HELEN MARIE SMITH BROCK - OBITUARY

Helen Marie Smith Brock, age 87 of Ardmore, AL passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Huntsville Hospital. Mrs. Brock was born April 7, 1930 in Madison County, AL to Burbin Lee Smith and Lucille Luna Smith. Mrs. Brock was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.  Preceded in death by her parents; husband, James Odie (Jimmie) Brock; one daughter, Debbie Sue Brock O’Rear; one son-in-law, Michael L. Martin; one brother, John William (Billy) Smith

Survived by one daughter, Shirley Ann Brock Martin of Ardmore, AL; two sons, James David Brock of Elkmont, AL and Danny Lee Brock of Rockford, IL; one daughter-in-law, Joan Biggerstaff Brock; two sisters, Anita Slayton and Betty Jean Smith and husband, James E. both of Ardmore, TN; five grandchildren, Timmy (Jennifer) Beddingfield, Jennifer Martin, Melissa Martin, Kriston (Lesley) Garris and Stephanie (Jack) Brannan; seven great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.
Services were Sunday, October 29, 2017 2:30 p.m., at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Smith officiating. Visitation was Sunday, from 12:00 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. prior to the service. Burial was in Sylone Cemetery. Pallbearers were her grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers were son-in-law, Mike O’Rear and Shayne Maddox.

MARY MYRTLE WALES - OBITUARY

Mary Myrtle Wales, 97 of Elkmont, Alabama died on Sunday, October 29, 2017, at the home of her daughter. Born Wednesday, September 15, 1920, she was the daughter of the late William Elbert Hargrove and the late Mary Eula Martin Hargrove. She was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church and always read her Bible Daily. She loved to work and shop and especially enjoyed taking time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-greatgrandchildren.

SURVIVING FAMILY:
*Son: Fred (Martha) Wales of Elkmont, AL
*Daughter: Sarah Dean Ikard of Elkmont, AL
*Grandchildren: 
Jeff (Connie) Wales, Jennifer (Brian) Wales Reece, Mike (Sirena) Ikard
*Great-grandchildren: 
Blake (Jessica)Wales, Preston Ikard, Payton, Ikard, and Kassie (Caleb) Ryan
*Great-great-grandchildren: 
Alyzea Wales, Braylee Wales, Lukas Wales, and Adaline Ryan.
 
The family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, Ardmore, Alabama. The funeral service will be at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, Ardmore, Alabama with Bro. Mike Lovell officiating. Burial will be in Hasting Cemetery, Ardmore, AL.

ELKMONT INVITATIONAL IS IN THE BOOKS

COACH'S CORNER:
I can’t tell you how much I love these kids. Boys place second today but both their hearts and effort come in first with this old coach. 

 

Girls had a tougher time today but placed fifth. Missing a few of them in today’s race. Claudia Allen placed second, just a little bit short of winning the ladies race. 

The Elkmont Invitational was a big success. Thankful I have the best parents in the word! They worked hard today to make it a success! They work hard behind the scenes! Thank you to all involved!

Down Home Portraits has great photos from the race.  Check them out: Elkmont Invitational

LADY DEVILS ARE REGIONAL BOUND

Elkmont traveled to West Morgan last night as the second seed in the Area 15 volleyball tournament.  Clements took it to four sets but the Lady Devils surged ahead in the last set to take the match, 3-1 (25-16, 25-17, 20-25, 25-20). 

Elkmont faced the West Morgan Lady Rebels across the net in the finals.  A very strong West Morgan team won 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-18) to win the championship. Elkmont will be playing in the North Regional on Friday at the VBCC in Huntsville at 11:30 am, court 4. They must win two matches Friday to advance to the state tournament. If Elkmont wins out Friday, they will play Saturday to determine seeding for the state tournament.

Congratulations to the EHS Lady Devils! They played with a lot of heart! Headed to Regionals! Way to go Red!!

