Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Mr. Houston Morris, a resident of Wiregrass Nursing Home of Geneva 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, passed away Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center following a brief illness. She was 82. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30 at Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randy Woodham officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to Lafayette Street United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 1506, Dothan, Ala. 36302.
Mrs. Carolyn E. Robison of Dothan died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2002, at her residence in Dothan. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30 at Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home in Ozark. Other funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time, but will be announced later by Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark, 334-774-4551.
Mr. Willie F. Baxter of Boxwood Drive, Ozark, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Dale Medical Center. He was 67. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 at Believers in Christ Church in Ozark with Bishop Kenneth Beckwith officiating. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service. Interment will be at Lillie Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Brundidge. A wake for Mr. Baxter will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at Ozark Memorial Chapel.
Elizabeth Johnson (Lib) Brogden of Carefree Circle, Marietta, Ga., formerly of Headland, died early Friday morning, Jan. 3, 2003, in an Atlanta hospital following a brief illness. She was 85. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at First Baptist Church of Headland with the Rev. Norman C. Simmons and Dr. Cecil M. Sanders Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory near Headland. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Headland Ministry Center. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Johnson Ferry Baptist Church Building Fund, 955 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta, Ga. 30068 or to First Baptist Church of Headland Building Fund, 301 East Church St., Headland, Ala. 36345.
Bobby Duwayne Chancy of Wimbledon Drive, Dothan, died at his home in Dothan Friday evening, Jan. 3, 2003, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 44. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at First Baptist Church in Geneva with the Rev. David Causey and the Rev. Mark Gainey officiating. Burial will follow at Leddon Baptist Church Cemetery near Geneva. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva. In lieu of flowers, donations or memorials may be made to Geneva High School Scholarship Fund, c/o Citizens Bank, P.O. Box 190, Geneva, Ala. 36340, First Baptist Church of Dothan or Urology/Oncology Department, c/o Robert Amato, M.D., 6560 Rannin St. 2100, Scurlock Towers, Houston, Texas 77030.
Mrs. Lucy E. Coleman of Ozark died late Friday evening, Jan. 3, 2003, at her residence following a long illness. She was 86. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. W.L. Sheffield and the Rev. T.J. Allen officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memory Gardens. Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m. today. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, 980-D E. Andrews Ave., Ozark, Ala. 36360.
Mr. William (Bill) Desy of Private Road, Enterprise, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at Extendicare Nursing Home (Hospice Unit) after an extended illness. He was 76. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Bo Powell officiating. Burial will be at Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Fla.
Veeda C. Dorriety of East Main Street, Hartford, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at Flowers Hospital after a brief illness. She was 88. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at Christian Home Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Gerald Shepard and the Rev. Todd Heil officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb. The body will be placed in the church one hour before service time.
Chester W. Hall, a resident of Wiregrass Nursing Home and formerly of Slocomb, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, in Geneva after a brief illness. He was 94. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at First Baptist Church of Slocomb with the Rev. Dan Raley officiating. Burial will follow at Tabernacle United Methodist Church Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb. At all other times, the family will be at the home of a daughter, Sue and J.C. Smith, Forrest Avenue, Slocomb. The body will be placed in the church one hour before service time. Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to First Baptist Church (building fund), P.O. Box 428, Slocomb, Ala. 36375.
Mrs. Faye Johnson Pynes Hicks of Pansey Road, Ashford, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at her residence following an extended illness. She was 81. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Ashford City Cemetery.
Mrs. Dorothy Sybil Keith of South Academy Street, Geneva, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at her home following an extended illness. She was 68. A memorial service will be announced by Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva, 334-684-2300.
Mrs. Ethel P. Kirkland, a resident of Westside Terrace, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, after an extended illness. She was 89. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Singletary officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala. 36302.
Dorothy Ruth Livings of Hollyhill Road, Enterprise, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, in Enterprise after an extended illness. She was 69. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Medley and the Rev. John Wayne Hicks officiating. Burial will follow at Meadowlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home.
Mrs. Annie Pearl Marshall (Pul), passed away Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002. She was 63. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at Sweet Bethel Baptist Church, 701 Bethel Road, Kinsey, with the Rev. Walter H. Sims officiating. Burial will follow at Dothan City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Unity Funeral Home. Mrs. Marshall will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service.
