Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Velma L. Steadham
78, homemaker
ARAB -- Funeral for Velma L. Steadham, 78, of Lacey's Spring was to be today at 2 p.m. at Arab-Heritage Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Cavender and the Rev. Rudy Southerland officiating.
Burial was to be in Rescue Cemetery at Morgan City.
Mrs. Steadham died Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at her home. She was born Jan. 25, 1923, in Winston County to Robert Lee Lacy and Nancy Gray Lacy. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include one son, Billy Joe Crow of Union Grove; two daughters, Dorothy Bogart and Doris Faye Andrews, both of Lacey's Spring; two brothers, Junior Lacy of Neel and Otho Lacy of Hartselle; two sisters, Roberta White and Kathleen Phillips, both of Decatur; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Gerard A. 'Gerry' Bell
74, retired self-employed auto broker
GULFPORT, Miss. -- Funeral for Gerard A. "Gerry" Bell, 74, of Long Beach, Miss., will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Riemann Funeral Home with the Rev. Louie Lohan officiating.
Burial will be in Waveland Cemetery in Waveland, Miss. The family will receive friends tonight from 5:30 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Bell died Thursday, June 28, 2001, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. He was born Feb. 22, 1927, in Washington, D.C., to Allen Bell and Doris Drew Bell. He was a former resident of New Orleans and lived in Long Beach for the past 25 years. He served as a first mate in the Merchant Marines during World War II. He retired as a self-employed auto broker.
Survivors include his wife, Lulla Kulp Bell; three daughters, J Dagney Bell of New Orleans and Gretchen Drew Bell and Margaretha Bell, both of Long Beach, Miss.; and two brothers, John Quentin Bell of Long Beach, Miss., and Christopher Bell of Decatur.
Joan Darnell
57, homemaker
TRINITY -- Graveside service for Joan Elizabeth Jackson Darnell, 57, of Moulton will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Morris Chapel Cemetery with Hoyt Nelson officiating and Parkway Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Darnell died Thursday, June 28, 2001, at her home. She was born Aug. 13, 1943, in Lawrence County to Aaron Jackson and Ruby Jackson. She was a homemaker and a member of New Antioch Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Bailey Darnell; one son, Jeffery Darnell of Moulton; seven brothers, Steve Jackson, Danny Pete Jackson, Michael Jackson, Billy Jackson and Joe Jackson, all of Moulton, Coy Jackson of Decatur and Lamon Jackson of Hillsboro; two sisters, Diann Farris of Baton Rouge, La., and Melissa Hudson of Hillsboro; and one half-sister; Anna Borden of Moulton.
Pallbearers will be Jamie Parrick, Ronnie Darnell, Michael Darnell, Wesley Taylor, John Quigley and Joey Jackson.
Memorials may be made to the New Antioch Church of Christ Building Fund.
Martha Wiggins Lewis
79, homemaker
TANNER -- Funeral for Martha Wiggins Lewis, 79, of Huntsville will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Peoples Funeral Home with the Rev. Anthony Stewart officiating.
Burial will be in Thatch-Mann Cemetery.
Mrs. Lewis died Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at Westside Nursing Home in Huntsville. She was born June 17, 1922, in Limestone County to Robert Wiggins and Della Jones Wiggins. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America and later moved her membership to Antioch CPCA Church. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include one sister, Beatrice Allen of Athens.
Trannie Mae Sandlin
91, retired house parent
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Trannie Mae Sandlin, 91, of Hartselle will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Duane Dutka and the Rev. Denis Dutka officiating.
Burial will be in Herring Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Sandlin died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Dec. 20, 1909, in Jefferson County to Palmer Kelly and Effie Phamie Dye Kelly. She was a member of Central Christian Church. A retired house parent at Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center, she was the widow of Clifford Sandlin and mother of the late Reuben Sandlin and Reba Cathers.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Hugh Sandlin and Roger Omar Sandlin, both of Hartselle; five daughters, Martha Dutka of Olive Branch, Miss., Eloise Dutka of Portland, Ore., Ruth Dorney of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Gayle Hayes and Brenda Sandlin, both of Hartselle; two sisters, Ruth Key of Hartselle and Imogene Brown of Decatur; 16 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Charles Cathers, J.D. Cathers, Devin Dutka, David Hogan, Shannon Sandlin and Paul Waddell.
Ernest Stewart
68, brick mason
MOULTON -- Funeral for Ernest Stewart, 68, of Town Creek was to be today at 2 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond Rivers and the Rev. Scott Moore officiating.
Burial was to be in Moulton Memory Gardens.
Mr. Stewart died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at Montclair Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham. He was born Dec. 28, 1932, in Lawrence County, to Jesse Lee Stewart and Nolia Blankenship Stewart. He was a brick mason.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Meadows Stewart; one son, Michael Stewart of Hatton; and two daughters, Beverly Monroe and Sue Campbell of Hatton; one sister, Mildred Parker Hatton; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Vernon Parker, Lyndon Blaxton, Coy Kerby, Marlon Kerby, Jerry Scoggins and David Briley.
