Mae Darby Brown

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, August 8, 2000

Mae Darby Brown, 68, of Troy died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2000 at her residence.

Services will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2000 at Morning Star Baptist Church in Troy with the Rev. Carl Hollis officiating. Burial will be at Carroll Street Cemetery with Harrison Funeral Home directing.

She was born Aug. 27, 1931 in Pike County to Jim and Eva Lou Allen. She was a domestic worker and member of Morning Star Baptist Church.

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Survivors include one sister, Annie L. McKinnon; one brother, Charlie T. Scott, one son and daughter-in-law, Henry and Shirley Reynolds; one daughter and son-in-law, Rosie and Don Reynolds; two grandchildren, Terence D. Reynolds and Joscelyn Martin; one adopted granddaughter, Renece Parnell and one godchild, Lashea.

Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Alabama State Troopers.

Visitation will be Aug. 8 from 2-6 p.m. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service.

Pearline Brantley Ensley

Pearline Brantley Ensley, 92, of Mobile, formerly of Goshen, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000 at Lynwood Nursing Home in Mobile.

Services will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000 at Old Mt. Zion Church in Goshen with the Revs. Roy Copeland and Julius Buskey officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Harrison Funeral Home directing.

Mrs. Ensley was born Nov. 30, 1907 in Pike County to Joe Anderson and Lora Brantley. She was a member of Old Mt. Zion Church.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Dina Mae Ensley and William Wheat of Montgomery; two grandchildren, Vincent A. Copeland of Tuskegee and Vernon A. Copeland and his wife, Veronica of Escondido, Calif.; three great-grandchildren: Samantha, Alexandria and Louisa Mae Copeland of Esondido; one sister-in-law, Rosanna Anderson of Canton, Ohio; a host of cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her niece Bertha Mae Stringer.

Friends of the family will serve as pallbearers and floralbearers.

The body will lie in state on hour prior to the service.