North Jackson Progress from Stevenson, Alabama (2024)

July 15, 2004

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North Jackson Progressi

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Stevenson, Alabama

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Thursday, July 15, 2004

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2

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North Jackson Progress (ISSN 0 1 64 9 1 08) is published semi weekly each Monday and Thursday except Mondays following AEA week Memorial Day July 4th week Labor Day Christmas Week and New Year's Day week by Larry 0 Glass and entered as Periodicals Postage Paid at Stevenson Alabama 35772 Annua) subscription price is $23 outside trade area $30 single copy pace 50e POSTMASTER: Send changes of address to North Jackson Progress PO Drawer 625 Stevensoa AL 35772 0625 Phone (256) '437 2395 ax (256) 437 2592 Come by and See our Display Retail Wholesale 3 Miles North of Larkmsville Hwy 1 7 Atop Skyline SKYLINE Monument Co BUY DIRECT Serving all your Monument Needs 256 259 6497 7191 Co Road 17 Woodville Alabama 35776 256 587 6625 Watts 1 800 210 2248 ax 256 587 9397 Page Two Thursday July 15 Stevenson Alabama 35772 North Jackson Progress News Nates Area Deaths Little League Sign Up Stevenson Little League ootball sign up will be held July 17 and 24 from 10 a til 12 noon Please pay when' you sign up Angel ood Sign Up If you would like to sign up for Angel ood Ministries in July you' can do so until July 19 by calling 437 2306 Revival Revival will be held at Snowford Church in Stevenson Monday riday August 26 st 7 nightly Bro Joe Moore will be preaching Pastor Jones and congregation invites everyone to attend Health air Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church will be sponsoring a health air on July 24 from 1 1 am til 2 pm The community is invited to attend Peaco*ck amily Reunion The Descendants of Ethel Peaco*ck Williams Leola Peaco*ck Mayfield Sue Jane Peaco*ck Allen Monroe rank Lawton Arthur Leonard Charlie Gordan and Gerstelle Peaco*ck will have a reunion on Saturday July 31 from 10 am nL4 pm al the Stevenson City Park AIL family and friends are invited to attend Reunion and Homecoming at Roaches Cove Roaches Cove Missionary Baptist Church celebrate Homecoming on July 18th Morning services will be at 10:30 with Brother Buster McCully bringing the message! Special singers will be Gospel Bluegrassmen Lunch will be at noon Everyone invited Scrapbooking Class A scrapbooking classcrop will be held on Saturday July 24 from 10: am to 2 pm at the Jackson County Senior Center Everyone is welcome Bring pictures supplies tksack lunch and drinks Supplies will be available for sale if needed Rsrnore information call 574 6733 and ask for Linda A Roaches Cove Revival Revival services at Roaches Cove Missionary Baptist Church will be July 25th July 3()th 7pm each evening Bro Chris Guinn will be the evangelist Pastor of the church is Gary Holcombe Everyone invited 1 Christmas In July Treasure Hunt AKA Yard Sale: Sponsored by Providence Baptist Ladies Group at Martin Town (Hollywood) July 31st from 7 a til 3 pm Proceeds go to help needy families at Christmas Help us to help others armers ederation To Meet The Jackson County armers ederation County Annual Meeting will be held Saturday August 21 at 7 pm at the ederation Office in Scottsboro Lyda Reunion Lyda amily Reunion will be held Saturday July 24 at the North Alabama Electric Coop Building i Please bring a covered dish Lunch will be served around noon or information call Joann Colvin at 495 3120 or Evelyn Carroll at 437 2345 Bring any pictures or memorabilia you may have Doors ill be ojien around 9 30 a Sartin Reunion The Sartin Reunion will be held at Stevenson Park Building on Saturday July 24th from 9 til All family and friends are welcome Come bring a covered dish PHS 35 Year Reunion Pisgah High School Class of 1969 will hold then 35 year reunion at the Tom Bevil Enrichment Center Rainsville on August 21 at 7 pm or more information call Brenda at 77238(X) Regina 259 6570 or Shirley at 632 3719 Revival Revival will be held at Pilgrim Home Baptist Church in Ider July 18 23 at 6:30 pm CT Pastors BrO Bobby Hilley and Bro Rayford Brown and the church welcomes you Special singing nightly BBQ Sportsman Giveaway Cahaba Shrine will have their 2004 BBQ and Sportsman Giveaway on Saturday September 18 at 6001 Pulaski Pike in Huntsville Doors open at 10 am Ticket price is $20 or information call 256:859 4470 or for tickets