Local man charged with domestic terrorism

> Authorities allege that Pleasant Hill resident shot at military helicopter that was searching for illegal marijuana patches
By Tommy Campbell
Sun-Advocate Publisher
BUTLER – A Choctaw County man faces state and federal charges for allegedly pointing a shotgun and/or taking a shot at an Alabama Army National Guard helicopter that was participating in the state’s annual Marijuana Eradication Program last week.
Sheriff James Lovette said that Donnie Gordon Stafford, 39, of the Pleasant Hill community on CR 25, was arrested and charged locally with domestic terrorism. Since pointing a weapon at or shooting at an aircraft of any type is a federal offense, Stafford also faces possible charges from the U.S. Department of Justice. The fact that the helicopter was also a military aircraft could bring additional charges as well.
According to Lovette, the helicopter was part of the semi-annual countywide “sweep” for illegal “pot” plantations conducted jointly by the state, Sheriff’s Department and the Drug Task Force of the First Judicial Circuit. The chopper was near Stafford Congregational Church when the pilot radioed to ground crews that a man at a house across from the church was pointing a rifle or shotgun at the aircraft. Lovette and Deputy Ernie Randall were less than half a mile away on the ground and immediately went to the scene where they found Stafford in the yard of the residence.
“I asked him where the weapon was and he said it was inside the house,” Lovette said. A shotgun retrieved from the dwelling was loaded with one shell and appeared to have been recently fired, the sheriff said.
Even though Stafford denied shooting at the helicopter, the very act of pointing a deadly weapon at any type of aircraft is a federal crime, Lovette said.
Tommy Loftis, a spokesman for the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, told the Sun-Advocate Monday morning that officials are looking at the incident but that, as of that time, no federal charges had been brought against Stafford.
As of Friday afternoon, Stafford remained in the Choctaw Co. Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond awaiting action by federal authorities.


Towns of Silas, Pennington elect mayors; runoff in Butler
By Tommy Campbell
Sun-Advocate Publisher
GILBERTOWN – Municipal elections were held Tuesday in the towns of Butler, Pennington and Silas.
In Butler, runoffs will be held for the office of Mayor and Town Council, Place #2.
Incumbent Mayor Ben W. Smith received 342 votes to challenger Dwight McBride’s 224. Coming in third place was Debbie Jackson Bell with 182 votes.
For Butler Town Council, incumbent council member Patricia Randolph, who received 175 votes, lost her bid for re-election. In that race, a runoff will be held between Melissa L. Skelton, who polled 253 votes, and challenger Phillip A. “Phil” Pope who received 249 votes. Candidate Neal Hollister, Jr., received 65 votes.
The runoff will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 7th.
In Pennington, incumbent Mayor Jack Fendley held on to his position by a 20-vote margin, polling 86 votes to challenger Shirley Williams’ 66.
The new Town Council of Pennington will include: George “Sandy” Carpenter, 23 votes; Kay L. Harrell, 20 votes; Henry Grady James, 19 votes; Katina Manley, 19 votes; and Keith A. Young, 29 votes. Other candidates and their vote totals included: Sherry Faile, 15 votes; Rhonda Goodman, 10 votes; Celeste S. May, 6 votes; and Thonia Rowe, 14 votes.
In Silas, where incumbent Mayor Roy Davis did not seek re-election, the new Mayor will be Shirley M. Perry. Perry received 130 votes to defeat challenger Maxie W. Nix who received 19 votes.
The new Town Council of Silas will include: Jerry Baughman, 73 votes; Brenda Taylor Bozeman, 57 votes; Shannon Singley, 56 votes; Russell Williams, 35 votes; and Claude Brown Wimberly, 44 votes.
Candidate Maxine Fox received 14 votes and Sandy Tallon received 16 votes.
No elections were necessary in Gilbertown, Toxey, Needham, and Lisman because none of the positions in those towns were contested.
(PUB. NOTE: The vote totals published here are those provided to this newspaper by Town Halls in each of the respective municipalities. Readers are reminded that vote tallies are always considered “unofficial and incomplete” until they are duly certified as required by law. Also, vote totals could change slightly due to any “provisional” ballots which may have been cast.)

Workin’ on ButlerFest!

