Joseph 'Buddy' Carlton Sands

Joseph “Buddy” Carlton Sands, 70, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Mobile, Ala.Mr. Sands as born in Key West, Fla. and lived most of his adult life in Atmore. A 1966 Ernest Ward High School graduate, he is, to date, the only All State Linebacker to come out of Ernest Ward High School weighing in at only 155 pounds. A member of the Atmore Church of Christ, he retired from Frontier Communications as the Facilities Supervisor of the Southeastern District, serving a total of 42 years.

The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Monday, June 4, at Atmore Church of Christ with Bro. Norman Newberry officiating an...