06/12/99
MOBILE COUNTY
Christopher C. Cornelius Jr.
IRVINGTON - Christopher C. Cornelius Jr., who had worked as a pipefitter in the shipbuilding industry, died Wednesday at his home. He was 87.
The Blount County native was a resident of Irvington.
Survivors include his wife, Bernadette Davis Cornelius; three children, Barbara Cornelius of Orange Beach, Christopher C. Cornelius III of Irvington, and Gale Deas of Grand Bay; two brothers, Alton Beck Cornelius of Oneonta, Ala., and Jay Cornelius of Cleveland, Ohio; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at noon today at Serenity Funeral Home, followed by graveside services at 2 p.m. in Serenity Memorial Gardens.
Betty Jane Day
Betty Jane Day, who had worked as a housekeeper with Gayfer's Department Store, died June 3. She was 75.
Mrs. Day, a native of Hayneville, Ala., was a resident of Mobile.
Survivors include her son, Alvin Wright; 10 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at 9 a.m. today at New Jerusalem Baptist Church, followed by services at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are with Hodge's Funeral Chapel.
Jeff D. Maples
Jeff Daniel Maples, a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, died Wednesday.
Maples, 20, was a lifelong Mobilian.
Survivors include his parents, Bradley and Sherry Goff of Mobile; maternal grandparents, Richard and Patricia Callahan of Mobile; and paternal grandparents, Robert C. and Agnes Goff of Theodore.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. today at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, followed by services at noon. Burial will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens.
Terry E. Weaver
Terry Edward Weaver, who had worked as a dump truck driver, died Friday at a local hospital He was 32.
A native Mobilian, Weaver was a resident of Eight Mile.
Survivors include his wife, Tracy Weaver of Eight Mile; three stepdaughters, Amanda Roberts, Stacey Roberts and Heather Roberts, all of Eight Mile; his mother, Carolyn Weaver of Eight Mile; two brothers, Mark Weaver of Chickasaw and Vincent LaCoste of Semmes; and one sister, Amber Witcraft of Semmes.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Kushla Assembly of God on U.S. 45. Graveside services are set for 11 a.m. Monday in Serenity Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are with Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street.
David Westbrook
David Westbrook, a member of the Word Alive Church, died June 4 at his home. He was 30.
Westbrook was a native and resident of Mobile.
Survivors include his sister, Adrienne Purifoy; and several cousins reared as siblings, Mary Brown, Ruthie Taylor, Patricia Taylor, Noel Taylor and Tirie Taylor.
Viewing will be at 9 a.m. today at the Word Alive Church, 2720 Government Blvd., with services to follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Arrangements are with Memorial Funeral Home in Prichard.
CLARKE COUNTY
Arland T. Hayes
COFFEEVILLE - Arland Trevor Hayes, a newborn, died Friday.
Survivors include his parents, Johnny Travis and Amy Lynn O'Gwynn Hayes; and two brothers, Travis and Tyler Hayes, all of Coffeville; grandparents, Regina Hayes of Coffeeville, and Robert and Gale O'Gwynn of Jackson, Ala.; and great-grandparents, Nellie Brown of Jackson, Basil Norris of Coffeeville, and Arland and Helen Hayes of Alaska, Ala.
Graveside service are set for 3 p.m. Sunday at New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery in Coffeeville.
Arrangements are with Lathan Funeral Home in Jackson.
06/13/99
MOBILE COUNTY
Leslie E. Coleman
Leslie E. Coleman, a Mobile native and resident, died Friday at his home. He was 66.
Coleman served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of St. Dominic's Catholic Church and was a retired Tenneco Automotive district sales manager.
He is survived by his mother, Thelma Coleman of Mobile; one son, Leslie Coleman Jr. of Mobile; two daughters, Lisa Coleman Bush of Tampa, Fla., and Nancy Coleman Haas of Omaha, Neb.; and six grandchildren.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Pine Crest Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at noon at Pine Crest Cemetery.
Ruth B. Gonzales
Ruth B. Gonzales, a Mobile native and resident, died Friday at her home.
She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
She is survived by her husband, James Gonzales of Mobile; a son, Augustus Gomez of Mobile; a daughter, Juanita L. Delmore of Mobile; a sister, Beatrice Dukes of Campbell, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with services at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are with Johnson-Allen Mortuary.