Ida Lee Massey of Panama City, Fla., died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, in a local nursing facility. She was 87. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at Berean Baptist Church in Dothan with the Rev. Raymond Holt officiating. Interment will follow at Ashford Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church.
Mrs. Ruby McRae of West Lafayette Street, Dothan, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at her residence. She was 81. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at Howard's Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Kelley officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted.
Patsy Tew Melhorn of Houston, Texas, formerly of Dothan, Ala., and Pensacola Fla., was taken from us on Dec. 21, 2002. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation, 401 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, Ill. 60611.
Earl Ray Ryals of Dothan died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center following an extended illness. He was 65. Graveside services with full military honors will be 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at Sunset Memorial Park with the Rev. Ray Jones officiating. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Byrd Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of a daughter, 303 Southern Oak, in Dothan. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, 2346 W. Main, Suite 3, Dothan, Ala. 36303.
Gladys H. "Mother" Seward of Dothan, a retired geriatric technician, went home to rest Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. She was 92. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at Greater Beulah Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Hollman officiating. Burial will be at Crestlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Horace Williams Mortuary.
John M. Sherling of Meredith Street, Enterprise, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at Medical Center Enterprise after a brief illness. He was 62. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Walker Epps officiating. Burial will follow at Meadowlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to the local Diabetes Foundation.
Karla S. Stephens of 1201 Cambridge Road, Dothan, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center following an extended illness. She was 80. Byrd Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements, 334-793-3003.
Mr. Levie A. Vinson of Dothan died Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at Extendicare Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was 81. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Slocomb with Dr. Sam Brassell Jr. officiating.
Collis Calvin Watford 2388 Fire Department Road, Gordon, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center following an extended illness. He was 88. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Pete Blackshear and the Rev. Mark Bristow officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery with Byrd Funeral Home directing. Mr. Watford will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time on Sunday.
Anthony Scott Womack, a resident of Norcross, Ga., and a former resident of Dothan, went to be home with the Lord, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, following an apparent heart attack. He was 38. A special memorial service celebrating his life will be 2 p.m. today at Ridgecrest Baptist Church with Pastor Ray Jones, the Rev. Tim Willis and the Rev. Thaxton Whiddon officiating. The family will receive friends following the memorial service on Sunday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Ridgecrest Baptist Church, "New Journey Building Fund" in Scott's honor, 1231 Fortner St., Dothan, Ala. 36301.
Jessie Thomas Arnold Jr. of Destin, Fla., died suddenly Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at his residence with his wife at his side. He was 71. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3 at Destin United Methodist Church, Beach Drive, Destin, Fla., with Dr. Ken Taylor officiating.
Mr. Stephen Lane Ball, of 829 Duke Street, Dothan, died Dec. 28, 2002, at his residence following an extended illness. Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, in Headland, Alabama with Reverend David Collins officiating and Byrd Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Willie F. Baxter, a resident of 103 Boxwood Drive, Ozark, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday morning at the Dale Medical Center in Ozark. He was 67. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ozark Memorial Chapel, Ozark, Alabama.
Robert Irving (Bob) Burall, a resident of Dublin, Georgia, died Sunday morning, Dec. 29, 2002, in the Carl Vinson V.A. Medical Center in Dublin after an extended illness. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, in the Abbeville Memorial Cemetery with Mr. Russell Bryan officiating and Holman-Abbeville Mortuary directing.
Mrs. Vivian Martin Chamberlin, of Enterprise, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, in Enterprise. She was 83. Funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday from the St. John's Catholic Church with Father Joe Wadus officiating and Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home directing. Entombment will be held Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, in the St. Mary's Cemetery in Syracuse, New York.
Mr. Johnny D. (J.D.) Cummings Sr. died Dec. 28, 2002, at the Dale Medical Center. He was 85. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at Flowers Center for Performing Arts, Ozark.
Mr. Gerald "Buddy" Daymon Henderson, a resident of 10375 South County Rd. 81, Gordon, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at his residence following an illness of several months. He was 55. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2002, at the Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Michael McLendon and Roger Dunnam officiating. Burial will follow in the Union Springs F.W. Baptist Church Cemetery in Pansey with Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Norma Johnson Holland, 87, of the Salem Community near Skipperville, died Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 31, 2002, in a Dothan Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, in Salem Baptist Church with the Reverend Harold Peters and the Reverend William A. Baker officiating. Interment will follow in the church Cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing.
