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Morgan County, Alabama Obituary Collection
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Morgan County, Alabama Obituary Collection

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

Joshua David Jones
19, SCI employee

NEW HOPE -- Funeral for Joshua David Jones, 19, of Arab will be today at 2 p.m. at New Hope Funeral Home with the Rev. Dewayne Martin and the Rev. Rick Honea officiating.

Burial will be in Walker Cemetery in Grant.

Mr. Jones died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999, at Huntsville Hospital. He was born July 26, 1980, in Huntsville. He was employed at SCI in Huntsville.

He is survived by his father and stepmother, Joseph "Butch" Jones Sr. and Lisa Jones of Arab, and his mother, Teresa Russ of Ocala, Fla.; two brothers, Chaz Jones and Joseph Jones, both of Arab; one sister, Summer Jones of Arab; his grandmothers, Ruby Brown of Decatur and Essie Jones of New Hope; and his step-grandmother, Frances Berry of Arab.

John O. Taylor

ATHENS -- Funeral arrangements for John O. Taylor, 70, of Prospect, Tenn., who died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999, at Alvin C. York Veterans Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn., will be announced by Limestone Chapel Funeral Home.

Henry Wales
88, retired farmer

ARDMORE -- Funeral for Henry Wales, 88, of Elkmont will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Taylor-Ardmore Funeral Home with Carl Witty and Bill McGregor officiating.

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

Mr. Wales died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999, at Athens Convalescent Center. He was born May 7, 1911, in Elkmont. He was a retired farmer and a lifelong member of Holland's Gin Church of Christ. He was the widower of Dorothy Wales.

He is survived by one son, J. C. Wales of Ardmore; five daughters, Pauline Jones, Ann Pack and Daisy Roper, all of Ardmore, Irene Mitchell of Decatur and Margaret Benefield of Holly Pond; 18 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Ruby Griffin Butler
79, homemaker

Funeral for Ruby Griffin Butler, 79, of Decatur will be Thursday at noon at Union Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Theodore Bumpus officiating.

Burial will be in Sykes Cemetery with Sharpley Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 7 at the funeral home. The body also will be in the church one hour before the funeral.

Mrs. Butler died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, at Sun Bridge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 13, 1920, in McDonald, Ga., to Randolph Griffin and Georgia Simmons Griffin. She was a homemaker and the widow of Rueben Son Butler.

She is survived by one son, Herbert Sanders of Kansas City, Mo.; one daughter, Beverly Grigsby of Decatur; one sister, Ollie Black of Decatur; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be William Horton, Tracy Gibson, Tyrone Crayton and Ronnie Aldridge Sr.

Marion Faye Crumbley
67, retired educator

FAIRHOPE -- A private graveside service for Marion Faye Crumbley, 67, of Cullman was Monday at Bay Minette Cemetery with the Rev. Paul Jecklin and Harry Moore officiating and Wolfe Funeral Home directing.

Ms. Crumbley died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, at Mercy Medical Hospice in Daphne. She was born Aug. 10, 1932, in Cullman. She taught for 40 years at Cullman, Heflin and Fairhope high schools and Calhoun Community College and retired in 1994. She spent 27 of those years teaching in the Department of English at Calhoun.

She is survived by one sister, Dorothy Coleman of Fairhope.

Memorials may be made to Mercy Medical Hospice, P.O. Box 1090, Daphne, AL 36526-9987.

Lois Patricia
Carroll Johnson

HARTSELLE -- Graveside service for Lois Patricia Carroll Johnson, 84, of Mulberry, Fla., and formerly of Falkville, will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Hartselle Memory Gardens with the Rev. David Weaver officiating.

Mrs. Johnson died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999, at Bartow Memorial Hospital in Bartow, Fla. She was born Feb. 17, 1915, in Coconut Grove, Fla. to Clarence Whitfield Carroll and Lillian Ethel Carroll. She was the wife of the late Willard O. "Jackie" Johnson

Mrs. Johnson is survived by a brother-in-law, Luther E. Johnson of Falkville.

