Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Margaret Giles Thrasher
HARTSELLE -- Graveside service for Margaret Giles Thrasher, 75, of Daphne and formerly of Hartselle, will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Hartselle Memory Gardens with Peck Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends Friday night from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Thrasher died Sunday, February 25, 2001, in Daphne. Peck Funeral Home will announce further arrangements.
Robert Garland Blackwell
75, retired construction worker
ATHENS -- Graveside service for Robert Garland Blackwell, 75, of Athens was to be today at 10 a.m. at Faith Memorial Gardens on Alabama 20 in Madison with the Rev. Dusty McLemore officiating and McConnell Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Blackwell died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at Valley View Nursing Home in Madison. He was born June 5, 1925, in Elkmont to William Blackwell and Ella Elkins Blackwell. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and retired as a self-employed construction worker.
Survivors include one son, Mike Blackwell of Huntsville; two daughters, Ginger Blackwell of Naples, Fla., and Debbie Wilson of Panama City, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Kenneth Miller, Syd Blackwell, Dustin Wilson, Billy Neal, Jerry Lawler and Cecil Ranson.
Courtney Bernard 'Sandy' Diamond
56, retired baggage handler
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Courtney Bernard "Sandy" Diamond, 56, of Valhermoso Springs will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Valhermoso Springs Holiness Church with the Rev. Melvin Brown and the Rev. Don Trosper officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mr. Diamond died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, in Madison. He was born May 23, 1944, in Washington, D.C. He retired as a baggage handler from Eastern Airlines and operated a boat known as U-371 on the Tennessee River.
Survivors include his parents, Howard and Betty Thompson of Valhermoso Springs; one daughter, Lesli Diamond of Haymarket, Va.; three brothers, Ricky Thompson and Gary Thompson, both of Valhermoso Springs, and Larry Thompson of Park City, Tenn.; two sisters, Wanda Thompson and Donna Roberts, both of Somerville; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Joshua Teague, Dale Guess, Yogi Guess, Matthew Teague, Adam Thompson and Brandon Williams.
Elese W. Edmundson
72, retired office manager
Funeral for Elese W. Edmundson, 72, of Decatur will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church with the Rev. Hal Noble and Rev. John Clotfelter officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Edmundson died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Jan. 10, 1929, in Minor Hill, Tenn., to James Bryan White and Lamora Thomas White. She was a member of Central United Methodist, Decatur Women's Chamber of Commerce and Builders Sunday school class. She was retired from Decatur ENT Associates, Inc. as office manager. She was also a former accountant, real estate agent and insurance broker.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth A. Edmundson; one son, John K. Edmundson of Decatur; one daughter, Susan Conner of Decatur; one brother, James L. White of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Cecil Black, Gil Corbett, Earl Elliott, Howard Ellis, Ralph Huff and Ralph Olson.
Memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church or Bethel United Methodist Church, 1059 Turner Road, Prospect, TN 38477-6455.
Rosie Ethel Evans
ATHENS -- Rosie Ethel Evans, 88, of Athens, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. Spry Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Margaret Elizabeth Gover
69, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Margaret Elizabeth Gover, 69, of Madison will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at O'Neal Church of Christ.
Burial will be O'Neal Cemetery with Spry Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight and Tuesday night from 6 to 9 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Gover died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, at Crestwood Medical Center. She was born April 27, 1931, in Philadelphia. She was a homemaker and a member of O'Neal Church of Christ.
Survivors include two sons, David W. Gover Sr. of Athens and Kenneth R. Gover of Atlanta; two brothers, Henry Heine of Baltimore and Frederick Heine of Junction City, Kan.; one sister, Wilma Geisler of Baltimore; and two grandchildren.
Katrina Whitehead Bethea Hartman
37, waitress
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Katrina Whitehead Bethea Hartman, 37, of Hartselle will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Sammy Evans officiating.
Burial will be in Johnson Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hartman died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at Hartselle Medical Center. She was born June 11, 1963, in Morgan County to J.W. Whitehead and Mary Eatta West Whitehead. She was co-owner of Hartman Painting and worked part-time as a waitress at Athens Family Restaurant.
Survivors include her husband, David Hartman; one son, Eric Charles Dudley of Hartselle; two daughters, Tabitha Whitehead Jones of Cookeville, Tenn., and Tina Faye Whitehead of Springfield, Tenn.; her father and stepmother, J.W. and Sharon Whitehead of Hartselle; two brothers, Michael Wayne Whitehead and Eugene Pylant, both of Somerville; one sister, Faith Leatta Gambrell of Hartselle; one half sister, Shirley Hollis of Moulton; and one grandson.
Pallbearers will be John Gambrell, Bobby Wiley, David Stringer, Wayne Henry, Jonathan Stringer and Thomas McHan.