FREDA MAE STANFORD - OBITUARY

Freda Mae Stanford, age 77 of Elkmont, Alabama, died on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Trinity, Alabama. Born Thursday, July 4, 1940 in Moulton, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Julian Pitt and the late Evelyn Little Pitt. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forest Wayne Stanford; daughter, Donna Dunn; sister, Ruth Moore; and brother, OJ Pitt. She loved working with and showing horses and she especially loved her family and friends.

Surviving is her son, Marcus (Vanessa) Stanford, of Elkmont; daughter, Bonnie McGennis and husband, Douglas Robbins, of Trinity; sisters, Edna Hardin, of Falkville and Kathleen Darnell, of Decatur; grandchildren, Stephanie Harkey, Christopher (Argenia) McGennis, Dani (Matt) Tribble, Alyssa Stanford, and four great-grandchildren. 

A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, Ardmore, Alabama, with Reverend Cecil Norman and Reverend Donald Terry officiating. Burial will be in Gatlin Cemetery, Ardmore, Alabama.  The family will receive friends from noon until time of service at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

ELKMONT SCARECROWS ARE AWARD WINNING

Isoms Orchard's first annual scarecrow contest is over.  Elkmont had two award winning entries:

Barry Scary

Athens Bible School took first place but Barry Scary won second. Mrs Penny’s Kindergarten class was awarded $200 for their Barry scarecrow entry.

                                   AND

We Flip for Fourth Grade won 3rd place!

Thank you very much to Isom’s for putting this together, to everyone who voted

OUR FRIENDLY BANK INVITES YOU TO.....

PUMPKIN CONTEST
*You can bring your pumpkin for the Pumpkin Contest starting Oct 25.
*Two classes: Carved or Painted

HAROLD HOLT - OBITUARY

 

Mr. Harold Holt, age 80 of Athens, AL passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Floyd Tut Fann Veterans Home. Mr. Holt was born on December 6, 1936 in Madison, AL to Odie and Clellie Roger Holt.  Mr. Holt served in the United States Air Force and later ran his own Professional Hair Design business. He was a member of Sardis Springs Baptist Church.
 
Mr. Holt is survived by his wife, Linda Holt of Athens, AL; three daughters, Carol Romine (John) of Athens, AL, Teresa Holt of Redlands, CA and Anita Bates (Stan) of Elkmont, AL; five grandchildren, Ashley Smith, John Romine, Jr., Ben Romine, Jacob Bates and Will Bates; five great-grandchildren, Ayden Perkins, Cooper Smith, Ellie Smith, Tenley Romine and Hudson Romine.

Services for Mr. Holt will be 2:00PM Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Keenum officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00-1:45 prior to the service. Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Stan Bates, Jacob Bates, Will Bates, John Romine, John Romine, Jr., Ben Romine, Jacob Smith and Ayden Perkins. Honorary pallbearers are the members of Jerry Newby’s Sunday school class at Sardis Springs Baptist Church.

KERMAN EUGENE ARMSTRONG - OBITUARY

Kerman Eugene Armstrong, age 72 of Elkmont, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Armstrong was born May 28, 1945 in Jefferson County, AL to Edward Leon Armstrong and Goldie Hazel Lamberth Armstrong.  Mr. Armstrong was retired from Chrysler Corp. after 35 years of service.  Preceded in death by one daughter, Carole Rene Armstrong; one sister, Francis Armstrong Williams; one brother, Edward Leon Armstrong, Jr.

Memorial services will be Wednesday, October 25, 2017 2:00 p.m., at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service.

Survived by his wife, Gwendolyn Campbell Armstrong of Elkmont; one son, John Paul Armstrong of Los Angeles, CA; two sisters, Sue Armstrong Clark of Morganton, NC and Deborah Kaye Jenkins of Clinton, TN; special friend, Dennis Pratt; special friend Buddy his puppy; several nieces, nephews, family and friends.

DO YOU FLOAT AT NIGHT?

This is something different to do on an October night.  Wonder if they go by the haunted bridge?

