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Monday, February 27, 2017Tom Phillips will be officiating. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 47 years, Dovie Jackson; his parents, Floyd and Easter Jackson; and, brother, Raymond Jackson; brothers-in-law, Nelson Starkey and Steve Carroll. Survivors include his daughter, Kim Jackson; son, Jason Jackson and wife, Kelley; granddaughter, Landrey Kyle “Chi Chi” Jackson; brothers, Robert Jackson (Suzanne), Elvin Jackson (Doris), Billy Jackson (Gail); sisters, Anne Starkey, Tanna Bailes (Earl), Shelaine Dunn (Toby), Christy Carroll, Bobbie Sherrill (Matthew). Ralph was a member and former deacon at First Baptist Church, Killen, Alabama. He honorably served his country during the Vietnam War as an air policeman in the United States Air Force. He graduated from Athens State University with a degree in Criminal Justice and Behavioral Science and was a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He furthered his education and specialized training in fire protective services and as a licensed emergency medical technician. He was retired from the Tennessee Valley Authority after 35 years of service, serving as Chief of Security at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant for the majority of his tenure. Though very educated and skilled for his career in law enforcement, his priority in life was always his family. He married the love of his life, Dovie, after his return from Vietnam, adored his two children and enjoyed coaching softball, baseball and basketball – any activity involving his children. His young granddaughter was “a blessing from heaven.” Pallbearers include Charles Bailes, James B...
Monday, January 23, 2017By Jennie McKeon 315-4434 @jenniemnwfdn jmckeon@nwfdailynews.comNAVARRE — More than a year after the shooting on Valley Road, 23-year-old Rivers Starkey passed away last month in his hometown of Florence, Alabama."We can't understand it," said Rivers' dad, Trey Starkey. "We can't comprehend how God works in mysterious ways, but I know it's true."On Oct. 30, 2015, Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the home at 2296 Valley Road in Holley by the Sea after receiving a call from a person who said he had shot someone. According to the arrest report, when deputies arrived they found 60-year-old John Marshall Fitzgerald with blood on his clothing on the front porch of the home kneeling over Starkey, who was lying on his back.Starkey was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital by helicopter. Fitzgerald said, "Oh my god! I shot him! I shot him!", the report said. When deputies asked where Starkey was shot, Fitzgerald replied "right here on the porch." Deputies found a handgun just inside the front door.Starkey and a friend, Thomas Darby, were visiting Navarre on a break from the University of Alabama and were staying w...
Monday, December 19, 2016Rivers Starkey A University of Alabama student who fought to live for more than a year after being shot during a Florida vacation has now died.Rivers Starkey, 23, died Thursday afternoon at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence. He had been moved to the hospital in his hometown after first being treated at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola and then the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, which specializes in spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation.He was the grandson of the late former Alabama Rep. Nelson Starkey, and the son of Jeanna and Trey Starkey. "We appreciate all the prayers and support from so many people during this time,'' Trey Starkey told AL.com Thursday night. "We are proud to know that Rivers has had such an impact on so many lives."The shooting happened Oct. 30, 2015 when the younger Starkey was on a holiday break from school in Navarre, Fla. The students were at the home of the friend's uncle, John Marshall Fitzgerald."According to Rivers' friend, as the night progressed M...
Monday, December 19, 2016Norman “Ed” Starkey Jr., 63Norman “Ed” Starkey Jr., 63, of Hanoverton, passed away Dec. 9, 2016 in Essex I of Salem.Born Aug. 22, 1953, in Canton, he was the son of Norman E. Starkey and Ora Jean (Thomas) Starkey.He enjoyed computers and spending time with his brother. Ed graduated from Carrollton High School. He then served his country in the Air Force for over 20 years.He is survived by his brother, Samuel Starkey of Lisbon; two sisters, Cindy Pitts of Sebring and Dorene Reynolds of Leetonia; and many loving nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.Maple Cotton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. No services are planned at this time.
