Heraldry Workshop takes a look into colorful past
Greenville Standard columnist Annie Crenshaw recently gave a Heraldry workshop for Alabama Medieval Fantasy Festival members (ALMFF) at the 2016-2023 festival’s location on Alabama Highway 185/Fort Dale Road, north of Greenville. Members of the royal court and staff of the Kingdom of Dragon Croft welcomed Crenshaw, a Butler County native who has done heraldic artwork…
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BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard Last Thursday’s meeting of American Legion Post 24 had as guest speaker Ricky Crysell, who is the youth pastor at First Assembly of God. He spoke at length to the legionnaires about his group Celebrating Recovery and the issues that cover to include PTSD. Celebrating Recovery meets…
Read MoreDixie Debs All Stars
Tuesday, June 4, the Greenville Parks & Recreation’s Dixie Debs 19U Softball All Star team was announced. The Debs will compete in the Dixie State Tournament starting July 5 in Troy. Pictured above (L-R) front row are Debs: Lela Mansmann, Emily Cauthen, Anna Claire Thomas, Lauren Houston, and CeCe Bullard; Second Row: Justice James, Layla…
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Tuesday, June 4, the Greenville Parks & Recreation’s Dixie Belles 15U Softball All Star team was announced. The Belles will compete in the Dixie State Tournament starting July 5 in Troy. Pictured above top (L-R) front row are Belles: Alli Pierce, Allie Newton, Bradleigh Hickman, and Ryleigh Grace Hartley; Back Row: Coach Tankevia Durant, Ella…
Read MoreWILLIAM EDGE THIGPEN
Dec. 2, 1940 – June 8, 2024 William Edge Thigpen, 83, of Montgomery, passed away June 8, 2024, at his residence in Montgomery. He was born Dec. 2, 1940, in Alabama, son of the late Frank Thigpen and the late Mildred Edge Thigpen. He was a State Representative for 12 years and Assistant Director of…
Read MoreBONNIE DALE PARKER
Nov. 17, 1943 – June 7, 2024 Bonnie Dale Parker, a resident of Greenville, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024 at the age of 80. Funeral Services were held on Sunday, June 9, beginning at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home with Brother Randy Harvill officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing.…
Read MoreJAMES DOUGLAS HARRISON
Sept. 17, 1948 – June 6, 2024 Mr. James Douglas “Doug” Harrison, age 75, died at his home on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 11, at Antioch East Baptist Church with Reverend Blair McBride and Reverend Ronnie Boulware officiating, beginning at 3 p.m. The family received friends one hour prior…
Read MoreMARY BOUTWELL WHITTLE
March 12, 1958 – June 6, 2024 Mrs. Mary Boutwell Whittle, 66, a resident of Greenville, passed away on June 6, 2024 at Baptist South, Montgomery. She was born on March 12, 1958 to Woodrow and Teresa Boutwell. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, June 14, beginning at 1 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home…
Read MoreMOWBRA GLEN BRANUM
Aug. 2, 1930 – June 4, 2024 Mowbra Glen Branum, 93, of Greenville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, June 4, 2024. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, at Dunklin Funeral Home with the Reverend David Wood officiating. The family greeted friends from 10-11 a.m. There was not a graveside…
Read MoreDOUGLAS NEWTON
Nov. 20, 1940 – June 4, 2024 Douglas Newton, 83, of Bogart, Ga., passed away on June 4, 2024. Born November 20, 1940, in Greenville, he was the son of the late Dollie Marie Phelps Newton and Edward Earl Newton, and the fourth of six Newton children. Douglas attended Greenville High School where he met…
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