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Will Dockery
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Edgewood Park... how many of y'all played and learned life lessons there? 1960s, 1970s, 1980s... and beyond. For the really old timers... Mrs. Tobert's little building for teenagers & kids? I swear I can still see it in the corner of my eye under the tall pines as I ride through Morris Road late at night.
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Gerald Bedgood Mrs. Tolbert was a saint.
December 31, 2014 at 11:10am · Unlike · 2
Myra Mayo Young I spent many a Saturday playing on the swings while my daddy coached my brother's little league team, the Crows.
December 31, 2014 at 11:33am · Unlike · 2
Barbara Tidwell Strickland Played in that community center many a day. Candy Land was the game. She would draw us hop scotch. They don't make them like Mrs Tolbert anymore.
December 31, 2014 at 3:29pm · Like · 1
Barbara Tidwell Strickland Myra my daddy coached the A BALL Crows forever it seemed. Mom always ran concession stand along with Lena Garner...during football and baseball season.
December 31, 2014 at 3:30pm · Like
Myra Mayo Young Barbara, my brother is 67 so it would have been mid to late 1950s when he coached. Think one of his boys actually went semi-pro.
December 31, 2014 at 3:43pm · Like
Pam Corona Omg! I remember Mrs. Tobert....fun times.
December 31, 2014 at 7:34pm · Unlike · 1
Delorise Moore Griffin My husband Bob Griffin played ball there as a child growning up in Edgewood in the 50's and 60's.
December 31, 2014 at 8:49pm · Like
Donna Harbour MY DAD COACHED LITTLE LEAGUE FOR MANY YEARS MY BROTHER RICKY HARBOUR AND MY SON JONATHAN CLARK SO I SPENT MORE TIME AT MRS.TOLBERT LITTLE HOUSE AND THE BALLFIEALD THAN I DID AT HOME....RICHARD HARBOUR WAS MY DAD'S NAME....AND YES CANDY LAND WAS THE FAVORITE GAME
December 31, 2014 at 9:09pm · Like · 2
Donna Harbour Also my brother RICKY HARBOUR PLAYED FOOTBALL AND I WAS A CHEERLEADER
December 31, 2014 at 9:13pm · Unlike · 2
Libby Dorsey Acree Watson Delorise Moore Griffin...did you husband and his family attend Edgewood Baptist Church? If so, I remember him as a little boy, holding on to his mother's hand (Sue). She taught me in Sunday School.
January 1 at 10:47am · Like
Will Dockery Donna Harbour, great to see you here!
January 1 at 3:31pm · Like
Valerie Cullefer Cannella My Dad coached with Mr. Harbour & Donna and I were good friends.
January 1 at 3:35pm · Like
Bert Reed My dad coached little leaque football there with Harry Harrelson Edgewood Red Devils late '60s early '70s. His name was Bert Reed. Barbara Tidwell Strickland are you any relation to Gary Tidwell by any chance.
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Donna Harbour Nice to see to William
January 1 at 4:07pm · Like
Barbara Tidwell Strickland Yes I am his cousin Bert Reed
January 1 at 5:54pm · Like
Barbara Tidwell Strickland I think my brother was a little younger than yall were. His name was Bimbo. He played football and baseball. I remember Mr Harrelson...he and my dad were great friends
January 1 at 5:55pm · Like
Barbara Tidwell Strickland And I remember your dad Bert Reed...my mom ran concession Stand during baseball and football with Lena Garner. We had alot of great times at ELL
January 1 at 5:56pm · Like
Bert Reed I drove dump trucks with Gary for a long time. Then one day we were sittin in a bar up on the backwaters and got talking about football and it hit him, my name and my dad's are the same. Gary had played ball for Coach Reed and all the years we worked together he never made the connection because COACH Reed.
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Bert Reed Dad passed away back in 1980 on vacation playing golf in Hiwaii. Heart attack.
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Imogene Harbour Hey guys! Remember the black truck that Richard and Buddy Hicks would come and pick you up in for practice? Took you for cook out one time-on way back caught bed of truck on fire because. .coals in grill were not completely out!! Oh-happy days!! Ricky Harbour-Keith Cullefer-Steve Hale-Mike Harrelson-so many great kids!!
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Imogene Harbour Bert did you have the place on Lake Harding?
January 1 at 10:02pm · Like
Imogene Harbour Richard and some friends built the first dugouts for the Edgewood LL fields-he also coached in the Babe Ruth league.
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Imogene Harbour When he passed away in '98 a memorial was held for him on the field and a plaque was placed in the office-concession stand. Our lives revolved around that field until we moved to Lake Harding. Don't know of anyone that loved the game and the boys more than he did.
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Donna Harbour THOSE WERE THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE AS A KID WOULD NOT HAVE WANTED IT ANY OTHER WAY.....WE MISS AND LOVE YOU BOTH MY DAD AND BUDDY HICKS . I LOVE YOU MAMA....