contact Mitch Adams at 228 6438 Council on Aging to Sponsor a Dance The Council on Aging will sponsor a dance at the Jackson County Senior Center on July' 16 2004 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm Sentimental Journey the Shnners 16 piece dance band will be playing big band music from the Glen Miller Benny Goodman Tommy Dorsey era Hors' d'oeuvres will be served and tickets can be purchased at the CoA office for $10 per person Mt Zion Missionary Baptist Anniversary Mt Zion Missionary Baptist Church family and Pastor Rev Robert Winn will celebrate their church anniversary and Homecoming the 3rd Sunday in July (18th) at 2:30 pm Guest Church amily will be Center Star Missionary Baptist Church in Stevenson AL pastor is Rev Hicks Lunch will be served Ml Zion is located in Hollywood AL Everyone invited REVIVAL July 18 22 Sunday: 6:30 pm Weekdays: 7 pm Evangelist: Rev Dean Sheldon of Dallas GA Special Singing: Monday: Rhyme Reason Tuesday: Christ McDaniel (Youth Night) Edgefield Baptist Church Contact Info: (256) 437 9002 County Road 75 Stevenson AL Rev Jeff Pike Pastor We look forward to seeing you each night so plan to come and worship with us! Gladys Bice York Bice 82 of Stevenson died Thursday July 8 2004 at her home She is survived by her children and spouses: Nancy Claude Horton of Stevenson Mary Brice Holder Wright of Rossville GA Jimmy and Debbie Bice of Stevenson 18 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren nine great great grandchildren: sisters Stella Long of Chattanooga Hattie Chambers of Garland a host of meces'and nephews Mrs Bice was preceded in death by: tier husband Willard Matthewjl Bice' daughter Dean Bice Bentley son Billy Biec one great great grandchild parents John and Ada York brothers Reiley Westley Lams Gene Ed Clarence York and sister Dovie Lambert uneral services were held Saturday July 10 at 2 pm at the Rudder uneral Home Chapel in Bridgeport with Rev James tcihnmn officiatinp i Burial was in Price Cemetery in Hollywood with Rudder uneral Home Bridgeport in charge of arrangements Melvin York Melvin Dewayne York 58 of Scotjsboro (formerly of Rosalie) In Memory In Memory of Pauline (Pennie)Shaw July 14 1915 November 18 1997 Letter rom Heaven To my dearest family some things I'd like to say But first of all to let you know that I arrived okay writing this from Heaven here I dwell with God above Here no more tears of sadness here isjust cter nal love Please do riot be unhappy just because I'm but of sight Re member that with you every noon' and night That day had to leave you when ry life on earth was through God picked' me up and hugged me and Hesaid "I welcome you''' good to have you back again You were missed while you were gone As for your dearest family'they'U be hear later died Saturday July 3 2004 in phu*ket' Thailand as the result of a drowning accident A memorial services was held Saturday July 10 at 2 pm at the Rosalie Church of God Survivors include his parents Earnest and On lee York: sister Shirley Shultz sister and biother in law Brenda and Paul Brooks sisters Judy McGee and Karen ork one niece and six nephews four great( nieces and seven great nephews one greal nephew special pet's rooper and Luke Kerby uneral Home Henagar as in charge of arrangements Charles Cobb Known to many people as "Preacher Cobb" or "Brother Cobb" Charles Cobb died on July 8 2004 following a lengthy illness He was bom January 10 1920 As the weekday speaker on the radio program "Talks from the Bible" his unique voice' was the jumpstart' to the day for many people in Scotsbdro Jackson COuntv and surrounding areas This program was broadcast for about thirty seven years On many occasions it would be observed that someone who never had met Cobb" personally him as a dear friend simploy after recognizing his oice ollowing his baptism at the 'age of twelve brother Cobb's heart's desire was to be a Gospel preachei At the age of sixteen he began his ministry ai the Stony Point Church of Christ in lorence Alabama His preaching career included serving 'as' the minister for churches of Christ tn Alabama lorida Arkansas and Tennessee His first work as the minister lor the Broad Street Church of Christ in Scottsboro was from 'July 1944 until January1 1947 He returned to Scottsboro in August 1966 and was the full lime minister for the Broad Street congregation untiJ'January 1985 He spent the next seventeen years: preaching and teachmgg the Bible for the Larkmsville Church of Christ He' often stated that he dedicated volunteer staff