Sun-Advocate photo by Dee Ann Campbell
Committee putting finishes touches on ‘08 event
BUTLER – With the annual two-day ButlerFest scheduled for October 10-11, the ButlerFest committee is putting finishes touches on the schedule of events and has been signing up a long list of entrants for booth rentals, Memphis in May events, and other competitions that are set to take place during the weekend. Watch The Choctaw Sun-Advocate over the next few weeks for more information about the 2008 ButlerFest. Members of the committee are: (in no particular order) Morgan Ford, Robin Smith, Mayor Ben Smith, Betsy Parten, Barbara Shoemaker, David Parten, Neal Hollister, Janet Tims, Denna Nelms, Mona McCann, Virginia Loftis, Libby Singley, Eugene Griffith. Not pictured: Ann Winslow, Brenda Doucet, Stephanie Bonner, Kenny Mosley, John A. Boney, Linda Ann Glass, David Culpepper, Nancy Gibson, and Emily Gray.

Fay soaks Choctaw County
By Tommy Campbell
Sun-Advocate Publisher
GILBERTOWN — Tropical storm Fay made her presence known in southwest Alabama on Saturday morning as rain began to fall in Choctaw County in a light drizzle with heavier downpours increasing through the day and into the evening and overnight hours on Sunday.
However, Fay’s northeastern quadrant – where most of the heavier rains are normally found in tropical systems – tracked slightly farther to the north and west than had been forecast which kept much of the expected 10-15 inches of rainfall away from Choctaw County.
Even so, unofficial reports for the period from Saturday through Monday morning – from residents with rain gauges across the county – indicated that an average of six inches of rain fell locally, with as much as eight inches in some parts of the county.
Wind gusts of 30-40 MPH were experienced through the evening hours on Saturday, with falling trees temporarily knocking out power and keeping many County Commission crews, Rescue Squad members, police officers and other emergency crews on duty around the clock.
Electricity was restored in most areas in a matter of minutes, but an Alabama Power substation which was knocked off line kept electricity off to some areas in Gilbertown until about 8 a.m. on Sunday morning.
Fay was downgraded to a tropical depression late Saturday evening after making a record-setting fourth landfall in the state of Florida. The storm’s center of circulation, which still showed the counterclockwise tropical cyclone rotation — moved back across the region on Monday and Tuesday, bringing welcome rain to parched, drought-stricken areas of north Alabama and Georgia but also the threat of more severe weather.
Shortly after 4 a.m. on Monday, the National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for two south Alabama counties – Monroe and Covington – after funnel clouds were indicated on radar.
In Choctaw County, power was out in some areas prior to daybreak on Monday due to falling limbs striking power lines, and a tornado watch remained in effect through most of the day.
As of noon Monday, the center of TD Fay was located between Hattiesburg and Philadelphia, Miss., and slowly drifting to the north-northwest at about five miles per hour.
Jimmy Cowan, Acting Director of Choctaw County’s Emergency Management Agency, said that all things considered, the local area dodged a bullet.
“It was a big rain event and there were some minor problems, but we were fortunate,” Cowan said.
The next potential threat to the Gulf Coast may be from Tropical Depression Gustav which formed Monday in the Caribbean. Readers are advised to keep a close eye on this storm which – at presstime – was intensifying and moving along in a direction that could threaten the U.S. by early next week.

LOCAL
NEEDHAM
Needham-Land VFD gets $204,939 grantfor new fire truck
NEEDHAM – The Needham-Land Volunteer Fire Department was recently notified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security that it had been awarded a grant in the amount of $204,939.
The 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grant will be used toward the purchase of a new truck which is expected to cost around $215,000, Fire Chief Vallrey Covington said.
The local department will have to provide the remainder of the funds -- or ten percent of the cost -- necessary to pay for the truck.

GILBERTOWN
USDA issues correction in regard to water expansion story
GILBERTOWN — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a correction concerning last week’s announcement about funds awarded to the Utilities Board of Gilbertown for their public water expansion project.
The USDA had stated in information released to the news media that the funds awarded to Gilbertown were in the form of a combination loan and grant.
However, no grant funds have been awarded to the utilities board. Rather, the board has received a low-interest loan for $3.5 million to the project.