January 2 at 12:13pm · Like · 1
Delorise Moore Griffin Yes, Libby Dorsey Acree Watson. His parents was Bishop and Sue Griffin. They were members of Edgewood Baptist Church.
January 2 at 9:44pm · Like
Imogene Harbour We lived next door to Sue-Bishop-Bob and Becky Griffin
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Imogene Harbour Love you too-my sweet girl!
January 2 at 10:01pm · Like
Delorise Moore Griffin Imogene, Bob said to tell you Hello.
January 3 at 9:43am · Like
Imogene Harbour Hi Bob! Remember Ricky on the swing set and you running to the door for me to come see what he was doing??!!!! Lol!!
January 4 at 12:29am · Like
Will Dockery Imogene, nice to see you here... I don't think I've seen you since the 1980s when you owned what had to be the very first Video store in Columbus... talk about history! And I will not forget your kindness in displaying my first poetry chapbooks, even though I'm sure they didn't sell any copies, or very few. Can your remember Thoi and her husband's last name, who owned the store before you? For those who may remember, this shop was located on Cody Road, across from the college.
January 4 at 3:13am · Like
Delorise Moore Griffin Bob said, refresh his memory. Doesn't remember that. He asked How are you doing?
January 4 at 10:21am · Like
Ron Grimes Used to play LL there in the 50's.....no pool or anything else at that time...
January 4 at 5:03pm · Like
Imogene Harbour Hi William! You have me confused with someone else-I have never owned a store of any kind! How is David and your mom?
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Delorise Moore Griffin Imogene Harbour, Bob doesn't remember about the swing set. He said refresh his memory.
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Imogene Harbour Hi Dee and Bob! I'm doing great-living across the bridge from Pensacola with Rick and Pat. Are u still in Columbus? I go back every 2 or 3 months. Let's say he did not like to be constricked by things that he considered unnessesary!!!!! Lol!
January 4 at 7:19pm · Like
Delorise Moore Griffin Oh, lol he thinks he remembers now. Yes we are still in Columbus. Guess can't get the old red Georgia clay off our feet.
January 4 at 8:30pm · Like
Dave Norris I played football there two years, 77-78. I also got stuck in the old ufo looking thing on the playground the very last time I got in it lol.
My Grandmother lived at 1680 Forestside Dr. Wilma Norris.
January 8 at 12:02am · Edited · Like · 1
Imogene Harbour I knew her-sweet lady! We lived at 1668-and were friends with the Smiths next door to Mrs. Norris.
January 6 at 12:05am · Like · 1
Imogene Harbour Dee-we went from Ga clay to Al mud now sand in my ---uh-hu!!!!!! Is Becky still in P.C. Fl.?
January 6 at 12:09am · Like
Jim Daniel Will, this is what the field looked like in '56. The Eastern LL was playing across Morris Rd. Where the Golf Driving range was later. Mrs. Talbot was still living on Berkeley Ave. this was before the City opened the play ground. This is the Babe Ruth All Star team from Edgewood.
I later coached the Crows while Imogene's husband coached the Owls. My Kids both grew up on Forestside. ( Kenny and Tammy )
Jim Daniel's photo.
January 6 at 12:23am · Unlike · 4
Imogene Harbour Hi Jim! I remember u and the kids! Can u name some of the boys in picture? Such good memories from being involved in the lives of the kids from Edgewood!! Both the ball teams and the cheerleaders! !
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Will Dockery Imogene, this was a little video shop at the strip mall across from Columbus State University, did you perhaps work there for a while? I had thought you had bought the shop, but 30 years & the memory drifts...
January 7 at 12:18am · Like
Jim Daniel Imogene, front row L/R--Pete Toole, Mike Cofer, Jimmy Toole, Bobby Tucker, Robert Ross, Me, unknown, Lee Cornelius--Back L/R-- Jimmy Baggett, Jake Starnes, Lou Cornelius, Bill Wilson, Billy Wilkerson, Lynn Page, and Cecil Bass.
January 7 at 12:21am · Like · 2
Imogene Harbour Jim-I remember Mr. and Mrs. Toole-great neighbors- lived next door to the Griffins.
Will-I have never worked at a book store. Beauty shop-1year/ Dr.-1year/ Mus. school system/ 24years-now retired.
January 7 at 11:50pm · Like
Dave Norris Mrs. Harbour, I remember you!
January 7 at 11:58pm · Like
Dave Norris Pete Toole lived there? I know his sons, Chris, Kevin and Mark. Their mother Gypsy worked for the Sherriff's Dept. and now works at the Government Center at the entrance.
Small world!
January 8 at 12:01am · Like
Will Dockery Thanks Imogene, glad that is for sure... now I need to put my memory to work to remember the lady, she reminded me of you. Originally, the place, called the Video Club, was opened and run by a friend of mine at the mill, Thoi Hugues, but she then sold out to the other person I mistook you for! I need to make a post to see here who remembers the Video Club on what was then called Cody Road?
