INSIDE TODAY: Six-hour standoff ends with Mississippi officer dead / A3 FEB. 21, 2016 JASPER, ALABAMA — SUNDAY — WWW.MOUNTAINEAGLE.COM $1.50 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INSIDE INSIDE Scalia Dye to speak at Scouting luncheon remembered WASHINGTON By JOHNATHAN BENTLEY Redmill will be the guest emcee. (AP) — Supreme Daily Mountain Eagle Zac Lollar, the Black Warrior District of the Boy Scouts district executive, ex- Court Justice An- Legendary Auburn football coach Pat pects a crowd of 300 to 400 people at the tonin Scalia was re- Dye will be in Jasper Thursday as the event. membered guest speaker at the Fourth Annual “It’s gotten bigger and bigger. The Saturday as a man Larry Drummond Friends of Scouting whole tie-in with the Drummond family Luncheon. has helped. People want to see the speak- of faith, family and The event, which provides support for ers we have,” Lollar said. “We used to ‘Mockingbird’ author the law in a funeral the Black Warrior Council of the Boy have local or regional speakers. Now they Harper Lee buried in marked by church Scouts of America, will begin at 11:30 are more statewide. It's all for the kids.” ritual and pageantry a.m. at the Community Health Systems The Black Warrior Council serves Alabama hometown Coach Pat Activities Center in downtown Jasper. for the conservative Dye Former Alabama football player Griff See DYE, A4 MONROEVILLE (AP) — jurist whose larger- The author of the America than-life personality classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” dominated the high KIWANIS’ PANCAKE BREAKFAST DRAWS RECORD CROWD was laid to rest Saturday, in a court for nearly private ceremony attended by three decades. / A5 only the closest of friends and family, a reflection of how she had lived. / A2 BRIEFS NWS: Four ELECTION 2016 twisters hit state Tuesday Nunnelley, BIRMINGHAM (AP) — The Na- Williams seek tional Weather Service says four District 3 seat tornadoes touched down throughout on commission south Alabama when severe Trump wins big in South Carolina; Clinton takes Nevada / A12 storms hit the state earlier this week. By JENNIFER COHRON Officials say dam- Daily Mountain Eagle age surveys after the storms Monday Voters in District 3 will choose March 1 whether they want incum- showed that torna- bent Bobby Nunnelley or challenger does ranging be- Ralph Williams to represent them tween EF0 and EF1 on the Walker County Commission in strength touched for the next four years. Nunnelley said he is seeking an- down in Mont- other term on the basis of his in- gomery, Russell, tegrity and work ethic. Lee and Pike coun- “I work hard, and I try to do ties. what’s right. I’ve never taken any- thing from the county. We’ve got things going in the right direction now, so I’d like to have four more DEATHS years to complete what I’ve started. I think the people will be satisfied Joel Allen Basenburg, 33, with it,” Nunnelley said. Carbon Hill More than $6 million in road and Herbert Miller, 74, Jasper bridge improvements will begin in Buel Ray “Bill” Myers, 87, District 3 within the next six Texarkana, Texas months, according to Nunnelley. The projects include the restoration Full obituaries / A2 of Browns Bridge and resurfacing on Oakman-Parrish Road. During his first term in office, WEATHER Nunnelley said he paved approxi- Daily Mountain Eagle photos - Ron Harris mately 15 miles of roadway A record crowd was on hand for the Kiwanis Club throughout the district and ac- High Low quired several pieces of new equip- of Jasper’s fourth annual pancake breakfast Satur- 69 49 ment needed for road projects. day morning at Bevill State Community College. At He continues to be concerned top, Kiwanis Club member Wade Clark serves up about the state of the roads in Dis- 5-day forecast / A2 the pancakes. At left, Miss Walker County Ashlyn trict Three and is hopeful that he can secure additional funding in a Winkler and Miss Walker County Outstanding second term to cover the cost of INDEX Teen Gracey Baker helped serve those on hand. more paving. Classifieds............A10 Above, students in the Jasper City Schools’ Kids He has also pledged to continue Dear Abby...............B5 Korale performed for those attending. See COMMISSION, A4 Horoscope..............B5 Lifestyles.................B6 Opinion...................A6 Sports.....................B2 CORDOVA POLICE EAGLE TEAM WINS TRIVIA COMPETITION DEPARTMENT Two sections, 