Mary Eschel Thompson
81, restaurant owner
Graveside service for Mary Eschel Thompson, 81, of Millington, Tenn., and formerly of Decatur was Thursday, June 28, 2001, at noon at Roselawn Cemetery with the Rev. Ray Shubert officiating.
Mrs. Thompson died Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at her home. She was born Feb. 29, 1920, in Oakville to Edward Narce Owens and Annie Pearl McNutt Owens. She was a resident of Decatur until 2000. She was a restaurant owner.
Survivors include one son, Ronald C. Thompson of Millington, Tenn.; one brother, Edward Norris Owens Jr. of Decatur; two sisters, Barbara Smith of Hartselle and Anne Louise Owens of Decatur; and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, North Alabama Chapter, Century Office Center, 3322 Memorial Parkway, Suite 16, Huntsville, AL 35801.
Albert Brown
85, store owner, carpenter
TRINITY -- Funeral for Albert Brown, 85, of Moulton will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Parkway Funeral Home with Larry Lang and the Rev. Jackie Shelton officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8:30 at the funeral home.
Mr. Brown died Friday, June 29, 2001, at National Health Care in Moulton. He was born Sept. 8, 1915, in Lawrence County to Ed Brown and Bertie Sandlin Brown. He was a retired store owner and carpenter. He was a World War II veteran and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Five Points Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nadine Royer Brown; two sons, Vicky Royer Brown and Albert Michael Brown, both of Moulton; one daughter, Lynda Brown Hazle of Moulton; one sister, Annie Mae Hammon Hall of Eva; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Tim Hazle, Patrick Brown, Chris Brown, Brandon Brown, Phil Hjelm, Lamar Smith and Joel Tompkins.
Judy Ann Dennis
62, retired nurse
PHOENIX -- Graveside service for Judy Ann Dennis, 62, of Las Vegas, formerly of Decatur, was Tuesday at Green wood Memory Lawn.
Mrs. Dennis died June 22, 2001, at her home. She was born March 10, 1939, in Monahans, Texas, to Rex and Ruth Keeling. She was a retired nurse.
Survivors include her husband, Ron Dennis; one son, Michael Dennis of Chandler, Ariz.; two daughters, Laurie Bott of Cedar City, Utah, and Susanna Griffie of Chandler; her father of Phoenix; one sister, Nancy Del Duca of Phoenix; 10 grand- children; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Mitchell Clark, Matthew Griffie, Ron Dennis, Scott Dennis, Bradley Dennis and Jeff Del Duca.
Doris Smith Goolsby
66, retired assembly line worker
Funeral for Doris Smith Goolsby, 66, of Decatur will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Garner Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church with the Rev. Hattie Loving officiating.
Burial will be in Sterrs Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Sunday night from 6 to 7 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Goolsby died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Dec. 11, 1934, in Morgan County to Lermon Smith and Louise Wheeler Smith. She retired after 17 years as an assembly line worker with Chrysler Corp. in Detroit. She was a member of the United Auto Workers and attended Garner Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
Survivors include two brothers, Louis Fuqua of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and Eugene Fuqua of Decatur; and two sisters, Sandra Fuqua and Barbara Fuqua, both of Decatur.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Lewis Wilton Henderson
82, retired farmer
PULASKI, Tenn. -- Funeral for Lewis Wilton Henderson, 82, of Prospect, Tenn., will be today at 1 p.m. at Bennett-May Funeral Home with the Rev. William Suddeth and the Rev. Chris Atkerson officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery in Decatur.
Mr. Henderson died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at St. Thomas Hospital in Davidson County, Tenn. He was born Nov. 22, 1918, in Alabama to David Allen Henderson and Laura Gamble Henderson. He was a retired farmer. He was the widower of Annie C. Henderson.
Survivors include one sister, Katherine Jones of Lafayette; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great great-grandchild.
Mittie Marie Goodwin Locke
82, homemaker
CHATTANOOGA -- Graveside service for Mittie Marie Goodwin Locke, 82, of Chattanooga, formerly of Morgan County, was Thursday at Moss Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Tom Elder officiating and Chattanooga Funeral Home West Chapel directing.
Mrs. Locke died Monday, June 25, 2001, at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. She was born July 3, 1919, in Morgan County to Sammy Goodwin and Katie Dyer Goodwin. She was a homemaker and a member of Spring Creek Church of God. She was the widow of Hubert Hughes Locke and the mother of the late Sarah Lee Locke Bates, Mary Sue Locke, Windel Locke and Thomas Leroy Locke.
Survivors include six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Rebecca Jean Parker
30, homemaker
TRUSSVILLE -- Funeral for Rebecca Jean Parker, 30, of Decatur, formerly of Trussville, will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Trussville Chapel.
Burial will be in Sulphur Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends two hours before the service at the funeral home.
Ms. Parker died Thursday, June 28, 2001, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Oct. 6, 1970, in Chilton County to Walter and Jo Parker. She was a homemaker and attended Community South Church of God in Decatur.
Survivors include her husband, Kenny Prince; two daughters, Crystal Michelle Parker and Erin Danielle Prince, both of Decatur; her parents of Trussville; two brothers, Paul Parker and Ralph Parker, both of Trussville; and two sisters, Renee Echols of Decatur and Tina Cummings of Hamilton.
