Altha in Hospital

Carole's mother, Altha Tackett, has been in the North Miss. Medical Center for a little over a week.

Surrounding her in this picture are Chasity and Jon Johnston who drove from Marion, Arkansas, to visit with her.

Chasity is our son-in-law's sister.

Carole wrote: "This photo of Mother, Chas and Jon, taken with Jon's camera/phone, is one of my favorites forever. Mother was in pain then but still displaying her darling smile. From hospital, we transferred to Darlington Oaks. . .good days, bad days . . . much pain but a caring staff. Chas and Jon returned February 13 (his birthday) for a visit with her at Darlington."

Joe, Carole and John

Carole met a couple of Tupelo High School classmates for lunch yesterday. From left: Joe Savage, Carole and John Satterwhite. Joe and Carole graduated in 1960 and John in 1961; I think I'm correct that John's father managed the Woolworth's in Tupelo.

Happy Birthday Altha

This picture was taken at the party held this weekend to celebrate Carole's mother, Altha Tackett, birthday; she turned 96 on Monday.

From left, Margaret, Marshall, Tip, Cam, Carly, and Laney; seated is Altha.

Carole and I were taking pictures.

Cruising for Cans

From Gloria Holland: "The Youth Council will be picking up aluminum cans, and accepting donations of cash, coins or check to go toward their service projects, training and trips. You are receiving this event invitation even if you don't live in Plantersville, many of you have helped us out in the past. Any you can do is appreciated and will help! Thanks, Mayor Gloria Holland".

When: Saturday, January 29

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Tupelo's White Christmas

Carly experienced her first White Christmas even if not exactly dressed for it; George experienced his first as well.

Happy 2011

It is Carole and my wish that each of you has a blessed new year.

Belated Merry Christmas

May I wish everyone a belated Merry Christmas; Carole and I went to Birmingham the Wednesday before Christmas to attend her uncle's funeral, returned Thursday and left early Friday for Tupelo where we enjoyed a White Christmas; since returning have been dealing with a painter as well as other small problems, but hope things are slowing down now.

I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas.

Plantersville Middle School

Students in grades 5-8 from Plantersville and Verona attend the school located and sharing some of the same building where I attended from 1946 - 1956.

Birthday Party

In the midst of all the Christmas celebrations, we celebrate Carly's birthday, December 10. The picture shows Carly and some of her guests at the theater before going to see Tangled. There were about seventeen present.

MRA Christmas Program

Carly's school presented a wonderful Christmas program. That's Carly in the pony tail in the center. I love small world stories. The young lady on Carly's left is Anna Claire, whose grandmother is from Senatobia where we once lived, and Anna Claire's Uncle Paul was one of the guest for Cam's fifth birthday party a few years ago. Anna Claire is in Carly's class.

Christmas Parade Madison

The Madison parade.

Christmas Parade 2010

I don't know about you, but it has been a hectic start to the Christmas season for us. Carly was in two Christmas parades.

Post Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and has recovered from all the over eating. Our family traveled to Tupelo on Wednesday and spent Thanksgiving Day, as has been the case for the past fifteen or twenty years, in Pontotoc at the home of Paul and Laney Sims.

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope that all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow, and for those traveling, please be careful

Jo Nell Stanford

My mother mentioned several times that we had a cousin at First Baptist in Plantersville; only today have I discovered that the cousin was Jo Nell who died this week. Sympathy to her family. Jo Nell's mother and my mother were first cousins.

Ruby Morris Webb

My cousin, Ruby Morris Webb, died November 10. Ruby had lived for many years in Saltillo, but was born in Auburn and grew up in the same neighborhood as my mother where she and her sister and my mother were close friends. Years later my mother married their first cousin, my father. Ruby graduated from Plantersville High School in 1934.

Ruby’s father, James Hillard Morris, was the half brother of my grandmother, Sarchie Morris Kelly. My grandmother’s mother died a short time after my grandmother’s birth and my great-grandfather, George Morris, married Lou Blythe and moved his family from near Smithville in Monroe County to Richmond.

James Hillard died young leaving a wife and three children, Ruby, Dorothy who married Gordie Lee Ford, and Truman who also died young leaving a wife and two boys.

Carole and I would like to express sympathy to Dorothy and to the all of Ruby’s family.

Food Drive

For those of you who live in Plantersville please note that the youth council will be going house to house on Saturday, November 13, dropping off bags and fliers for the food drive. They will return on the 20th to collect the bags and/or donations.

This year's Community Thanksgiving service will be at the New Zion Church on November 21.

Halloween Party

My kid's neighbor, Valerie, always hosts a wonderful Halloween party, and the one Saturday night may have been her best yet. These aren't all the children present.

Children present ranged from four weeks to fourteen. The parents had a good time as well.

Happy Halloween

Since Halloween falls on Sunday, most cities are asking trick or treaters to be out tonight.

Happy Halloween to everyone, a day early.

The Heat Softball Team

Carly's team, The Heat, played their final game yesterday afternoon.

The team and their coaches are pictured.

We hope this same team will play together again in the Spring.