Monday, November 28, 2016Ronald L. and Molly Spencer, James and Donna Spencer, Rodney Spencer all of Canton; 16 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Vivian Starkey and Lynna Beaber both of Canton; numerous nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016 at 6 p.m. in the Kreighbaum- Sanders Funeral Home on South Cleveland Ave. with Lance Lindenberger officiating.Interment in Fairview Cemetery, Alma WV. Friends may call two hours prior to the service on Tuesday from 4-6 p.m.. Memorial donations may be made to Aultman Compassionate Care Center or Northwest Church of Christ. 330-484-2525 Kreighbaum-Sanders sandersfuneralhomes.com.
Arnold Palmer, 'King' of the PGA Tour who left lasting mark on golfing world, dies at 87 - Washington Post
Monday, October 24, 2016Throughout his career, Mr. Palmer maintained contracts with a wide variety of companies, including Rayovac batteries, Rolex watches, Starkey hearing aids, Pennzoil engine fluids, Ketel One vodka, Cadillac luxury cars, Callaway golfing products and E-Z-Go golf carts.Mr. Palmer is also credited with creating a blended drink, an iced tea splashed with lemonade.“A guy came up to the bar and he ordered an Arnold Palmer, and the barman knew what that drink was,” said Irishman Padraig Harrington, a three-time major champion. “That’s in a league of your own.”Always the businessman, in 2002 Mr. Palmer had his company license “Arnold Palmer Tee,” a bottled version of the drink, to the Arizona Beverage Co.Mr. Palmer was also one of the first professionals to design golf courses and make millions of dollars doing it. Nearly 300 golf courses around the globe bear his name, including two that Mr. Palmer owned: the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, home to the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a PGA Tour event, and the Latrobe Country Club in Pennsylvania, the course where his father maintained the greens.In 1994, Forbes estimated Mr. Palmer’s personal fortune to be worth more than $175 million. In Asia alone, the Arnold Palmer brand sells more than $100 million in products as varied as air fresheners and bed linens.Mr. Palmer owned an exclusive magazine that catered to clubs where he had designed a golf course. He named the signature publication, which is distribu...
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Monday, February 27, 2017Tom Phillips will be officiating. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 47 years, Dovie Jackson; his parents, Floyd and Easter Jackson; and, brother, Raymond Jackson; brothers-in-law, Nelson Starkey and Steve Carroll. Survivors include his daughter, Kim Jackson; son, Jason Jackson and wife, Kelley; granddaughter, Landrey Kyle “Chi Chi” Jackson; brothers, Robert Jackson (Suzanne), Elvin Jackson (Doris), Billy Jackson (Gail); sisters, Anne Starkey, Tanna Bailes (Earl), Shelaine Dunn (Toby), Christy Carroll, Bobbie Sherrill (Matthew). Ralph was a member and former deacon at First Baptist Church, Killen, Alabama. He honorably served his country during the Vietnam War as an air policeman in the United States Air Force. He graduated from Athens State University with a degree in Criminal Justice and Behavioral Science and was a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He furthered his education and specialized training in fire protective services and as a licensed emergency medical technician. He was retired from the Tennessee Valley Authority after 35 years of service, serving as Chief of Security at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant for the majority of his tenure. Though very educated and skilled for his career in law enforcement, his priority in life was always his family. He married the love of his life, Dovie, after his return from Vietnam, adored his two children and enjoyed coaching softball, baseball and basketball – any activity involving his children. His young granddaughter was “a blessing from heaven.” Pallbearers include Charles Bailes, James B...
Monday, January 23, 2017By Jennie McKeon 315-4434 @jenniemnwfdn jmckeon@nwfdailynews.comNAVARRE — More than a year after the shooting on Valley Road, 23-year-old Rivers Starkey passed away last month in his hometown of Florence, Alabama."We can't understand it," said Rivers' dad, Trey Starkey. "We can't comprehend how God works in mysterious ways, but I know it's true."On Oct. 30, 2015, Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the home at 2296 Valley Road in Holley by the Sea after receiving a call from a person who said he had shot someone. According to the arrest report, when deputies arrived they found 60-year-old John Marshall Fitzgerald with blood on his clothing on the front porch of the home kneeling over Starkey, who was lying on his back.Starkey was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital by helicopter. Fitzgerald said, "Oh my god! I shot him! I shot him!", the report said. When deputies asked where Starkey was shot, Fitzgerald replied "right here on the porch." Deputies found a handgun just inside the front door.Starkey and a friend, Thomas Darby, were visiting Navarre on a break from the University of Alabama and were staying w...
