Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Leon Collins
74, painter
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Leon Collins, 74, of Somerville will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Collins died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, at his home. He was born June 4, 1926, in Morgan County to Will Collins and Ethel Mae Thompson Collins. He was a retired self-employed painter, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4190 in Decatur.
Survivors include two daughters, Peggy Shepard of Somerville and Samantha Jedd of Decatur; two sisters, Mary Poteete of Somerville and Fannie Mae Nelson of Decatur; and two grandchildren.
Family and members of Veterans of Foreign Wars will be pallbearers.
Charlene Askenburg Guffey
46, waitress
Funeral for Charlene Askenburg Guffey, 46, of Decatur will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Decatur Christian Fellowship Church with the Rev. John White officiating.
Burial will be in Macedonia Cemetery with Roselawn Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Wednesday night from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Guffey died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born June 11, 1954, in Decatur. She was a waitress and a member of Decatur Christian Fellowship Church.
Survivors include her father, Alfred L. Askenburg of Somerville; two sons, Jason Askenburg and Anthony Todd Holtzclaw, both of Trinity; three sisters, Darlene McDougal of Trinity, and Susan Motes and Sandra Motes, both of Somerville; and two grandchildren.
Opal 'Mamaw' Duncan Parris
83, Falkville Nursing Home retiree
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Opal "Mamaw" Duncan Parris, 83, of Falkville was to be today at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Partridge officiating.
Burial was to be in Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Parris died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2000, at Parkway Medical Center. She was born Feb. 28, 1917, in Morgan County to Elbert Lawrence and Stella McReath Lawrence. She was a native of Falkville and retired from Falkville Nursing Home after 25 years of employment. She was the widow of J.D. Duncan and Phil Parris, the mother of the late Douglas Duncan and Debbie Brown, and the grandmother of the late Tommy Erfourth and Phillip Brown.
Survivors include three sons, Billy Duncan of Griffin, Ga., Eskel Gene Duncan of Hartselle and Frankie Duncan of Falkville; two daughters, Gail Dougherty and Judy Harms, both of Decatur; one brother, John Lawrence of Cullman; three stepbrothers, Sonny Massey of Falkville, and Jimmy Lawrence and Glen Lawrence, both of Cullman; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Family members were to be pallbearers.
Eula Naylor Vinson
89, homemaker
TRINITY -- Funeral for Eula Naylor Vinson, 89, of Moulton will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Parkway Funeral Home with the Rev. Willie Delashaw officiating.
Burial will be in Beulah Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Vinson died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2000, at her home. She was born Sept. 1, 1910, in Lawrence County to Thomas Naylor and Lula Naylor. She was a homemaker and the widow of Drew Vinson.
Survivors include three sons, Bobby Vinson, Billy Vinson and Tommy Vinson, all of Moulton; two daughters, Betty Dunn of Hartselle and Peggy Warren of Moulton; one brother, Virgil Naylor of Moulton; one sister, Maggie Jarrett of Danville; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Daryl Warren, Kerry Warren, Keith Vinson, Tony Vinson, Van Dunn, Greg Hill and Josh Hill.
Gladys Wright
86, homemaker
MOULTON -- Graveside service for Gladys Wright, 86, of Moulton will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Providence Cemetery with the Rev. Larry Crumpton officiating and Lawrence Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Wright died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, at National Health Care in Moulton. She was born April 25, 1914, in Lawrence County. She was a homemaker and a member of Old Liberty Congregational Christian Church. She was the widow of Frank Wright and the mother of the late Donald Wright.
Survivors include three sons, Clifton "Pete" Wright of Moulton, J.T. Wright of Phoenix and Gary Wright of Decatur; one daughter, Betty Sisco of Florence; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Seburn Melson
51, Lawrence County native
TRINITY -- Funeral for Seburn Melson, 51, of Moulton will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Parkway Funeral Home with Joshua Rodriguez and Hal Eddy officiating.
Burial will be in Alexander-Welburn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Melson died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, at his home. He was born Jan. 25, 1949, in Lawrence County to Howard K. Melson and Verbie Melson.
Survivors include one son, Phillip Melson of Decatur; his mother of Moulton; two brothers, Billy Melson and Rayburn Melson, both of Moulton; one sister, Dorothy Prater of Danville; and two grandchildren.
Family members will be pallbearers.
Carl St. John
80, Wolverine Tube retiree
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Carl St. John, 80, of Somerville will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Katherine Perkins officiating.
Burial will be in Blue Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday night from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. St. John died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, at Hartselle Medical Center. He was born April 30, 1920, in Morgan County to Mary St. John Jenkins. He was a member of Antioch United Methodist Church, a World War II U.S. Army veteran and retired from Wolverine Tube after 33 years of service.
