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Obituaries
Alston H. Carpenter
was
found on the road dead in Montgomery, AL.
Compiled from a copy of the original book of Mr. Neal blue of
Obituary Notices of Montgomery, Al. Records filed in the Dept. of Archives and History in Montgomery.
May 26, 1840
Issue
Bailey
D. Carpenter
On last Monday at
his home near McKenzie, Ala. Mr. Bailey D. Carpenter passed to the great beyond.
He was one of the oldest and most beloved citizens of our County.
He was born Nov., 25, 1834 and died Oct., 13, 1919, being nearly 85
years old. His is a great family record, there
being 8 children, 48 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren and one great-great
grandchild who survive him, two brothers and 13 grandchildren dead.
He was a member of the M.E. Church, South, and his body was laid to rest
in the family burying ground at Old South Butler, Tuesday, his pastor Rev. B.M.
Herlong and Masonic fraternity in Charge.
The Butler County Newspaper October 16, 1919
BILLIE MAUDE
CARPENTER MCMILLAN
Mrs. Billie
M. McMillan, 63, 508 Dover St. , died in a local hospital. Born
in
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Mr. Cary Carpenter,
aged 74, of Florala, Route 1 died at his
Hughes Farm between Andalusia and Florala on Monday. Burial
took place at Avon Church on Tuesday.
The Andalusia Star - May 02,1930 Edition (Probably Enon Cemetery)
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Cary Carpenter's parents were William & Savannah Donaldson CARPENTER.
He married Joanna Griffin about 1871 & divorced by 1895.
They had the following Children:
George, Jessie Monroe, Gus Eldridge, Willie Ozzie, John Dosh & Mary Ellen
Carpenter. Joanna Griffin Carpenter never remarried & died in 1930 in FL.
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MRS. EMMA CARPENTER
CRESTVIEW- Mrs. Emma Carpenter, 66, 298 S.
Savage St. died at 6 a.m. Sunday in a local hospital.
Born in Covington County, Alabama, Mrs. Carpenter had been a
resident of Okaloosa County the last 27 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. in the Pilgrim's Rest Baptist
Church
in Baker. The Revs. C. S. Henderson and J. W. Dubose will officiate.
Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.
The body will remain at home until time of funeral services.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Gladys Brown of Baker, Mrs. Eunice
Mapier of Crestview, Mrs. Myrtle Lee Hay of Crestview, Mrs. Icey Rogers of
Jacksonville; three sons, J. W. Carpenter of Baker, Woodrow W. Carpenter of
Crestview and Cecil G. Carpenter of Baycliff, Tex; three sisters Mrs. Laurel
Brantley of Crestview, Mrs. Annie Amerson of Ga., and Mrs. Francis Langford of
Baker; two brothers, Louis Taylor of Baker, and Sandford Taylor of Gantt, Ala;
18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Whitehurst Funeral Home of Crestview is in charge of arrangements.
Pensacola News-Journal July 1958
Mrs. Georgiann Carpenter
Funeral services for Mrs. Georgiann Carpenter, 79, who died at her
home Sunday morning, will be
held from the Carey Hand Chapel at 2 P.M. Tuesday, with the Rev. W. L. Hambrick
officiating.
Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Carpenter had been
a Resident of Orlando Fl., for the past 42 years. She is
survived by three sons, John L. Carpenter of Toledo, Ohio, J.D. Carpenter &
H. B. Carpenter, both of Orlando, and four daughters, Mrs. W.W. Taylor of Winter Garden, Mrs.
Viola Estes of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Billy McMilliam and Mrs. Julia Crosby, both of
Orlando, and also 21 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren. Submitted by Sandy at SanHarO@aol.com
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Families The Orlando
Sentinel 1 Aug. 1944 Pg 2
JESSE M. CARPENTER
Memorial Obituary -Entered Into Eternal Rest Tuesday, Jan. 16, 1979
Jesse M. Carpenter, 60, of Route 2, Leesville, died Tuesday in
Richland Memorial Hospital.
Funeral Services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Mt. Hebron Lutheran Church,
conducted
by the Rev. Lavaugh Keisler, the Rev. James Short and the Rev. Mark Leuthold.
Burial was in the Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews, Keith, David, Tommy, and John Oxner, Ken
Swygert and Jesse Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter was born in Covington County, Ala., a son of the late Jesse M. and
Emma Barnes Carpenter. He was a member of Mt. Hebron Lutheran Church. He was an employee of J. B.
Martin Co., and was a banjo player at Shaky's.