January 8 at 12:39am · Like
Valerie Cullefer Cannella Yes, it was called Cody Road.
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Imogene Harbour Hi Val! Talked to ur dad tonite-said that u were feeling better. Good to hear!
Dave-when I'm in Col.-I always try to go by and see Doris Smith-next door. They bought Mrs. Norris 's house. Her parents lived there until they passed away. Is Mrs. Norris still living?
January 8 at 12:56am · Like · 2
Dave Norris No, she passed away about 15-16 years ago. I remember Mrs. Doris and her husband Jimmy. Jimmy taught me how to cast a rod and reel, and eventually gave me the rod and reel he taught me on. The reel was a Zebco 303. He tied a nut and bolt to the string to teach me.
What a great memory!!
January 8 at 1:11am · Edited · Unlike · 2
Dave Norris Jim Daniel Did Billy Wilkerson have a son named Brandon? If so, I played football for the Red Devils with him.
January 8 at 1:31am · Unlike · 1
Will Dockery I'll make a wild guess and say Billy Wilkerson is kin to the famous owner of Bobbys Bar, Robert Wilkerson?
January 8 at 1:59am · Like
Don White All my boys played at Eastern LL and East Col. Babe Ruth . Before they cut down most of the trees you could watch two games at once and stay in the shade .
January 8 at 6:46am · Unlike · 1
Will Dockery Don White, that is interesting that neck of the woods is in your back story, Henry Conley also played ball at Edgewood Park.
January 8 at 6:55am · Like · 1
Don White Good morning Will . I'm always surprised by how many local musicians are Kendrick and Baker grads also . South and East Columbus pretty fertile musical ground . I moved here from Baltimore when I was 15 , all the J.J. Hooker guys , Robert and Nick from Big Woody were classmates .
January 8 at 7:01am · Unlike · 2
Will Dockery http://www.tvwiki.tv/wiki/Electric_Toadstool Were you in town in time to catch the Electric Toadstool, Don?
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Mel Bishop Played baseball and learned to dive at the pool. Will, Henry Conley with the curly afro?
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Ron Hadley Edgewood Red Devils!!!!
January 8 at 1:48pm · Unlike · 3
Dave Norris I played football there with a bunch of the Milams. Lee, Vince and John. David Milam was one of our coaches, I believe he is Vince and John's Dad, and Lee's Dad was our head coach, I forget his name. Sure would like to see those team pics again, mine are lost.
January 8 at 3:43pm · Like
Ron Hadley Edgewood Red Devils Football Team...1973-74.
January 8 at 4:02pm · Like
Jim Daniel Dave and Will , That wasn't one of the Edgewood Wilkersons. The coach was Earl M cClellan and I think he married Bobby's sister.
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Will Dockery That's Henry for sure, Mel! My Brother Dave saw your name here & remembers playing ball with you with the Vikings, including Henry Conley.
January 8 at 5:14pm · Like
Mel Bishop Lol, Will small world! Yeah I went to school with Henry from 5 grade thru high school. This was a great post man. Loved playing ball there!
January 8 at 6:43pm · Like
Sheryl Clark Cline Do u remember Doris Clark that was there too. She did lots of crafts with kids
January 8 at 7:26pm · Like
Dave Norris I went to East Columbus Boy's Club, we had a guy who taught crafts there, his name is on the tip of my tongue. He taught me how to paint ceramics and fire them in the kiln, only one I remember was a frog with his mouth open and you could put things in it. My Grandmother loved frogs, so I made her one and she used it at the kitchen sink to put her SOS pads in.
And his name just came to me, Purdy Waller....
January 8 at 7:38pm · Edited · Like · 1
Dave Norris Anyone remember the Chitlin Strut at the Boy's Club? The Army came in and cleaned, fried and boiled chitlins, it was packed! I had fried, couldn't do the boiled lol.
January 8 at 7:37pm · Like
Jan Doolittle Page I have one of those frogs!
January 8 at 7:41pm · Like · 1
Dave Norris Ha! Can you post a picture of it, Jan?
January 8 at 7:42pm · Like
Jan Doolittle Page This is not mine, but it looks just like it!
Jan Doolittle Page's photo.
January 8 at 7:44pm · Like · 1
Dave Norris That's it!!!! OMG!!!!
January 8 at 7:46pm · Like · 1
Gloria Hatfield Before it was Edgewood Park and Rec Center, the little building was for boy scouts.
January 8 at 8:01pm · Like · 1
Valerie Cullefer Cannella I used to catch tadpoles in the creek! My brother, Keith Cullefer, played ball from Little League to Babe Ruth, so my childhood was spent there as well.
January 8 at 8:01pm · Like
Gloria Hatfield The creek used to be deep enough to play in right before the culvert under Woodland drive.
