BOBBY DALE BOZEMAN
Sept. 29, 1956 – Nov. 28, 2022 Bobby Dale Bozeman, age 66, of Brundidge, passed away on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. A Celebration of Life was held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Tony Bozeman and Mr. Gary Bozeman officiating. Burial followed in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Georgiana, with…
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Sept. 18, 1937 – Dec. 1, 2022 Betty Cartwright, age 85, of Georgiana, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. A Celebration of Life Service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Johnson Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Harvill officiating. Burial followed in Union Cemetery, Georgiana, with Johnson Funeral Home, Georgiana, directing arrangements.…
Read MoreBUTLER COUNTY BEGINNINGS Avant origins
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW Like many other surnames, “Avant” was spelled every way possible over the years. We find the family recorded as Avant, Avent, Evant, Arent, Areint, Arentz, Arnet, Arant, Arrant, Arrand, Arndt and Arnz, among other spellings, from Pennsylvania, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee to Arkansas, Texas and beyond. Family…
Read MoreOLE STUFF AND SUCH Grandchildren make you change your mind
By Frances Garner Until I became a grandmother, my life must have been void, although it was running at full speed with a daughter graduating from high school, a full-time job, a self-employed spouse, a house to run, and numerous other activities. Where would a find time for a grandchild? How could I fit…
Read MoreGHS School Days-1950s-60s, Part 6
By CARTER E. ANTHONY In the mid-1950s, Coach Luke Whetstone and the Greenville High School Tigers produced some of the finest football teams in Greenville’s history winning numerous state championships. Many of those players went on to play Division 1, Division 2 and junior college football. Perhaps it was this success that caused Coach…
Read MoreGardner wins grand championship
The North American International Livestock Exposition is the largest purebred livestock show in the world and is held annually in November at the Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Livestock exhibitors from 48 states and Canada gather on the iconic green shavings to compete with their beef cattle, boer goats, dairy cattle, dairy goats, draft horses,…
Read MoreNobility to speak at Tour of Homes
The British are coming! The Wilcox Historical Society recently announced that the Right Honorable Countess of Carnarvon, of “Downton Abbey’s” Highclere Castle will be the Keynote Speaker at their annual Tour of Homes Welcome Reception, Friday night, March 24, 2023. Lady Carnarvon’s address will conclude the first day of the Tour; the Wilcox Historical Society’s…
Read MoreFatal crash in Butler County
TROY POST – A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, has claimed the lives of two men. Esteban E. Morales, 25, of Hickory, N.C., was driving the 2021 Toyota Rav4 when it struck the rear end of the 2023 Mack tractor-trailer driven by Marlon A. Rodgers, 46, of Locust Grove,…
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The Garden Clubs of Alabama and the State Capitol will celebrate their official tree lighting ceremony on the Capitol steps, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 at 5 p.m. This tree lighting ceremony began in Selma , August 2051. During the Korean Conflict , the Montgomery Federation President at that time, Dorothy Parrish of Greenville and members…
Read MoreThis day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard This Friday, Dec. 2, will be exactly 56 years ago, day and date. The first AHSAA State Playoff was played between Lanier and Lee Montgomery. The game was played at Cramton Bowl. The week before the semifinal games were played there. Class 4A was the only…
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