Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Virginia Privett Lewis Minor
86, Moulton native
FOREST PARK, Ga., -- Funeral for Virginia Privett Lewis Minor, 86, of Lake City, Ga., will be Wednesday at noon at Parkway Gardens Chapel with the Rev. Paul Robbins officiating.
A graveside service will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in Eatonton, Ga., at 3:30 p.m. with the Rev. Dudley Horton officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Minor died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999, at Athena Rehabilitation Center in Lake City. She was born Sept. 7, 1913, in Moulton, to John Privett and Fannie Logan Privett. She married Rufus A. Lewis, who died in 1950. After his death, she worked as a nurse for a private physician and later at Georgia Military College, where she was known as "Mama Lewis." In 1974, she married Howard Minor and moved to Columbia, Tenn., where she lived until moving to Lake City.
She is survived by one son, James E. Lewis of Morrow, Ga.; three sisters, Katherine Claburn and Francis Manor, both of Decatur and Elsie Thompson of Flintstone, Ga.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society or Vista Hospice Care Foundation, 1190 Winchester Parkway, Suite 200, Smyrna, GA 30080.
Edward Earl Penn
52, McKendree UMC member
HARTSELLE -- Graveside service for Edward Earl Penn, 52, of Hartselle will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at McKendree Cemetery with the Rev. Virgil Bohn officiating. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at Peck Funeral Home.
Mr. Penn died Monday, Nov. 15, 1999, at Hartselle Medical Center. He was born Feb. 18, 1947, in Morgan County, to Rufus Alvie and Lois Evelyn White Penn. He was a member of the McKendree United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his mother, Lois White Penn of Hartselle; and one brother, Rufus A. Penn of Danville.
Pallbearers will be Jim Bramlett, Tim Bramlett, Russell Reeder, Steve Anders, Allen Hopkins and Carl Penn.
Catherine Isabella Underwood
Infant
Graveside service for infant Catherine Isabella Underwood of Decatur was Saturday at Decatur City Cemetery with the Rev. Ken Dunivant and the Rev. Sid McAnnally officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing.
The infant died Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999, the day of her birth, at Decatur General Hospital.
She is survived by her parents, John F. and Stefanie Underwood of Decatur; one brother, Jack Underwood of Decatur; one sister, Wiley Underwood of Decatur; her grandparents, Fred N. and Louise C. Underwood and Charlotte Marcum Staff, all of Decatur, and James Richard Staff of Atmore; and her great-grandparents, Stella Barron Marcum of Troy, Serena Gaunt Cooper of Macon, Mo., and Eddie A. and Nell Staff, of Atmore .
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church or Decatur General Foundation, LDR Unit.
Thelma C. Wheeldon
80, former nurse
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Thelma C. Wheeldon, 80, of Mount Olive, formerly of Hartselle, will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Gordon officiating. Burial will be in Burningtree Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Wheeldon died Monday, November 15, 1999, at her residence. She was born Jan. 16, 1919, in Wilmington, Del., to Frank and Cecil Murray Campbell.
She was a former Navy nurse, a member of the Eastern Star, and a member of West Hartselle Baptist Church. She was the widow of Vernon J. Wheeldon and the mother of the late Janet W. Browning.
She is survived by her son-in-law, Bobby O. Browning of Birmingham; two granddaughters, Angela H. Morrison of Birmingham and Melanie A. Simmons of Hayden; and five great-grandchildren.
Rebbecca Clinard
53, homemaker
Funeral for Rebbecca Clinard, 53, of Tanner will be today at 3 p.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Foreman officiating.
Burial will be in Decatur City Cemetery.
Mrs. Clinard died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Sept. 18, 1946, in Montgomery. She was a homemaker and a member of Deer Springs Baptist Church. She was the mother of the late Douglas Wayne Henderson.
She is survived by her husband; Michael Clinard; three sons, Robert Patrick Henderson of Hillsboro, David Michael Henderson of Decatur and James Ray Furr of Section; her mother, Rosemary Reeves of Montgomery; two brothers, Glynn Reeves and Michael Reeves, both of Huntsville; three sisters, Julie Reeves and Susan Reeves, both of Montgomery, and Marion Partion of Atlanta; and four grandchildren.
