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Obituaries for the week of December 27, 2017
Patricia Ann Walker Mrs. Patricia Ann Walker, age 76, of Duncan, Okla., passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 in the Country Club Care Nursing and Rehab, Duncan. She was born in Montgomery, Ala. to the late James Henry and Helen Bernice (Duncan) Moore. She enjoyed watching crime shows on TV, and mostly enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was a member of the Western Heights Baptist Church,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Christmas cheer at ACH
Stitches, Atmore Community Hospital mascot, made rounds at ACH Saturday morning, spreading Christmas cheer to 23 patients as well as visitors and employees. Stitches was assisted by Kharina Gorme in the lab department. Hospital Auxiliary members Patsy Brown and Marlene Forrester also gave out Christmas items. Shown above, Stitches gives a candy cane to Landen Simpson and Jasmine Martin. Below, Stitches visits with RN Bethany Ealum. News photo by Ditto…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Flomaton teen killed
A 19-year-old Flomaton woman was killed Friday night, December 22, after she was thrown from her car, then twice run over by drivers who did not see her lying in the roadway. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, Daizee Brooke Angus was driving a 2007 Chevy Impala eastward on Escambia County (Fla.) Road 4A around 8 p.m. when she “failed to negotiate a left curve” and lost control of the…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Pride honors Yard of the Month
By TOM TSCHIDA Special to Atmore News As fall approaches, long before the Christmas season, the Roberts family can be found hard at work planning the year’s Christmas light debut. John and Sylvia start this labor of love in October – checking bulbs, fixing displays, running cords, and determining what new items to add each year. Fifteen years ago, John hung a few sets of lights on his home just to…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
‘Wrapping Up Christmas’
What a great way to finish the Christmas season. Greater Escambia Council for the Arts will present a concert, “Wrapping Up Christmas,” Friday, December 29, at 7 p.m., with GECA performers singing, dancing and playing holiday music. Scheduled to perform are instrumentalists and vocalists including the Stahlys, Grace Terry, Dan Johnson, Phil Johnson, a mass choir, and others. There will also be a performance by the Walnut Hill Cloggers. All…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago