It was really fun to meet Charlene & Tommy Rutledge of Fayetteville, who stopped by the office recently. Charlene has a pretty famous brother - it's Floyd Hardin, Mayor of Dallas Village !
Happy 40th Anniversary to Barb and Chuck Saunders , who celebrated in June. Barb said they're still honeymooning!
Where else but Huntsville will traffic come to a complete halt to allow a line of ducks to cross a very busy downtown street! (Church St.)
Louise Avery had a birthday in June - Happy Birthday to you!
We were very much saddened to learn that Mildred White , of Owens Cross Roads, had died. Mildred was the Mom of Donna Hays , owner of the Furniture Factory. She was 95 years old, and much loved by her daughter and family. Mildred was a bank teller at a bank on South Parkway for years. We send our deepest sympathy to Donna and her family, who miss her very much.
Rachel Scott and Chris Reep will be married July 12, in Clearwater Beach, FL. Rachel is the daughter of proud mom Sherri Williams , of Pleasures stores. Congratulations to Rachel and Chris!
Bill Kruse 's brother, Fred Kruse , passed away recently. We send our condolences to Bill and his wife Vivian Kruse , as well as their family and many friends.
It's never too late for Sonja Schrader to take on another project, and the new Sweet Tea Cafe is the latest. It's a meat&3 located across from Grissom High School, with Dorothy Tibbs overseeing the cooking of the savory Southern comfort foods.
Bennett Nurseries and the Botanical Gardens hosted a garden tour in June, with perfect weather and lots of attendees. One of our favorite gardens was that of Ray Morris , on Randolph, whose hidden backyard garden was just incredible.
Congratulations to John Bzdell , of Marathon Printing, who is now a granddad! (John's Polish, and he said the Polish word for Granddad is "Dziakek). His daughter Heather Luthy and husband Ben Luthy are doing fine, and their new baby girl, Annali Ionna Luthy , is beautiful.
We're very proud of Royal Funeral Home . They have been in business in Huntsville for 90 years! They are the oldest black-owned business in North Alabama, and just celebrated with a community-wide series of events.
C. B. "Bill" Miller just celebrated his 86th birthday - Happy Birthday to you! Also, Cecil Ashburn had a birthday in early June, with a party at Marie Hewett's home.
We had several wedding anniversaries during the month. Chuck and Annelie Owens celebrated their 61st on June 8, and Ken and Diane Owens went to Bridge Street to celebrate their 38th on June 13! Congratulations to you!
Mary Unita Hile was born in 1924, and she grew up in Lincoln Village. Her mother, Pearl and all four of her brothers lived and worked in the cotton mill at Lincoln. One of her brothers was Macon Weaver , a well-known lawyer. Mary was very active with the Lincolnettes, a group dedicated to helping the children who attend Lincoln elementary school. Mary died at age 84 and is remembered by her daughter Jimi Vernie , her other daughters and family, and many friends.
Happy July Birthday to that handsome Ken Owens , of Cinram. We love you Ken!
Joe Sloan, Sr.' s beloved wife Billie Jo Locker Sloan died in June. We send our deepest sympathy to Joe, son Joe, Jr. and daughter Belinda Ivy , along with their many friends and family who will miss her gentle personality and love for her family.
A special Happy Birthday to Elizabeth H. Jackson of Plano, TX. who turns 90 in July. Elizabeth used to live in Huntsville years ago in the Old Town area and really misses it here.
We met a really interesting man recently, Edd Cantrell of Huntsville knew Bushy Bolton (won the Medal of Honor) very well and knows a lot of fascinating stories about Huntsville.
Jesse Hopkins , that energetic Golden K Kiwanian, just had a birthday in June - Happy Birthday to you Jesse!
James Allen Martin , of Grant, died at age 79. He was the sweet Dad of Sharon Martin Whitaker of New Hope, and his wife Erma Nell. His family misses him and he'll be in their hearts forever.
Henry Samuel Avery is a very strong name for a little baby boy, born in May to parents Kelley and Daniel Avery . Louise Avery is the very proud grandma and I'll bet she has pictures!
Tressye Maples , who lives in Owens Cross Roads, is 99 years old and reads without glasses! She certainly has some good genes! Tressye loves to read and her good friend Doris Spivey visits her and catches up on the latest news.
Congratulations to Michelle and Steve Trentham on the birth of their new baby girl, Andrea Michelle . She is happy and healthy and beautiful.
We spoke with Ellie Sanford recently. Many remember her and her late husband George Sanford who died at the young age of 61.
The McAllister family of Hazel Green wants to send a special birthday greeting to twins Jane Lyle and June Broad of Huntsville!
On July 5 Will Stutts portrays Mark Twain at 8:15 in Norton Auditorium, on the University of North Alabama campus in Florence. We have heard that Will looks so much like Twain that people ask for the author's autograph!
Ria and Ed Pulles are from the Netherlands originally, but now make their home at Redstone Village. At their 60th anniversary in June, they celebrated with friends and family at Cherokee Ridge, Holy Spirit church and Redstone Village. Lots of parties for a really sweet couple!
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Raney recently visited Huntsville (they used to live here) and among other things saw Burritt Museum, Holy Spirit church, Grace Lutheran Church, Parkway Place Mall and Doug's 3rd grade teacher. They'll be back in January for Grace Lutheran's reunion.
Stay cool and have a great 4th of July!
~Cathey
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