Lee Andrew MCGRAW was born on 4 Mar 1882 in Bremen, Haralson County, Georgia. He died on 16 Jan 1957 in Cullman County, Alabama. He was buried in Mitchell Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He married Ida Bertha NIX on 30 Jun 1956 in Bethel Baptist Church, Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Other marriages:NIX, Louisa Idenia
Lee worked as a farmer, carpenter, brick mason, Clerk of the Anderson Gin Company, sub rural mail carrier, then rural mail carrier. He was a member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. Lee registered for the World War I draft on 12 September 1918 in Florence, Alabama.
Ida Bertha NIX was born on 16 Jan 1884 in Carrollton, Caroll County, Georgia. She died on 29 Nov 1964 in Alabama. She was buried in New Hope Cemetery #1, Jones Chapel, Cullman County, Alabama. She married Lee Andrew MCGRAW on 30 Jun 1956 in Bethel Baptist Church, Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Aubrey Lee MCGRAW [Parents] was born on 18 Sep 1906 in Anderson, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He died on 13 Feb 1972 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was buried on 15 Feb 1972 in Bethel Cemetery, Anderson, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He married Annie Maude VENABLE on 24 Feb 1934 in Anderson, Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Annie Maude VENABLE was born on 18 Apr 1916 in Hightower, Cleburne County, Alabama. She died on 19 Apr 2000 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia. The cause of death was Parkinson's disease. She was buried on 22 Apr 2000 in Bethel Cemetery, Anderson, Lauderdale County, Alabama. She married Aubrey Lee MCGRAW on 24 Feb 1934 in Anderson, Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Annie Maud trained as a Licensed Practical Nurse and worked for over 20 years at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Alabama, in the nursery. She entered the Lauderdale Christian Nursing Home in 1999. She had suffered with Parkinson's disease for 11 years. After the death of her son, James Earl, in 1999 in Florence, Alabama, she moved to Richmond, Virginia, to a nursing home to be near her son, Dalton, and family. She was living at the nursing home in Richmond when she passed away.
They had the following children:
M i James Earl MCGRAW
James Earl MCGRAW [Parents] was born on 19 Jun 1938 in Anderson, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He died on 6 Mar 1999 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was buried on 9 Mar 1999 in Bethel Cemetery, Anderson, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He married Betty THOMPSON.
James Earl McGraw was born on a small farm outside Anderson, in Lauderdale County, Alabama. He attended Lauderdale County schools, graduating from Lauderdale County High School in 1957. He met Betty Jean Thompson while the high school senior class was on their senior trip to Washington, DC. They were married in Betty's home in Killen, Alabama. Earl worked at Kinney Shoe Store in Florence, Alabama and then joined the U.S. Navy. He was stationed in Portsmouth, Virginia. James worked as a Postal Clerk from 1960 until 1971. After graduating from Florence State College (now University of North Alabama) with a degree in accounting, James took the exam for the position of Postal Inspector and was accepted into the training program. James worked for the Post Office for 36 years until 1995, when he retired. James moved to Florence in 1997 to live with his mother who had advanced Parkinson's disease.
Betty THOMPSON [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Darrell L. MCGRAW M ii James B. MCGRAW F iii Holly T. MCGRAW
Darrell L. MCGRAW [Parents]
Other marriages:FORSTEN, Michelle
Darrell L. MCGRAW [Parents]
Other marriages:MCGHEE, Margaret Elizabeth
Hollis Edward THOMPSON was born on 5 Jan 1910 in Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He died on 20 Oct 1996 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was buried on 23 Oct 1996 in Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He married Mary Magdalene LIVERETT on 27 Oct 1928 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee.
Other marriages:JONES, Reba L.
Mary Magdalene LIVERETT was born on 20 Apr 1910 in Lauderdale County, Alabama. She died on 23 Apr 1984 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. She was buried on 25 Apr 1984 in Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. She married Hollis Edward THOMPSON on 27 Oct 1928 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee.