to six continents and thirty plus states Through the years brother Cobb also published numerous Gospel ttracts several commentaries and a number of books In April 1998 he was proclaimeed "Citizen of the joint efforts' of the': Chamber of Commerce and jhe Daily Sentinel He is survived by his wife Charlene Cobb: mother in law Vera Barnes sons and daughters in law Sam and Jean Cobb Mike and Donna Cobb Jim and Robin Cobb daughters and son in law Shirley and Charlie White and Becky Knutson twelve several great grandchildren' several step grandchildren brother and sister in law James "Bo" and Peggy Cobb several nieces nephews cousins andd a host of in laws He was preceded in death by his first wife who was the mother of his children Pauline Rowden Cobb his parents and Myrtle (Pounders) Cobb a sister and brother in law Eula and Albert Lambert a brother and in law Gene and Helen Cobb special cousins Clarence Blankenship and Grace Blankenship special friends Albert parks and red Casteel uneral services were held Saturday' July JO at 2 pm at the Broad Street Church of Christ Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery with Scottsboro uneral Home in charge Of arrangements Hassel! Owens Hassell' Vestet Owens 65 of yffe died Thursday July 8 2004 at Huntsville Hospital uneral services were held Sunday July 1 1 at 2 pm at the 1 Wilson uneral Chapel with Rev Melvin Hilley officiating Bunal was in Antioch Cemetery with Wilson uneral Chapel in charge of arrangements Survivors include his 'w ife Charlotte Elatrie Owens of yffe daughter Laura Caneer of yffe and MaryAnn Wilson of Anniston sons Robert Owens of' Shreveport LA and Gabriel Byrd of yffe sisters Belly aye Swain of Wesland Mich and Bush Lockhart (Rob1 Lockhart) both of Scottsboro grandsons James Hess Neal Bush both of Scottsboro Brett Boren (Rebecca Boren) of Huntsville and Kyle Boren of Athens TN one great granddaughter Kelsey Lockhart and three great grandsons Kenneth Webb Robby Lockhail and Taylor Lockhart 'all of Scottsboro one sister Jeannette' Tubbs (Coleman A Tubs) of Pleasant Grove AL two sisters in law Eulene Carmichael and Elizabeth Carmichael of Jasper AL and severakNieces and Nephews Graveside services were held Sunday al Cedar Hill Cemetery with Scottsboro uneral Home in charge of arrangements Memorial donations may be made tp the Broad Street Church of Christ 613 Broad Street Scottsboro AL 35768 Robert Coxe Robert Bruce Coxe 66 of Scottsboro died Thursday July 8 2004 at Crestwood Hospital in Huntsville uneral services were held Saturday July 10 "at 2 pm at the Wilson uneral Chapel with Bro Randall Hastings and Bro Junior Hinkle officiating Burial was in Pinehaven Memorial Gardens with Wilson uneral Chapel in charge of arrangements 1 Survivors include his wife Betty Jean Coxe ofScottsboro step daughter Brenda Jean Monk of Aroney step sons: James Truman Whitehead and Johnny Ray Whitehead also' of Aroney sister Gladys Coxe of California and brother Ray Coxe of Arizona Mr Coxe was a Vietnam Veteran and a member Qf the Section Holiness Church Winfred razier Winfred Dean razier 49 of Rainsville died Saturday July 1 0 2004 at his residence uneral services were held Tuesday July 13 at 1 at the Wilson uneral Chapel with Rev Morris Hicks officiating Arrangements were by Wilson uneral Chapel 1 need you here so badly you're part ofnjy plan so much that uc have to do to help our fellow man God gave me a list of things that he wished for me jo do And fore most on the list was to watch arid care for you And when you lie in tied at might the chores put to Hight God and I are closest to you the middle of the night When you think of my life on Earth and all thoseTov mg years because you are only hu man they are bound to bung you tears But do not be afraid to cry it does relieve the pain Remember there would be nd flowers unless thert was some ram I wish that 1 could tell you all that God has planned But if I were" to tell you you would not understand But one thing is for certain though my life on earth is o'er J'm closer to you now than I ever was before There are rocky roads ahead of you and many hills ip climb' but can do it by taking one day at a time It vvas always my philosophy and like it for you too That asyou give unto the world the world will give to you If you can help somebodv who in sorrow and pain then you can say to God at night "My day was not And now I am contented that my life had been worthw hile Know ing as 1 passed along the ay 1 made somebody smile! So if jou meetsoinebodv who is sad and