Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Mr. Fred Hughes, 85, of Dothan passed away Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Gardens of Memory Cemetery with the Rev. Doug Seale officiating and Ward-Wilson Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted.
Mr. Marion C. “Butch” Butler, 82, of 1308 Sioux St., Dothan, passed away Friday morning, Aug. 9, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Calvary Baptist Church in Dothan with the Rev. Van Gauthe conducting.
Mrs. Annie Jorgensen Hansson, 83, of Ozark died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002, in Oakview Manor Nursing Facility following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced later through Holman Funeral Home of Ozark.
CW4 (Retired) Michael J. Madden, 69, of Daleville died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002, at his home following a brief illness. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday from Holman Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Michael Thomas officiating. Entombment will follow with full military honors in Woodlawn Memory Gardens with Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Visitation will be in the funeral home parlors from 6-9 p.m. today with the family receiving friends during this time.
Wade Junior Cooper, 71, of Enterprise, formerly of Opp, died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan after an extended illness. The funeral will be 3:30 p.m. today at Searcy Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Keith Ellis, the Rev. Cliff Quincey and the Rev.George Abbott officiating. Burial will follow in Meadowlawn Cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Gerald Rucker passed away Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, in Hartford. He fought a brave battle with cancer. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Rucker was born Nov. 5, 1957, and was the sixth of seven children. He will be dearly missed by his family. All that knew him will remember his outgoing spirit. He always had a smile for everyone.
Daron Lee Gordon, 25 of Iron City, Ga., went home to be with the Lord on Aug. 8, 2002, at the Donalsonville Hospital. A celebration of life service will be 3 p.m. EDT today at Reynolds-Chapel United Methodist Church, 2676 Burke Rd., Donalsonville, Ga., with the Rev. Randy Carnley and Dr. Ron McCaskill officiating. Hank Parker will be offering a special eulogy. Burial will be at Friendship Cemetery in Donalsonville. Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Center, 1547 Clifton Rd. N.E., Atlanta, Ga., 30322.
Frank Allen Barnickle, 71, of Donalsonville Ga., formerly of Dothan, died Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, at his residence under hospice care. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. CST Sunday at First Baptist Church in Theodore, with the Rev. William Stout officiating and Southern Heritage Funeral Home directing. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. (CST) today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala., 36302; the Donalsonville Church of Christ, Marianna Highway, Donalsonville, Ga., 39845; or the Seminole County Public Library, 103 W. 4th St., Donalsonville, Ga., 39845.
Johnny Mack Bell, 49, of 7715 U.S. Highway 431 North, Eufaula, died unexpectedly, Friday morning, Aug. 9, 2002, in the emergency room of Lakeview Community Hospital in Eufaula. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday in the Friendly Assembly of God Church, between Baker Hill and Texasville, with the Rev. Ronnie Benefield officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Holman-Abbeville Mortuary directing. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the services. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Friendly Assembly of God Church, 35 Cooper Road, Clayton, Ala., 36016.
Mr. Robert H. Campbell, 77, of Clio died Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, at his home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Sykes Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. William B. Easterling officiating. Pianist will be Angie Childers and special singing will be done by the church congregation. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Keahey Funeral Home of Clio directing. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Sykes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.
Mrs. Dorothy A. Allgood of Hilltop Road, Newton, (Wicksburg community) died Wednesday evening, Nov. 13, 2002, at Flowers Hospital after an extended illness. She was 85. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lonnie Skiles officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb directing. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. At all other times the family will be at the home of a daughter, Eula Faye Ward, 1944 Hilltop Road, Newton (Wicksburg community).
Mrs. Estelle Branton Cheshire, a lifelong resident of Taylor, died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at the Extendicare Hospice Wing following an extended illness. She was 92. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gillis Crenshaw and the Rev. Charles Littlefield officiating. Burial will follow at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Cemetery with Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home directing. Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home of Dothan, 792-4194, is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Gray (Bob) Cooney passed away Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at his home following an extended illness. The family is gathering at 102 Price St., in Daleville. The family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m. today at Lord Funeral Home, 3449 Caverns Road, Marianna, Fla. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pinecrest Gardens in Marianna with the Rev. Talmadge Butler officiating and Lord Funeral Home directing.
Roy Culbreth passed away Saturday Nov. 2, 2002, in Pasadena, Texas. He was 87. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002, at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home in Houston, Texas.
Byron Danzey of Panama City, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002. He was 89. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church. The family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall of the church immediately after the services. Burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Contributions in memory of Mr. Danzey may be made to First Baptist Church One Heart Campaign, P.O. Box 1200, Panama City, Fla., 32402; Gulf Coast Community College Foundation, 5230 W. Highway 98, Panama City, Fla., 32401; or to the Lions Club International Sight Conservation Fund.
Dollie M. Dawsey, of Basin Avenue in Dothan, a homemaker, a mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002, at her home. She was 72. A Homegoing service will be 1 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. D. Reddick giving words of comfort. Burial will follow at Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Reposing will be at Scott’s Chapel Hill Mortuary, 701 Daleville Ave., Enterprise. Family and friends may call from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Stringer Street A.M.E. Church for visitation.
