Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Wanda J. 'Dock' Miller
66, homemaker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Wanda J. "Dock" Miller, 66, of Danville will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Bowers officiating.
Burial will be in Aldridge Grove Cemetery in Lawrence County. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Ms. Miller died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at Baptist Medical Center Montclair in Birmingham. She was born April 19, 1934, in Morgan County to Willie Daniel Miller and Mary Frances Cheatham Miller. She was a homemaker and a member of Corinth Church of Christ.
She is survived by one brother, B.W. Miller of Danville; and two sisters, Marie Kelsoe of Danville and Bernice Milam of Decatur.
Pallbearers will be Kasey Jeffreys, Kevin Jeffreys, Stacy Kelsoe, Joey Madison, Adam Milam, Brian Hawkins and Junior Miller.
Ola Ann Reid Riggs
83, homemaker
Funeral for Ola Ann Reid Riggs, 83, of Shreveport, La., formerly of Moulton, will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Beltline Church of Christ with Shelton Funeral Home directing.
Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Riggs died Sunday, May 28, 2000, at Lagniappe Hospital in Shreveport. She was born May 20, 1917, in Decatur to Henry H. Reid and Dessie Cullwell Reid. She attended Oak Grove First Congregational Methodist Church as a child in Moulton before moving to Mississippi. She was a homemaker and a resident of Summer Manor in Decatur from 1987 to 1998. She was the widow of Leonard L. Riggs, the mother of the late William Dean Riggs and sister of the late Dessie Millwood.
She is survived by one daughter, Deborah Riggs of Shreveport; one brother, Frank A. Reid of Decatur; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Hannah Rose Smith
HARTSELLE -- Funeral arrangements for infant Hannah Rose Smith of Falkville, who died Monday, May 29, 2000, at University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham, will be announced by Peck Funeral Home.
Jacob 'Ramsey' Waite
HUNTSVILLE -- Funeral for Jacob "Ramsey" Waite, 3, of Madison was to be today at 11 a.m. at Restoration Church in Madison with the Rev. Bob Guay officiating.
Burial was to be in Huntsville Memory Gardens with Laughlin Service Funeral Home directing.
The child died Friday, May 26, 2000, at his home. He was born Sept. 11, 1996, in Huntsville.
He is survived by his parents, Dr. Jay Waite and Angelia Waite of Madison; two brothers, Benji Waite and Chandler Waite, both of Madison; and his grandparents, James and Almarose Waite of Muscle Shoals and Melvin and Mildred Elliott of Hartselle.
Lila Pearl Entrekin Bragwell
83, homemaker
RUSSELLVILLE -- Funeral for Lila Pearl Entrekin Bragwell, 83, of Russellville will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Pinkard Funeral Home with Grady Parrish and Danny Fuller officiating.
Burial will be in Franklin Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Bragwell died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield. She was born March 31, 1917, in Franklin County to Harvey Entrekin and Maggie Entrekin. She was a homemaker, a lifelong resident of Franklin County and a member of Concord Baptist Church and Eastern Star No. 256. She was the widow of Dolph Bragwell.
She is survived by four sons, Royce Bragwell of Decatur, David Bragwell and Curtis Bragwell, both of Belgreen, and Wallace Bragwell of Spruce Pine; one daughter, Carolyn Smelser of Russellville; two brothers, Walter Entrekin of Russellville and Billy Entrekin of Belgreen; three sisters, Opal Rickard of Russellville, Artence Hester of Red Bay and Grace Scott of Belgreen; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Gladys I. Brooks
86, apartment manager
ATHENS -- Graveside service for Gladys I. Brooks, 86, of Ypsilanti, Mich., will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Reunion Cemetery in Elkmont with Carl Witty officiating and McConnell Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends Friday night from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Brooks died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was born Sept. 28, 1913, in Limestone County to Kelvie Holt and Esther VanBuren Holt. She was the manager of Russell Anderson Apartments in Ypsilanti for 20 years before retiring and was a member of Ridge Road Church of Christ in Michigan. She was the widow of Robert C. Brooks and the sister of the late Viola Brewer, Hazel Brewer and Margaret Adams.
She is survived by three sons, Robert Brooks Jr. of Ooltewah, Tenn., Jimmy Brooks of Martinez, Ga., and Roy Brooks of Brooklyn, Mich.; three daughters, Cathy Wilford of Elkmont, Betty Carter of Whiteville, N.C., and Joyce Goodman of Bellville, Mich.; one brother, Harold Holt of Athens; 17 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Tim Brooks, Darryl Carter, Darrin Carter, Greg Goodman, Chris Brooks, Lance Brooks, Steven Brooks, and Mickey Black.
Clara C. Gatlin
81, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Clara C. Gatlin, 81, of Athens will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Wes McConnell officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Gatlin died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at her home. She was born May 12, 1919, in Limestone County to Burton Chapman and Aline Bassham Chapman. She was a homemaker and a member of Hobbs Street Church of Christ. She was the widow of Winfred Gatlin and sister of the late Clayton Chapman, Leon Chapman and Royce Chapman.
She is survived by three sons, Robert Gatlin of Memphis, Tony Gatlin and Ray Gatlin, both of Athens; one daughter, Margaret Timbes of Elgin; three brothers, Clyde Chapman and Jerry Chapman, both of Athens, and Chester Chapman of Killen; one sister, Dorothy Jean Henson of Florence; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Grandsons and grandsons-in-law will be pallbearers.