22 pages The Daily Mountain Eagle was crowned Check CPD officers the 2016 trivia team out our Facebook receive training in champions at the page at Rotary Club of Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle evidence collection Jasper’s Trivia Night fundraiser Friday OUR FACEBOOK By JENNIFER COHRON night. Those compet- QUESTION OF THE WEEK Daily Mountain Eagle ing were, front row What are your feelings on Donald Trump’s recent spat Cordova Police Chief Nick Smith and from left, Lea Rizzo with Pope Francis? Officer Shelby Luttrell have spent this and Malarie Brake- week in an investigative photography field, and back and documentation course at Jefferson row, Jerry Geddings, State Community College. Next month, the two will return to Jake Aaron, David the college for a course in evidence col- Crawswell, John lection. Fortner, Jack Both training sessions are being of- McNeely and fered for free by JSCC and Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. Elane Jones. See TRAINING, A4 Photo Special to the Eagle 3 LOCATIONS: To preview this house, go to YouTube and JASPER enter address. 803 Airport Rd. S. 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Funeral services will be )1 )1 8 8 )19)19 % % .6 9.6 9 % % $ $ 9 9 where he married Christine Bonner held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. 6 6 8 1 1 % % 19 % 19 % 1 1 1 1 ,,,, on June 23, 1951. He was the former Basenburg was preceded in death by his father, Ricky &, &, 1 1 ,,,, 9 9 9 9 1 11 1 owner of Myers Construction Com- Basenburg; mother, Delora Joan Goodlink Basenburg; 9 % 9 % 1 1 9 pany, and one of the early developers niece, Emily Faye Thomas; and grandmother, Nella "9"9 ; ); ; ); 9 9 / ,9 / ,9 of the Pleasant Grove community. He Dean Hyde. 8 8 served as lay pastor to several He is survived by his sister, Jamie Basenburg; >9 churches in the four states area, and brother, Derrick Basenburg and his wife, Tonya; and a + ,+ ,$,(- $,(- + ,$,($+ , $,($ + ,+ ,$,( $,( + ,$,('+ , $,(' + ,+ ,$,() $,() was a member of Beech Street First host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends. + ,+ ,,)* ,)* + ,,)%+ , ,)% + ,+ ,,'. ,'. + ,,'/+ , ,'/ + ,+ ,,'( ,'( Baptist Church at the time of his death. In addition to In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations his love of God, country and family, Bill loved his yard be made to Wilson Brothers Funeral Home and Crema- and garden. A genius with plants, he was the “green tory, P.O. Box 100, Carbon Hill, AL 35549. thumb” behind the family’s former Ramblin’ Rose ? % & Florist on Richmond Road. Wilson Brothers Funeral Home, : Myers was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Carbon Hill; 205-924-4147 Christine Bonner Myers, parents, brothers and sisters, and son-in-law, Thomas Hall. ? Survivors include all five of Bill’s children: one son, Herbert Miller Kevin Myers and his wife, Lisa; four daughters, Brenda : Turner and her husband, Terry, Diane Reeves and her Herbert Miller, 74, of Jasper, passed away Saturday, husband, Bill, Kay Hall, and Sheri Cook and her hus- Feb. 20, 2016, at Walker Baptist Medical Center. band, Mark; three grandsons, Justin Reeves, Matthew Funeral arrangements will be announced by Bell Fu- @ Hall and his fiancé, Lindsey, and Marshall Hall; four neral Home in Sumiton. $ : granddaughters, Loren Reeves, Megan Hall and her fi- ancé, Brannon Watson, Morgan Myers and Kaitlyn Bell Funeral Home, Sumiton; 205-648-6611 Cook; one great-grandchild, Kam Cates Hall; and a number of other relatives. The family will receive friends Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, ? Obituary policy $ from 12:30 until 2 p.m. at the Texarkana Funeral Home, : 4801 Four States Fair Parkway, in Texarkana, Arkansas. The funeral service will follow at the same lo- The Daily Mountain Eagle publishes obit- cation at 2 p.m., with the Revs. Joe Gordon and Kevin uaries for a minimum $40 charge for a stan- dard obituary. The standard obituary Myers officiating the service. A private burial will be $$ held at Hillcrest Memorial Park. includes the deceased’s complete name, age, $ $ Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of occupation, date, cause and place of death, $ $ ! ! Texarkana, 803 Spruce Street, Texarkana, Texas 75501. time and place of services and survivors. Pho- $ $ tographs of the deceased are welcome, but *& *& Online registration is at www.texarkanafuneral- +, (+, ( home.com.