feeling low just lend a hand to pick him up as on your way you go When walking down the street and you've got me on your mind I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind And when its time for you logo from that body to be free remember you're not ing coming here with me Mama we love and miss you more everyday Love you always Mickey Kenneth rances Tiny Tricia and all the rest of the family would not quft the work that he so dearly loved until the Lord retired him A work very dear to his heart was as editor and publisher of a monthly Gospel "The "1 ennessec Valley Christian The work and outreach of this little paper quickly spread beyondd initial hopes and dreams' At its peak production some twenty five thousand papers were mailed by a InMemory I nmemory of my Mama Pauline (Penniej Shaw July 14 1914 November 18 1997 In tears we saw you sinking and atched you pass away Our hearts were almost broken We wanted you 'to say But w'hen we saw you sleep i ng so peaceful free from pain howcould we wish you back with us to suffer that again It broke our hearts to lose you but you did riot go alone or part of us went with you the day God called you home Ifros'es grow in Heaven Lord please pick a bunch for me Place them in my arms and tell her they are from Tiny Tell her Llove and miss her and when she turns tosmile place a kiss upon her cheek and hold henfota while Because remem bering Mama is easy I do it every day but there's an ache within my heart that will never go away Don't think of Mama as gone away Mama's journey has just begun Life holds so many facets the earth is only one Just think of Mama as resting from sorrow and the tears in a placeof warmth and comfort Where there are no days and years think you Mama must be wishing that we could know today No nothing but our sad ness can really pass away And think ol Mama as living in the hearts of those Mama touched or nothing loved is ever lost and Mama is loved so very much Love Tiny sh*tia Ann Burgess 'pf yffe brothers Bud Owens of Wayne Mich and Jim Owens of Lafaylotte TN and three grandchildren Brenda Jones Mrs Brenda Mane Jones 55 of Rainsville AL passed away Thursday July 1 2004 at her residence She is survived by her htisband Lewis Jones Rainsville AL daughters sons in law Leah Wallace Tate Centre AL Reginak Dave Brooks Section Erica Vince McCanne Peoria IL son and daughter indaw Anthony Darla 'Jones ort Payne father Virgil Hatfill Rainsville: two brothers Gary Hatfill and Jessie Hatfill both of Glade springs Virginia 1 1 Grandchildren and 1 Great Grandchild Memorial services will be heltj at a later date Wilson uneral Chapel in Rainsville were in chargeof arrangements Nancy Cunningham Nancy Cunningham 85 of Scottsboro AL passed away riday morning at Rosewood Manor Mrs Cunningham was a member of the Broad Street Church of Christ in Scottsboro she was preceded in death by her husband TN Cunningham She is survived by three daughters Edith Hess (Kenneth Hess) Tallulah C' Bush (late Paul Bush) both of Scottsboro and Nancy Carol Boren (Richard A Boren) Athens TN two granddaughters Lynette Hess Webb (Keith Webb) and Paula Survivors include his wife Mildred Arnold razier of Rainsville daughter Angie Wilba'nks of Rainsville son and daughter in law De Wayne and Rachel razier of Rainsville parents Mary and James Miller of Rainsville sisters Debra Martinez and Christine Rikard both of Powell and Cynthia Wilder of Attalla brothers Donnie razier and Lester razier both of Rainsville and grandchildren Trey and Tyler Wilbanks Mr razier was preceded in death by his father Willis razier and his brother Garland razier Charlie Croft Mr Charlie Daniel Croft 85 of Dawson AL passed away Monday July 12 2004 at Marshall Medical South Mr Croft is survived by his wife Ollie' Hall Croft Dawson AL sons and daughters in law Don and Sharon Croft Crossville AL Bobby and Peggy Croft and Steven and Kathy Croft all of Dawson AL sisters Ruby Barkley Tallopoosa GA and RheaStrange Marthng AL 6 Grandchildren and 2 Great Grandchildren uner services were held Tuesday July 13 2004 from Wilson uneral Chapel with Rev Billy Smothers Rev Wayne Tarvin and Rev Heath Croft officiating Bunal was in DeKalb Memorial Gardens with Wilson uneral Chapel Rainsville AL in charge of arrangements iKkMI 1 1 Manager 1 John Woodall Countolor Jem Gipron Pinehpven Memorial Gardonsjf Heart of Jackton Coung a SPECIALS I a Buylburlol jT receive i ai A1 lot 12 price $70 of all jjMgg $40 off all openirigs closing? 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