Vicki's Close Cousins, Long Lost Cousins, Kissing Cousins, Distant Cousins, Great-Great and more Great Grandparents, In-laws, Out-laws, and Allied Lines. That's a cameo of great great Grandpa Simon Prince to the left, born in 1850.
Obit in Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL
DORMAN, IRA E., age 84, of Adamsville, died September 23, 1999. A retired switchman with Southern Railroad. Funeral services Saturday, September 25, at 2 pm. Gardendale Chapel with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery. Rev. Terry Williams officiating. Visitation Friday, September 24, 6 pm to 8 pm at Gardendale Chapel. Survivors: Sisters, Zadie Dorman Williams and Etta D. Farley.
Obit in Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL
GRIFFIN, JENNIE J. Age 74, of Pembroke Pines, Flordia, passed away October 2, 1996. Devoted wife to the late Sewell Griffin; beloved mother of Richard Griffin, Michael Griffin, and Donna Griffin Arit; adoring grandmother of Jason, Jessica, Matthew, Paula, Marie, Alexandra, Mackenzie, and Griffin. She was one of seven children: Roy Lee, William, Arthur, and Nethelia Gray, Mava Skelton, and Ada Ruth Nichols. Mrs. Griffin was born in Majestic, Alabama and raised in Tarrant, Alabama. She moved to Hollywood, Florida in 1961 and continued her 41 year career as a supervisor for Western Union. A gathering was held Thursday at Van Orsdel Funeral Chapel, Pembroke Pines, Florida. A final visitation will be held at Ridout's Roebuck Chapel in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday from 5:00 until 8:00 pm and graveside service at Forest Hill Cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama on Sunday, October 6, 1996 at 2:00 pm. Arrangements by: Ridout's Roebuck Chapel.
Passed out at service:
In loving memory of Jennie J. Griffin
Date of Birth May 3, 1922
Date of Death October 2, 1996
Graveside Service 2:00 pm Sunday, October 6, 1996, Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
Clergyman Rev. Wayne DuBose, Green Valley Baptist Church
Obit from Birmingham News (AL)
BETTY COOLEY DORMAN, of Guntersville, died June 23, 2000, at her residence. She grew up in Jefferson County, attended Bradford, Mortimore Jordan, and graduated from West Jefferson High School. She was a cheerleader and honor student and received her degree from the University of Oklahoma. She retired from the US Army Missile Command as a Supervisory Procurement Analyst. She is survived by daughers, Deborah Hinton and Lisa Britton; son, Tyrus, Jr; sisters, Dot Mays and Rhonda Gravlee; one half brother, John Cooley, Jr.
Obit from Birmingham News (AL)
ELZORA KELLEY GRAY, age 93, of Ragland, who passed away on August 11, 1999 in Pell City. She was a native of Majestic, AL, a resident of Ragland and also a homemaker. She was a member of Gray's Chapel Baptist Church. Funeral will be Satuday, August 14, at 12:00 noon at Chapel Hill Funeral Home with burial in Macedonia Baptist Cemetery, Ragland, AL. Rev. Doug Ford and Rev. Frank parrish are officiating. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rubin Gray. Survivors: three duaghters, Louise Bice of Justice, IL, Jeanette Pinkston, and Joan Gray, both of Ragland; eight sons, Richard Gray of Glenn Berine, MD, Rubin Gray, Jr. Of Fultondale, AL, Travis Gray, Albert Gray, John Gray and Larry Gray, all of Ragland, AL, Marvin Gray and James Gray, both of Cleveland, OH; 25 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, 13 nieces, five nephews, pallbears are Mark Gray, Derik Wolfe, Cathy Bice, James Davis, Matthew Dukes, James Michael Gray, Richard Barrett and Ray Barron. Chapel Hill Funeral Home of Pell City directing.
Obit from Birmingham News (AL)
GERTIE LOVE BRADFORD, age 89, daughter of the late Ollie and Frances (Aunt Mag) Love, formerly of Bradford, AL, passed away at her home in Baltimore, Maryland, Saturday February 20, 1999. She is survived by sons Charles, John, and Larry Bradford; daughters, Shirley, Maurene, Irene and Kitty; brothers, Hiram Love of Graysville, AL, Dale Love of Crosston, AL, Carmon (Buck) Love of Bradford, AL; sisters, Tulabelle Love Davis of Bradford, AL, Willadean Love Todd of Morris, AL, Martha Love McCay of Crosston, and a host of relatives and friends. Interment at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, South Baltimore, Maryland. McCully-Polyniak Funeral Home Baltimore, Maryland directed.
