Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
James O'Shields of Enterprise died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, at VA Medical Center in Birmingham. He was 70. The funeral will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Revs. Glenn Pippins, Kerry Saxon, and Ken Shoemake officiating. Burial will be noon (EST) Wednesday, Feb. 12 at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery in Seale with full military honors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at the funeral home.
Frank A. Anderson Jr. died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at his home in Gainesville, Fla. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. today, Jan. 31 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Dothan.
Mr. James Bale Babbitt Jr. of Geneva, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Wiregrass Medical Center in Geneva. He was 87. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at Devco Baptist Church in Geneva with the Rev. Olan Strickland officiating. Burial will follow at Meadowlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Enterprise. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Sorrells Funeral Home in Geneva. The body will be placed into the church one hour before service time.
Robert Lee Barkley of Dothan died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at his residence. He was 60. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at Springfield A.M.E. Church, 4194 Union Road, Marianna, Fla., where the Rev. John Hurst Adams Sr. is presiding bishop, the Rev. Thelma Shaw-Young is presiding elder and the Rev. Charles Flowers Sr. is pastor with the Rev. Zibbie Dawsey Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Memory Chapel. The cortege will assemble at 11:15 a.m. today at 209 Winslow Court, Dothan.
Mrs. Jennie Smith Cassady, a resident of Wiregrass Nursing Home and formerly of Wicksburg, died Sunday night, Jan. 26, 2003, after an extended illness. She was 86. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. today, Jan. 31 at Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel in Slocomb with the Rev. Thomas Harrison officiating. Burial will follow at Goodwater Free Will Baptist Church.
Gladys Collins of Chinook Street, Dothan, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at her home after an extended illness. She ws 81. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date along with a complete list of survivors by Varner Memorial Funeral Home of Dothan, 334-671-1455.
Mrs. Ella Lemond Coste of Ozark died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Capital Hill Nursing Home in Montgomery. She was 91. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark, 334-774-4551.
Mr. Hubert Grider of West Kirkland Street, Hartford, died Monday evening, Jan. 27, 2003, at Wiregrass Medical Center in Geneva. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at Prosperity Missionary Baptist Church in Hartford with the Rev. W.R. Vergil officiating. Burial will follow at the Macedonia Cemetery in Hartford. Mr. Grider will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. for public viewing.
Mrs. Dorothy Jane Martin of Ponce De Leon, Fla., died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Mariner Health Care of Bonifay, Fla. She was 74. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva, 334-684-2600.
Mr. John William (Bill) Newton of Brown's Crossroads Community died Wednesday evening, Jan. 29, 2003, at the Ozark Nursing Facility. He was 84. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at Bethel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bob Sweet officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church or Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church.
Mr. Foy (Cap) Mace Reeves Sr. of Neil Grantham Drive, Elba, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Elba Nursing Home following an extended illness. He was 71. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today, Jan. 31 at Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home with the Rev. Bruce Williams officiating. Burial with full military honors and Masonic rites will follow at Meadowlawn Cemetery. The family will be at the home of a sister, Mrs. Jean Scarbrough, Smith Avenue, Elba.
Ms. Lee Ida Riley of Gordon died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at her home. She was 100. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at Church of God in Christ No. 1, 504 Houston St. with Elder J.C. McLeod officiating. Interment will be at Crestlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Horace Williams Mortuary.
Dewanna Cassandra Russ of Monument Street, Dothan, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center after an extended illness. She was 49. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at Greater Eternal Life Church, 2622 Kinsey Road, Dothan, with the Elder Angelo Moe officiating. Burial will follow at Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. tonight at Varner Funeral Home Chapel in Dothan. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time.
Lillie Mae Saffold of Meharis Circle, Dothan, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at her home after an extended illness. She was 66. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, State Street, Dothan, with Brother Keith Newby officiating. Burial will follow at Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8:30 p.m. tonight. The family will receive friends from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Varner Funeral Home Chapel. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service.
Mr. Tully Stephens Seay of Slocomb died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Fairview Health and Rehabilitation Hospital in Birmingham. He was 63. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. today, Jan. 31 at Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lonnie Skiles and the Rev. Johnny Strickland officiating.
