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GenealogyBuff.com - Alabama Obituary Collection - Chilton County - 5

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Date: Monday, 6 June 2011, at 2:19 p.m.

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

Layle Samford Sr.: Funeral services for Layle Samford Sr., 100 of Clanton, will be held Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003 at 11 a.m. at Mt. Springs Church with Rev. Jeff Carroll, Rev. Alvin Porter, Rev. Scott Thomas and Rev. Bo Burchfield officiating. Burial will follow at Jefferson Memorial in Trussville.

Visitation services will be held Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 at Martin Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m.

Born on Sept. 21, 2002 to John W. Samford and Mary E. Samford of Owenton, Ken., he died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 at Shelby Baptist Medical Center.

Survivors include sons Jack B. Morrow of Thorsby and Layle Samford Jr. of Clanton; daughters Phyllis (Kenneth) Moates of Clanton and Pamela (Jerry) Arledge of Thorsby; grandchildren Susan (Benny) McClure of Kentucky, Terri Woodyard of kentucky, Michelle (Rickey) Coker of Clanton, Mark (Lisa) Moates of Florence and Jason Morrow of Jemison; 14 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

His wife, Pernie Samford, and a son, William Tye Samford, preceded him in death.

Grady O. Smitherman: Funeral services for Grady O. Smitherman, 82 of Randolph, were held Saturday, April 5, 2003 at Randolph Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Teague officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Baptist Cemetery.

Born on Jan. 12, 1921 to Horace Smitherman and Sedruthera Smitherman, he died April 3, 2003 at Bibb Co. Nursing Home in Centerville.

Survivors include his wife Hazel Smitherman of Randolph; son Richard Smitherman of Centerville; daughter Peggy Langford of Lawley; brothers Grover Smitherman of Randolph and Floyd Smitherman of Randolph; granddaughters Amy Tyus of Lawley and Wendy Smitherman of Centerville; grandsons Matt Langford of Lawley and Rocky Smitherman of Korea; great-granchildren Joshua Tyus of Lawley, Jeremy Tyus of Lawley, Hannah Tyus of Lawley and Rebecca Langford of Lawley.

Thomas Stephen Davis: Tomas Stephen Davis died Thursday, April 3. He was a resident of Montgomery. Steve was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was an avid NASCAR fan and a wonderful father. The funeral will be held at Martin Funeral Home on Sunday, April 6, 2003 at 1 p.m. in Clanton. The Burial will be at Union Grove Cemetery in Jemison. Steve leaves behind a loving family, his daughter Vallarie her mother Gail, his mother and father Mr. Thomas M. and Elaine Davis, brother Michael Davis, sister Cindy Wingard and a large family of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Travis Judon Price : Funeral services for Travis Judon Price , 66 of Jemison, will be held Sunday, April 6, 2003 at Martin Funeral Home Chapel at 3:30 p.m. with Rev. Richard Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Providence Baptist No. 1 Cemetery in Montevallo.

Born on Dec. 3, 1936 to William Julius Price and Addie Lorene Price of Jefferson County, he died Friday, April 4, 2003 at home.

Survivors include sons, Tracy Price of Jemison, William Price of Jemison, Darryl Price of Jemison, John Price of Jemison and Daymond Price of Jemison; brothers Leon Price of Clanton, Charles Price of Alabaster, James Price of Mississippi, Terry Price of Jemison and Dale Price of Briarfield; sisters Juanita Varden of Jemison and Marie Griffin of Calera and eight grandchildren.

Louie B. Hughes, Sr.: Louie B. Hughes, Sr., 89, a native of Bibb County and a longtime resident of Calera, died Saturday, June 14, 2003 at a local healthcare facility.

Hughes had been a resident of Daphne for 18 months.

He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII in the Mounted Infantry and was retired from U.S. Steel as a construction carpenter.

Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Lois Smith Hughes; son and daughter-in-law, Benjie and Donna Hughes and two grandsons, Benjamin and Garrett Hughes, all of Daphne; Patricia Currier of Fairhope and many other in-laws, nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at Shiloh United Methodist Church in Calera with visitation beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Burial will follow at Union Grove Cemetery in Jemison.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Athletic Fund of Old Glory Spanish Fort Christian School, P.O. Box 7174, Spanish Fort, AL 36577.

