Memorial Book Donations to Area Libraries
The Wheeler Basin Regional Library received memorial volumes including The American Heritage History of Antiques from the Civil War to World War I donated by First National Bank of Decatur in memory of Mrs Beulah Sanderson Bracken. Athens Public Library received Mystery at Long Barrow House by Nancy Faulkner donated by Mr and Mrs Harry H Laubenthal in memory of Dillard Feigley. Dr and Mrs …
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Wheeler Basin Regional Library
American Heritage
First National Bank of
Decatur
Beulah Sanderson Bracken
Athens Public Library
Long Barrow House
Nancy Faulkner
Harry H. Laubenthal
Dillard Feigley
V L. Greenwell
First National Bank of Decatur
Donald Hubbard
Frederick Wilkinson
Wilma Jane Halas
Joe Flynn
Carleton Varney
Amos Pettingill
Russell B. Johnson
Jesse L. Stimson
Jean Miller
John J. Audubon
Raymond Pisani
L. W
D.B. Neal
Robert Denham
H. J. Hansen
Laura S. Rankin
Marshall
Davidson
Charlotte Broadus
Mary Broadus Pruitt
Ernest A. Tillery
Mary Gilliatt
Marvin Dinsmore
Mitchell Wedding Guests Attend Long Weekend in Decatur Area
A May 27 birth at Decatur General Hospital, a Wallace family wedding in Hartselle area, and weekend visits from Marion and Mokena round out a page of social notes. Guests include Wallaces, Steelmans, Quachenbushes, Colberts, Stephenson, Sittason, and many others from Decatur, Brownsboro, Athens, Knoxville, and Indianapolis. Memorial gifts feature books and decorative items from local banks and families.
Serve Guests Butterscotch Dessert Bars
Adapted from a cookbook by Theresa A. Morse Doubleday. The recipe blends flour salt and nutmeg into a dough, then a brown sugar butter base is baked and cooled. A meringue walnut topping is folded in with egg white, corn syrup and sugar, then whipped to stiff peaks and added.
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Theresa A. Morse
Doubleday
Wedding Guests NEW ORLEANS Attending Jaye Ann Pruett and Tolbert Ray Roosa
Guests at the New Orleans wedding include Roger Dockery R E Tinius Sarah Gwen and Allan Cheryl Edgeman Frieda Martinez Jane Beasley Gail Matthews Jamie McCord all of Decatur Others traveling from El Paso Texas Hayti Missouri Bay St Louis Mississippi and Shreveport Louisiana attend or accompany the couple Jason Weatherly Cook son of Ricky A Cook celebrates his first birthday today He is the grandson of Theodore Owens and the late Mrs Owens and Mr and Mrs Orbie A Cook of Hamilton 3 Daily Photo
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New Orleans
Jaye Ann Pruett
Tolbert Ray Roosa
Roger Dockery
R. E. Tinius
Sarah
Gwen
Allan
Cheryl Edgeman
Frieda Martinez
Jane Beasley
Gail Matthews
Jamie McCord
Jason Weatherly Cook
Ricky A. Cook
Hartselle 2
Theodore Owens
Owens
Orbie A. Cook
Hamilton 3
Miss Pruett Weds Tolbert Roosa in New Orleans
Jaye Ann Pruett daughter of Mr and Mrs James Pruett Metairie La and Tolbert Ray Roosa son of Rev and Mrs Ray P Roosa Kennett Mo were married Saturday at First Assembly of God New Orleans Rev Marvin E Gorman officiated The bride wore an organza gown with Venice lace blue and lavender ribbons and carried daisies and stephanots Attendants included Rebecca Pruett maid of honor and Mrs David Abbott matron of honor A reception followed in the bride’s garden home in Metairie and the couple will reside in Chalmette La after a wedding trip to Gatlinburg Tenn.
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New Orleans
Jaye Ann Pruett
James Pruett
Metairie
Tolbert Ray Roosa
Ray P. Roosa
Kennett
Assembly of God
Marvin E. Gorman
Venice
Rebecca Pruett
David Abbott
Alyce Smith
Mary Hart
Esther Stephens
Bill Peterson
Chuck McElroy
Randall Gorman
John Chandler
William Smaltz
Gary McDaniel
Jospeh Leija
Gabriel Maito
el Paso
Tex
Richard E. Tinius
Decatur
Connee Roosa
Memphis
Gatlinburg
Holiday Inn W
Summer Wedding Planned in Cullman Eva Couple to Wed July 14
Mr and Mrs Jerry C Dye announce the engagement of Kay Dye to Philip Douglas Morgan son of Mr and Mrs Willard Douglas Morgan of Decatur The bride is granddaughter of Homer Anderson Strickland Fairview Andrew Geeorge Dye and the late Mrs Dye of Cullman The groom to be is grandson of Mrs William Ezra Morgan and the late Mr and Mrs Will Watts of Falkville He graduated from Austin High School and works at M&M Sheet Metal Roofing Co The July 14 wedding will be at Daniels Chapel Eva.
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Center Springs
Wallace Steelman
Marion
Giles Steelman
Dean Steelman
Robert Hardy
Jack McCutcheon
Mokena
Ill
Bobby Sharp
Huel Sharp
Birmingham Southern College
Eden
N. C
Duke Divinity School
Cullman
Jerry C. Dye
Kay Dye
Philip Douglas Morgan
Willard Douglas Morgan
Decatur
Miss Dye
Homer Anderson Strickland
Fairview
Andrew Geeorge Dye
Mrs. Dye
Eva High School
FHA
Mr. Morgan
William Ezra Morgan
Will Watts
Falkville
Austin High School
M&m Sheet Metal Roofing Co
Daniels Chapel
Eva
Know Something Interesting About Our Town
A reader invitation appears asking locals to call the Women's Page Newsline at 353-4612 Ext. 48 to share town happenings and personal notes for publication.
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Women’s Page
Did You Know Wood Framing Strengthens Homes
Wood framing and sheathing are predominant choices of home improvement contractors for strength, easy workability, and light weight, making them the favored base for many residential builds and renovations.
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Mitchell
Monroeville
Hartselle
Ronald Joe Wallace
Decatur General Hospital
Joseph Brian Wallace
van Eaton
Alton Wallace
Vicki Marie Peebles
Barry Mitchell
H. A. Woodall
Jane Woodall
Brownsboro
Ellwood Burks
Pensacola
Fla
Robert Quachenbush
Margie Quachenbush
Bobbie Quachenbush
Stepelin
Rozzell
Indianapolis
Guy Colbert
Carole Colbert
James H. Stephenson
Robert D. Sittason
Roger Hyde
Henry Grammer
George Howe
Buzzy
Amy
Lisa Howell
Charles C Oden
Charles Jr
Betty Oden
Penny Hendrix
Ben Peoples
Willie Garth
Wesley Marks
Athens
S. L. Mitchell
Knoxville, Tenn
Carl Jones
Franklin M. Branley
Robert Jarvis
Jo-Ann's Dance Studio
Featuring
Betty Ann Allen — Piano
Charlie Lyle — Trumpet
Pete Petracco
Drums
Peggy Atkins
Decatur Senior High School
Gateway Shopping Center
THE
H.i.s
Tracy Wayne Maples
Kenneth Maples
Decature
Alton Turner
D. E. Maples
Decatur 3
Phylliss Sidebotham
Mrs. Tolbert Ray Roosa
Miss Pruett
Bell Studio
Morgan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!