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African American Funeral Programs

This is an INDEX ONLY of the original programs held at the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library. This collection was originally compiled by Anita Smith Cobb from the programs saved by her mother, Hattie Pride Smith.  

Name on Front of Program Born Died Spouse Parents Burial Abernathy, Mrs. Barbara Armstead 12 Jul 1955, 2 Jan 1976, Florence, AL Lavert Abernathy Sr. Mr & Mrs Arthur Armstead Lauderdale Co AL Agnew - See Mrs. Charity Marie Thompson Agnew, Bro. William (Bruce) 9 Apr 1912 6 Oct 1969 m 26 Dec 1940, Jessee & Eddie Agnew Springhill Cemetery, Jesse Pearline Jones Florence, AL Alexander, Mrs. Marguerite Sneed 15 Mar 1915, Florence, AL 11 Apr 2003, California Woodson J. & Nettie V. Sneed Allman, Mrs. Susie A. 22 Feb 1936, Florence, AL 9 Sep 1995, Florence, AL Ernest Allman Sanders & Annie Reeder Young Tri-Cities Memorial Garden Amlett - See Mrs. Lily Amlett Barnett Anderson, Mr. Edward A. 26 Jan 1932 26 Jul 1998 Minister Katherine Amos & Martha Anderson Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Lei Anderson Anderson, Mr. Herbert 23 Oct 1928, 31 May 1985, Florence, AL Sallie Mae Anderson Ernest & Emma Vaughn Wesley Chapel Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Anderson Sr. Arch, Mr. Spencer Foster Sr. 12 Apr 1919, Iuka, MS 12 Jul 1986, Florence, AL Mr & Mrs Eddie Arch Handy Memorial Gardens, Florence, AL Arch, Mrs. Bertha Marie Coleman 30 Jun 1924, Florence, AL 15 Jan 1976, Florence, AL Spencer Arch Sr. Mr & Mrs James G. Coleman Handy Memorial Gardens, Florence, AL Armstead - See Mrs. Barbara Abernathy Armstead - See Mrs. Sadie Mae Williams Armstead - See Mrs. Sarah A. Summerhill Armstead, Mr. Delmas Coridell Sr. 11 Mar 1907, 1 Jan 1998, Wilder Grace Webster Alexander & Mary Southard Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens Lauderdale Co AL Huntsville, AL Armstead Armstead Florence, AL Armstead, Mrs. Clydie Mae Summerhill 1 Jan 1937, Florence, AL 3 Dec 1985, Florence, AL Clyde & St. Florine (Simpson) Summerhill Armstead, Mrs. Evangeline 25 Dec 1909, Florence, AL 1 Feb 1998, Florence, AL Alexander & Mary Southard Tri-Cities Memorial Garden Armstead Florence, AL Armstead, Mrs. Flordia Bell 8 Apr 1966, [service held] Bethel Lauderdale Baptist Church Good Hope Cemetery, Florence, AL Armstead, Mrs. Jessie Ruth 9 Jun 1925, 13 Jul 1990 Luther and Arrie Alexander Bailey Chapel Cemetery, Lauderdale Co AL Harden Killen, AL Armstead, Mrs. Lena P. 1 Feb 1921, Florence, AL Aug 2000 Eugene (Sweet) Armstead Ellis & Addie Parker Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Florence, AL Armstead, Mrs. Mary S. Feb 1887 18 Nov 1975 Mr & Mrs David Southard Rock Church Cemetery, Florence, AL Arnett, Mr. Charles 4 Apr 1974, age 69, Bernice Boddie Arnett Mr. Taylor and Mrs. Mose Ella Good Hope Cemetery, Lima, OH Beasley Arnett Florence, AL Asher - See Mrs. Madie Asher Pride Bailey, Jack 31 Dec 1894, 10 Dec 1974 m 11 Jan 1922, John and Lizzie Bailey Lauderdale Co AL Minnie Lee Jones Bailey, Robert "Bob" Carl 13 Apr 1935, Leighton, AL 16 Apr 2001 Martha Blondell Donley; Ely & Rebecca Pearl Cobb Cemetery, Odessa Vaughn Hankins Bailey Leighton, AL Bankhead - See Mrs. Minnie Alma Crittendon Barnett - See Mrs. Dora Barnett Kindle Barnett, Mr. Bill Jr. 19 Aug 1928, Florence, AL 18 Sep 1995, Florence, AL Dorian Faye Barnett Bill & Anna Gilbert Barnett, Sr. Galilee Church Cemetery, Florence, AL Barnett, Mr. Jeremiah Jr. 31 Dec 1961 20 Nov 1986, Memphis, TN Mr & Mrs Jeremiah Barnett, Sr. Springhill Cemetery, Florence, AL Barnett, Mr. Jeremiah Sr. 19 Sep 1921, Florence, 5 Dec 2004, Florence, AL Willie Mae Turnley Jesse Grant & Sentnia Ridley Springhill Cemetery, Lauderdale Co AL Barnett Florence, AL Barnett, Mr. Rufus 15 Apr 1915, Oakland, AL 27 Jun 1979, Florence, AL Mr & Mrs. Solomon Barnett Wesley Chapel, Florence, AL Barnett, Mrs. Lily Amlett 3 Feb 1906, Florence, AL 7 Nov 1981, Florence, AL Walter Barnett (d. 1940) Willie & Rosie Amlett Armstead Cemetery, Florence, AL Barnett, Mrs. Wilner Rugene 12 Mar 1912 25 Aug 1994, Florence, AL Charlie Barnett, Sr. Fate & Maggie Butler Brewster Galilee Church Cemetery, Florence, AL Bates, Mrs. Deborah Elaine Ragland 19 Nov 1955, Florence, AL 13 Apr 1988, Florence, AL not named R. D. & Safronia Ragland Peters Cemetery, Florence, AL Bates, Mrs. Rosella Savage 8 Mar 1898, 1 Dec 1990, Sheffield, AL Tom & Callie Savage Bethel Colbert Cemetery, Lawrence Co [AL] Leighton, AL Baugh, Mrs. Senie Rebecca 11 Nov 1933, Florence, AL 13 Mar 1994, Florence, AL John T. Baugh Jones B. & Madgie Boddie Perkins Peters Cemetery, Florence, AL Beachum, Mr. Chester Sr. 18 Jan 1921 29 Aug 2000, Florence, AL Mary Louise Brewer Beachum Floyd & Emma Holiday Beachum Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens Florence, AL Beck, Mrs. Bessie 11 Aug 1911, Jun 1989, not named William & Harriet Smith Rock Church Cemetery, Lauderdale Co AL Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL Beckwith - See Flossie Mae Weatherspoon Beckwith - See Mrs. Inez (Nazz) Gilbert Beckwith, Miss Datamera Antwan 13 Jun 1980, Florence, 28 Apr 1996, Florence, AL Sharon Beckwith & Michael Carter Rock Primitive Baptist Church Lauderdale Co AL Cemetery, Florence, AL Beckwith, Mr. Johnson Curtis Sr. 7 Nov 1948 21 Jan 1997, Florence, AL Jean Russell Beckwith Johnson & Millie C. Ragland Bethel Lauderdale Church Beckwith Cemetery, Florence, AL Beckwith, Mrs. Hettie Sue 4 Jun 1906, 4 Oct 1972 Tom Williams; Mr & Mrs Comer Vaughn Good Hope Cemetery, Lauderdale Co [AL] Jack Beckwith Florence, AL Beckwith, Mrs. Mildred 2 Jul 1912, Florence, AL 10 May 1968, Florence, AL m 28 Dec 1932, Richard & Marguerite Ragland Bethel Cemetery (Millie) Coleria Johnson Beckwith Jr. Bennett, Mrs. Mattie 23 Sep 1960 - Services held at Armstead Chapel C.M.E. Church, Florence, AL Chapel Cemetery, Florence, AL Berry, Mr. Oscar L. (Buck) 3 Mar 1911, 28 Jun 1995, Lawrenceburg, TN Priscilla Boddie Springhill Cemetery, Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL Bertwell - See Mrs. Velma Jackson Boddie - See Mrs. Emma Boddie Edwards Boddie - See Mrs. Josie Margaret Smith Boddie - See Mrs. Madgie Perkins Boddie, Elizabeth Anderson 18 Aug 1926, Florence, AL 28 Aug 2000, Florence, AL m 22 Oct 1949, Robert Lucian & Millie Pearson Mount Zion A.M.E. Cemetery Tom Milton Boddie Anderson Sr. Florence, AL Boddie, Mr. Walter Hubert 9 Sep 1909, 4 Nov 1996, Florence, AL Walter L. & Meadie Boddie Good Hope Cemetery, Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL Boddie, Mr. Walter L. 21 Sep 1883, Florence, AL 6 Sep 1978, Florence, AL Meadie Oakley Mr & Mrs Richmond Boddie Mt. Zion Cemetery, Florence, AL Boddie, Mrs. Louise 24 Aug 1908, Florence, AL 19 May 1998, Florence, AL Robert Lee Boddie, Sr. Charlie & Hannah Pride Gibson Peters Cemetery, Florence, AL Boddie, Mrs. Margaret Johnson 17 Jul 1921, Florence, AL 18 Sep 2003, Tuskegee, AL Jeffie Montgomery Boddie William & Eveline Vaughn Johnson Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Florence, AL Boddie, Mrs. Mary Bennie 1900 26 Apr 1997, Andrew Boddie Richmond & Nora Barnett Boddie Mt. Zion Church Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, TN Florence, AL Boddie, Mrs. Mary Francis 2 Sep 1984, Florence, AL Walter H. Boddie Mary Chandler Thompson & Bethel Cemetery, Florence, AL John Chandler Bonds, Mrs. Hattie Ellen 24 Jan 1911, 23 Nov 1979, Florence, AL Charles F. Bonds Rev. & Mrs. Noble Suggs Handy Memorial Gardens Russellville, AL Florence, AL Brannon, Pvt. James Edward 20 Dec 1951 - Services held at Saint Mark Baptist Church Brewer, William Nathaniel Sr. 2 Feb1919, Rogersville, AL 14 Jun 2003, Florence, AL Margaret M. Todd Joe & Millie Barnett Brewer Mt. Zion Cemetery Brewster - See Mrs. Wilner Rugene Barnett Broaden, Mrs. Mary Early Abernathy 18 Dec 1900 10 Nov 1976, Sheffield, AL Sam Broaden Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, AL Brooks - See Bulls, Mrs. Bazola Brooks, Mr. William McKinley 21 Oct 1897, Killen, AL 25 Mar 1979, m 23 Jun 1917, Nettie Gordon Jim & Ellen Brooks Handy Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Lauderdale Co AL m 16 Aug 1956, Thelma Long Florence, AL Brown - See Mrs. Annie Brown Leslie Brown, Bro. Frank L. 22 Jan 1908, 19 Aug 1994, Johnnie Burst Brown Rev. Jim & Anna Brown Rock Church Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Lauderdale Co AL Brown, Estella Summerhill Jones 29 Aug 1919, 21 Sep 1993, St. Louis, MO Mr & Mrs John Dewey Summerhill Springhill Church Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL Brown, Mr. Charles K. 9 Feb 1908, Florence, AL 13 Oct 1990, not named Horace & Nora Brown Handy Memorial Gardens, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Brown, Mr. Charlie Johnson 28 Sep 1927, Florence, Al 3 Apr 1994, Florence, AL m 1950, Miss Mattie Mozell Rev. Ed & Mrs. Mary Handy Memorial Gardens, Florence, AL Johnson Johnson Brown Brown, Mr. John Douglas 17 Jan 1921, Florence, AL 14 Mar 2005, Ida Mae Turner Brown Robert & Matailda Mason Brown Sr. Bethel Lauderdale Baptist Lauderdale Co AL Bulls, John Thomas Jr. 4 Apr 1914, 21 Jan 2002 James Ella Turnley John Thomas Sr. & Jordan Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Bazola Brooks Bulls Bulls, Mr. Frank Center Star, 8 Mar 1974, age 75, Mr. & Mrs. George Bulls Bulls Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL Bulls, Mr. John Thomas Sr. 20 Jan 1890, Center Star, 8 Jul 1980, Florence, AL m 14 Dec 1911, George & Kate Bulls Jordan Cemetery located on Lauderdale Co AL Miss Bazola Brooks the Bulls' farm Bulls, Mrs. Bazola Brooks Killen, AL [date not given] 2 Apr 1978, m 14 Dec 1911, Jordan Cemetery located on Lauderdale Co AL John Thomas Bulls the Bulls' farm Burst - See Mrs. Danella Peters Burst, Sister Winnie 7 Jun 1886 27 Feb 1985, Frank Burst Sr. Mr. Johnnie Nelson & Peters Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Mrs Armenta Bats Butler, Mrs. Elsie Janice 6 Jul 1913, Florence, 6 Sep 1990, James O. Butler, Sr. Robert & Elizabeth (Lizzie) Florence Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Sheffield, AL Taylor Butler, Mrs. Ruthie Lee 6 Jan 1941 28 Mar 1998, Florence, AL Eddie Butler McKinley & Alma Patterson Peters Cemetery, Florence, AL Cage - See Mrs. Electa Cage Gibson Cage, Gebrima Louise 15 Jun 1942, Florence, AL 17 Apr 2004, Chicago, IL David Cage, Jr. Millard & Lillie Hooks Smith Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL Campbell, Mrs. Rosie Lee 16 May 1922, Tunica, MS 21 Jan 1993 Ed White and Telly Smith Rock Church Cemetery, Florence, AL Carloss - See Mrs. Edna Remelle Mullen Carroll, Joe 23 Mar 1901 23 Nov 2000, Killen, AL Rhonda Mae Carroll Will and Julia Carroll Rock P. B. Cemetery, Florence, AL Carroll, Mr. Johnnie 12 Mar 1900, 19 Sep 1986, Mrs. Henrietta Carroll Mr & Mrs George Carroll Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL Lauderdale Co AL Birmingham, AL Carroll, Mrs. Icyphine Eckerson 21 Jun 1948 9 Apr 1994, Florence, AL John and Easter Mae (Duckett) Galilee Cemetery, Florence Eckerson Carter - See Mrs. Nazareth Cobb Carter, Mattie Elizabeth 4 Feb 1913, Sheffield, AL 20 Aug 1987, Detroit, MI not named Jeremiah & Martha Johnson Detroit Memorial Park, Detroit, MI Casey - See Mrs. Ossie Mary Casey Simmons Casey, Mr. Richmond "Flap" 8 Jan 1944, 24/25 Jul 2000, Florence, AL James Preston and Ossie Mary Casey Mount Zion Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Chandler - See Mrs. Martha Louise "Nig" Houston Clemmons - See Mrs. Edith Virginia Conner Cobb, Mrs. Nazareth 3 Nov 1902 24 Apr 1962 Houston Cobb, Sr. Mr & Mrs Tracy Carter Bethel Cemetery, Leighton, AL Cole, Miss Elizabeth Ann 22 Sep 1950, Florence, AL 10 May 1995, Florence, AL Charlie Cole, Jr. Rock P. B. Cemetery, Florence, AL Cole, Mr. Solomon 20 Mar 1921, 3 Sep 1985, Florence, AL Flora L. Cole Mr & Mrs Charlie