William Herman Muir: Services for William Herman Muir, 69 of Clanton, were held at 1 p.m. Monday, June 9, 2003 at Martin Funeral Home in Clanton with Rev. Jeff Carroll officiating.

Burial followed in Clanton City Cemetery.

Born on August 6, 1933 to William Franklin Muir and Dora Mae Muir, he died June 7, 2003 at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham.

Survivors include his son Frankie Oneal Muir of Clanton; daughter Debra Morrison of Verbena; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Richard Dale Mills: Services for Richard Dale Mills, 49 of Clanton, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Archers Chapel with Rev. Alvin Porter officiating. Burial will follow at Archers Chapel Cemetery in Jemison.

Born on July 9, 1953 to Earnest Mills and Lura Mills, he died June 11, 2003 at his residence in Clanton.

Survivors include his daughters Linda Gail Mills of Columbiana and Lula Bell Mills of Chelsea; mother Lura Mills; sister Laura Jean Mills of Clanton; brothers Elvin Mills of Clanton, Edward Ray Mills of Clanton, Billy Frank Mills of Birmingham and Alvin Mills of Chelsea; six grandchildren.

Mavis Miller Parker: Services for Mavis Miller Parker, 88 of Demopolis, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Mt. Springs Independent Methodist Protestant Church with Jeff Carroll and Kenneth Moates officiating. Burial will follow at Walnut Creek Cemetery in Clanton.

Visitation will be held today from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Mt. Springs.

Parker died June 11, 2003 at Wood Haven Manor Nursing Home.

Survivors include her daughters Patricia (Rev. Don) Smith of Demopolis and Cindy (Jeff) Best of Birmingham; son Bobby E. (Diane) Parker of Clanton; sisters Myrle Grace Popwell of Clanton and Betty Jo Roper of Chanute, Kansas; brother Jeff Miller of Clanton; dedicated sitters Juanita Futhrie and Elouise Duckworth; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; a host of nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, send donations to the piano fund at Rangeville Baptist Church at 5805 County Road 19, Linden AL 36748; the building fund at Mt. Springs Baptist Church at 315 County Road 43, Clanton, AL 36748; the ballet scholarship at Westwood Baptist Church on Highway 78, Birmingham, AL.

Molly Sue Webster Smith: Funeral services for Molly Sue Webster Smith, 64 of Clanton, will be held Monday, Feb. 17, 2003 at 11 a.m. at Liberty Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Roland Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty Hill Baptist Cemetery.

Visitation services will be held Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003 at Martin Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m.

Born on Oct. 10, 1938 to Richmond R. Webster and Eleanor Webster, she died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003 at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery.

Survivors include her husband, Billy R. Smith of Clanton; sons Greg (Suzanne) Smith of Paris, Texas and David "Pooh" (Sherry) Smith of Clanton; brother Rufus "Pat" (Barbara) Webster of Clanton; aunts Grace Reid of Montgomery and Lois Hinson of Pelham and four grandchildren.

The family requests that no flowers be sent. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Liberty Hill Baptist Church Building Fund.

Robert E. Lee Childress: Funeral services for Robert E. Lee Childress, 85 of Thorsby, will be held Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003 at 2 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Baptist No. 1 with Rev. William Short and Rev. Alvin Porter officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel Baptist No. 1 Cemetery in Thorsby.

Born on Nov. 28, 1917 to Millard Filmore Childress and Emily Childress, he died Friday, Feb. 14, 2003 at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham.

Survivors include his wife, Mary E. Childress of Thorsby; daughter Sue Dutton of Randolph; sons Lymon Lee Childress of Clanton and William Childress of Thorsby; step-daughters Angela, Rhonda, Karen and Tammy; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

His first wife, Evie Childress, a son, Ted, and a granddaughter Trinity Childress, preceded him in death.

John William Edwards: Funeral services for John William Edwards, 81 of Verbena, will be held Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003 at 2 p.m. at Unity Baptist Church with Rev. Joe Perkins officiating. Burial will follow at Chestnut Creek Baptist Church in Verbena.