Surviving are his wife, Juanita Oxner Carpenter; two daughters,
Mrs. Tommy (Cheryl) Shealy of Leesville and Miss Suzie Carpenter of the home; Three sons, Randy L. Carpenter, C. Kent
Carpenter of Leesville and Russell F. carpenter of Batesburg; and two
grandchildren, Crystal and Stacy carpenter, and brother, Monroe Carpenter of
Chester.
The Twin City News- Leesville, S.C. January 18, 1979
(Grandson of Cary Carpenter)
Note: Jesse M. Carpenter married 3 times.
1st wife- Ella Ree Stover- 16, Nov. 1935- Newton Co. Ga. (no children)
2nd wife- Damie Ruth Drake 19, January 1941- Pike County, Ga.
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JOHN C. CARPENTER
CLAIMED BY
DEATH
John C. Carpenter, a resident of Orlando, Fl., for
the past 27 years, died at the home of his daughter, MRS. R.L. KILBEE, 23 w. CHURCH STREET YESTERDAY AT THE AGE OF 69.
Mr. Carpenter is survived by a widow and four sons, J. L.
Carpenter of Columbus, Ohio;
J. D. Carpenter, P. V. Carpenter and H. B. Carpenter of this City. Four
daughters; Mrs. W.W. Taylor of Winter Garden, Mrs. Vista, Mrs. J. J. McKinnin,
Mrs. R. L. Kilbee of this City.
Interment will be held at The Greenwood Cemetery.
ORLANDO SENTINEL 24, November 1930 SUBMITTED BY Sandy at SanHarO@AOL.COM
JOHN LITTLETON CARPENTER,
John L. (Jack) Carpenter, 83, formerly of Harbor View, died Saturday
in the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home, Sandusky, where he had lived the last six
years. He was a dock engineer for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, 28 years, retiring
in 1948. His sons, Herbert, Robert,
and Richard, survive. Services will
be Wednesday at
Note: Jack was
born in Elba AL and is the son of John Carlton Carpenter of Covington
Co., AL and Orlando,Orange
,
SHEP CARPENTER
"WHITE MAN CUT TO DEATH AT SAW MILL NEAR ELBA: A white man named
Shep Carpener was cut to death in a sawmill accident on last Friday afternoon,
the 9th of August.
The accident occurred at a saw mill located on the road to Danley's Cross
Roads at the Clark Hill. According
to reports of the fatal affair, it seems that Carpenter while working near the
saw, stumbled in some way and fell against the saw, his body being cut almost in
twain and badly mangled. It is said
that his body was picked up by the saw and trown (sic) for some distance to the
ground beneath the mill house. Carpenter
it is said came to this county from Florida
and had been employed around the mill for some time.
News of the terrible accident was received with deep regret." Elba Clipper, Elba AL, Thursday Aug. 17th 1922
#9 on Microfilm located at Elba
Library,
Note: Shep is the son of
John Carlton Carpenter of Covington Co., AL and Orlando,
Mrs. Lula Carter
Buried At HARMONY
Mrs. Lula Carter, 85, of 321-1/2 Oak Street, died in a local
Hospital Thursday morning,
September 14. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Roy Wesley, Andalusia;
Mrs. Cora Lee Colvin, Montgomery; Mrs. Macie Hunter and Mrs. Olga Faye
Eldridge,
Both of Orlando, Fla.; a Brother, William Odom, 12 Grandchildren and
31 Great Grandchildren. Funeral Services were help Saturday September 16, from Foreman Funeral Chapel
with Reverend Woodrow Plant Officiating. Burial was in HARMONY CEMETERY.
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A.
B. Clark Sr.
Newton- A.
B. Clark Sr., 70, Newton Rt. 2 died today after a long
Funeral
services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the Bethel
The Revs. Earl Brogden, Hinton Waters and Ray
Mr.
Clark was a lifelong resident of Newton Rt. 2 and a member
of
Bethel Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs Ella (Aplin)
Clark;
Four sons, Charles Murray, John and A.B. Clark jr., Dothan;
four
daughters, Mrs. Nell Matthews, Mrs. Grady Lee, and Mrs. Fox
Daughtry,
Dothan, Mrs. Inez Finn, Newton; three brothers Ralph Ray
and J. W. Clark, Newton; a sister Mrs. Sam Barrick, Newton; and 16
grandchildren.
The
Dothan Eagle November
26, 1965
Mrs
Ella Dell Clark, 80, of Newton Rt. 2 died in a Dothan
the
Rev, Max McNab officiating. Burial
will be in the church
The
body will be at the funeral home chapel and at the church
one
hour before service time. The family will be at the home of
a
daughter, Mrs. Nell M. Helms, 1000 Moss St. in Dothan and will
receive
friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight.
