Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Gertrude Peters Martin
Gertrude Peters Martin, a Whistler native and Chickasaw resident, died Sunday at a local hospital. She was 61.
She is survived by her husband, Paul Martin of Chickasaw; two daughters, Paula White and Deborah Oaks, both of Saraland; a brother, Paul Peters of Whistler; and other relatives.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Radney Funeral Home in Saraland. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 10/04/1999]
Lyle Eugene Reisner
Lyle Eugene Reisner, a Hammond, Ill., native and resident of Coden, died Thursday at his home. He was 72.
Reisner owned Bayou Electronics in Bayou La Batre. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force; having served in Europe, Korea and Vietnam. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol. He also was a member of the board of directors of Mostellar Medical Center and served as chairman for the last several years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Heron Bay.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Juanita Kennerson Reisner; five sons, Lyle M. Reisner of Irvington, James E. Reisner, Richard D. Reisner and R. Royce Reisner, all of Mobile, and Gary M. Reisner of Heron Bay; a daughter, Edwina K. Reisner Bates of Coden; a brother, David Reisner of Atwood, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Services will begin at 10 a.m. today at Serenity Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oddfellow Cemetery.
[Published date: 10/04/1999]
Waudine French Smith
Waudine French Smith, a Carthage, Miss., native and Mobile resident, died Sunday at a local hospital. A retired nurse, she was 75.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Smith of Eight Mile; a son, Larry Kinlough of St. Louis; a daughter, Charlotte Duncan of Mobile; four brothers, Neal Grogan and Gordon Grogan of Jackson, Miss., and Bob Grogan and Wallace Grogan of Mobile; and a sister, Jean Huddleston of Mobile.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 this evening at Valhalla Memorial Funeral Home in Semmes. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with burial at Valhalla Memorial Gardens.
[Published date: 10/04/1999]
Margaret Bonner
Margaret "Red" Bonner, a former certified nursing assistant at Autumn Breeze Nursing Home, died Tuesday at her home. She was 66.
Ms. Bonner, a Washington County native, was a Prichard resident and a member of Holmes Street Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include eight children, Horace Bonner Sr., Algernon Bonner and Gregory Bonner, all of Detroit, Brenda Jenkins of Houston, Elisa Smith of Eight Mile, Gary Bonner and Valarie Bonner, both of Prichard, and Anthony Bonner of Mobile; three sisters, Sandra Henderson of Prichard, and Jacqueline Bonner and Barbara Baise, both of Pomona, Calif.; 18 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be from noon to 5 p.m. Friday at Christian Benevolent Funeral Home. Viewing will also be after 10 a.m. Saturday at Holmes Street Missionary Baptist Church, 316 Max St. in Prichard, with visitation from noon until the 1 p.m. services. Burial will be in Gethsemane North Cemetery.
[Published date: 10/07/1999]
Henrietta Falls
Henrietta Falls, a former longtime employee of the John A. Roberts family, died Friday in a local nursing facility. She was 80.
The Mobile resident was a member of Greater Nazaree Baptist Church.
She is survived by her niece.
Services took place Wednesday at Greater Nazaree Baptist Church. Burial was in Gethsemane Cemetery, with Memorial Funeral Home of Prichard in charge.
[Published date: 10/07/1999]
Steve T. Loyd
Steve Thomas Loyd, a carpenter in the home remodeling business, died of natural causes Tuesday at his home. He was 45.
Loyd was a lifelong Mobile County resident.
Survivors include his mother, Ora Loyd of Grand Bay; three brothers, Larry Loyd and Donald Loyd, both of Grand Bay, and Aubrey E. Lloyd of Prattville, Ala.; and a sister, Yvonne Miles of Grand Bay.
Services are set for 2 p.m. today at Serenity Funeral Home, with visitation from noon until services. Burial will be in Grand Bay Cemetery.
[Published date: 10/07/1999]
Bessie Y. Taylor
Bessie Young Taylor, a member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, died Saturday at a local hospital. She was 87.
Mrs. Taylor, affectionately known as "Ma Bessie" to family and friends, was a Camden, Ala., native and a Mobile resident.
Survivors include a daughter, Francine Burks, and a brother, Harry Young, both of Mobile; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 609 S. Warren St., followed by services at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Pine Crest Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Johnson-Allen Mortuary.
[Published date: 10/07/1999]
