Atmore News

Obituaries for the week of March 21, 2018
Ida L. Frye Ms. Ida Lee English Frye, age 71, of Atmore, Ala. passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at her residence. She was a native of Barth, Fla. and reared in Walnut Hill, Fla. She attended school in Cantonment, Fla. and was a 1964 graduate of Ransom High School. She also attended Troy State University where she received her degree in Business Administration. She was a devoted member of…
Obituaries for the week of March 14, 2018
Rosie Abramovich Stewart Mrs. Rosie Abramovich Stewart, age 101, of Perdido, Ala., passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 in Perdido. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa to the late Anton and Mary Gurgurich Abramovich. She attended Splinter Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of seventy-three years, Otis M. Stewart; four sisters and one brother. Mrs. Stewart is survived by her daughter, Evelyn…
Castleberry, Webster to wed
Mr. and Mrs. Keith E. Castleberry are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kerrianne Courtney, to Mr. Chase Braden Webster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott H. Webster of Mobile, Alabama. The wedding is planned for June 23, 2018 at Mobile Botanical Gardens in Mobile, Alabama. Miss Castleberry is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Russell S. Oyer of Atmore and the late Mr. and Mrs.…
Cardio Partners donates defibrillator to YMCA
What started off as a simple request for a price quote has turned into the donation to Atmore Area YMCA of a piece of vital life-saving equipment. YMCA CEO Paul Chason said the team at Tennessee-based Cardio Partners contacted the Y to better understand the request. After several conversations between the company, recognized as a national leader in emergency prevention and an ardent advocate in the fight against Sudden Cardiac…
Welcome to Atmore
Welcome Center volunteers were delighted to show off the new sign at Heritage Park Thursday, March 8. They were joined by several Chamber members and well-wishers. Shown are, from left, Emily Harp; volunteers Herb Hackman and Joan Hackman; Emilee Waters; volunteers Julia Strack and Bob Miller; Sandy Helton; volunteer Jan Hall; Donna Gilman; Sherry Sullivan. Not shown are volunteers Barbara McCoy and Fay Dunn. The Center is open Monday through…