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Christine Thacker http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00033.html#0008100 May 18, 2004, 5:25 pm

Source: Harold Stephens
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This is the Woods family store in the community of Asbury, Ala. 8 miles east of 
Ozark
 A little more from Harold.
As to Asbury- it is an older community that Sk'ville.It started as the Snell 
family gave land for the M.E. church, cemetery, and school.The Payne Bros.
(Warren and Davis) had a store and sawmill there before they moved up the
road about 3 miles to Sk'ville.I remember the old school- one big
room and had a fireplace in one end. My dad and his sibblings went to
school there as they lived close by. My grandad, J.W. Stephens was on
the school board. As far as to the actual history, that is about all I
know. 
  First- that is where my dad got his first  pair of shoes, he was born in 
1895. Warren Payne, married my grandad Hughes' older sis, Dorcas. They, Unc 
Warren and Mr. Davis Payne(bros) owned the store together for many years. They 
had all kinds of business ventures together,It was, til their families got so 
large, til they had to seperate their business ventures. Coy Payne ran the 
store after Unc Warren passed. I have been there many times.When they had the 
Centenial in Ozark, a lot of folks came out to the old store as Coy still had a 
lot of old style clothes-- they 'cleaned him out'!! I hear they have an eating 
place there now. 


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