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The following is a very timely article written by one of my colleagues Dr. Theresa Jones, a certified financial education instructor and Alabama Extension regional agent in Human Sciences. It has some important information about Identity Theft I thought I would share with you today. Identity theft was among the top three consumer complaints in the United States in 2017, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Everywhere you look, everyone seems to be consumed Identity theft was among the top three consumer complaints in the United States in...
Thelma Alberta Hobbs Baggett, 83, of Milton, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 in a Century nursing facility after a brief illness. Mrs. Baggett was a native and former resident of Castleberry before relocating to Milton. A member of the Union Grove Baptist Church, she attended the Damascus School and worked as a bookkeeper and homemaker. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Monday, Sept. 24, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Stickle officiating. Burial followed at Union Grove Cemetery in Castleberry with Williams Memorial Chapel...
Ethel Annie Bost, 92, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 in Atmore, Ala. Mrs. Bost was a native of Repton, Ala. who had relocated to Atmore, where she lived for the past 58 years. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Serenity Garden Cemetery with Rev. C. L. Langford officiating. Burial followed with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Bost is survived by one son, Matt (Brenda Coker) Shiver of Atmore; one daughter, Judy Vickrey of Atmore; two grandchildren; four...
Catherine Mae Patrick Cofield, 85, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. Mrs. Cofield was born Feb. 28, 1933, to Joe Lanzy Mitchell Patrick and Willie Mae Douglas Patrick in Magnolia Springs, Ala. A resident of the Beulah community for more than 20 years as an active member of Beulah Free Will Baptist Church, she had been a resident of Century, Fla. for the past 40 years and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Century. She was a member of the Christian Home Free Will Baptist Church and a resident of Century Care Center for the last couple of...
Etta Jeanette Godwin, 85, of Evergreen, Ala., died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 at the Brewton hospital. Mrs. Godwin was a lifelong resident of Conecuh County, Ala. who was a member of the 1951 Repton High School graduating class. A member of Holly Grove United Methodist Church, she had worked as a seamstress at Judy Bond for several years. The funeral was held at Baggett's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery with Bro. Buddy Williams officiating. Burial followed with Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Godwin is survived by her husband of 64...
Paulette Godwin, 70, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 in Pensacola. Mrs. Godwin was a native and lifelong resident of Century, Fla. Of the Baptist faith, she was retired from the Alabama Department of Corrections as the warden's secretary with 25 years of service. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 28, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Glen Johnson officiating. Burial followed at Pineview Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Godwin is survived by her husband of 50 years, Wayne Godwin of Century;...
Frank Eugene “Gene” Hall, 89, of Atmore, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. Mr. Hall was born Sept. 5, 1929 to Ezra and Lona Isler Hall in Poarch, Ala. A U.S. Army Veteran who served at Fort Bragg, N.C., he was a retired quality control manager with Vanity Fair Mills with more than 30 years of service. He was a musician and avid outdoorsman. The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Friday, Sept. 21, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Robert Heard officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mr....
Sarah “Elizabeth” Hansen, 83, of Milton, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 at a Pensacola health care facility. Mrs. Hansen was born in Pollard, Ala. And had been a lifelong resident of the Milton community. Of the Baptist faith, she had worked for the State of Florida Department of Children and Family Services in administration. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Pollard Cemetery with Flomaton Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Hansen is survived by two daughters, Robin (Cliff) Willett and Suzanne Richey, both of Milton; one bro...
Dorothy Frances Cole “Dot” Hendrix, 88, of Atmore, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 in Atmore. Mrs. Hendrix was born Dec. 30, 1929, to David DuBose and Martha Schulz Cole in Monroe County, Ala. She was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church of Atmore, where she taught Sunday school, Vacation bible School and Awana. The funeral was held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 19, at First Baptist Church of Atmore with Dr. Larry Patterson and Bert Hendrix officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home dir...
William Michael “Mike” Nichols, 67, of Brewton, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 in a local hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Nichols was a native oand former resident of Columbus, Ohio before moving to Brewton. He was of the Baptist faith. The funeral was held at 5 p.m., Sept. 25, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Pat Carden officiating and Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Nichols is survived by three sisters, Roberta Gilbert of Brewton, Debra Taylor of Arizona and Hilda Ann Paulien of Gahanna, Ohio; 12 nep...
Beede Laden “Bill” Presley, 76, of Castleberry, Ala., died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 in Evergreen, Ala. Mr. Presley was born in Mobile and had been a resident of Castleberry for the past four years. He had worked as a self-employed mechanic for a number of years. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 24, at the chapel of Craver's Funeral Home with Speaker Luke McDaniel and other family and friends speaking. Burial followed at McConnico Cemetery in Perdue Hill, Ala. Mr. Presley is survived by two brothers, John Presley of Paul, Ala...
Lillie Mae Boykins Simmons, 72, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Mrs. Simmons was born May 20, 1946 to Julius and Mary Lelia Boykins in Atmore, Ala. and attended Escambia County Training School. When she lived in Pahokee, Fla., she was a member of Greater New Hope Baptist Church for more than 30 years. After returning to Atmore, she attended Greater Mt. Triumph Missionary Baptist Church, where she had attended as a youngster. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 22, at Empowerment Tabernacle Christian Center with Bishop Catadro North...