OBITUARIES
George H. McGrew
SILAS — Services for George H. McGrew, 88, were held on Aug. 23, 2008 at Shady Grove Baptist Church with Rev. T.L. Ware and Rev. Walter McGrew, Sr., officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
McGrew, born to the late Sank McGrew, Sr. and Jessie Scruggs McGrew, passed away on Aug. 16, at Riley (Regency) Hospital in Meridian, MS.
He was a Private First Class in World War II and a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church.
He is survived by two sons, Larry (Addie) McGrew and Lee (LeVonne) McGrew; one daughter, Brenda (Bobby) Mitchell; a daughter-in-law, Lottie Hill, all of Silas; 19 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; one great great-grandchild; a sister-in-law, Annie (Ben) Marsh of Lisman; a brother-in-law, John (Dora) Ridgeway of Ellisville; and a host of other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marrietta Ridgeway McGrew.
Southwest Alabama Funeral Services, Inc. was in charge of the arrangements.


Myrtle T. Moore
WAYNESBORO, MS — Services for Myrtle T. Moore, 87, were held on Aug. 23, 2008 at Freeman Funeral Home with Rev. Philip McRae, officiating. Interment followed at Springbank Cemetery.
Mrs. Moore passed away on Aug. 21st at Southern Living Specialty Care Residency. She owned and operated Nifty Needle Sewing and was a member of First Baptist Church of Waynesboro, Home and Garden Club, and the Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her son, Michael (Angie) Graham of Mobile; her daughter, Billie Jean (Tom) Johnston of Waynesboro, MS; five grandchildren, Paula Johnson of Waynesboro, Randall Johnston of Buckatunna, MS, Christina Lewis of Waynesboro, MS, Courtney Graham and Jonathan Graham, both of Mobile; and seven great-grandchildren, Ashton, Taylor, Devon and Camilla Johnston, Hannah and Mallory Lewis, and Savannah Grace Brown.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene O. and Orra Mae Taylor; and her son, Don Clifford Graham.
Freeman Funeral Home of Waynesboro was in charge of the arrangements.


Kathryn Byrd Nealey
GILBERTOWN — Services for Kathryn Byrd Nealey, 51, were held on Aug. 26, 2008 at Mosley Bridge Congregational Methodist Church with Rev. Michael Elliott and Rev. Curvin M. “Buddy” Covington officiating. Interment followed in the Gilbertown Cemetery.
Nealey passed away on August 23 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, MS.
She was a former teacher for the Choctaw Co. Board of Education, treasurer and a musician at the Mosley Bridge Congregational Methodist Church, and a member of the Gilbertown Woman’s Club.
She is survived by her daughter, Brooke Nealey of Tuscaloosa; her father, Waddell Byrd (Fran); her mother, Janet Byrd; her grandmother, Bessie Kate Garrison; one sister, Suzy Nelson (William); and one brother, Ken Byrd, all of Meridian, MS.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Wayne Nealey.
Pallbearers were Wayne Longmire, Cole Floyd, Luke Hudson, Earlrae Nealey, Jerry Brown, and Johnny Gibson.
Honorary pallbearers were Zack Stafford, Leon McIlwain, and Paul Weaver.
Phillips Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Through Thursday, Aug. 28th
REVIVAL, Mt. Mariah Baptist Church, 7:30 p.m. with Rev. Gary Houston.

Through Friday, Aug. 29th
REVIVAL, Gilfield Missionary Baptist Church, Pushmataha, 7:30 p.m. with Rev. Lavon Gathright, Pastor of John the Baptist Church, Halsell.

Wednesday, August 27th
WEIGHT WATCHERS® will begin a new 15-week session on Aug. 27. Meetings will be held at Southern Choctaw Elementary School beginning at 5 p.m. For more information, call 251-843-2461.

Fri. Aug. 29th through Sun. Aug. 31st
KIDS CRUSADE, First United Pentecostal Church of Silas, God’s Little Children Puppet Ministries presents Puppet Skits and other activities. 7 p.m. Fri. and Sat., 10:30 a.m. Sun.

Saturday, August 30th
100th ANNIVERSARY, Brookins Chapter #166, 3 p.m., Mt. Mariah Baptist Church, Yantley. Guest speaker Rev. Ronald Harbin, Pastor of Shekirah Glory Christian Church of Baton Rouge, LA. For more information contact Sister Sherry Moss, Worthy Matron of Brookins Chapter #166 or Brother James Portis, Worshipful Master of Grove Lodge #89. Rev. Jasper Irby, pastor.
BROADHEAD FAMILY REUNION, Robert and Ada descendents, Needham Assembly of God (old church kitchen) 11 a.m. Bring a basket lunch.
MUSICIAN APPRECIATION, Greater First Baptist Church, Lisman, 5 p.m.
SHADY GROVE DAY, parade starts at 11 a.m.

