Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Rowena Marlow Beck
86, evangelist
MOULTON -- Funeral for Rowena Marlow Beck, 86, of Russellville will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Elliott Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Moulton Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Beck died Tuesday, May 2, 2000, at Russellville Hospital. She was born Feb. 23, 1914, in Tuscaloosa to Roscoe and Margaret Patrick Marlow. She was a licensed evangelist with the Church of God of Prophecy. She and her late husband, the Rev. Grover C. Beck, ministered throughout Alabama for most of their lives. She was the mother of the late Billy R. Beck.
She is survived by one son, Arless Beck of St. Louis; four daughters, Sue Mann of Muscle Shoals, Nell Bruton of Mount Hope, Barbara Winter of Houston and Wanda Kitchens of Jacksonville, Fla.; one brother, Harvey Marlow of Northport; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Mike Mann, Tommy Bruton, Rocky Beck, Tab Beck, Brian Collins, Steve Collins and Jon Mark Collins. Members of the Sheffield Church of God of Prophecy and staff of Burns Nursing Home will be honorary pallbearers.
William Douglas Biggs
44, Athens Ready Mix employee
ATHENS -- Funeral for William Douglas Biggs, 44, of Athens was to be today at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Randy Davis officiating.
Burial was to be in Limestone Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Biggs died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, at his home. He was born July 22, 1955, in Morgan County. He was an employee of Athens Ready Mix for 20 years. He was a member of Round Island Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Gay Biggs; one son, Wayne Biggs of Athens; two daughters, Jenny Biggs and Missy Biggs, both of Athens; his stepmother, Christine Biggs of Athens; one brother, William Joe Biggs of Athens; one half-sister, Nita Terry of Decatur; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Rob Knapper, Macky Riggs, Frankie Riggs, Mike Peden, Rusty Cooper and Mark Dorne.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Round Island Baptist Church Building Fund.
Irene Roberts Christian
91, homemaker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Irene Roberts Christian, 91, of Danville will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Rodger White officiating.
Burial will be in Johnson Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Christian died Thursday, May 4, 2000, at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation in Decatur. She was born June 3, 1908, in Morgan County to Milton Allie Roberts and Cora Daniel Roberts. She was a homemaker and a member of Harmony Grove Church. She was the widow of Monroe Christian, mother of the late Marie Christian Marrow and sister of the late Ernest Roberts and Essie Lauderdale.
She is survived by one brother, Allie Roberts of Danville.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy George, David Christian, Ronnie Long, Tommy Perry, Mike Champion, Mitchell Rigel and Jimmy Jett.
Norman Dean Cronin
63, retired shipping and receiving clerk
MOULTON -- Funeral for Norman Dean Cronin, 63, of Trinity, formerly of Portage, Ind., will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Elliott Funeral Home with John Fike officiating.
Burial will be in East Lawrence Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Cronin died Thursday, May 4, 2000, at Veterans Administration Hospital in Birmingham. He was born April 21, 1937, in Picneyville, Ill., to William and Anna Cronin. He was a retired shipping and receiving clerk for Winers Pants Factory, where he worked for 26 years, and work at Allied Chemical in Indiana before moving to Alabama. He was a member of New Chicago Baptist Church in New Chicago, Ind.
He is survived by one son, Allen Cronin of Hobart, Ind.; two daughters, Patricia Waldrip of Tusla, Okla., and Bonnie Wykoff of Trinity; his mother, Anna Cronin of Ocean Springs, Miss.; two sisters, Deloris Cronin of Ocean Springs and Helen Kay Montgomery of Picneyville; and seven grandchildren.
Friends will serve as pallbearers.
Eula Mae Sanders Haines
99, retired sales clerk
TUSCUMBIA -- Funeral for Eula Mae Sanders Haines, 99, of Tuscumbia, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Tuscumbia with the Rev. Larry Harbin officiating and Morrison's Funeral Home directing.
Burial will be in Snowdown Cemetery in Iuka, Miss., with Morrison's Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. The body will be in the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Haines died Thursday, May 4, 2000, at Wellington Place in Muscle Shoals. She was born Jan. 1, 1901, in Iuka, and moved to Tuscumbia in 1951. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Tuscumbia, and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the American Association of Retired Persons. Mrs. Haines was employed at P.N. Hirsch from 1953 until it closed in 1970, and worked as a sales clerk at Davis Dry Goods until she retired in 1980. She was the wife of the late William Archer, and the mother of Roy Archer Haines and Lois Haines Everett.
She is survived by two daughters, Shirley Haines Wagnon of Sheffield and Naomi Griffith of Nashville; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Carroll Edward Sanders, Larry Dean Cook, Howard Galen Sanders Jr., James Curtis Hughes, Kenneth Williams and David Burcham.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 104 East Third Street, Tuscumbia, Ala. 35674.
Carrie Randolph Hagood
92, homemaker
TRINITY -- Funeral for Carrie Randolph Hagood, 92, of Hillsboro will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Parkway Funeral Home with the Rev. Melton Burkes, the Rev. Bill Pullen and the Rev. Terry Gillespie officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hagood died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, at Limestone Health Facility. She was born March 16, 1908, in Lawrence County to Monroe and Lizzie Muston Randolph. She was a homemaker and a member of Chalybeate Springs Baptist Church. She was the widower of the Rev. John I. Hagood and the mother of the late Don Ervin Hagood.
