This is what remains of the commercial section of Seville. The large building was a general merchandise store and Janet Mygrant Mauldin recalls: I lived in Seville in the 70’s and the left end of the building was the post office and barber shop. The barber and post master were the same, Mr Roscoe Watson.
My grandfather was Roscoe Watson. When he retired as barber and postmaster, he left the shop and locked the door and it remained a time capsule with the 1970s calendar still on the wall. As kids, me and my cousins often peered in through the glass storefront window. My dad, Sonny Dorminey grew up next door to the Watsons and married their daughter, Greta, my mom.
Dad recently passed and we drove through Seville taking photos. We noticed the door ajar and my husband (protesting all the while) went inside. I never noticed a bank vault as a kid but vandals apparently did sometime in the last 10 years. The vault was open and papers were strewn everywhere. One of the documents, dated 1919 was from Walton Bros. Bank. Through research I learned that there was a private bank for a time, operated by A.E. Walton and his brother John. None of my family had ever mentioned it.
I grew up in Seville and my Uncle M.A. Masters lived across the street from that building and he told me there was a bank there at one time!
I had family in Hatley and Cordele and spent summers with them as a little boy in the early 1970’s. They used to take me to see Roscoe in Seville for haircuts. Roscoe haircuts were pretty rough, but I guess for a buzz cut, he got the job done. Thanks for the memories. Can’t believe the building is still there.
I lived here in the 70s and our family farm is still there. There used to be a general store called Mr. Jim’s that was part house, part general store. I used to walk there every other day with my mom or granddad. My grandfather was Charles Shirah and he used to gamble and sell fireworks to the locals. He lived across the street from the old abandoned school. My cousins and I used the school in the 80s as a place to ride our skateboards.
We used to ride Tommy’s horses round Seville in the nineties. Had some fun times driving the tractor with you Allan!
Would love to know what happened to Tommy Shirah and the rest of the family.
Grew up in Seville and know every inch of these places.
I hope everyone made sure you knew the proper pronunciation – See’ – vil. Looks like everyone in Seville must have moved to Pitts.
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Brian Brown posted: ” This is what remains of the commercial section of Seville. I’m sure the large building must have been a general merchandise store.”
It was and then in later years housed as the Seville post office and barbershop. ..now it stands vacant as a reminder of days gone by…
Roscoe Watson was postmaster.
Would you happen to know if any Colberts resided in Seville?
These brick buildings can last centuries . They can always be reused.