Nora Johnson
Nora Q. "Nonie" Ankersen Johnson, a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, died Friday at her home in Mobile.
Mrs. Johnson was a 1940 graduate of Bishop Toolen High School. She was an active member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, a charter member of the Azalea Dance Club and a member of a Mobile mystic society.
She is survived by her husband, Claude August Johnson of Mobile; two children, Patricia Fassbender and Vernon T. Ankerson, both of Mobile; one sister, Mary Carver of Meridian, Miss.; one brother, Thomas Quayle of New Orleans; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 this evening at Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street, with the Rosary at 7 p.m. A Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, with burial in Pine Crest Cemetery.
Louise A. Lewis
Louise Andrews Lewis, a Citronelle native and a Mobile resident, died Friday at a local health care facility. She was 94.
Ms. Lewis worked as a homemaker and attended Charity Chapel Assembly of God Church.
She is survived by two sons, Lloyd M. Lewis of Eight Mile and Floyd "Sonny" Lewis of Citronelle; four daughters, Estelle Lewis Wooten of Batesville, Ark., Mildred Lewis Prades of Pensacola, and Betty Lewis Wainwright and Vicki Lewis Lankford, both of Saraland; 26 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 this evening at Freeman Funeral Home in Citronelle. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with burial in Charity Chapel Cemetery in Citronelle.
Charles H. Sutley
Charles H. Sutley, a Washington County native and a Mobile resident, died Friday at a local hospice. He was 83.
Sutley served as a U.S. Army medic during World War II. He retired from Alcoa after 36 years as a laboratory analyst.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Frances Coleman Sutley of Mobile; two sons, William H. "Bill" Sutley of Theodore and David E. Sutley of Fairhope; one daughter, Bettye Sutley Davis of Theodore; one sister, Jessie Mae Tarver of Wagarville; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 this evening at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Pine Crest Cemetery.
CHOCTAW COUNTY
Mildred M. Cook
BUTLER - Mildred Mason Cook, a Butler native and resident, died on Friday at a hospital in Meridian, Miss. She was 88.
Mrs. Cook was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was employed by F.A. Miller Department Store in Butler.
She is survived by two sisters, Nina Cook of Butler and Henrie Blanche Harrison of Mobile.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 tonight at Bumpers Funeral Home in Butler. Services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Butler City Cemetery.
CLARKE COUNTY
Samuel T. Moore
GROVE HILL - Samuel Terry Moore, a truck driver for McConnell Logging, died Friday at a local hospital. He was 53.
Moore was a resident of Grove Hill. He was a member of the National Guard and Mount Gilead Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Ann Marie Moore of Grove Hill; three sons, Michael Terry Moore of Frisco City, and Christopher John Moore and Samuel Shane Moore, both of Grove Hill; six daughters, Jody Michelle Moore of Grove Hill, Jenny Rebecca Barnes of Scyrene, Ala., Tonya Elizabeth Moore of Jackson, Donna Malone of Citronelle, and Danita Dawn Bradley and Debbie Rone, both of Grove Hill; five brothers, Jerry Moore of Rush Springs, Okla., Don Moore of Jackson, Wayne Moore of Grove Hill, Bobby Moore of Whatley and Morris Moore of Walker Springs; and nine grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Lathan Funeral Home in Grove Hill. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Gilead Baptist Church, with burial in Mount Gilead Cemetery in Walker Springs.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Ella R. Hawkins
ATMORE - Ella Ruth Hawkins, an Escambia County native and Atmore resident, died Friday. She was 78.
Mrs. Hawkins worked for the Ideal Beauty Shop.
She is survived by one son, John Thomas Hawkins of New Orleans; one daughter, Deborah Lynn Alexander of Atmore; two sisters, including Gladys Harrison of Bay Minette; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore. Burial will be in New Bethlehem Cemetery in Barrnett Crossroads.
OTHER
Harriet G. Hill
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Harriet G. Hill, a native and former longtime resident of Mobile, died Thursday in Hollywood, Fla. She was 88.
Mrs. Hill was a 1927 graduate of Murphy High School.
She is survived by two daughters, Rosemary Cook of Weston, Fla., and Christina Rice of Hernando, Miss.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with burial in Mobile Memorial Gardens.
