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

Venara K. Franklin of Cuthbert died Feb. 3, 2003, at Pheobe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. She was 88. The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at The First Baptist Church. The Revs. Tom McClendon and Ken Hall will officiate and interment will be in East View Cemetery.

Reginald Gray of Meharis Circle in Dothan died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center after an extended illness. She was 42.

Adeane Bedsole Gresham, a resident of Wesley Manor Retirement Center, Dothan, died Monday morning, February 3, 2003, in a Dothan hospital after a short illness. She was 79. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2003, in the Newton City Cemetery with Rev. David Willis officiating and Holman-Headland Mortuary directing.

Leonard Martin Harris, of 305 Roberts Street, Dothan, died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003 at the V. A. Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. He was 64. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, February 6, 2003 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Van Gauthe officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow in Sunset Memorial Park with Byrd Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

James Robert Howard, a resident of Twin Magnolias Assisted Living, Abbeville, died early Tuesday morning, February 4, 2003, in Extendicare Health & Rehabilitation Center in Dothan. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 6, 2003, in the Camp Springs Baptist Cemetery, near Columbia, with Darden Kirby officiating and Holman-Headland Mortuary directing. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, Inc., P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Alabama 36302.

J. D. King, of Young America Drive, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003. He was 70. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Patterson Street Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Adolph Noble officiating. Mr. King will be placed in the church one hour before the service. Interment will be held at Gates of Heaven Cemetery with Unity Funeral Home presiding. Visitation will be today at the funeral home from 1 - 7 p.m.

Myrtice Gomillion Kirkland died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, in Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, Fla. She was 80. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel and Burial will be in Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens in Auburndale, Fla. Pastor Fred Bailey and Minister Randal Myers will officiate. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel.

James A. "Jimmy" Maddox of Mandarin Avenue in Dothan passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. He was 69. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home with the Rev. Jamie Danford officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery with Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home directing. The family will accept flowers, but requests that memorial contributions be made to Highland Park United Methodist Church, 1619 South Park Ave. in Dothan.

Azzie Lee McCray of Carl Street in Dothan passed Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, at her residence. She was 97.

John Lewis Mullins Jr., of 528 Santolina Road in Dothan, died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at Flowers Hospital. He was 74. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Dothan Chapel with Dr. Harper Shannon and Dr. Cecil Sanders, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Ward-Wilson Memorial Hill Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home from 6 - 8 p.m. today. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to one's favorite charity.

Frank V. Phillips, of 709 Lennox Ave. in Dothan, died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at his home. He was 88. Reposing at Scott's Chapel Hill Mortuary in Enterprise. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery in Fort Mitchell, Ala. Douglas David Reynolds, of Silverado Drive, Kinsey, died Monday morning, February 3, 2003, in a Dothan hospital after a brief illness. He was 61. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2003, in the Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church, near Headland, with Rev. Dave Collins officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory with Holman-Headland Mortuary directing.

Ann Kirkland Schamp, of Tulip Lane, died Monday, February 3, 2003 at her residence following an extended illness. She was 77. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, February 6, 2003 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Randy Woodham and Rev. Frank Arledge officiating. Burial will follow in Dothan City Cemetery with Byrd Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Wednesday. At other times the family will be at the home of Bob and Wanda Schamp, 110 Country Lane in Dothan. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, P. O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Alabama, 36302.

Eudean Hardy Speigner, of Falcon Drive, Dothan, died early Tuesday morning, February 4, 2003, at the home of her son. She was 78. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.Thursday, February 6, 2003, in the Holman-Headland Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Jerry Walker and Rev. Jack Davis officiating. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Rehobeth cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary in Headland. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, Inc., P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Alabama 36302.

Marvin L. Weeks of Hartford passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, in Hartford. He was 83. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in the First United Methodist Church in Hartford with the Revs. Kevin Krist and Dr. Billy Gaither officiating. Burial will be in Hartford City Cemetery with Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Hartford directing. Visitation will be held 10-11 a.m. Wednesday at The First United Methodist Church in Hartford.

Mrs. Ocie Sadie Young of Live Oak, Fla., and formerly of Graceville, Fla., passed Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, in St. Petersburg, Fla. She was 85.

