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Tropical Storm Alberto claimed 31 lives in 1994 By Mary Braswell
he tried to cross on foot. — Oscar Brown, 84, of Americus, was washed out of his mobile home. July 5, 1994 — Freddie Hawkins, 35, — Teresa Beyah, 31, of and his sons, Courtney, Griffin, died in Spalding 8, and Kedrick, 16, were County when her car hit a washed away in their washed-out section of road. pickup truck in Americus. — Gloria Dixon, 16, of — Hilton Howard, 42, of Rockdale County, was Smithville, was washed out swept away while trying to of his car in Americus. rescue a friend’s dog from — Kathy Rena Hurley, a flooded ditch. 35, and her son, John, 2, — Marty Folsom, 35, of Americus, were swept of Bolingbroke and Lisa away in their car in AmeriShepherd, 25, of McRae cus. died when their pickup — Idell Jackson, mid-60s, truck fell into a sinkof Americus was swept out hole that opened up in a of her house as she and her submerged parking lot in husband slept. He survived. Macon. — Chad Jones, 18, — William Miller of drowned while riding Tifton was swept off Ga. an inner tube with three Highway 87 in his car in friends on the rain-swollen Monroe County. His wife Towaliga River in Henry survived by clinging to County. a tree for more than nine — Eugene Marner, 40, hours. his son, Kent, 10, of Cor— John F. Peavy, 54, nettsville, Ind., and Roger of Experiment, Ga., died Cornelius, 40, of Washwhen his car hydroplaned ington, Ind., were washed and collided with a away in a tractor trailer wrecker. near Americus. — Richard Rodgers, 20, — Walter Davenport of Stone Mountain, died Stapleton III, 17, of Sumin a two-car collision on ter County, was stringing a rain-drenched DeKalb telephone lines on Lake County road. Corinth when his boat — Jack Shiver, 40, of capsized. Fayette County, died when — Gloria Tatum, 28, of he went into Line Creek Americus, was believed to to tie a rope to a bridge to have been washed out of keep it from being pulled a car. away. — Tomeka Woodham, 20, of Sumter County, was July 6, 1994 washed off the road in a — Josephine Anderson, car in Americus. 60, of Americus, was washed out of her car when July 7, 1994 it was swept into a creek. — Ishkabah Tanatrous — Douglas Kenneth Bas- Linkhorn, 28, of Albany, sett, 32, of Macon, was did not show up for work washed off a train trestle as that day at an Albany mary.braswell @albanyherald.com
On the 20th Anniversary of one of Albany’’ greatest natural disaster – the Water, Gas, and Light Commission/ The City of Albany wants to take this opportunity to thank Water, Gas & Light, City and County employees for their efforts and the citizens who worked tirelessly to make Albany whole again. These two monuments stand as a reminder of those selfless acts. Let us pray for lives lost and give prayers of thanks for those lives reclaimed…
steakhouse. His body was found July 10 floating and hooked on a fence at the rear of a Cochran Avenue home. Authorities did not identify the body until July 16 because fingerprinting equipment was under water. The death was ruled a drowning. — William Wallace, 41, of Albany, was believed to have drowned that day as he searched for his mother who was safely housed in a shelter. He was swept into a drainage canal. His body was found July 19. July 8, 1994 — Kason and Shabazz Mallory, both 4, of Jersey City, N.J., were washed away in their family car by flood waters of the Flint River in Albany. July 13, 1994 — Pearlie Mae Brantley, 59, of Albany, was found floating in the kitchen of her home. After refusing to evacuate, she spent three days and two nights clinging to her husband and the refrigerator as he balanced on attic beams in the sweltering heat. On the third night, she went down. David, her husband of 38 years, managed to survive the attic’s heat for six days and seven nights, eating nothing and drinking brown flood water, before being rescued. July 14, 1994 — Maureen Johnson, 71, of Dawson, died when her car hit a culvert on a washed-out, closed road in Terrell County.
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The “Flood of 94”Flood of 94 left many without power. Service Technician Howard Scarborough and many others worked tirelessly to restore power to as many Mitchell EMC members as possible. Many brought personal boats, so they could reach lines and get the power back on. Howard Scarborough and Homer Chambers paddled half a mile to reach the line seen in the picture. He put on his equipment and stepped out of the boat and right onto the pole. As Howard told his story he said, “it was my duty to go above and beyond to get the power back on.” Howard has been dedicated to that statement for 46 years. A lot has changed in the past 20 years since the flood, but the dedication of Mitchell EMC to their community “to go above and beyond” remains a top priority.
Howard Scarborough stands by the same pole he paddled half a mile to by boat in 1994.
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