Mobile Home Plant
Bear Creek
Marion County, Alabama


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WORK OFFICIALLY BEGINS ON NEW MOBILE HOME INDUSTRY AT BEAR CREEK--

Mobile Home Plant Work Begins, Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama circa 1960

Bill Glascock, John Posey Jr., Mayor R. O. Sumner, Rep. Rankin Fite, Owen Scruggs, "Boots" Tidwell, Arvo Goddard, Rufus Foster.

Northwest Alabamian April 6, 1966


Reuben "Ollie" SUMNER, son of Henry Allen SUMNER and Marinda "Rinda" HOWELL, was born 17 Nov 1896, in Alabama and died 8 Jul 1977, at age 80.

Ollie married Victoria MANN. Victoria was born 7 Dec 1900, in Alabama and died in Dec 1976 at age 76.


Owen Thomas "Buck" SCRUGGS, son of William Talmadge SCRUGGS and Mamie ARNOLD was born in Marion County, Alabama.


Charles Sherman "Boots" TIDWELL, son of William Sherman TIDWELL and Lela Woodson Howard MULLINS, was born 18 Aug 1915, in Marion County, Alabama, died 25 Apr 2002, at age 86, and was buried 28 Apr 2002, in Bear Creek Cemetery, Hwy. 13, Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama.

Boots married Lessie Marie REYNOLDS, daughter of Ocie E. REYNOLDS and Martha Ethel TURNER. Lessie was born 16 Dec 1915, in Alabama, died 5 Jan 2004, in Russellville Hospital, Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama at age 88, and was buried 8 Jan 2004, in Bear Creek Cemetery, Hwy. 13, Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama.


Arvo Amos GODDARD, son of George Houston GODDARD and Margaret Ann "Anna" DICKENSON, was born 27 Dec 1890, in Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama, died 23 Mar 1977, in Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama at age 86, and was buried in Bear Creek Cemetery, Hwy. 13, Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama.

Arvo married Viola Amanda SUMNER, daughter of Milton SUMNER and Nellie SUMNER, about 1915, in Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama. Viola was born 19 Feb 1895, in Goodwater, Clay County, Alabama, died 14 Jul 1963, in Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama at age 68, and was buried in Bear Creek Cemetery, Hwy. 13, Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama.


Rufus Howell FOSTER, son of Thomas FOSTER and Elgavie Wuphema EDWARDS, was born 31 Aug 1910, died 20 May 1993, at age 82, and was buried in Bear Creek Cemetery, Hwy. 13, Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama.

Rufus married Mary Mildred ROBINSON, daughter of Austin Lanier ROBINSON and Mary Mollie STEVENS, was born 26 Aug 1915, died 21 Oct 1962 at age 47, and was buried in Bear Creek Cemetery, Hwy. 13, Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama.


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