Monday, December 19, 2016Rivers Starkey A University of Alabama student who fought to live for more than a year after being shot during a Florida vacation has now died.Rivers Starkey, 23, died Thursday afternoon at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence. He had been moved to the hospital in his hometown after first being treated at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola and then the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, which specializes in spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation.He was the grandson of the late former Alabama Rep. Nelson Starkey, and the son of Jeanna and Trey Starkey. "We appreciate all the prayers and support from so many people during this time,'' Trey Starkey told AL.com Thursday night. "We are proud to know that Rivers has had such an impact on so many lives."The shooting happened Oct. 30, 2015 when the younger Starkey was on a holiday break from school in Navarre, Fla. The students were at the home of the friend's uncle, John Marshall Fitzgerald."According to Rivers' friend, as the night progressed M...
Monday, December 19, 2016Norman “Ed” Starkey Jr., 63Norman “Ed” Starkey Jr., 63, of Hanoverton, passed away Dec. 9, 2016 in Essex I of Salem.Born Aug. 22, 1953, in Canton, he was the son of Norman E. Starkey and Ora Jean (Thomas) Starkey.He enjoyed computers and spending time with his brother. Ed graduated from Carrollton High School. He then served his country in the Air Force for over 20 years.He is survived by his brother, Samuel Starkey of Lisbon; two sisters, Cindy Pitts of Sebring and Dorene Reynolds of Leetonia; and many loving nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.Maple Cotton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. No services are planned at this time.
Monday, November 28, 2016Ronald L. and Molly Spencer, James and Donna Spencer, Rodney Spencer all of Canton; 16 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Vivian Starkey and Lynna Beaber both of Canton; numerous nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016 at 6 p.m. in the Kreighbaum- Sanders Funeral Home on South Cleveland Ave. with Lance Lindenberger officiating.Interment in Fairview Cemetery, Alma WV. Friends may call two hours prior to the service on Tuesday from 4-6 p.m.. Memorial donations may be made to Aultman Compassionate Care Center or Northwest Church of Christ. 330-484-2525 Kreighbaum-Sanders sandersfuneralhomes.com.
Arnold Palmer, 'King' of the PGA Tour who left lasting mark on golfing world, dies at 87 - Washington Post
Monday, October 24, 2016Throughout his career, Mr. Palmer maintained contracts with a wide variety of companies, including Rayovac batteries, Rolex watches, Starkey hearing aids, Pennzoil engine fluids, Ketel One vodka, Cadillac luxury cars, Callaway golfing products and E-Z-Go golf carts.Mr. Palmer is also credited with creating a blended drink, an iced tea splashed with lemonade.“A guy came up to the bar and he ordered an Arnold Palmer, and the barman knew what that drink was,” said Irishman Padraig Harrington, a three-time major champion. “That’s in a league of your own.”Always the businessman, in 2002 Mr. Palmer had his company license “Arnold Palmer Tee,” a bottled version of the drink, to the Arizona Beverage Co.Mr. Palmer was also one of the first professionals to design golf courses and make millions of dollars doing it. Nearly 300 golf courses around the globe bear his name, including two that Mr. Palmer owned: the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, home to the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a PGA Tour event, and the Latrobe Country Club in Pennsylvania, the course where his father maintained the greens.In 1994, Forbes estimated Mr. Palmer’s personal fortune to be worth more than $175 million. In Asia alone, the Arnold Palmer brand sells more than $100 million in products as varied as air fresheners and bed linens.Mr. Palmer owned an exclusive magazine that catered to clubs where he had designed a golf course. He named the signature publication, which is distribu...
