Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Mary Laurene Whitehead
ATHENS -- Funeral for Mary Laurene Whitehead, 83, of Anderson will be today at 2 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Marty Mosley officiating.
Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery with Limestone Chapel Funeral Home directing.
Ms. Whitehead died Friday, Jan. 18, 2002, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born Aug. 26, 1918, in Anderson to W.H. Echols and Manerva Echols. She was a beautician.
Survivors include one son, Allen Moore of Anderson; two daughters, Joan Laxson of Elkmont and Janet Partrick of Athens; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Petey Grisham, Keith Laxson, Heath Laxson, Jason Laxson, Roger Mosley, James Stark and Joe Winnette.
Eunice Corene Akin
CULLMAN -- Funeral for Eunice Corene Akin, 77, of Falkville was to be today at 2 p.m. at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Blankenship and the Rev. Jimmy Legg officiating.
Burial was to be in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
Mrs. Akin died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002, at Hartselle Medical Center. She was born July 8, 1924, in Georgia to William Henry Waldrop and Meddie Yarbrough Waldrop. She was a homemaker. She was the widow of Elmer Akin and the sister of the late Harvey Waldrop, Dewey Waldrop and Henry Waldrop.
Survivors include two daughters, Janice Sherman Smith of Fairview and Carolyn Coy Rascoe of Decatur; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Garlan Dallas Carroll
HILLSDALE, PA. -- Funeral for Garlan Dallas Carroll, 57, of Vinemont will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Fairview Church of God in Falkville with Dr. Milan Dekich and Tony Johnson officiating.
The family will receive friends Tuesday and Wednesday from 1 until 3 p.m. at the church.
A graveside chapel military service will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at McDowell Cemetery in Barnesboro, Pa., with Milan Dekich officiating and Rairigh Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1 until 3 p.m. at McDowell Cemetery Chapel.
Mr. Carroll died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at Cullman Regional Center. He was born Nov. 22, 1944, in Cullman County to Gordon Carroll and Ruth Cornelius Carroll. He attended Fairview Church of God in Falkville. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10774 in Falkville, and a member of Disabled American Veterans Chapter AL11. He was the brother of the late Lattie Grace Carroll Powell and the late Grover Carroll.
Survivors include his wife of 11 years, Nancy Jean Anness Carroll; one son, Mark Hayes of Indian Head, Md.; two daughters, Heidi Carroll of Indian Head and Laura Ball of Montgomery; two step-daughters, Tracie Rippeon, of Fairfield, Pa., and Tina Anness of Camp Hill, Pa.; two sisters, Sophia Steele and Betty Leathers, both of Falkville; and seven grandchildren.
- Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cullman County, 402 Fourth Ave. N.E., Cullman, AL 35055; Sister Mary Magdalene Christian Catholic Community, in care of Father Sullivan, at 200 Zeke Hollow Road, Falkville, AL 35622; or Fairview Church of God, 1160 W. Lacon Road, Falkville, AL 35622.
Beatrice Allene Nolen
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Beatrice Allene Nolen, 80, of Hartselle will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Sparks officiating.
Burial will be in Bellview Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Nolen died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002, at Falkville Health Care Center. She was born Jan. 14, 1922, in Lawrence County to Thomas Lonzo Harris and Nettie Lucy Hood Harris. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church. She was the sister of the late Louise Naylor and Ruby Sandlin.
Survivors include one son, Johnny Nolen of Hartselle; three stepsons, Junior Nolen of Paw Paw, Mich., Charles Nolen of Hartselle and Hershel Nolen of Moulton; two daughters, Glenda Roberson and Sherry Jones, both of Hartselle; two stepdaughters, Velma Drane and Estelle Naylor, both of Moulton; three brothers, Robert Harris of Moulton and Bernard Harris and Buster Harris, both of Decatur; three sisters, Lorene McCaghren and Dolly Beck, both of Moulton, and Cora Love of Hartselle; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Ray Hargrove, Denny Abbott, Floyd Morgan, Ralph Johnson, Jimmy Naylor, Charles Nolen, Bernard Harris and Robert Harris.
Bill Ricks
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Bill Ricks, 82, of Hartselle will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Phillip Hines and the Rev. Barry Binion officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Ricks died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at his home. He was born Dec. 21, 1919, in Georgia. He was a retired truck driver for ConAgra.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie Ricks; six sons, David Ricks, Joel Moncrieff and Larry Ricks, all of Danville, and Cecil Lewter, Dennis Lewter and Howell Lewter, all of Hartselle; five daughters, Ruth Felong and Barbara Monzel, both of Danville, Karon Murphy of Hartselle, and Janet Weaver and Vickey Leeth; 25 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Anthony Ricks, David Terry, Shannon Leeth, Nathaniel Felong, Brandon Holland and Jason Leeth.
Wanda Faye Evans Thompson
Funeral for Wanda Faye Evans Thompson, 58, of Hartselle will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Shelton Funeral Home with the Rev. Alvin Tucker and Rev. Sammy Evans officiating.
Burial will be in Enon Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Thompson died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Sept. 16, 1943, in Morgan County to Marvin Evans and Mina Faye Slaton Evans. She was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church for 40 years.
Survivors include her husband of 41 years, James Harold Thompson; three daughters, Tammy Thompson Fitzgerald and Darla Thompson Keenum, both of Danville and Crystal Thompson Mason of Decatur; three brothers, Jacky Evans and Jerry Evans, both of Hartselle, and the Rev. Sammy Evans of Decatur; and six grandchildren.
