Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Mrs. Vera Mae Norris of Panama City, Fla., passed away Monday, March 17, 2003, at a local nursing facility. She was 80. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 21 at Central Pentecostal Ministries with the Rev. Don Shoots officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home.
Mr. Stonewall Jackson Peacock of Slocomb died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, following a brief illness. He was 82. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, March 20 at Madrid Assembly of God Church with the Revs. Jerry Harden and Gene Gainous officiating. Burial will follow at Madrid City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted.
Mr. Fred Searcy of Chadwick Circle in Dothan, died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at his residence following a brief illness. He was 75. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, March 20 at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Dr. Harvey Luke and Lee Singley officiating. Burial will follow at Winslett Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted.
Christopher Lee Fulford Terry (Buddy) of Dothan died late Sunday night, March 16, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center following an extended illness. He was 30. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 19 at Southern Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jack Summerlin officiating. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Cemetery.
John Byron Thompson of County Road 4421, Brundidge, died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at his residence. He was 72. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, March 20 at Springfield Baptist Church in Brundidge with Brother Charles Blair, the Rev. E.T. Horton and the Rev. John Emfinger officiating. Burial will be at Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 19 at Skeen Funeral Home. Mr. Thompson will lie in state at the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Springfield Church building fund.
William Earl "Butch" Avery of Dothan died Thursday morning, March 20, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. He was 68. Funeral services will be held noon Saturday, March 22 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Kerry Kyser and the Rev. Diane Kelly officiating. Interment will follow at Godwin Cemetery in Bratt, Fla. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Flowers are being accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2346 W. Main St., Dothan, Ala. 36303.
Mr. John Barbosza of Washington Avenue, Enterprise, died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at Medical Center Enterprise. He was 85. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 21 at Meadowlawn Cemetery with the Rev. Fox Fleming officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to service time at Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home.
Mr. Robert Loyd Bottoms of Geneva died at his home Wednesday, March 19, 2003, after an extended illness. He was 76. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 21 at Pittman Funeral Home Chapel of Geneva with Dr. Mike Shirah and the Rev. David Causey officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Garden Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 20 at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Box 311103, Enterprise, Ala. 36331 or Building Fund of Maple Avenue Baptist Church, 1009 W. Maple Ave., Geneva, Ala. 36340.
Mr. Charles "Sam" Braswell of Graceville, Fla., died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, in Graceville, Fla. He was 74. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 21 at Graceville Community Church with the Rev. Dale Worley officiating. Burial will be at New Hope Assembly of God Church Cemetery in Graceville, Fla. Flowers are accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Graceville Community Church at 1005 Prim Ave., Graceville, Fla. 32440.
Frances Holt Brooks of Dothan died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. She was 75. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 22 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tharel Shirah officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Jamestown Cemetery in Jamestown, Ky., with H. E. Pruitt Memory Chapel directing.
Mr. Lloyd Lee Bryant of Dothan departed this life Sunday, March 16, 2003, at 5:45 a.m. at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. He was 60. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Ashford with the Rev. R. L. Williams officiating. Burial will be at Gates of Heaven Cemetery in Dothan. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at Levite Funeral Home in parlor B. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service.
Essie Mae Carter of Bryant Street, Abbeville, died Monday, March 17, 2003, at West Side Terrace in Dothan. She was 76. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at Green Valley Baptist Church in Abbeville with Pastor Willie Everheart officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 21 at Headland Peoples Funeral Home Chapel.
Mr. W.F. "Bill" Faust of North Union Avenue, Ozark, died Tuesday evening, March 18, 2003. He was 77. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 21 at Woodlawn Memory Gardens with the Rev. Wayne Helms officiating. Interment will follow. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holman Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Dale County Library, 416 James St., Ozark, Ala. 36360.
Mr. Henderson Johnson of Ozark died Saturday, March 15, 2003, at Dale Medical Center in Ozark. He was 75. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at First Missionary Baptist Church on East Andrews Avenue, Ozark, with Dr. S.C. Jackson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Travelers Rest Cemetery.
Robert (Bubby) McNealy of Martin Luther King Drive, Headland, died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at Dale Medical Center in Ozark. He was 64. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 22 at Greater Shiloh Baptist Church in Headland. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 21 at Headland Peoples Funeral Home.
Mr. Lawson (Ace) Motley of Bonifay, Fla., died Thursday, March 20, 2003, at Wiregrass Medical Center after an extended illness. He was 79. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva, 334-684-2600.
