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Betty Jean Torrence, age 93, of Penney Farms, Florida, passed away on August 4, 2023. She was born on August 21, 1929, in Binghamton, New York. Betty was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and …

Rolling Fork, Mississippi, resident Barbara Christopher and her family invested in a storm shelter in the 1980s after a storm damaged their roof. Four decades later, a violent EF4 tornado destroyed their home, with Barbara and her husband Charles losing nearly everything. "You always see stuff like this on TV, ‘Oh that's just terrible,' it is," Christopher told AccuWeather National Reporter Bill Wadell. "It is terrible." Christopher was one of many Rolling Fork re...

Ken Christopher threw his watch to the ground and rode “Big Red” – his 1977 Harley Davidson Electra-guide, full dresser with original paint – into heaven on Monday, April 4, 2022. Known for his larger-than-life personality, handsome face and gap-toothed smile, he leaves our hearts grieving, and yet full of warm memories. To Ken, anything could be turned into a joke. Even in the darkest moments, the laughs were within reach and only a perfectly phrased one-liner away. He was so loved.