Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Stanley Cornelius Thatch
30, coach's assistant
Funeral for Stanley Cornelius Thatch, 30, of Mooresville will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church of America in Mooresville with the Rev. James Robinson officiating.
Burial will be in Thatch Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. The body will be in the church one hour before the service.
Mr. Thatch died Thursday, June 14 at Huntsville Hospital. He was born Dec. 22, 1970, in Morgan County to the Rev. John Thatch Jr. and Malinda Ellison Thatch. He was a member of Mount Zion CPCA and was in the Mount Zion Male Chorus, the Mount Zion Sanctuary Choir and the Mount Zion No. 1 Choir. He was a graduate of Tanner High School. He volunteered as a coach's assistant for Tanner High School's football and basketball teams.
Survivors include his father, the Rev. John Thatch Jr. of Mooresville; his stepmother, Helen Thatch of Mooresville; five brothers, Larry Thatch and Warren Thatch, both of Athens, Marvin Thatch of Harvest, Lowell Thatch of Tanner and Alfred Rainey of Mooresville; three sisters, Vera T. O'Maker and Tracee Cummings, both of Tanner, and Brenda Burke of Decatur; and one stepsister, Fannie Wade of Decatur.
Jeanette Monk Bentley
64, businesswoman
Funeral for Jeanette Monk Bentley, 64, of Decatur will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. David Kelley officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Bentley died Sunday, June 17, 2001, at her home. She was born April 15, 1937, in Morgan County to Virgil Monk and Dorothy Mae Evans Monk. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was employed by Diamond Jewelers and Jimmy Smith Jewelry, and was owner and operator of Jeanette's House of Gold in Decatur before moving to Birmingham in 1994.
Survivors include one daughter, Monica Parker Sfakianos of Birmingham; one sister, Mary Frances Holbert of Decatur; three brothers, Cecil D. Monk of Athens, Bobby D. Monk of Springville, and Larry G. Monk of Decatur.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Avis Bunnell Johnson
76, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Avis Bunnell Johnson, 76, of Town Creek, will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Gum Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Thomas Smith officiating.
Burial will be in Rutherford Cemetery in Hatton with Lawrence Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Johnson died Monday, June 18, 2001, at her home. She was born Oct. 31, 1924, in Lawrence County to Thomas Borden and Bama Bradford Borden. She was a homemaker, a Baptist and the widow of Clayton Johnson and Cleveland Bunnell.
Survivors include one daughter, Shirley Johnson of Town Creek; two grandsons; and two great-grandchildren.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Gail Kaylor
41, private investigator
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Gail Kaylor, 41, of Decatur was to be today at 1:30 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Phillip Morgan officiating.
Burial was to be in Powell's Chapel Cemetery.
Ms. Kaylor died Saturday, June 16, 2001, at her home. She was born Nov. 28, 1959, in Morgan County to Ray S. Kaylor and Marie Estelle Watts Kaylor. She was a private investigator. She was a member of Daniels Chapel Baptist Church.
Survivors include her mother of Decatur; and one brother, Vance Kaylor of Maryville, Tenn.
Pallbearers were to be Tim Watts, Jacob Watts, Jason Wortley, Todd Morgan, Joshua Berryman and Larry Watts.
Bertha Mae Montgomery
87, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Bertha Mae Montgomery, 87, of Moulton will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Elliott Funeral Home with the Rev. Willie Delashaw and the Rev. Troy Smith officiating.
Burial will be in Montgomery Cemetery.
Mrs. Montgomery died Sunday June 17, 2001, in Lawrence County. She was born Sept. 17, 1913, in Lawrence County to Henry Cheatham and Cindy Burden Cheatham. She was a homemaker and a member of Elam Creek Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, George Parker Montgomery; two daughters, Faye Nell Bolan of Hartselle and Bobbie Nell Robbins of Hendersonville, Tenn.; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Ron Livingston, Kenneth Phillips, Elton Porter, Rickey Bolan, Seth Bolan, Hollis Montgomery and Paul Jones.
Helen Marie Barker
54, homemaker
CENTER STAR -- Funeral for Helen Marie Barker, 54, of Rogersville, will be Thursday at noon at Elkins Funeral Home East Chapel in Center Star with the Rev. Andy Corbette officiating.
Burial will be in Bell Spring Cemetery in Lacon. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Barker died Monday, June 18, 2001, at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence. She was born June 3, 1947, in Cullman, to James Leon Woods and Marie Woods. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include one son, Roy Lee Battles Jr. of Bridgeview, Ill.; one daughter, Kimberly Ann Battles, of Bridgeview; her mother of Rogersville; two brothers, Edgar Woods of Magnolia, Ark., and Johnny Woods of Leighton; three sisters, Mary Woods of Rogersville, Martha Durham of Magnolia, Ark. and Connie Mack of Berwyn, Ill.; and four grandchildren.
