Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Mary Jackson
ATHENS -- Funeral for Mary Elizabeth Jackson, 72, of Athens was to be today at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond Bush officiating.
Burial was to be in Antioch Cemetery.
Miss Jackson died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born Feb. 22, 1929, in Limestone County, to Mahlon Jackson and Lola Jackson. She was a homemaker and was the sister of the late Thomas Jackson and Francis Ezell.
Survivors include three sisters, Ann Sink of Priceville, and Pauline Sloan and Doris Trousdale, both of Athens.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Naomi Locklayer
Funeral for Naomi Patricia Locklayer, 56, of Decatur will be Friday at noon at Ebenezer CME Church with the Rev. Ronnie Powell officiating.
Burial will be in Locklayer Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. The body will be in the church one hour before the service.
Ms. Locklayer died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster. She was born Sept. 15, 1945, in Lawrence County to Robert Locklayer and Lillie Watkins Locklayer. She was a 1963 graduate of Tennessee Valley High School and she attended Drake Technical College in Huntsville. She was a Mary Kaye representative, a volunteer receptionist at Parkway Medical Center and a member of Abundant Life Church.
Survivors include four brothers, Thomas Locklayer of Hampton, Va., David Locklayer, Hillman Locklayer and Robert Locklayer III, all of Hillsboro; three sisters, Ruth Gray of Hillsboro, Linda Watkins of Decatur and Avis McCalla of Leesburg, Va.; and one stepsister, Margie Perkins of Hillsboro.
Nephews will be pallbearers.
Emmer Milligan
Funeral for Emmer Milligan, 73, of Decatur will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home with Mike Webster officiating.
Burial will be in Battleground Cemetery in Cullman County. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Milligan died Jan. 30, 2002, at her home. She was born June 16, 1928, in Jackson County to George Will Matthews and Bertha Evett Matthews. She was a member of the Holy Church of Christ. She was widow of Rev. Hershel Milligan.
Survivors include three sons, James Milligan of Priceville, Dale Milligan of Hillsboro and Billy Milligan of Scottsboro; three daughters, Helen Gatlin and Frances Dalton, both of Decatur, and Darinda Pierunek of Canada; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be John Dalton, Steve Dalton, Jamie Milligan, Robert Hayes Jr., Ricky Hayes and Lenny Matthews.
Opal Milligan Motes
CULLMAN -- Funeral for Opal Milligan Motes, 78, of Cullman will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Rodgers officiating.
Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery No. 2. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Motes died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at Hanceville Nursing Home. She was born May 19, 1923, in Cullman County to Henry J. Milligan and Susie Smith Milligan. She was a homemaker. She was the widow of Chester L. Motes and the mother of the late Ona Lee Dunn.
Survivors include two sons, Ronald Dunn of Cullman and Doyle Dunn of Decatur; two sisters, Rosie Bryant and Dora Stuckey, both of Cullman; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Addie Bagsby Prestriedge
ATHENS -- Funeral for Addie Bagsby Prestriedge, 88, of Athens was to be today at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Arvid McGuire officiating.
Burial was to be in Legg Cemetery.
Mrs. Prestriedge died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. She was born Oct. 17, 1913, in Jackson County to Ed Davis and Eva Evans Davis.
She was a homemaker and a member of Leggtown Church of Christ. She was the mother of the late Inez Bagsby.
Survivors include four sons, Leslie Bagsby of Elkmont, Robert Bagsby of Dallas and Thomas Bagsby and Henry Bagsby, both of Athens; three daughters, Rosie Lee Siler, Evelyn Bagsby and Virgina Grisham, all of Athens; 14 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
Bonnie Rose
ATHENS -- Funeral for Bonnie Ollice Rose, 99, of Dearborn, Mich., formerly of Athens, will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home two hours before the service.
Mr. Rose died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, in Allen Park, Mich. He was born Dec. 9, 1902, in western Limestone County, to Thomas Jefferson Rose and Lura Nevada Tucker Rose. He was a barber in Athens during the 1920s and 1930s, and moved to Dearborn in 1937. Mr. Rose was a salesman for Life of Virginia Insurance Co. until his retirement in 1969, and regularly attended reunions of the old Oxford School in western Limestone County, which he attended as a teenager.
He was a member of Dearborn Heights Baptist Church, the widower of Myrtle Boehm Rose and the brother of the late Clarence Rose and Milton Rose.
Survivors include one son, Thomas Christian Rose of Alpena, Mich.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to a favorite charity or a church of the donor's choice.
Carrie Smith
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Carrie Smith, 84, of Falkville will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Gandy's Cove United Methodist Church with the Rev. Harold Thompson and the Rev. Kenneth Graham officiating.
Burial will be in Cook Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 until 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Smith died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at her home. She was born Jan. 9, 1918, in Morgan County to Howard H. Higdon and Mary L. Black Higdon. She was a homemaker. She was sister of the late Iva Mae Cagle.