They had the following children:
F i Betty THOMPSON
Hollis Edward THOMPSON was born on 5 Jan 1910 in Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He died on 20 Oct 1996 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was buried on 23 Oct 1996 in Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He married Reba L. JONES on 4 Jan 1986 in Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Other marriages:LIVERETT, Mary Magdalene
Reba L. JONES was born on 29 Jul 1918 in Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama. She died on 19 Nov 1994 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. She was buried on 20 Nov 1994 in Pettus Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Alabama. She married Hollis Edward THOMPSON on 4 Jan 1986 in Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Harold Guy HUNT [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 16 Jun 1933 in Holly Pond, Cullman County, Alabama. He died on 30 Jan 2009 in Trinity Medical Center East, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. The cause of death was lung cancer and complications from gall bladder surgery. He was buried on 4 Feb 2009. He married Helen CHAMBERS in Feb 1951.
Other marriages:SMITH, Anne
Former governor of Alabama from 1984 to 1993 and first Republican governor in Alabama since Reconstruction. Guy Hunt was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army from 1954 until 1956. He was a Primitive Baptist preacher, ordained in 1958, and a farmer.
Cullman Times, Alabama, obituary:
Elder Guy Hunt
The Cullman Times
February 02, 2009 06:17 pm — Elder Guy Hunt Elder Guy Hunt, former Alabama governor, 75, of Holly Pond passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, at the Specialty Select Hospital located at Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham. Elder Hunt will lie in state at Mt. Vemon Primitive Baptist Church from 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, to at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4. The church is located between Fairview and Baileyton on Highway 69 in Cullman County. Elder Hunt will have an 11 a.m. State Memorial Service Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, at the Bevill Center at Snead State Community College with a 12:30 p.m. funeral service. Long Family Funeral Homes Valley Chapel of Oneonta is in charge of arrangements. Elder Hunt was a Primitive Baptist minister for 58 years. He not only was the state's governor, but also was in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956, serving in th|e Korean War. He was bom in Cullman County to Elder William Otto Hunt and Orene Holcombe Hunt. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Chambers Hunt; his parents; four brothers, Alvin Hunt, Henry Hunt, Grover Hunt and Elder Owen Hunt; and a sister, Lessie Taylor. Elder Hunt is survived by his wife, Anne Smith Hunt of Holly Pond; two sons, Keith (Heather) Hunt of Holly Pond and Cary (Jayne) Smith of Birmingham; five daughters, Pamella Hunt of Holly Pond, Sherrie Williams of Holly Pond, Lynn (Doug) Harris of Holly Pond, Judy (Mike) Gurley of Birmingham and Lois (Bruce) Swindal of Birmingham; 16 grandchildren, Nigel (Tabatha) Hunt, Nolan Hunt, Ashley Hunt, Kayla Hunt, Samuel Hunt, Heath (Sharon) Williams, Eric (Jennifer) Williams, Kelly Williams, Raygen (Michael) Catoe, Dusty (Paul) Kanute, Dawn (David) Brantley, Rachel Gurley, Caryanne, Bradley, Joshua and Anna Grace Swindal; and eight great-grandchildren, Bonnie Catoe, Katelyn Kanute, Cale Kanute, William Brantley, Parker Brantley, Levi Hunt, Skye Hunter, and Helen Anne Williams. Pallbearers will be Nigel Hunt, Nolan Hunt, Sam Benefield, Kelly Williams, Bradley Swindal, Joshua Swindal, and Michael Gray. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Mt. Vernon and Gum Pond Primitive Baptist Churches. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to the Mt. Vemon Primitive Baptist Church in memory of Elder Guy Hunt.-------------------------
Narrative by Terry Stone on Governor Hunt's funeral:
I attended Guy Hunt's funeral with my wife, Deborah, and her uncle and aunt, Edwin and Shirley Holcombe. We drove up from north Shelby County, Alabama. It was held at the Bevill Center* of Snead State Community College in Boaz, Alabama, which is located in Marshall County. The hall was packed with around 1,000 mourners, with state dignitaries seated stage right and immediate family members filling the center near the casket. We signed the guest book as we filed in and the memorial program we were given referred to Guy Hunt as "Elder", using his church title. No mention was made of his governorship. I was also accosted and interviewed on camera by a Montgomery, Alabama, television reporter, where I was asked about my memories of Guy Hunt. I mentioned enjoying always being greeted by him with "Nice to see you", and feeling he really meant it. I also recalled his booming voice which got everyone's attention for saying grace at a family reunion, his tall stature (well over 6'5"), and his unbelievable generosity with his time.
