Category: From atmore magazine

by KEVIN MCKINLEY It was a simpler time. The responsibilities of being an adult and the requirements which went with it seemed somewhere over a distant horizon. In those days the shopping center which is now occupied by Ramey’s was very different to what it is today. In the 1970s, when I came along, the building occupying Ramey’s didn’t exist. A bowling alley stood on the site and at the…

Photo, Chuck Brooks, left, Tommy Lee, right By DON FLETCHER As former president of Atmore Lions Club, Chuck Brooks was already familiar with and impressed by Pilots for Christ and its humanitarian undertaking. Now that he knows first-hand what the non-profit is all about, his respect has grown by leaps and bounds.    “I knew about the scheduling and donation parts; I just wanted to see [the group carry out…

by BONNIE BARTEL LATINO    When two fine south Alabama families joined, they and their children would eventually leave distinguished legacies in medicine, the railroads, the military, education, law and justice, social services, and the ministry. But first, let’s go back to 1924.    Jean Jones (Webb), was born January 28, 1924, in Uriah, Ala., to Walter Jones and Ethel Mae (Jones) Taylor. Baby Jean was destined to live a…

by BONNIE BARTEL LATINO TODD RODGERS was selected as a first baseman for the ‘61 All Stars, who went to the 1961 Sr. Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn. Like many of his teammates, his most vivid memory of their trip was making it to the top of the Washington Monument. However, of his visit to D.C. he also remembers  “ … going to the US Treasury Building and seeing the money printed.” Surprisingly, he was the only All…