January 8 at 8:03pm · Like · 1
Dave Norris I caught tadpoles there too lolol
January 8 at 8:07pm · Like · 2
Fred Patterson I remember doing crsfts there as a kid
January 8 at 8:07pm · Like
Jim Daniel Gloria, there were two buildings, the front one doubled as a community center and on Friday night was a Teen Center. The rear building was the Boy Scout building. ( later became Baseball Refreshment stand)
January 8 at 10:39pm · Like · 1
Jim Daniel As a teenager in the '50's, I spent a lot of Friday nights at the Teen Club. We collected money and with the help of local people were able to get a Jukebox. My future wife had her 16 th. Birthday Party there in '57.
January 8 at 10:52pm · Like
Donna Harbour I caught tadpoles too. Lol
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Will Dockery Donna, remember the deep ditches that went around the block like a moat? Back in the 1960s when a big rain would come those would fill with water, and after a day or two there would be tadpole righht there sometimes. I remember tadpoles over on the Berkley Ave. side better for some reason. Probably because we weren't supposed to be "messing in the ditch water" so we went around the block to do that.
January 9 at 2:38pm · Like
Donna Harbour I sure do remember all of that. Do You remember the creek behind my house and one time it had rained so much it busted one of the pipe right behind my house and water was poring out so much it made the water so high theme creek had rapids and currents if you had fallen in you would have drowned.
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Donna Harbour I also remember sitting on the pipes and trying to count all the cars on the train and we always came up with different numbers. Lol
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Imogene Harbour I TOLD you to stay off those pipes 'cause it was dangerous -would have gotten me a switch if I had known!!! Lol!! (We were allowed to do that in the"good old days!!!)
January 10 at 12:15am · Unlike · 2
Toni Bragg Hey Donna Harbour. Do you remember me...or Ricky and Randy Redmond.
January 10 at 12:24am · Like
Valerie Cullefer Cannella I remember Randy and his younger sister, just not her name.
January 10 at 12:50am · Like · 1
Toni Bragg Tammy....she is in Mobile now. Randy and Ricky have both passed away. Spent part of last Summer with Tammy and her family before she helped move me from Columbus to Houston
January 10 at 1:43am · Like
Will Dockery So sad to read about Ricky and Randy Redmond, Toni Bragg. I went to school with them back in Mrs. Bell's class & others at Edgewood Elementary School back in the 1960s.
January 10 at 1:52am · Like · 1
Donna Harbour I remember you Toni. Great to see you on here.
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Delorise Moore Griffin Imogene, yes Becky is still in Panama City. She and her husband have AAA Jet Ski business on the beach.
January 10 at 7:26pm · Like
Imogene Harbour Hi Toni-I knew your mom and dad - wonderful couple.Also knew the Redmonds-just not as well.
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Imogene Harbour Dee-does Bob know that they closed Edgewood School? Don't know who was doing the thinking on this one!!!!
January 10 at 9:14pm · Unlike · 3
Delorise Moore Griffin Yes, Imogene. He was very upset about it. I retired from MCSD in 2011. I worked in Purchasing Dept. for 17 years. Bob retired in 2004 due to his childhood illiness. He is doing good now. We are just getting old and have all the aches and pains. The house his parents lived in looks soo bad. The people Becky sold it to really let it go down.
January 10 at 9:30pm · Like
Imogene Harbour Yes-thank you. It is showing on phone but not on Kindle Fire.
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Imogene Harbour Dee-So did the people that bought my house. Now it has been remodeled and sold again. Broke my heart when I thought about all of the hard work and money that Richard put in enlarging it when we moved back to Forestside.
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Will Dockery Imogene, your old house is looking great again, a lot of work was put into it last year.
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Imogene Harbour Will-I go by there when I'm in Col. Neighborhood has really changed-some happy memories there and friendships that de-fied time!
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Toni Bragg Imogene. Thank you for your kind words. Daddy died of cancer in 94 and my mother of a stroke in 2007. The Redmond's are still in the house next door to mother and daddy's. I hear the house looks pretty bad. Hope to drive by this summer!!!
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Toni Bragg Will Dockery, if you knew them, we met too, I'm sure. I went to Edgewood as well
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Will Dockery You were a couple of years younger (logical, as Spock would say), Toni, so it may have been harder for us to meet as easily. I was the kid sitting on the hill drawing comic strips, if that rings any bells...
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Will Dockery Okay, you were next door neighbor to the Redmonds, Toni... again, so sorry to hear of their passing. Not to be crude or nosy... but complications of their serious childhood diabetes was the cause of their too-early passing?
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Gerald Bedgood Mrs. Tolbert was a saint.
December 31, 2014 at 11:10am · Unlike · 2
Myra Mayo Young I spent many a Saturday playing on the swings while my daddy coached my brother's little league team, the Crows.
December 31, 2014 at 11:33am · Unlike · 2
Barbara Tidwell Strickland Played in that community center many a day. Candy Land was the game. She would draw us hop scotch. They don't make them like Mrs Tolbert anymore.
