Announcements: Morton UMC reports that former members of the church who answered the call to the ministry will return to their home town to conduct a revival on the evenings of November 5th, 6th and 7th beginning at 6:30 p.m. Keith Keeton now pastor at Parkway Heights UMC-Hattiesburg, Drew Herring is now serving at Belzoni UMC and Sidon UMC, Daniel Herring now at Grenada UMC. Leading the Music program will be Maura McIntosh also performing special musical offerings. She lived and worshiped at Morton UMC while her father the late Rev. David McIntosh served as the pastor here. Pastor Shelia Cumbest invites/encourages everyone to attend these worship services.
The Veterans Day ceremony to be held at Bettye Mae Jack Middle School, Morton on Friday, November 10 will begin at 9:00 a.m. All Veterans and family members plus everyone wishing to honor these for their service to our Proud USA are invited.
MSU/Scott County Extension Service MS Homemaker Volunteers and Forest Community Arts will sponsor the Annual Creative Christmas event on Thursday, November 9th to be held at the Forest Community Center (Kats Kave) from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Crafts, food and a demonstration will be offered. There will be a $1.00 admission fee.
Congratulations to: Audrey and Annie Clyde Marler on the celebration of 72 years of wedded bliss — amazing! God bless this wonderful couple for many returns of the day.
To: The two remaining Graduates of Morton High School Class of 1946, Sara “Buddy” Tullos Allen and Gwendolyn Winstead Thomas on the opportunity to visit, have a Class Reunion and “Remember When.”
Prayers and concern for: Mike Boykin, Charlie Jones, Charlotte Blake (infant recovering from a heart transplant), Willie Maude Moore, Tommy Lyle, Mark Palmer and William Purcell.
Sympathy to the families of: John Thomas Horn, Gloria Jean Porter, Barbara Denson Davis, Kristian M. Upton, Ruben Carlton Gailey, Bryce Humphery (cousin of Stacy Garner), John Chapman “Johnny” Rogers, Zachary Taylor Hederman, Jr. (spouse of Forest native Sue Lee), Joyce Andrews, Dolly Anne Smith Weger (mother of the late Dr. Stacy Weger former native of Forest and sister of Marguerite Vance of Lake) and Billie Gould.
Travelin’, visitin’ and such: Once again most trips out of town revolved around sports so just hope you had safe travels. Also there were many opportunities for families to celebrate Halloween-hope you and yours had lots of fun and safe adventures.
Sittin’ and thinkin’: Some of the items reported this week really took this columnist down “Memory Lane.” Remembering the Marler’s during their courtship days and wedding gave thoughts of the weeks that Mr. Marler, (Audrey) drove throughout the Southeastern states with my father assisting him with his ladies dresses samples for selection to sell in their stores (he showed the wholesale garments for purchase — they were packed in large sample bags) and had to be transferred from car to store at each. He was still in his teens at the time. Also Annie Clyde and her family were friends and shared many memories of those days and, thankfully the present.
The other item was the precious picture of the classmates celebrating their Class of 1946 Reunion. Those “girls” were some of my idols and made me try to grow up to be like them. Of course I failed miserably. But their sense of style, hard work to excel in school, community activities and even giving me “the time of day” showing that they thought I was capable of following in their footsteps, gave me pleasure.
