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Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935

Frances “Fannie” Hodge McLelland
Frances “Fannie” Hodge McLelland, 95, of Andalusia, died Monday, June 4, 2001, in an Andalusia health care facility. A funeral was held Tuesday, June 5, at 3 p.m. at Keahey Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Freeman officiating. Burial followed in the old Bethesada Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Victory Baptist Church or to the charity of one’s choice.

Vera Maddox Dozier
Vera Maddox Dozier, 89, of Andalusia, died Wednesday, May 23, 2001, in a local nursing home. A funeral will be held Saturday, May 26, at 3:30 p.m. at Liberty Home Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Kelley, Rev. Bill Boles and Rev. Buddy Mohon officiating. Burial will follow in Andalusia Memorial Cemetery with Foreman Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be at the church 30 minutes prior to services.

Alfred Edison Adams Sr.
Alfred Edison Adams Sr., 82, of Andalusia, died Wednesday, May 23, 2001, in a local hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 26, at 2 p.m. at Foreman Funeral Home with Rev. Woody Clark officiating. Private graveside services will be held later. Visitation will be Saturday, May 26, from 9 to 11 a.m.

Judson Ward Jr.
Judson Ward Jr., 84, of Andalusia died Friday, May 25, 2001, in an Andalusia hospital. A graveside funeral service was held Sunday, May 27, with Rev. Joel Faircloth officiating. Burial was in Magnolia Cemetery.

B.B. Norris
B.B. Norris, 78, of Andalusia died Saturday, May 26, 2001, in a Dothan hospital. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He also served as fire chief for the City of Andalusia for many years before his retirement. A funeral was held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at Foreman Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary Miller and Rev. Dennis Knowles officiating. Special music was provided by East Highland Baptist Church Choir accompanied by Rosemary Mills. Burial will follow at Stone Lake Cemetery.

Horace D. “Durwood” Davis
Horace D. “Durwood” Davis, 64, of Andalusia died Saturday, May 26, 2001, at his residence. A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, at Carolina Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Taylor officiating and eulogy delivered by Coy Yates. Burial will be in the Carolina Cemetery.

Twinette Thompson
Twinette Thompson, 83, of Andalusia, died Thursday, May 17, 2001, at her residence. A funeral will be held Saturday, May 19, at 10:30 a.m. at Foreman Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Pigeon Creek Cemetery.

Thomas A. Bryan
Thomas A. Bryan, 76, of Andalusia, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at his residence. A funeral will be held Tuesday, May 22, 2001, at 3 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church in the Bullock community of Crenshaw County with Rev. Mark Ward and Rev. Wilson Meadows officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be at the church 30 minutes prior to services.

Minnie Parmer Syler
Minnie Parmer Syler, 74, of Andalusia, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in a Dothan hospital. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church where a Sunday School Class was named in her honor. She was a teacher at Andalusia High School and Andalusia Middle School until her retirement. A funeral will be held Tuesday, May 22, at 11:30 a.m. at Foreman Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Miller and Rev. Earl Currenton officiating. Burial will follow in Andalusia Memorial Cemetery.

Janice K. Andress
Janice K. Andress, 85, of Andalusia, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, at her residence. A funeral was held Monday, May 21 at 10 a.m. at Foreman Funeral Home with Rev. Joel Faircloth officiating. Special music was provided by Don Lingle, soloist, accompanied by Mary Clyde Merrill, pianist. Burial followed in Andalusia Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Kenneth Myrick
Kenneth Myrick, 37, of Andalusia, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, in an Ozark nursing Facility. A funeral was held Monday, May 21, at 11 a.m. at Buck Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Barry Wilkerson officiating. Music was provided by Janna Foshee, pianist. Burial followed in Buck Creek Cemetery with Foreman Funeral Home directing.

Inez W. Terry
Inez W. Terry, 89, of Red Level, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in an Andalusia nursing facility. A funeral will be held Tuesday, May 22, at 10 a.m. at Foreman Funeral Home with Brother Larry Turman officiating. Special music by Dale Martin, solist; accompanied by Cheryl Hamlet, pianist. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery.

Carroll Sorrells
Carroll Sorrells, 72, of Andalusia, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at his residence. A funeral will be held Wednesday, May 23, at 10 a.m. at Foreman Funeral Home with Rev. Jere Hendrix officiating. Burial will follow in Kimbro Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 22, after 6:30 p.m.

Mildred Olene Thompson
Mildred Olene Thompson, 75, of Crestview, Fla., died Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at the West Florida Regional Medical Center in Pensacola, Fla. She was born in Gantt on June 28, 1925, to John K. and Phenie Bracewell Harrelson and had been a resident of the Northwest Florida area since 1958. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Crestview, the Senior Friends and The McDonald’s Friends Group. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard W. Thompson, the late manager of Alatex of Crestview. Mrs. Thompson was a retired L.P.N. and had been employed with the Florala Memorial Hospital. A funeral will be held Friday, May 18, at 11 a.m. at Whitehurst Funeral Home in Crestview with Rev. Dr. Dick Wright officiating. Burial will follow in Liveoak Park Cemetery in Crestview. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society in memory of Mrs. Thompson.

Twinette Thompson
Twinette Thompson, 83, of Andalusia, died Thursday, May 17, 2001, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Foreman Funeral Home.