Mrs.
Clark was born in Barbour County, but moved to Dale County
at
an early age. She was the widow of Abbie Buford Clark.
Survivers,
include four daughters, Mrs. Inez Finn, Mrs. Fox (Evelyn)
Daughtry,
Mrs. Nell Helms, and Mrs. Grady (Sue) Lee, all of Dothan.
Four
sons, A. B. Clark, John L. Cla
D.
Clark, all of Dothan; 19 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren.
The Covington News Newspaper Thursday Afternoon, December 30, 1943
Submitted by Maggie
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A.
B. Clark former Houston County Sheriff,
62 of 2706 S. Park Ave.
died Saturday in a local hospital after an extended illness. The funeral wil 4 p.m. today in Cloverdale United Methodist Church
with the Dr. Robert Baggott and the Revs.
Jesse Guy an Emory Evans
officiating. Burial will be in Memory Hill Cemetery with Byrd FuneralHome directing. The body will be placed in
the church one hour before service time. In lieu of flowers the family suggest that contributions be
made in Mr. Clark's memory to the American Cancer Society, 1810 Montgomery
Highway 36303 or to the Alabama Sheriff's Boys Ranch or the Alabama Girls Ranch, Rt. 1 Box 12, Clayton, Ala. 36016.
A native of Newton, Mr. Clark
had lived in the Wiregrass all his
life, and had reside in Dothan for the past 35 years. He was elected sheriff
of Houston County in 1966 and held that office until 1982. He currently
served as president of the Alabama Sheriff's Association in 1969 and was instrumental in the building of the Houston House located at the Alabama
Sheriff's Boys Ranch in 1978. He also organized the jr. Deputy Program
in Houston County in 1968. Mr. Clark was a member of the Dothan Elks Club, Dothan Lions Club, and attended Cloverdale Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Runnell Clark, Dothan,
two sons and daughters
in law. Mr. and Mrs. Alan (Marty) Clark, Dothan; Dr. and Mrs. Ken (Becky) Clark, Dothan, two daughters and sons in law, Shelia and
Lt. Col. Jim Mills, Austin, Texas, Jan and Michael Hembree, Carrollton,
Ga., three brothers, Murray D. Clark, John L. Clark, and Charles H. Clark; four sisters, Inez C. Finn,
Evelyn C. Daughtry, Sue C. Lee, and Vernell C. Helms; 10 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Serving
as active pallbearers will be Mickey Daughtry, Jerry Finn,
Sheriff's
Association and all law enforcement agencies.
The
Dothan Eagle Monday, August
15, 1988 7-A
LULA CLARK
FUNERAL HELD AT OAK GROVE FOR LULA CLARK
Mrs. Lula Clark of Pigeon Creek passed away December 19th
after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at Oak Grove December 24 at 1 P.M.
with C.O. Stewart officiating.
Pallbearers were: Jenkins Ballard, M. C. Ballard, D. M.
Hall,
Jerome Ballard, I. H. Curry, and Holland Mitchell.
The deceased is survived by Lewis and Homer Barnes of Pigeon
Creek her sons; Mrs. Eula May Allen, Mrs. Ethel Nixon, Mrs. Crodie
Lee Dixon, daughters; Dessie and Pearly Brogden, brothers; Mrs.
Cassie Odom, Mrs. Verta Black, Mrs. Donie Barnes, Mrs. Carrie
Ballard, sisters. Benson Funeral Home directing.
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Lula Brogden married Leonard Barnes first, then Jim Clark.
J.C. Cowen
Expires Following
Illness
Last Rites For Honored Citizen Today In Coffee County
Jeff C. Cowen is dead at the age of 58. He died
at his home two miles east of Andalusia
Wednesday afternoon after an illness of long duration. He had been confined to
his room for
several months before his death. He was a native of Coffee County but had lived
in Andalusia
for approximately fifteen years.
He is survived by his wife, four sons and two daughters. Son are
Justice, Dewey,
Enoch and Carl. Daughters are Mrs. Vera Thurman, Columbus, Ga.; and Miss
Lois Cowen,
Andalusia. He is also survived by two brothers and one sister, brothers are Jim
and
Dan Cowen, and Mrs. Lena King, all residents of Coffee County.
The body was carried to Danley's Cross roads in Coffee County this
afternoon
where funeral service and burial will take place. The funeral will be
preached by
Elder Jack Mitchell of Coffee County, after which interment will take
place in the family plot.
Complete funeral arrangements had not been made at the time of
going to press and
will be published next week.
Funeral arrangements will be by Patrick.
Covington County News January 10, 1935