Happy Birthday:
Jan. 28: Stacey Stegall Pace, Joey Gatewood, Leah Shelton Wilkerson, Matthew Ryan Wade, Yevonne Prewitt.
Jan. 29: Betty Sistrunk, Penny Phillips, Louise Autry, Jimmy Joe Sims, Patsy Gardner, Jennifer Faye Waggoner, Kris Jones, Oliver Gatewood, Mitch Rogers, Chris Shaw, Lindsay E’Laine Hatch, Nicholas Graham, Tina Thomas.
Jan. 30: Bill Harrison, Bill Bishop, Norma Ruth Lee, Scott Shaefer, Linda McDonald Beard, Ronny Jones, Brenda Derrick King, Betty Lynn Logan, Billy F. Cummins, Crystal Woodard.
Jan. 31: Tim Mitchell, Jeff Wright, Lambert Lane, Amy Youngblood Shipman, Vance Cox, Amy Smith, Paige Tadlock, Drew Kenna, Clint Wilkerson, Ann Roby, Mark Prewitt, Rhett Simmons, Lauren Gould.
Feb. 1: Rodney Smith, Tim Smith, Heat Warren, Craig Ramey, Evlyn Clair, Cecilia Michelle Wagner, Ian Henderson, Jeffrey Taylor, Steve Lew, Elizabeth Weems, Jennifer Waggoners Jordan.
Feb. 2: Scott Bishop, Sue Jones, Guy Lee Myers, Suzanne Warren, Chip Wade, Brandon Coulter, Nettie Welford, Zach Whittington
Feb. 3: Brenda Creel, Mitchell Sullivan, Lynda Harvey, Mrs. C.C. Graham, Stevie Woodson, Shar Lee Austin Swartzentruber, Mrs. Dovie Barber, Dora Williams, Hansel Hughes, Elan Lee Nagle, Norma Majure, John Anthony Worrell, William Bradford, Marilyn H. Moore, Mary Lynn Alexander.
Allen and Mitzi Breland left for New York City last Saturday to visit Marianna and Brian Hoff and to help prepare for the arrival of Baby Hoff in February!! Allen returned to Forest on Wednesday and Mitzi stayed a few extra days to attend a baby shower.
Forest residents are SO EXCITED about the renovation of the old Palace Theater building on East Main Street!! If you’ve not driven by, you’re in for a treat. The new owner of the building, Summers Lee, is doing a fantastic job in restoring the building. The exterior of the building is complete and the interior is entering its final stages.
A memorial service is planned for Dr. Wayne Terry Lamar on January 31st at Oxford United Methodist Church. Visitation is scheduled at 10 a.m. followed by the service at 11. Sincere sympathy to his wife, Linda Lackey Lamar.
Alicia Joyner of Tallahassee arrived on Tuesday for a visit in Forest with her mom, Barbara Gatewood.
Missy McKibbens Roper enjoyed visiting with lots of friends, old and new in Oxford this week, following a successful Camp Hollymont showing!
Glad to hear Hartie McCormick is out of the hospital. Prayers continue for a speedy recovery.
The former Forest High School Bearcat teammates, always enjoy their monthly lunches — and we always enjoy hearing about them! The group always reminisces, and agrees that they were blessed to grow up in Forest, among mostly wonderful memories. Teammates attending the recent luncheon were Ronny Jones, Freddie Bagley, Malon Reid, Bill Pace, Drew Hunt, Jackie Calhoun, Ralph Brown, Bubby Johnston, James May, and Steve Clark. The group enjoyed another delicious meal at the Main Street Café in Collins. Steve Clark is the social chairman and selects where they dine each month. We look forward to hearing about next month’s get together, and hopefully more Bearcats will join them!
Please send your Forest news to us at lmckibbens@aol.com. We look forward to hearing from you and sharing with other interested friends in the community.
