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Morgan County, Alabama Obituary Collection

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

Lou Ella Garrison Dutton
95, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Lou Ella Garrison Dutton, 95, of Trinity was to be today at 2 p.m. at Elliott Funeral Home Chapel with Amos Hood officiating.

Burial was to be in Montgomery Cemetery.

Mrs. Dutton died Saturday, May 12, 2001, in Lawrence Baptist Medical Center. She was born Sept. 9, 1905, in Lawrence County to Joe Pinkney Garrison and Rhoda Montgomery Garrison. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She was the widow of Arthur Dutton.

Survivors include three daughters, Audrey Montgomery and Laverne Strickland, both of Moulton, and Lois Warren of Decatur; four sons, Willard Dutton of Town Creek, Gene Dutton of Courtland and Elvis Dutton and Wymon Dutton, both of Moulton; one sister Ola Posey of Moulton; one brother, Joe Garrison of Falkville; 18 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

James Wallace Hodge
69, retired factory worker

MOULTON -- Funeral for James Wallace Hodge, 69, of Trinity will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Elliott Funeral Home with the Rev. Marcus Lipscomb and the Rev. Steven Dutton officiating.

Burial will be in Heflin Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.

Mr. Hodge died Sunday, May 13, 2001, at Lawrence Baptist Medical Center. He was born July 2, 1931, in Lawrence County to John Hodge and Maggie Hood Hodge. He was a retired factory worker.

Survivors include three brothers, Wayne Hodge, J.D. Hodge and Jerry Hodge, all of Moulton; and two sisters, Fayrene Fuller and Beatrice Knighten, both of Moulton.

Pallbearers will be Bobby Hodge, Matthew Hodge, Brian Fuller, Phillip Hodge, Jamie Hodge and Doyle Johnson.

James Frank Putman
61, Monsanto retiree

MOULTON -- Funeral for James Frank Putman, 61, of Moulton will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Elmer Flower officiating.

Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.

Mr. Putman died Sunday, May 13, 2001, at his home. He was born May 29, 1939, in Alabama to Robert Putman and Olene Holcome Putman. He was a retired maintenance worker for Monsanto. He was the father of Richard Putman.

Survivors include his wife, Doris Putman; one daughter, Edie Finau of Fayette, N.C.; two stepsons, Stanley Cheatham of Trinity and James Cheatham of Moulton; two stepdaughters, Pat Haynes of Moulton and Sandra Alexander of Houston; two brothers, Rob Putman of Decatur and William Putman of Florida; one sister, Lois Ann Putman of Birmingham; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Orville Jerome Waddell Jr.
62, Athens city retiree

ATHENS -- Funeral for Orville Jerome Waddell Jr., 62, of Athens will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Don Osborne officiating.

Burial will be in Oneal Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.

Mr. Waddell died Saturday, May 12, 2001, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born Nov. 4, 1938, in Limestone County to Orville Waddell and Nellie Waddell. He was retired from Athens City Street and Sanitation Department. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife, Birdie Mae Waddell; two sons, Jimmy Hacker of Athens and Jackie Hacker of Hartselle; three brothers, Houston Waddell, Royce Waddell and Doyce Waddell, all of Athens; three sisters, Frances Waddell, Jean Bolin and Peggy Moss, all of Athens; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Rodney Drinkard
64, NASA retiree

HARTSELLE -- Graveside service for Rodney Drinkard, 64, of Hartselle will be Wednesday at Mount Zion Cemetery at 10 a.m. with Peck Funeral Home directing.

The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.

Mr. Drinkard died Monday, May 14, 2001, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born in Morgan County. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was retired from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Survivors include his wife, Reba Drinkard; one son, Gary Dale Drinkard of Hartselle; three daughters, Diane Wilks of Arab, Judy Reed of Decatur and Joy Winsett of Hartselle; his mother, Euretha Buchanan of Hartselle; two stepbrothers, Gerald Buchanan of Birmingham and Earl Buchanan of Gulf Shores; one stepsister, Mary Ann Kurcus of Birmingham; and five grandchildren.

Charles Amos Murphy
81, state retiree

Funeral for Charles Amos Murphy, 81, of Decatur will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home with Gary Patton officiating.

Burial will be in Kimbrough Cemetery in Franklin County at 2 p.m. with Dennis Chambers officiating. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.

Mr. Murphy died Monday, May 14, 2001, at his home. He was born May 7, 1920, in Franklin County to James and Hilda Murphy. He was a World War II Marine veteran and retired after 42 years from the Alabama Department of Transportation.

Survivors include his wife, Grace Murphy; one daughter, Irma Jean Stone of Decatur; one brother Willard Murphy of Russellville; four stepsons, Lane Potter, Loyd Potter, Bruce Potter and Glenn Potter, all of Decatur; one grandson; and 10 step-grandchildren.

Stepsons and grandchildren will be pallbearers.

Shirley Pugh

ATHENS -- Funeral for Shirley Pugh, 51, of Athens was to be today at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home.

Burial was to be in Sandlin Cemetery.

Miss Pugh died Sunday, May 13, 2001, at Huntsville Hospital. She was born July 19, 1949, in Limestone County to Elbie and Bessie Pugh.