Kennedy Lou-Neil Howard
Infant
Graveside service for infant Kennedy Lou-Neil Howard of Decatur will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Cemetery with the Rev. Todd Evans and the Rev. Billy Cagle officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.
He died Monday, May 29, 2000, the day of his birth, at Huntsville Hospital. He was the brother of the late Seth Alexander Howard.
He is survived by his parents, Jeff and Dewana Howard of Decatur; two brothers, Logan Howard and Riley Howard, both of Decatur; his grandparents, Betty and Avery Howard of Decatur and Dwayne and Becky Yates of Hackneyville; and his great-grandmother, Lillie Hood of Moulton.
William Luther 'Bill' Mayfield
82, retired Decatur firefighter
Funeral for William Luther "Bill" Mayfield, 82, of Decatur will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Bud Mayfield officiating.
Burial will be in Bishop Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Mayfield died today, June 1, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born Aug. 12, 1917, in Lawrence County to Bud Mayfield and Mary McDaniels Mayfield. He was a retired assistant fire chief from the Decatur Fire Department, where he worked for 38 years. He was the widower of Lois Marie Mayfield.
He is survived by three sons, Noel Mayfield and Gary Mayfield, both of Decatur, and Michael Mayfield of Greenville, S.C.; three daughters, Beverly McNabb of Decatur, Judy Bell of Kissimmee, Fla., and Rita Wallace of Charlotte, N.C.; one brother, Johnny Mayfield of Falkville; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Decatur Fire and Rescue employees will be pallbearers.
Vona Louise Moody
70, homemaker
Funeral for Vona Louise Moody, 70, of Decatur will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Neal's Funeral Home in Osgood, Ind.
Burial will be in Cliff Hill Cemetery in Versailles, Ind. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at Shelton Funeral Home, which is in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Moody died Monday, May 29, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Jan. 9, 1930, in Versailles to John Norbert Hansen and Mildred Marie Laswell Hansen. She was homemaker and a member of Calvary Assembly of God and Decatur Newcomers Club.
She is survived by two daughters, Mary Parmley of Decatur and Loretta Wood of Indianapolis; one granddaughter; two step-granddaughters; and six step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Assembly Life Center, 1413 Glenn St. S.W., Decatur, AL 35601.
Hannah Rose Smith
Infant
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for infant Hannah Rose Smith of Falkville will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. David Carrol officiating.
Burial will be in Moss Chapel Cemetery in Hartselle. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Hannah died Monday, May 29, 2000, the day of her birth, at University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham.
She is survived by her parents, Roger Dale Smith Jr. and Bertha Louise Cryer of Falkville; one sister, Odessia Wills of Falkville; and her grandparents, Roger Smith and JoAnne Smith, both of Brooksville, and L.C. Cryer and Brenda Cryer, both of Falkville.
Pallbearers will be Nick Brown, Adam Cryer, Daniel Cryer, Robert Smith, Dewayne Vinson and Naaman Vinson.
Lila Pearl Entrekin Bragwell
83, homemaker
RUSSELLVILLE -- Funeral for Lila Pearl Entrekin Bragwell, 83, of Russellville was to be today at 2 p.m. at Pinkard Funeral Home with Grady Parrish and Danny Fuller officiating.
Burial was to be in Franklin Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Bragwell died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield. She was born March 31, 1917, in Franklin County to Harvey Entrekin and Maggie Entrekin. She was a homemaker, a lifelong resident of Franklin County and a member of Concord Baptist Church and Eastern Star No. 256. She was the widow of Dolph Bragwell.
She is survived by four sons, Royce Bragwell of Decatur, David Bragwell and Curtis Bragwell, both of Belgreen, and Wallace Bragwell of Spruce Pine; one daughter, Carolyn Smelser of Russellville; two brothers, Walter Entrekin of Russellville and Billy Entrekin of Belgreen; three sisters, Opal Rickard of Russellville, Artence Hester of Red Bay and Grace Scott of Belgreen; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Emmett Alucian Grissom
84, press operator
TUSCUMBIA -- Funeral for Emmett Alucian Grissom, 84, of Leighton will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Leighton Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Williams and the Rev. Hollis Rutherford officiating and Colbert Memorial Chapel directing.
Burial will be in Colbert Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Mr. Grissom died Thursday, June 1, 2000, at his residence. He was born in Alabama on April 5, 1916, to Berry Alucian Grissom and Emma Adeline Hatton Grissom. He was a Baptist minister for 50 years and served churches in Lawrence and Colbert counties and in Tennessee. He participated in various radio ministries and foreign missions.
He was a member of the Leighton Baptist Church, Leighton Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star and was a Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner. Mr. Grissom was a retired press operator from Reynolds Metals Co.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah Lee Clardy Grissom; three daughters, Jewel Grissom Shuey of Tarrifville, Conn., Betty Grissom Jackson of Birmingham and Susan Grissom Drane of Decatur; two brothers, Eli Grissom and Quinton Grissom, both of Leighton; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Kennedy Lou-Neil Howard
Infant
Graveside service for infant Kennedy Lou-Neil Howard of Decatur was to be today at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Cemetery with the Rev. Todd Evans and the Rev. Billy Cagle officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.
He died Monday, May 29, 2000, the day of his birth, at Huntsville Hospital. He was the brother of the late Seth Alexander Howard.
He is survived by his parents, Jeff and Dewana Howard of Decatur; two brothers, Logan Howard and Riley Howard, both of Decatur; his grandparents, Betty and Avery Howard of Decatur and Dwayne and Becky Yates of Hackneyville; and his great-grandmother, Lillie Hood of Moulton.