Survivors include one son, Don Smith of Falkville; one daughter, Penny Hall of Falkville; four grandchildren; and three great-grand- child- ren.
Pallbearers will be Jim Cagle, Mike Cagle, Mike Bowen, Gary Smith, Don Burmeister, Jeff Burmeister and Dustin Bowen.
Clara Bennich
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Clara Harvel Bennich, 91, of Hartselle will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Garnett officiating.
Burial will be in Hartselle Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Bennich died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at Hartselle Medical Center. She was born Jan. 16, 1911, in Jefferson County to John Benford Harvel and Nora Viola Moss Harvel. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Edward Bennich of Huntsville and Jerry Bennich of Hartselle; one daughter, Dorothy Pack of Warren, Mich.; one brother, Willard Harvel of Braidwood, Ill.; two sisters, Hazel Mayfield of Falkville and Estelle Higdon of Hartselle; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Edgar Higdon, Benford Mayfield, Bud Mayfield, Jimmy Mayfield, Brett Mayfield and James Vest.
Cecil McGregor Bradford
MOULTON -- Funeral for Cecil McGregor Bradford, 83, of Town Creek was to be today at 2 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Crumpton officiating.
Burial was to be in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Bradford died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at Shoals Hospital. She was born March 14, 1918, in Alabama, to Arthur McGregor and Belle Beavers McGregor. She was a homemaker and the widow of Brown Bradford. Mrs. Bradford was a member of Old Liberty Congregational Christian Church in the Loosier Community. She was the mother of the late Geraldine Bradford.
Survivors include one son, Ricky Lynn Bradford of Town Creek; one daughter, Teresa Bradford Hutto of Town Creek; one foster son, Ronnie McGregor of Dallas, Texas; one foster daughter, Judy McGregor Johnson of Norco, Calif.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers were to be Stanley Bradford, Ricky Knouff, Billy Ray Randolph, Cecil McCreary, Randall Vandiver and Andy Clayborn.
Cordelia Clingon
RED BAY -- Funeral for Cordelia Clingon, 97, of Red Bay was to be today at 1 p.m. at Deaton Funeral Home with the Rev. A.G. Stepp and the Rev. Coye Marbutt officiating.
Burial was to be in Red Bay City Cemetery.
Mrs. Clingon died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at Care Center of Red Bay. She was born Feb. 8, 1904. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Survivors include one daughter, Opal Hamm of Decatur; one sister, Illa Gilley of Russellville; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be Alan Hamm, Bradley Hamm, Bobby Jones, Oscar Hamm, Hollis Holley and Archie Lee Scott.
Carol Ann Brewer Griffin
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Carol Ann Brewer Griffin, 38, of Somerville will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Blue Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Cliff Mitchell and the Rev. Kathryne Perkins officiating.
Burial will be in Blue Springs Church Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 until 9 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Mrs. Griffin died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, in Somerville. She was born Dec. 17, 1963, in Morgan County to Herman Brewer and Judy Ramey Brewer. She was a member of Blue Springs Baptist Church and a 1982 graduate of Hartselle High School. Chrysler Corporation in Huntsville employed her as a production worker.
Survivors include her husband, Ben H. Griffin; her mother of Somerville; one brother, Gary Brewer of Somerville; one step-son, Benjamin G. Griffin of Madison; and one step-daughter, Paula Lamar Mintzer of West Palm Beach, Fla.
Nellie Pauline Tapscott Halbrooks
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Nellie Pauline Tapscott Halbrooks, 87, of Hartselle will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Garnett officiating.
Burial will be Mount Tabor Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 until 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Halbrooks died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at Hartselle Medical Center. She was born April 10, 1914, in Morgan County to Jack R. Tapscott and Rosie Ferguson Tapscott. She was retired from Goodyear Mill Production. She was a Baptist and the widow of James Mac Halbrooks.
Survivors include one daughter, Dorothy Halbrooks Drain of Hartselle; two sisters, Jessie Lee of Hartselle and Esther Robertson of Cullman; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Allen Hopper, Jacky Johnson, Johnny Thompson, Larry Montgomery, Jimmy Bailey and Paul Wayne Tapscott.
Leamon Dale Hardiman
Funeral for Leamon Dale Hardiman, 41, of Cullman will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Hal Daige officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Hardiman died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at his home. He was born June 23, 1960, in Hammond, Ind., to Leamon T. Hardiman and Donna Havlin Hardiman. He was retired from General Electric.
Survivors include one son, Adam Hardiman of Decatur; one daughter, Brianna Hardiman of Decatur; his father and step-mother, Martha Hardiman, of Decatur; two brothers, Timothy Hardiman of Decatur and Danny Hardiman of Tanner; one sister, Bonnie Solomon of Decatur; and one granddaughter.
Pallbearers will be Don Pickerell, Kenny Hart, Tony Hardiman, Patrick Peebles, Daniel Cook, Randal Jones and David Jones.
