Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Alma Hattielee Beegle
90, homemaker
ARDMORE -- Funeral for Alma Hattielee Beegle, 90, of Fayetteville, Tenn., will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Taylor-Ardmore Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Gatlin Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 8 at the funeral home.
Ms. Beegle died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, in Fayetteville. She was born Oct. 10, 1910, in Tennessee. She was a homemaker and a member of Freewill Baptist Church in Taft, Tenn.
Survivors include three sisters, Deannie Ray of Shelbyville, Tenn., Minnie Buchanan of Fayetteville and Katherine Bunnell of Memphis; and one brother, Willie Coats of Fayetteville, Tenn.
Horace Jackson
50, sales manager
Funeral service for Horace Jackson, 50, of Moulton will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Shelton Funeral Home with the Rev. Francis Proctor officiating.
Burial will be in East Lawrence Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mr. Jackson died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at Lawrence Baptist Medical Center. He was born June 23, 1950, in Limestone County to James Mason Jackson and Edna Lucille Davis Jackson. He was a sales manager for American Bread Co.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Jackson; three sons, Michael Jackson of Decatur, Andy Jackson of Athens and Derek Jackson of Moulton; two stepsons, Robert Walker and Tommy Walker, both of Decatur; one brother, James Jackson of Huntsville; four sisters, Faye Dodd of Athens, Evelyn Davis of Trinity, Pat Andrews of Elkmont and Brenda Miller of Florence; one grandchild; and four step-grandchildren.
Jonathan Mark Johnston
BESSEMER -- Graveside service for Jonathan Mark Johnston, 39, of Bessemer was Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at Moore Cemetery in McCalla with J. Barrett Lloyd and Todd Sanders officiating and Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Johnston died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at his home. He was born Feb. 3, 1962, in Huntsville to Denny M. Johnston and Frances R. Johnston. He was a member of Morgan United Methodist Church in Bessemer.
Survivors include his wife, Kathy Johnston of Littleville; one daughter, Brandy Johnston of Birmingham; one stepson, Larry Norris of Birmingham; his mother of Bessemer; one brother, Thomas Johnston of Decatur; two sisters, Jerri Sanders of Bessemer and Gene Hardee of Cocoa, Fla.; and one grandson.
Inez Owens
78, homemaker
Funeral for Inez Owens, 78, of Moulton will be Tuesday at noon at Freeman Tabernacle Baptist Church with the Rev. H.N. Snodgrass officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton Memory Gardens with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. The body will be in the church an hour before the service.
Mrs. Owens died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at Lawrence Baptist Medical Center. She was born July 9, 1922, in Lawrence County to Simon Owens and Minnie Gibson Owens. She was a homemaker and a member of Freeman Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Willie Ross Owens and Bennie Louis Owens, both of Moulton, and Kenneth Owens of Richmond, Va.; two daughters, Blondell Jackson and Marion Echols, both of Moulton; three sisters, Emma Lou Owens and Lila Mae McDaniel, both of Moulton, and Willie M. Phelps of Earlington, Ky.; one brother, Verble Owens of Nashville; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be James Norman Sharpley, George Brackins, Alf Owens Jr., Garry Hubbard, Edward Sharpley and Harold Warren.
Beulah Ray Rouse
75, homemaker
MOULTON -- Funeral for Beulah Ray Rouse, 75, of Courtland will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. Scott Delashaw officiating and Elliott Funeral Home directing.
Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Mrs. Rouse died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at Helen Keller Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 25, 1924, in Lawrence County to Robert Ray and Mittie Allen Ray. She was a homemaker and member of New Hope Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, F.M. Rouse; two sons, Irwin "Pete" Rouse of Moulton and Edward Rouse of Courtland; two brothers, Garnett Ray and Dale Ray, both of Courtland; one sister, Annie Mae Steeples of Courtland; three grandchildren; one great-grandson.
Pallbearers will be Printice Grimes, Ronnie McCreless, Kenneth Hanvy, Harold Cross, Harold Little and Edwin Hood.
Sara Frances McFadden Rowe
76, retired registered nurse
ATHENS -- Funeral for Sara Frances McFadden Rowe, 76, of Athens will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with the Rev. John Walker and the Rev. Eddie Gooch officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Rowe died Saturday, Feb., 10, 2001, at her home. She was born Nov. 2, 1924, in Ariton to the late Marion Alto McFadden and Lilla Viola Trawick McFadden. She was a longtime resident of Limestone County, who graduated from Ariton High School in 1943 and Birmingham Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, now known as Ida V. Moffett Nursing School, in 1946. She was a registered nurse for Dr. Maurice Barrett of Decatur for 31 years and worked at Decatur General Hospital for eight years. She was a member of Cambridge Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Nick W. Rowe; two daughters, Dr. Melinda Rowe Craig of Louisville, Ky., and Dr. Sara Rowe Rossmanith of Opelika; one brother, Marion Eugene McFadden of Mobile; and one granddaughter.
Pallbearers will be Nick Everette Henderson, Thomas Rowe Henderson, Charles Eugene McFadden, Buddy Rowe, B.J. Rowe and Keith Rowe.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Limestone County or Alzheimer's Disease Association.
Cherryean Sanders
71, homemaker
Funeral for Cherryean Sanders, 71, of Decatur, will be Tuesday at noon at Sharpley Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Birges officiating.