Mr. James Bale Babbitt Jr. of Geneva passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Wiregrass Medical Center in Geneva. He was 87. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today, Feb. 1 at Devco Baptist Church in Geneva with the Rev. Olan Strickland officiating. Burial will follow at Meadowlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Enterprise.

Robert Lee Barkley of Dothan died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at his residence. He was 60. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. today, Feb. 1 at Springfield A.M.E. Church, 4194 Union Road, Marianna, Fla., where the Rev. John Hurst Adams Sr. is presiding bishop, the Rev. Thelma Shaw-Young is presiding elder and the Rev. Charles Flowers Sr. is pastor with the Rev. Zibbie Dawsey Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. The cortege will assemble at 11:15 a.m. today at 209 Winslow Court, Dothan.

Mrs. Mary Tucker Cotton of Campbellton, Fla., passed Thursday evening at 9 p.m., Jan. 30, 2003, at her residence. She was 96. She was a native of Jackson County and a member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Campbellton, Fla. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced later by Christian Memorial Chapel of Graceville, Fla., 850-263-6834.

Pixie Lee Floyd of Extendicare Hospice Services, Dothan, passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003. She was 88. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 at Kent-Thornton-Meadows Funeral Home Chapel in Dothan with the Rev. Murry Kelly, the Rev. Al Skipper and the Rev. Jerry Harden officiating. Burial will follow at Harper's Joy Assembly of God Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Feb.1 at the funeral home.

Mr. John William (Bill) Newton of Brown's Crossroads Community died Wednesday evening, Jan. 29, 2003, at Ozark Nursing Facility. He was 84. Funeral arrangements may be obtained by calling Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark, 334-774-4551.

Mrs. Leila Balkcom Nix, formerly of Columbia, died Thursday night, Jan. 30, 2003, at Cedar Springs Road, Blakely, Ga. She was 84. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. (EST) Sunday, Feb. 2 at Columbia City Cemetery with the Rev. Wayne Newton officiating. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. (EST) today at Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home in Blakely, Ga.

Lester Pete Powell of South Bay Springs Road, died Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2003, following an extended illness. He was 31. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 at Faydette Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Charles Littlefield officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Dothan.

Mr. Willie Earl Shaw of Houston Street, Dothan, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. He was 73. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 at Seven Stars Holiness Church with Elder Kenneth Russell officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m. today at Unity Funeral Home in Dothan. Mr. Shaw will be placed in the church one hour prior to service.

Mr. Addis Odel Watson of Winter Haven, Fla., died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, of pneumonia at Winter Haven Hospital. He was 92. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 at Cypress Cathedral, 1801 Havendale Blvd., Winter Haven, Fla. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice of Auburndale, 105 Arneson Ave., Auburndale, Fla. 33823 and Cypress Cathedral's Real Life Children's Ranch Orphanage. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the church.

Geraldine Helms Woodside of Hartford died of natural causes Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at Carroll County Hospital in Westminster, Md. She was 90 A memorial service for Geraldine will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at United Methodist Church of Hartford.

Willie Espy Andrews of Midland City died Feb. 5, 2003. He was 73. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003 at the Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church in Midland City with the Rev. W.F. Morris officiating. Burial will follow in the Shiloh cemetery in Midland City with Levite Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be 2 - 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service.

Mrs. Mitchell Irene Chandler of Midland City died Friday morning, Feb. 7, 2003, at Flowers Hospital. She was 70. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Benny Corbin officiating.

Mr. Donald Eugene Dummer of Imperial Drive, Dothan, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003, at his residence following an extended illness. He was 68. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice Inc., P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala. 36302, or to Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Building Fund, 2526 S. Brannon Stand Road, Dothan, Ala. 36305.

Betty J. Enfinger of Midland City died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, at Dale Medical Center following an extended illness. She was 73. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ray Dean officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Retired SSG William Franklin, of Enterprise, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003, at his residence in Enterprise following a short illness. He was 73. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m., Friday at Searcy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Duhaime officiating and Searcy Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time.

Maurine Virginia Prather Frith of Kilroy Lane in Douglasville, Ga., died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003 at Tranquility Hospice in Austell, Ga. following an extended illness. She was 78. Funeral services will be held today at 11 a.m. from the Douglas Chapel of Jones-Wynn Funeral Home with Dr. Marion Beavers and Rev. Jerry Firth officiating. Interment will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 9 a.m. until the funeral. Messages of condolences to the family can be sent from www.jones-wynn.com.