David Leonard Spears, (retired Command Sgt. Maj., U.S. Army) a resident of Newton, died early Wednesday morning, March 19, 2003, at his residence. He was 66. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 21, 2003, at The Chapel of the Wings in Fort Rucker, Ala., with Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Don Thrasher officiating. Graveside services with full military honors will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 21 at Sunset Memorial Park. Flowers are being accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala. 36302 or a favorite charity.
Mrs. Inez Deloney Sport of Ozark died Wednesday evening, March 19, 2003, at Ozark Nursing Facility. She was 89. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 21 at Holman Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Harry Circle officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at Holman Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, 1970 E. Andrews Ave., Ozark, Ala. 36360.
Charles A. Ward of Enterprise died Thursday, March 20, 2003, at his home in Enterprise. He was 72. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22 at Searcy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Walker Epps officiating. Burial will follow at Meadowlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, 311103, Enterprise, Ala. 36331, or First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 217 S. Main St., Enterprise, Ala. 36330.
William Earl "Butch" Avery of Dothan, died Thursday morning, March 20, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. He was 68. Funeral services will be noon Saturday, March 22 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kerry Kizer and the Rev. Diane Kelly officiating. Interment will follow at Godwin Cemetery in Bratt, Fla. Flowers are being accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2346 W. Main St., Dothan, Ala. 36303.
Mr. Raymond Carl Belliveau of Rucker Boulevard, Enterprise, died early Thursday, March 20, 2003, at his residence following an extended illness. He was 70. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday, March 23 at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home Chapel with U.S. Army Chaplain Michael Thomas officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday prior to service time. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice Inc., 557 Glover Ave., Enterprise, Ala. 36330.
Frances Holt Brooks of Dothan died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. She was 75. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 22 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tharel Shirah officiating. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Jamestown Cemetery in Jamestown, Ky., with H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel directing.
Coley Franklin Catrett of County Road 615, New Brockton, died Thursday, March 20, 2003, at Enterprise Medical Center. He was 80. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Monday, March 24 at Hayes Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mart Gray officiating. Disposition will be carried out by means of direct cremation.
Nadine McArdle Dunlap, formerly of Headland, died early Friday morning, March 21, 2003, at Mariner Health Care in Bonifay, Fla., after an extended illness. She was 86. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at Holman-Headland Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Charles Jackson officiating. Burial will follow at Kinsey Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary in Headland.
Mr. Roger Edmondson of Hilltop Road, Newton (Wicksburg Community), died Thursday night, March 20, 2003, at his home. He was 59. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, March 23 at Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel in Slocomb with the Rev. Buddy Hood officiating. Burial will follow at Wicksburg Assembly of God Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Ms. Louie B. Glenn of Dothan passed Saturday, March 15, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. She was 45. Funeral services will be noon Saturday, March 22 at Alabama Avenue Baptist Church with Pastor W.C. Snell officiating. Burial will follow at Shady Grove No. 1 Cemetery. The cortege will assemble at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 21 at 303 Marquis Drive. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service.
Edward Algeanon Hoffmann of Fowler Road, Ashford, died Thursday, March 20, 2003. He was 72. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Smith officiating.
Mr. K.M. Jones of Tillman Road, Graceville, Fla., died Thursday, March 20, 2003, in Graceville, Fla. He was 73. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, March 24 at Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Graceville, Fla., with the Rev. Johnny Jones officiating. Graveside services will follow at New Hinson Baptist Church Cemetery in Slocomb. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 23 at the funeral home. Mr. Jones operated a salvage yard and was a lifelong resident of Graceville.
Eunice H. Merritt passed away Friday, March 21, 2003, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan. She was 81. Funeral services are incomplete at this time but will be announced by Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home of Dothan, 334-793-1117.
Mr. Lawson (Ace) Motley of Bonifay, Fla., died Thursday, March 20, 2003, at Wiregrass Medical Center after an extended illness. He was 79. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Pittman Funeral Homes Co. Inc. of Geneva, 334-684-2600.
Mr. Larry Stephens of Ozark died Thursday, March 20, 2003, at his residence. He was 61. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, March 24 at Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Gann and the Rev. Randall Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 23 at the funeral home.
Mr. Clyde Baxter Sr. of Troy died Friday, March 21, 2003, at Edge Regional Medical Center in Troy after an extended illness. He was 74. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 at Pea River Presbyterian Church with the Rev. James Pitts officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Keahey Funeral Home. The body will lie in state one hour prior to service time at the church Tuesday.