Sunday, August 31st
FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY, Toxey Assembly of God, 10 a.m. with lunch served following the morning worship service, singing at 1:30 p.m. featuring Still Water Revival. Rev. Michael Smith, Pastor.
CHOCTAW CO. ADC meeting, 5 p.m., Shiloh Baptist Church, Silas.
BUDDY DEASON, baritone singer for ‘Glory Road Quartet’ will be the guest speaker at Red Springs Baptist Church, 11 a.m.
SINGING SERVICE, CHRISTIAN MOVIE at Black Creek Baptist Church, Silas. All-music worship service at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at noon. A brand-new film by Newt Gingrich (former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives) entitled “Rediscovering God in America” will be shown at 1:30 p.m. For more information call Pastor Tommy Campbell at 251-843-5833 or 843-6397.
50TH YEAR CELEBRATION, Wahalak Missionary Baptist Church of Butler, 11 a.m., guest speaker, Rev. Theodis McSwain.

Monday, September 1st
THE CHOCTAW SUN-ADVOCATE will be closed in observance of Labor Day. Please turn in all news, photos and ad copy for the Sept. 3rd paper by 5 p.m. on FRIDAY, AUG. 29th.

Mon., Sept. 1st thru Fri., Sept. 5th
REVIVAL, Paradise Missionary Baptist Church of Butler, 7:30 p.m. Guest preacher Rev. Willie Clark.

Tuesday, September 2nd
CHOCTAW CO. COMMISSION will meet at 8 a.m. Tuesday instead of Monday because of the Labor Day holiday.

Wed., Sept. 3rd – Fri., Sept. 5th
YOUTH REVIVAL, Evangel Tabernacle Worship Center, Hwy. 69 North, Coffeeville, 7:30 p.m. nightly. The guest speaker will be Minister Tony A. Evans of Braisertown, MS. Bishop Lesley Powe is the pastor.

Thursday, September 4th
CCHS BAND MEETING, band hall, 5 p.m.

Saturday, September 6th
DAV AUXILIARY AND VETS MEETING, 4 p.m. Fish fry. Mitchell Helton DAV Building behind the old CCHS site and next to South Alabama Gas, Butler.
DISCIPLINE WORKSHOP, Wesley and St. Paul United Methodist Churches, 9-11 a.m., Ararat Road. Rev. James Bonner will preside.

Sunday, September 7th
HOMECOMING, Shady Grove Baptist Church, John Dailey, speaker. Lunch served. Singing featuring The Cullomburg Quartet.
HOMECOMING, Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church, Bladon Springs, 1:30 p.m. Guest speaker, Elder Theodore Law.
MENS PRAYER/FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST, Black Creek Baptist Church, Silas, 7 a.m. For more information call Pastor Tommy Campbell at 251-843-5833 or 843-6397.
PASTOR’S AID PROGRAM, Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Lisman, 2 p.m. Rev. Jasper Irby, guest speaker.
ORDINATION SERVICE for Bro. Edward McGowin, Wahalak Missionary Baptist Church, Butler, 3 p.m.

Sun. Sept. 7th thru Fri. Sept. 12th
HOMECOMING AND REVIVAL, New Rock Baptist Church, Silas, 2 p.m. on Sun., 7:30 p.m. Mon.- Fri. Sunday speaker, Rev. John Robinson; evangelist for the week Rev. Darin Rodgers.
REVIVAL, Needham Assembly of God, Sunday at 5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. 7 p.m., Evangelists Terry and Sherry Bowling.

Mon. Sept. 8th through Wed. Sept. 10th
REVIVAL, Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church, 7 p.m. Evangelist Rev. Anthony Kimbrough.

Tuesday, September 9th
MEETING, Choctaw Co. Board of Education, 5:30 p.m., at CCES, Butler.
CHOC. CO. RETIRED EDUCATORS ASSOC., meeting, 10 a.m., Conference Room of Rush Clinic in Gilbertown. Officers will be elected.

Saturday, September 13th
LOVE PROGRAM for Shawn Smith, Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church, Bladon Springs, 7 p.m.

Sunday, September 14th
HOMECOMING, Little Hope Baptist Church, Lisman, 2 p.m., Rev. Joseph Ruffin, guest speaker.

