10/19/2018
Jim Evancho
On Sunday October 21 from 2 pm – 4:30 pm the Jacksonville City Cemetery is the place where some previous residents will come back to life.
The Jacksonville City Library is hosting the 2nd annual Cemetery Stroll working up to the Alabama Bicentennial. The staff at the Library and the volunteers that are going to be playing the deceased residents have been working hard for months to make sure this production happens for our community.
There will be challenges for some of the children and some possible laughs for the adults from the actors, but overall it is a very family friendly atmosphere. Each character will be dressed in period clothing and has conducted research on their character to ensure accuracy in their speeches and performance.
The cemetery stroll is a self paced walking tour for visitors that allows them to take their time and enjoy the history of the cemetery. Each visitor will be provided with a map outlining where each character is located so they are sure not to miss any of the attractions available to them.
If you would like to see each of the actor’s give their speech and performance be sure to arrive early. Each performance last approximately 5 – 7 minutes and the actors will interact with the crowd.
The Jacksonville City Library has released a list of this years volunteers. In no specific order the actors are:
- Kimberly O’Dell – Historian
- Jacob Francis as Dr. James Carrington Francis
- James Alexander as Capt. James Martin Crook
- Scotty & Tammy Myers as Gen. John & Septima Forney
- Karlie Johnson as Dovie Hazel Weaver
- Becky Champion as Sophena Williams Anderson
- Dale & Kimberly Westbrooks as William & Florence Greenleaf
- Brittany Alexander as Grace Stevenson McAbee
- Marsha Barry as Mildred Johnston
- Lee Fuller as Daisy Weller Smith
- Joseph Munster as John Ramagnano
- Sandra Sudduth as Jennie Taylor Fox
- Thomas Sudduth as George Pattie Reid
- Patricia Surrett as Elsie Ann Snow Wyly
- Chris & Heather Dempsey as Judge Thomas & Sarah Walker
- Charity Beecham as Phebe Catherine Aderhold
- Anne Gidley Renfroe as Jane Fincher Coleman
- Don Gidley as James Gidley
- Peter Leavitt as Major John Pelham
The behind the scene volunteers, in no specific order are:
- Jeanne Brock
- Brenda Callahan
- Kristi & Woody Francis
- Brenda Morgan
- Sherry & Patrick Morgan
- David Morgan
- Truman O’Dell
- Arnetha Turner
- and the Jacksonville Photography Club (John Allen, Jim Davenport & Charlie Webb)
The predicted weather for the scheduled date is, Sunny with a 0% chance of rain and a high of 61 degrees. If the weather changes for any reason the rain date for this event will October 28 between 2 pm – 4:30.
