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Post Office staff says farewell to retiring Candi Stockton Flowers

By Linda Waggener

Candice (Candi) Stockton Flowers was honored April 25, 2018 at her retirement from a 33 year career at the USPS, Columbia, KY.

Family, current and former coworkers surrounded her to wish her well as she embarks on the new career of more time with husband Joseph Flowers and many more hours with her five grandchildren.



Postmaster Randal Murrell called the crew to join him as he said how much she would be missed and he read aloud this Certificate of appreciation:
"Candice Lynn Flowers for exceptional meritorious achievement and contributions while serving as the senior sales and service associate, lead clerk, for the Columbia post office. Your knowledge of postal regulations and retail systems software are exemplary. Your ability to lead and mentor the sales and service associates are above reproach. Your candor, dedication and work ethic are of the highest caliber. Your leadership, Drive and willingness to go the extra mile for your customers reflect great credit upon yourself, the United States Postal Service and the United States of America."
-United States post office, Columbia Kentucky 25 May 19 85–30 April 2018.
Candi spoke through tears as she said how very much she will miss her work family. She said it has been "the best job and the worst job" -- best because it allowed her not have to work two or three jobs to raise her two children and she didn't spend any time on "worst" because there was so much good. She said, "I'm gonna miss you every day -- today, my first day of retirement, I got up at five, got ready and actually thought about coming in to help out before this event, but I made myself get started on letting go."

Standing between her real husband, Joseph Flowers, and her USPS team member who called himself her "work husband," she was read a certificate of "work divorce" by Bernie Dunn who said the certificate was making it final because of her retirement from duty.

Words like "loyalty," "perseverance," "attitude," and "hard work" were used by her work family, who said they will miss her and will be calling on her when someone needs a sub -- and that may have been her finest compliment of the day.


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Retirement party given at USPS for Candi Stockton Flowers



2018-04-28 - USPS, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com.
Candice Stockton Flowers has retired from the United States Postal Service (USPS), Columbia, KY. Her "official retirement party," the day following her last workday of her 33-year career, brought together family, current and former co-workers to celebrate her dedication and hard work and the new chapter in her life. With her from left were: Jim Owens, Ken Lefaivre, Joey Topping, Bernard Dunn, Jeff Johnson, Postmaster Randal Murrell, Dustin Oakes, Ronnie Holt, Ralph Mings, Candi Flowers, Neal Owsley, James Renfro, Joe Flowers, Jack Bailey, Jason Costello, Candi's daughter Cayce Davenport and son, John Stockton holding granddaughter Kharli Stockton, son-in-law Todd Davenport, Zack Humphrey, Katie Norfleet, Billy Caldwell, Sandy Loy, Cathy Murphy, Nathan Irvin, Joe Bryant, Justin Farmer, Steve Watson, Darrell Coomer, Elizabeth Coffey, Bro. Stanley Watson, Micah Harvey and Darrell Scott. Certificates of appreciation, gratitude and good wishes were given in abundance.

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Wondering what Bernie Dunn is about to say to Candi Flowers



2018-04-28 - USPS, 800 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com.
These expressions announced knowing anticipation when Bernard Dunn took over the presentations after Postmaster Randyl Murrell's more serious moments at Candice Flowers' retirement celebration Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Their laughter prepared the mood for Bernie's pronouncements. From left are: Justin Farmer, Zack Humphrey, Jason Costello, Jack Bailey, Ken Lefaivre, Joseph Flowers and, at right, Dustin Oakes who Candi calls "the new me."

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Work husband reads official divorce decree



2018-04-28 - USPS, 800 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com.
To uproarious laughter, Bernard (Bernie) Dunn, at left, presented a surprised Candi Flowers with an official work divorce decree at her retirement party April 25, 2018 - signed by both the work husband, Bernie, and by her actual husband, Joe Flowers. After working as a team for so many years, Bernie referred to Candi as his work wife and read the certificate the reason for the divorce decree -- her retirement. To Burnie's right are Candi, her husband Joseph, her son-in-law Todd Davenport, son John Stockton holding granddaughter Kharli, and daughter Cayce Davenport who instigated the media coverage.

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Kharli Stockton is youngest guest at retirement party



2018-04-28 - USPS, 800 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com.
Miss Kharli Stockton was the youngest guest in attendance at the party for her grandmother Candice (Candi) Stockton Flowers when she was honored for her retirement from a 33 year career at the Columbia Post Office. Kharli is one of five grandchildren who will be getting many more hours of attention from Candi now that her schedule is opening up.

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Postmaster Randal Murrell thanked Candi Flowers for 33 years



2018-04-28 - USPS, 800 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com.
At a special event in her honor at retirement, Postmaster Randal Murrell thanked Candi Flowers for 33 years of dedication to the United States Postal Service and to her customers and coworkers. Standing by at their posts, making sure the mail moves quickly no matter what else is happening, were Jeff Johnson, at left in back, and James Renfro in back at right.

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