Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Mrs. Lucille Johnson Godwin of Faust Avenue, Ozark, died Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9, 2003, at her home following an extended illness. She was 75. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by Holman Funeral Home of Ozark, 334-774-5348.
Mrs. Ruby Lee Heath of Route One Chancellor, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 8, 2003, in Enterprise after an extended illness. She was 83. Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. today at Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home with the Rev. Huey Anderson and the Rev. Mike Shroades officiating. Burial will follow at Meadowlawn Cemetery.
Webster Higgins Jr. of Marvin Lewis Village, Dothan, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, at his home after an extended illness. He was 68. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at North Highland Baptist Church with the Rev. R.L. Jones, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Gates Of Heaven Cemetery. The body will be placed in church one hour prior to service. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. tonight at Varner Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.
Mr. Robert L. Horne of Newton died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, at his residence. He was 65. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at Antioch Baptist Church in Newton with the Rev. S.C. Jackson, pastor, and the Rev. Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Union Baptist Cemetery in Newton. There will be a wake service from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight at Union Baptist Church, Highway 123 South. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service.
Mr. Jessie James Killingsworth of Todd Street, Cottonwood, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at his residence following an extended illness. He was 81. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home Chapel in Dothan. Burial will be at Garden of Memory Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Charles Lamb of Dothan died Thursday morning, Jan. 9, 2003, after a battle with cancer. He was 58. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12 at Southern Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Estes officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Reba Griffin Marchman, a resident of Westside Terrace, died early Thursday morning, Jan. 9, 2003, at Flowers Hospital. She was 81. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ray Preston officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Mary Emma Middlebrooks of Elamville died Thursday morning, Jan. 9, 2003, at a Troy nursing home. She was 92. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at Elam Baptist Cemetery with the Rev. Kenneth Earls and the Rev. Earl Bridges officiating. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Clemmie Deese Sanders of Cottonwood Road, Dothan, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, at Jackson County Convalescent Center in Graceville, Fla. She was 91. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. today at Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home Chapel in Dothan with the Rev. Marrell Turvin officiating. Burial will follow at Union Hill Cemetery in Cottonwood. The family will be at the residence, 8660 Cottonwood Road.
Howard C. Smith, a resident of Dothan, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at Extendicare Hospice Services Facility. He was 93. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Byrd Funeral Home, 334-793-3003.
Mrs. Tommie Goodson Speigner of Montgomery and formerly of Enterprise, died Tuesday evening, Jan. 7, 2003, in Montgomery following an extended illness. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at First Presbyterian Church in Enterprise with the Rev. Jim Baxter officiating. Burial will follow at Meadowlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to service time today at the funeral home. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to First Presbyterian Church, 100 Daleville Ave., Enterprise, Ala. 36330, or to Hospice of Montgomery, 1111 Holloway Park, Montgomery, Ala. 36117.
Mr. Kenneth A. Vickers of Dothan died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. He was 33. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at Levite Chapel in Dothan. Burial will follow at Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. The body will be placed in the chapel one hour prior to service.
Mr. Aden Whitlick, a resident of Wiregrass Nursing Home in Geneva, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, at the nursing home. He was 85. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva, 334-684-2600.
Mrs. Ouida Phillips Adkison, of Dana Point, Calif. and formerly of Samson, died Dec. 27, 2002 in Dana Point, Calif. She was 94. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Pittman Funeral Home of Samson, 334-898-7141.
Mrs. Lizzie Agerton, of Logan Road, Ozark formerly of the Pleasant Ridge Community, died early Saturday evening at her daughter's home. She was 94. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2002 in the Chapel of Holman Funeral Home with the Reverend Isom Hill and Reverend Wallace Russell officiating, internment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Visitation will be at the funeral home parlors from 3 p.m. today with the family receiving friends from 6 until 8 p.m. this evening.
Stephen Ball, of Duke Street died Saturday, December 28, 2002 at his residence following an extended illness. He was 50. Byrd Funeral Home of Dothan, 793-3003, is in charge of arrangements.
Emma Louise Brown, a resident of Dothan, died Thursday, December 26, 2002 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. She was 72. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2002, at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Freddie Shells, Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park with Byrd Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 8 p.m. today. Byrd Funeral Home of Dothan, 793-3003, is in charge of arrangements.
