Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Earline P. Arnold Grimmer died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at Wesley Manor in Dothan following an extended illness. She was 89. She had been a resident at Wesley Manor for seven years. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Selma Baptist Church Cemetery on South Park Street in Dothan with the Rev. Lynn Nesbitt officiating and Ward-Wilson Funeral Home of Dothan directing. Visitation with the family will be held one hour before the graveside service at Ward-Wilson Funeral Home in Dothan.
Mrs. Josie Ludell Jackson of School House Street in Cottonwood died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. She was 80. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Snowhill A.M.E. Methodist Church in Malone, Fla., with Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home directing. Officiating will be the Rev. Lonnie Mills. Interment will be held at the Snowhill A.M.E. Church cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Quintin Brown, Thomas Glanton, Chris Trawick, Nicholas Calhoun, Maurice Snelling and Daniel Honor.
Nathaniel (Boyd) Jones, a resident of Peachtree Street in Headland, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but will be annouced later by Headland Peoples Funeral Home, 693-2855.
Willye Reeves Andress Marcelius of Daleville died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at her home in Daleville. She was 87. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church of Daleville with the Rev. John McCullough officiating. A 3 p.m. graveside service will follow at Green wood Cemetery in Montgomery with the Rev. John Ed Mathison officiating and Searcy Funeral Home directing. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Daleville, Ala., or Capital Heights United Methodist Church of Montgomery.
Rex W. Mixson of Enterprise died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, in Flowers Hospital in Dothan. He was 82. The funeral will be 10 a.m. today at St. Luke United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Glenn Butler officiating. Burial will be in the Enterprise City Cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home directing. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to: St. Luke United Methodist Church, 201 Heath Street, Enterprise, Ala., 36330, or to the charity of your choice.
Gretchen "Sue" Smith of P.C. Black Road in Geneva died Thursday morning, Dec. 5, 2002, at Flowers Hospital. She was 55. Byrd Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Sadie M. Thomley of Thomley Road in Wicksburg passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at her residence. She was 81. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home with Brother Buddy Hood and Brother Scott Cox officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery with Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. At other times the family will be at the home of her granddaughter, Laura Riverbark, 920 Thomley Road. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Covenant Hospice, 207 West Adams St., Dothan, Ala., 36303; or Pilgrim Home Baptist Church, 13534 West U.S. Highway 84, Newton, Ala., 36352.
Elinor Owens Vickers of Pinar Health Center in Orlando, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002. She was 93. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. today at Ashford City Cemetery in Ashford with the Rev. Daniel Randall officiating and Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home directing. In lieu of flowers, the family asks memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer’s Resource Center, P.O. Box 1170, Dothan, Ala., 36302.
James G. (Gregg) Watson of South Park Avenue in Dothan passed away Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002. He was 48. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Assembly of God Church in Baker, Fla. The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Robert Earl Beacham, 51, of 111 Williams Drive, Midland City, died Friday, July 26, 2002, at Flowers Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. W. F. Morris officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Byrd Funeral Home directing. Mr. Beacham will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time Saturday.
Emmett Robert Salter Jr., 85, of Evergreen, Ala., died Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at Evergreen Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Hamden Ridge Baptist Church with the Rev. Lavon Salter officiating. Burial will follow at Hamden Ridge Cemetery with Cope Funeral Home of Evergreen directing.
Mrs. Myrtiss B. Boylston, 75, of 301 W. Hickory Bend, Enterprise, died Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at Extendicare Hospice Service Facilities in Dothan after a brief illness. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday from the Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Duhaime officiating. Burial will follow in the Meadowlawn Cemetery with Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
William Earl Henderson, 60, of 127 Tallent Court, Dothan, died Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. today in the chapel of Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Hartford with the Rev. Eddie Littlefield officiating. Burial will follow in Christian Home Church Cemetery with Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Hartford directing.
Mrs. Virginia Reeves, 74, of Ozark died Monday, July 29, 2002, at Ozark Nursing Facility. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home.
Mrs. Fran Harriman, 76, of Ozark died Sunday evening, July 28, 2002, at Dale Medical Center following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home.
Jeffery Gene “Peanut” Bush Jr., infant son of Jeffery Gene and Bridgett Glover Bush of Newton, died early Tuesday morning, July 30, 2002, at Dale Medical Center. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home.