Charles Edward Sellers of Glenwood Street, Dothan, died Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 28, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was 74 years old. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today, January 31 at Southern Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wallace Russell officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Howard's Grove Free Will Baptist Church cemetery.
Jo Ann Barfield Smith of St. Joe Beach, Fla., formerly of Graceville, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Fla., following a brief illness. She was 65. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. (CST) today, Jan. 31 at Damascus Baptist Church in Graceville, Fla., with the Rev. George Dodd officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Eastpoint First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 611, Eastpoint, Fla. 32328.
Edward Louis Allen of Campbellton died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. He was 77. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at James & Lipford Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jackie Register and the Rev. Luther Pumprey officiating. Burial will follow at Campbellton Baptist Cemetery with full military rites given by the American Legion Sneads Post 241. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Nettie H. Boone of Route 6, Dothan, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at her residence following an extended illness. She was 85. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. today, Jan. 22 at Grimes Methodist Church with the Rev. Tom Anderson officiating. Interment will immediately follow the service at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery (Wiggins Cemetery).
Linda Sue Bradley of West Adams Street, Dothan, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center after an extended illness. She was 41. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced at a later date along with a complete list of survivors by Varner Memorial Funeral Home, 334-671-1455.
Mr. Steven "Craig" Branton, a native of Dothan and a resident of Saraland, Ala., died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at his home in Saraland. He was 48. Graveside services and interment will be 2 p.m. today, Jan. 22 at Ashford City Cemetery. Byrd Funeral Home of Dothan, 334-793-3003, is in charge of arrangements.
Roy Connell, II of Vining Drive, Dothan, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, at his residence following a brief illness. He was 69. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Byrd Funeral Home of Dothan, 334-793-3003.
Mr. Howard M. Dean of Ozark died Monday evening, Jan. 20, 2003, at Dale Medical Center. He was 93. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later through Holman Funeral Home of Ozark, 334-774-5348.
Mrs. Nancy Mullins Dumas of King Street, Newton, died Sunday evening, Jan. 19, 2003, at her home following an extended illness. She was 93. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today, Jan. 22 at Newton City Cemetery with the Rev. David Willis officiating. Interment will follow. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time to depart for the graveside service Wednesday at her home in Newton (111 King St.). The family will receive friends during this time. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Newton United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Audrey Mae Fain of Ozark Road, Newville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. She was 91. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be announced later by Levite Funeral Home of Dothan, 334-794-5036.
Mary Hammock Folds of County Road 13, Headland, died early Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, 2003, at the home of a son, Robert E. Folds, in the Beauregard Community, near Opelika, after an extended illness. She was 83. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church, near Headland, with the Rev. Dave Collins and the Rev. Melvin Moody officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the services. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary in Headland. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church, c/o Lavon Overstreet, 302 Stone St., Dothan, Ala. 36301.
Mrs. Nina Howes of Baxley, Ga., died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at St. Josephs Candler Campus Hospital in Savannah, Ga. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Pittman Funeral Home of Samson, 334-989-7141.
Mr. Ollie Jackson Jr. of Philadelphia, Pa., formerly of Slocomb, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, in Philadelphia. He was 73. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be announced by Memory Chapel Funeral Home of Dothan, 334-792-7051.
Mr. Robert Kuenstler of Cottonwood Road, Gordon, Ala., died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced at a later date by Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home of Ashford, 334-899-1117.
Billy Ray Matthews of Dothan died early Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, 2003. He was 61. Private services will be held at a later date.
Emma Eliza Childs Reagan McDuffie of Geneva died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003, after an extended illness. She was 83. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today, Jan. 22 at Pittman Funeral Home Chapel in Geneva with Dr. Mike Shirah officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Highway 27 North. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Maple Avenue Baptist Church Building Fund, 1009 W. Maple Ave., Geneva, Ala. 36340 or Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Box 311103, Enterprise, Ala. 36331.
Mr. Jesse E. McKinney of Windham Way, DeFuniak Springs, Fla., died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at Wiregrass Medical Center after a brief illness. He was 63. A memorial service will be announced later by Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva, 334-684-2600.
