a graduate of Lawrence County High School.
She is survived by two sisters, Pat Fridelle of Rock Hill, S.C., and Becky Morris of Courtland.
Pallbearers were to be Prentis Morris, Dave Fridelle, Red Reynolds, Marlon Morris, Amber Reding and Ricky Morris.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley.
Kenneth Raymond Thrasher
69, farmer
MOULTON -- Funeral for Kenneth Raymond Thrasher, 69, of Moulton was to be today at 2 p.m. at Elliott Funeral Home with Tony Pepper and Jimmy Glenn officiating.
Burial was to be in East Lawrence Memory Gardens.
Mr. Thrasher died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, at his home. He was born Oct. 23, 1930, in Lawrence County. He was a farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Nora Thrasher; two daughters, Donna Underwood and Tammy Lindsey, both of Moulton; one brother, Earl Thrasher of Decatur; one sister, Ella Rea Layton of Trinity; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers were to be Wesley Underwood, Lowell Thompson, Jason Lovelady, Jamie Crowden Edward Pearson and Virgil Jones.
Johnnie Pruitt Ward
72, NASA retiree
Memorial service for Johnnie Pruitt Ward, 72, of Decatur was Monday at Roselawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Mark Tolbert officiating.
Burial was in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mr. Ward died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999, at home. He was born July 25, 1927, in Morgan County to Arley and James Monroe Ward. A member of Central Baptist Church, he retired from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and World War II. He was the father of the late Johnna Ward Summerford.
He is survived by his wife, Faye Nesmith Ward; one daughter, Tammy Ward Hoffman of Decatur; and two brothers, Harlon Ward and Billy Ward, both of Hartselle.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley, P.O. Box 2745, Decatur, AL 35601.