Howard Synvester Stewart, 62, of Brewton, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 in a local hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Stewart was a anative of Andalusia, Ala. and a long time resident of Brewton. A member of Brooklyn Baptist Church, he was a carpenter with Hall Housing in the construction industry and enjoyed several hobbies. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 22, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Bryan Garrett officiating. Burial followed at Cooper Cemetery in Brewton with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home...
Franklin Keith Webber, 80, of Pensacola, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 in a Pensacola hospice facility after a brief illness. Mr. Webber was a native and former resident of Jonesboro, S.C. and long time resident of Pensacola. A member of the Pensacola Deliverence Temple and a Mason, he was a retired welder from Daniels Construction and enjoyed gardening. The funeral was held at 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 23, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Eddie Lollie officiating. Burial followed at Buffington Cemetery in Castleberry with...
Ernestine Welker, 79, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Welker was born the second of eleven children August 26, 1939 to Anderson S. Mobley and Rosie Lee Welker. She was a member of St. Thomas A.M.E. Zion Church in Perdido, Ala. The funeral was held at 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22, at St. Thomas A.M.E. Zion Church with Rev. Kenta Grissett officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery with Christian Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Welker is survived by two daughters, Anyiah and...
The smell of barbecue filled the air; model trains ran the tracks; antique cars and trucks gathered together; the sound of a helicopter could be heard over head; great music blared from the stage; Flomaton Elementary School Principal George Brown got dunked; and about 60 vendors lined the streets in downtown Flomaton Saturday for the annual Railroad Junction Day. Despite the high temperature and high humidity a huge crowd gathered at the Junction. For more photos, see our Photo...
As William B. Travis' body lay in the cold dirt of a Texas grave, the town of Claiborne, AL was reaching its zenith. The town was an epicenter of antebellum river culture in Alabama and was the symbol of a bygone era by the end of the Civil War. Yet Claiborne's legacy would continue in the form of another community by the name of Perdue Hill. As Claiborne began to subside in prominence, some buildings were disassembled and moved to Perdue Hill (which is along Highway 84). The Masonic Lodge,...
I got interested in genealogy at a young age and remember sitting around listening to my grandparents and great-grandparents talk about the old folks. With this in mind some of the best advice I ever got was to take a tape recorder with me and record the conversation I had with the older members of the family, of course at that time tape recorders were the size of a medium size suit case and usually came with wheels and had to be plugged into a wall socket. Now most people carry a recorder in their pockets in the form of a cell phone, making...
Recently I took pictures of two old Grand Dames of Belleville Avenue in Brewton Alabama. Rankin street separates the two beautiful mansions. In 1959 a big oak tree separated Rankin street just at the intersection of Highway 41. Brewton, in the early days was home to the most Millionaire's for a town it's size in the country and is the county seat. Timber was king here around the county at the confluence of Murder and Burnt Corn creeks. Brewton was born from this industry as the timbers were floated down to the Escambia River and on to...
Atmore, Poarch and surroundings areas are mourning the death of Brad Stinson, who died Monday following a three-vehicle crash on Jacks Springs Road near Brushy Creek. Stinson, who served as prosecutor and assistant attorney general for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, was a back passenger in a vehicle that collided with an unloaded log truck that jack-knifed in front of the vehicle he was traveling in. "We are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Brad Stinson, assistant attorney general,...
Thompson Gas of Boonsboro, MD purchased most of South Alabama Gas District’s (SAG’s) propane division’s assets last week for $17.6 million. Officials of Thompson and SAG met at SAG’s corporate office last Thursday morning to sign the contracts, according to SAG’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Burgess. “We retained six pieces of property with an estimated value of approximately $1.1 million with approximately $180,000 in inventory,” said Burgess. Burgess said the Evergreen, Brewton and Monroeville offices were retained by SAG and there are...
Flomaton High School senior Anna Knowles was crowned as the 2018 Homecoming Queen during pregame festivities Friday night. From left are 2017 Homecoming Queen Rose Morgan, Miss Knowles and escort Mitchell Faulk. For more photos of Homecoming events see our Photo Gallery....
Two Escambia County (Ala.) residents with Andalusia addresses are being held on sex offense charges in separate cases. Brandon Gerald Hildreth, 20, 21690 Old Salt Road, Andalusia, was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12, sodomy I, production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Sheriff's investigators said they received information that Hildreth was involved in illegal sexual contact with a minor in the Brewton area and an investigat...
An investigation to an 18-year-old man allegedly having an intimate relationship with a teenage girl led to the arrest of a 46-year-old Flomaton man on allegations he came to Monroeville to meet the same girl for sex. According to Monroeville Police Investigator Keith White, MPD was notified of a possible inappropriate relationship involving a juvenile female Friday. "Investigators started looking into the case involving a local individual and that is when they learned that the juvenile had...
Jay's Matt Barbham gives a teaching lesson while turning out pottery during Saturday's Railroad Junction Day in Flomaton. Brabham was one of about 60 vendors on site. For more, see our Photo Gallery....