Burial will be in Sikes Cemetery.
Ms. Sanders died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at Parkway Medical Center. She was born Oct. 29, 1929, in Lawrence County to and Fred Dorsey and Esper Steele Dorsey. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include one son, William James Sanders of Decatur; and two grandchildren.
Allene George Turrentine
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Allene George Turrentine, 70, of Hartselle will be Wednesday at Shady Grove Baptist Church. Peck Funeral Home will announce the time and further arrangements.
Burial will be in Johnson Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Turrentine died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at Cullman Regional Medical Center.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or a favorite charity.
Rebecca Sue Waldrep
58, homemaker
TRINITY -- Funeral for Rebecca Sue Waldrep, 58, of Trinity will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Oak Grove First Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Bobby Bentley and the Rev. David Phillips officiating.
Burial will be in East Lawrence Memorial Gardens with Parkway Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Mrs. Waldrep died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at Princeton Baptist Medical Center. She was born Jan. 13, 1943, in Lawrence County to Ulysees Rutherford and Gladys Rutherford. She was a member of Oak Grove First Congregational Methodist Church. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Franklin David Waldrep; three sons, Edwin David Waldrep and Michael Anthony Waldrep, both of Trinity, and Darren Scott Waldrep of Decatur; two daughters, Shirlon Berdnette Smith of Trinity and Gretta Renea Carter of Athens; her mother of Trinity; four brothers, Rickey Rutherford of Moulton, Timmy Rutherford of Addison, W.C. Rutherford of Town Creek and Randy Rutherford of Mount Hope; three sisters, Rachel Wilbanks of Moulton, Diane Sayer of Cleveland, Ohio, and Josephine Harris of Battlecreek, Mich.; and 10 grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Carlus Hall, Jeff Hall, Kenny Rutherford, Rickey Rutherford, Jr., Chris Rutherford and Lee Smith.
Julia Bowling
80, homemaker
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- Funeral for Julia Bowling, 80, of Castle Rock was Friday at Andrews Caldwell Gibson Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Lemke officiating.
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Bowling died Feb. 6, 2001, at Porter Hospice in Littleton, Colo. She was born Dec. 23, 1920, in Amesbury, Mass., to Ferris and Mary Batal. She was a charter member of VFW Auxiliary Post 10758 and a volunteer worker with the Castle Rock Interfaith Task Force. She was an avid reader and enjoyed seeing the world as the wife of a retired U.S. Air Force veteran, who was born and reared in Decatur. She spent much of her time with her children and grandchildren and lived in the Happy Canyon area for the past 36 years.
Survivors include her husband, Howard Bowling; three sons, Howard Bowling Jr. of Longmont, Colo., Cleveland Bowling of Aurora, Colo., and Lawrence Bowling of Castle Rock; one daughter, Jean Bowling of Happy Canyon; one sister, Emelene Claeys of Amesbury; seven grandchildren; and one great grandson.
Memorials may be made to Porter Hospice Center, 2420 W. 26th Ave., No. 200D, Denver, CO 80211.
Bernice Brown
50, machine operator
HUNTSVILLE -- Funeral for Bernice Brown, 50, of Decatur will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Springhill Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. John Z. Gray officiating.
Burial will be in Sterrs Cemetery in Decatur with Nelms Memorial Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Brown died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at her home. She was born Dec. 21, 1950, in Alabama. She was a machine operator for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Survivors include three daughters, Tracy Cross of Decatur, and Joanna Brown and Kanilla Brown, both of Athens; five brothers, Edward Cross, Jerry Cross and Johnnie Cross, all of Decatur, Curtis Cross of Athens and Walter Luckett of Nigeria; and six grandchildren.
Carlton W. Bryson
68, ConAgra retiree
TRINITY -- Funeral for Carlton W. Bryson, 68, of Moulton will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Parkway Funeral Home with the Rev. Dennis Hilton officiating.
Burial will be in Sardis Cemetery in Addison. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Bryson died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at his home. He was born Dec. 28, 1932, in Winston County to Lonnie and Ida Bryson. He retired as a leadman from ConAgra.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Bryson; two sons, Lonnie Bryson of Villa Park, Ill., and Ron Bryson of Hartselle; one brother, Arthur Bryson of Belmont, Miss.; one sister, Cordelia King of Moulton; three grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Dwight Bryson, James C. Bryson, James M. Bryson, Robert Hilton, Jim Keaton and David Craig.
Richard Martin Etzler
55, salesman
The family of Richard Martin Etz-ler, 55, of Decatur will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at Shelton Funeral Home. There will be no local funeral service.
Mr. Etzler died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at his home. He was born March 10, 1945, in Pennsylvania to Robert Etzler and Ethel Melhorn Etzler. He was a member of the York Rite Masonic Bodies, Scottish and Masonic Bodies, Shrine Temple, Elks, American Legion, Loyal Order of the Moose, American Society of Safety Engineers and Association of Iron and Steelworkers. He was a salesman with Stein of Alabama.
Survivors include his wife, Susan Etzler; two sons, Shane Etzler and Sean Etzler, both of Decatur; two daughters, Tara Birkhimer of Elkmont and Jennifer Etzler of Wintersville, Ohio; his mother of Decatur; two brothers, Donald Etzler of Norristown, Pa., and Robert Etzler of New Port Richey, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
