Like many long-haul truckers, Frank Merrill dreamed of being his own boss. Some day, he told himself, he would buy his own big rig and become an owner-operator, king of the road, choosing what loads and routes he would take and carving out more time for a life outside the truck.
Merrill considered himself well-informed about the trucking industry and its pitfalls. His grandfather, his father, his uncle and his brother all drove trucks for a living. After he got out of the Army, a tour of duty that stretched from Desert Storm to Afghanistan, Merrill settled in El Paso and began driving a company truck for a Missouri-based carrier. The company changed names several times Con-way, XPO Logistics, CFI as the result of takeovers and mergers, but Merrill enjoyed the work. CFI took good care of its trucks and its drivers.
Alice Austin Tucker, passed away on February 24, 2021. Alice is the daughter of Frances Phillips Austin and J.C. Austin. Alice had a heart as big as the sky and loved everyone she met. She had many, many, friends that loved her dearly. She dedicated her life to the service industry and giving to others. She will be greatly missed. Alice had an unwavering faith in God and never doubted Him and she has now received her ultimate healing.
She was preceded in death by her loving parents and several aunts, uncles, and cousins that she loved.
She is survived by her daughter Ashley Roberts Phipps and three grandchildren: Braxton, Isaiah , and Makaya Roberts, that she loved with all her heart; siblings: Judy & Doug Hensley, J.C. Junior Austin, Deborah and Garry Casteel, and Becky Austin and Mark Taylor; several nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews that loved her so very much.
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Rowan Co. woman accused of killing 87-year-old grandmother by pushing her down flight of stairs Sarah Elizabeth Smith and Brandon Scot Joines (Source: Rowan County Sheriff s Office) By David Whisenant | December 31, 2020 at 9:26 AM EST - Updated December 31 at 5:50 PM
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Investigators say a Rowan County woman has confessed to pushing her 87-year-old grandmother down a flight of stairs, killing the elderly woman.
According to the report, investigators arrested Sarah Elizabeth Smith, 28, on Wednesday afternoon. They say Smith pushed her grandmother, Peggy Austin, down a flight of stairs in October, 2019.
Smith’s boyfriend, Brandon Scot Joines, 43, was charged w aiding and abetting related to the embezzlement.