William Leo Gatlin Jr.
48, DAILY carrier
ATHENS -- Funeral for William "Bill" Leo Gatlin Jr., 48, of Athens will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Warren Glass officiating.
Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Gatlin died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999, in Limestone County. He was born Aug. 7, 1951, in Limestone County. He worked as a route carrier for THE DECATUR DAILY.
He is survived by one son, Bruce Gatlin of Toney; his mother, Essie Gatlin of Athens; one brother, Steve Gatlin of Athens; one sister, Brenda Smith of Athens; and one grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Patrick Elmore, Bill Turner, Jason Garrer, Doug Stokes, Freddy Craig, Jay Elmore, Steven Chittam and Wendell Sherbert.
Helen E. Julian
82, children's nurse
PORT Washington, Wis. -- Funeral for Helen E. Julian, 82, of Port Washington, formerly of Decatur, will be today at 11 a.m. at St. Boniface Episcopal Church with the Rev. Jay Lambert and the Rev. Jerry Petersen officiating.
Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park in New Berlin, Wis., with Eernisse Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church.
Mrs. Julian died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1999, at St. Mary's Hospital in Ozaukee. She was born May 2, 1917, in Clyde, N.Y., to Julian C. and Anna J. Bird Gifford. She moved to Wisconsin from New York after 1939. She and her husband, Melvin D. Julian, moved to Decatur in about 1987 and lived here for several years. She was a member of St. Boniface Episcopal Church-Mequon and various women's clubs and church groups. She was a private children's nurse.
She is survived by two daughters, Bonnie Tenengolts of Saratoga, Calif., and Kathleen Bahrke of Port Washington; three granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Boniface Episcopal Church.
Willie Keys Jr.
Funeral arrangements for Willie Keys Jr., 35, of Huntsville, who died Friday, Nov. 19, 1999, in Huntsville, will be announced by Reynolds Funeral Home.
Margaret Morris
Funeral arrangements for Margaret Morris, 78, of Decatur, who died Friday, Nov. 19, 1999, at her home, will be announced by Shelton Funeral Home.
Gary Hilrey Nethery
47, engineer
HARTSELLE -- Memorial service for Gary Hilrey Nethery, 47, of Homewood, formerly of Hartselle, will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Salem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Terry Nappier and the Rev. David Weaver officiating.
Mr. Nethery died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham. He was born Feb. 3, 1952, in Morgan County. He was an engineer and worked McConnell Engineering in Birmingham for 22 years.
He is survived by one daughter, Amelia Nethery of Homewood; his parents, Hilrey and Lois Nethery of Hartselle; and one sister, Shelia Blackwood of Hartselle.
Dorothy 'Dot' Smith Russell
77, Decatur GeneralHospital retiree
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Dorothy "Dot" Smith Russell, 77, of Hartselle will be today at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home followed by graveside service at 2:30 p.m. at Athens City Cemetery with Phillip Hines officiating.
Mrs. Russell died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Feb. 26, 1922, in Limestone County to John Thomas and Cora Lee Reeves Vinson. She was a member of Hartselle Church of Christ and retired from Decatur General Hospital, where she worked in central supplies.
She is survived by one son, Edgar Earl Smith of Decatur; two daughters, Brenda Smith Julian of Mobile and Dianne Terry Lawter of Hartselle; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Mildred Odell Taylor
57, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Mildred Odell Taylor, 57, of Athens will be today at 1 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Chris Kemp officiating.
Burial will be in Lentzville Cemetery. Mrs. Taylor died Friday, Nov. 19, 1999, at her sister's home in Athens. She was born Dec. 15, 1941, in Limestone County to Ezra and Vona Terry. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Carmel Church of Christ. She was the mother of the late Deborah Taylor and the sister of the late James Terry.
She is survived by two daughters, Selina Hunt of Pulaski, Tenn., and Beth Taylor of Athens; one brother, Robert Terry of Rogersville; two sisters, Wynell Reynolds and Marie Harrison, both of Athens; one grandchild; and four step-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be David Reynolds, Paul Reynolds, Preston Reynolds, Bobby Terry, Gilbert Graham, Mickey Terry, Rickey Terry and Clint Taylor.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Limestone County.