Earnest Capehart of the Holyneck Community in Campbellton, Fla. died Thursday, December 27 in the Jackson County Convalescent Center in Graceville, Fla. He was 69. Christian Memorial Chapel of Graceville, Fla., 850-263-6834, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Frances Louise Baker Childree, age 85, of Ozark, Alabama died Thursday, December 26, 2002 at Dale Medical Center. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark, 334-774-4551.
Mr. W. Raymon Cox, of Highway 52 East, Slocomb, died Saturday evening, December 28, 2002 after an extended illness. He was 79. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. John Baxter, Joe Gissendanner and Wiregrass Hospice Chaplain Talmadge Butler officiating. Burial will follow in the Memory Hill Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. The family asked that flowers be omitted and contributions made to Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Box 311103, Enterprise, Ala. 36331.
Mrs. Waunet Phillips Granger, of South King Street in Samson died Saturday, December 28, 2002 following a brief illness. She was 77. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Pittman Funeral Home of Samson, 334-898-7141.
Mrs. Ruby Hambrick, a resident of Dothan, died Sunday morning, December 29, 2002 at the Wiregrass Hospice Wing at Extendicare Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was 79. Complete arrangements and a list of survivors will be announced later by Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home. Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home, 334-792-4194, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Maudie Inez Pittman Harrison, a former Oak Grove community resident, died Sunday, December 29, 2002 in the Bay St. Joseph Convalescent Center in Port St. Joe, Fla. She was 94. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Pittman Funeral Home of Samson, 334-898-7141.
Mr. Dallas Hilliard Jr. of Hartford, passed on Friday, Dec. 27, 2002 at Washington County Convalescent Center in Chipley, Fla. He was 64. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002 at Bethel A.M. E. Church with Pastor Andrew Williams officiating. Memory Chapel Funeral Home of Dothan, 792-7051, is in charge of arrangements.
Olen Johnson of Atlanta, Georgia formerly of Dothan died in Atlanta Sunday, December 29, 2002 following an extended illness. He was 95. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at Memory Hill Cemetery with Dr. Jerry Dooling officiating and Byrd Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 am Tuesday. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 1380 West Main Street, Dothan, AL 36301 or to the charity of your choice. Byrd Funeral Home of Dothan, 793-3003, is in charge of arrangements.
T. Ray Kirkland, of Chestnut Drive, Enterprise, died Saturday evening, December 28, 2002 in Flowers Hospital. He was 67. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Doster and the Rev. James Kilpatrick officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the Meadowlawn Cemetery with Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home of Enterprise, 334-347-9598, is in charge of arrangements.
Cullen Waldo Luker, Jr., a resident of Oakview Manor, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Friday, December 27, 2002 at Dale Medical Center. He was 74. Graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m. today at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery with Byrd Funeral Home directing. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Vaughn-Blumberg Center, Dothan, Alabama. Byrd Funeral Home of Dothan, 793-3003, is in charge of arrangements.
Johnny M. McKenzie of Geneva died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at Wiregrass Nursing Home in Geneva. He was 90. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 at Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home Chapel in Geneva with the Rev. Arther Enfinger officiating. Burial will follow at Limestone Cemetery in Walton County. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30 at the funeral home. Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Geneva, 334-684-2982, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Rose Rayborn Miller, of East Promendade Avenue, Geneva died Sunday, December 29, 2002, at the family residence after a long illness. She was 90. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Don Ganey officiating. Burial will follow with Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva directing. The family asks that flowers be omitted and donations be made to Community Care Hospice. Pittman Funeral Home of Samson, 334-898-7141, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Houston Morris, a resident of Wiregrass Nursing Home and a former resident of Samson, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002 following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Pittman Funeral Home of Samson, 334-898-7141.
Mrs. Jeanette Murphy Peterman of Martha Avenue, Dothan, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan following a brief illness. She was 82. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. today at Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randy Woodham officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Lafayette Street United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 1506, Dothan, Ala. 36302. A complete list of survivors and arrangements will be announced at a later date by Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home, 334-793-1117.
