Every now and then, unbearable tragedy builds a foundation for great triumph.
So it was from one such dreadful episode recounted here some months ago that ultimately a stage was set for a bright future to be fashioned by one of those most deeply impacted by the tragedy.
The story starts with the derailment of the Norfolk & Western southbound Extra 2012 freight train. Pulling 75 cars, only five of which were loaded, the train left the tracks the middle of a hot for the season afternoon May 20, 1934, just south of Nace in Botetourt County.
What prompted the accident âwas not definitely ascertained,â according to the railroadâs July 5 that year incident report to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Alabama couple to quietly mark 73rd wedding anniversary By John Shryock and WSFA Staff | December 10, 2020 at 2:34 PM CST - Updated December 14 at 6:49 PM
GREENVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) - Monday will come and go quietly, like most other days for Shirley and Emma Jean Roberson. The south Alabama couple will have dinner and watch a little television, say their nightly prayers, then retire to bed with him having tried on his new thermal socks.
They were an anniversary gift, or maybe they were for his 93rd birthday on Dec. 18? Either way, they were a thoughtful present she’d recently bought him because she knows his feet get cold.
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