Vera Belle Estes of County Road 28, Slocomb, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. She was 62. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Park with the Rev. Patrick Gallagher officiating and Byrd Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Avon R. Farnum of Ozark died Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, 2002, in the Ozark Nursing Facility following a long illness. He was 89. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Christian Faith Fellowship Temple with Bishop William H. Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Robert Earl Grubbs of Dothan answered his Master’s call Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. He was 53. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Dothan with the Rev. B.K. Marshall officiating. Burial will follow in Sardis Baptist Church in Headland with Levite Funeral Home of Dothan directing. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today at Levite Funeral Home. The body will be placed in the church one hour before services.
Mrs. Lynne Hughes Kipfer of Decatur, Ga., a native of the Asbury community, died Monday morning, Nov. 11, 2002, in Dekalb Medical Center in Decatur, Ga. She was 84. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday from Asbury United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dave Rhodes officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time. The family will greet friends following the services. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Asbury Cemetery Fund.
Adam Keith Manning, of Alberta Drive in Abbeville, died Tuesday night, Nov. 12, 2002, in the emergency room of a Dothan hospital. He was 35. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. today at Old Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Winford O. Gulledge officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Holman-Abbeville Mortuary directing.
Mrs. Ruthe L. Neal of Lafayette Street in Dothan passed away Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, at her residence. She was 84. Funeral arrangements and a list of survivors will be announced later by Allen Funeral Home of Dothan, 794-6759.
Edith Hopkins Newton, a resident of Main Street in Ashford, died early Thursday morning, Nov. 14, 2002, at her home. She was 92. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Ashford with the Rev. William M. Hand officiating. Burial will follow in the Ashford City Cemetery with Holman-Headland Mortuary directing. The body will be placed in the church one hour before services. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. today at the mortuary in Headland. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice Inc., P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala., 36302.
Brigadier General (U.S. Army, Retired) James Bowdoin "Buck" Stapleton, died Nov. 8, 2002. He was 97. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Columba Catholic Church with the Rev. Patrick Gallagher officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery with Byrd Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends from 4-5 p.m. today at the funeral home chapel. The wake service will begin at 5 p.m. Following the wake service, everyone is invited to join the family at the Dothan Country Club for a reception.
Blondell Cameron Tatom of Chinook Street, died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at Flowers Hospital following a brief illness. She was 84. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. today at St. Matthias Anglican Church, 1440 S. Park Ave., Dothan (the old Trinity Lutheran Church) with Father Lawrence Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery with Byrd Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Sara Beth Vinson of Wicksburg Road in Newton (Wicksburg community) died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002, at the family residence after an extended illness. She was 81. Funeral arrangements and survivors are incomplete but will be announced later by Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb, 886-7777.
Mr. William Lamar Watford of Murbo Road in Cottonwood passed away Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. He was 41. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Jones and the Rev. Kerry Kizer officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. At all other times, the family will be at the home of Albert and Jackie Watford at 1202 Southerland Drive in Dothan or at the residence of Jim and Shirley Godwin at 5361 Willie Varnum Road in Cottonwood.
James Coleman Weeks Jr., of Village Road in DeFuniak Springs, Fla., died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva, 684-2600.
Elizabeth Bullock Andrews, formerly of Union Springs, Ala., passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2002. She was 92. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Oak Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Tom Randall officiating. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time today at Gray Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Union Springs Public Library, 103 N. Prairie St., Union Springs, Ala., 36089. Gray Funeral Home of Union Springs, 738-2630, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Nell Byrd of Ozark died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in a Mt. Vernon Nursing Facility following an extended illness. She was 68. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Holman Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Don Grantham officiating. Interment will follow in Claybank Cemetery with Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Holman Funeral Home, 995 South Union Ave., Ozark, with the family receiving friends during this time.
Mr. Ted Alex Courtney Sr., died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at Satilla Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was 43. A service is planned for 2 p.m. Friday at Green lawn Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. Entombment will will held there also. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at Music Funeral Home. Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Mary Hazel Dean of Saint Peter community in Slocomb passed away Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. She was 80. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Andrew Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Saint Phillip Cemetery under the direction of Christian Memorial Chapel of Graceville, Fla. The remains will lie in state at the church one hour before the services. Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m. Friday at the Rodney D. Pittman Memorial Chapel in Graceville, Fla.
Edna Eunita Bailey Harris of Bonifay, Fla., went to live with her Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002. She was 71. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Gully Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Jesse Reeder and the Rev. Gary Taylor officiating. The body will lie in state from 10-11 a.m. in the church. Burial will follow in Bonifay Cemetery with Peel Funeral Home directing. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Paul R. Marsh of Dothan died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, at his residence. He was 82. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery with Elder Charles Roling officiating and Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala., 36302.
