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29. ARTHUR HERMAN (BUD)⁹ CALLAHAN (WALTER LEE (JACK)⁸, YATEMAN LEWIS⁷, SUSAN A.⁶ BRACKEN, JAMES⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 02 June 1893 in Lawrence County, Alabama⁵, and died 22 March 1968 in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama⁶. He married FRANCES IOLA STOVER in Pulaski, Tennessee, daughter of MACK STOVER and NANCY ROYER.

Notes for ARTHUR HERMAN (BUD) CALLAHAN:
Died in Decatur General Hospital, Decatur, Alabama

Buried at Roselawn Cemetery, Decatur, Alabama

Notes for FRANCES IOLA STOVER:
Died in Decatur General Hospital, Decatur, Alabama

Buried at Roselawn Cemetery, Decatur, Alabama

Children of ARTHUR CALLAHAN and FRANCES STOVER are:

	i.	LUCY MAE¹⁰ CALLAHAN, b. 27 November 1915, Lawrence County, Alabama.
51.	ii.	MABEL CALLAHAN, b. 02 March 1917, Lawrence County, Alabama.
52.	iii.	MARJORIE CALLAHAN, b. 03 September 1924, Lawrence County, Alabama.

30. JAMES ALVA⁹ CALLAHAN (WALTER LEE (JACK)⁸, YATEMAN LEWIS⁷, SUSAN A.⁶ BRACKEN, JAMES⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 12 April 1896 in Lawrence County, Alabama, and died 26 July 1969. He married LULA OWENS 14 February 1917.

Child of JAMES CALLAHAN and LULA OWENS is:

GENEVIEVE¹⁰ CALLAHAN, b. 24 June 1918; d. 15 August 1934.

Notes for GENEVIEVE CALLAHAN:
Buried in Columbia, Tennessee

31. LULA MAY⁹ CALLAHAN (FOREST MILTON (DINK)⁸, YATEMAN LEWIS⁷, SUSAN A.⁶ BRACKEN, JAMES⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 28 July 1891 in Lawrence County, Alabama, and died 18 April 1969 in Probably Jefferson County, Alabama. She married LANEY WILSON 1920 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

Children of LULA CALLAHAN and LANEY WILSON are:

	i.		MALCOLM NEWELL¹⁰ WILSON.
	ii.		MINNETTA WILSON.

32. JAMES ELMER⁹ CALLAHAN (FOREST MILTON (DINK)⁸, YATEMAN LEWIS⁷, SUSAN A.⁶ BRACKEN, JAMES⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 24 September 1893 in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, and died 17 August 1985 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama⁷. He married ELLA MAGDALENE WILLIAMS 02 June 1926 in Jefferson County, Alabama.
Notes for ELLA MAGDALENE WILLIAMS:
Buried in Forrest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama

Child of JAMES CALLAHAN and ELLA WILLIAMS is:

JOYCE EVELYN¹⁰ CALLAHAN, b. 22 December 1928.

33. ANNIE BAKER⁹ CALLAHAN (FOREST MILTON (DINK)⁸, YATEMAN LEWIS⁷, SUSAN A.⁶ BRACKEN, JAMES⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 12 June 1897 in Lawrence County, Alabama, and died in lake Jackson, Brazoria County, Texas. She married (1) ROY MANOR. She married (2) WILLIAM THOMAS STEWART 26 September 1918 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Child of ANNIE CALLAHAN and WILLIAM STEWART is:

ANNIE DALE¹⁰ STEWART, b. 21 July 1919.

34. WILLIAM LOUIS⁹ CALLAHAN (FOREST MILTON (DINK)⁸, YATEMAN LEWIS⁷, SUSAN A.⁶ BRACKEN, JAMES⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 17 April 1900 in Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama. He married (1) DORIS BROWN. He married (2) INA PROPST 04 April 1921.

Children of WILLIAM CALLAHAN and INA PROPST are:

	i.		WILLIAM LOUIS JR.¹⁰ CALLAHAN, b. 28 May 1922.
	ii.		JAMES MILTON CALLAHAN, b. 09 March 1924.

35. VERNE ELLA⁹ CALLAHAN (FOREST MILTON (DINK)⁸, YATEMAN LEWIS⁷, SUSAN A.⁶ BRACKEN, JAMES⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 08 December 1902 in Decatur,Morgan County, Alabama. She married CHARLES HAROLD STALLINGS.

Children of VERNE CALLAHAN and CHARLES STALLINGS are:

	i.		CHARLES HAROLD JR.¹⁰ STALLINGS, b. 27 April 1926.
	ii.		JOHN CALLAHAN STALLINGS, b. 23 July 1930.