December 31, 2014 at 3:29pm · Like · 1
Barbara Tidwell Strickland Myra my daddy coached the A BALL Crows forever it seemed. Mom always ran concession stand along with Lena Garner...during football and baseball season.
December 31, 2014 at 3:30pm · Like
Myra Mayo Young Barbara, my brother is 67 so it would have been mid to late 1950s when he coached. Think one of his boys actually went semi-pro.
December 31, 2014 at 3:43pm · Like
Pam Corona Omg! I remember Mrs. Tobert....fun times.
December 31, 2014 at 7:34pm · Unlike · 1
Delorise Moore Griffin My husband Bob Griffin played ball there as a child growning up in Edgewood in the 50's and 60's.
December 31, 2014 at 8:49pm · Like
Donna Harbour MY DAD COACHED LITTLE LEAGUE FOR MANY YEARS MY BROTHER RICKY HARBOUR AND MY SON JONATHAN CLARK SO I SPENT MORE TIME AT MRS.TOLBERT LITTLE HOUSE AND THE BALLFIEALD THAN I DID AT HOME....RICHARD HARBOUR WAS MY DAD'S NAME....AND YES CANDY LAND WAS THE FAVORITE GAME
December 31, 2014 at 9:09pm · Like · 2
Donna Harbour Also my brother RICKY HARBOUR PLAYED FOOTBALL AND I WAS A CHEERLEADER
December 31, 2014 at 9:13pm · Unlike · 2
Libby Dorsey Acree Watson Delorise Moore Griffin...did you husband and his family attend Edgewood Baptist Church? If so, I remember him as a little boy, holding on to his mother's hand (Sue). She taught me in Sunday School.
January 1 at 10:47am · Like
Will Dockery Donna Harbour, great to see you here!
January 1 at 3:31pm · Like
Valerie Cullefer Cannella My Dad coached with Mr. Harbour & Donna and I were good friends.
January 1 at 3:35pm · Like
Bert Reed My dad coached little leaque football there with Harry Harrelson Edgewood Red Devils late '60s early '70s. His name was Bert Reed. Barbara Tidwell Strickland are you any relation to Gary Tidwell by any chance.
January 1 at 4:07pm · Like
Donna Harbour Nice to see to William
January 1 at 4:07pm · Like
Barbara Tidwell Strickland Yes I am his cousin Bert Reed
January 1 at 5:54pm · Like
Barbara Tidwell Strickland I think my brother was a little younger than yall were. His name was Bimbo. He played football and baseball. I remember Mr Harrelson...he and my dad were great friends
January 1 at 5:55pm · Like
Barbara Tidwell Strickland And I remember your dad Bert Reed...my mom ran concession Stand during baseball and football with Lena Garner. We had alot of great times at ELL
January 1 at 5:56pm · Like
Bert Reed I drove dump trucks with Gary for a long time. Then one day we were sittin in a bar up on the backwaters and got talking about football and it hit him, my name and my dad's are the same. Gary had played ball for Coach Reed and all the years we worked together he never made the connection because COACH Reed.
January 1 at 6:00pm · Like
Bert Reed Dad passed away back in 1980 on vacation playing golf in Hiwaii. Heart attack.
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Imogene Harbour Hey guys! Remember the black truck that Richard and Buddy Hicks would come and pick you up in for practice? Took you for cook out one time-on way back caught bed of truck on fire because. .coals in grill were not completely out!! Oh-happy days!! Ricky Harbour-Keith Cullefer-Steve Hale-Mike Harrelson-so many great kids!!
January 1 at 10:00pm · Like · 1
Imogene Harbour Bert did you have the place on Lake Harding?
January 1 at 10:02pm · Like
Imogene Harbour Richard and some friends built the first dugouts for the Edgewood LL fields-he also coached in the Babe Ruth league.
January 1 at 11:01pm · Like · 1
Imogene Harbour When he passed away in '98 a memorial was held for him on the field and a plaque was placed in the office-concession stand. Our lives revolved around that field until we moved to Lake Harding. Don't know of anyone that loved the game and the boys more than he did.
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Donna Harbour THOSE WERE THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE AS A KID WOULD NOT HAVE WANTED IT ANY OTHER WAY.....WE MISS AND LOVE YOU BOTH MY DAD AND BUDDY HICKS . I LOVE YOU MAMA....
January 2 at 12:13pm · Like · 1
Delorise Moore Griffin Yes, Libby Dorsey Acree Watson. His parents was Bishop and Sue Griffin. They were members of Edgewood Baptist Church.
January 2 at 9:44pm · Like
Imogene Harbour We lived next door to Sue-Bishop-Bob and Becky Griffin
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Imogene Harbour Love you too-my sweet girl!
January 2 at 10:01pm · Like
Delorise Moore Griffin Imogene, Bob said to tell you Hello.