Ms. Mary Lee Kelly, 92, a resident of Oakview Manor Nursing Facility, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at the St. Louis Baptist Church in Elamville, Ala., with the Rev. Allen Young presiding.
Mrs. Ethel Kirkland, a resident of Westside Terrace, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003. She was 89. Complete arrangements and list of survivors will be announced later by Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home.
Mrs. Annie Pearl Marshall, of 1212 Hamilton St., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. She was 63. A complete list of survivors and arrangements will be announced at a later date by Unity Funeral Home of Dothan, 792-5169.
Mr. Earl Mitch McLaney, of Hartford, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Flowers Hospital, Dothan. He was 58. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at Highfalls Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Billy Joe Glover and the Rev. Jessie Hobbs officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Hartford directing.
Ethel McLain Miller, a resident of Jackson County Convalescent Center, formerly of Newville, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2003, in the Campbellton-Graceville Hospital, Graceville, Fl., following a short illness. She was 90. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, in the Concord Baptist Church, near Newville, with Rev. James A. Rich officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Holman-Headland Mortuary directing. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the mortuary in Headland.
Mrs. Ada Pearl Moseley, of 2805 Taylor Mill Road, Elba, Ala., died Tuesday at Taylor Mill Oaks Assisted Living, Elba, Ala. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. at Hayes Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, with the Rev. Charles Barker officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland Grove Cemetery, Elba. Visitation will be at Hayes Funeral Home on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, from 6-8 p.m.
Mrs. Edde Belle Rowland Ray, of Creekside Drive, Dothan, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, at the home of a daughter after an extended illness. She was 94. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Anderson and son-in-law, the Rev. Bob Ledlow officiating. The family will receive friends at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Thursday beginning at 3 p.m. and continuing until service time. Graveside service will be Friday at 1 p.m. (E.S.T) in the Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Cordele, Ga., with Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb directing.
Mrs. Melissa Darlene Felix Sorrell, a resident of 176 Meadows Rd., Ashford, died suddenly, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at Searcy Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Ala. She was 28. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Enon Church of Christ with Brother Tim Smith officiating.
Mr. Rudolph R. (Tom) Thomas, of 103 Shawnee St., Enterprise, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, at the family residence after an extended illness. He was 73. Funeral arrangements and survivors are incomplete and will be announced later by Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home.
Johnny Will Green Jr. died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, in Florida. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Abbeville. Lewis Mortuary of Ft. Gaines, Ga., 912-768-2014, is in charge of arrangements.
Lt. Cmdr. William Charles Hatton Sr. of Alice Drive, Headland, died early Thursday morning, Jan. 2, 2003, in a Dothan hospital. He was 71. The family will receive friends from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 at Holman-Headland Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the NJROTC Program at Headland High School, 8 Sporman Street, Headland, Ala. 36345.
Mrs. Ethel P. Kirkland, a resident of Westside Terrace, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, after an extended illness. She was 89. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Singletary officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home Monday, Jan. 6. Flowers will be accepted. Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home of Dothan, 334-792-4194, is in charge of arrangements.
Ethel McLain Miller, a resident of Jackson County Convalescent Center, formerly of Newville, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2003, at Campbellton-Graceville Hospital in Graceville, Fla., following a short illness. She was 90. Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 at Concord Baptist Church, near Newville, with the Rev. James A. Rich officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery with Holman-Headland Mortuary directing. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the mortuary in Headland. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Concord Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Janara Parrish, 1350 County Road 14, Newville, Ala. 36353.
James "Moon" Mullen of Gastonia, N.C., died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at Courtland Terrace. He was 92. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 at First Baptist Church of Gastonia with Dr. Leon Smith officiating. Interment will be a private service. Family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Carothers Funeral Home of Gastonia. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Courtland Terrace, 2300 Aberdeen Blvd., Gastonia, N.C., First Baptist Church of Gastonia, 2650 Union Road, Gastonia, N.C., or Duke University School of Law, P.O. Box 90360, Durham, N.C. Messages for the family may be e-mailed to condolences@conninc.com.
Lorene Nix died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan. She was 88. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 at Rosehill Baptist Church in Columbus, Ga., with the Rev. Bill Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Parkhill Cemetery in Columbus. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Survivors include two step-daughters, Ilene Langolis and husband, Leo of Conreo, Texas, and Judith Ann Pearson and husband, Larry of Forest Park, Ga.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
