Newspaper Abstracts, Alabama

2 records

  • The Decatur Daily, Decatur, Alabama, 15 May 1946, p 1
    Judge Tosses Foe in Court
    Gary, Ind., May 15—Superior Judge Homer E. Sackett, 69, left his bench yesterday and grappled with and twice threw to the floor Virgil Underwood, 35-year old, 6 foot 3 inch, 175 pound tavern owner of Black Oak, Ind.
    Bailiff Joseph Meizer said that Underwood, who was in court as a defendant in a divorce case, during a conference with his wife, her attorney, Richard S. Kaplan, and witnesses, had struck a woman witness, blacking her eye.
    Judge Sackett grabbed Underwood, pulled him over a three-foot railing and threw him to the floor, after which, Meizer said, Kaplan came to his aid.
    Underwood got up and swung at the judge, but Sackett who is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds seized him around the neck again and threw him to the floor. Deputy sheriffs ran in from the hallway and took charge of Underwood.
    Judge Sackett returned to the bench and fined Underwood $200 and sentenced him to 90 days in jail for contempt of court.
    [Transcribed from GenealogyBank image by Chris Sackett]
  • Press-Register, Mobile, Alabama, 20 Oct 2010, p 20
    Sackett
    Raymond Louis Sackett- A native of Monroe, LA and a long time resident of Glen Dale, WV and Mobile, AL passed away on Saturday October 16, 2010. Born September 19, 1924 in Fairbanks, LA, he was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and retired from Mountaineer Carbon Co. of Cresap WV.
    He was preceded in death by his parents, Victor Franklin and Eveleen (Salmon) Sackett, his brother Richard Sackett, sister Barbara White, and daughter Patricia S. Fowler.
    He is survived by his wife Kathryn Moak Sackett, daughter Vicki (David) Carpenter of Mobile, son Victor (Terri) Sackett of Pittsburgh, PA, daughter Susan Sackett of Mobile, AL, grandchildren, Patrick (Erin) Carpenter of Houston, TX, Leslie (Robert) Murillo of Queen Creek, AZ, Kathryn Carpenter of Baton Rouge, LA, Christopher Carpenter of Mobile, AL, Theresa Munoz of Mobile, AL, and great grandson Tristen Murillo (who said "he was the greatest papa ever"). After retirement he enjoyed growing roses at Allen Memorial Park, watching golf, and his grandchildren.
    In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in memory of Raymond "Papa" Sackett to Allen Memorial Home Park- Attn: Assistant Administrator, 735 S. Washington Ave, Mobile, AL, The American Cancer Society, or Christ United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held from the graveside on Wednesday October 20, 2010 at 3PM. Interment will be in Pine Crest Cemetery.
    [Transcribed from GenealogyBank image by Chris Sackett]