Willie Pearl Hodge of 999 County Road 338 of Elba died Saturday Feb. 8, 2003 at her residence in Elba. She was 55. Funeral services will be held at Hayes Funeral Home Chapel today at 2 p.m. with Rev. Donnie Marler and Rev. Wayne Webber officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery of Elba with Hayes Funeral Home directing.

Bessie B. Hudspeth, of 801 N. Iris Street in Geneva, died Sunday morning at the home of Bryan and Callie Hudspeth after an extended illness. She was 82. The family will receive friends at Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Geneva today from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the same location Tuesday at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the Sunset Memorial Cemetery with the Revs. Paul Lett and Dwain Wagnon officiating and Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Geneva directing.

Robert Jones Jr. died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. He was 63. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but will be announced.

Jerry Massey of Chancellor passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003 at the family residence after an extended illness. He was 77. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Geneva with Rev. Jerry Leisz and Rev. Royce Morrow officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Home Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery with Bottoms Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Geneva directing.

Alex Meyer, formerly of Hartford, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003, at Wiregrass Medical Center in Geneva after an extended illness. He was 84. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hartford Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Charles Cobb and Neal Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Hartford City Cemetery with Hartford Heritage Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 9-11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Susie Owens Tyler, of Enterprise, died Sunday morning, February 9, 2003 in the Medical Center Enterprise after an extended illness. She was 90. Graveside funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday from the Meadowlawn Cemetery with Rev. Jerry Wilkes officiating and Patterson-Sorrells Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday 6 to 8 p.m. At all other times the family will be at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Juanita Akridge, 1009 East Lee St, Enterprise.

Mrs. Minnie Lee Williams of East Newton Street, Dothan, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003, at her home. She was 89. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 at First Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Brandon K. Marshall officiating. Interment will be at St. Paul Cemetery in Campbellton, Fla. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. this afternoon at Horace Williams Mortuary.

Mr. George Harold Bean of Clio died Friday morning, Feb. 7, 2003, at his residence in Clio. He was 76. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery with the Rev. Kenneth Earls officiating.

Timothy Brooks of Dothan died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. He was 19. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Noble officiating. Burial will follow at Gates of Heaven Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 at the funeral home.

Pitt Maner "Paul" Brunson of Panama City Beach, Fla., died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, at Panama City Beach, Fla. He was 43. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 at Evergreen Cemetery in Elba with the Rev. Mart Gray officiating. Burial will follow. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 at Hayes Funeral Home.

Mrs. Mitchell Irene Chandler of Midland City died Friday morning, Feb. 7, 2003, at Flowers Hospital. She was 70. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Benny Corbin officiating.

Mrs. Mildred Pauline Dean of County Road 61, Ozark, and formerly of Geneva, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2003, at her residence after a long illness. She was 91. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 at Pittman Funeral Home Chapel in Geneva with the Rev. Dennis Morgan officiating. Burial will be at Black City cemetery.

Mr. Donald Eugene Dummer of Imperial Drive, Dothan, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003, at his residence following an extended illness. He was 68. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Ward-Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Wiregrass Hospice Inc., P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, Ala. 36302, or to Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Building Fund, 2526 S. Brannon Stand Road, Dothan, Ala. 36305.

Roger Dale Duncan of Enterprise died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003, at his residence in Enterprise. He was 46. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 10 at Searcy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ted Satterfield and the Rev. Hollis Bradley officiating. Burial will be at Meadowlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003 at the funeral home.

Betty J. Enfinger of Midland City died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, at Dale Medical Center following an extended illness. She was 73. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ray Dean officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Mr. Herbert Clinton Keffer II of Hoover passed away Friday, Feb. 7, 2003. He was 66. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 at Southern Heritage Funeral Home with Dr. Dennis Faust officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shades Crest Baptist Church Building Fund in memory of Mr. Keffer.

Mr. Alex Meyer, formerly of Hartford, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003, at Wiregrass Medical Center in Geneva after an extended illness. He was 84. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be announced at a later date by Hartford Heritage Funeral Home, 334-588-2230.

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