Nephews and Donald Morris and Wilburn Morgan will be pallbearers.
John Robert Timm
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for John Robert Timm, 52, of Hartselle will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald Sherbourne officiating.
Burial will be in Hartselle City Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Timm died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2001, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born May 10, 1949, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to Charles Mortimer Timm and Ruth Myrtle Gurney Timm. He served in the United States Army.
Survivors include his wife, Donna J. Timm; one son, Daryl John Timm of Atlanta; three daughters, Heather Sherbourne of San Antonio, Texas, and Molly Looney and Paula Lott, both of Hartselle; one half-brother, Jerry Hamilton of Sneads, Fla.; four sisters, June White of Eatonton, Ga., Karen Wright of Ellsworth, Mich., Diane Sloan of Kalamazoo and Ruthann Cook of Three Rivers, Mich.; and 11 grandchildren.
Fred Vickers Sr.
Funeral for Fred Vickers Sr., 88, of Decatur will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home with the Rev. Marty Steelman officiating.
Burial will be in Decatur City Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Vickers died Jan. 20, 2002, at his residence. He was born Jan. 31, 1913, in Anniston to Fred Houston Vickers and Cora Bell Wrinkle Vickers. He was retired from Good- year Co. after 35 years of service and was a member of Austinville First Baptist Church for 62 years. He was the widower of Nora Mae Roberts Vickers.
Survivors include one son, Eugene Vickers Jr. of Decatur; one daughter, Louise Vickers Byrd of Decatur; one brother, Charles Vickers of Madison; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be the Rev. J.B. Snyder, Fletcher Byrd, Bruce Cheatam, David Daugherty, William Smith, Joel Snyder and Andy Walden.
Memorials may be made to Austinville First Baptist.
Grady Henderson Bailey
CULLMAN -- Funeral for Grady Henderson Bailey, 88, of Cullman will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Britt officiating.
Burial will be in Cullman City Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Bailey died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 17, 1913, in Cullman County to William Oran Bailey and Josie Lee Johnson Bailey. He was a homebuilder and a member of Seventh Street Baptist Church. He was the brother of the late Tip Bailey, Eual Bailey, Dual Bailey, Lily Keeton, Eunice Butler and Willodean Bailey.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Johnson Bailey; three daughters, Beverly Denny of Cullman and Connie Ridgeway and Jennie Adams, both of Decatur; four brothers, Jady Bailey, Claude Bailey, Carlton Bailey and Sanford Bailey, all of Cullman; one stepbrother, Price Robertson of Cullman; one sister, Edna Johns of Cullman; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
William C. 'Bill' Davis
Graveside service for William C. "Bill" Davis, 81, of Trinity will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Burningtree Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Neal Culberson and the Rev. John Clotfelter officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Davis died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation Center of Decatur. He was born July 3, 1920, in Giles County, Tenn., to Joe Davis and Dezie Pilkinton Davis. A World War II U.S. Navy veteran, he was a retired welder and an avid gardener.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Davis; one son, Don Davis of Atlanta; one daughter, Paula Brazier of Decatur; one sister, Addie W. Downs of Nashville; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Eual Lamon, George Nancarrow, Billy W. Davis, Norman Davis Vance Davis and Willard Burt.
The Trinity United Methodist Church men's Sunday school class will be honorary pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church.
Jean Reding Dutton
MOULTON -- Funeral for Jean Reding Dutton, 62, of Hohenwald, Tenn., will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Elliott Funeral Home with the Rev. Jackie Shelton officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Dutton died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, in Hohenwald. She was born Jan. 30, 1939, in Lawrence County, to C.G. Reding and Berteen Reding. She was a homemaker and a member of Central Park Baptist Church of Decatur.
Survivors include her husband, Maurice Dutton; three sons, Marlon Dutton of Courtland, Roderick Dutton of Hartselle and Eddie Dutton of Decatur; one daughter, Lisa Peery of Hohenwald; one brother, Anthony Reding of Athens; one sister, Beverly Hames of Caddo; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jon Layton, Jackie Reding, Fletcher Ford, Phil Hendrix, Larry Hendrix and Bob Vaughn.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Highland Rim, Division West, 502 North Garden Street, Suite 210, Columbia, TN 38401.
Eugene Willard 'Gene' George
ATHENS -- Graveside service for Eugene Willard "Gene" George, 64, of Athens will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Cemetery with the Rev. Ira Laney officiating and Spry Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. George died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. He was born July 28, 1937, in Billings, Mont., to Carl George and Hallie George. He came to Huntsville in the 1950s and worked on a variety of U.S. Army and NASA projects. A U.S. Army veteran, he was an employee of Teledyne Brown Engineering, Chrysler and PEI Electronics Inc. He was a photography instructor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. He was a member of the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill Huntsville (NAMIH), Highlands United Methodist Church in Huntsville and several antique automobile clubs.
Survivors include his wife, Linda George; his mother of Athens; two sons, Lance George of Huntsville and Vance George of Athens; two sisters, Carol Bernhardt of Billings, Mont., and Janie Duncan of Monrovia, Calif.; and one granddaughter.
Memorials may be made to the Faith Christian Academy gymnasium or building funds in Athens.