Survivors include his wife, Sadie Couch St. John; one daughter, Sharon Denise St. John of Birmingham; two brothers, Hal Jenkins of Somerville and Howard Jenkins of Florette; and two sisters, Carolyn Jenkins Morris of Cotaco and Linda Jenkins Gilchrist of Lacey's Springs.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Guy H. Smith
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Guy H. Smith, 89, of Decatur will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Shoal Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday night from 5 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Smith died today, Aug. 23, 2000, at his home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley.
Other arrangements will be announced by Peck Funeral Home.
Audrey Terry
70, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Audrey Terry, 70, of Moulton will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Full Gospel Holiness Tabernacle with the Rev. Junior Hale and the Rev. Gary Ashley officiating.
Burial will be in Jones Chapel Cemetery with Elliott Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Thursday night from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Terry died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, at home. She was born July 23, 1930, in Lawrence County to John Mack Spigle and Shirley Terry Spigle. She was a homemaker and the mother of the late Grant Lee Terry and the sister of the late Robbie Jean Hood, Nadine Earline Cagle, Essie B. James, Elizabeth Cagle and John Rene Spigle.
Survivors include her husband, Granville Terry; one son, Roger M. Terry of Rockfield, Ind.; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Danny Alexander, Rayburn Jones, Youn Spigle, Frankie Cagle and Carlon Letson.
William Wade Abernathy
68, retired Redstone heavy equipment operator
ATHENS -- Funeral for William Wade Abernathy, 68, of Athens will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Randy Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Abernathy died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2000, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. He was born April 7, 1932, in Limestone County. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a retired heavy equipment operator at Redstone Arsenal.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Johnson Abernathy; one son, Anthony Abernathy of Elkmont; one daughter, Anne Wynn of Athens; one brother, Paul Wayne Abernathy of Killen; one sister Betty Hands of Altamota, Fla.; and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Baugher, Johnny Abernathy, Joe Mack Abernathy, Chad Wynn, Mark Abernathy and Matthew Abernathy.
Annie Irene Hampton Bodine
64, retired bookkeeper
HUNTSVILLE -- Memorial service for Annie Irene Hampton Bodine, 64, of Guntersville will be announced. Local arrangements are being handled by Spry Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bodine died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2000, at Huntsville Hospital. She was born Jan. 11, 1936, in Limestone County to James William Hampton Sr. and Gladys Smith Hampton. A graduate of Huntsville High School, she was a bookkeeper at Redstone Federal Credit Union and retired from Family Security Credit Union in Decatur. She had lived in Guntersville for eight years.
Survivors include her husband, Grady Bodine; three sons, Matthew T. Pearsall of Decatur, Kevin E. Pearsall of Somerville and Grady Bodine Jr. of Rocky Mount, N.C.; two brothers, James W. Hampton Jr., and Franklin Darby Hampton, both of Huntsville; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Jinnie T. Campbell
43, nurse
Funeral for Jinnie T. Campbell, 43, of Decatur will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church with the Rev. Joe Culotta officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Campbell died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, at her home. She was born May 2, 1957, in Decatur. She was a nurse at Decatur General Hospital and the daughter of the late Henry Julius Terry Sr.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph Michael Campbell; two sons, Michael Andrew Campbell and Richard Alexander Campbell, both of Decatur; three brothers, Henry Julius Terry Jr., Michael Anthony Terry and Kenneth Julius Terry, all of Decatur; three sisters, Sandra Terry Gaston of Athens, Karen Sue Terry of Birmingham, and Victoria L. Terry of Decatur; and her mother, Dorothy Jean Barber of Decatur.
Memorials may be made to St. Ann Catholic Church, Andrew Campbell's class, or Julian Harris Elementary School, Alex Campbell's class.
Elverse Andrew Pearson
72, receiving supervisor
Funeral for Elverse Andrew Pearson, 72, of Decatur will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Springhill Baptist Church with the Rev. John Gray officiating and Reynolds Funeral Home directing.
Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Ill. The family will receive friends Friday night from 6 to 7 at the funeral home.
Mr. Pearson died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, at home. He was born March 20, 1928, in Morgan County to Henry Pearson and Ruby Pearson.
He was a member of First Baptist Church in Melrose Park, Ill., and was a receiving supervisor at Proviso Township High School in Maywood, Ill.
Survivors include three sons, Elverse Pearson Jr. of Chaska, Minn., Ronald Craig Pearson of Chicago and Darrell Mark Pearson of Stone Mountain, Ga.; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Harold Pearson, Michael Pearson, Neal Pearson, Nathan Fletcher, Andrew Massey and James Smith.