Elizabeth Nicole Griggs
Elizabeth Nicole Griggs, 4 months, of Andalusia, died Thursday, June 7, 2001, in a Birmingham hospital. A funeral was held Friday, June 8, at 2 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Stewart officiating. Burial followed in Salem Cemetery with Foreman Funeral Home officiating.

James Curtis Franklin
James Curtis Franklin, 80, of Andalusia, died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at his residence. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of West End Methodist Church. A funeral was held Saturday, June 9, at 10 a.m. at Foreman Funeral Home with Rev. Claude Keenam officiating. Burial followed in Andalusia Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, the American Cancer Society or to the charity of one’s choice.

Charles W. Radford
Charles W. Radford, 67, of Gulf Breeze, Fla., died Saturday, June 9, 2001, in a Gulf Breeze nursing facility. He was a member of Central Church of Christ Church and the founder and owner of Radford Tire Company until his retirement. A funeral was held Monday, June 11, at 11 a.m. at Foreman Funeral Home with Minister Jason Green and Minister Jeff Grimes officiating. Burial followed in Andalusia Memorial Cemetery.

Nell Goff Free
Nell Goff Free, 77, of Andalusia, died Sunday, June 10, 2001, in an Andalusia hospital. A funeral will be held Wednesday, June 13, at 11 a.m. at Foreman Funeral Home with Rev. David Richburg officiating. Burial will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Billy Soles
Billy Soles, 70, of Andalusia, died Sunday, June 10, 2001, in an Andalusia hospital. He was a retiree of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. A funeral will be held Wednesday, June 13, at 2:30 p.m. at Foreman Funeral Home. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 12, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Janie Lawson
Janie Lawson, of Wing, died Monday, June 11, 2001, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Keahey Funeral Home.

Sheri Dreading Howard
Sheri Dreading Howard, 35, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Andalusia, died Monday, June 18, 2001, in a Tampa hospital. She was a second grade teacher in the Tampa School System. A funeral will be held Friday, June 22, 2001, at 11 a.m. at Foreman Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Henderson Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, June 21, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Lester Ed Gunter
Lester Ed Gunter, of Gantt, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001 in a Mobile hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Foreman Funeral Home.

Edith Cavell Brown
Edith Cavell Brown, 80, of Jacksonville N.C., formerly of Wing, died Thursday, June 14, 2001, in Jacksonville. Graveside services were held Tuesday, June 19, at 10 a.m. in Beda Cemetery with Foreman Funeral Home directing.

Omar C. “O.C.” Moore
Omar C. “O.C.” Moore, 94, of Auburn, died Friday, June 15, 2001. He was retired with 31 years of service for Auburn University as a Professor of Chemical Engineering. He co-authored, Engineering Metallurgy, a Chemical Engineering textbook for Auburn University. His Chemical Engineering Research Papers were published in Washington D.C. He was a member of the Phi Lambda Upsilon Honorary and a lifetime member of the Auburn Alumni Association. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Auburn since 1926, where he served as an active Deacon, Superintendent of Sunday Schools and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. In addition, he taught Bible Classes at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church of Lake Martin. He served the City of Auburn on the Planning and Zoning Board. He enjoyed gardening and fishing at Lake Martin. Funeral services were held Monday, June 18, at 2 p.m. at Jeffcoat-Trant Chapel in Opelika. Burial followed in Auburn Memorial Park. Rev. Roy Hill of Woodstock officiated. William “Bill” Payne of Crawfordville, Fla. was the soloist.

Talmadge Chambers
Talmadge Chambers, 80, of Florala, died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in a Crestview, Fla., hospital. A native of Covington County, he was the son of the late Joseph George Chambers and Ellena McCraney Chambers. A veteran of the U.S. Army during WWII, he later was a resident of Montgomery, where he was connected in sales with a heavy equipment dealer. Following his retirement, he returned to Florala. He was a life long member of the First Baptist Church of Florala and was a charter member of the Royal Ambassador young people group of the church many years ago. A funeral will be held Thursday, June 21, at 10 a.m. at Evans Funeral Home in Florala with Rev. Terry Rainwater of First Baptist Church in Florala officiating. Burial will follow in Damascus Cemetery.

George E. “Ed” Grantham
George E. “Ed” Grantham, 81, a native of Covington County, died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at his residence in Miami Springs, Fla. Mr. Grantham had resided in Miami Springs for the past fifty years. A memorial service was held Monday, June 11, at Lowe-Hanks Funeral Home in Hialeah, Fla. with Rev. Ronald Frostman officiating.

Myrtle Plant Wright
Myrtle Plant Wright, 92, of Opp, died Friday, June 15, 2001, in an Opp hospital. A funeral was held Monday, June 18, at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Opp. Burial followed in Peaceful Acres Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the First Freewill Baptist Church organ fund.

Selma Lee Black
Selma Lee Black, 84, of the Carolina community, died Thursday, June 21, 2001, in a local nursing facility. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Foreman Funeral Home.

Sanford W. (Sam) Hutcheson
Sanford W. (Sam) Hutcheson, 77, a resident of Wetumpka, died Thursday, June 21, 2001. A funeral will be held Saturday, June 23, at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Brookside Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Ellis officiating. Burial will follow in Brookside Memorial Gardens.

Michael Arredondo
Michael Arredondo, 54, director of cash services for Boy Scouts of America, died Monday, June 18, 2001, in Fort Worth, Texas. A funeral will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 23, in Green wood Chapel. Burial of ashes will follow in Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery in Strawn, Ala. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Green wood Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

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