The first stage of voting is over. You will go back to the precincts to vote in the run-off election on August 29. You have to vote at the same party table you voted at on August 7. So gear up everyone to come back for the run-off.
Rev. Wesley will celebrate his 5th Anniversary at Midway M. B. Church on August 13, 2023. The colors are Turquoise and Brown. Rev. Sheldon Thomas, Pastor of Little Rock M. B. Church will deliver his Anniversary Message. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the program.
Pastor Wesley Griffin will deliver the message at Galilee M. B. Church outside of Carthage on August 15, 2023.
Midway M. B. Church Friend and Family day will be August 20 during regular Service. Each family is asked to pick a color and to wear their respective family color on that day.
The Mal and Delia Odom McClendon Color is coral. So yes, yours truly will be dressed in coral. There will be a refreshment dinner served. Revival will begin on Monday through Wednesday night. Rev. Perry Fletcher will be the revival speaker on August 21, 22, and 23. Service will begin at 7:00 nightly. Everyone is invited to attend. (My friends are asked to wear coral on the 3rd Sunday.)
Rev. Wesley Griffin will be the guest speaker at the Midway Freewill Baptist Church Revival on September 25th at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Rev. Cory Bender is the pastor.
Sympathy to the McKee family in the passing of Joe McKee. His service was last Saturday at Bethlehem M. B. Church in Tuscola, MS. His service was entrusted to Mapp Funeral Home.
Sympathy to the Nickson family in the passing of Joe Willie Nickson. His service was last Saturday at Mount Zion M. B. Church in Conehatta, MS. His service was entrusted to Mapp Funeral Home.
Joe was a longtime plumber in the county. He was well loved and liked throughout the community. His original home was Steele town. Joe leaves to cherish his memories: a loving and devoted wife of 37 years, Eddie Mae Nickson; one son, Joey O’lay Nickson; one daughter, Kellie Nicole Nickson; one granddaughter, Aubrey Elizabeth Nickson; two brothers, Johnny Ray Nickson and James Earl Nickson; two sisters, Shirley B. Patrick (Andrew), and Pearline Nickson.
Sympathy to the Denson and Lloyd families in the passing of Corrain Denson Lloyd. Her service was last Sunday at Pleasant Gift M. B. Church in Branch, MS. Her service was entrusted to Mapp Funeral Home.
Corrain was a singer of hymns and was helpful and dedicated to her husband and family. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Clide Lloyd, her sons: Lonzie, Bobbie Joe, David, Cliff, J. W., Prentiss, and Grover: daughters: Ethel Lee Bilbro and Vera Lloyd. She leaves to mourn her absence: Leroy (Emma) Lloyd of Pearl, MS; Frank (Shirley) Lloyd of Morton, MS; Clyde (Sherlene) Lloyd of Pearl; Lend (Jennifer) Lloyd of Pearl, MS; Adam Lloyd of Morton, MS; and Sally Harvey of Fort Mill, SC. Great is the sadness that is shared by her 32 grandchildren, 63 great grandchildren, and 43 great, great grandchildren. The wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great, great grandmother will truly be missed but definitely not forgotten
Sympathy to the Pressley family in the passing of Mrs. Joyce Pressley (57) of Meridian. Her life will be honored in the presence of family and friends on a later date in Pensacola, Florida. Her arrangements were entrusted to Evans Memorial Funeral Home.
Sympathy to the Patrick family in the passing of Mae Caroline Patrick of Midway. She passed away last Monday morning. Her tentative scheduled service is Saturday at Holifield Chapel. Interment is scheduled for St. Peter Cemetery in Blossom Hill. Her arrangements are entrusted to Holifield Funeral Home.
The Care Facilities: Mae Caroline Patrick - Raleigh, Jerome Banks - Laurel; Shirley McClendon - Gulf Coast.
Remember with your prayers all our sick and shut-ins: Diane Beamon, Glenda Strong, Bill Bradford, Sarah Janitha White Johnson, Trudy Stowers 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.