Lula E. 'Dee' Dempsey
84, homemaker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Lula E. "Dee" Dempsey, 84, of Lacey's Spring will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Melvin Brown officiating.
Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery in Morgan County. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Dempsey died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, in Huntsville. She was born Aug. 16, 1916, in Morgan County to William Compton and Ellen Galbreath Compton. She was a homemaker. She was the widow of Grady Dempsey and the sister of the late Ralph Compton.
Survivors include one son, William G. Dempsey of Somerville; one daughter, Mary West of Lacey's Springs; one sister, Avis Russell of Florida; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Danny West, Chris West, Al Thompson, Kenny Goff, Kirk Brown and Seybourne Garner.
Glenn Ella Gibson
77, South Central Bell retiree
Funeral for Glenn Ella Gibson, 77, of Moulton will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Pat Brock and the Rev. Dr. Mark Tolbert officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Gibson died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at National Health Care Center of Moulton. She was born May 23, 1923, in Decatur to Roscoe Denver Compton and Annie Elizabeth Waddell Compton. She was a member of Central Baptist Church. She retired after 39 years with South Central Bell.
Survivors include her husband, Wyman Gibson; one son, Wyman Gibson Jr.; one daughter, Sallye Grainger of Birmingham; three sisters, Eloise Looney and Elmer Vaughan, both of Decatur, and Olivia Neeley of Birmingham; and three grandsons.
Pallbearers will be Max Patterson, Phillip Blackwood, Russell Smith, Adam Pelfrey, Truitt Keenum and Rhett Pelfrey.
Honorary pallbearers will be Telephone Pioneers.
Memorials may be made to Central Baptist Church building fund.
Albert Hughes Hargrove
84, retired dairy farmer
ATHENS -- Graveside service for Albert Hughes Hargrove, 84, of Athens, will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Limestone Memorial Gardens with James Turner officiating and Spry Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Hargrove died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at Limestone Health Facility. He was born Nov. 27, 1916, in Limestone County to Jim and Molly Hargrove. He was a retired dairy farmer, the widower of Edith Blakely Hargrove and the father of the late Bobby J. Hargrove.
Survivors include three sons, Billy W. Hargrove, Tommy Joe Hargrove and David S. Hargrove, all of Athens; one brother, Milton Hargrove of Athens; three sisters, Mary Webb of Decatur, Elsie Tennison of Detroit, Mich., and Madge Webb of Athens; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Joe David Hendrix Sr.
51, homebuilder
Funeral for Joe David Hendrix Sr., 51, of Decatur will be tonight at 7:30 at Shelton Funeral Home with the Rev. Danny Compton officiating.
A private graveside service will be held. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 7:30 at the funeral home.
Mr. Hendrix died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at his home. He was born May 9, 1950, in Decatur to Luther David Hendrix and Evelyn Smith Hendrix. He was owner of Joe Hendrix Builders. He was past president of the Decatur Homebuilders Association, past president of the Alabama Homebuilders Association and past president of the Morgan County Democratic Party. He served in the Alabama National Guard.
Survivors include two sons, Joey Hendrix and Jacob Hendrix, both of Decatur; his father and mother, both of Decatur; two brothers, Ronnie Hendrix and Kenneth Hendrix, both of Decatur; and two sisters, Charlotte Martin and Amy Stewart, both of Decatur.
Lucenda Marcelene Holcomb
54, homemaker
CULLMAN -- Funeral for Lucenda Marcelene Holcomb, 54, of Guntersville was to be today at 2 p.m. at Welcome Baptist Church in Baileyton with the Rev. Terry Blankenship and the Rev. Wayne Vincent officiating.
Burial was to be in the adjoining cemetery with Moss Service Funeral Home directing.
Miss Holcomb died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in Baileyton at the home of her brother. She was born June 5, 1947, in Cullman to Thomas Dodson Holcomb and Annie Ruby Millwood Holcomb. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include one brother, Gerry T. Holcomb of Baileyton.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cullman County.
Bettye Mae Morris
78, homemaker
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Bettye Mae Morris, 78 of Hartselle will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Earl Holt and the Rev. David Bradford officiating.
Burial will be in Cedar Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 4 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Morris died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at South Morgan Health Care Center. She was born Feb. 12, 1923, in Morgan County to Bert Johnson and Emma Frances Segars Johnson. She was a homemaker and a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Morris; three daughters, Lora Dean Smith, Betty Rackley and Lillie Mae Smallwood, all of Hartselle; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