Cole, Sr. Bethel Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Cole, Mr. Terry Glenn 16 May 1949, Florence, 16 May 1994, Florence, AL Frances Elaine Shipley Solomon Cole Bethel Lauderdale Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Cole, Mrs. Eula 25 May 1985 m Oct 1926, Calloway Cole Rock [P.B.] Cemetery, Florence, AL Coleeman - See Mrs. Bertha Marie Arch Coleman, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth 10 Apr 1929, Waterloo, AL 2 Dec 1982, m 4 Jan 1953, Mr & Mrs Dudley Simpson Birmingham, AL Osborn Victor Coleman Conner, Mrs. Edith Virginia 18 Dec 1922, Florence, AL 20 Mar 1996, Florence, AL Elijah and Jackie Springhill M. B. Church Ce Summerhill Clemmons Connor - See Mrs. Estelle Connor Jones Cooper, Mr. William 2 Nov 1937, Florence, 9 Jul 1997, Sheffield, AL Elbert and Era Baugh Cooper Rock Church Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Crittendon, Mrs. Minnie Alma 12 Sep 1898 8 Mar 1980, Chicago, IL m 1921, Sam & Alma Gregg Bankhead Henry Lee Crittendon Cross, Mrs. Gennie Velma O'Neal 18 Jan 1911, Florence, AL 3 Mar 1999, Florence, AL m 20 Aug 1930, Peter Cross Harrison & Matie Hawkins O'Neal Mt Calvary Cemetery, Florence, AL Cunningham - See Mrs. Ada C. Webster Cunningham - See Mrs. Hattie K. "Miss Baloe" Southern Cunningham, Mr. Dutch 27 Feb 1910, Florence, 26 Dec 1994, Hohenwald, Mr & Mrs Charlie Cunningham, Sr Peters Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Lewis Co TN Cunningham, Mr. Reddrick 10 Feb 1949, Florence, AL 26 Apr 1995 m 18 Feb 1967, Belton and Delia Koger Cunningham Mt Calvary Cemetery, Florence, AL Linda Ann Roy Davis, Mrs. Florence Patterson 6 Apr 1904 14 May 1975, Florence, AL Lawson Davis, Sr. Ernest and Lula Patterson Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, AL DeHaas, Mrs. Kathleen Elizabeth 24 Mar 1931, Florence, AL Nov 1961, NY m Feb 1959, NY, William H. and Kate White Lewis Sr Services 28 Nov 1961, Tennessee Lewis Edgar DeHaas Valley Community Church, Florence, AL Dillard, Monica Ragland 22 Mar 1965, Florence, AL 23 May 2005 m 19 Jul 1997, Mrs. Carrie Ragland Gunn Bethel Lauderdale Missionary Arthur L. Dillard, Jr. Baptist Church Cemetery Douglass, Mrs. Lucy Ann 16 Jan 1890, Florence, AL 21 Nov 1978, age 88, Florence, AL Doxie - See Mrs. Lucy Ann Douglass Duster, Mr. Berry 8 Feb 1902, Florence, AL 4 Jul 1995, Springhill Cemetery, Floremce, AL Lawrenceburg, TN Duster, Mrs. Annie 23 Jan 1896, 1 Dec 1995, m (1) Vester Koger Dave and Delsie Howell Bethel Lauderdale Church Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Lauderdale Co AL (2) Will Duster Florence, AL Edkerson - See Mrs. Icyphine Eckerson Carroll Edwards, J. B. 4 Aug 1926 1 Jun 2003, Florence, AL Romelia Jimmie & Christine Edwards Peters Cemetery, Florence, AL Edwards, Mr. Joseph 23 Dec 1895, Florence, AL 29 Dec 1975 m 9 Sep 1919, Emma Boddie Silas and Sastaira Edwards Edwards, Mrs. Emma Boddie 1 Sep 1894, Florence, AL 29 Jan 1978, Florence, AL m 9 Sep 1919, Pruitt and Annie Boddie Florence Cemetery, Florence, AL Joseph Edwards Edwards, Ms Rebecca 12 Mar 1944, Florence, AL 1 Nov 2003, Memphis, TN Nessa & Mary Alice Edwards New Park Cemetery, Memphis, TN Fields - See Mrs. Harris Field Mitchell Finley, Charles 17 Apr 1930, Vandiver, AL 19 Aug 2005, Tuscumbia, AL m 28 Jun 1991, William N. and Lula Mae Harris Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, AL Hattie Miller Finley Sr. Finner, Bro. Lun 19 Oct 1911, Florence, 10 Oct 1974, Florence, AL Mrs. Maggie Finner Lun Finner, Sr. and Julia Kelley Galilee Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Ford - See Mrs. Lillie P. Winston Foster - See Mrs. Nasree Summerhill Freeman, Mrs. Maggie Thornton Florence, AL 15 Feb 1977, Horace Freeman [date not given] Tuscumbia, AL Fuqua - see Mrs. Fannie Fuqua Green Fuqua, Ms. Dorothy Dean Simpson 2 Dec 1942, 7 Jun 1997, Leroy Fuqua George & Eliza Cage Simpson Rock Primitive Church Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Florence Hospital, AL Garrett, Laurence Edward Sr. 25 Jun 1918, Florence, AL Apr 1998 Jessie Winston Garrett Charlie and Ida Garrett Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, AL Gibson - See Mrs Louise Boddie Gibson, Mrs. Electa Cage 14 Apr 1916, 7 Apr 1994, Florence, AL m 12 Feb 1933, Mr and Mrs Jackson Cage Rock Church Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Robert Gibson Gilbert, Mr. Mitchell 21 Oct 1923, 7 Oct 1991, m 1948, Roxcella Wilson Charlie and Cornelia Galilee Missionary Baptist Lauderdale Co AL Lauderdale Co AL Holliday Gilbert Cemetery, Florence, AL Gilbert, Mrs. Inez (Nazz) 17 Mar 1895, 30 Dec 1977, Florence, AL Mr. Hamp Gilbert Mr Edmond and Mrs. Springhill Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Willie Beckwith Glaze - See Mother Cora Jane Glaze Roberts Green, Mrs. Fannie Fuqua 11 Aug 1899 1 Feb 1975, Florence, AL C. L. Green Mr. Sallie Fuqua and Mrs. Little Zion Cemetery, Alberta Elizabeth Fuqua Rogersville, AL Guy, Mrs. Flossie T. 10 Sep 1906, Sheffield, AL 1 Nov 1967, Florence, AL Eddie W. Guy Mr & Mrs John Taylor Oakwood Cemetery - Sheffield, AL Haley, Robert Lee Sr. 11 Oct 1909, Florence, AL 27 Apr 1993, Florence, AL m 1929, Lillie Esther Berry Barnett and Wilson Haley Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Florence, AL Gresham Hamer, Mr. Claude David 15 Jan 1944, Florence, AL 15 Aug 1978 [service held, Tennessee Valley Mr & Mrs Joseph D. Hamer Springhill Cemetery, Florence, AL Community Church, Florence, AL] [parents] Hampton, Mrs. Chalc E. 5 Jul 1955 - Services at St. Paul A. M. E. Church Haney, Mr. John B. Sr. 23 Feb 1917, Mrs. Annie B. Haney George and Mary Jane Haney Tri-Cities Memorial Garden Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL Haney, Reynolds "Pete" Jun 2000 Maggie Louise Newton Haney Tri-Cities Memorial Garden Florence, AL Harden - See Mrs. Jesse Ruth Armstead Harden - See Mrs. Louise "Gert" Thompson Hardin, Sarah 9 Sep 1894, Florence, AL 14 Feb 1991, Gary, IN