Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Marion NicholasPolasik
77, disability insuranceofficer
Memorial service for Marion Nicholas Polasik, 77, of Trinity will be Wednesday at noon at St. Ann Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Culotta officiating and Shelton Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends Wednesday one hour before the service at the church.
Mr. Polasik died Friday, Nov. 19, 1999, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born Aug. 19, 1922, in Wisconsin to Nicholas and Mary Novitski Polasik. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War and a member of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force at the Battle of the Bulge. He was a Catholic and a retired disability insurance officer.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly L. Polasik; two sons, Christopher Polasik of Olathe, Kan., and Paul Polasik of Decatur; two daughters, Mary Polasik of Houston, Texas, and Jean Hand of Trinity; one brother, Paul Polasik of Rogers, Ark.; one sister, Rita Maersch of West Allis, Wis.; and four grandchildren.
Gerald Sidney Reed
77, Monsanto retiree
Funeral for Gerald Sidney Reed, 77, of Trinity will be Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Reed died today, Nov. 23, 1999, at home. He was born Feb. 21, 1922, in Texas. He attended Decatur Baptist Church and Calhoun Community College. He retired from Monsanto Co. after 29 years and served in the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor during World War II. He was the brother of the late Lynn Reed.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Reed; three daughters, Linda Speakman of Rosemark, Tenn., Diane Wright of Hartselle and Patricia Hardiman of Decatur; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Grandsons and nephews will be pallbearers.
Elizabeth Ann Sasser
65, third-grade teacher
ATHENS -- Funeral for Elizabeth Ann Sasser, 65, of Lutts, Tenn., will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Bill Hall and Joe Olson officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Sasser died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999, at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence. She was born Sept. 22, 1934, in Industry. She was a member of the Church of Christ and a third-grade teacher at Athens Bible School, where she taught for 27 years.
She is survived by her husband, James Wesley Sasser; two sons, James Whittle Sasser of Appleton, Wis., and Timothy Quinn Sasser of St. Louis; three daughters, Jimona Ann Maravilla of Republic, Mo., Tami Gay Bean of Parker, Colo., and Jori Lyn Stringer of Fort Collins, Colo.; one sister, Barbara Gayle Tuggle of Grant; and 16 grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Whit Sasser, Collin Stringer, Quinn Sasser, Clayton Tuggle, Craig Bean and David Maravilla.
Memorials may be made to Athens Bible School, 507 S. Hoffman St., Athens, AL 35611.
Ola Mae Sharp
81, homemaker
Funeral for Ola Mae Sharp, 81, of Priceville will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Shelton Funeral Home with the Rev. Cecil Berry and the Rev. Hafford Sharp officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Sharp died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born March 4, 1918, in Morgan County to Robert F. Duke and Mary Elizabeth Motes Duke. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of Cave Springs Baptist Church. She was the widow of Percy Sharp and the mother of the late Johnny Sharp.
She is survived by one son, Billy Sharp of Muscle Shoals; one daughter, Gina Coulter of Hartselle; one brother, Alex Duke of Moline, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Kent Sharp, Markham Sharp, Robert Harold Duke, Brian Speegle, Norman Horton and Bobby Landers.
Clyde 'Wayne' Siltanen
68, Wolverine Tube retiree
Funeral for Clyde "Wayne" Siltanen, 68, of Decatur will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Wright officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Siltanen died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999, at Parkway Medical Center Hospital. He was born Sept. 16, 1931, in Griffith, Ind. He was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church and attended Colorado School of Mines in Golden. He earned a master's degree from The University of Alabama. He was employed by Reynolds Metals for 25 years and retired from Wolverine Tube. He was a captain in the Army during the Korean War.
He is survived by four sons, Jeffrey Wayne Siltanen of Panama City, Fla., Bill Hall of Birmingham, Dan Hall of Marietta, Ga., and James Hall of Raleigh, N.C.; one daughter, Donna Mims of Clanton; one sister, Josie Sailors of Denver; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Wanza Heard Taylor
64, retired claims adjuster
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Wanza Heard Taylor, 64, of Decatur will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Corinth West Baptist Church with the Rev. Glen Miller officiating.
Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery with Peck 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.
Mrs. Taylor died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999, at her home. She was born Feb. 14, 1935, in Cullman County to Oscar Adrian Heard and Linnie Armitta Bryant Heard. She worked for 43 years with State Farm Insurance Co. and retired as a claims adjuster. She was a member of Corinth West Baptist Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Barbara Rusk Waldrop of Decatur; two brothers, Gurnie Heard of Vinemont and Billie P. Heard of Defuniak Springs, Fla.; and three sisters, Reathel Brown of East Pointe, Mich., Alma Heard of Southfield, Mich., and Margaret Heard of Decatur.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of the Valley or to Corinth West Baptist Church.
Robert Wilson Allen
80, retiredheavy equipment operator
ATHENS -- Funeral for Robert Wilson Allen, 80, of Athens will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Bill Smith, Malcolm Andrews and Dwight Ridinger officiating.
Burial will be in Sunny Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Allen died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, at his home. He was born May 14, 1919, in Limestone County. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He was retired from the Limestone County Commission, where he worked as a heavy equipment operator.
He is survived by his wife, Beulah Gooch Allen; one son, Jeff Allen of Athens; one daughter, Margaret Fisher of Huntsville; one stepson, Phillip Leonard of Toledo, Ohio; one stepdaughter, Claudean Buschdorf of El Paso, Texas; one brother, Aaron Allen of Athens; one sister, Lou Emma Clem of Athens; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Sarah AnnMcMurry Burns
71, homemaker
ATHENS -- Memorial service for Sarah Ann McMurry Burns, 71, of Athens will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Athens First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Screws officiating and Limestone Chapel Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends in the church parlor Wednesday from 1 to 1:30 p.m.
Mrs. Burns died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born Jan. 5, 1928, in Florence. She was a member of Athens First United Methodist Church and a certified flower show judge. She was a Girl Scout leader for many years and a homemaker. She was the mother of the late Rev. Samuel Arthur Burns.
She is survived by her husband, Thurman C. Burns; two sons, William Murry Burns of Tuscumbia and Frank Wilson Burns of Muscle Shoals; one daughter, Laura Nell Fox of Nappanee, Ind.; and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Athens First United Methodist Church or the Gideons.
Alfonso 'Footie'Cooper
75, retired from WykersHardware Store
Funeral services for Alfonso "Footie" Cooper, 75, of Decatur will be Thursday at noon at Reynolds Funeral Home with the Rev. Theodore P. Bumpus officiating.
Burial will be in Sterrs Cemetery.
Mr. Cooper died Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born in Falkville on June 10, 1924, to John and Ida Campbell Cooper. He was retired from Wykers Hardware Store.
He is survived by nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Bumpus, Lorenzo Johnson, Thomas Cooper, Jackie Cooper, Lamar Johnson and Stephen Hampton
Virginia Madolin Dement
87, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Virginia Madolin Dement, 87, of Athens will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Pat Smith officiating.
Burial will be in Legg Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Dement died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, at her home. She was born Feb. 12, 1912, in Limestone County. She was a homemaker and a member of Walnut Grove United Methodist Church. She was the widow of John Monroe Dement Sr. and mother of the late Betty Ann Dement.
She is survived by two sons, John Monroe Dement II of Huntsville and Robert Allen Dement of Athens; one daughter, Edith Marie Crabtree of Athens; one brother, Charles Adams of Elkmont; one sister, Marie Gooch of Athens; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Athens.
