George Harvey Imbusch, 91, a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, went to be with the Lord on October 16th, 2019. George was a native of Cullman, Alabama and graduated from Saint Bernard Preparatory School in 1945. He served in the United States Air Force between the years of 1948-1952. George worked for Baggett Transportation company from 1959 to 1994 and retired as Executive Vice President of Operations. He continued his love for the road throughout retirement, transporting cars from dealer to dealer across the Southeast for Moultrie Motors. He and his wife, Jackie, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on October 3rd of this year.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Aloysius and Irene Imbusch, and his brother, Bob Imbusch. He is survived by his loving wife, Jackie; his son, David (Sherrie); his grandchildren, Madison, Will, John David Imbusch, Daniel Eichhorn, and Emily Eichhorn. He is also survived by his sister, Charlotte Delatte; his neice, Ann Schermer (Philip); and his nephew, Philip Delatte.

The visitation will be held Monday, October 21st at 10:00 a.m. and the funeral at 11:00 a.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church (4601 Valleydale Rd, Birmingham, AL 35242), where he was a long time member. George taught us so many lessons over the years and will be missed by all.

If you have a benefits question for George Marling, Southern Company Benefits Senior Consultant,  please email it to [email protected]  by August 31 so that George will have time to research it before he speaks at our September 9 meeting.

Carol Yeager passed away on August 13, 2019.  Funeral arrangements will be posted as soon as they are known.

Please keep Carol’s family in your prayers.

We’re doing something a little different for our September 9, 2019 meeting– the Colonnade room was unavailable so we are going to a NEW location just for this meeting and will have a band party also! Bring your spouse/guest and come join us, casual dress–it will be a bash you don’t want to miss!

Our first-ever “See You in September” lemonade social will be held at the Heart of Dixie Harley-Davidson Dealership in Pelham, in the HOG Chapter room near the Oak Mt. Amplitheatre, up on the hill behind Cracker Barrel and Golden Corral, the address is: 333 Cahaba Valley Pkwy N, Pelham, AL 35124

After our regular 1:00-2:00 meeting with our annual Southern Company Benefits update and special retiree speakers, we have the fabulous band “Jay and the Elders” playing from 2:00-3:30.

“Jay and the Elders” is a local eight-piece band, playing oldies from Elvis to the Eagles. You will recognize band members SNC retiree Jim Blackmon, and APC retiree David Cooper. Come prepared to enjoy some of your favorite music and light refreshments and show your smooth moves on the dance floor (electric slide welcome too).

The 1:00 regular program kicks off with the Retiree Lifestyle Segment featuring retired Executive VP/ SoCo Generation Chief Production Officer Jerry Stewart and his lovely wife Ella Ruth, sharing their experiences riding their Harley motorcycles all over the country.

Featured speaker is George Marling, Senior Consultant in Southern Company Benefits. We are delighted to have George back with us to provide a high-level overview of the benefits program and take questions from the audience. This talk is customary before we sign up for benefits this fall and is a great way to have face-to-face discussion of any changes. We will send out a separate email for retirees to submit questions ahead of time so George can research before meeting, though of course you will be able to ask questions at the meeting also.

Joseph Cullen Vance III; known to his family and friends as “Buzz”, passed away just after his 73rd birthday. Buzz was raised in Lipscomb, Alabama by his parents, J.C. Vance, Jr. and Jean Wyatt Vance, where he attended Jones Valley High School. He is an alum of the University of Alabama, where he earned his bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. Upon graduation from U.of A., he landed at Southern Company Services in Birmingham where he earned his certification as a Professional Engineer, and met his wife, Sandra “Sandy” Lees Vance. Buzz was a devoted husband to his wife of 42 years, and a strong role model to his 3 daughters, Christina “Tina”, Ryan, and Erin. Buzz retired from Southern Company 42 years later.

In 2012, he began his struggle with Alzheimer’s. He was a charitable human; giving 8 years of service to the Alabama Army National Guard as a helicopter mechanic, decades to the MathCounts program for children; where he won the President’s Award for his dedication and contributions, numerous school and church programs, and years as Head Coach for his daughters’ softball leagues. He was a loyal Tide Pride member with a passion for the Alabama Crimson Tide; Roll Tide! He lived a full life, wasn’t afraid to have a good time, he loved to sing and dance, he loved to teach and coach; he was a mentor to some and a friend to many. He believed in respecting others and doing the right thing. He believed that men should be men and taught his girls to play hard ball too. He will be remembered as an honorable, intelligent, respectable, hardworking man that could build just about anything and had a joke for everything.

Buzz was preceded in death by his beloved parents, and is survived by his wife, Sandy, their 3 daughters and son’s in law, Christina and Charlie Rogers, Ryan and Eddy Horton, Erin and Brad Meacham, 4 grandsons (Biggs, Hunter, Sam, Finn) and 3 granddaughters (Sofia, Cheyenne, Dana), his younger brother Robert Steven “Steve” Vance, and a host of nieces and nephews. Buzz’s wish was to be cremated and have his ashes spread over his favorite place.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, August 2, 2019 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Birmingham. Visitation to begin at 10am followed by a memorial service at 11am. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be sent to any of Buzz’s favorite charities in his honor: MathCounts Foundation at mathcounts.org, at heart.org, at act.ALZ.org

The family would like to send a special Thank You to Plantation Manor and Alabama Hospice Care for the special care and comfort given to Buzz during his last few weeks.