Alice Durbin Hudson
86, Compass bank retiree
Graveside service for Alice Durbin Hudson, 86, of Courtland will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Courtland City Cemetery with the Rev. Mike Wilson and the Rev. Bill Cooper officiating.
The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 7 to 9 at Roselawn Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hudson died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born March 22, 1914, in Pittsburgh to John Vincent Durbin and Alice Garth Tweedy Durbin. She retired from Compass Bank and was a member of Courtland Presbyterian Church. She was the widow of William Hilliary Hudson.
Survivors include two sons, William H. Hudson Jr. of Courtland and Vincent Durbin Hudson of Sarasota, Fla.; two daughters, Meme Dupes of Decatur and Carolyn Hitchcock of Kingston, Tenn.; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Will Green e, Jim Green e, Jeff Green e, Trey Hudson, Mack Green e, John Dupes, Steve Workman and Ramsay Hoke.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley, Box 2745, Decatur, AL 35618, or to Courtland Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 386, Courtland, AL 35618.
Ricky L. Knox
48, carpenter
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Ricky L. Knox, 48, of Moulton will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Lee officiating.
Burial will be in Herring Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Knox died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, at Lawrence Baptist Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1952, in Morgan County to Willie Maurice Knox and Alma Jean Mooney Knox. He was a carpenter and a member of Lebanon Baptist Church.
Survivors include his mother of Hartselle; and one brother, Lamar Knox of Hartselle.
Pallbearers will be Mitchell Hughes, Mike Garnett, Chris Garnett, Steve Boger, Billy Don Eaton and David Wright.
Clara Delmar Miller
93, senior companion
Funeral for Clara Delmar Miller, 93, of Decatur will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Cagle and the Rev. Lucky Teague officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Miller died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, at her home. She was born Dec. 5, 1907, in Cookeville, Tenn., to Isaac Bart Robinson and Sarah Mattie Meadows Robinson. She was a homemaker, a member of Flint Baptist Church and worked as a senior companion. She was the widow of Lonie O. Miller and the mother of the late Mildred Curbow.
Survivors include three sons, Gene Miller and Odene Miller, both of Decatur, and Donald Miller of Hartselle; one daughter, Euvonne Nichols of Hanceville; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Macy Jeffreys Moore
84, nursing home retiree
MOULTON -- Funeral for Macy Jeffreys Moore, 84, of Moulton was to be today at 11 a.m. at Elliott Funeral Home with the Rev. Clyde Goodlett officiating.
Burial was to be in Moulton Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Moore died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2001, at Parkway Medical Center. She was born June 12, 1916, in Lawrence County to George Washington Jeffreys and Willie Brewer Jeffreys. She was a Baptist and worked at Moulton Nursing Home for 21 years.
Survivors include three sons, R.L. Moore of Chicago, Billy Moore of DeBary, Fla., and Bobby Moore of Moulton; two daughters, Ann Patrick of Town Creek and Peggy Terry of Moulton; one stepson, Hershel Moore of DeLand, Fla.; two stepdaughters, Corine Henson and Augzelle Henson, both of Mount Hope; 13 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be Jason Terry, Jared Terry, Lewis Gordon, Travis Davis, Dylan Jones and Brandon Jones.
Thelma Rosena Perry
81, homemaker
Funeral for Thelma Rosena Perry, 81, of Decatur will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home with the Rev. Ken Glasscock officiating.
Burial will be in Burningtree Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Perry died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at Huntsville Hospital. She was born Oct. 21, 1919, in Cullman County to George and Arie Crumbley. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Austinville. She was the widow of Marvin Perry.
Survivors include one brother, Leon Crumbley of Guntersville; and three sisters, Nodie Stewart and Gladys Harris, both of Cullman, and Alice Good of Guntersville.
Charles Edward Shaffer Jr.
62, metallurgical engineer
HOMEWOOD -- Funeral for Charles Edward Shaffer Jr., 62, of Homewood will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Ridout's Valley Chapel directing.
Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 8 at the funeral home. Rosary will be said at 6:30 p.m.
Mr. Shaffer died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at home. He was born Aug. 24, 1938, in Birmingham. He was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and a metallurgical engineer for Law Engineering in Birmingham.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Evelyn B. Shaffer; two sons, Charles Freeman Shaffer of Whitwell, Tenn., and James Kenneth Shaffer of Homewood; two daughters, Allison Annmarie Shaffer and Catherine Suzanne Shaffer, both of Homewood; two brothers, William C. Shaffer of Decatur and James G. Shaffer in Maylene; and one sister, Mary Catherine Young of Birmingham.
Memorials may be made to Unity Hospice or to Magic Moments at Children's Hospital.