January 3 at 9:43am · Like
Imogene Harbour Hi Bob! Remember Ricky on the swing set and you running to the door for me to come see what he was doing??!!!! Lol!!
January 4 at 12:29am · Like
Will Dockery Imogene, nice to see you here... I don't think I've seen you since the 1980s when you owned what had to be the very first Video store in Columbus... talk about history! And I will not forget your kindness in displaying my first poetry chapbooks, even though I'm sure they didn't sell any copies, or very few. Can your remember Thoi and her husband's last name, who owned the store before you? For those who may remember, this shop was located on Cody Road, across from the college.
January 4 at 3:13am · Like
Delorise Moore Griffin Bob said, refresh his memory. Doesn't remember that. He asked How are you doing?
January 4 at 10:21am · Like
Ron Grimes Used to play LL there in the 50's.....no pool or anything else at that time...
January 4 at 5:03pm · Like
Imogene Harbour Hi William! You have me confused with someone else-I have never owned a store of any kind! How is David and your mom?
January 4 at 7:10pm · Unlike · 1
Delorise Moore Griffin Imogene Harbour, Bob doesn't remember about the swing set. He said refresh his memory.
January 4 at 7:15pm · Like
Imogene Harbour Hi Dee and Bob! I'm doing great-living across the bridge from Pensacola with Rick and Pat. Are u still in Columbus? I go back every 2 or 3 months. Let's say he did not like to be constricked by things that he considered unnessesary!!!!! Lol!
January 4 at 7:19pm · Like
Delorise Moore Griffin Oh, lol he thinks he remembers now. Yes we are still in Columbus. Guess can't get the old red Georgia clay off our feet.
January 4 at 8:30pm · Like
Dave Norris I played football there two years, 77-78. I also got stuck in the old ufo looking thing on the playground the very last time I got in it lol.
My Grandmother lived at 1680 Forestside Dr. Wilma Norris.
January 8 at 12:02am · Edited · Like · 1
Imogene Harbour I knew her-sweet lady! We lived at 1668-and were friends with the Smiths next door to Mrs. Norris.
January 6 at 12:05am · Like · 1
Imogene Harbour Dee-we went from Ga clay to Al mud now sand in my ---uh-hu!!!!!! Is Becky still in P.C. Fl.?
January 6 at 12:09am · Like
Jim Daniel Will, this is what the field looked like in '56. The Eastern LL was playing across Morris Rd. Where the Golf Driving range was later. Mrs. Talbot was still living on Berkeley Ave. this was before the City opened the play ground. This is the Babe Ruth All Star team from Edgewood.
I later coached the Crows while Imogene's husband coached the Owls. My Kids both grew up on Forestside. ( Kenny and Tammy )
Jim Daniel's photo.
January 6 at 12:23am · Unlike · 4
Imogene Harbour Hi Jim! I remember u and the kids! Can u name some of the boys in picture? Such good memories from being involved in the lives of the kids from Edgewood!! Both the ball teams and the cheerleaders! !
January 7 at 12:12am · Unlike · 1
Will Dockery Imogene, this was a little video shop at the strip mall across from Columbus State University, did you perhaps work there for a while? I had thought you had bought the shop, but 30 years & the memory drifts...
January 7 at 12:18am · Like
Jim Daniel Imogene, front row L/R--Pete Toole, Mike Cofer, Jimmy Toole, Bobby Tucker, Robert Ross, Me, unknown, Lee Cornelius--Back L/R-- Jimmy Baggett, Jake Starnes, Lou Cornelius, Bill Wilson, Billy Wilkerson, Lynn Page, and Cecil Bass.
January 7 at 12:21am · Like · 2
Imogene Harbour Jim-I remember Mr. and Mrs. Toole-great neighbors- lived next door to the Griffins.
Will-I have never worked at a book store. Beauty shop-1year/ Dr.-1year/ Mus. school system/ 24years-now retired.
January 7 at 11:50pm · Like
Dave Norris Mrs. Harbour, I remember you!
January 7 at 11:58pm · Like
Dave Norris Pete Toole lived there? I know his sons, Chris, Kevin and Mark. Their mother Gypsy worked for the Sherriff's Dept. and now works at the Government Center at the entrance.
Small world!
January 8 at 12:01am · Like
Will Dockery Thanks Imogene, glad that is for sure... now I need to put my memory to work to remember the lady, she reminded me of you. Originally, the place, called the Video Club, was opened and run by a friend of mine at the mill, Thoi Hugues, but she then sold out to the other person I mistook you for! I need to make a post to see here who remembers the Video Club on what was then called Cody Road?
January 8 at 12:39am · Like
Valerie Cullefer Cannella Yes, it was called Cody Road.
January 8 at 12:40am · Like
Imogene Harbour Hi Val! Talked to ur dad tonite-said that u were feeling better. Good to hear!
Dave-when I'm in Col.-I always try to go by and see Doris Smith-next door. They bought Mrs. Norris 's house. Her parents lived there until they passed away. Is Mrs. Norris still living?
