THE HISTORY OF NO BUSINESS CREEK

I am pleased this week to share a story from the book The Heritage of Morgan County, Alabama published by the Morgan County Genealogy Society. The titled of the story is “No Business Creek” and it was written by Kelly Kazek on June 27, 1997 for the Decatur Daily. (No Business Creek) “Meandering for miles through Morgan and Lawrence Counties, No Business Creek seems to mind its own business. It doesn’t often call attention to itself by leaving its banks and sometimes even goes dry in places during the hot summer months. The creek runs the property of Jimmy Stephenson of Danville and also crosses Danville Road and Alabama Hwy 36 before dumping into Flint Creek. Stephenson, 64, said he heard this tale about the creek. ‘Years ago, people from the western end of the county would come to Hartselle to get supplies several times a year. It was a two-day trip.’ An accident on one such trip led to the creek’s name. ‘When this fellow got to Hartselle, he got a surprise. He headed back home and got stuck in the creek. As the story goes, he said the creek had no business being there anyhow.’ Robert Long gives another version of the story. ‘The story I got is there was a fellow in Oak Ridge who wanted to go to a revival at Forest Chapel. The water washed up and washed across the bridge, so the man said, ‘I’ll swim it,’ and he drowned. “After that, folks said, ‘You ain’t got no business being in that creek when the water is up,’ said Long, a Decatur attorney who was raised about half a mile from the creek. Stephenson guessed the creek to be as long as 30 miles, and Long said it’s about six miles as the crow flies.”

The Members of Shady Grove Baptist Church remember in loving memory this week Hazel Eaton Parker, from Oct. 17,1930 till May 8, 2017; Ricky Johnson, from Sept. 28, 1967 till May 11, 2017; Lillie Bell Dobbins, from June 3, 1909 till Nov. 23, 2000; Docia Collins, from June 12, 1916 till Sept. 26, 2010; Johnnie Hill, from June 16, 1921 till Oct. 26, 2007; Jared “J-Mo” Moore, from June 20, 1990 till July 30, 2011; Ann Haynes, from June 25, 1915 till July 29, 2005; Bluitt Wallace, from June 28, 1920 till March 28, 2000; Wesley Garrison, from June 11, 1941 till May 31, 2013 and Robert Self, from June 29, 1929 till Feb. 5, 2017.

Wonderful happy birthday wishes go out this week for Bari Camper and Dewayne Eddy on June 21; Dale Bibb on June 23; June Austin on June 24; Tab Terrell on June 25 and happy birthday wishes also go out this week for Garrett Vest on June 25.

Special happy wedding anniversary wishes go out this week for Steve and Mary Terry and they will celebrate their 29th wedding anniversary on Wed., June 21.

The Members of Forest Chapel United Methodist Church extend a community wide invitation to a community worship service which will be led by Forest Chapel Pastor David Teel, to be held on Sun., June 25 at Charles H. Sparkman Park at 10:30 a.m. The Park is located one mile east of Neel on Ironman Road. Following the worship message a free cookout will be held and everyone is ask to please bring their own chair and some sunscreen. Everyone is invited to attend the Summer Celebration and enjoy the worship service and the cookout and fellowship.