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From: Jasmine <>
Subject: [ALBARBOU] Funeral Homes of Barbour Co., AL.& theft?
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 08:43:06 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <008301c169fb$a4a57860$8134d6d1@hppav>


List,
I have not had time to do anything in a few wks, due to my new
granddaughter being hospitalized for heart problems, and having to be
monitored for 24 hrs a day for a major heart murmer. Although my progress
remains the same, the monitary help is building up to help during the
winter searches, and cleanups. Everything that comes in to me goes in one
pot for this purpose. All of my sales and all contributions.
I would like to comment on Sabrina's message which I feel is directed
toward me since no records have ever been sold except by Mr.Godwin and
myself. For the Clayton area funeral homes, only ONE existed, that was
Godwin/Dowling, for Eufaula, it was Jaxon/Dowling/Chapman
I would like to clear one thing up.
NO records of funeral homes have been stolen to my knowledge especially
for resell!
I and Mr. Godwin are the ONLY two "selling" funeral records, which I might
add with permission of Chapman Funeral Home here in Eufaula and Kent
Funeral Home here in Eufaula by Mr. Godwin.
I took photos of the Clayton Funeral records at the courthouse, the book
NEVER left the vault, I transcribed from my close up photos.
Mr. Godwin transcribed a book called:
"Barbour County Alabama Funeral Records Jan.1,1935-Jan.12,1940"-Godwin
Funeral Home.
My cd is called:
"Dowling Funeral Home Records 1938-1948"-Which I might add took me 2 yrs.
to transcribe with over 1,300 people in them, with sole permission from
Sid Chapman! He now has these old records back and was kind enough to
allow me to keep them that long....as he knew me well enough to know I was
very honest and trustworthy of them.
These records are FREE to the public through Sid Chapman who is always
happy to help others find their family, or for ease of searching more than
a few people I have the cd for sale,which includes 800 whites, 500 blacks.
As I own copyrights to it, since I took the time to transcribe it, but I
do NOT own nor have I stolen any records, nor has Mr. Godwin. No one else
has had access to these or any other funeral records accept for those open
to the public in the large size book in the courthouse. Other records are
non-existant to my knowledge and to the Funeral home owners knowledge. The
records dated back to 1938 were well kept, the 1926-31 were in faded poor
condition,I transcribed the chosen few legible ones, there is no way any
other records existed, at least not legible ones. (lost records noted
below)These were reported lost in the 1980's.)

HISTORY OF THE BARBOUR COUNTY FUNERAL HOMES:
According to the Godwin Book:Only parts are being typed out of his book.
1931 Mr. Godwin worked for Dowling Funeral Home.-It also had a branch in
Eufaula.
1n 1948 H.B. Dowling died, and it became Godwin Funeral Home until
Mr.Godwin's death in 1981.
ALL records (death cert.) were recorded through the Vital statistics upon
each death.
The records from 1931-1934 were searched for by Mr. Godwin and his friend
Ruth Neilson, and "could not be located."
These have never been sold, either.
My notes: The father of J.J.Jaxon-Mayor purchased a branch of Dowling(in
Eufaula), it was then sold to Sid Chapman.(I may have the "order" of
owners wrong) These funeral homes have been bought and sold swaping hands
we are lucky that ONLY the 1931-1934 which could not be found in 1983 or
close to that date.
As for Clio, Louisville,etc. I have no knowledge whatsoever as to what
they had.

Thanks,
Bonnie


Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a
very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success. (Oscar Wilde,
1854-1900)

--- Sabrina Hagler <> wrote:
> I'm not sure why my email bounced for you all. I have looked at some old
> records from 4 funeral homes along with records at the courthouse and
> library and have had no luck. I have someone else searching for this
> information as we speak. She has tons of old death records from Barbour,
> Pike, Coffee, and Covington Counties. She will get back with me when she
> goes through them all. She has gathered this info from a friend of hers
> that works at a funeral home and has easy access to any files. She may
> have
> trouble with one or two funeral homes here in Barbour County due to
> someone
> taking the old records and not returning them, and using that
> information to
> use and sell as they wish. I will let you know what she finds when she
> gets
> back with me. Sorry about my email(s) bouncing.
> Sabrina
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "WILLIAM H. stephens" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [ALBARBOU] Obituary Help - Clio Alabama
>
>
> > Does not the funeral home have the info that you are seeking--Clio is
> a
> > small town and the local paper should have it-- try Sabrina
> Hagler--her
> > e-mail is:-- she is local there and if that
> doesn't
> > work let me know, ok? Harold Stephens in Calif.
> >
> >
> > ==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ====
> > Have you checked the Georgia Counties just across the river. Many of
> the
> Barbour residents came from, Crawford, Taylor, Randolph, Macon, Stewart
> Counties in Georgia just to mention a few.
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ====
> Check the Macon County Ga. web site for their newspaper listings. There
> are many listings for Alabama citizens including those in Barbour Co.,
>


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