She is survived by four sons, O.C. Hagood of Tanner, Gathel Hagood and James Waylen Hagood, both of Hillsboro and Bobby J. Hagood of Trinity; one daughter, Velma Dean Gillespie of Moulton; two brothers, Cecil Randolph of Moulton and James Randolph of Hatton; three sisters, Mavis Terry of Hatton, Ruby Patterson of Town Creek and Betty Wheeler of Sun City, Ariz.; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
John Joshua Huffman
87, retired rural mail carrier
ATHENS -- Funeral for John Joshua Huffman, 87, of Athens will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Eupora, Miss., with the Rev. William S. Stewart and the Rev. Tim Keenum officiating.
Burial will be in Eupora Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight at 6 p.m. at Oliver Funeral Home in Eupora. Limestone Chapel Funeral Home is directing local arrangements.
Mr. Huffman died Thursday, May 4, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born June 2, 1912, in Calhoun County, Miss. He was a member of Sardis Springs Baptist Church in Athens and a retired rural mail carrier. He was the widower of Jerrod Coleman Huffman.
He is survived by one daughter, Aurelia Huffman Bagwell of Athens; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Sardis Springs Baptist Church or First Baptist Church in Eupora.
Mary Ruth Morris Kasulka
70, retired AT&T supervisor
TRINITY -- Funeral for Mary Ruth Morris Kasulka, 70, of Decatur will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Parkway Funeral Home with the Rev. Craig Carlisle and the Rev. Junior Hill officiating.
Burial will be in Courtland City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Mrs. Kasulka died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital.
She was born Oct. 10, 1929, in Courtland. She was a member of Central Park Baptist Church. She went to work at Southern Bell in 1955 as a telephone operator. Later, she served in several supervisory positions in Decatur and Sheffield. In 1974, she transferred to Birmingham. She retired in 1983 from AT&T as head of the maintenance department. She was a member and past president of Telephone Pioneers of America. She was a Camp Bluebird counselor and very active with Junior Achievement in Birmingham.
She was the daughter of the late Lawrence Morris and the late Versie Parker Morris and the sister of the late Prater Morris, the late Paul Morris, the late Parker Morris and the late Ava Carr.
She is survived by one daughter, Brinda Kay Hill of Decatur, five brothers, Percy Morris, Phillip Morris and Prentis Morris, all of Courtland, Pelmer Morris of Hillsboro and Pete Morris of Springs Hill, Fla.; one sister, Minnie Letson of Hillsboro; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Frank Bynum, Derek Morris, Larry Paul Morris, Charles Letson, Marlon Morris, Randy Green , Mitchell Morris and Jim Thompson.
Pat 'Frances' Reno
66, retired kindergarten teacher
MARIETTA, Ga. -- Memorial services for Pat "Frances" Reno, 66, of Acworth, Ga., will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Medford-Peden Funeral Home.
Mrs. Reno died Wednesday, April 19, 2000, in Georgia. She was born May 9, 1933, in Philadelphia. She was a retired kindergarten teacher. She was a former resident of Decatur where she was a member of Saint Ann's Catholic Church.
She is survived by her husband, John C. Reno; one son, John D. Reno of Duluth, Ga.; one daughter, Colleen M. Reno of Acworth; and one sister, Peg Linwood of Philadelphia.
Memorials can be made to American Diabetes Association, 3 Corporate Square, Suite 120, Atlanta, GA 30329.
Amos Guy Watkins
83, retired truck driver
Funeral for Amos Guy Watkins, 83, of Decatur will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hacklebury Church of Christ.
Burial will be in Cedar Tree Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home.
Mr. Watkins died Thursday, May 4, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born Jan. 28, 1917, in Hackleburg to L.L. Watkins and Lucy Cantrell Watkins. He retired from Consolidated Foods after 30 years and from Decatur City Schools after 13 years.
He is survived by his wife, Jewell Watkins of Decatur; one son, Amos G. Watkins of Clarksburg, Tenn.; one daughter, Carol Zimring of Pasadena, Fla., four sisters, Ardell Fincher of Hackleburg, Vela Barnwell, Opal Burleson of Haleyville and Annie Lee Glassgo of Fultondale; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Mary Ruth Morris Kasulka
70, retired AT&T supervisor
TRINITY -- Funeral for Mary Ruth Morris Kasulka, 70, of Decatur will be today at 11 a.m. at Central Park Baptist Church with the Rev. Craig Carlisle and the Rev. Junior Hill officiating.
Burial will be in Courtland City Cemetery.
Mrs. Kasulka died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. She was born Oct. 10, 1929, in Courtland to Lawrence and Versie Parker Morris. She was a member of Central Park Baptist Church. She went to work at Southern Bell in 1955 as a telephone operator. Later, she served in several supervisory positions in Decatur and Sheffield. In 1974, she transferred to Birmingham. She retired in 1983 from AT&T as head of the maintenance department.
She was a member and past president of Telephone Pioneers of America. She was a Camp Bluebird counselor and active with Junior Achievement in Birmingham. She was the sister of the late Prater Morris, Paul Morris, Parker Morris and Ava Carr.
She is survived by one daughter, Brinda Kay Hill of Decatur; five brothers, Percy Morris, Phillip Morris and Prentis Morris, all of Courtland, Pelmer Morris of Hillsboro and Pete Morris of Springs Hill, Fla.; one sister, Minnie Letson of Hillsboro; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Frank Bynum, Derek Morris, Larry Paul Morris, Charles Letson, Marlon Morris, Randy Green , Mitchell Morris and Jim Thompson.