Peter & Millie McDonald Evergreen Memorial Park, Gary, IN Hawkins - See Mrs. Odessa Marie Ross Hawkins, Mrs. Evernee 31 Mar 1884, Florence, AL 20 Nov 1972, Everett Hawkins Charlie & Daisy Hubert Florence Cemetery Cincinnati, OH Hawkins, Mrs. Katie Jones 23 Mar 1914 23 Mar 2004 not named Andrew Johnson & Everline Jones Bethel Lauderdale Cemetery Florence, AL Henderson - See Mrs. Eloise Henderson Lewis Hewitt, Mrs. Lottie Posey 26 Apr 1881, Feb 1977 Abraham H. Hewitt, Jr. Mr and Mrs Charles Posey, Jr Lauderdale Co AL Hick, Mr. Joseph B. 9 Jun 1940, Florence, AL 29 May 1974, Florence, AL Dr. Leonard J. and Eva Hicks Sr. Handy Memorial Gardens, Florence, AL Hill, Mr. Felix James Jr. 26 Oct 1936, Feb 1985 Mrs. Lizzie Mae Hill Felix Hill and Mrs. Ossie Casey Tri-Cities Memorial Garden Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL Hooks, Mrs. Ruthie Mae 29 Nov 1914, Florence, 24 Jul 1971 m 1932, Oscar Hooks Mr. Robert Brown and Mrs. Bethel Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Maltida [sic] Mason Horrison, Larry Donell 29 Jun 1959, Colbert Co AL 5 May 1995, Birmingham, AL Rev. Willie F. and Pearsall Cemetery, Muscle Shoals, AL Edna E. Horrison Houston, Mr. Dan 6 Dec 1892, Lee Co AR 13 Nov 1973, Florence, AL Mrs. Martha Houston Mr & Mrs John Davis Houston Handy Memorial Gardens, Florence, AL Houston, Mrs. Lillian Jean "Polly" 24 Dec 1935, Florence, AL 5 Sep 1981[Services held Robert Frank Houston Mr and Mrs Joe Rhodes Handy Memorial Gardens, Florence, AL Mt Moriah Primitive Baptist Church] Houston, Mrs. Martha Louise "Nig" 12 Nov 1912, 20 Mar 1982 William C. and Millie B. Chandler Handy Memorial Gardens, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Howell - See Mrs. Annie Duster Hubert - See Mrs. Evernee Hawkins Humes, Moses 17 Mar 1941, 4 Sep 1974 Mr and Mrs Isaac Humes Handy Memorial Gardens, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Humes, Mrs. Ollie Mae 12 Apr 1917, 25 Dec 1996, Florence, AL m 12 Jan 1936, Miles Perkins and Mrs. Handy Memorial Gardens, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Isaac Humes Nettie Reed Ingram, Mr. Charlie Benjamin 8 Jul 1914 26 Feb 1985, Florence, AL Rosie Mae Ingram Coy and Mary Ingram King Cemetery, Leighton, AL Ingram, Mr. Leonard "Red" 8 Aug 1913 10 Jun 1993, Florence, AL Henry and Mattie Williams Ingram Tri-Cities Memorial Garden Florence, AL Ingram, Mrs. Diann Chandler 27 May 1951, 4 Apr 1997, Florence, AL Robert John Ingram John Thomas and Ester Lee Reeder Peters Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Jackson, Gibb 2 Mar 1898, Troy Al 29 Nov 1979, Lima, OH m. 17 Dec 1919, Troy, AL, Edmond & Maggie Boswell Jackson Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, OH Miss Annie Mae Hooten Jackson, Mrs. Velma 7 Jun 1917, Florence, AL 30 Jan 1976, Florence, AL Saintonia Foster & Napoleon Bert Rock Cemetery, Florence, AL Johnson - See Mattie Elizabeth Carter Johnson - See Mrs. Katie Jones Hawkins Johnson - See Mrs. Margaret Boddie Johnson, Fannie Belle 13 Oct 1916, Riverview, AL Nov/Dec 1982, Chicago, IL Mr and Mrs Charlie Nolan Sunset Cemetery, Chicago, IL [adoptive parents] Johnson, Mr. Ilus 15 Jun 1898, Florence, AL 29 Jul 1993, Florence, AL Mahalia Simpson Roy and Mary Perkins Johnson Handy Memorial Gardens, Fl Johnson, Mr. J. B. 24 Dec 1927, Florence, AL 13 Feb 1977, Cleveland, OH Mrs. Thelma Johnson Rev. & Mrs. Robert Johnson Rock Cemetery, Florence, AL Johnson, Mr. William "Bill" Jr. 1929 25 Sep 1998, [graveside service held this date.] Smithsonia Church of Christ Cemetery, Florence, AL Johnson, Mr. William Sr. 17 Mar 1899, Florence, AL 20 Dec 1973, Florence, AL Mrs. Everline Johnson Mr & Mrs. Dave Johnson Smithsonia Church of Christ Cemetery, Florence, AL Johnson, Mrs. Eliza 22 Mar 1977, Florence, AL James Johnson Florence Cemetery, Florence, AL Johnson, Mrs. Leila Rebecca Koger 23 May 1921, 22 Jan 2001, Florence, AL Charles J. Johnson, Sr. Harrison & Martha Ann Koger Good Hope M.B. Church Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL Johnson, Sarah B. 5 Jun 1914 14 Feb 1999 Tommie Johnson Aaron and Katie Mae Byrd Sr. Bethel Colbert Cemetery, Leighton, AL Jones - See Mrs. Annie Mae Thompson Jones - See Mrs. Katie Jones Hawkins Jones - See Mrs. Lucinda Williams Jones, Mrs. Estelle Connor 8 May 1908, Florence, 18 Aug 1998, Florence, AL Mrs. Ellen Beasley & Peters Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Mr. Andrew Connor Jones, Mrs. Everline 5 Sep 1899, 8 Jul 1974, John and Nora Jones Bethel Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Lauderdale Co AL Key, Deacon Delmus Sr. 1 Jan 1920, 6 Jun 1998, Annie Lee Key Nathaniel & Viola Key Lauderdale Co AL Lauderdale Co AL Key, Mrs. Annie Lee Hammond 30 Oct 1921, Corinth, MS 6 Feb 1995, Florence, AL Delmus Key Sr. Roxie Ann Thomas Florence Cemetery, Florence, AL Key, Peter Jr. 13 Mar 1910 22 Feb 2000, Florence, AL Martha Key Peter & Norella Key Bethel Lauderdale Cemetery Florence, AL Keys, Mrs. Celestine Winefield 18 Dec 1916, 20 Jun 1994, William and Carolyn Florence Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Lauderdale Co AL Murphey Winefield Kindle, Mrs. Dora Barnett 29 Jul 1931 5 May 1980, Florence, AL Willie Frank Kindle Felix and Mary Barnett Springhill Church Cemetery Florence, AL Koger - See Mrs. Leila Rebecca Koger Johnson Koger, Bro. Luther 20 Apr 1917, Florence, AL 24 Jan 1991, Florence, AL Mrs. Alma Koger Harrison and Martha Ann Good Hope Church Cemetery, Beasley Koger Florence, AL Koger, Sister Judie Mae 13 Dec 1914, 20 Jul 1993, Florence, AL Mr. Leamon Boddie and Mrs. Nellie Good Hope Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Leach, Mr. Nicholas F. 14 Jul 1919, Florence, AL Jun 2000 Robert and Margaret Leach Greenview Memorial Park, Florence, AL Leslie, Mrs. Annie Brown 21 Nov 1918, Uriah, AL 1 May 1981, Florence, AL m 24 Dec 1943, Arthur and Carrie Dillard Brown Morning Star Baptist Church Monroe Co, AL Charles G. Leslie