Sympathy to the Knowles family
Please continue to keep Carolyn Knowles’ family in your prayers. She passed away Sunday night at University Medical Center. She had been moved from ICU to a room. Her birthday was Sunday. She was the mother of two children. Heather Knowles Darby of Brandon who was also her care giver and Cory Knowles of Atlanta. Remember her family in your prayers.
HBCU Day in the Park. This event will be held on June 10, 2023 at Gaddis Park in Forest at 11:00 am. The HBCU’s in the area are; JSU – Jackson State University, ASU – Alcorn State University, MVSU – Mississippi Valley State University, and Tougaloo College. Come out and support your local HBCUs.
On each Monday the Retiree Fun and Fellowship group of Midway Community decided to hand piece a quilt cover then the next thing on that agenda is to piece it. Tom Wilson will be preparing a quilting frame to be used in the quilting process. You ought to see the squares that are being pieced. The meet time on Monday was moved to 2:00 pm.
The graduates in the area are: Alexis Johnson from Hinds Community College and from Scott Central Attendance Center is Jalen Derrick, Martaveous Reed and Jeremiah Lyles.
Attention!! Attention!!
The Sherman Hill/East Scott Organization will have their 2023 School Reunion at Foothills, Forest, MS July 7 and July 8 and ending July 9 at Little Rock MB Church, Forest, MS for church services. Applications are still being accepted for the scholarship competition from 2023 graduating Seniors as well as the ones that graduated in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, and currently enrolled in a two or four year institute of higher learning. The deadline is June 10, 2023. Eligible applicants should be a descendant of a relative who attended Sherman Hill or East Scott High School and has provided financial support for the current year. For further information please contact: Charlie Walker, President at 601-527-8002 or Elizabeth Anne Martin, cc Willie E. Jones Treasurer at 601-946-6487, Scholarship Committee Chairperson at 601-850-4068 or Esther Thames Scholarship Committee Member at 601-507-0996.
Lone Pilgrim District will have their upcoming Young people pageant scheduled for June 13, 2023 at Providence M. B. Church. Asking each of the Lone Pilgrim District churches to contact Delie Shepard whose number is at the bottom of the article to let the district know of their participation.
The 59th Century Family reunion will be held June 23-25, 2023 in Biloxi, Mississippi this year. The host hotel is the Double Tree by Hilton. The phone number is 228-546-3100 and mention the Century Family Reunion. The reunion registration is online under Century Family Reunion. If you cannot find it text me and I will send you the direct link.
Sympathy to the Derrick and Bobbitt families in the passing Louvern Bobbitt. Her service was last Saturday at Mapp Funeral Home Chapel. Mapp Funeral Home was entrusted with his arrangements.
Sympathy to the Kincaid family in the passing Birdie Kincaid. Her service is tentatively scheduled for Saturday. Mapp Funeral Home is entrusted with her arrangements.
Sympathy to the Wilson and Melvin families in the passing Emmet Melvin. His service is not scheduled at my deadline. Mapp Funeral Home is entrusted with his arrangements.
Care Facilities: Jerome Banks – Laurel; Billy Frank Williams – Newton. Shirley McClendon - Gulf Coast.
Remember with your prayers all our sick and shut-ins: Mae Caroline Patrick, Diane Beamon, Hope Bobbitt Townsend, Glenda Strong, Bill Bradford, Sarah Janitha White Johnson, Trudy Denson, Willie Letha Stowers Peavy, Cynthia Lewis Johnson, Marshall Beamon, George Beamon, Lonnie Johnson, Verneda “Ollie” McClendon, Cora Odom Peavy, Linda Parrott, Versherica Ficklin, Mattie Holifield, Addie Zell Harris, Sarah Harper, Billy Strong, Travis Ward, Wesley Lewis, and David Parrott.