We sat stage left in the hall with other family members and friends. Governor Hunt's flag-draped coffin was attended at all times by two Alabama State Troopers as honor guards in full dress uniform. The honor guard was changed every quarter-hour. Flower sprays were placed six feet deep behind and lined up 60 feet out both sides of the casket. Attendees in the hall were serenaded as they filed in by "The Blue Notes", an acapella quartet consisting of Huntsville (Alabama) police officers in their beat uniforms, sidearms and radios. These young men later performed "Amazing Grace" and "Old Ship of Zion" as part of the State's memorial service.
The first part of the services was a full State Funeral conducted by Troy University System Chancellor Jack Hawkins. The Alabama Legislature had adjourned for the entire day in Hunt's honor. Speakers on the high stage up behind the casket who eulogized the former governor were Elbert Peters, Alabama Republican Party Chairman during Guy Hunt's term, current Governor Bob Riley (who spoke eloquently and without notes), current Secretary of State Beth Chapman, current Attorney General Troy King(who added a humorous touch to the remembrances), and Hunt's eldest son, Keith, who gave a moving impromptu tribute to his father at the invitation of King. Other dignitaries in attendance, and sitting stage right at the front of the hall, were current Alabama House Speaker Seth Hammett, current Alabama Speaker Pro Tem Demetrius Newton, former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, U.S. Fourth District Congressman Robert Aderholt, many current members of the Alabama Supreme Court, and current Lieutenant Governor Jim Folsom. There were several others, mostly from the Legislature, but I could not name them. The State Funeral was concluded with the sounding of taps from the back of the auditorium and the retiring of the honor guard.
There then followed a 30-minute slide show depicting people and events in Guy Hunt's life combined with the Mt. Vernon Primitive Baptist Church's sixty-voice acapella choir serenading the audience as they filed out and others filed in to replace them for the private funeral service.
At the conclusion of the slide show, a private family service was held. Speakers were Elder Sam Bryant, Elder James Isaacs, and Elder Heath Williams, Guy Hunt's grandson, who gave a moving account of his grandfather's influence and example as a Christian in his life and the lives of others. Guy Hunt was remembered for fifty years of service as a Primitive Baptist Preacher by all of the speakers, who had worked with him personally. The acapella choir performed numerous old-time hymns, and near the end of the service, Guy's granddaughter and choir member, Caryanne Swindal, led the audience in what she called "Amazing Grace, the Guy Hunt Version". It is notable that a majority of the choir members consisted of Guy Hunt's immediate family.
At the conclusion of services, pall bearers Nigel Hunt, Nolan Hunt, Sam Benefield, Kelly Williams, Bradley Swindal, Joshua Swindal, and Michael Gray solemnly carried the casket out of the auditorium, escorted by state troopers and the honorary pall bearers, who were the deacons of Mt. Vernon and Gum Pond Primitive Baptist Churches.
The four of us followed the funeral procession 34 miles to the Mt. Vernon Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, just outside of Baileyton, Alabama, in Cullman County on Highway 69. At the interment ceremony, an Alabama State Trooper honor guard in full dress uniform fired a 21-gun salute, then performed a flag-folding ceremony and presented the flag to Guy Hunt's widow, Anne Smith Hunt. A trooper on bagpipes and one on drums performed "Amazing Grace", a prayer was offered by Elder Sam Bryant, and taps was sounded by another trooper. It was a clear, sunny day, but the temperature was 32 degrees and there was a fierce wind blowing, placing the wind-chill factor into the teens. All mourners adjourned to the fellowship hall and ate a potluck lunch.*It is an interesting coincidence that my grandfather, Fred Porter Stone, attended school in Townley, Alabama, located in Walker County, at the same time as Congressman Tom Bevill, the namesake of the center. He was also well acquainted with Bevill's family and kept up a correspondence with him until the early 1980's.
Helen CHAMBERS died on 22 Nov 2004. She married Harold Guy HUNT in Feb 1951.