Cemetery, Uriah, AL Lewis - See Mrs. Kathleen Elizabeth Lewis DeHaas Lewis, Mrs. Eloise H. 11 Aug 1913, 25 Aug 1978 [service held, Tennessee George and Ella Henderson Florence City Cemetery, Florence, AL Union Springs, AL Valley Community Church] Liner, John Thomas 6 Oct 1934, Florence, AL 5 May 1993, Annie Rutland Liner Will and Emily Liner Northside Cemetery, Huntsville, AL Huntsville, AL Lovelace, Mr. Robert Earl Florence, AL 21 Sep 1986, Florence, AL Evelyn M. Anthony Lovelace Mr and Mrs Samuel Lovelace Simmons Cemetery, Florence [date not given] Lovelace, Mrs. Molly Elizabeth Florence, AL 31 Dec 1960 [Services George Lovelace Bob & Ellen O'Neal [date not given] St Paul A.M.E. Church Florence, AL Luster, Bro. Edgar 29 Aug 1942, 28 May 1994, Georgetown Iza (DeCosta) Luster, Mr Billie Luster & Mrs. Viola S. Luster Washington, DC University Hospital of Brazil Luster, Mr. Billy Sr. 10 Jan 1897, Leighton, AL 7 Jul 1965, Washington, DC Mr. George Luster, Sr & Galilee Cemetery, Leighton, AL Emma King Luster Luster, Mr. George Jr. 17 Jun 1901, Colbert Co AL 11 May 1987, Sheffield, AL Mr and Mrs George Luster, Sr. Galilee Cemetery, Leighton, AL Malone, Mrs. Lorene Clayborn (Mur) 27 Nov 1897, 5 Jan 1981, Florence, AL not named Mr & Mrs. George Clayborn Florence Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Martin, Mrs. Josephine Feb 1882, 29 Dec 1968, Florence, AL Tom Martin Mose and Martha Williams Handy Memorial Gardens, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Mason, Mr. Sam Henderson 5 Sep 1905, 22 Jun 1994, (1)Fannie Perkins Mason dec'd James "Jim" and Cindy Mason Bethel Lauderdale M. B. Church Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL (2)Mary Gresham Mason Cemetery, Florence, AL McCany, Mrs. Nora Ella 17 Sep 1926, Florence, 25 Feb 1998, m. 5 Aug 1945, Willie and Mary Koger Reeder Bethel Lauderdale Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL Mack McCany, Jr. Florence, AL McDaniel, Ms. Tanya Faye 19 Jan 1956, Florence, AL 13 Jun 1997, Florence, AL Mr & Mrs Green McDaniel Peters Cemetery, Florence, McDonald - See Sarah Hardin McKeorkle, Mrs. Bernice Parker 22 Feb 1902 29 Oct 1977, East Chicago, IN Nelson and Amy J. Parker Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery McVay, Mr. Jim 22 May 1886 29 Jan 1974, Mrs. Mamie McVay Bethel Missionary Baptist Lauderdale Co AL Church Cemetery Minor, Mr. Robert Edward 25 May 1926, Florence, AL 28 Feb 1997, Mrs. Ella Collier-Minor Henry and Leother Anderson Minor Florence Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Minor, Mrs. Regina Sue Nance 14 Apr 1960 15 Feb 1979, Florence, AL Harold Minor Mr & Mrs William R. Nance Thornton Town Cemetery, Rogersville, AL Mitchell, Martha Louise Kinnard 13 Jun 1895, Florence, AL 24 Sep 1998 Alfred J. Mitchell, Sr. Christopher C. Kinnard & Henrietta Coffee Mitchell, Mrs. Harris Field 25 Aug 1909, Sheffield, AL 7 Mar 1977, Florence, AL m 1934, Aaron Mitchell Elizah Hl and Zela Fields Florence Cemetery, Florenc Moody, Mrs. Queen Ester 7 Apr 1943, Bamberg Co 11 Feb 1974, Brooklyn, NY m 27 Jan 1959, David and Alzena Walker Capernaum Cemetery, Denmark, SC Lucious Moody Mullen, Mrs. Edna Remelle Florence, AL 17 Apr 1993, Florence, AL Otis Mullen James Richard & Mary L. Carloss Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Florence, AL [date not given] Nails, Mrs. Mary Esther Lauderdale County, AL 10 Jan 1997, Florence, AL Rudolph Nails, Jr. Florence Cemetery, Florence, AL [date not given] Nance - See Mrs. Regina Sue Nance Minor Nelson, Mr. Edward Leon 14 Feb 1916, Decatur, AL 1 Dec 1993, Florence, AL m Jun 1943, Sherman and Ruth Nelson Tri-Cities Memorial Garden Elmira Hall Nelson Florence, AL Nelson, Mrs. Emma M. Lowndes County 25 Oct 1985, Florence, AL m 29 Aug 1936, Mr & Mrs Henry Vandiver Tri-Cities Memorial Garden [date not given] Rev. G. E. Nelson Florence, AL Noel - See Mrs. Eliza Beasley Skay Noel, Mr. Albert Lee 10 Feb 1922, Florence, AL 28 Jan 1995, Florence, AL Clarence and Birdia Noel Gallilee M. B. Church Cemetery Florence, AL Noel, Mr. Clarence Sr. 11 Jan 1898, Florence, AL 24 Nov 1977, Florence, AL Mrs. Birdia Noel Gallilee Cemetery, Florence, AL Nolan - See Fannie Belle Johnson Oates - See Patricia Ann Wilcox Oates, Mr. William McKinley Sr. 22 Apr 1904, Barton, AL 8 Jan 1982, Sheffield, AL m 11 Oct 1925, Thomas Jefferson and Zion Cemetery - Oates Annex Lessie Williams Geise Suan Olivia Webster Oates Barton, AL O'Neal - See Mrs. Gennie Velma Cross O'Neal - See Mrs. Molly Elizabeth Lovelace Pace, Mrs. Semmie Louise Reeder 25 May 1927, 21 Mar 1986, Limo, OH James Pace Will and Mary Reeder Bethel Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Parker - See Mrs. Bernice Parker McKeorkle Parker - See Mrs Eliza Beasley Skay Parker - See Mrs. Lena P. Armstead Parker, Mr. Epben 12 Feb 1907, 18 Apr 1995 Mrs. Minnie Parker Nelson and Lue Jones Parker Galilee Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Parker, Mrs. Wylodine 13 Aug 1882, Florence, AL 2 Jan 1979, Berkeley, CA Sunset View Mausoleum, Berkeley, CA Patterson - See Mrs. Florence Patterson Davis Pearson - See Mrs. Catherine Pearson Stanback Perkins - See Mrs. Ollie Mae Humes Perkins - See Mrs. Senie Rebecca Baugh Perkins, Mr. Baugh 12 Jul 1912, 10 Sep 1992, Florence, AL Helsup and Romelia Bethel Lauderdale M. B. Church Lauderdale Co AL Thompson Perkins Sr. Cemetery, Florence, AL Perkins, Mr. Miles 1901, 7 Dec 1978, Wilson and Lucy Perkins Bethel Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Lauderdale Co AL Perkins, Mrs. Madgie 21 Oct 1904, Florence, 3 Aug 1996, Florence, AL m 26 Dec 1923, John and Melissa Boddie Bethel Lauderdale Church Lauderdale Co AL Jones B. Perkins Cemetery, Florence, AL Peters - See Mrs. Julia Waites Peters, Mrs. Danella 18 Jul 1884, 30 Jan 1979, Florence, AL m(1) Billy armstead Mr & Mrs. Dan Burst Peters Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL (2) Bob Peters Posey - See Mrs. Lottie Posey Hewitt Posie - See Mrs. Minnie Bell Smith Pride - See Mother Hattie Pride Smith Pride, Brian Jermaine "Fatso" 18 Aug 1973, Florence, Al 10 Jul 2003 Richard Smith Jr.