Mon. Sept. 15th thru Fri. Sept. 19th
REVIVAL, 7:30 p.m. nightly. Little Hope Baptist Church, Lisman, Rev. Theodis McSwain, guest speaker.

Saturday, September 27th
CHOCTAW CO. JUNIOR MISS PROGRAM, 7 p.m., Southern Choctaw High School Gym. For more information call Teny Beard at 251-542-9558.

Sunday, September 28th
HOMECOMING, Mosley Bridge Congregational Methodist Church, 10:30 a.m.; Lunch to follow the morning service; singing at 1 p.m. featuring Crimson City Quartet. Rev. Michael Elliott is pastor.


SOUNDOFFs

I know where there are several trailers that are dumping RAW SEWAGE into a flowing creek (no septic tanks!) The law and health department have been made aware of this not once but several times. WHY WON’T SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING? This is unhealthy and a hazard to those living in the community and downstream along the creek.

I just want to make a comment about parents who are always complaining about school uniforms. I know it can be hard to buy clothes for your child or children but have you ever thought about your kids being in a uniform is like protecting them from harm? A uniform is a way of recognizing who should be on campus or not. I have heard parents say they cannot afford uniforms but how much do you think regular clothes cost? Older kids would want name brands and that cost more than uniforms. Bottom line is appreciate the uniform. It is really worth it.

On Monday last week I counted six stations around Huntsville where regular unleaded gas was $3.33 a gallon. That’s more than 40 cents a gallon cheaper than most places around here. I agree with the SoundOff from a couple of weeks ago, maybe it is time for a state or federal probe to see why fuel is so high here. I know one thing, as a truck driver, it’s killing me. Maybe if we stopped buying this over-priced fuel it would send a message to whoever needs to get that message.

THANK YOU to the Sun for that beautiful page of pictures of Flatwood Day! We love the SUN and want you to come back every year.

I say it is time to boycott these outrageous gas prices around Choctaw County! Enough is enough! We working-class people are FED UP WITH IT!!!!!!!!!

I just filled up my tank at McLemore Distributors on U.S. 84 next to Bimbo’s in Silas. Gas there is $3.59 a gallon! THANK YOU, JAMES AND KAREN! YOU ARE BLESSINGS TO THOSE OF US WHO ARE SUFFERING!


Why don’t we get a Wal Mart here in Choctaw County?
(PUB. NOTE: Wal Mart fully intended to open a store here back in the 1980’s but were, for all intents and purposes, driven out of the county by special interests. I know that for a fact because I talked with the Wal Mart person in charge of the proposed project at the time. This is just my opinion but after the way they were treated back then, I seriously doubt if the company would ever give us a second thought again. It would no doubt be a tremendous economic boon to this entire county if they would open here … even a small Wal Mart would employ 200-300 people and keep millions of dollars in tax revenues at work IN Choctaw County, money that is now going to support schools, roads, libraries, fire departments and other community projects in Waynesboro, Meridian, Jackson, Thomasville, Demopolis and other communities. – Tommy.)


At stores in Meridian, gas is $3.30 a gallon. At Quitman and Whynot, Miss., gas is $3.37 a gallon. Compare that to what we pay in Choctaw County.

LETTERS TO EDITOR

Four years ago I walked through the doors at Willow Trace Nursing Center not knowing what to expect. As a new Administrator with Delta Health Group, I was ready for my first job but I was nervous and excited at the same time.
The minute I walked in the facility I was welcomed with open arms. This place immediately became my home away from home and my family. I knew instantly that this was a great place to start my career and a place where I could grow and learn. However, I just didn’t know what an impact this staff and facility would have on my life. It has turned into an experience that I will not soon forget.
Willow Trace has accomplished more than I could ever imagine and it is the direct result of a strong team approach. Willow Trace has gone 1,284 days with no lost time for workman’s compensation injuries and has won the coveted “Best Safety Award” with Delta Health Group for two years in a row. In 2006 the facility was ranked number one in employee satisfaction and received the award for “Best Nursing Department.” Willow Trace has definitely proven itself to be a leader in the long term care industry with its outstanding accomplishments.
I want to thank the staff for always going above and beyond in any endeavor and for always giving 110 percent when it came to our facility. As I make the transition to another Delta facility in Florida I will never forget the friends I have made and I will forever cherish the memories we have made as the Willow Trace Team. I wish the staff well and always remember that no matter what you want to accomplish in life if you think you can do it or you think you can’t do it, you are always right.
Christy Teater

CLASSIFIEDS

FOR SALE – 2000 16 x 80 Southern Energy Home. $17,500. Call (205) 459-3423. 3TP.12896.08/27.