They had the following children:
F i Pamella HUNT M ii Keith HUNT F iii Sherrie HUNT F iv Lynn HUNT
Harold Guy HUNT [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 16 Jun 1933 in Holly Pond, Cullman County, Alabama. He died on 30 Jan 2009 in Trinity Medical Center East, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. The cause of death was lung cancer and complications from gall bladder surgery. He was buried on 4 Feb 2009. He married Anne SMITH in 2006.
Other marriages:CHAMBERS, Helen
Former governor of Alabama from 1984 to 1993 and first Republican governor in Alabama since Reconstruction. Guy Hunt was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army from 1954 until 1956. He was a Primitive Baptist preacher, ordained in 1958, and a farmer.
Cullman Times, Alabama, obituary:
Elder Guy Hunt
The Cullman Times
February 02, 2009 06:17 pm — Elder Guy Hunt Elder Guy Hunt, former Alabama governor, 75, of Holly Pond passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, at the Specialty Select Hospital located at Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham. Elder Hunt will lie in state at Mt. Vemon Primitive Baptist Church from 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, to at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4. The church is located between Fairview and Baileyton on Highway 69 in Cullman County. Elder Hunt will have an 11 a.m. State Memorial Service Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, at the Bevill Center at Snead State Community College with a 12:30 p.m. funeral service. Long Family Funeral Homes Valley Chapel of Oneonta is in charge of arrangements. Elder Hunt was a Primitive Baptist minister for 58 years. He not only was the state's governor, but also was in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956, serving in th|e Korean War. He was bom in Cullman County to Elder William Otto Hunt and Orene Holcombe Hunt. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Chambers Hunt; his parents; four brothers, Alvin Hunt, Henry Hunt, Grover Hunt and Elder Owen Hunt; and a sister, Lessie Taylor. Elder Hunt is survived by his wife, Anne Smith Hunt of Holly Pond; two sons, Keith (Heather) Hunt of Holly Pond and Cary (Jayne) Smith of Birmingham; five daughters, Pamella Hunt of Holly Pond, Sherrie Williams of Holly Pond, Lynn (Doug) Harris of Holly Pond, Judy (Mike) Gurley of Birmingham and Lois (Bruce) Swindal of Birmingham; 16 grandchildren, Nigel (Tabatha) Hunt, Nolan Hunt, Ashley Hunt, Kayla Hunt, Samuel Hunt, Heath (Sharon) Williams, Eric (Jennifer) Williams, Kelly Williams, Raygen (Michael) Catoe, Dusty (Paul) Kanute, Dawn (David) Brantley, Rachel Gurley, Caryanne, Bradley, Joshua and Anna Grace Swindal; and eight great-grandchildren, Bonnie Catoe, Katelyn Kanute, Cale Kanute, William Brantley, Parker Brantley, Levi Hunt, Skye Hunter, and Helen Anne Williams. Pallbearers will be Nigel Hunt, Nolan Hunt, Sam Benefield, Kelly Williams, Bradley Swindal, Joshua Swindal, and Michael Gray. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Mt. Vernon and Gum Pond Primitive Baptist Churches. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to the Mt. Vemon Primitive Baptist Church in memory of Elder Guy Hunt.-------------------------
Narrative by Terry Stone on Governor Hunt's funeral:
I attended Guy Hunt's funeral with my wife, Deborah, and her uncle and aunt, Edwin and Shirley Holcombe. We drove up from north Shelby County, Alabama. It was held at the Bevill Center* of Snead State Community College in Boaz, Alabama, which is located in Marshall County. The hall was packed with around 1,000 mourners, with state dignitaries seated stage right and immediate family members filling the center near the casket. We signed the guest book as we filed in and the memorial program we were given referred to Guy Hunt as "Elder", using his church title. No mention was made of his governorship. I was also accosted and interviewed on camera by a Montgomery, Alabama, television reporter, where I was asked about my memories of Guy Hunt. I mentioned enjoying always being greeted by him with "Nice to see you", and feeling he really meant it. I also recalled his booming voice which got everyone's attention for saying grace at a family reunion, his tall stature (well over 6'5"), and his unbelievable generosity with his time.
