Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Richard Talmadge Crowe
ATHENS -- Graveside service for Richard Talmadge Crowe, 60, of Decatur will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Roselawn Cemetery with Ronnie Wallace officiating and McConnell Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Crowe died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, at his home. He was born July 7, 1940, in Limestone County to Leonard Crow Sr. and Ellen Towe Crow.
Survivors include five brothers, Leonard Crowe Jr. of Hazel Green , and Eugene T. Crow, Jay Crow, Bobby Crowe and Randy Crowe, all of Athens; and one sister, Annie Ruth Adkins of Priceville.
Lula Dutton
84, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Lula Rutherford Dutton, 84, of Moulton will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Amos Hood and the Rev. Clyde Goodlet officiating.
Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Dutton died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at Lawrence Baptist Medical Center. She was born March 3, 1916, in Moulton to Wert Rutherford and Ada Randolph Rutherford. She was a homemaker and the widow of Claude F. Dutton.
Survivors include five sons, Rubert Dutton of Posen, Ill., Gwyn Dutton of Moulton, Teddy Dutton of Athens, Lavon Dutton of Scottsboro and Doyle Dutton of Decatur; five daughters, Jean Blair, Opal Alred and Doris Murphee, all of Decatur, Sharon Logston of Muscle Shoals and Brenda Warren of Moulton; 20 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Priscilla Faye Brewer Letson
50, retired receptionist
CORINTH, Miss. -- Funeral for Priscilla Faye Brewer Letson, 50, of Glen, Miss., was to be today at 2 p.m. at Magnolia Funeral Home with the Rev. Merle Spearman officiating.
Burial was to be in Valley of the Dogwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Letson died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, in Lawrence County. She was born Nov. 27, 1950, in Jasper, Tenn., to Joseph Paul Brewer and Virginia "Irene" Sifford Brewer. She retired as a receptionist from Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth after 14 years. For the past year, she traveled with her husband to construction projects. She was a Baptist and had relatives in Lawrence County. She was the sister of the late Chester Troy Brewer and Virginia Jo Brewer.
Survivors include her husband of 30 years, Thomas R. Letson; one son, Timothy Donald Letson of Glen; three daughters, Melanie Forsythe of Walnut, Miss., Bethany Perriman of Corinth and Josie Michelle Letson of Glen; five brothers, Lester "Roy" Brewer of Corinth, Anthony "Darlow" Brewer of Walnut, and James Donald Brewer, Ed Brewer and Clifford Brewer, all of South Pittsburg, Tenn.; four sisters, Sally Dotson of Whitwell, Tenn., Mary Denise Blevins and Kathy Brewer South, both of South Pittsburg, and Tina Kilgore of Jasper, Tenn.; and eight grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be Billy Jack Woods, Ed Fowler, Willie Fowler, Scottie Kilgo, Aaron Hicks and Kevin Nelms.
Sandra Ruth Moore
57, former FBI employee
Funeral for Sandra Ruth Moore, 57, of Decatur will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Parkview Baptist Church with the Rev. Todd Evans officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery with Roselawn Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Saturday night from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Ms. Moore died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at her home. She was born Aug. 27, 1943, in Jasper to Cecil Underwood Moore and Ruth Pauline Hardy Moore. She was a former FBI employee in Washington, D.C., during which time she lived in a Virginia suburb. She was a member of Parkview Baptist Church.
Survivors include one sister, Barbara Machalek of Springfield, Va.
Memorials may be made to Camp Bluebird, P.O. Box 2239, Decatur, AL 35609-2239.
Cameron Riley
92, birdman
Funeral for Cameron Riley, 92, of Decatur will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Riley died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at Parkway Medical Center. He was born Sept. 23, 1908, in Union to John Joseph Riley and Cassie Russell Riley. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He and his wife, Mary, raised birds for many years and sold them at the Lacon flea market.
Survivors include one son, Lavon Riley of Gun Barrel City, Texas; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Mack Rutherford
61, farmer
MOULTON -- Funeral for Mack Rutherford, 61, of Town Creek was to be today at 2 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. R.C. Borden and the Rev. Bob Lawrimore officiating.
Burial was to be in Union Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Rutherford died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, at his home. He was born June 30, 1939, in Lawrence County to Ulysess Rutherford and Gladys Dotson Rutherford. He was a farmer and the widower of Wanda Rutherford.
Survivors include two sons, Mark Eric Rutherford and Brian Rutherford, both of Town Creek; three daughters, Rhonda Gaston and Sonja Bradford, both of town Creek, and Shannon Wright of Moulton; four brothers, W.C. Rutherford of Town Creek, Randy Rutherford and Ricky Rutherford, both of Moulton, and Tim Rutherford of Addison; four sisters, Diane Sawyer of Cleveland, Ohio, Rebecca Waldrep of Trinity, Ada Jo Harris of Michigan and Rachel Wilbanks of Moulton; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Pallbearers were to be Barry Tatum, Brandon Brown, Brian Reeves, Ricky Rutherford Jr., Chris Rutherford and David Waldrep.
Helois V. Scott
NASHVILLE -- Funeral for Helois V. Scott, 56, of Nashville, formerly of Morgan County, was to be today at 1 p.m. at Holmes Funeral Home in Nashville.