FOUR HOUSES FOR RENT OR SALE – in Pennington on Choctaw St., Seminole St., Ida Dr., and Old Naheola Rd. 205-654-2564. 4TP.12911.09/17.

FOR SALE – 1990 Buccaneer Challenger 16x64 mobile home. In good condition, partially furnished. Asking price: $7000.00. For more information call 205-459-3627 (home) or 205-459-3348 (work). 1TP.12913.08/27.

FOR SALE – Doublewide Mobile Home, 5 bedroom, 3 bath. Living room , den with fireplace, Large Kitchen/dining room. Large Laundry Room. Must sale. Only want payoff. Must be moved. Contact James Bush 205-459-7227. 1TP.12914.08/27.

FOR RENT – 3 bedroom, 2 bath, Mobile Home in Scott Mt. On 3 acres of land. $600.00 a month. 205-459-2818 or 383-336-2378.

NEW 2 YOU – Opened Weekly Thursday and Friday, 9a.m – 5p.m. Saturday 9a.m. – 2p.m. Furniture, books, collectables and more. Call 673-2200. 4TP.12892.08/27.

FOUR-FAMILY YARD SALE – Fri., Aug. 29th and Sat., Aug. 30th. 8a.m. – 2p.m. #356 Country Club Dr. 1TP.12915.08/27.

MILLER’S HOME REPAIR — Need a new roof or vinyl siding? Give us a call, references available. We are a local family business. We stand behind our work! 205-459-3746, 457-3746 or 334-341-1870. Linc # 1*13188*62. TFC

GATORTAIL TREE SERVICE – cuts and removes trees, before and after storms, reasonable rates with 23 years experience. Insured. Call Owner Hoss Kelly at 205-673-2043 in Choctaw County. 52TP 4/29/09

WALKABOUT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY – Dozier/Track hoe Work, Landscaping, Driveways, Roads, Trailer Pads, Plowing/Planting. Top Soil and Base Dirt. Terry Long, 205-654-2120, 205-361-5019, Linc: 13188*78. TFC.10086.

NEED PAINTING? – If you need your home or offices painted, call 251-846-3411. 3TP.12900.08/27.
ALPHA-OMEGA HOSPICE – Now hiring: one Social Worker, must have a BS in Social Work and at least one year health care experience. To apply Call 205-459-3917. TFC.10101.

HELP WANTED – Sell Avon for fun and profit! Only $10 sign-up fee. Unlimited income! Call Dawn at 205-459-2518 or Kate at 800-388-0277. IND.REP. TFC.10247.

CKC JACK RUSSELL TERRIERS – Smooth coats, short legs, tails docked, and wormed. Three females, two males, ready 7/24, three males ready 8/15, one female born 3/9. $200. Call Sammie Becton at 251-846-2400. If no answer leave message. TFC.12852.
HAY FOR SALE – Square and round bales available. Call 843-3168. TFC.12864.

FOR SALE – 4ft. Disk and 4ft. Box Blade. 251-847-3512. 1TP.12912.08/27.

GOT SOMETHING YOU NEED TO MOVE? ADVERTISE IT IN THE SUN-ADVOCATE’S CLASSIFIEDS! CLASSIFIEDS WORK!!

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CHOCTAW COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF
THE ADOPTION PETITION OF
JOSEPH F. WATSON and
BETTY J. WATSON
M-08-4107
TO: LISA WATSON COLLINS,
Natural Mother of
KAMERON LEE WATSON
WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN
NOTICE
Please take notice that a Petition for Adoption of the minor children born to Lisa Watson Collins in the above styled matter has been filed in said Court by the Petitioners Joseph F. Watson and Betty J. Watson, and the 2nd day of October, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. has been set to hear same.
Please be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption you must file a written response within thirty (30) days hereof and/or appear in the Choctaw County Probate Court on the day of said hearing.
Dated on this the 29th day of July, 2008.
D’Wayne May, Judge
Choctaw County Probate Judge
4TC.12883.08/27.

