George Gale Chenoweth

Mr. George “Gale” Chenoweth, age 89, a native of Hinton, Oklahoma and a longtime resident of Mobile, Alabama died on January 11, 2013. He was the owner of Gale’s Automotive, former President of I.G.A. and was a 32nd degree Mason (Loop Lodge). He was preceded in death by his son in law, Jimmy Barton, younger brother Eldred and sister, Marcie Smith. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Betty Benton Chenoweth; children, Loretta C. Barton, Richard E. (Ranee) Chenoweth, Connie C. Guess; Gale cherished his customers and friends. He will always be loved and dearly missed by his grandchildren, Rep. Jim (Kimberly) Barton, Chrissa L. Chenoweth, Krysten O. Chenoweth, Richard “Ricky” Gale Chenoweth, Anthony “Tony” Benton Chenoweth, Christopher Lee (Brittney) Guess, Chance Buchanan Guess and great grandchildren, Ward and Georgianne Barton, Journey Isabella Herren and Ava Joy Guess. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 2:00 PM from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Tuesday 12 noon until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Pine Crest Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or to St. John’ Episcopal Church on Government Street.

"If Suddenly we Knew"

If Suddenly we knew today

Was going to be our last

I'm sure we'd do a lot of things

Neglected in the past.

Like rising very early

So we wouldn't miss the dawn

Or running barefoot down a hill

Before the dew was gone.

I think we'd greet our neighbors

With a very special smile

And visit friends we hadn't seen

In quite a little while.

I'm certain we'd be careful

Not to tread on any toes

And listen with kinder ear

To other people's woes.

We'd finf much greater magic

In a sunset or a star

And listen with a kinder ear

To other people's woes.

We'd find much greater magic

In a sunset or star

And wish we'd noticed sooner

Just how beautiful they are.

And finally, I think we'd ask

For extra time to do

These things we didn't do before

And lots of others too.

For all at once we'd realize

That our spiritual worth

Depends upon the way we live

While we are here on earth!

by Alice E. Chase