We sat stage left in the hall with other family members and friends. Governor Hunt's flag-draped coffin was attended at all times by two Alabama State Troopers as honor guards in full dress uniform. The honor guard was changed every quarter-hour. Flower sprays were placed six feet deep behind and lined up 60 feet out both sides of the casket. Attendees in the hall were serenaded as they filed in by "The Blue Notes", an acapella quartet consisting of Huntsville (Alabama) police officers in their beat uniforms, sidearms and radios. These young men later performed "Amazing Grace" and "Old Ship of Zion" as part of the State's memorial service.
The first part of the services was a full State Funeral conducted by Troy University System Chancellor Jack Hawkins. The Alabama Legislature had adjourned for the entire day in Hunt's honor. Speakers on the high stage up behind the casket who eulogized the former governor were Elbert Peters, Alabama Republican Party Chairman during Guy Hunt's term, current Governor Bob Riley (who spoke eloquently and without notes), current Secretary of State Beth Chapman, current Attorney General Troy King(who added a humorous touch to the remembrances), and Hunt's eldest son, Keith, who gave a moving impromptu tribute to his father at the invitation of King. Other dignitaries in attendance, and sitting stage right at the front of the hall, were current Alabama House Speaker Seth Hammett, current Alabama Speaker Pro Tem Demetrius Newton, former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, U.S. Fourth District Congressman Robert Aderholt, many current members of the Alabama Supreme Court, and current Lieutenant Governor Jim Folsom. There were several others, mostly from the Legislature, but I could not name them. The State Funeral was concluded with the sounding of taps from the back of the auditorium and the retiring of the honor guard.
There then followed a 30-minute slide show depicting people and events in Guy Hunt's life combined with the Mt. Vernon Primitive Baptist Church's sixty-voice acapella choir serenading the audience as they filed out and others filed in to replace them for the private funeral service.
At the conclusion of the slide show, a private family service was held. Speakers were Elder Sam Bryant, Elder James Isaacs, and Elder Heath Williams, Guy Hunt's grandson, who gave a moving account of his grandfather's influence and example as a Christian in his life and the lives of others. Guy Hunt was remembered for fifty years of service as a Primitive Baptist Preacher by all of the speakers, who had worked with him personally. The acapella choir performed numerous old-time hymns, and near the end of the service, Guy's granddaughter and choir member, Caryanne Swindal, led the audience in what she called "Amazing Grace, the Guy Hunt Version". It is notable that a majority of the choir members consisted of Guy Hunt's immediate family.
At the conclusion of services, pall bearers Nigel Hunt, Nolan Hunt, Sam Benefield, Kelly Williams, Bradley Swindal, Joshua Swindal, and Michael Gray solemnly carried the casket out of the auditorium, escorted by state troopers and the honorary pall bearers, who were the deacons of Mt. Vernon and Gum Pond Primitive Baptist Churches.
The four of us followed the funeral procession 34 miles to the Mt. Vernon Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, just outside of Baileyton, Alabama, in Cullman County on Highway 69. At the interment ceremony, an Alabama State Trooper honor guard in full dress uniform fired a 21-gun salute, then performed a flag-folding ceremony and presented the flag to Guy Hunt's widow, Anne Smith Hunt. A trooper on bagpipes and one on drums performed "Amazing Grace", a prayer was offered by Elder Sam Bryant, and taps was sounded by another trooper. It was a clear, sunny day, but the temperature was 32 degrees and there was a fierce wind blowing, placing the wind-chill factor into the teens. All mourners adjourned to the fellowship hall and ate a potluck lunch.*It is an interesting coincidence that my grandfather, Fred Porter Stone, attended school in Townley, Alabama, located in Walker County, at the same time as Congressman Tom Bevill, the namesake of the center. He was also well acquainted with Bevill's family and kept up a correspondence with him until the early 1980's.
Other marriages:SMITH, "Shorty"
James Hezekiah LARUE died . He married Roberta Viola SHELTON.
Roberta Viola SHELTON died . She married James Hezekiah LARUE.
They had the following children:
F i Gladys LARUE M ii Herschel H. LARUE M iii Talmer Washington LARUE