Back row left to right: Representative Dan Williams, Bill Coulter, Nick Patterson, Walter Walker, JT Collins, Bill Hightower, Patsy Gooch, Robert Clutts, Houston Ball. Paul Reeves kneeling in middle. Front row - left to right: Kay Williams, Ruth Coulter, Cora Patterson, Geraldine Clutts, Shirley Ball and Louise Reeves. Not pictured is Sheriff Mike Blakely, Henry and Marsh White and Jim McClary, Jr.

Bob McAbee

Bob Smaltz

Norm & Marjorie Weiderhaft

Margaret Mefford

John & Donna Cotten

Robert and Geraldine Clutts

Houston and Shirley Ball

Ruth & Bill Coulter with Cora and Nick Patterson

John & Martha Chisholm

Representative Dan and Kay Williams

Sergeant Major Bill and Helen Duncan

Jack and Helen Greenhaw

Jerry Barksdale

Jim and Linda Watson

Jim Patteson

Mary Pat and Fred Martin

Col. and Mrs. Mel McLemore

Mr. & Mrs. JT Collins

Louise and Paul Reeves

Ruby Ezell & Helen Duncan

Museum President Jerry Crabtree and wife Michaela

Tommy Carter and Helen Greenhaw

Museum secretary Vicki Bedingfield and husband Roger

Bill and Cherry Ann Ward with Mr. and Mrs. David Sexton

Sergeant Marjor Bill Duncan

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Back row left to right: Representative Dan Williams, Bill Coulter, Nick Patterson, Walter Walker, JT Collins, Bill Hightower, Patsy Gooch, Robert Clutts, Houston Ball. Paul Reeves kneeling in middle. Front row - left to right: Kay Williams, Ruth Coulter, Cora Patterson, Geraldine Clutts, Shirley Ball and Louise Reeves. Not pictured is Sheriff Mike Blakely, Henry and Marsh White and Jim McClary, Jr.

The Alabama Veterans Museum showed it's appreciation to the 2010 Coffee Call Sponsors by inviting them all to dinner prepared by Bob McAbee. These sponsors each paid for one month's breakfast for the 100 -180 guest who attended the monthly Coffees during 2010.

Coffee Call first began as the idea of Sergeant Major Bill Duncan, after the museum had it's dedication in November 2002. The first Saturday of each month, Bob Smaltz prepares each Coffee with biscuits and gravy, sausage biscuits, ham or bologna biscuits, sweet roll and doughnuts, fruit, juice and lots of coffee. All Veterans and their families are encouraged to attend and enjoy the camaraderie of their peers at no charge.

Coffee Call is held in the Powers Room of the Alabama Veterans Museum the first Saturday of each month from 8:AM-9:AM. The Bob McAbee Exhibit Hall is always open for the guest to view the displays and the new items received.

Teresa Todd
AthensPlus.com
January 28^th 2011

For more information, or to volunteer, call the Museum at 256-771-7578 or director@alabamaveteransmuseum.com

Hours Monday thru Saturday from 9:00AM - 4:00PM - Scheduled group tours available.