A native of Breckinridge County, KY, Mr. Ahl was born February 17, 1902 in Holt, KY, the son of William A. and Martha Alice Powers Ahl.
A Perry County farmer, Ahl also over the years operated a grocery store at Tobinsport, served as Deputy Sheriff under former Sheriff Bill Falls, operated a Farm Equipment Store, which sold Oliver Tractors with Tom Mullin.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Verna Dell Ahl; and sisters, Pearl Maysey and two in infancy.
Ahl was a member of the Rome Masonic Lodge No. 133 of which he joined in 1943; a member of Modern Woodsman of America and an active member of the Republican Party.
He was married in November, 1976 to the former Myrtle Anson Seifert.
Services will be held at 2 pm Thursday, January 24 at Huber Funeral Home, Cannelton. The Rev. David Powell will officiate, with burial in the Lamb Cemetery at Tobinsport.
Friends may call after 2 pm today (Wednesday) at the funeral home, where Masonic memorial services will be conducted at 7 pm Wednesday.
Source: Perry County News, January 23, 1985
Ahl's Grocery was located on the Ahl Farm near Earl and Verna's home. They had the first electric in Tobinsport, run from a gas powered generator, the first Telephone and the first Television, all in the grocery store. The grocery was a hub of activity during those times. People would go there to use the telephone, watch the latest news on the television, and gathered there nightly. The old building is still standing.
A native of Breckinridge County, KY, Mr. Ahl was born February 17, 1902 in Holt, KY, the son of William A. and Martha Alice Powers Ahl.
A Perry County farmer, Ahl also over the years operated a grocery store at Tobinsport, served as Deputy Sheriff under former Sheriff Bill Falls, operated a Farm Equipment Store, which sold Oliver Tractors with Tom Mullin.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Verna Dell Ahl; and sisters, Pearl Maysey and two in infancy.
Ahl was a member of the Rome Masonic Lodge No. 133 of which he joined in 1943; a member of Modern Woodsman of America and an active member of the Republican Party.
He was married in November, 1976 to the former Myrtle Anson Seifert.
Services will be held at 2 pm Thursday, January 24 at Huber Funeral Home, Cannelton. The Rev. David Powell will officiate, with burial in the Lamb Cemetery at Tobinsport.
Friends may call after 2 pm today (Wednesday) at the funeral home, where Masonic memorial services will be conducted at 7 pm Wednesday.
Source: Perry County News, January 23, 1985
Ahl's Grocery was located on the Ahl Farm near Earl and Verna's home. They had the first electric in Tobinsport, run from a gas powered generator, the first Telephone and the first Television, all in the grocery store. The grocery was a hub of activity during those times. People would go there to use the telephone, watch the latest news on the television, and gathered there nightly. The old building is still standing.
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