We were so sorry to hear that Fred Websterdied, at the young age of 63. Fred was a dear friend to many in Huntsville, and worked for Ashburn & Gray/APAC for 42 years. He will certainly be missed.
If you've ever been to C.T. Garvin, you probably saw Emma Wilbanks. She loved gardening and people. Emma died in April and we send our deepest sympathy to her family & friends. It was great to see Ann and Ed Trentham at the performance of "Lord of the Dance." Their daughter, Susan Trentham and son-in-law Brandon Owens now live in Tucson, AZ and love it.
We are sure proud of Rick Jobe . His ordination as a minister took place in late April. This is the culmination of lots of hard work and preparation.
Last week while I was shopping for flowers at Earth Touch on south Whitesburg Drive, I talked with Tera Wilder who lives in Old Town too and is getting ready for the Old Town Hidden Gardens Tour in early June. I was thrilled to find some really unusual plants there!
Congratulations to Jack Farrington and his beautiful wife Beverly on their 21st wedding anniversary. They make a great couple & are still honeymooning!
It was good to see Parker Griffith recently. He's running against Phil Dotts for State Senate. That's going to be an interesting race to watch!
We were sad to learn of the death of Luther Wikle. We send our deepest sympathy to his daughter Ruth Ann Dean , son-in-law Pluitt Dean, and all their friends and family.
My favorite ladies at the Clinton Avenue Post Office are Linette Fortenberry and Shirl McCorkle . They make going to the post office fun, even if you're going with your tax returns!
Many in Huntsville worked for Thiokol Chemical Corporation years ago. Even though the company has changed and no longer has a presence here in Huntsville, the former employees still like to get together each year and catch up with each other.
We attended their breakfast in April, and some of the folks we spoke with were Linda & John DeHay, Jane & Tony Guzzo, Sam & Nora Zeman, Jack and Judy Godsey, Chuck & Annelie Owens, John D. Brown, "Foots" McCauley and Nita Boyd.
Tom Bryant , President of the Huntsville Division Alumni Asso. (Thiokol) is well known for riding his bicycle to work at UAH every day. He had a bad accident recently on his bike, but is doing fine with sweet wife Carole taking care of him.
It was good to see Helen Acuff. She and Ann Schrimsher are working on the Rison-Dallas Association cookbook that will be wonderful! I can't wait to see it.
We were so sorry to hear that Bill Drake' s younger brother, Don Drake of Atlanta, died recently, much too early. We send our love to Bill & Linda, and their family and many friends.
Johnny Johnston spoke recently at Redstone Village to a packed room. He talked about the old airport when it was on Airport road; many of our readers may remember that. He was a hit with the group and has some really funny stories!
In the group was a petite lady, Anjelica Wilhelm , who told me she has a birthday in May. She said she is turning 100! Happy birthday to you Anjelica!
Beta Sigma Phi sorority is certainly seeing a lot of new grandbabies recently! Vivian and Bill Kruse welcomed little Lauren Abigail Phillips into the world recently. Parents are Jason & Anita Phillips, of Mandeville, La. Barbara and Chuck Saunders are the proud grandparents of Lillian Alexandra Saunders, born to parents Kyle and Holly Saunders and living near Chattanooga. Joyce Russell recently welcomed little grandson Hayden Edward Keefer. Parents are her daughter Wendy & Wyatt Keefer.
Jane & Louie Tippett were recently shopping for bushes at Bennett's Nursery on north Parkway, and told me how much they enjoyed being there. It's like a huge peaceful park with music, amazing plants, soft drinks and food. Like therapy for the soul! George Bennett was giving good advice on when & where to plant, etc.
Karen Dekko was seen eating recently at Thai Garden and is sure looking good!
The Sheriff's primary is going to be a difficult choice. We have two good friends, Tim Clardy and Tommy Hooper, competing to run against our friend Blake Dorning . We're lucky to have such quality candidates to choose from!
It was great to see our good buddy Hall Bryant recently. That man has more stories than Books A Million and we sure love listening to them!
Get out those walking shoes and come visit the beautiful old homes in Old Town & Twickenham! It's great exercise! See you this time next month.
~Cathey
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