In less than a month of losing her husband of 33 years, the unthinkable happened to my mother. On June 25 she experienced tightness in her chest with pain radiating down her left arm and vomiting. Fortunately my son was with her at the time and notified my sister, who rushed her to Huntsville Hospital’s emergency room.… Read More
John Oliver Hardin III August 17, 1929 – June 4, 2015 John Oliver Hardin III, 85, of Cadiz, Kentucky passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 in Clarksville, Tennessee. He was born in Princeton, Kentucky, on August 17, 1929 to John Oliver Hardin Jr. (J.O.) and Liane Lamb Hardin, both deceased. He was educated in Hopkinsville… Read More
Doug Kearse December 10, 1923 – June 3, 2015 Douglas “Doug” Weissinger Kearse, 91, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Born in Olar, SC, December 10, 1923, in Bamberg County, he was a son of the late Bernard Vance Kearse, Sr. and Leda Mae Ritter Kearse. During his teenage years the family moved to Columbia where… Read More
Virginia McKechnie May 25, 2015 Virginia McKechnie (Ginny), of Cockeysville and Riderwood, Maryland, died of an aneurysm May 25, at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 86. Born Virginia Ullrich in Mount Clemens, Michigan, she was the daughter of Jacob Ullrich, a banker, and Edythe Calvert Ullrich, a homemaker. She earned a business degree at Michigan… Read More
Congratulations to our newest graduate, Hannah, my beautiful niece. She graduated from Huntsville High last night in a ceremony held at Propst Arena within the Von Braun Center. Our family celebrated beforehand with a dinner at Commerce Kitchen. Here’s a photo of Hannah with her mom (my sister). And my sister with our mother; see any resemblance? And one… Read More
Is there really a Sweet Home Alabama. . . a place that personifies the lyrics made popular by Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic rock anthem of the same name? You’ll be delighted to discover there really is a Sweet Home Alabama and it’s a landmark located at the corner of Arlington Avenue and 19th Street South in Bessemer, AL. The house is named for it’s original owner,… Read More