Fort Hampton Outfitters, LLC

Stars were beautiful last night. Halloween is around the corner and what a great way to spend time with family and friends. Who is in for a night float this week? Forget the haunted houses, the Elk has real bats. Thursday, Friday, Saturday meet at 6:30 at our shop on hwy 127;  cost is $25. Contact them if interested.

Fort Hampton Outfitters
28890 Hwy 127
Elkmont, AL
Phone: 256-472-1089
Email: info@forthamptonoutfitters.com

ELKMONT CROSS COUNTRY TAKES SECOND

For over forty years Athens Bible School has hosted the Athens Bible Cross Country Invitational. It is the longest-running cross country invitational in the state and is a highlight of many high school schedules. Yesterday, October 19, this year's event had 37 teams with 736 runners competing at the Athens Sportsplex. The races were divided between Class 1A-3A and Class 4A-7A. The junior high race was at 4 p.m., the varsity girls race took place at 4:30 and the varsity boys at 5. Elkmont had teams in the varsity races.

Our boys' team had a strong performance to take second place.  Four of our young men finished their runs under 20 minutes. Congrads to Chase Prater, Brantley Hammock, Christian Smith and Alex Armstrong.

Our ladies also did well with Claudia Allen taking fifth place.  Best of luck in the Elkmont Invitational tomorrow.  Elkmont folks, try to come out and see our runners compete.  Community support makes a difference.

THE LITTLE BAND THAT COULD

The Elkmont band was at the 25th Annual Tennessee Valley Invitational Marching Competition held at Muscle Shoals last Saturday.  They may not have been the biggest band there but they made a big impact.  Our little band is bringing home some gold!!!!  The Marching Red Devils' director is Mr. McChristian.

Best in Class Soloist:  Jacob Adams

 
AWARDS
Best in Class (1A Gold) Percussion: 1st place
Best in Class (1A Gold) Overall:     2nd place

 

For those of us that haven't been in the band, the numbers are the overall scores the judges award to the bands in various categories.

Drum Major:  1
Color Guard:  2
Percussion:    1
Band Overall: 1

Their next competition will be in Athens, October 28.  They are scheduled to start at 4:20 pm in the Pride of Athens Marching Invitational.

JAMES P. CULLEN JR. - OBITUARY

James P. Cullen, Jr., age 75 of Elkmont, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Mr. Cullen was born May 11, 1942 in Chicago, IL to James P. Cullen, Sr. and Marion L. Roak Cullen. Mr. Cullen was retired from Magnatek Corp. after 30 years of service, and also worked at Mapco on Jefferson St. for 10 years. He was president of Tops in Chicago, IL. and also in Limestone County. He was a member of Friendship North Methodist Church.
Preceded in death by his wife, Judith Kay Cullen; parents, James P. Cullen, Sr. and Marion Roak Cullen; son Jeffrey Cullen; brother, Robert Patrick Cullen.

Services will be Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:00 p.m., at Friendship North Methodist Church with Pastor Steve Dorning officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Tim Flanagan, Mannie Gutierrez, Gordon Mikic, Ryan Urback, Bruce Burklow and John Beatty.

Survived by one son, Jerold Cullen and wife, Mary; two daughters, Jamie M. Cullen and Jodee Lynn Cullen; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; one sister, Peggy L. Gutierrez; special friend, Pam Pritts; several nieces, nephews, family and friends.

In lieu of flowers make memorials to Hospice of Limestone County or Friendship North Methodist Church.

VOTE FOR ELKMONT

Cast your vote below for the Applebee's Neighborhood Athlete of the Week! The winner will be announced on Saturday's Tailgate Talk and picks up a gift card from Applebee's! 

Last day to vote is October 27.

Link for voting: Hunter Pitman

 

RUNNING DEVILS SMOKIN' AT THE HANCEVILLE INVITATIONAL

 

COACH PUGH'S CORNER:
Great day at the Hanceville Invitational! Girls did a great job! Claudia Allen and Melanie Hernandez finish in the top 10 and receive t-shirts. Chase Prater wins the boys race and the boys finish 2nd. On another note college scouts were there and told me and some more standing around they came to see Elkmont. 

