Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 - 1814-1935
Kenneth W. Swertfeger
68, retired Hispan plantmanager
Funeral for Kenneth W. Swertfeger, 68, of Decatur will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with the Rev. David Lewis and the Rev. Duane Maas officiating.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Burningtree Cemetery.
Mr. Swertfeger died Saturday, Dec. 18, 1999, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. He was born June 27, 1931, in LaCrosse, Wis. He was a plant manager of Hispan Corp. and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
He lived in Bountiful, Utah, for 16 years before moving to Decatur.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Swertfeger of Decatur; three sons, Jeffrey Swertfeger of Rochester, Minn., Steve Swertfeger of Bountiful, Utah, and Paul Swertfeger of Wendover, Nev.; his mother, Myrtle Mickelstad of Onalaska, Wis.; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Mike Love, Bob Butler, Bob Lawyer, Robin Hunt, Tom Boyle and Randy Eckstein.
Honorary pallbearers will be Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter No. 941 and the men of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Tincy Ophelia Wood
54, cook
ATHENS -- Funeral for Tincy Ophelia Wood, 54, of Athens will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home with the Rev. James Toone officiating.
Burial will be in Copeland Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Wood died Sunday, Dec. 19, 1999, at her residence. She was born Jan. 18, 1945, in Limestone County, to James Herbert Pack and Betty Yarbrough Pack. She was a cook for Athens Family Restaurant and a member of the Baptist faith.
Mrs. Wood is survived by her husband, Jimmie D. Wood Sr.; two sons, Jimmie D. Wood Jr. and Hubert Lee Wood, both of Athens; one brother, Charles M. Pack of Athens; one sister, Alice Brewer Harris of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Randy Brewer, Joe Toth, Ernest Knox, Dale Pack, Alvis Kelly and Wayne Martin.
Dennis Lee Brown Jr.
24, security guard
Funeral for Dennis Lee Brown Jr., 24, of Trinity will be Wednesday at noon at Springhill Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. John Z. Gray officiating.
Burial will be in Decatur City Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. The body will be in the church one hour before the service.
Mr. Brown died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999, at Grandview Medical Center is Jasper, Tenn. He was born July 20, 1975, in Toledo, Ohio. He was a graduate of East Lawrence High School and attended Gadsden State College. He was employed as a security guard for Murray Guards Security Company and was a member of Springhill Missionary Baptist Church.
He is survived by his father, Dennis Lee Brown Sr. of Toledo; his mother, Shirley Buford Vaughn of Trinity; his stepfather, William Vaughn Jr. of Trinity; three brothers, Brian A. Morris of Trinity, and Nathan McAlister and Maurice Robinson, both of Toledo; one sister, Tonya B. Keebler of Decatur; one stepbrother, Michael Vaughn of Decatur; three stepsisters, Monica Foster , Michelle Pickett and Lavette Johnson, all of Decatur; and two grandmothers, Elizabeth Fletcher of Belle Mina and Vera Vaughn of Decatur.
Cousins will be pallbearers.
Mary Edith Collier
80, homemaker
Funeral for Mary Edith Collier, 80, of Decatur will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Douglas Ripley officiating.
Burial will be in Collier Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Collier died Monday, Dec. 13, 1999, at her home. She was born April 28, 1919, in Alabama to Nina Grissom Elkins and William Elkins. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, Ronald F. Collier and Charles L. Collier, both of Priceville; one daughter, Carolyn Collier of Priceville; and one granddaughter.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Collier, Jim White, Warren Gilchrist, Jim Pettit, Cecil Blocker and Jeremy Talley.
Sarah Elsie Dutton
MOULTON -- Funeral for Sarah Elsie Dutton of Moulton, who died Monday, Dec. 13, 1999, at Lawrence Baptist Medical Center, will be announced by Eilliott Funeral Home.
Virginia Nevelyn Poe
77, homemaker
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. -- Funeral for Virginia Nevelyn Poe, 77, of Athens will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Maddux Funeral Home with the Rev. Randy Davis officiating.
Burial will be in Green Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 to 8 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Poe died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, at her home. She was born Oct. 16, 1922, in Saint Charles, Ky. She was a homemaker, a member of Lake Grove Baptist Church in Saint Charles, Ky., and a member of the Daughters of American Veterans No. 51 in Athens.