Mrs. Mary Frances Baker Culbreth, 77, of Dothan died July 30, 2002, at her home. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Memory Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Corley and the Rev. Troy West officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. today at Kent-Thornton Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted or the family requests contributions be made to Providence Christian School/Gym Floor Fund, 4847 Murphy Mill Road, Dothan, Ala., 36303.
Frederick Richardson, 53, of 4860 Versey Lane, Marianna, Fla., passed away Tuesday morning, July 30, 2002, at his residence. He was a native of New Jersey. Funeral services will be 1p.m. Monday at the Beulah Grove Baptist Church in Orange, N.J. Internment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Christian Memorial Chapel of Graceville, Fla., is in charge of the local arrangements.
Raymond William Tew, 80, of Bonifay, Fla., passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at Wiregrass Hospital in Geneva. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Bonifay with the Rev. David Lauen officiating. Burial will follow in Black City Cemetery in Geneva County with Peel Funeral Home directing.
Mr. James E. Miller, a resident of 702 Parker St., Dothan, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2002. Funeral services and survivors will be announced later by Allen Funeral Home.
Wilmer “Bud” Hartzog, 67, of Enterprise died Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at Dale Medical Center in Ozark. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Searcy Funeral Home.
Mrs. Mary Foxworthy, 76, of Dothan, formerly of Blakely, Ga., passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2002. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. today at the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Internment will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery with Ward-Wilson Funeral Home directing.
James F. Campbell Sr., 80, of Eufaula died Monday, July 29, 2002, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. CDT Friday at Chapman Funeral Home Chapel in Eufaula. Burial will be at 1 p.m. EDT in Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery in Seale, Ala., with Chapman Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. CDT today at the funeral home.
Grady Brantley Jr., a resident of the Echo community in Dale County, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at his home. He was 62. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Echo United Methodist Church with the Rev. Phil Craddock and the Rev. Danny Quincey officiating. Burial will follow in the Echo Cemetery with Holman-Headland Mortuary directing. 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 the Echo United Methodist Church, c/o Iva Johnson, 7942 County Road 36, East, Ozark, Ala., 36360.
Mr. Bobby Joe Campbell of Dothan, formerly of Clio, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. He was 48. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Sykes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Randy Adams officiating and Keahey Funeral Home of Clio directing. Visitation will from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mary Nell Duncan, known for her crafts, of Enterprise died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, at her home in Enterprise. She was 70. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of Searcy Funeral Home with Dr. Ted Satterfield and the Rev. Hollis Bradley officiating. Burial will be in Meadowlawn Cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Samuel F. Ellison of Webb died early Tuesday morning, Oct. 15, 2002, at his home after an extended illness. He was 69. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Holman-Headland Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Wallace M. Duke and the Rev. James A. Rich officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory with Holman-Headland Mortuary directing. 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.
Stanhope E. Elmore Jr., a resident of Dothan, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002. A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m. today at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity with Father Walter LeBatt and Father John Mark Wiggers officiating and Byrd Funeral Home directing. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Boy Scouts of America, 6801 W. Main St., Dothan, Ala., 36302; Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala., 36302; the Episcopal Church of the Nativity, 205 Holly Lane, Dothan, Ala., 36301, or a favorite charity.
Maggie Jenkins died Sunday night, Oct. 13, 2002, at Chipola Nursing Pavilion in Marianna, Fla. She was 86. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. today at Union Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. George Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Hodgesville Cemetery with Byrd Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Evelyn Truett Jordan, a resident of Wesley Manor, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002, after an extended illness. She was 85. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. today at Kent-Thornton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark Brackin officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery with Kent-Thornton Funeral Home directing. Flowers will be accepted.
Mildred G. Klingbeil passed away Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Union Hill Baptist Church in Cottonwood with Glen Howell officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will immediately follow the funeral service in the Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ms. Perry Lee Lewis of Lake Charles, La., formerly of Coffee Springs, Ala., died Sunday Oct. 13, 2002, in Lake Charles, La. She was 88. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Geneva. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Coffee Springs with Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Geneva directing.
Judith Adkins Loggins of Pensacola died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002. She was 47. The funeral service will be held 11 a.m. today at Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel with the Rev. John Spencer of Calvary Chapel of Gulf Breeze officiating. Burial will follow at Bayview Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. today at the funeral home. The family wishes to express their heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Frank Andrews, the Oncology Department, and the nursing staff at Baptist Hospital for their care and compassion. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Judy's memory to the American Cancer Society “Relay for Life”, c/o ECUA, P.O. Box 15311 Pensacola, Fla., 32514-0311, ATTN: Steve Burgess.