Mrs. Rebecca Douglas (Giggy) Singletary, of 521 County Road 124, Headland (Capps community), died early Sunday afternoon, December 29, 2002, at her home following a short illness. She was 69. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2002, in the Fellowship Baptist Church in the Capps community, with Reverend Ray S. Reiley 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 service time. The family will receive friends from noon until 1 p.m. Tuesday in the church. At other times, the family will be at the home of her daughter, Debbie Smith, 504 County Road 124, Headland, (Capps community). Flowers will be accepted, or memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, Inc., P. O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Al. 36302, or to the Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Robb Cleveland, 5651 State Highway 27, Newville, Al. 36353. Serving as active pallbearers will be Hollis Ritter, Jack Murphy, Robb Cleveland, Michael DeShazo, Jon Murphy and Danny Beaty. Holman Abbeville Mortuary, 585-5261, is in charge of arrangements.
Ellis Lamar Skipper, of 5641 Sellers Road, Marianna, died December 28, 2002 at Courtyard at the Millpond following an extended illness. He was 77. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church with Rev. Ken Montgomery officiating and Byrd Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 until 7 p.m. today. Mr. Skipper was born May 16, 1925 in Jackson County Florida and lived all of his life in the Forks of the Creek community. He was employed with Hayes International as an aircraft mechanic for twenty-seven years prior to retirement in 1989. Mr. Skipper was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Navy. Byrd Funeral Home of Dothan, 793-3003, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Carolyn Elder Robison died Saturday afternoon, December 28, 2002 at her residence following an extended illness. She was 84. Graveside funeral services will be at 10 a.m. (EST) Thursday, January 2, 2003 from Chickamauga City Cemetery, Chickamauga, Ga. with Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends at Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. today. The family requests in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala. 36302. Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark, 774-4551, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Corell Williams, of Johnson Circle, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2002 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. She was 69. A complete list of survivors and arrangements will be announced later by Unity Funeral Home of Dothan, 792-5169.
Stephen Ball of Duke Street, Dothan, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at his residence following an extended illness. He was 50. Byrd Funeral Home of Dothan, 334-793-3003, will announce funeral arrangements.
Emma Louise Brown, a resident of Dothan, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. She was 72. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Freddie Shells Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Alfred Ernest Bryan Jr., a resident of Dothan, died Friday morning, Dec. 27, 2002, at his residence following a long illness. He was 75. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randy Woodham and Hospice Chaplain Eddie Bliss officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala. 36302.
Mrs. Frances Louise Baker Childree of Ozark died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, at Dale Medical Center. She was 85. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30 at Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Joe Underwood officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Miss Felicia Hansel, a resident of Crowne Health Care in Eufaula and formerly of Dothan, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002. She was 69. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30 at Keahey Funeral Home Chapel in Clio with the Rev. Tommy Fortune officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Bessie M. Helms surrendered this life Friday afternoon, Dec. 27, 2002. She was 88. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30 at Liberty Church in Pansy. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the church of their choice or Liberty Church Building Fund.
Mr. Dallas Hilliard, a resident of Hartford, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at Washington County Convalescent Home. He was 64. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memory Chapel Funeral Home of Dothan, 334-792-7051.
Mrs. Mary Lee Kelly, a resident of Oakview Manor Nursing Facility, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at Dale Medical Center. She was 92. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Trawick Funeral Home of Ozark, 334-774-8374.
George E. Long of Westville, Fla., died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, at Jackson County Convalescent Center in Graceville, Fla. He was 76. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. Lindsey Martin officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Geneva, 334-684-2982, is in charge of arrangements.
Cullen Waldo Luker Jr., a resident of Oakview Manor, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at Dale Medical Center. He was 74. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30 at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery with Byrd Funeral Home directing. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Vaughn-Blumberg Center, Dothan, Ala. Due to family sickness there will no visitation at the family's residence.
Mrs. Minnie McClendon, a resident of Dothan, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. She was 82. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memory Chapel Funeral Home of Dothan, 334-792-7051.
Johnny M. McKenzie of Geneva died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at Wiregrass Nursing Home in Geneva. He was 90. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 at Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home Chapel in Geneva with the Rev. Arther Enfinger officiating. Burial will follow at Limestone Cemetery in Walton County. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30 at the funeral home.