& Roslyn Pride Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church Cem Pride, Leslie James 9 Oct 1924, 26 Sep 1994 Martha L. Pride Leslie & Anna Pride Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens, Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL Pride, Mrs. Madie Asher 8 Jul 1879, 14 Jun 1979, Wayne, MI Albert Pride Mr and Mrs Simeon Asher Bethel Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Ragland - See Monica Ragland Dillard Ragland - See Mrs. Mildred (Millie) Coleria Beckwith Ragland, Mr. Spencer 9 Dec 1955 [services held at Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church, Florence, AL] Ragland, Richard Douglas (R.D.) 31 Oct 1919, 25 Apr 1997, Florence, AL m 12 Jan 1946, Ms. Nannie Richard and Martuerite Ragland Peters Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Safronia Turner Reeder - See Mrs. Diann Chandler Ingram Rhodes - See Mrs. Lillian Jean "Polly" Houston Roach, Mr. Willie 6 Aug 1905, Florence, AL 28 Feb 1973, Florence, AL Wesley Chapel Cemetery Roberson, Mr. George Forest 18 Nov 1913, Colbert Co 22 Jan 1982, Florence, AL Mrs. Nettie L. Roberson Tri-Cities Memorial Garden Roberts, Mother Cora Jane Glaze 12 Apr 1912, Tignall, 13 Sep 2000, Henry Roberts Charles Irvin and United Memorial Gardens, Wilkes Co GA Garden City, MI Emma Lou Wynn Glaze Plymouth, MI Robinson, Jerome 23 Apr 1906, Decatur, AL 6 Apr 1984, Sheffield, AL m 20 Dec 1929, Helen Alex and Lizzie Sims Robinson Sr. Florence Cemetery, Florence, AL Winfrey of Trenton, TN Ross, Mrs. Odessa Marie Lauderdale County, AL 14 Mar 1985, Florence, AL Eddie Ross Mr and Mrs Anthony Hawkins Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens, [date not given] Florence, AL Rowell, Mr. Marice 22 Jan 1953, 9 Nov 2003, Florence, AL Alexander & Eliza Elizabeth Bethel Lauderdale Cemetery, North Chicago, IL Koger Rowell Florence, AL Rowell, Mrs. Annie Sue 23 Oct, Florence, 20 Oct 1984, Florence, AL m 1926, Charley Ingram Mr. Anthony Butler and Mrs. Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptist Lauderdale Co AL Martha Butler Hayes Cemetery Rucks, Sis. Ella Bell 30 Jul 1904, Maury Co TN 6 Aug 1984, Florence, AL m Mar 1928, Robert and Margie Worde Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens, Thomas W. Rucks Florence, AL Russell, Mr. Andrew 17 May 1915, 10 Feb 1981, Florence, AL Mrs. Merrion Russell Helmer and Jackie Chandler Bethel Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Russell Russell, Mr. Jerome Montrett "Ron" 21 Nov 1984, Florence, 12 Dec 2003 April Denise Russell Bethel Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Russell, Mr. Jimmy Lee Sr. 15 Jul 1941, 25 Dec 2003, Jeanette Russell Frank Russell & Ester Thornton Rock PB Church Cemetery, Lauderdale Co AL Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL Russell, Rev. Helmer (Head) Jr. 19 Sep 1919, 8 May 1997, Florence, AL m 6 Nov 1943, Helmer and Jackie Chandler Tri-Cities Memorial Garden Lauderdale Co AL ALma D. Barnett Chandler Russell Florence, AL Savage - See Mrs. Rosella Bates Scott - See Mrs. Eliza Beasley Seay Scott, Mary Lee Turnley 14 Apr 1986, Brooklyn, NY Sid Mack Turnley and Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church Annie Sue Turnley Cemetery, Florence, AL Seay, Mrs. Eliza Beasley 12 Mar 1914 16 Sep 1985, Florence, AL Mr. Alex Seay, Jr. Clarance Noel and Chinnie B. Smithsonia Cemetery, Parker Scott Florence, AL Shelby, Mrs. Beatrice 23 Sep 1902, Florence, AL 26 Jul 1979, Florence, AL Mr. Bill (Will) Shelby Mr and Mrs. George Wynn, Peters Cemetery, Florence, AL Savannah, TN Shelby, Resden (Sonny) 20 Aug 1931 29 Dec 1994, Florence, AL Helen Beckwith Shelby Bill and Beatrice Shelby Bethel Lauderdale Church Cemetery, Florence, AL Shelton, Mr. Edgar J. Florence, AL 21 Jan 1983, Florence, AL Mr and Mrs Jim Shelton Rock Church Cemetery, [date not given] Florence, AL Simmons, Mrs. Ossie Mary Casey 4 Sep 1910, 9 Dec 1985, Florence, AL Mr & Mrs Richard Todd Mt. Zion Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Simpson - See Mrs. Angeline Thompson Simpson - See Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Coleman Simpson, Miss Martha Louise 6 Jan 1920, Florence, AL 30 Jan 1977, Florence, AL Mr and Mrs Robert L. Simpson Simpson, Mr. William _____ 25 Feb 1959 - Services held Saint Mark Baptist Church Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Florence, AL Simpson, Mrs. Cecelia 18 Feb 1926, Florence, AL 20 Aug 1993, IN Henry and Cynthia Stewart Simpson Evergreen Cemetery, Hobart Simpson, Mrs. Eleanor Cleo 2 Mar 1926, 5 May 1998, Florence, AL Jerry and Elizabeth Smith Bethel Lauderdale Cemetery Muscle Shoals, AL Simpson, Mrs. Eliza (Mama Liza) 14 May 1920, 11 Nov 1993, Mr. George Simpson Titus Cage and Pearl Thomas Cole Rock Church Cemetery, Flor Lauderdale Co AL Lauderdale Co AL Simpson, Mrs. Ella Webb 16 Jan 1881, Demopolis, AL 6 Mar 1968, Florence, AL m 4 Oct 1905, Lafayette V. Frank H. and Bettie Hyman Threet Florence City Cemetery, Fl Simpson Simpson, Rosa Beavers 12 Mar 1901, Florence, AL 26 Nov 1998, Monroe E. Simpson Ellie Roach and Earl Beavers Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Washington, DC (Bevis) Florence, AL Skipworth, Mr. Glenn Allen 18 Mar 1974, Florence, AL Mrs. Celestine Skipworth Mrs. Margaret Bailey [mother]; Simmons Cemetery, Florence, AL Horace Bailey [step-father] Skipworth, Mrs. Celestine 29 Dec 1946, 10 Jan 1998, Florence, AL m 1986, Mr. Glenn Skipworth Joshua and Nina Eva Williams Bethel Lauderdale Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Smiley, Mrs. Arcadia N. W. Selma, AL [date not given] 24 Apr 1984, Florence, AL Dr. Hampton Smiley Mr and Mrs Woods Handy Memorial Gardens, Fl Smiley, Rev. Dr. Hampton Ramer, AL [date not given] 24 Apr 1984, Florence, AL Miss Arcadia N. Woods Dave and Mary