Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Frank Garner
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Frank Garner, 63, of Danville will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Mason and the Rev. Jeff Armbrester officiating.
Burial will be in Salem Cemetery in Hartselle. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Garner died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at Parkway Medical Center. He was born in Morgan County on July 8, 1938, to James L. Garner and Velma Inez Breedlove Garner. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served during the Cuban missile crisis and a mill finish superintendent for Nichols Aluminum, formerly Fruehauf.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Jean Powell Garner; one son, James Buckley Garner of Madison; one daughter, Lori Dayne Garner of Decatur; five brothers, Don Garner, Tommy Garner, Larry Garner, Gary Garner and Rickey Garner, all of Hartselle; one sister, Shirley Hale of Lacey's Spring; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Dwight Breedlove, Bobby Garner, Amon Curtis, Elton Porter, Jim Tanner, Eugene Mika, Jerry Moore and Buck McCulloch.
Phyllis Hill Goodlett
MOULTON -- Funeral for Phyllis Hill Goodlett, 78, of Moulton was to be today at 2 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with Donald Layman officiating.
Burial was to be in Shoemake Cemetery.
Mrs. Goodlett died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at Decatur General Hospital. She was born Nov. 28, 1922, in Lawrence County to George Thomas Hill and Mary Jane Roden Hill. She was a member of Salem Baptist Church and was a retired dental assistant for Dr. George Carraway. She also was a clerk at Corner Drug. She was the widow of Milton Leonard Goodlett.
Survivors include two daughters, Oradean Goodlett and Martha Jane Goodlett, both of Moulton.
Pallbearers were to be Ray Aldridge, Anthony Aldridge, Doug Cox, Melvin Box, Ray Hill and Willard Hill.
Mary Grace Harper
CULLMAN -- Funeral for Mary Grace Harper, 77, of Cullman will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Moss Service Funeral Home with the Rev. David McDonald and the Rev. Bill Harper officiating.
Burial will be in Center Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Harper died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at Hanceville Nursing Home. She was born July 23, 1924, to William Daniel and Mertie Metz Daniel. She was a dietary worker for Cullman Nursing Home before retiring.
Survivors include one son, Billy Harper of Falkville; three daughters, Diane Carden of Cullman, Madeline K. Smith of Cullman and Martha Powe of Hartselle; three brothers, Luther Daniel of Cullman, J.C. Daniel of Alexandria, Va., and Leon Daniel of Maryland; one sister, Bonnie Gross of Gallion; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.
Edward Lee Hastings
FORT PAYNE -- Memorial service for Edward Lee Hastings, 13, of Fort Payne will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with R. Pat McFadden officiating.
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 9 at the funeral home.
The teen-ager died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001. He was born Dec. 6, 1987. He was an eighth-grader at Fort Payne Middle School and a member of Fort Payne Wildcats Marching Band and First Baptist Church of Fort Payne. He was the grandson of the late Elmo Hastings.
Survivors include his father, Carey Houston Hastings of Morristown, Tenn.; his mother, LuAnne Wilkinson Hastings of Fort Payne; one brother, Nathan Kyle Hastings of Fort Payne; one half-brother, Jamie Hastings of Pensacola, Fla.; his grandparents, Mildred Hastings of Hartselle, Betty McCallie Wilkinson of Stevenson, and Dick Wilkinson of Section.
Harold Ellas Kelley
ATHENS -- Funeral for Harold Ellas Kelley, 73, of Athens will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Dusty McLemore officiating.
Burial will be in Athens City Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Kelley died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. He was born Jan. 27, 1928, in Limestone County to Ed and Onie Kelley. He was a retired TVA employee and a mason. A disabled veteran who fought in World War II and the Korean War, he was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 558 in Sheffield. He was a member of Lindsay Lane Baptist Church. He was the brother of the late Horace Kelley and Bobby Kelley.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Kelley; two sons, Jim Kelley and Mike Kelley, both of Athens; one daughter, Debbie Shuttleworth of Decatur; one sister, Judy Wooten; six granddaughters; two grandsons; and one great-granddaughter.
Pallbearers will be Roger Wooten, Jason Scott, Kasey Wooten, Joseph Southers, Kevin Davis and Bobby Irvin.
Memorials may be made to the Lindsay Lane Baptist Church building fund.
Billy H. Matthews Jr.
ROGERSVILLE - Graveside service for Billy H. Matthews Jr., 30, of Rogersville was to be today at 2 p.m. at Miller Cemetery with the Rev. J.W. Vickers officiating and Twin Oaks Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Matthews died at home Monday, Oct. 15, 2001. He was born Sept. 29, 1971. He was an electrician. He had relatives in Decatur.
Survivors include his mother, Jimmie Lou Matthews of Rogersville; and one brother, Paul Alan Hudson of Rogersville.
Pallbearers were to be Guy Lamar, Jeff Griffin, Joey Glover, David "Doc" Risner, Ken Garner, Darrin Whitman, Scotty Johns and Jonathon Romine.
Harry B. McCurley
ATHENS -- Funeral for Harry B. McCurley, 72, of Tanner was to be today at 2 p.m. at Green brier Baptist Church with the Rev. Randall Coker and the Rev. D.A. Emerson officiating.
Burial was to be in Madison City Cemetery with Laughlin Service Funeral Home directing. The body was to be in the church one hour before the service.