Ken Laurie Ryals of White Plains, Ga., died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003. He was 68. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today, Jan. 22 at White Plains Baptist Church with the Rev. Bryant Miller and Dr. Norman Waldrip officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. The family requests that memorials be made to Emory University, Cancer Research Center, Atlanta, Ga.
Sara N. Trammell of Dothan died late Monday night, Jan. 20, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center following an extended illness. She was 71. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at Southern Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Wayne Hicks officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.
Ms. Lillie Mae Walker of Webb went home to be with the Lord Saturday, Jan.18, 2003, at her residence. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at Burdeshaw Street Baptist Church with the Rev. Wilbur Dawsey officiating. Burial will follow at Green Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Ms. Walker will be placed in the church one hour prior to service.
Larry Williams of Fountain Street, Dothan, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center after an extended illness. He was 51. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced at a later date along with a complete list of survivors by Varner Memorial Funeral Home, 334-671-1455.
Mrs. Tommie Jacobs Williams of Ozark died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at her residence following an extended illness. She was 88. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 at Post Oak Baptist Church with the Rev. Donald Moore and the Rev. Sam Napier officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Mrs. Williams will lie in state at the church one hour prior to service time. Family will receive friends from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home.
Roy Connell, II, a native of Mobile and a resident of Dothan, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, at his home in Dothan. He was 69. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 at Evergreen Presbyterian Church, 1103 N. Pontiac Ave., Dothan, with the Rev. David C. Jamison and the Rev. Sam Williams officiating. Flowers are being accepted or memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Ala. 36027.
Mr. Howard M. Dean of Ozark died Monday evening, Jan. 20, 2003, in Dale Medical Center. He was 93. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 at Camp Ground Baptist Church with the Rev. Harry Circle officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Family will receive friends from 1 to service time at 2 p.m. Friday at Camp Ground Baptist Church.
Mary Hammock Folds of County Road 13, Headland, died early Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, 2003, at the home of a son, Robert E. Folds, in the Beauregard Community, near Opelika, after an extended illness. She was 83. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. today, Jan. 23 at Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church, near Headland, with the Rev. Dave Collins and Rev. Melvin Moody officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the services.
Catherine Holmes Harp of Hickory Grove Road, Abbeville, died Tuesday night, Jan. 21, 2003, at Henry County Nursing Home. She was 97. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24 at Haleburg United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ray Kelly officiating. Burial will follow at Haleburg Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to services. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the mortuary in Abbeville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice Inc., P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala. 36302.
Mrs. Nina Johnson Howes of Baxley, Ga., died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at St. Josephs Candler Campus Hospital in Savannah, Ga. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Pittman Funeral Home of Samson, 334-898-7141.
Lucille Hicks McCraney of Henry Road, Columbia, died early Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, 2003, at Westside Terrace in Dothan after an extended illness. She was 85. Complete arrangements and a list of survivors will be announced by Holman-Headland Mortuary, 334-693-3371.
Glenda R. Scott of Dothan died Tuesday night, Jan. 21, 2003, at Flowers Hospital following an extended illness. She was 45. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Singletary officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. prior to service time on Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2346 W. Main St., Dothan, Ala. 36303.
Sara N. Trammell of Dothan died late Monday night, Jan. 20, 2003, at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center, following an extended illness. She was 71. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today, Jan. 23 at Southern Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Wayne Hicks officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory.
Mrs. Tommie Jacobs Williams of Ozark Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at her residence following an extended illness. She was 88. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home, 334-774-4551.
April Christine Cross of Saffold Community in Jakin, Ga., died Thursday evening, Jan. 23, 2003, at her residence. She was 77. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 at Evens-Skipper Funeral Home Chapel in Donalsonville with the Rev. Billy Dawson officiating. Interment will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Luda Mae Davis of Willow Street (Peters Subdivision), Slocomb, went home Friday, Jan. 24, 2003. She was 78. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 at Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel of Slocomb with the Rev. Dan Raley officiating. Burial will follow at Wright's Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the family residence.