Mr. Bobby Meadows of Dothan died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced later by Kent-Thornton Funeral Home, 793-1117.
Mr. Raliford Morris of Dothan passed away Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002, at his residence. He was 64. Levite Funeral Home of Dothan, 794-5036, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Willie Frank Myles Sr., of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Dothan (Bay Spring community) departed this life on Oct. 10, 2002. He was 63. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 7141 New King Road, Jacksonville, Fla. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at McKinney-Sears Mortuary, 2973 Philips Highway, Jacksonville, Fla., 32207.
Gino Antonio Siracusa of Wicksburg died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, at his residence following a brief illness. He was 57. Byrd Funeral Home of Dothan, 793-3003, is in charge of arrangements.
John Quinton (Jeff) Skeen, a resident of Westside Terrace in Dothan, formerly of Abbeville, died early Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2002, in Westside Terrace. He was 81. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Holman-Headland Mortuary chapel with the Rev. Dave Collins officiating. Burial will follow in the Bluff Springs Baptist Cemetery, near Ashford. Military rites will be conducted at the graveside. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. today at the mortuary in Headland. At other times, the family will be at the home of a son, Jeff Skeen, 32 Barfield Court, Cowarts.
Mrs. Ethel V. Skipper of Dothan died early Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center following a brief illness. She was 96. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Cemetery with Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday. Flowers will be accepted.
Charles Edward Wiley of Dothan died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, at his residence following an extended illness. He was 81. Memorial services will be held 4 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Lawson Bryan officiating and Byrd Funeral Home directing.
Helen J. Floyd Wilson died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at Dale Medical Center in Ozark. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Headland Peoples Funeral Home, 693-2855.
Anza Knight Bamman, a resident of Montgomery, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2002. She was 82. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of the Ascension with the Rev. John Michael Van Dyke officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Young Life of Montgomery Urban Program or to the Volunteer Center of Monterey County. Leak-Memory Chapel of Montgomery, (334) 272-6501, is in charge of arrangements.
Estelle Blythers of Dothan passed away Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002, at Wesley Manor Retirement Home in Dothan. She was 95. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be announced later by Levite Funeral Home of Dothan, 794-5036.
Winona Vanover Favel, of Radney Street in Columbia, died Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 20, 2002, in Wesley Manor Retirement Home in Dothan. She was 89. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Columbia with Dr. Joseph Wiles and the Rev. Robert Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in the Columbia City Cemetery with Holman-Headland Mortuary directing. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. Monday in the parlor of First Baptist Church. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice Inc., P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala., 36302. Holman-Headland Mortuary, 693-3371, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Freddie Lee Smith Glanton of Dothan died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. She was 76. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Dothan with the Rev. Brandon K. Marshall officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery with Levite Funeral Home presiding. The family will receive visitors from 4-6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Glanton will be placed in the church one hour before the service. Levite Funeral Home of Dothan, 794-5036, is in charge of arrangements.
Eloise Grimsley, formerly of Haleburg, Ala., passed away in West Palm Beach, Fla. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be announced later by Levite Funeral Home of Dothan, 794-5036.
Mary Elaine Watson Grover of Vann Drive in Ashford, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002, in San Diego, Calif. She was 55. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Hodgesville, Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Newton officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Byrd Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the home of Tammy and Scott Lyman at 102 Katie Court in Dothan. Mrs. Grover will be placed in the church one hour before service time on Monday. Byrd Funeral Home of Dothan, 793-3003, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Nelda C. Hanks of Dearborn Drive in Dothan passed away Friday, Nov. 22, 2002, at Extendicare Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was 75. Funeral services in Dothan will be 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church at the corner of Cottonwood Road and Beverlye Road with the Rev. Theodore Richter officiating. The family will receive friends one hour before the service, from 10-11 a.m. at Trinity. Funeral services in Tuscaloosa will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Chapel of Memories in Memory Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Memory Hill Chapel Funeral Home in Tuscaloosa. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to Alzheimer’s Resource Center, P.O. Box 1170, Dothan, Ala., 36302; or to the Wiregrass Area Food Bank, 382 Twitchell Road, Dothan, Ala., 36303. Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home of Dothan, 793-1117, is in charge of arrangements.