Horace Milford McLean, a resident of Louisville, died late Monday afternoon, Dec. 2, 2002, in the Dogwood Manor Assisted Living in Abbeville. He was 85. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at Pea River Presbyterian Church in Clio with the Rev. James Pitts and the Rev. Ray Kelly officiating. Burial will follow at Pea River Cemetery with Holman-Abbeville Mortuary directing. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. today at Pea River Presbyterian Church. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Pea River Presbyterian Church, c/o Mike Abercrombie, 1162 Brundidge St., Clio, Ala., 36017; or to Wiregrass Hospice Inc., P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala., 36302. Holman-Abbeville Mortuary, 585-5261, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. David Malcolm Messick, a resident of Vaughn Towers, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at his residence. He was 60. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home Chapel with Sister Brenda Yon officiating. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial Cemetery with Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted.
Clara Agnes Blaum Roberts, a lifelong resident of Dothan, died Dec. 3, 2002, at Thomas Hospital, after residing the past year at the home of her daughter in Daphne. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church of Dothan chapel with the Rev. Bob Gross and Dr. Samuel Maddox officiating. A family graveside service will be held before the service at Memory Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Alabama Chapter, 3840 Ridgeway Drive, Birmingham, Ala., 35209; Alabama Baptist Children's Homes & Family Ministries, P.O. Box 361767, Birmingham, Ala., 35236; or First Baptist Church of Dothan, 300 West Main St., Dothan, Ala., 36303.
Murrelle Mathis Smith, a resident of Dothan Road in Abbeville, died early Monday evening, Dec. 2, 2002, in a Dothan hospital after an extended illness. She was 81. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Abbeville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ray Kelly and the Rev. Jimmie R. Spikes officiating. Burial will follow in the Abbeville Gardens of Memory with Holman-Abbeville Mortuary directing. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Abbeville United Methodist Church Family Life Center, P.O. Box 100, Abbeville, Ala., 36310. Holman-Abbeville Mortuary, 585-5261, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Jack Boyd Butler, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, of Slocomb, died Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, at Campbellton Graceville Hospital after a brief illness. He was 82. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at New Post Oak Assembly of God Church with the Rev. G.L. Morrison and the Rev. Marrell Turvin officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb directing. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. At all other times the family will be at the home of Buck and June Estes, 1227 White Oak Road, Slocomb. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the New Post Oak Assembly of God Church, 143 County Road 14, Hartford, Ala., 36344.
Jerry Regan Campbell Sr., of Warner Robins, Ga., died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, at Houston Medical Center. He was 46. Funeral services were 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Gardner officiating. Burial was at Franklin Memorial Gardens in Winchester, Tenn.
Mamie Louise Averett Chalker of Level Plains died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2002, at Enterprise Nursing Home in Enterprise. She was 83. The funeral will be 11 a.m., Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Level Plains with the Rev. Robert Beasley, the Rev. Glenn Butler and the Rev. Mike Stokes officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mrs. Chalker will be taken to the church one hour before funeral time.
Jimmie L. Colmer of Providence Home Assisted Living died Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, unexpectedly. Complete arrangements will be announced by Ozark Memorial Chapel in Ozark, 774-1528.
Ms. Imaphine Deese Hughes, a Courtyard at the Millpond resident in Marianna, Fla., died there early Saturday, Oct. 5, 2002, following an extended illness. She was 84. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Orrin Barrett officiating. Burial will follow in Webb Cemetery with Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home directing. The family will be receiving friends from 4-6 p.m. today at the funeral home. On Monday, the family will be at the home of a sister, Thelma Knowles in Webb. Flowers will be accepted.
Mrs. Hettie Lucille Strickland Payne of Skipperville passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2002, at the home of her son following a long illness. She was 84. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Skipperville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Pam Freeman officiating. Burial will follow in the Bersheba Cemetery with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing. In lieu of flowers, the family asks memorial contributions be made to Wiregrass Hospice Inc., P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala., 36302, or Skipperville United Methodist Church, c/o Mary Faye Huey, 3489 County Road 50, Ozark, Ala., 36360. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Other than scheduled visitation times, the family will be at the home of her son, Davis Payne, 3297 County Road 57 in Skipperville. The body will be placed in the church one hour before service time.
Desmond Shanta Helms Rich, 6-month-old infant son of Nakeya Rich and Taurus Helms of Dothan, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002, at Children's Hospital in Birmingham. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Park with the Rev. Delbert Bradley officiating and Byrd Funeral Home directing.
Mr. David Lee Robinson of Ozark died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002, at Flowers Hospital following a brief illness. He was 45. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Church of God by Faith with the Rev. H.R. Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Henry County with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends from 3-4 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Robinson will be placed in the church one hour prior to services Monday.
Mrs. Linda May Russell of Dothan passed away Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, at Extendicare under Hospice Care. She was 66. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Kent-Thornton Funeral Home of Dothan, 793-1117, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Willie Jean Simmons of Coco Beach, Fla., formerly of Samson, died Oct. 4, 2002, in Coco Beach. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be announced later by Pittman Funeral Home of Samson, 898-7141.