Mr. McCurley died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at his home. He was born Jan. 27, 1929, in Limestone County to Robert Alfred McCurley and Ida McCurley. He farmed in Limestone County for several years and was a member of Green brier Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Humphrey McCurley; one daughter, Cheryl Phillips of Tanner; two brothers, Robert McCurley of Hartselle and Cecil McCurley of Belle Mina; two sisters, Pauline Hatfield of Huntsville and Ann Price of Owens Cross Roads; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Limestone County, P.O. Box 626, Athens, AL 35612 or the mission fund of Green brier Baptist Church, 7939 Green brier Road, Madison, AL 35757.
Lena Mae Shields
MOULTON -- Funeral for Lena Mae Shields, 85, of Moulton will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Dale Shields officiating.
Burial will be in Liberty Methodist Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home for two hours before the service.
Mrs. Shields died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at her daughter's home in Florence. She was born Jan. 23, 1915, in Moulton to A.A. McCreless and Fannie Mae Simmons McCreless. She was a member of Mount Moriah United Methodist Church. She was known as MawMaw to her family. She was the sister of the late Clarence McCreless, Carl McCreless, Printess McCreless, Dennis McCreless, Elsie Shields, Flora Staggs and the grandmother of one late grandson.
Survivors include two sons, Troy Shields of Michigan and Alvin Shields of Georgia; four daughters, Maelene Cooper and Almedia Rice, both of Florence, Dorothy Montgomery of Ohio and Viola Bailey of Sipsey; one brother, Coy McCreless of Hamilton; one sister, Avalee McDonald of Killen; 19 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
George Sims
ROGERSVILLE -- Funeral for George Sims, 89, of Rogersville was to be today at 2 p.m. at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jody Hill and the Rev. Richard Hughes officiating.
Burial was to be in Civitan Cemetery with Elkins Funeral Home directing. The body was to be in the church a half hour before the service.
Mr. Sims died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at Limestone Health Facility. He was born July 29, 1912, in Limestone County to R.F. and Beatrice Garner Sims. He served in the Army Air Forces in World War II. He was an elder of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Rogersville and a member of the Masonic Lodge and the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Dassah Sims; one daughter, Dianne Wilkins of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be Mickey Bedingfield, Howell Sims, Wayne Tosh, Chris Sims, Dawn Wilkins and Roger Lankford.
Memorials may be made to the building fund at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Rogersville.
Max South
ATHENS -- Funeral for Max South, 36, of Florence will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with the Rev. David McKelvey officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends three hours before the service at the funeral home. Visitation will also be tonight from 5:30 to 9 at the Coffee High School gym in Florence.
Mr. South died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, at his home. He was born Oct. 7, 1965, in Limestone County to Buddy and Jayne South. A 1984 graduate of Athens High School, he served as teacher and head basketball coach at Coffee High School. He received a graduate degree in 1988 from the University of Southern Mississippi and a master's degree at University of North Alabama in Florence. He attended First Baptist Church in Killen.
Survivors include his wife, Dorinda Gober South; his parents of Athens; one brother, John South of Athens; and one sister, Bellamy South Looney of Vestavia Hills.
Pallbearers will be Sonny Glasgow, Donnie Roberts, Daryl Gober, Derek Gober, Tony Cox, Mike Lewey, Charles Woodruff and Kevin Robinson.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Coffee High School basketball team.
Memorials may be made to the Max South Scholarship Fund, c/o Coffee High School, 648 N. Cherry St., Florence, AL 35630 or Southern Care Hospice in Florence.
Louis Webster
ATHENS -- Funeral for Louis Webster, 81, of Athens was to be today at 1 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with Robert Hall officiating.
Burial was to be at 3 p.m. in Bonnertown Cemetery in Bonnertown, Tenn.
Mr. Webster died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at Athens-Limestone Hospital. He was born March 11, 1920, in Limestone County to John and Jane Webster. He was a retired farmer and a member of Tanner Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Christine Webster; one son, John T. Webster of Athens; and one granddaughter.
Pallbearers were to be Kenneth Daly, Jay Mosley, T.W. Mosley, Wayne Mosley, Herbert Mosley and Thomas Mosley.
Edward Wayne Wilburn
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Edward Wayne Wilburn, 54, of Hartselle will be Friday at 1:30 at Peck Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Green and the Rev. Lon Ostriski officiating.
Burial will be in Charity Cemetery in Hazel Green with a graveside service at 3:30. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Wilburn was born April 22, 1947, in Madison to Burl Jessie Wilburn and Beatrice Billions Wilburn. He was a Baptist. He was the brother of the late Burl Wilburn Jr. He worked for Genesco, a shoe manufacturer.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Hopper Wilburn; one son, Mark Edward Wilburn of Fayetteville, Tenn.; two daughters, LaTesa J. Pinkerson of Hazel Green and Dorann Wilburn Tanner of Calera; five brothers, Houston Wilburn, Billy Wilburn, and Earl Wilburn, all of Hazel Green , and Jessie Wilburn of Cornersville, Tenn., and Jimmy Wilburn of Bellvue, Tenn.; two sisters, Christine Flynt of Hazel Green , and Betty Whaley of Flintville, Tenn.; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Gary Acton, Justin Chambers, Phillip Chambers, Felix Harden, Steve Long, Alan Taylor, Ronnie Wilburn and Troy Wilburn.
Edith Oden Aday
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for Edith Oden Aday, 87, of Oden Ridge, will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Aday died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001, at her home.
The funeral home will announce complete arrangements.
