INA RUTH WILSON
Mrs. Ina Ruth Wilson, 77, a resident of Greenville, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at Jackson Hospital. The funeral service was held Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Dunklin & Daniels Funeral Home. Burial followed at Thompson-Little Cemetery. Visitation was one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Wilson was preceded in…
Read MoreParade lights a Christmas spirit
Once, it was doubted to happen. COVID-19 had everything locked down and it seemed unsure that it wouldn’t cancel another of Butler County’s main annual events. Though not the usual packed out crowd, there was a large turnout of young and old alike to see the parade entries and enjoy the festivities at Greenville’s Christmas…
Read MoreWreck briefly shuts I65
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard On Wednesday, Dec. 9, around 2 p.m. a two vehicle wreck in the northbound lane of U.S. Interstate 65 at the 117 mile marker in Butler County briefly caused the shutdown of both north and south lanes for an emergency Life Flight. The crash involved one vehicle running…
Read MoreMobile home fire claims life
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard Tuesday, Dec. 8, at around 8 p.m. a general fire alarm was sent out by E911 for a mobile home fire located at 4029 Mobile Highway. Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond said the home was occupied by a man known as Samuel Adams, age 72, at the time…
Read MoreASHOA 2021 Class cont.
The Board of Directors of the State of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (ASHOA) recently announced the Class of 2021 to be inducted on May 8, 2021. A class of eight was selected by ballot through a statewide selection committee. They are Willie Anderson, Hal Baird, Cliff Ellis, Steve Hudson, Lillie Leatherwood, George Teague, Ben…
Read MoreOn this day in sports history
BY COLIN “BIG C” MACGUIRE The Greenville Standard Alabama and Florida will face each other for the 2020 SEC Championship in Atlanta. This will be their 10th meeting in the SEC Championship. Alabama leads 5-4 in these games. The first time was on Dec. 5, 1992 at Legion Field in Birmingham. This was the…
Read MoreBenson bags a seven-pointer
Ava Benson, age 10 and the daughter of Hal and Deedra Benson, recently killed her second buck on Thursday, Dec. 3. She killed her first buck last year. The seven-point buck weighed over 150 pounds. Ava is an avid hunter like her father and brother, Clay, and also loves the outdoors and fishing. Hal accompanied…
Read MorePAT PIGGOTT
Ms. Pat Piggott of McKenzie passed away Friday, December 11, 2020, in a Mobile hospital. She was 70. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, December 14, 2020, at South Butler Cemetery in McKenzie. Rev. Michael Bush will officiate. The family will receive friends at the cemetery 30 minutes prior to the graveside…
Read MoreALVIN GORDON STONE
Alvin Gordon Stone, a lifelong resident of Pine Apple, passed away peacefully on Dec. 5, 2020, in a Birmingham hospital. Mr. Stone, the son of William Edward Stone and Marie Steen Stone, was born in Pine Apple on Sept. 4, 1934. He graduated from Moore Academy in Pine Apple and earned a B.S. in agricultural…
Read MoreROGER LEE
Funeral Service for Mr. Roger Lee, 64, of Red Level, were held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday Dec. 9, at Mott Church of Christ Cemetery with Rev. Fred Kelley and Bro. Scott Penn officiating. Burial followed at the adjoining cemetery. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday night at Johnson Funeral Home. He…
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