Oldest Members Honored
Saturday, July 27, 2024 Back to School Kickoff and Career day from 12:00 – 4:00 pm at Midway M. B. Church Fellowship Hall. To receive the Back to School Items, you must have registered your child and your child must be present to obtain the supplies. Marrisa Choice is in charge of the program.
The NAACP Political Voter Education Seminar will be held on July 27, 2024 at 9:00 am at Midway M. B. Church Fellowship Hall.
On Tuesday August 6, 2024 the pastor Rev. Wesley Griffin will be delivering the message at New Friendship M. B. Church in Walnut Grove. Rev. Flowers is the pastor.
On August 11, 2024 is the 6th year Pastor’s Anniversary starting at 2:00 pm. The colors this year is blue (navy or royal) with yellow.
On Sunday. August 18, 2024 is Homecoming/Family and Friends Sunday. The two oldest members of the church will be honored. They are Janie White McClendon and Trudy Stowers Denson. They both are Stowers cousins. Hope their families will come out and help celebrate this special occasion for these ladies. Prayerfully these ladies will be showered with many gifts of love. Their Christmas will be in August.
Janie McClendon has one living sister here in Forest, and that is Sollie White Smith, three children, Effort McClendon (Joe), Calvin “Oudie” McClendon and Irish McClendon, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Then there is the abundant number of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and other cousins.
Trudy Stowers Denson has two sisters living in Forest, Willie Letha Stowers Peavy (Roy) and Georgia Stowers Watson. One daughter who is her care giver Shelia Von Denson Swift. Shelia is twin. Her twin lives in Milwaukee and her son Bruce Denson lives in Milwaukee. Trudy’s extended family include many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Numerous amounts of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and many other cousins.
Sympathy to the Moseley Family in the passing of Lula Mae Moseley. Her service was last Saturday. Mapp Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.
The Care Facilities: Milton Jerome Banks - Laurel; Shirley McClendon - Gulf Coast.
Remember with your prayers all our sick and shut-ins: Sylvia Kennedy, Ben Smith, Tracy McClendon Williams, Janie McClendon, Glenda Strong McKee, Bill Bradford, Sarah Janitha White Johnson, Trudy Stowers Denson, Willie Letha Stowers Peavy, Cora Bell Odom Peavy, Marshall Beamon, Lonnie Johnson, Verneda “Ollie” McClendon, Versherica Ficklin, Mattie Holifield, Billy Strong, Wesley Lewis, and David Parrott.
Please call or text me those who are sick, deceased with planned arrangements, and anything remarkable you want publicized about your family. You may reach Delie Shepard by phone/text at 601-507-0992 and email: dshep10399@gmail.com.