Mrs. Scott died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, in Nashville. She was born Aug. 22, 1944, in Morgan County to Howard Scott and Laura Bevels Scott.
Survivors include one son, Richard E. Ross of Nashville; two daughters, Tawanna McKnight of Decatur and Laura D. Ross of Nashville; one brother, Howard M. Scott of New York City; four sisters, Rose Cooper of Decatur and Quilette Scott, Peocia Gortman and Joalleyne Weathers, all of New York City; and three grandchildren.
Douglas Irene Covington Smith
70, homemaker
ATHENS -- Funeral for Douglas Irene Covington Smith, 70, of Salem was to be today at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Johnson officiating.
Burial was to be in New Salem Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, at Athens Convalescent Center. She was born Aug. 7, 1930, in Limestone County. She was a homemaker and a member of Salem Church of Christ. She was the widow of James Earl Smith.
Survivors include four sons, Lewis Smith of Salem, Mike Smith of Harvest, Donny Smith of Huntsville and Ronny Smith of Athens; one daughter, Marcia Smith of Athens; two sisters, Joyce Patterson of Chicago and Ann Birdwell of Elkmont; and one grandchild.
Pallbearers were to be Wade Legg, Randy Bates, Henry Wildenstein, George Toon, Terry Watts and Richard Stanley.
Willie Selner Smith
87, retired dairy worker
Funeral for Willie Selner Smith, 87, of Decatur will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Pentecostal House of Prayer with Andrew C. Strong and Thomas Strong officiating.
Burial will be in Calvary Memorial Gardens with Sharpley Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Smith died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born Jan. 21, 1913, in Lafayette County, Miss., to Samuel Smith and Mary Eliza Smith. He was a member of Bible Way Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Abbeville, Miss. He later joined the Pentecostal House of Prayer, where he was the church's oldest member. Before retiring, he worked for a dairy in Mississippi for 43 years. He was the father of the late Sylluster Smith and the widower of Betty L. Smith, who died in 1959, and Mattie C. Smith, who died in 1998.
Survivors include one son, Willie Smith of Decatur; four daughters, Lavada Strong of Decatur, Willie Mae Johnson of Toledo, Ohio, and Willie Mae Worthem and Iletta Kirk, both of Flint, Mich.; 36 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Johnny Strong, Barry Strong, Quincy Smith, Mike Smith, Gerald Smith and Maurice Worthem.
Irene L. Gingrich
92, retired mill worker
Graveside service for Irene L. Gingrich, 92, of Decatur will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Decatur City Cemetery with the Rev. Wayne Penn officiating and Ridout's Brown Service Funeral Home directing.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 1 until 2 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Gingrich died Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, at Hartselle Medical Center. She was born Jan. 19, 1908, in Morgan County to Richard Gingrich and Nancy Andrew Gingrich. She was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in Decatur. She was retired from the hosiery mill that once operated in Decatur.
Survivors include nephew, John L. Gingrich of Huntsville; and other nieces and nephews.
Henry Petty McMeans
75, NASA retiree
ATHENS -- Funeral for Henry Petty McMeans, 75, of Tanner will be today at 3 p.m. at Tanner Church of Christ with Robert Hall and Jim Bowers officiating and Spry Funeral Home directing.
Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens. The body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Mr. McMeans died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at Decatur General Hospital. He was born Aug. 22, 1925, in Limestone County to Arthur Hamilton McMeans and Niomi Josephine Carter McMeans.
He was a member of Tanner Church of Christ. He was a NASA retiree and World War Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Reba Barnes McMeans; two sons, Dennis McMeans of Oneonta and Butch McMeans of Athens; two brothers, Olen McMeans of Athens and Oscar McMeans of Hammond, Ind.; six sisters, Ruby Malone, Verna Perry, Mae Sharp, Betty Privett and Merly Thompson, all of Athens, and Ruth Karr of Huntsville; three grandchildren; one great-grandson.
Pallbearers will be Donnie Privett, Jeff Thompson, Jackie Malone, John Wade Percy, Kenneth Sharp and Jimmy King.
Elders and deacons of Tanner Church of Christ will be honorary pallbearers.
Grace Regina Miller
85, seamstress
ATHENS -- Funeral for Grace Regina Miller, 85, of Athens will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Wales officiating.
Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Miller died Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, at Athens Convalescent Center. She was born July 8, 1915, in Tennessee to John R. Reynolds and Elizabeth Shelby Reynolds. She was a seamstress. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Athens.
Survivors include two sons, Edd R. Miller of Ardmore, Tenn. and Ronald H. Miller of Athens; two daughters, Regina Compton of Athens and Mary Beth Appleton of Hiawassee, Ga.; one sister, Dorothy Strickland of Savannah, Tenn.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Sandra Ruth Moore
57, former FBI employee
Funeral for Sandra Ruth Moore, 57, of Decatur will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Parkview Baptist Church with the Rev. Todd Evans officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery with Roselawn Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Ms. Moore died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at her home. She was born Aug. 27, 1943, in Jasper to Cecil Underwood Moore and Ruth Pauline Hardy Moore. She was a former FBI employee in Washington, D.C., during which time she lived in a Virginia suburb. She was a member of Parkview Baptist Church.
Survivors include one sister, Barbara Machalek of Springfield, Va.
Memorials may be made to Camp Bluebird, P.O. Box 2239, Decatur, AL 35609-2239.
