Gilmore set for retirement
(From left) Jimmy Gilmore, Rolna Gilmore Palmer and Rita Gilmore are shown standing in front of family-owned Jimmy’s Cut and Style. Jimmy Gilmore has been a barber for 51 years and Rita Gilmore has been a cosmetologist for 51 years.
HAMILTON - Rita Robertson Gilmore, 70, will be retiring after 51 years as a cosmetologist in Northwest Alabama.
“I’m looking forward to (retirement), I haven’t had a Saturday off in a long time. I’ve really enjoyed serving the people here, now it’s time to hang it all up,” said Gilmore.
She expressed that her favorite thing about working in cosmetology was the opportunity to better the self-esteem of her clients, one of which was Willa Dean Spratlin of Detroit, who has been a loyal client of Gilmore’s for over 50 years.