Life’s fringe benefits A special quilt
My great grandmother, Eunice Mae Ledbetter, was a very talented with all types of needlework. She could knit sweaters and purses, crochet beautiful doilies, sew almost anything, and piece and quilt beautiful quilts. She grew up in a time when young brides were expected to do this and sewing was a necessity in order to…
Read MoreSt. Clair County fire remains priority
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Environmental Management reiterated that putting out a smoldering underground fire at the privately operated Environmental Landfill Inc. in St. Clair County near Moody remains the overriding priority for state and local agencies responding to the fire. “Smoke from the fire is a great concern, and the only way to…
Read MoreJan. 7 is Camellia Day
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Starting in December, many varieties of Camellia japonica bushes have been flowering in Greenville, the Camellia City. A long history, with efforts by Butler County residents, surrounds how Greenville came to be known as The Camellia City, how the Camellia japonica Linnaeus came to be the State Flower…
Read MoreThis day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard Forty five years ago on Jan. 2, 1978. The New Year’s Day Bowl Games were played. Jan. 1, was on a Sunday like this year. No. 3 Alabama (10-1) faced No. 8 Ohio State (9-2) in the Sugar Bowl. It was Coach Bryant vs Woody Hayes,…
Read MoreBig buck photo contest launches
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s Black Belt ranks among America’s best places to bag a trophy buck, and the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association wants to see your photos again this year. The annual Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) Big Buck Photo Contest is being announced for the 2022-2023 deer hunting season. The contest, which…
Read MoreJIMMY DEWAYNE JOHNSON
Aug. 27, 1951 – Dec. 30, 2022 Jimmy Dewayne Johnson, age 71 of Georgiana, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. He was preceded in death by his mother, Willene Josey; brother, Ricky Josey; and sister, Linda Johnson Wasden. Jimmy is survived by his wife, Kay Johnson; daughters, Ashley Stokes and Kristy Nichols (Tracy); sister, Teresa Smith…
Read MoreROY LEE FRANKLIN
Roy Lee Franklin Funeral Service was held Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, from First Missionary Baptist Church at 12 p.m. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Mark Hawkins officiating and Hudson Funeral Service directing. Roy Lee Franklin was born Sept. 18, 1957 to the late Leroy and Bama Franklin. After Roy graduated high…
Read MoreKATHERINE SCOTT DISMUKES
Jan. 3, 1965 – Dec. 22, 2022 Katherine Scott Dismukes, age 57 of Pike Road, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Katherine is survived by her husband, Thomas G. Dismukes, Jr.; daughter, Sarah Katherine Davis (Martin); son, Thomas Michael Dismukes; parents, Roy Gene and Sarah Lloyd Morgan Scott; sister, Ellen Scott Jones (Jack); brother,…
Read MoreJOHN WILLIAM BROWN
Oct. 1, 1927 – Dec. 25, 2022 John William Brown (JW) was born on Oct. 1, 1927 and died Dec. 25, 2022 at Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama in Greenville. Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022 beginning at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home with Reverend Jason Simmons…
Read MoreMARTHA DAVIS FULTON
Sept. 30, 1942 – Dec. 28, 2022 Martha Davis Fulton, age 82, of Greenville, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. Graveside services were held on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 at Magnolia Cemetery beginning at 11 a.m. with Brother Herbert Brown officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Martha was preceded in death by her parents,…
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