I don’t say that to brag. I say it to let all know that the hard work these kids do is being noticed. Yeah cross country doesn’t get the gates or the crowds and it’s not the focus of pep rallies, but it can and is paying for some of these kids college tuition. I am very proud of the hard work they they’ve put into this season and the ones that have gone before them. Proud to see them recognized!

ELKMONT FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTES

Stanley Hill, Mark Yarbrough, Michael Carter and Jason Fielding

During the monthly meeting at Elkmont Fire Department, we were honored to have Limestone County Chairman Mark Yarbrough and District 1 Commissioner Stanley Hill in attendance. Chairman Yarbrough has committed to be more involved with the fire departments in Limestone County.  He kept that promise by coming to our meeting and also brought a check to help with the many needs to keep the department running. We at the EFD appreciate the support from both of these men as we serve our friends, families and community.

By Susan Pylant

 

Don' forget we are having an October fundraiser. Come out and join us for a day of fun and food, October 28.

SARAH LaRUE COBB - OBITUARY

Sarah Larue Cobb, age 88 of Athens, passed away Monday, October 16, 2017 at Limestone Health Facility. Mrs. Cobb was born January 3, 1929 in Lauderdale County, AL to William Ossie Turpen and Effie Mae Freeman Turpen.

Services will be Wednesday, October 18, 2017 1:00 p.m., at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Jeff May officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 11:00 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens. Preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harvey O. Cobb; three sisters and three brothers.

SURVIVORS:
*Sons,
Ronnie Cobb and wife, Anne of Killen, AL
Richard Cobb and wife, Dara of Decatur
Roger Cobb and wife, Jane of Athens, 

*Daughter, Dee Whitehead and husband, Jerry of Pinson, AL

* Seven grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren

*Sister, Judy Himmelright and husband, George of Athens, AL. 

*Brother, Bobby Turpen and wife, Betty of Athens, AL 

ELKMONT KINFOLK
*Nephew: Scott and Christie Cook of Elkmont

•  son of Shirley Turpen Cook (Sarah's sister) and George Cook

Pallbearers will be Jeremy Cobb, Sammy Thorne, Zach Wells, Thomas Pepper, Landon Shotts and Ethan Shotts. Honorary pallbearers will be Jack Sherman, Anthony Cobb, Ethan Thorne, Cullen Carr and Eden Adams.

JOHN JOSEPH WALES - OBITUARY

 

John Joseph Wales, 93 of Elkmont, Alabama died on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at Limestone Health Facility in Athens, Alabama.  Born Sunday, December 23, 1923 in Elkmont, Alabama, he was the son of the late Lester Cleveland Wales and the late Katie Inez Hodges Wales. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. He loved his family, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and especially loved to get out and visit. He watched over and loved the entire community. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife: Betty Sue Hargrove Wales, brothers: Cecil Wales, Alton Wales and Wayne Wales, and sisters: Sadie Rochelle, and Naomi Hodges.

Surviving are his son, Terry (Carol Gwen) Wales of Elkmont, AL, sister, Hazel Johnson of Birmingham, AL, grandchildren: Kerri (Reece) Langley of Alexandria, VA, and Bethany (John) Schumacher of Athens, AL, and grandchildren: Samuel Langley, Katie Schumacher, and Ruthie Schumacher.

Funeral services were at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 15, 2017, at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home. Brother Mitch McCormick and Brother Alan Hughes officiated. Burial was in Sylone Cemetery, Elkmont, AL.

ELKMONT'S COLEMAN COOK LOVES ENGINEERING

The Athens News Courier has an article about one of our Elkmont young folk.  You can click on this LINK to read the whole article or you have until Wednesday to pick up a hard copy at the Athens office.

Article Highlights:
Coleman Cook knew from a young age that he wanted to be an engineer. In a single evening, he could put together an elaborate Lego set only to tear it down the next day and build his own creation. His favorites were roller coasters and robots. As he grew older, he joined the robotics program at Elkmont, which required him to go to the Limestone County Career Technical Center several times per week.

