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From: "Cal E Campbell" <>
Subject: Re: [ALBARBOU] Funeral Homes of Barbour Co., AL.& theft?
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 20:30:02 -0600
References: <20011110164306.62481.qmail@web14008.mail.yahoo.com>


What funeral homes were operating in 1905 in or near the White Oak area of
Barbour Co?

Cal

----- Original Message -----
From: Jasmine <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 10:43 AM
Subject: [ALBARBOU] Funeral Homes of Barbour Co., AL.& theft?


> 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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