January 8 at 12:56am · Like · 2
Dave Norris No, she passed away about 15-16 years ago. I remember Mrs. Doris and her husband Jimmy. Jimmy taught me how to cast a rod and reel, and eventually gave me the rod and reel he taught me on. The reel was a Zebco 303. He tied a nut and bolt to the string to teach me.
What a great memory!!
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Dave Norris Jim Daniel Did Billy Wilkerson have a son named Brandon? If so, I played football for the Red Devils with him.
January 8 at 1:31am · Unlike · 1
Will Dockery I'll make a wild guess and say Billy Wilkerson is kin to the famous owner of Bobbys Bar, Robert Wilkerson?
January 8 at 1:59am · Like
Don White All my boys played at Eastern LL and East Col. Babe Ruth . Before they cut down most of the trees you could watch two games at once and stay in the shade .
January 8 at 6:46am · Unlike · 1
Will Dockery Don White, that is interesting that neck of the woods is in your back story, Henry Conley also played ball at Edgewood Park.
January 8 at 6:55am · Like · 1
Don White Good morning Will . I'm always surprised by how many local musicians are Kendrick and Baker grads also . South and East Columbus pretty fertile musical ground . I moved here from Baltimore when I was 15 , all the J.J. Hooker guys , Robert and Nick from Big Woody were classmates .
January 8 at 7:01am · Unlike · 2
Will Dockery http://www.tvwiki.tv/wiki/Electric_Toadstool Were you in town in time to catch the Electric Toadstool, Don?
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The Electric Toadstool was a hippie club in Columbus, Georgia. It was only in operation from 1969 through 1970. The club was located in an old brick storefront building on the 1800 block of Hamilton Road, just off what is now Veteran's Parkway. The Electric Toadstool was owned and operated by Buddy...
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January 8 at 7:08am · Like · 1 · Remove Preview
Mel Bishop Played baseball and learned to dive at the pool. Will, Henry Conley with the curly afro?
January 8 at 1:03pm · Unlike · 1
Ron Hadley Edgewood Red Devils!!!!
January 8 at 1:48pm · Unlike · 3
Dave Norris I played football there with a bunch of the Milams. Lee, Vince and John. David Milam was one of our coaches, I believe he is Vince and John's Dad, and Lee's Dad was our head coach, I forget his name. Sure would like to see those team pics again, mine are lost.
January 8 at 3:43pm · Like
Ron Hadley Edgewood Red Devils Football Team...1973-74.
January 8 at 4:02pm · Like
Jim Daniel Dave and Will , That wasn't one of the Edgewood Wilkersons. The coach was Earl M cClellan and I think he married Bobby's sister.
January 8 at 4:33pm · Unlike · 2
Will Dockery That's Henry for sure, Mel! My Brother Dave saw your name here & remembers playing ball with you with the Vikings, including Henry Conley.
January 8 at 5:14pm · Like
Mel Bishop Lol, Will small world! Yeah I went to school with Henry from 5 grade thru high school. This was a great post man. Loved playing ball there!
January 8 at 6:43pm · Like
Sheryl Clark Cline Do u remember Doris Clark that was there too. She did lots of crafts with kids
January 8 at 7:26pm · Like
Dave Norris I went to East Columbus Boy's Club, we had a guy who taught crafts there, his name is on the tip of my tongue. He taught me how to paint ceramics and fire them in the kiln, only one I remember was a frog with his mouth open and you could put things in it. My Grandmother loved frogs, so I made her one and she used it at the kitchen sink to put her SOS pads in.
And his name just came to me, Purdy Waller....
January 8 at 7:38pm · Edited · Like · 1
Dave Norris Anyone remember the Chitlin Strut at the Boy's Club? The Army came in and cleaned, fried and boiled chitlins, it was packed! I had fried, couldn't do the boiled lol.
January 8 at 7:37pm · Like
Jan Doolittle Page I have one of those frogs!
January 8 at 7:41pm · Like · 1
Dave Norris Ha! Can you post a picture of it, Jan?
January 8 at 7:42pm · Like
Jan Doolittle Page This is not mine, but it looks just like it!
Jan Doolittle Page's photo.
January 8 at 7:44pm · Like · 1
Dave Norris That's it!!!! OMG!!!!
January 8 at 7:46pm · Like · 1
Gloria Hatfield Before it was Edgewood Park and Rec Center, the little building was for boy scouts.
January 8 at 8:01pm · Like · 1
Valerie Cullefer Cannella I used to catch tadpoles in the creek! My brother, Keith Cullefer, played ball from Little League to Babe Ruth, so my childhood was spent there as well.
January 8 at 8:01pm · Like
Gloria Hatfield The creek used to be deep enough to play in right before the culvert under Woodland drive.