Survivors include two brothers, Robert Carroll Pugh of Athens and Kendall Pugh of Pulaski, Tenn.; and one sister, Mary Tidwell of Elkmont.

Sallie Grissom Terry
87, homemaker

MOULTON -- Funeral for Sallie Grissom Terry, 87, of Courtland will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Morris Adams and the Rev. Mike Nix officiating.

Burial will be in Smyrna Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.

Mrs. Terry died Monday, May 14, 2001, at her home. She was born Sept. 26, 1913, in Lawrence County to John Grissom and Mamie Adams Grissom. She was a homemaker, a graduate of the Graduate School of Nursing of Chicago and a member of Hillsboro Baptist Church. She was the widow of Frank Terry.

Survivors include three sons, Lucian Terry of Trinity, Bobby Terry of Athens and Frank Terry of Courtland; three daughters, Betty Sodal of Pekin, Ill., Mary Wilson of Decatur and Charity Decker of Mountainview, Ark.; 21 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and seven step-grandchildren.

Grandsons will be pallbearers.

William Rex Vaughn Jr.
54, project manager

TUSCUMBIA -- Funeral for William Rex Vaughn Jr., 54, of Sheffield was to be today at 2 p.m. at Colbert Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Parker officiating.

Burial was to be in Colbert Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Vaughn died Sunday, May 13, 2001, at Shoals Hospital in Muscle Shoals. He was born March 24, 1947, in Talladega to William Rex Vaughn Sr. and Ella Mae Hubbard Vaughn. He was an industrial project manager.

Survivors include one son, William Rodney Vaughn of Russellville; one daughter, Amy Kathryn Reed of Muscle Shoals; and one brother, Douglas Vaughn of Moulton.

Pallbearers were to be Gerald Ellard, Joe Higgins, Steve James, Billy Ray Ogletree, George Hubbard, Michael Reed, Kenneth Ledbetter and Greg Thomason.

Earn Leon 'Lee' Garlen
77, retired businessman

ATHENS -- Funeral for Earn Leon "Lee" Garlen, 77, of Athens, was to be today at 11 a.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with Bud White officiating.

Burial was to be in Roselawn Cemetery.

Mr. Garlen died Monday, May 14, 2001, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. He was born Nov. 27, 1923, in Limestone County to William Ellery Garlen and Mamie Smith Garlen. He was a retired businessman and a World War II Army Air Forces veteran. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He was the brother of the late Crystal Garlen.

Survivors include his wife, Toni Garlen; two sons, Richard Garlen of Tallassee and Michael Garlen of Athens; one brother, Joe Garlen of Toney; three grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were to be Josh Garlen, Seth Garlen, Jake Bradford, Chip Moore, Jimmy McMeans, Wiley Russell and Dean Good.

Ruby Thompson Hill

Graveside service for Ruby Thompson Hill of Decatur will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Decatur City Cemetery with the Rev. Hugh Bohlin officiating.

The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home.

Mrs. Hill died Tuesday, May 15, 2001. She was born in Lawrence County to John T. Thompson and Tandy Vest Thompson.

Survivors include nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Hal Watkins, Kirk Watkins, Lee Watkins, David Thompson, Larry Murray, Todd Roby and Frankie Watkins.

Memorials may be made to Cedar Ridge Baptist Church, 2612 Modaus Road S.W., Decatur, AL 35603.

Donald E. Holmes
38, auditor

Funeral for Donald Edward Holmes, 38, of Decatur will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with Mark Posey and Chris Presnell officiating.

Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Holmes died Tuesday, May 15, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born Jan. 30, 1963, in Portsmouth, Va., to Harry C. and Nona Holmes of Decatur. He was employed as a night auditor at Holiday Inn and received his bachelor's degree in biblical studies from Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn. He was a member of Austinville Church of Christ.

Survivors include his parents; grandparents Evelyn Grinfin of Athens and Alice and Harry Holmes of Gainesville, Fla.; his wife, Patrice Holmes; one son, Andrew Holmes of Decatur; two brothers, David Holmes of Glasgow, Mont., and Jeffrey Holmes of Hartselle; two sisters, Pamela Jenkins of Decatur and Sherri Smith of Tuscaloosa.

Pallbearers will be Richard Harden, David Hester, Roger Richardson, David Florida, Mike Fuller, Jamie Handley, Jeff Bowen and Brian Mooney.

Albert Jones Sr.
90, retired farmer

Funeral for Albert Jones Sr. 90, of Hartselle will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Penny Lane Church of Christ with Barry Brackin officiating.

Burial will be in Hartselle Memorial Gardens with Sharpley Funeral Home directing. The body will be in the church an hour before the service.

Mr. Jones died Monday, May 14, 2001, at Parkway Medical Center. He was born June 8, 1910, in Town Creek to Billy and Susie Jones. He was a retired farmer and a member of Penny Lane Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife, Laura M. Jones; five sons, Albert Jones Jr., Norah Jones, Johnny Jones, Billy Jones and Charles Jones, all of Hartselle; seven daughters, Lizzie Taylor, Frances Herford and Susie Orr, all of Hartselle, Mary Turney of Huntsville, Rosie Foster and Lila Malone, both of Decatur, and Annie White of Indiana; 22 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Grandchildren will be pallbearers.

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

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