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Today new cell phones, electronic gadgets and other technological innovations are all the rave when they are released for consumer consumption each year. Yet in an earlier age, a new car was the cutting edge of the day and it put you in the "jet-set" if you could tool around your town in a shiny new vehicle. This was especially true when the automobile was first introduced in the early 1900s. In our area, three Maxwell model automobiles were shipped to the Atmore area in 1910. Among those...
We had a great time at Sawmill Day, May 5th. Thank to those who came. If you were at one of the many other activities going on that same days, maybe you can make it to us next year. I hope the other events had as good a turnout as we did. Sawmill Day is about many things: museum tours, contests, the fantastic car show (Thanks, Diane and Mike for this.), the vendors and displays, good food, and especially a chance to see old friends and make new ones. Our thanks to all those who supported us by...
Did I ever mention being poor and falling through the holes in my shoes on an ice spewed up in the ditches morning? Circa 1951/52 Y'all, I'm here to tell you how I rolled with that situation. So the school morning at our house was a loud, rushed, homework lost, baby gnawed book kind of morning. Poor Mama, Poor Daddy. Poor little Earline had fresh months old holes in the very center of her shoe soles. I was walking on my socks and freezing my toes off. I whined to Mama about this bothersome problem. Mama whined to Daddy. Daddy felt guilty for...
Sunday, May 13th is Mother's Day, the time set aside to honor all Mothers for the important roles they play. The day trace its history back to 1905 when Anna Jarvis of Grafton, West Virginia, inspired by the death of her own mother, started a campaign to create "Mother's Day." In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day as a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday in May. Here are some of best quotes, remembrances and inspiration to celebrate and honor Mothers and Mother figures. You may remember...
Mearlene Bishop, 81, of Atmore, died Sunday May 6, 2018 in Atmore, Ala. Mrs. Bishop was born Sept. 26, 1936 to Jesse M. and Fairy Traylor Stephenson in Albertville, Ala. She worked as a seamstress at Vanity Fair and was a member of The Church of the Living God. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bros. Earl Harrison and Joe Welch officiating. Burial followed at Perdido Baptist Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Bishop is survived by two sons, Jesse Watson (Vicki)...
Rozetta Hamilton, 88, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Mrs. Hamilton was born March 1, 1930, to Emmitt and Edna Hamilton as an identical twin. Educated in the Escambia School district, she later went to art school to enhance her love of drawing. In 1955, she moved to Los Angeles, Calif. She accepted a position with the U.S. Postal Service in 1968 until she retired in 1990. Returning to Century in 1990, she worked as a home health aide with the Council on Aging and was a volunteer photographer for Century Community Emergency Association. She...
Amity Taiwan McBride, 44, died Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Mrs. McBride was born Nov. 25, 1973 to Christopher Beasley and Patricia McBride in Escambia County in Atmore, Ala. A 1992 graduate of the Escambia County School System, she earned an Associate of Arts degree with honors from Reid State Technical College in Evergreen, Ala. in 1997. Employed with PCI Gaming Call Center in Atmore, she was a member of Faith Tabernacle Holiness Church under Elder Edgar Lee McCarthy. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 8, at Grace Fellowship Church with...
Tracey Lynn Gibson Sessions, 42, of Brewton, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 after a brief illness. Mrs. Sessions was a naitve of Milton, Fla. and life long resident of Brewton. A 1994 W.S. Neal High School graduate, she was a former driver for the ECATS transportation, a caregiver and a homemaker. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 28, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Pat Carden officiating. Burial followed at Traveler's Rest Cemetery in Flomaton with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Sessions...
Alice B. Stacey, 96, of Atmore, died Monday, May 4, 2018 in Atmore. Mrs. Stacey was born Feb. 1, 1922 to Robert and Annie Higdon Kearley in Robinsonville, Ala. Retired from First National Bank of Atmore, she was a member of the First Baptist Church of Atmore. The funeral was held at 2:30 p.m., Monday, May 7, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Stacey is survived by two sons, Wayne (Donna) Stacey of Gulf Shores and Joseph Burl (Kim) Stacey of Arkansas;...
Eula B. White Sullivan, 78, of Atmore, died Thursday, May 3, 2018 after an extended illness. Mrs. Sullivan was a longtime member, volunteer and employee of The Sail Center of Atmore. She was also a member of Unity Baptist Church and attended Brooks Memorial Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Monday, May 7, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Earl Harrison officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Sullivan is survived by two sons, Wayne (Tracy) Sullivan of...
Shirley Calloway Waters, 63, died Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Atmore. Mrs. Waters was a native of Century, Fla., where she spent most of her life. Residing in Atmore for the past 12 years, she was a retired agent with Liberty National and was of the Independent Baptist faith. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Friday, May 4, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Revs. Glenn Johnson, Mike Harper and Durvin Spears officiating. Burial followed at Beulah Chapel Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Waters is survived by her...