Prentiss Hershel Clark
Funeral for Prentiss Hershel Clark, 93, of Decatur was to be today at 2:30 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church with the Rev. Hal Noble officiating.

Burial was to be in Roselawn Cemetery with Roselawn Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Clark died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999, at his home. He was born Feb. 19, 1906, in Morgan County. A member of Decatur Industrial Board, he started in the feed business with his family by operating J.M. Clark and Son Feeds. He later operated a fishery and poultry farm and was a land developer. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church, Decatur Rotary Club, Investment Club and Monday Men's Club. He attended Anniston Military Academy.

He is survived by his wife, Lucille Clark; two daughters, Dora Clark Payne of Decatur and Linda Clark Boyd of Dawson, Ga.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were to be grandchildren Clark Wallace, Ben Wallace, Lucy Wallace, Tim Douthit, Greg Douthit and Prentiss Douthit.

Members of the men's Sunday school class at his church and Monday Men's Club were to be honorary pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to the Central United Methodist Church building fund.

Laura Mae Drinkard
70, nurse's aide

HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Laura Mae Drinkard, 70, of Eva will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Eric Welch officiating.

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

Mrs. Drinkard died Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999, at her home. She was born Nov. 17, 1928, in Alabama to Hubert and Maudie Mae Hopper Ward. She was a nurse's aide at Summerford Nursing Home and a member of the Mount View Baptist Church.

She is survived by one son, Harold Eugene Drinkard of Eva; one daughter, Shirley Flack of Hartselle; two sisters, Martha Maskey of Phoenix, and Mary M. Wasilowski of Atlanta; one granddaughter; and one great-grandson.

Pallbearers will be J.J. Daugette, Tommy Shelton, J.C. Hopper, Randy Hopper, D.H. Oden and O.Q. Childers.

Ann R. Duffala

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Eulogy service for Ann R. Duffala, 56, of Fayetteville, Ga., who died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999, will be Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home. She has relatives in the Decatur area.

Francis Marie Hill

Funeral arrangements for Francis Marie Hill, 69, of Decatur, who died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999, at Parkway Medical Center Hospital, will be announced by Shelton Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.

Infant Holland

ATHENS -- Private graveside service for infant Holland of Athens was to be today at Gatlin Cemetery with McConnell Funeral Home directing.

The infant died Nov. 12, 1999, at Huntsville Hospital. The infant is survived by its parents, Greg and Debbie Holland; two grandparents; and one great-grandmother.

Pearl H. Knight

Graveside service for Pearl H. Knight of Redlands, Calif., will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in Hueytown with the Rev. Gudson Jones officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.

Mrs. Knight died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at Asistencia Villa Convalescent Center in Victorville, Calif.

She is survived by three brothers, Jim Hawkins of McCalla and L.B. Hawkins and John Hawkins, both of Elkland, Mo.; and two sisters, Louise Hawkins Farr of Bessemer and Emalyn Floyd of Tuscumbia.

Ruby B. Lindsey

Funeral arrangements for Ruby B. Lindsey, 65, of Decatur, who died today, Nov. 15, 1999, at Parkway Medical Center Hospital, will be announced by Shelton Funeral Home.

Thomas 'Pete'McCutcheon

HARTSELLE -- Funeral arrangements for Thomas "Pete" McCutcheon, 69, of Hartselle, who died today, Nov. 15, 1999, in Huntsville, will be announced by Peck Funeral Home.

William 'Bubba' Smith
71, self-employed contracter

HARTSELLE -- Funeral for William "Bubba" Smith, 71, of Falkville will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with Lindsey Herndon officiating.

The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.

Mr. Smith died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999, at his home. He was born Oct. 15, 1928, in Morgan County to P.W. and Myrtle Deloris Francis Smith. He was a self-employed drywall contractor.

He is survived by his wife, Dean Smith; two sons, Gary Lloyd Smith and Phillip Scott Smith, both of Falkville; one daughter, Kristol Nicole Smith of Birmingham; three brothers, Harold W. Smith and Franklin D. Smith, both of Falkville, and Teddy R. Smith of Hartselle; one sister, Christine Newman of Falkville; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

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

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