“Through robotics, I got interested in concept engineering, and the pre-engineering program at the tech center seemed like a natural way to explore the field,” Cook said. 

Coleman is one of only six high school students in the world to pass the Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer exam. CLAD is an industrial-level certification for the LabVIEW programming language. College engineering students often take the CLAD test if they plan on going into industrial testing or production industries.

His LabVIEW credentials landed Cook an internship at Electrifier Corp., an automotive supplier in Elkmont where he was able to convert work hours into pre-engineering credits at LCCTC. “I was the first intern to use LabVIEW to work on programming some of the machines there and did some wiring,” he said. “My time there helped me understand industrial systems tremendously and I think it gave me an major edge.”

His plan is to earn his bachelor's in four years , a rarity for engineering majors and then complete his master's degree in one year using the Joint Undergraduate Master's Program at UAH. Cook hopes to work for an upper-level company doing research and computer programming once he completes his master's degree.

ROBERT ALLEN RYAN - OBITUARY

Robert Allen Ryan, age 69 of Athens, passed away Friday October 13, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Ryan was born December 25, 1947 in Jefferson County, AL to Zernie Franklin Ryan and Helen Landrum Ryan. Mr. Ryan was a member of Sardis Springs Baptist Church.
 
Services will be Monday, October 16, 2017 12:00 p.m., at Sardis Springs Baptist Church with Tim Keenum and Bro. Frank Ryan officiating. Visitation will be Monday, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. prior to the service. Limestone Chapel Funeral Home assisting the family.

Survived by his wife, Marsha Ryan of Athens; one daughter, LuAmy Sager and husband, Jason of Rogersville, AL; two sons, Jonathan Craig Ryan and wife Heather of Elkmont, AL and Joseph Houston Ryan, Sr. and wife, Kiera of Hueytown, AL.; six grandchildren who were called his “Pet Jacks”, Ashley, Lane, J.R., Ally, Kadie and Kendyl; two sisters, Susan Franklin of Oak Grove, AL and Pat Jebeles and husband, Jim of Birmingham, AL; two brothers, Jim Ryan and wife, Peggy of Cullman, AL and Frank Ryan and wife Kathleen of Madison, AL.

BUY YOUR PUMPKIN FROM THE DALYS

In Elkmont, Collin Daly was harvesting pumpkins of about six different colors. Some people want to use them for centerpieces at the dining table or for outside decorations, It’s more fun to have more color options when decorating the them for centerpieces at the dining table or might use them outside.

For Daly and his family, it is their first season growing pink pumpkins, as they grow mainly beans as part-time farmers, he said. Daly said pink and blue pumpkins take about an extra 10 to 15 days to mature. 

The growing popularity of colored pumpkins is helping more than the farmers’ bottom lines. Daly said he will donate at least dollar for each pink

pumpkin he sells to breast cancer awareness. "I plan on giving maybe $2 or $3 per pumpkin. Plus, I will be giving some extra money to St. Jude’s Hospital for their work. Cancer affects everyone’s life.” Colin participates in the Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation. It is a 501(c)(3) charity established to collect 25 cents per Porcelain Doll Pink Pumpkin sold and to distribute those funds to cancer research programs, according to its website.

Daly, a 1995 graduate of Elkmont High who works with Limestone County, also said the pink pumpkins are in demand and selling for about $5 each. He said the pink ones are usually “squattier, off-textured and odd-sized. The jack-o’-lantern pumpkins are kind of going away,” he said. “It seems now, the uglier the pumpkin, the more popular it is.”

DECATUR DAILY ARTICLE LINK: Colorful Pumpkins Help Cancer

If you want to visit:
The Dalys are located at Ft. Hampton Road, Elkmont  (toward the rocket).  They have mums for $12.  Pumpkins are $5 each or $20 for 5. You might even be able to buy bales of straw.