Obit from Birmingham News (AL)
MR. MARVIN E. (SON) HILTON, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 1999. He was 91 years old and had lived in Bayview for sixty-two years. He was a charter member and deacon at Bayview Baptist Church, where he served as chairman of deacons for over thirty years.
He was retired from US Steel and was past Master of Milton H. Fies Masonic Lodge #722. He was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Hilton.
Visitation will be held Wednesday evening, beginning at 5:00 pm, with funeral services at 7:00 pm in the Bell Forestdale Chapel. Burial will be at 11:00 am Thursday at Crestview Memorial Gardens. Rev. Norris Hilton and Rev. Charles Click will officiate.
He is survived by: two daughters, Faye (Bud) Aaron of Bayview and Martha (Phillip) Buttram of Pinson; 3 grandchildren, Jerry (Pam) Buttram of Cleveland, AL; Jenny (Randy) Phillips of Crane Hill, AL, and Jill Buttram of Eufaula, AL, 6 great grandchildren, Tanya Speegle of Crane Hill, AL, Timothy Phillips of Crane Hill, Brandi Stewart of Bayview, Brandon Stewart of Bayview, Chris Stewart of Cleveland, Kimberly Buttram of Cleveland; three great-great grandchildren, Nagen Speegle, Drake Stewart and Colton Stewart; one brother, Claud D. (Polly) Hilton of Birmingham. His grandson and great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be O. C. Moon, Curtis Fields, Don Salter, Larry West, Larry Aaron, Mac Parsons, and Ben Vines. Bell Funeral Home in Forestdale is directing.
Obit in The Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL:
VAUGHN, VIVIAN age 90, of Fultondale, died July 3, 1995. She was a housewife and a member of First Baptist of Fultondale. Funeral will be July 6, 1995, 2 pm at Walker Chapel with Pastor Rondal Merrell officiating. Burial in Walker Chapel Memory Gardens. Survivors: daughters, Nezalee Thomas and Frances Phillips of Birmingham, Ruby N. Doyle of Pine Valley, CA, Mary Vaughn of San Diego, Ca, Mavis Carmichael of Fort Meade, FL, and Carol Senger of El Centro, CA; sons, Gerald W. Vaughn of Brookwood, Edsel Vaughn of Clarksville, TN, Thomas A. Vaughn of Alpine, CA, Jack Vaughn of Fultondale, Kenneth Vaughn of Mt. Olive; sisters, Zade Williams of Durant, OK, and Etta Farley of Adamsville; brother Ira Dorman of Irondale; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. Walker Chapel Funeral Home directing.
Dennie Woods Gray
The Birmingham News
12/18/1973 pg 44
Mrs. Gray
Funeral for Mrs. Dennie Woods Gray, 81, of 1444 Princeton-av, Tarrant, who died Monday, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Ragland Baptist Church with burial in Ragland Methodist Church Cemetery. Roebuck Chapel directing.
Mrs. Gray, a native of Ragland, lived in Birmingham 50 years. She was a member of Plainview Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Ada Ruth Nichols, Tallahassee, Fla., Mrs. Jennie Griffin, Hollywood, Fla., and Mrs Mava A Skelton, Wichita Falls, Tex., two sons, William Gray, Birmingham, and Arthur Gray, Pinson, and a sister, Mrs. Flora Wheeler, Ragland.
Gracie Whitten McCulley
The Birmingham News
Wed, Jan 28, 1987, pg 7C
Mrs. Gracie McCulley, 81, of Homewood, died Tuesday. Funeral will be at 10am Thursday at Angwin Ensley, with buial in Oakland. Survivors include four sons, Pete, Ralph, Robert, and Charles McCulley, two daughters, Mrs. Betty Burleson and Mrs. Sybil Carmack, all of Birmingham; a brother, Harold Whitten, and a sister, Mrs. Marie Wright, both of Gadsden.
Floyd McCulley
The Birmingham News
Mon. Aug 13, 1979, pg 33
Floyd McCulley, 74, of 237 52nd St. N, died Sunday. He was a native of Bibb County and was a cab driver with Yellow Cab Co. Funeral will be at 1 pm Tuesday at Angwin with burial in Oakland. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Grace W. McCulley; four sons, Ralph, Charles, Pete and Robert McCulley, all of Birmingham, and two daughters, Mrs. Sybil Carmack, Titusville, Fla, and Mrs. Betty Burleson, Birmingham.