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CHOCTAW COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF
JOSEPH F. WATSON and
BETTY J. WATSON
M-08-4106
TO: LISA WATSON COLLINS,
Natural Mother of
KARMON LEIGH ANN WATSON
WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN
NOTICE
Please take notice that a Petition for Adoption of the minor children born to Lisa Watson Collins in the above styled matter has been filed in said Court by the Petitioners Joseph F. Watson and Betty J. Watson, and the 2nd day of October, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. has been set to hear the same.
Please be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption you must file a written response within thirty (30) days hereof and/or appear in the Choctaw County Probate Court on the day of said hearing.
Dated on this the 29th day of July, 2008.
D’Wayne May, Judge
Choctaw County Probate Judge
4TC.12884.08/27.

STATE OF ALABAMA
IN THE PROBATE COURT
CHOCTAW COUNTY
FILE NO. M-08-4112
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
BUSTER D. SKINNER, DECEASED
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of August, 2008, by the Honorable D’WAYNE MAY, Judge of the Probate Court of Choctaw County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
CAROLYN R. SKINNER, Executrix of the
Estate of BUSTER D. SKINNER, deceased
Post Office Box 235
Toxey, AL 36921
Attorney for Executrix:
J. Perry Newton
Attorney at Law
Post Office Box 179
Butler, Alabama 36904
3TC.12897.08/27.

MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by George W. Ray, single, to Chase Bank USA, N.A., on the 29th day of August 2007, and mortgage recorded in the Office of the Probate of Choctaw County, Alabama, in Book 339, Page 0290; said mortgage having subsequently been transferred and assigned to JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.; the undersigned JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Butler, Choctaw County, Alabama, on September 15, 2008, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Choctaw County, Alabama, to-wit:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of that certain parcel conveyed to said Howard Ray from L.E. Carnathan by warranty deed dated February 7, 1946, which deed appears of record in the Office of the Judge of Probate of said county in Deed Book 66 at Page 572; thence in a Northerly direction along the West right of way line of Alabama Highway No. 17 (which was on the date of said deed the Butler and York Highway) a distance of 166 feet to point of commencement; thence continuing along said West right of way line 80 feet; thence Westerly and perpendicular to said right of way a distance of 150 feet; thence Southerly and parallel with said right of way 60 feet; thence Easterly 150 feet to point of commencement. Situated and being in the North part of SE 1/4 of NE 1/4, Section 8, Township 13 North, Range 2 West.
Property Street Address: 145 Driftwood Drive, Butler, AL 36904
THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.
This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.
The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.
This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation; contact Colleen McCullough at the phone number shown below prior to attendance at sale.
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. Mortgagee/Transferee
Colleen McCullough
SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C.
P.O. Box 55727
Birmingham, AL 35255-5727
Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee
(205) 930-5327
www.sirote.com/foreclosure
3TC.12905.09/03.

STATE OF ALABAMA
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
CHOCTAW COUNTY, ALABAMA
FILE NO.: M-08-4086
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
MARRON “MELVIN” RUFFIN, DECEASED
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 17th of June, 2008, by the Honorable D’Wayne May, Judge of the Probate Court of Choctaw County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Voncille Ruffin, Administrator of the Estate of Marron “Melvin” Ruffin
P.O. Box 4, Lisman, AL 36912
3TC.12907.09/03.

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CHOCTAW COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF:
JENNIFER DIANE SELLERS COPELAND
FOR THE PROBATE OF THE WILL OF
MYRON GEORGE JENKINS,
DECEASED
PROBATE COURT
Case No. 4098
PUBLICATION NOTICE
NOTICE TO:
THE FOLLOWING HEIRS:
TONDA DENISE BUSBY, ERIC BUSBY, C.H. BUSBY, KELLY SUE COX, AMANDA JO COX, ROBIN COX, DANIEL BUSBY, BOBBY JAMES MOSLEY, SR., CAMREN BLAKE VANN, DANIEL “Dannie” BUSBY, THOMAS SELLERS, TOBY EUGENE SELLERS, ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS AND NEXT-OF-KIN OF
MYRON GEORGE JENKINS, DECEASED
You will please take notice that on the 9th day of July, 2008, a certain paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of MYRON GEORGE JENKINS, Deceased, was filed in my office for probate by JENNIFER DIANE SELLERS COPELAND, and that the 9th day of September at 9:00 o’clock a.m. was appointed a day and time for hearing thereof, at which time you can appear and contest the same, if you see proper.
Given under my hand this the 18th day of August, 2008.
D’WAYNE MAY
Judge of Probate
3TC.12908.09/03.

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