She is survived by one son, Albert J. Poe Jr. of Athens; two daughters, Liz Van Vactor of Athens and Yvonne Stevens of Casstown, Ohio; one brother, Richard Lamb of Madisonville, Ky.; three sisters, Mary Nave of Corydon, Ky., Nora Jean Lamb of Lake City, Fla., and Francis Lamb of Henderson, Ky.; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Limestone County at P.O. Box 626, Athens, AL 35612.
James Lemuel Prater
HARTSELLE -- Funeral arrangements for James Lemuel Prater, 71, of Falkville, who died Monday, Dec. 13, 1999, at Cullman Regional Medical Center, will be announced by Peck Funeral Home.
Patricia 'Pat' Priest
MOULTON -- Funeral arrangements for Patricia "Pat" Priest, 52, of Moulton, who died Monday, Dec. 13, 1999, at Vencor Hospital in Chattanooga, will be announced by Lawrence Funeral Home.
Raymond Eugene Pruitt
ATHENS -- Funeral arrangements for Raymond Eugene Pruitt of Athens, who died Monday, Dec. 13, 1999, at his home, will be announced by Limestone Chapel Funeral Home.
Ruth Warren
76, Decatur General Hospital retiree
Funeral for Ruth Warren, 76, of Decatur, will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Edward Owens officiating and Sharpley Funeral Home directing.
Burial will be in Sterrs Cemetery. Mrs. Warren will be at the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Warren died Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999, at her residence. She was born March 27, 1923 in Morgan County to Howard and Emmaline Jolly. She was a member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist and later moved her membership to Union Grove Primitive Baptist Church, where she served on the Sister Aid Society. She was retired from Decatur General Hospital. She was the mother of the late Johnathan Mark "Tiger" Warren and Leon Taylor.
She is survived by her father, Howard Jolly of Decatur; four sons, Ronnie Warren, Billy Warren and Johnny Warren, all of Decatur, and Jerry Warren of Hartselle; two daughters, Willie Mae Pointer of Moulton and Janice Ann Brown of Pittsburgh; two sisters, Mary Williams of Decatur and Rosie Rice of Huntsville; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie Warren, Billy Warren, Johnny Warren, Jerry Warren, DeRon Walker and Billy Wayne Harney.
Jack Francis Whaley II
50, business owner
Funeral for Jack Francis Whaley II, 50, of Decatur, will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Shelton Funeral Home with the Rev. Mitch Smith officiating.
Burial will be in Clardy Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. Whaley died Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999, in Decatur. He was born Feb. 9, 1949, in Clark County, Ohio, to Jack Francis Whaley and Edna Miller Whaley. He was owner and operator of Jack's Cleaning and Floor Service for 17 years. He served with the Priceville Volunteer Fire Department.
He is survived by his wife, Agnes Moore Whaley; one son, Jack F. Whaley of Springfield, Ohio; one stepson, Patrick Neal Terry of Decatur; one stepdaughter, Sonya Terry Lott of Decatur; three brothers, Frank Whaley of Gilbert, S.C., Robby Whaley and Richard Whaley, both of Springfield; and one granddaughter.
Pallbearers will be nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Priceville Volunteer Fire Department.
James Ernest Bramlett
77, farmer/carpenter
HARTSELLE -- Funeral for James Ernest Bramlett, 77, of Valhermoso Springs will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Valhermoso First Christian Church with the Rev. Clint Coffey and the Rev. Wendell Miller officiating.
Burial will be in Valhermoso Springs Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. The body will be at the church one hour before the funeral.
Mr. Bramlett died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, at Huntsville Hospital East. He was born June 5, 1922, in Marshall County to William Ernest Bramlett and Lillie Bramlett. He was a lifelong member of Valhermoso First Christian Church, where he was a church trustee. He was a farmer and carpenter and was the widower of Merriam Marie Bramlett.
He is survived by two sons, James W. Bramlett of Valhermoso Springs and Ernest Keith Bramlett of Asheville, N.C.; one daughter, Sandra B. Sims of Valhermoso Springs; one brother, AdrainDwain Bramlett of Chicago; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Valhermoso First Christian Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 68, Valhermoso Springs, AL 35775.
