Black History Month
Midway M. B. Church Annual Sunday School Rally was a great success. The many presenters displayed posters showing the word. The theme was “Blessed.” The scriptures were from 1 King 8:54-61. The presenters had gifts, handouts, and food for everyone. Tom Wilson’s food was sausage, deer and pork. The Discipleship Table food was smoked sausage on a bun, red link sausage on a bun, ham biscuits, sausage biscuits, boiled eggs, buttered grits in a cup, iced honey buns, Ezekiel bread, orange juice, apple juice, and coffee.
The presenters were: Table one, Constance McClendon and Cadessica McClendon; Table two, Brenda Nickols; Table three, Jennie Clay; Table four, Leslie Ross and Pam Banks; Table five, Tevin Nickols and Chelsey McClendon; Table six, Tom Wilson and Rev. Wesley Griffin; Table seven, Patty Odom; Table eight, Dr. Lorraine Dozier and Sylvia Kennedy; Table nine, Delie Shepard and LaBoris Ross; Kitchen Table, Delie Shepard, Annie Stowers and Alice McCarter.
I would like to thank Attorney Constance Slaughter Harvey for nominating my son Rodney Stowers to be included in the 10 people inducted into the Scott County Sports Hall of Fame.
There will be a benefit given in honor of our past First Lady, Sister Vernita Whittington on February 29th at 6:00 p.m. at Jones Chapel M. B. Church. Rev. Kelly Miller is the pastor.
Sympathy to the Anderson Family in the passing of Kimberly Anderson. Her services are incomplete at my press deadline. Arrangements are entrusted to Mapp Funeral Home.
Sympathy to the Pinkston Family in the passing of Bobby Pinkston. His services will be Saturday, February 1, 11:00 a.m. at Greater Deliverance Church of God in Christ. Arrangements are entrusted to Holifield Funeral Home.
Scott County Election Commissioners, Beat two, Carolyn Knowles, Beat three, Virginia Hannah, Beat four, Betty Nelson, Beat five, Delie Shepard and Circuit Clerk, Becky Gray spent three days last week at the ECAM Convention held at the Silver Star Convention Center in Philadelphia. Some of the many topics discussed: How to carry out the duties of an election commissioner; new updates from the Secretary of State’s Office, how to purge voters, how to merge duplicate voters, expectations of poll workers, and their duties.
Next week begins Black History Month. Each week I would like to highlight those who have contributed to Black History from the Midway Community. Please call, text or email me information concerning anyone who has contributed to the betterment of any African American or who has strived to make their life or the lives of others better. If you know anyone from the community who has graduated from college with any degree, or their children have obtained degrees and or recognition of some kind, please let me know by Sunday Night.
Care Facilities: Deacon Oliver Holifield – Newton, and Jerome Banks – Forest.
Remember with your prayers all our sick and shut-ins. Katie Mae Kincaid, Marjorie Odom Washington, Cora Ealy Odom, George Beamon, Percy Shepard, Charles A. McClendon, Lonnie Johnson, Verneda “Ollie” McClendon, Willie Rogers Johnson, Cora Odom Peavy, Vernita Whittington, Maggie “Hannah” Smith, Nettie Kennedy, Linda Parrott, Versherica Ficklin, Chanelle McBeath, Mattie Holifield, Addie Zell Harris, Sarah Harper, Billy Strong, Travis Ward, Wesley Lewis, David Parrott, and Fredia Ward Gales
You may reach me: Delie Shepard 601-507-0992; email: dshep10399@bellsouth.net.
