I ran a fever Monday and was ill all week; doctor listed four or five problems that I have or, I hope, had. I was unable to drive to Tupelo for Bob Levey's memorial service Tuesday night; however, Cam and Carole did drive up Tuesday and come back Wednesday dodging thunderstorms on the way up and back.
I hope to recover enough to be in Tupelo next weekend for a get together with June and other friends and classmates.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Back to School Bash
The mayor forwarded the following:
Event: Back to School Bash
"Because we care about our community"
What: Festival
Host: Plantersville Community Center/Plantersville Youth Council
Start Time: Saturday, August 8 at 11:00am
End Time: Saturday, August 8 at 2:00pm
Where: Plantersville Community Center
Event: Back to School Bash
"Because we care about our community"
What: Festival
Host: Plantersville Community Center/Plantersville Youth Council
Start Time: Saturday, August 8 at 11:00am
End Time: Saturday, August 8 at 2:00pm
Where: Plantersville Community Center
Bob Levey
I just received news from Tupelo that our good friend Bob Levey died today; Bob had been in ICU for about a week.
We saw Bob almost every time we were in Tupelo; he will be missed.
We saw Bob almost every time we were in Tupelo; he will be missed.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
August 8 at Estes
June Harris will be in the Tupelo area on August 8, and that night, a Saturday, her classmates and friends are meeting at 6:30 at Estes in Plantersville.
If you would like to join us for a meal, please let me or Burma know so we can reserve a place for you, or if you prefer just to visit, drop by any time between 6:30 and 8:00.
If you would like to join us for a meal, please let me or Burma know so we can reserve a place for you, or if you prefer just to visit, drop by any time between 6:30 and 8:00.
Monday, July 20, 2009
John Samuel Grant Jr.
Sympathy to the Grant family. John Samuel Grant, Jr.'s, obituary was in today's Jackson paper. Mr. Grant was the son of John and Dora Grant of Plantersville. Services will be Tuesday at Alta Woods United Methodist Church in Jackson with burial in Braxton, his wife's home town. Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home of Jackson is in charge.
My family and his family were close neighbors, but since he came to central Mississippi to college where he met and married his wife and then spent most of his life in Jackson, I didn't know Mr. Grant as well as I knew the other members of his family.
My family and his family were close neighbors, but since he came to central Mississippi to college where he met and married his wife and then spent most of his life in Jackson, I didn't know Mr. Grant as well as I knew the other members of his family.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
The Harold Towery Family
Friday, July 17, 2009
Tupelo Blog
If you have not already, you might want to visit John Nail's blog: http://intupelo.blogspot.com; John, as many of you know, is married to Mimi Towery and friends with Ken Mitchell. John has some wonderful pictures and memories of Tupelo on his blog.
Gin Accident
David Webb posted a story on the Internet about the accidental death on November 3, 1910, of James Repult, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Repult, of Plantersville killed when a smoke stack at the gin fell on him. He was manager of the Allen and Robins Gin.
Where was the gin located; Allen and Robins indicates to me that it was in Tupelo. I think at one time the Repults owned a gin. And does anyone know anything about the history of the gin located behind Plantersville Cash and Carry (Mitchell's)?
Also, was James a brother of Ernest, Earl, Herschel and Curtis?
Where was the gin located; Allen and Robins indicates to me that it was in Tupelo. I think at one time the Repults owned a gin. And does anyone know anything about the history of the gin located behind Plantersville Cash and Carry (Mitchell's)?
Also, was James a brother of Ernest, Earl, Herschel and Curtis?
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Fire Prevention
Nettleton High School
I recently discovered on the Internet a list of graduates of Nettleton High School from 1908 to about 1930 and found some names I knew. Miss Virginia Thomas, who graduated in 1908, taught school in Tupelo for many years. Mrs. Frankie McGaughy Burney, who was the librarian at Tupelo High School when I attended, graduated in 1910. Was she related to the Plantersville McGaughys? Mr. Roy Partlow graduated in 1918, and Mrs. Celia Sisk Williams in 1919. Wasn't she Mrs. Z. B. Williams? There was also a Charles Thomas Rogers from Plantersville who graduated in 1923.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Plantersville City Officials
Rev. Crawford Ray
Thanks to Charlotte Diggs who wrote that June Coggin celebrated his 92th birthday this past June, I can now state that I visited with Rev. and Mrs. Ray in Amory in the summer of 1997. A year later, in the summer or early fall of 1998, my mother and I were walking through the cemetery in Plantersville and I saw Rev. Ray's grave. He died in July of 1998.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Mrs. J. A. Smith
My dear cousin, Sherrilyn Helms Brown informs me that Mrs. J. A. Smith was Oda, wife of Doc. Wonder how Doc Smith acquired that nickname.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Names in the Cook Book
Gwynne McFarling Daniel was kind enough to identify some of the names in the 1962 cook book. Mrs. Chester Smith was Quay Smith's mother. Mrs. Hellweg was a friend of Katherine Rogers while Mrs. Jack Bryson was the wife of Dr. Bryson in Tupelo and a friend of the Williams family. Mrs. Lurene Senter was in the catering business and prepared the reception for Gwynne's wedding. Mrs. Ray and Mrs. Godbold were wives of Methodist ministers in Plantersville. Gwynne could not identify Mrs. J. A. Smith. Thanks to Gwynne for the information.
Some years ago, as part of her job Carole did presentations to various groups, especially senior groups; I went with her to one in Amory, and Reverend and Mrs. Crawford Ray were in the audience. I don't remember the year, but they had just been to Plantersville to attend June Coggin's 80th birthday party.
Some years ago, as part of her job Carole did presentations to various groups, especially senior groups; I went with her to one in Amory, and Reverend and Mrs. Crawford Ray were in the audience. I don't remember the year, but they had just been to Plantersville to attend June Coggin's 80th birthday party.
Plantersville Cookbook
Some of you knew Mr. Ernest Bowen of Tupelo who recently died. His son, Bo, and Carole work together and yesterday, Bo gave us his mother's copy of A Book for Cooks published by the Methodist church of Plantersville in 1962. His mother's copy seems to have been used more than the copy we have that Carole wrote about on this blog back in October of 2006.
As I browsed through it last night, I didn't recognize some of the names and need your help. There are entries by Mrs. J. A. Smith and Mrs. Chester Smith; which one, if either, is Mrs. Doc Smith? Who was Mrs. Hellweg? Who were Mrs. Jack Bryson and Mrs. Lurene Senter? Who were Mrs. C. L. Ray and Mrs. Robert Godbold?
Who was the Methodist minister in Plantersville in 1962? I assume that one of the ladies mentioned above would be the wife of the minister. Would that be Mrs. C. L. Ray?
As I browsed through it last night, I didn't recognize some of the names and need your help. There are entries by Mrs. J. A. Smith and Mrs. Chester Smith; which one, if either, is Mrs. Doc Smith? Who was Mrs. Hellweg? Who were Mrs. Jack Bryson and Mrs. Lurene Senter? Who were Mrs. C. L. Ray and Mrs. Robert Godbold?
Who was the Methodist minister in Plantersville in 1962? I assume that one of the ladies mentioned above would be the wife of the minister. Would that be Mrs. C. L. Ray?
Monday, July 06, 2009
What is that stuff outside?
It rained last night and is raining as I write this. The last rain we had was June 4th and that was only a trace.
The Fourth of July
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Beating the Heat
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Work Day at the Park
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