36. WALTER ROBERT⁹ CALLAHAN (FOREST MILTON (DINK)⁸, YATEMAN LEWIS⁷, SUSAN A.⁶ BRACKEN, JAMES⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 11 June 1909 in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama. He married MARY FRANCES FEENKER 15 June 1934.

Children of WALTER CALLAHAN and MARY FEENKER are:

53.	i.	DAN FORREST¹⁰ CALLAHAN, b. 18 June 1939.
54.	ii.	JACK NEWELL CALLAHAN, b. 22 July 1945.
55.	iii.	WALTER PATRICK CALLAHAN, b. 16 March 1947.

37. RUBY LEIGH⁹ CALLAHAN (EMMETT COLBY⁸, YATEMAN LEWIS⁷, SUSAN A.⁶ BRACKEN, JAMES⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 19 April 1909 in Lawrence County, Alabama, and died 27 September 1979. She married REV. JOSEPH ALVA GOMES 04 January 1935 in Lawrence County, Alabama, son of MANUEL GOMES and ADELINE MARTIN.

Notes for RUBY LEIGH CALLAHAN:
Buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Decatur, Alabama

OBITUARY 27 SEPTEMBER 1979 DAILY DECATUR

      Funeral for Mrs. Ruby Leigh Gomes, 70, of 302 Fifth Ave. NW, who died last night at Decatur General Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Shelton Funeral Home chapel, Revs. Bert Murphy and Paul McClusky officiating, with burial in Roselawn Cemetery, Shelton Funeral Home directing.

      Survivors include her husband, Rev. J.A. Gomes of Decatur, a son, Alva Gomes of Decatur; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Childers of Decatur; two grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Irene Young and Mrs Dana Mae King, both of Decatur, and Mrs. Dorothy Davis of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a brother J. Dee Callahan of Louisville, Ky.

      Pallbearers will be Cleveland Cross, Posey Thompson, Homer Montgomery, James P. Spigner, Rudolph Slate, Mike Callahan and David Childers.

      Mrs. Gomes was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. With her husband, she had been a long-time resident of the North Alabama area. He pastored several churches through 1972.

      Mrs. Gomes had been employed by Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co. before her retirement.

      The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.

Notes for REV. JOSEPH ALVA GOMES:
Buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Decatur, Alabama

Joseph Alva Gomes came to the United States when he was 18 months old in June 1908, along with his mother, Adeline Martin Gomes, and two older sisters to join their father, who had come to the United States 6 months earlier. He was employed as a cabinet maker, which he remained for the rest of his life. Manuel V. Gomes (Father) and Adeline Martin Gomes (Mother) settled in Boston, Mass., after coming to the United States by boat (The SS Canopie) in June 1908.

Rev. J.A. Gomes and Ruby Lee Gomes moved to Boston, Mass. April 22, 1936.

Moved back to Louisville, Kentucky Aug. 1937.

Moved back to Decatur, Alabama May 1938.

1st Church: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church - October 1938
2nd Church: Pleasant Grove "Wren" - 1941
3rd Church: Hatton Baptist Church - 1942
4th Church: Moulton Heights Baptist Church - April 1945
5th Church: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church -April 1947
6th Church: Bethel Baptist Church, Hartselle - August 1951
7th and Last Church: Bethany Baptist Church - 1960-1972

OBITUARY 27 SEPTEMBER 1983 DAILY DECATUR

The Rev. J.A. Gomes

      Funeral for the Rev. J.A. Gomes Sr., 76, of 700 Cedar Lake Road SW, will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Shelton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Burt Murphy and the Rev. Paul McClusky officiating.

      Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 9 tonight at the funeral home.

      He died Tuesday at Parkway Medical Center Hospital. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and was a resident of Decatur for 45 years where he pastored several churches in the area.

      He is survived by one son, J. Alva Gomes Jr. of Decatur; one daughter, Helen Childers of Decatur; two brothers, John Gomes of Redding, Mass., and Louis Gomes of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two sisters, Tina Correia and Mary Eldridge, both of St. Petersburg; and two grandchildren.

      Pallbearers will include Posey Thompson, Louis Davis, Doug Childers, David Childers, J.P. Speigner, J.D. Callahan and Mike Callahan.

      Children of RUBY CALLAHAN and REV. GOMES are:

	i.		JOSEPH ALVA JR.¹⁰ GOMES, b. 04 January 1936, Morgan County, Alabama; m. (1) PATRICIA ANN MCDANIEL, 08 April 1958; m. (2) ELDA HOGAN, 16 September 1960; m. (3) JUDY STONE, 1972.
56.	ii.		HELEN PRISCILLA GOMES, b. 04 July 1939, Morgan County, Alabama.

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