Flossie

I received the following in an e-mail from Gloria Holland:

"If you would like to send Miss Flossie a card via email, all you have to do is go to the North Mississippi Medical Center's web site and, I think it is on the right side, there is a place where it instructs you to send patients and email. Her room is 182. Please pass this on to anyone that you think might want to send one."

Can someone give us an update on Flossie's condition?

Happy Birthday Dad

I met a former pastor of First Baptist in Clinton today and during our discussion he mentioned that today would have been his father's 114th birthday; today would have been the 100th birthday of Ezekiel Candler Kelly.

Fairgrounds School

The Fairgrounds school in a picture taken in the 1920s. Does anyone recognize any of the students?

Tulane Posey

Tulane Posey from an article about Richmond.

These old eyes can't read the cut line; will some of you younger folks report what it reads.

The Twins and Classmates

From left: Ann and Sue Ellis, Jean Lann, and Joe Hussey.

The twins, Ann and Sue, lived on the hill next to Raymon who was their mother's brother. Before Raymon married my mother, he and their dad, Bill Ellis, farmed together, but after marrying mother, Raymon took aa job in Tupelo driving an oil truck for the Pure Oil Company. and Bill and his family farmed the land. Ann and Sue had sisters, Martha, Jean and Billie and brothers, John and Jimmy.

Ann married Boy Drake and they live in the Tupelo area; Sue married a Weeks, someone help me with his first name, who died several years ago; Sue has remarried and lives out of state, Arkansas maybe?

Sadly, I only see my former neigbors and step-cousins at funerals. I saw Ann and her sister, Martha, at my mother's funeral on June 1.

I did not know or have forgotten Jean and Joe and hope someone can give an update on them. I know there are a number of Hussey families in the Richmond area.

These Four

If you can not read the names, from left: Junior Morgan, Joyce McWhorter; Jean West and Helen Presley.

Can someone give me an update on one or all of these four; I think I know something about a couple, but because my memory is not infallible these days would like someone to substantiate.

Helen Presely was the sister of Reed whose picture I posted a month or so ago; Reed's son, her nephew, and I have exchanged e-mails; he's a cousin as his mother was a Kelly.

I think Junior, Joyce and Jean all lived east of Plantersville near where I lived with Raymon. Where did the Presley family live?

Jack Andersen

At my mother's funeral in June several people asked me about a former neighbor here in Clinton, Jack Andersen, whose wife Jo Ann (she died several years ago) was a Donaldson from East Tupelo and attended Lawhon School. She wrote an article about the school published in Gail Geno's history of Lawhon.

Jack died last week while we were in Orange Beach. He was a good friend and neighbor; in fact, we hid my daughter's car in his garage when Cam and Tim were married in 1999.

Jack's father-in-law had a candy company in East Tupelo; Jack worked there in the 50s.

Brother Johnson's 100 Birthday

Today would have been Brother Silas Johnson's 100 birthday; he was only a couple of weeks older than my dad who would have been 100 on the 20th of this month.

McFarling Famiy

Karen Daniel, the daughter of Gwynne McFarling, lives in Denver and recently discovered this blog. Her mother, grandfather, great grandfather and other family members are all an important part of my memories of growing up in Plantersville.

My earliest memory is running away to Mr. Monts' store. I was fortunate that there was little traffic on Highway 6 in those days considering the number of times I probably crossed the road without supervision. I've been told that at times I made my escape to the store in the buff.

Youth Group

I hope someone can identify these young folks.

More Youth Pictures

Plantersville Youth Group

I found these pictures online from the youth group of Plantersville Baptist Church taken in 2007.

Blocked Road

The pecan tree which struck the young's man garage also blocked the road in front of his house.

Old Pecan Tree

A large, old pecan tree on the property of the old Hillman College adjoining First Baptist Church crashed down on this young man's driveway striking two vehicles and his garage.

Church Services Have Been Cancelled

We received a call early yesterday morning from our Sunday School secretary informing us that all services at First Baptist Church had been cancelled due to a thunderstorm which roared through here Saturday night.
On the left is the church parking lot, the activity building and the church. At six last night, power had still not been restored to this area of Clinton.

Miss Carly and the Sail Boat

Carly relaxing on a sail boat which belonged to her friend, Isabella's Dad.

The Pool

A shot of the pool from the balcony; that's Carly and a friend on the left. Carly met two friends and stayed in the pool with one of them most of the day.

One of her friends, Ellie Pratt, was from Columbia, Tennessee, and the other one, Isabella Kral, was from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Last Week's View

Our view of the Gulf that we enjoyed last week in Orange Beach.

Brother Johnson With Brother and Sister

I copied this picture from Cathy's site; Brother Silas Johnson is the youngest pictured with his brother, Paul, and sister, Mildred.

About eight years after this picture was taken, Paul was killed on Christmas Day by a drunk driver, and later Mildred drowned trying to rescue her husband, who also drowned.

Return from the Beach

We arrived back in Clinton yesterday afternoon after a week in Orange Beach. We had a wonderful vacation despite Carole having a serious fall early on and cutting and bruising herself rather badly. Nothing was broken, and she recovered enough to enjoy our stay. Carly found two friends and spent most of each day in the pool and on the beach playing with them.

My mother-in-law, Altha Tackett, and sister-in-law, Margaret Pickard, met us their last Sunday and stayed through Thursday.

Last Sunday when we left the forecast was for 100 degrees for the next three days; just saw today's forecast which predicts 100 for next four days; the dog days of summer are here, and school begins here next week.