Friday, July 31, 2009

This Week

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 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

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.

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.

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.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

The Harold Towery Family


Cathy Johnson Garrett send me this picture of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Towery, Linda, Marjory and Mimi. We are not certain about the boy's name. Someone help us out.

Was this picture taken at Cecil's?

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?

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Fire Prevention


Recently my granddaughter and some of her friends visited the Ridgeland Fire Academy to learn about 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


Plantersville's newly elected city officials were sworn in last week.

Not certain of the order, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but from left bottom row: Renee Morris, Gloria Holland, Vicki Rigby; top row: Jack Wuichet, Sextus Shannon, Ketrick Marion.

Picture courtesy of Gloria Holland.

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.

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?

Monday, July 06, 2009

Cam and Carole

Cam and Carole, with George in the background, at the balloon glow and fireworks event.

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

We celebrated the fourth with balloons and fireworks at Ridgeland.

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Beating the Heat


Here in Clinton, in central Mississippi, it hasn't rained in over a month, and it has already been the hottest summer in recent memory with the temperature being in triple digits on several days.

One way to beat the heat on the fourth is to take to the water as these two young ladies have done.

Happy Fourth of July

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Plantersville Park Commissioner


Working at the Plantersville park is Jay Curry, the town's Park Commissioner.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Work Day at the Park


Renee Morris, newly elected Plantersville Alderwoman, spray washes at the Plantersville park.

I borrowed this picture and several more I will be sharing from Gloria's facebook web site.