Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Hazel Pence Collier
77, homemaker
Funeral for Hazel Pence Collier, 77, of Decatur will be Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Shelton Funeral Home with the Rev. Cecil Berry officiating.
Burial will be in the Collier family cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Collier died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, at Huntsville Hospital. She was born July 23, 1922, in Morgan County to William and Mildred Blackebey Pence. She was a homemaker and a member of Cave Springs Baptist Church for more than 50 years. She was the sister of the late Ralph Pence, Jack "Don" Pence and Laurette Cory.
She is survived by her husband, Frank C. Collier; two sons, Tommy Collier and Jerry Collier, both of Priceville; two sisters, Lynda Grant of Decatur and Billie Canon of Memphis; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Jackie R. Cooper Sr.
73, Redstone Arsenal retiree
Funeral for Jackie R. Cooper Sr., 73, of Decatur will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tony Willis and the Rev. Les Jones officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Cooper died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, at Parkway Medical Center Hospital. He was born June 19, 1926, in Lyman, Okla., to James Ernest Cooper and Nora Lee Cooper. He retired from the ballistic missile system command at Redstone Arsenal, was a former Pentecostal Holiness minister and was a disabled Air Force veteran, who earned the Victory Medal during World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Opal Irene Cooper; one son, Jackie R. Cooper Jr. of Decatur; one daughter, Linda Kay Depreast of Hartselle; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Charles Estel
'Charley' Cox
73, Wallace Center retiree
Graveside service for Charles Estel "Charley" Cox, 73, of Decatur will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Athens City Cemetery with Mike Nix officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Cox died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born Feb. 6, 1926, in Athens to Charley and Floy Garner Cox. He was retired from the Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center.
He is survived by his wife, Lillie Cox; one daughter, Vickie Massey of Decatur; one brother, Phillip Cox of Florida; and one sister, Ada Van Patton of Athens.
Mitchell 'Ryan' Craig
17, Athens High student
ATHENS -- Funeral for Mitchell "Ryan" Craig, 17, of Athens will be today at 3 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Craig died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, in Athens. He was born Oct. 22, 1982, in Morgan County. He was a junior at Athens High School.
He is survived by his father, Greg Craig of Tanner; his mother and stepfather, Dana Mitchell James and Dave M. James of Athens; two sisters, Carly James and Sydney James, both of Athens; his grandparents, Dan and Sherry Mitchell of Athens, and James and Doris Craig of Tanner; and his great-grandmothers, Leota Mitchell of Elkmont, Beedie Craig of Athens and Mae Sharp of Tanner.
Joel E. Dobbs
86, retired mechanic, construction worker
PRICEVILLE -- Funeral for Joel E. Dobbs, 86, of Hartselle will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Priceville Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Graham officiating.
Burial will be in Gum Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 7 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Dobbs died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, at home. He was born March 31, 1913, in Texas. He was a retired mechanic and construction worker.
He is survived by one son, Joel Vaughan Dobbs of Moody; one daughter, Dianna Dobbs Deavers of Birmingham; one brother, H.L. Dobbs of Hartselle; three sisters, Willie Faye Hopper and Vivian Hopper, both of Hartselle, and Georgia Montgomery of Hazel Green ; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Howard Johnson, Buddy Shull, Dale Deavers, Ashley Dale Deavers, Gary Dobbs and Jerry Hopper.
Della E. Freels
92, waitress
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Della E. Freels, 92, of Hartselle will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Alton Elrod officiating.
Burial will be in Hartselle City Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Freels died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, at Falkville Health Care Center. She was born June 28, 1907, in Blount County to John O. Elrod and Clara Tigge Elrod. She was a Baptist and a waitress. She was the mother of the late Louis Carl Arban.
She is survived by her husband, Samuel Freels; three daughters, Margaret Marie Wiley of Garden City, Mich., Marion V. Tait of Ocala, Fla., and Sarah Frances Ebekline of Ecorse, Mich.; one sister, Mildred Arban of Knoxville; 12 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Dwight Standridge, Michael Tait, Edward Edmondson, Marion Wiley and Steven Arban.
Helen Virginia Givens
TRINITY -- Funeral arrangements for Helen Virginia Givens, 69, of Courtland, who died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999, at home, will announced by Parkway Funeral Home.
Mark Hurt
44, retired Air Force
technical sergeant
Funeral for Mark Hurt, 44, of Decatur will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Parks Funeral Home in Summerville, S.C.
Burial will be in Summerville Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home.
Mr. Hurt died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, at home. He was born Sept. 7, 1955, in San Antonio. He was a retired Air Force technical sergeant and taught JROTC at East Lawrence High School.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Hurt; one son, Thomas Hurt of Houston, Texas; one daughter, Jenny Chaparun of Decatur; his father, Philip E. Hurt of Charleston, S.C.; and two brothers, Jeffery Hurt of Moncks Corner, S.C., and Thomas M. Hurt of Colorado.
Memorials may be made to Mark Hurt Memorial Fund at Heritage Bank in Decatur.
Frances E. Malone
78, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Frances E. Malone, 78, of Athens will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home Chapel with Bobby Turner officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Malone died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born Aug. 4, 1921, in Limestone County. She was a homemaker and a member of Northside Church of Christ.
She is survived by three sons, Harold Malone of Falls Church, Va., and Morris Malone and Steve Malone, both of Athens; two daughters, Arlene Walker and Anita Pratt, both of Athens; one sister, Alberta Griffin of Athens; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jim Walker, John Walker, Anthony Malone, Ronnie McCormick, Travis Meadows and Steve Malone.
Steven Levon McCormick
16, Athens High student
ATHENS -- Funeral for Steven Levon McCormick, 16, of Athens will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Fred Lackey officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.Mr. McCormick died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, in Athens. He was born Sept. 29, 1983, in Morgan County.
He was a member of First Baptist Church, a student at Athens High School and a member of the all-star baseball team.
He is survived by his father and stepmother, Mike and Cheryle McCormick of Athens; his mother, Crystal Franklin of Athens; three sisters, Alexandra McCormick, Jacqueline Guntharp and Christianna Franklin, all of Athens; his grandparents, Louis Franklin and Lee Franklin, both of Pensacola, Fla.; and his step-grandparents, Carolyn Breeding of Athens and George Breeding of Roswell, Ga.
Bobbie Whaley McCrary
76, homemaker
Funeral for Bobbie Whaley McCrary, 76, of Trinity will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Shelton Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Caudle officiating.
Burial will be in East Lawrence Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. McCrary died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, at home. She was born Sept. 20, 1923, in Bibb County to Ottie W. and Lula Adele Fulford Whaley. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Baptist Church.She is survived by one son, Michael Shane McCrary of Trinity; two daughters, Audrey Anne Terry of Trinity and Frankie Weaver of Selma; five sisters, Lois Vandenburg of Doon, Iowa, Carolyn Edwards of Birmingham, Minnie Brown of Randolph, Myrtis Peek of Rhinelander, Wis., and Polly Oakley of Humboldt, Tenn.; five grandsons; and seven great-grandchildren.
Grandsons and a nephew will be pallbearers.
Great-grandchildren will be honorary pallbearers.