BEAUTY IS CREATED IN ELKMONT

One of Elkmont's resident artists is having her artwork displayed on Alabama Farmers Federation Association's note cards. Heather Maple's artwork will be seen by hundreds of people throughout the year! 

Many thanks to #alabamafarmersfederation #alfa for giving me this opportunity! They look amazing! 
Heather Maples

GET AN EARLY START ON THE GAME

We'll be continuing our tailgate season this Friday. Come see us at your local Elkmont Bank for some great giveaways,  great food and pick up some swag with your team colors. Yes, we just said "swag". See y'all this Friday at 11 am- 2 pm.
 

know that it says 4-6 at the school but it is 11am-2pm at bank

HOW DID YOUR FEDERAL SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE VOTE LAST WEEK?

In this MegaVote for Alabama's 5th Congressional District: Editor's Note: The Senate is not doing legislative business this week.

Recent Senate Votes

Pai Nomination – Confirmation - Vote Confirmed (52-41, 7 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Ajit V. Pai to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Luther Strange voted YES Quarles Nomination – Confirmation - Vote Confirmed (65-32, 3 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Randal Quarles to be a member of the Board of Governors for the Federal Reserve System. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Luther Strange voted YES Cissna Nomination – Confirmation - Vote Confirmed (54-43, 3 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Lee Francis Cissna to be director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Luther Strange voted YES

Recent House Votes

Abortion Ban - Vote Passed (237-189, 7 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would prohibit abortions in cases where the probable age of the fetus is 20 weeks or later, and it imposes criminal penalties on medical professionals who violate the ban. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES Fiscal 2018 Budget Resolution - Vote Passed (219-206, 9 Not Voting) The House adopted the concurrent resolution that would provide for $3.2 trillion in new budget authority in fiscal 2018, not including off-budget accounts. It would assume $1.22 trillion in discretionary spending in fiscal 2018. It would assume the repeal of the 2010 health care overhaul law. It also would propose reducing spending on mandatory programs such as Medicare and Medicaid and changing programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (also known as food stamps). It would call for restructuring Medicare into a “premium support” system beginning in 2024. It would also require the House Ways and Means Committee to report out legislation under the budget reconciliation process that would provide for a revenue-neutral, comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. tax code and would include instructions to 11 House committees to trigger the budget reconciliation process to cut mandatory spending. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES

JAMES RAY WALES - OBITUARY

James Ray Wales, 67 of Elkmont, Alabama died on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Huntsville Hospital. Born Saturday, June 24, 1950 in Athens, Alabama, he was the son of the late Foster Wales and the late Audrey Martin Wales. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church, lived in the Elkmont area all his life, and was a cut up, enjoyed picking on everybody. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters: Maggie Smith and Ruth Wales, and brothers: Billy, Rabon, Alton, and Junior Wales.

Surviving are son, James Rodney Wales of Ardmore, TN, sisters, Rebecca Brewer and Betty Faye McCurry both of Elkmont, AL.

A Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, Ardmore, Alabama. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Ardmore, AL.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, Ardmore, Alabama.

BARRY'S CORNER - DISNEY FUN

Our cross country team are making their annual trip to mouse land in Florida.  A fantastic fun outing that makes great high school memories. Last Friday, our zany bunch ran in the  the ESPN Disney XC Classic which brings in runners in from all over the country.  It was a great race on a tough course!!

On our way to the Disney Classic Run

As you can tell, our happy runners are now very wet runners.

Love that Florida weather.! Proud of these girls for finishing in a mini hurricane!

COACH PUGH'S CORNER: 
Great time at Disney! What a great family EHS Cross Country is. Missed those who couldn’t make it this year! Everywhere we went we were told what great kids we had, polite and outgoing! 

Just trying to get 40 people to Yacht and Beach Club for supper in the rain! When my hair gets wet I lose an inch! 

I was sitting down to breakfast at Animal Kingdom Lodge and I looked around the table at the kids and saw many of them bowed in personal prayer. They inspire and encourage me more than they know ! Great kids, great parents, and great memories that will always bring a smile. Hard working kids who deserve all the best in life. Love them!