JAMES CHARLES GIPSON
April 7, 1961 – June 19, 2021 Mr. James Charles Gipson BKA “Gipp the Alabama Hammer” departed this life on June 19, 2021. Visitation was held Friday, June 25, from 3 – 6 p.m. at Carter Rice & West Funeral Home, 10 Chalet Drive, Greenville, AL. The funeral service was held Saturday, June 26, at…
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April 19, 1944 – June 23, 2021 Funeral service for Tim Stuart, 77, of Greenville was held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 25, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Home with Minister Gayle Woodard and Chaplain Jason Simmons officiating. Burial followed at Ebenezer Cemetery in Greenville. The family received friends from 12 – 2 p.m. on…
Read MoreI-65 pile up claims 10
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Standard On Saturday, June 19, on U.S. Interstate 65, at approximately mile marker 138, 10 people lost their lives in one combining incident. Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond indicated through the Sheriff’s page on Facebook, the county had one of the most terrible traffic accidents and he believed the worst…
Read MoreLook who’s having a 100th Birthday! The Kennedy Triplets – born June 23, 1921
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW On June 23, 2021, Edna and Erin – two of three triplet Kennedy sisters – will celebrate their centennial birthday with family members, including their younger brother, O’Neil Kennedy. The triplets are the daughters of Fred McQueen Kennedy and Ina Earle Andress of the Spring Hill community in northeastern Butler County.…
Read MoreLawdy, Lawdy Miss Clawdy
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard Not referring to a line in the little Richard song, but Tropical Storm Claudette put a little damper on Father’s Day and festivals around the area to include the Blueberry Festival that was to be held this past Saturday in Brewton. The festival was cancelled officially Thursday…
Read MoreKicking the COVID blues
BY RAY VAN COR The Greenville Standard Kicking the COVID blues was what the 21st South Alabama Karate Open did this past weekend. The touted and prestigious tournament was postponed last year due to the COVID pandemic and is one of the first tournaments heldthis year. Stating that it was an absolutely incredible would…
Read MoreCity ball ends, Allstars ramp up
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard City ball ended Wednesday, June 9. Allstars from the various Greenville teams are making their way to try their success against other Allstar teams. The Allstars from the Debs and Belles, a combined girls’ softball league for ages 13-19, will compete in a warm-up tournament on June 24…
Read More4th annual Big C Golf Tournament another success
BY KATHY PICKENS The Greenville Standard As tropical storm Claudette was forming in the gulf, supporters of the 4th Annual Colin “Big C” MacGuire Golf Tournament were organizing a great day of golf at Cambrian Ridge. Overcast skies, a steady breeze, and occasional mist gave tournament goers a break from June Heat. The tournament…
Read MoreCORAN E. CARTER
Funeral service was held for Mr. Coran E. Carter on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at 12 noon from the Lomax Hannon Auditorium. Burial followed in the Pine Level Missionary Baptist Church cemetery, Hudson Funeral Service directing. Mr. Carter is survived by his wife, Adamma Carter; children; father, Bobby Carter; mother, Betty Carter; sisters and brothers;…
Read MoreHonoring Our Military Veterans Charlie Jones and Old Glory
BY ANNIE CRENSHAW Charles William Jones, or Charlie, as most of us know him, is a man who enjoys flying the American flag. “I fly Old Glory 24/7,” Charlie said. “My children gave me an automatic Dusk-to-Dawn light fixture for a birthday present years ago, and it lights the flag all night long.” We’re…
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