January 8 at 8:03pm · Like · 1
Dave Norris I caught tadpoles there too lolol
January 8 at 8:07pm · Like · 2
Fred Patterson I remember doing crsfts there as a kid
January 8 at 8:07pm · Like
Jim Daniel Gloria, there were two buildings, the front one doubled as a community center and on Friday night was a Teen Center. The rear building was the Boy Scout building. ( later became Baseball Refreshment stand)
January 8 at 10:39pm · Like · 1
Jim Daniel As a teenager in the '50's, I spent a lot of Friday nights at the Teen Club. We collected money and with the help of local people were able to get a Jukebox. My future wife had her 16 th. Birthday Party there in '57.
January 8 at 10:52pm · Like
Donna Harbour I caught tadpoles too. Lol
January 9 at 12:51pm · Unlike · 4
Will Dockery Donna, remember the deep ditches that went around the block like a moat? Back in the 1960s when a big rain would come those would fill with water, and after a day or two there would be tadpole righht there sometimes. I remember tadpoles over on the Berkley Ave. side better for some reason. Probably because we weren't supposed to be "messing in the ditch water" so we went around the block to do that.
January 9 at 2:38pm · Like
Donna Harbour I sure do remember all of that. Do You remember the creek behind my house and one time it had rained so much it busted one of the pipe right behind my house and water was poring out so much it made the water so high theme creek had rapids and currents if you had fallen in you would have drowned.
January 9 at 3:04pm · Unlike · 1
Donna Harbour I also remember sitting on the pipes and trying to count all the cars on the train and we always came up with different numbers. Lol
January 9 at 3:07pm · Unlike · 1
Imogene Harbour I TOLD you to stay off those pipes 'cause it was dangerous -would have gotten me a switch if I had known!!! Lol!! (We were allowed to do that in the"good old days!!!)
January 10 at 12:15am · Unlike · 2
Toni Bragg Hey Donna Harbour. Do you remember me...or Ricky and Randy Redmond.
January 10 at 12:24am · Like
Valerie Cullefer Cannella I remember Randy and his younger sister, just not her name.
January 10 at 12:50am · Like · 1
Toni Bragg Tammy....she is in Mobile now. Randy and Ricky have both passed away. Spent part of last Summer with Tammy and her family before she helped move me from Columbus to Houston
January 10 at 1:43am · Like
Will Dockery So sad to read about Ricky and Randy Redmond, Toni Bragg. I went to school with them back in Mrs. Bell's class & others at Edgewood Elementary School back in the 1960s.
January 10 at 1:52am · Like · 1
Donna Harbour I remember you Toni. Great to see you on here.
January 10 at 10:26am · Unlike · 2
Delorise Moore Griffin Imogene, yes Becky is still in Panama City. She and her husband have AAA Jet Ski business on the beach.
January 10 at 7:26pm · Like
Imogene Harbour Hi Toni-I knew your mom and dad - wonderful couple.Also knew the Redmonds-just not as well.
January 10 at 9:05pm · Unlike · 2
Imogene Harbour Dee-does Bob know that they closed Edgewood School? Don't know who was doing the thinking on this one!!!!
January 10 at 9:14pm · Unlike · 3
Delorise Moore Griffin Yes, Imogene. He was very upset about it. I retired from MCSD in 2011. I worked in Purchasing Dept. for 17 years. Bob retired in 2004 due to his childhood illiness. He is doing good now. We are just getting old and have all the aches and pains. The house his parents lived in looks soo bad. The people Becky sold it to really let it go down.
January 10 at 9:30pm · Like
Imogene Harbour Yes-thank you. It is showing on phone but not on Kindle Fire.
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Imogene Harbour Dee-So did the people that bought my house. Now it has been remodeled and sold again. Broke my heart when I thought about all of the hard work and money that Richard put in enlarging it when we moved back to Forestside.
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Will Dockery Imogene, your old house is looking great again, a lot of work was put into it last year.
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Imogene Harbour Will-I go by there when I'm in Col. Neighborhood has really changed-some happy memories there and friendships that de-fied time!
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Toni Bragg Imogene. Thank you for your kind words. Daddy died of cancer in 94 and my mother of a stroke in 2007. The Redmond's are still in the house next door to mother and daddy's. I hear the house looks pretty bad. Hope to drive by this summer!!!
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Toni Bragg Will Dockery, if you knew them, we met too, I'm sure. I went to Edgewood as well
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Will Dockery You were a couple of years younger (logical, as Spock would say), Toni, so it may have been harder for us to meet as easily. I was the kid sitting on the hill drawing comic strips, if that rings any bells...
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Will Dockery Okay, you were next door neighbor to the Redmonds, Toni... again, so sorry to hear of their passing. Not to be crude or nosy... but complications of their serious childhood diabetes was the cause of their too-early passing?
Will Dockery
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> Edgewood Park... how many of y'all played and learned life lessons there?
https://btgsports.leagueapps.com/location/8012
Edgewood Park Baseball Field
1530 Morris Rd
Columbus, GA 31907
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