Don Hamilton

Carole and I express sympathy to the family of Don Hamilton. Don was married to Barbara Moreland Hamilton, my classmate at Tupelo High School.

Estes's Fish and Steak House

The September 24th Lee County Courier has a feature on Steve and Sandra Estes who reopened their restaurant in Plantersville which was closed in 2006 due to Steve's health problems. They opened the restaurant where Vernons Restaurant in Tupelo was in July 1983 and moved it to Plantersville in 1985.

Estes's Fish and Steak House is indeed a landmark in the area. It has always been the place for me to encounter people from my past. I hate to be maudlin, but I think of all those who the last place I saw them before their death was at Estes's. Sheriff Presley, Louzell Francis, Marion Helms, Janice Swain, Kitty Morgan, and Mr. David Estes are some I recall.

Aunt Miriam

Found this picture from the 1950s of Aunt Miriam pouring tea; she and Uncle Ernest lived in Memphis a block or so from Overton Park; I'll never forget the first time I spent the night at their house; I woke in the middle of the night thinking I was in Africa because of all the animal noise coming from the zoo.

Aunt Miriam lived to the age of 104 dying a year or so ago.

The Kellys and Scotland Friends

For several years now, I have exchanged e-mails with Sandra Ward of Scotland; she and her family are close friends with Dr. Charles Kelly and his wife of Fulton, and recently the Wards have purchased a vacation home in Monroe County on the waterway.

Dr. Charles Kelly is the grandson of Troy Kelly and the son of Charles Kelly, the younger brother of J. C. and Eddie Wayne Kelly.

Charles Kelly Jr. and Sr. and their wives and family along with their Scotland friends are in this picture taken on July 4th.

Plantersville Cemetery Memorial

The annual Plantersville Cemetery Memorial will be held Sunday, October 11, at 3:00 p.m. at the cemetery; in case of rain, the Memorial will be at the Plantersville Methodist Church.

Plantersville Youth Council

The Plantersville Youth Council along with adult volunteers donated newspapers to the Tupelo-Lee Humane shelter recently.

Clinton's Mayor

Yesterday, Carole attended a meeting where the guest speaker was Clinton's mayor, Rosemary Gibens Aultman who mentioned that she had recently been in Lee County and visited with some of her Plantersville friends.

Rosemary's mother, as many of you know, taught for many years at Lawhon School.

Bob Jackson

I express sympathy to the family of Bob Jackson who died Wednesday in Birmingham. Bob was a classmate who I visited with at the 50th class reunion last year. Bob was married to Mitzi Morris whose father, I believe I am correct, was the principal at one time at Plantersville School.

Mrs. Wages Country Store and Erskin Dacus Drug Co.

Can anyone share any information on either Mrs. Wages Country Store or Erskin Dacus Drug Co. located in or around Tupelo.

I attended school at Tupelo High School with Glenn and Alicia Dacus whose family owned the drug company, I think, but do not remember where it was located or what products they made there.

I don't recall a Mrs. Wages Country Store.

Comment:

There was a Dacus Drug in the area of Bissell. They made products such as
pickling spices, salts, other spices. Somehow the Wages may have been
connected with this.
Not sure this is what you are asking about, but this comes to mind
Lynette P Brown
Plantersville

Thanks Lynette

Jackson Square

Carly with her boa and her pet stuffed rat and Jackson Square in the background. The church is Saint Louis Cathedral.

Driving the Buggy

Our family was on vacation in New Orleans this past weekend; here's Carly with the reins for the buggy which took us on a tour of the French Quarter.

Trio

Our granddaughter, Carly in the center, with two of her best friends, Bailey and Camille. The three of them were at our house this past Sunday, and we're still recovering.

Actually, we went to a movie and spent the rest of the time playing computer games. They are growing up way too fast.

The three of them and their parents are at a church retreat at Roosevelt Park this weekend.

Cameron Kelly Chennault

Our daughter, Cam, stands in front of Roselawn Terrace Apartments in Starkville. We lived in the apartment at the top of the stairs when we brought her home from the hospital a few years ago. Cam was born while I was in graduate school at Mississippi State.

As many of you know, Cam became seriously ill last December and was sick for about four months. As you can tell from this photograph, she is healthy now.

Duet

Two of the members of the THS class of 1959 who became well known for their singing ability. Plantersville's own Price Harris on the left is a musical evangelist, and Guy Hovis is probably best know for his singing on the Lawrence Welk Show.

Memory Walk

This Memory Walk team is making plans for the annual Alzheimer’s Memory Walk in the Jackson area that is set for Saturday, Oct. 10, at Trustmark Park in Pearl. From the left standing are Carole Kelly, Alzheimer’s Mississippi Chapter board of directors secretary; Sara Murphy, formerly of Harrisonburg, Va., who recently joined the Alzheimer’s Chapter staff; Kevin Jones of Hospice Ministries, Memory Walk chair; seated from left, Donna Meadows of Humana; Pam Wilson, Alzheimer’s board of Directors; and Jamie Raspberry of the SilverSneakers Fitness Program, Memory Walk publicity chair. Dates for Memory Walks across the state are Oct 3 in Meridian; Oct. 10 in Amory, Biloxi, and the Jackson-Pearl area; Oct. 17, Tupelo and Greenwood; Oct. 31, Oxford; and Nov. 7, Columbus and Hattiesburg.

Statistics indicate that a case is diagnosed every 71 seconds. Because of family and friends who have faced this brain-destroying disease, we take part in the Alzheimer efforts for research, support groups, education, Medic Alert, Safe Return, resources and referrals. Information about Alzheimer’s disease is available at 601-987-0020 or info@msalz.org. The 24/7 Helpline is 1-800-272-3900.

Gwynne McFarling Daniel

Gwynne's Tupelo High School Class held its reunion in May.

Miss Katherine Rogers

One of Miss Katherine's former students at Milam posted this on the Internet.

Carole Tackett Kelly comments:
Miss Rogers, my dear fifth grade teacher, what vivid memories this photo brings back. I still remember in particular her English classes, still use the grammar rules she taught. Classmates: Ruth Delene Richardson, Sally Cunningham, Joe Crouch . . .Surely there were more than four of us.

Pictures and a Federal Law

I sometimes think there should be a federal law mandating that all pictures must have information written on the back of the picture. Carole and I have inherited a myriad of pictures from Aunt Grace, Aunt Johnnie and my mother as well as from Carole's aunt and grandmother, and many of them are pictures of folks we will never be able to identify and that's a shame.

Plantersville High School 1950-51 Graduating Class

Last week's Lee County Courier ran a picture of the 1950-51 graduating class. Included in the picture were Alvin Alred, Grady McCaskill, James Roden, Lawrence Weeks, Reed Presley, James Roy Russell, Jesse "Shorty" Davis and J. B. Berryman. The girls were Martha Kate Ellis, June Johnson, Elmonta Alred and Guillene Kelly who submitted the picture to the paper.

Since newspaper pictures are copyrighted, I can't copy it and besides newpaper pictures do not transfer well; however, if Guillene or someone would sent me a copy of the picture, I would love to post it on the blog.

Mrs. Lilyan Rogers

Carole and I express sympathy to Bubba, Rodney and Barbara on the death of their mother, Mrs. Lilyan Rogers and to all of her family as well.