by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 19, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I’ve been in Mobile for 38 years. I’ve had several different jobs, but this job with BID Services in downtown Mobile is the one that I really like. I went through vocational rehab with Goodwill Gulf Coast to get this job, and I’ve been here...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 18, 2021 | A Southern Soul
L: “We’ve been married for five years. Our first date was a double date with mutual friends to New Orleans. We were Facebook friends and it took me a while to pursue her. She had five kids. I had one child, but I am very family-oriented and wanted more. We married and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 17, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Mobile. I was adopted when I was almost three months old. That’s old for a planned adoption. When my parents finally got the call, it was informing them that something was wrong. They believed I possibly had a brain tumor, but my parents insisted on...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 15, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Fairhope. I liked fishing and hunting, but my grandad kept me busy. He had an egg farm on Twin Beach. He also had a shrimping and a firewood business. I come from a working family. I graduated from Fairhope High School and moved with my sister to Texas...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 12, 2021 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Mobile. My parents had nine kids, and three of us went to prison. The things we did reflected on my parents, and we humiliated the family name. We were talked about in the neighborhood, and by family members. My parents loved us unconditionally, but...
