11 YEARS AGO
JUNE 18, 2009
In what she called “a trip of
a lifetime,” Connie Gibson of Repton recently traveled to Washington, D.C.,
where she not only met President Barack Obama, but continued her efforts to
keep alive the memory of her son.
Gibson, the mother of
deceased Army Sgt. Troy Jenkins, who was killed in Iraq in 2003, traveled to
Washington, D.C. last month and took part in the Gold Star Families convention,
an event geared toward supporting military veterans and helping families who’ve
lost loved ones overseas.
John A. Wilson, age 99, died
Sat., June 13, 2009, in Atmore. He was a native of Evergreen and a resident of
Atmore since 1941. He was a member of the Local Masonic Lodge No. 779 of
Huxford, a retired correctional officer for Fountain Prison and attended
Presley Street Baptist Church.
Law enforcement officials in
two states are still looking for answers in an apparent murder-suicide that
ultimately resulted in two dead bodies at an interstate rest stop in Conecuh
County.
According to Conecuh County
Sheriff Edwin Booker, deputies received a call Tuesday around 8 a.m. about a
possible suicide at the northbound rest area off Interstate Highway 65, between
Castleberry and Evergreen.
When deputies arrived at the
scene, they discovered the body of 37-year-old Scottie Dean Murphy in the front
seat of a 2003 Kia Rio. Upon further investigation, deputies found Jessica
Murphy’s body in the vehicle’s truck, Booker said.
23 YEARS AGO
JUNE 19, 1997
Evergreen weather observer
Harry Ellis reported 0.04 inches of rain on June 10 and 1.50 inches on June 13.
He reported highs of 89 degrees on June 13 and June 14 and lows of 64 on June
9, June 11 and June 12.
A ribbon-cutting and open
house was held for the new Presley-Fluker Funeral Home located on Highway 31
North in Brewton, Ala. Sunday afternoon. Owners Mary and Larry Fluker, along
with Bank of Evergreen President Nell Stuart, are shown at the ribbon-cutting.
Kristy Hudson, valedictorian
of Sparta Academy, and Claire Johnston, valedictorian of Hillcrest High School,
are being saluted by WSFA TV this summer in the annual Best of the Class
program. This series of television announcements identifies those students from
south and central Alabama who had the highest grade point average in their
graduating class.
Videotaping of the
announcements took place recently at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts during
a brunch honoring the students and their parents.
Mrs. Louis Crook was honored
last Thursday at Vaughan Evergreen Medical Center with a retirement tea. Mrs.
Crook retired after 44 dedicated years of service. She began working at the
hospital when it opened its doors on June 1, 1953.
48 YEARS AGO
JUNE 15, 1972
Greening Lodge elects
officers: Greening Lodge, F&AM, elected John Bewley as Worshipful Master at
the meeting Tuesday night. He succeeds Robert Glass.
Other officers elected are:
Howard Fore, Senior Warden; Jerry Adams, Junior Warden; Melvin Watts, Senior
Deacon; Don Salter, Junior Deacon; French Miller, Tyler; Horace Deer,
Secretary; Albert Owens, Treasurer; Delma Bowers, Senior Steward; Bob Bozeman,
Junior Steward; Quinton Buras, Chaplain; and Earl Brown, Marshall.
Installation of officers will
be held at the next meeting of the lodge on June 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Joseph H. Hagood, well
known dentist, filed his papers Monday to seek the office of Mayor of
Evergreen. It is his first bid for the top city office.
Dr. Hagood is the senior
member of the City Council and is now completing his fourth term in office.
Coy L. Harper, well known
businessman, qualified Monday as a candidate for Mayor of Evergreen. It will be
his second race for the top city post as he made a good showing in the 1968
campaign.
Harper has operated his own
business here for over 30 years. He is owner of Harper’s Furniture Co. and also
operates a large piano business and upholstery shop.
John M. Raines, formerly of
Evergreen, has been promoted to Northeastern Region Operations Manager for
Teleprompter Corp., the nation’s largest cable television company. He has been
manager of Teleprompter’s Portsmouth, Ohio operation for the last 16 months.
73 YEARS AGO
JUNE 19, 1947
Dean Lodge Elects Officers For Next Year: The annual
election of officers of the Dean Lodge, No. 112, A.F.&A.M., was held Sat.,
June 14, and the following were elected: Walter Overby, Worshipful Master;
Albert E. Pate, Senior Warden; Floyd R. Cobb, Junior Warden; William C. Pate,
Treasurer; Homer B. Findley, Secretary; Tom M. Kendall, Senior Deacon; Jesse L.
Stuckey, Junior Deacon; Charlie L. Dean, Tyler; Grady Ralls, Senior Steward;
Alvin Cobb, Junior Steward; Harmon McClain, Chaplain; and Walter Robinson,
Marshal.
The above officers were installed immediately following
the election.
Miss Jean Martin left Wednesday for Montgomery, where she
has accepted a position with Sears-Roebuck & Co.
Miss Mary Louise Cunningham has arrived home from
Germany, where she served 18 months as lieutenant in the Army Nurses Corps.
SQUARE DANCE: There will be a square dance at the High
School auditorium in Evergreen Friday night, June 20, beginning at 7:30
o’clock. Everyone invited.
Stephen Pickney Baggett, 58, died in the Foley Hospital
Wednesday, June 11, following an illness of a few days though his health had
much declined during the past year. Mr. Baggett, affectionately known as
“Pink,” was a descendant of Conecuh’s oldest family, his passing broke the ties
of the 11 children of the late Gus Baggett and Matilda Branch.
120 YEARS AGO
JUNE 20, 1900
Masonic Officers: At the regular communication of
Greening Lodge No. 53 on Saturday night, the following officers were elected:
H.A. Shields, W.M.; J.T. Amos, S.W.; Carl Rubach, J.W.; D.W. Powell, S.D.; W.D.
Goodson, J.D.; W.H. Hawkins, Secretary; M.W. Etheridge, Treasurer; J.H. Stamps,
Tyler; P.S. McKinley and Willie Ellis, Stewards; Rev. E.A. Dannelly, Chaplain.
R.E. Whittle, the clever proprietor of Whittle’s mill,
was here Monday.
Evergreen’s artesian well is a complete success and
everybody is delighted. The pump was put to work yesterday to make a test of
its capacity and flow of water. It was found to flow 110 gallons a minute. The
water is cold, clear and as pure as the dews from heaven. Mr. Porter, the
waterworks man, unhesitatingly said that it is the finest well he has ever made
in all his long and wide experience.
I.F. Goodson has purchased of Mrs. E.J. Hamil the Gantt
Hotel building opposite the depot, also her elegant residence on Magnolia
Street. Mr. Goodson will at once thoroughly overhaul, renovate and improve the
hotel and make it a more attractive, convenient and up-to-date hostlery. It
will continue to be occupied by Gantt & Son for a hotel.
President Brown of the Bank of Evergreen, who some months
ago purchased one of the Lewis stores next to C.B. Savage and now being
occupied by the courthouse officials, is having a brick vault and skylight put
in preparatory to removing the bank into it as soon as the courthouse is ready
for occupancy.
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