Born on Oct. 4, 1921 to Joseph Edwards and Minnie Edwards, he died Friday, Feb. 14, 2003 at Shelby Medical Center in Alabaster.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Edwards of Verbena; sons Billy Edwards of Verbena, Jimmy Edwards of Verbena and Pete Edwards of Verbena; daughters Anita Powell of Clanton and Brenda Loomis of Verbena; brother Henry Earl Edwards of Selma; sisters Ruby Hatchell of Selma, Annie Pearl Williams of Clanton and Lucille Killingsworth of Selma; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Morris Moatts: Services for Morris Moatts, 72 of Clanton, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Clanton First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Britton and Rev. Johnny Trobaugh officiating. Mr. Danny Cooper will deliver the eulogy. Burial will follow at Clanton City Cemetery.

Born on Dec. 21, 1930 to Rudolph Moatts and Annie Bell Moatts, he died July 31, 2003 at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery.

Survivors include his brothers Paul Moatts and his wife Jewel of Clanton andHerbert Hoover Moatts and his wife Geneva of Birmingham; sister-in-law Frances Moatts of Clanton; nephews Douglas Moatts, Wayne Sewell, Tommy Sewell, Gary Moatts, Michael Moatts and HerbieMoatts; nieces Paula Romano, Dian Lucas, Sherry Griffin, Cathy Broadway, Donna Cooper and Debra Headley.

Mr. Moatts was preceded in death by his father Rudolph Moatts; mother Annie Bell Teel Moatts; sisters Bernice Morrison, Blanche Moore and Ruby Johnson; brothers Adolphus Moatts and Ray Moatts; niece Teresa Reed.

Mr. Moatts was Chilton County Circuit Clerk for 18 years and operated Pinedale Gardens for 42 years.

Johnny Lamar Gandy: Services for Johnny Lamar Gandy, 56 of Clanton, are scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 16 at 11 a.m. Sunshine Assembly of God in Clanton. Visitation takes place tonight at Martin Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. He will be buried at Sunshine Assembly of God Cemetery. Gandy was a welder by trade.

The Rev. Bruce McCormick, Rev. Arthur Davis and Rev. W.T. Cleckler will preside.

Gandy is survived by his wife, Betty Joyce of Clanton, a son - Randall Wayne (Michele) Gandy of Clanton and a daughter - Kristy Dawn Gandy of Clanton.

He is also survived by his mother, Lena Jones Gandy of Prattville, three brothers - Jerry Gandy of Wetumpka, Donald Gandy of Prattville and Ricky Gandy of Prattville as well as a sister, Linda Henley of Prattville. He is also survived by one grandson, Brett Lamar Gandy of Clanton.

Lewis Lawson Payton: Service for Lewis Lawson Payton, 84 of Clanton, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Martin Funeral Home Chapel. He will be buried at Cane Creek Baptist Cemetery. The Rev. Randy Newman and Rev. Gene Truman will preside over the service.

Visitation will take place at Martin Funeral Home tonight from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Payton was a machine operator by trade.

He is survived by his wife, Diane Payton of Clanton as well as one son - Morris Payton of Jemison. He is survived by two grandsons - Randy Payton of Clanton and Kendall Payton of Clanton as well as one brother, Julius Payton of Ozark. He is also survived by five sisters - Ethel Payton of Clanton, Maudie Atha of Clanton, Victoria Smitherman of Clanton and Marzelle Robinson of Clanton and Etta Redmond of Alabaster.

Tammy Wanell Campbell: Funeral services for Tammy Wanell Campbell, 31 of Thorsby, will be held Friday, Dec. 20, 2002 at 1 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church No. 1 with Rev. William Short officiating. Burial will follow at Pinedale Cemetery.

Born on May 14, 1971 to J.W. Campbell and Patricia Barnett of Chilton County, she died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002 at her home.

Survivors include her father J.W. Campbell of Jemison; step-mother Patricia Campbell of Jemison; grandfather Hermas Campbell of Thorsby; grandmother Clara Campbell of Thorsby; Myrtis Barnett of Clanton; brother Shane Campbell of Verbena and sister Sherry Wheeler of Alabaster.

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

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