Smiley Handy Memorial Gardens, Fl Smith - See Mrs. Bessie Beck Smith, Cornelius 23 Dec 1902, 27 Dec 1992, m Feb 1927, William and Willie Rowell Smith Bethel Lauderdale Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Lauderdale Co AL Edna Lee Williams Florence, AL Smith, Mother Hattie Pride 5 Jul 1913, 27 May 2002, Florence, AL m 1933, Judge Clenton Leslie and Anna Turnley Pride Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church Lauderdale Co AL Smith Cemetery Smith, Mr. Arthur Lee 22 Feb 1923, Florence, 26 Sep 1993, Mrs. Eula Summerhill Smith William C. and Josie Smith Bethel Lauderdale Missionay Lauderdale Co AL [services held] Baptist Church Cemetery Smith, Mr. Harry L. 25 Jan 1937, Florence, AL 7 Dec 2002, Chicago, IL Millard & Lillie Smith Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL Smith, Mr. William "Chunk" Smith 15 Nov 1891, Florence, AL 1 Aug 1995, Florence, AL Josie Margaret Boddie William "Toad" & Willie Rowell Smith Smith, Mrs. Ellis P. 27 Jan 1938, 4 Mar 1980, Colbert Co AL Maple Smith Mrs. Willie Sallie Anderson Bethel Lauderdale M. B. Church Lauderdale Co AL Cemetery, Florence, AL Smith, Mrs. Josie Margaret 31 Mar 1895, Florence, AL 21 Jan 1996, Florence, AL William "Chunk" Smith Richmond & Nora Barnett Boddie Smith, Mrs. Mary Suella Lauderdale County, AL 16 Oct 1966, Mr. Harrison Smith ______ Young [4 brothers listed Wesley Chapel, Florence, A [date not given] Lauderdale Co AL as survivors with this surname] Smith, Mrs. Minnie Bell 1 Apr 1978, aged 61, Sheffield, Colbert Co AL Mrs. Mary Posie [Mother] Pearsall Cemetery, Muscle Shoals, AL Smith, Mrs. Willie P. (Mudear) 10 Sep 1905, 30 Oct 2003, Florence, AL Harrison Smith Webster Perkins & Sarah Boddie Peters Cemetery, Florence, Lauderdale Co AL Smith, Sgt. Dempsey 14 Dec 1899, Bethel/ 20 Aug 1994, Chicago, IL William and Willie Smith Smithsonia Community, Lauderdale Co AL Sneed - See Mrs. Marguerite Alexander Southard - See Mrs. Mary S. Armstead Southern, Bro. Edmond 16 Apr 1958, [service held] St. John P. B. Church White Cemetery Southern, Miss Nettie L. 12 May 1929, 21 Aug 1979, Florence, AL David and Clara Southern Rock Cemetery, Florence, A Lauderdale Co AL Southern, Mrs. Hattie K. "Miss Baloe"13 Nov 1914, 12 Apr 2004, Florence, AL Frank Southern, Sr. Mr & Mrs Charlie Mary Florence Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Frances Cunningham Stanback, Mrs. Catherine Pearson 24 Jul 1920, Florence, AL 21 Apr 1996 [services held] Irvine Stanback Jack and Patsy Peters Pearson Peters Cemetery Suggs - See Mrs. Harrie Ellen Bonds Summerhill - See Estella Summerhill Jones Brown Summerhill - See Mrs. Charity Marie Thompson Summerhill - See Mrs. Clydie Mae Armstead Summerhill, Mr. Donnee 27 Jan 1934, 3 May 1999, Florence, AL Mrs. Nasree Summerhill Robert (Bill) and Mary Etta Springhill Church Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Summerhill Florence, AL Summerhill, Mr. Jerry Bill (J. B.) 21 Dec 1935 10 May 2000, Florence, AL m. 28 Dec 1947, Helen R. Winborn Springhill Cemetery, Florence, AL Summerhill, Mr. Robert Henry 20 Nov 1927, 12 Oct 1994, Florence, AL Mrs. Nellie M. Summerhill Robert (Bill) and Mary Etta Springhill Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Summerhill Summerhill, Mr. Solomon Lee 12 Apr 1918 28 May 1982, Sheffield, AL Mrs. Lillie W. Summerhill Mr and Mrs Robert Summerhill Springhill Cemetery, Florence, AL Summerhill, Mr. William Lee 10 Dec 1914, Florence, Nov/Dec 1978, Detroit, MI Mrs. Ossie Summerhill Mr and Mrs William Summerhill Springhill Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Summerhill, Mrs. Nasree 6 Apr 1936, Florence, AL 10 Feb 1999, Florence, AL Mr. Donee Summerhill Jerry & Jennie Lee Foster Rock Church Cemetery, Florence, AL Summerhill, Mrs. Sarah A. 12 May 1896 23 Jan 1977, Florence, AL Thomas Summerhll Mr and Mrs William Armstead Springhill Cemetery, Florence, AL Swoopes, Paris Baker 26 Feb 1902, Hillsboro, AL 12 Nov 2000, Colbert Co AL Mary Buckingham John and Eliza Harris Swoopes Oakwood Cemetery, Sheffield, AL Taylor - See Mrs. Elsie Janice Butler Taylor - See Mrs. Flossie Taylor Guy Thomas - See Mrs. Annie Lee Hammond Key Thomas, Mrs. Ollie W. 17 Aug 1899 16 Jul 1980 Mr. P. L. Thomas Mr and Mrs Ross Woods Galilee Cemetery, Florence Thompson - See Mrs. Louise Thompson Williams Thompson, Allen Terrell Butler 29 Sep 1991 27 Jul 1998, Lawton, OK Ms. Cynthia Lanette Thompson & Bethel Cemetery, Florence, AL Wesley Ed Butler, Jr. Thompson, Miss Janice Denise 3 Aug 1958, 5 May 1995, Florence, AL Mrs. Annie Louise Perkins Bethel Lauderdale Cemetery Lauderdale Co AL Thompson Thompson, Mr. Bebee 12 Feb 1904, 21 Oct 1972, Chicago, IL? Mr & Mrs Dock Thompson Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbi Spring Valley, AL services in Tuscumbia, AL Thompson, Mr. Charles "Buddy" 5 Oct 1917, 5 Jan 2003 Johnetta Smith Thompson George & Eliza Thompson Bethel Lauderdale Cemetery Thompson, Mr. Joseph L. (Sambo) 30 Apr 1923, Florence, AL 20 May 2003, Florence, AL Lillian L. Thompson John & Annie Mae Jones Thompson Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Thompson, Mr. Rhotee Sr. 16 Sep 1910, 16 Sep 1985, Sheffield, AL Edith Davis Thompson D. M. and Mae Bell Thompson Oakwood Cemetery - Tuscumbia, AL Spring Valley, AL Thompson, Mr. Tom A. 15 Jul 1931 12 Sep 1997 m 28 Nov 1954, Roy and Jeanetta Thompson Bethel Church Cemetery, Florence, AL Alice O. Brown Thompson, Mr. William Eugene 20 Aug 1919, Florence, AL 5 Jul 1976, m 10 Sep 1951, Mrs. Emma Mr. Tennie Thompson & Mrs. Mt. Zion Cemetery, Florenc Birmingham, AL Lee Thompson, dau of Frankie Turnley Willie & Bessie Beck Thompson, Mr. Willie Jr. 8 Apr 1943, Florence, AL 2 Jul 2003, Julie Thompson Willie & Izetta Thompson Sr. Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church Cemetery Fort Wayne, IN Thompson, Mrs. Angeline 25 Nov 1902, Florence, AL 12 May 1982, Chicago, IL m 1921, Mr. Henery C. Mr and Mrs Samuel Simpson Bethel Cemetery Thompson Thompson, Mrs. Annie Mae 12 Feb 1904, 18 Oct 2003, Florence, AL John Thompson John & Nora Rowell Jones Lauderdale Co AL Thompson, Mrs. Charity Marie 30 Mar 1914, Florence, AL 14 Feb 1996, Alton, IL Nelson Thompson Jesse and Eddie (Summerhill) Springhill Cemetery, Florence, AL Agnew Thompson, Mrs. Fannie Mae Simpson 10 Jul 1939, Florence, 14 Jan 1997, Florence, AL m 25 Jul 1959, Monroe E. and Rosa B. Simpson Bethel Lauderdale Church C Lauderdale Co AL James Thompson Thompson, Mrs. Louise "Gert" 12 Jun 1927, 22 May 1999, Killen, AL m 17 Jul 1953, Mr and Mrs Luther Harden Bailey Chapel Cemetery, Killen, AL Lauderdale Co AL Earnest (Bob) Thompson Sr. Thompson, Smith Gerald "Ronnie" Sr. 7 May 1955 26 Dec 2000, [services held] Charles and Johnetta Thompson Bethel Lauderdale M. B. Church Cemetery, Florence, AL Thornton - See Mrs. Maggie Thornton Freeman Threet - See Mrs. Ella Webb Simpson Todd - See Mrs. Ossie Casey Simmons Tolbert, Elder David 6 May 1914, Opelika, AL 28 Apr 1999, Florence, AL m 14 Feb 1937, John & Annie Bell Frazier Tolbert Mount Calvary Memorial Garden, Clara Bell Kimble Florence, AL Turner, Mrs. Clara L. 31 Jul 1900, 6 Nov 1978, Louisville, KY Nathaniel (Bill) Turner Mr. Thomas Martin [step-father]; Handy Memorial Gardens, Lauderdale Co AL Mrs. Josephine Williams [mother] Florence, AL Turnley - See Mary Lee Turnley Scott Turnley, Mr. John 17 Oct 1919, Florence, AL 8 Jul 1994, Atlanta, GA Mrs. Emma Lee Allen Mr Sid Turnley, Sr & Mrs. Annie Mt. Zion Cemetery, Florence, AL Mrs. Annie Thompson Turnley, Mr. Sid Thomas Jr. 25 Dec 1925 2 Jul 2004, Bessie L. Poole Sid Mack & Annie Thompson Turnley Mt. Zion Cemetery Lawrenceburg, AL Vaughn - See Mrs. Hettie Sue Beckwith Vaughn, Charity Summerhill 17 Feb 1894, Florence, 11 Oct 1993, Florence, AL Wyatt Vaughn, Sr. Robert (Bob) Summerhill & Springhill Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Millie Jordan Vaughn, Mr. Earnest 31 Jan 1906, Florence, AL 23 Dec 1973, Florence, AL m 26 Dec 1926, Mr & Mrs. Harvey Vaughn Bethel Cemetery, Florence, AL Eliza Williams Vaughn, Mr. Lemuel Sr. 24 Dec 1916, 28 Apr 1982, Florence, AL Mrs. Lizzie Brannon Wesley Chapel, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Vaughn, Mr. Samuel Houston "Moton" 7 Jun 1918, Florence, 17 Feb 2000, Marveline Haney Wyatt & Charity Summerhill Springhill Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Lawrenceburg, TN Vaughn Waites, Mrs. Julia 3 May 1911, Paducah, KY 10 Oct 1987, Florence, AL Chester Waites Richard & Julie Peters Bethel Lauderdale, Florence, AL Walker - See Mrs. Queen Ester Moody Watkins, Mrs. Johnnie Jones Colbert Co AL 3 Aug 1977, Sheffield, William M. Watkins, Sr. Willie & Mattie Watts Jones Pearsall Cemetery, [date not given] Colbert Co AL Muscle Shoals, AL Weatherspoon, Flossie Mae 17 Jun 1929, Florence, AL 16 Jan 2005, Chester, PA m 18 Jun 1952, Ronals Andrew and Winnie Beckwith Rolling Green Cemetery, Weatherspoon West Chester, PA Webster, Mrs. Ada C. 20 Jan 1974, age 73, Ypsilanti, MI Mr & Mrs Charlie Cunningham, Sr Peters Cemetery, Florence, White - See Mrs. Rosie Lee Campbell Wilcox, Patricia Ann 4 Nov 1939, Florence, AL 3 Mar 2004, Evansville, IN m 7 May 1966, Henry and Elsie Oates Oak Hill Cemetery, Walter Wilcox Evansville, IN Williams - See Mrs. Celestine Skipworth Williams, Josephine - see Mrs. Josephine Martin Williams, Mr. Jeff Jr. 7 Mar 1923, 5 Sep 2000, Linden, Christian and Jeff Williams Sr. Peters Cemetery, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Perry Co TN Williams, Mr. John Melvin 6 Aug 1958, Florence, AL 26 Jul 1994, Atmore, AL Robert and Rosa Ella Boddie Bethel Colbert Cemetery, Williams Leighton, AL Williams, Mr. Joshua 29 Jan 1921, Lauderdale Co A27 Apr 2001, Florence, AL Nina Eva Smith Williams Prince & Channie Humes Williams Bethel Lauderdale Cemetery Williams, Mr. Luther Haywood Sr. 3 Jan 1921 11 Feb 1985, Florence, AL Wylodene Butler Mr and Mrs Leander H. Williams Galilee Cemetery, Florence, AL Williams, Mr. Robert Lee 16 Jul 1975, Florence, AL Mrs. Rosa Ella Williams Wesley and Ida Williams Bethel Cemetery, Florence, AL Williams, Mr. Tom 10 May 1914, Florence, AL 16 Aug 2004, Florence, AL Laney Thompson (Goodlow) Wesley & Ida Rowell Williamd Greenview Cemetery, Florence, AL Williams, Mrs. Louise Thompson 26 Apr 1967 Alex Williams, Sr. Mr and Mrs Jack N. Thompson Bethel Cemetery, Florence, Williams, Mrs. Lucinda Date and place not given. 12 Nov 1985, Florence, AL m 10 Jan 1932, Mr and Mrs Jesse J. Jones Handy Memorial Gardens, Alex Williams Jr. Florence, AL Williams, Mrs. Nettie G. 29 Sep 1895 10 Sep 1983 Leander H. Williams Mr and Mrs Henry Clay Thompson Armstead Cemetery, Florence, AL Williams, Mrs. Sadie Mae 12 Feb 1919, 7 Jul 1995, Florence, AL William Penn Williams Lee Grant & Nellie Perkins Tri-Cities Memorial Garden Lauderdale Co AL Armstead Williams, Tom E. 28 Mar 1949 13 Aug 2000 Anna K. Williams Wesley and Annie Minnie Williams Bethel Lauderdale M. B. Church Cemetery, Florence, AL Wilson, Mr. Anthony Charles "Hank" 14 Apr 1911, 8 Oct 1993, Florence, AL Mrs. Edna Chisholm Wilson Eli and Sallie Jackson Wilson Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens Lauderdale Co AL Florence, AL Winefield - See Mrs. Celestine Winefield Keys Winfield, Mrs. Ada Baugh 13 May 1898, 30 Aug 1994, Erskine Winfield Will and Mimmie Baugh Handy Memorial Gardens, Florence, AL Lauderdale Co AL Hohenwald, TN Winston, Mrs. Lillie P. Ford Grady, AL [Date not given] 25 Feb 1997, Sheffield, AL Joe Winston John and Della Ford Florence Cemetery, Florence, AL Woods - See Mrs. Ollie W. Thomas Woods, Rev. Lee Roy 20 Jul 1906, Florence, AL 24 Oct 1996, Lockfield Bama Gilbert Woods Ross & Mary Turner Woods Galilee Church Cemetery, Village, Indianapolis, IN Florence, AL Wynn - See Mrs. Beatrice Shelby Young - See Mrs. Susie A. Allman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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