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Tillatoba News
By Patcie Deck
Get ready for an unforgettable summer adventure! Tillatoba Baptist Church is hosting a fun-filled Vacation Bible School (VBS) scheduled July 6 – July 9 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. each night. Family night will be July 9 at 6 p.m. The theme is “Magnified – Studying the bigness of God in the smallest of things.”
Boy howdy, we got a gully washer Sunday morning about 10 o’clock.
Darlene Moorman had a quiet and relaxing Sunday with her son, Keith Beck, and grandson, Tristen Beck. Darlene said they brought her the prettiest flower you have ever seen. The name of it is Begonia Darlene said they did not eat anything, just visited and talked about the flower. They learned the flower is actually called Begonia Double Red.
Sheryn Goode’s visitors on Wednesday were her daughter, Sonja Mercer, granddaughter, Alli Hamilton, and great grandson, Baylor. They came down for the day. Baylor was a typical two year old and nothing inside the house went “uninvestigated.”
Sheryn reported she was give-out just from watching him. They said he slept all the way back to Memphis.
I know you enjoyed their visit, Sheryn, especially little Baylor’s.
Martha Box is up and about on her cane and going to physical therapy twice a week. She is also doing exercise daily at home. Martha said her toes are wiggling to the beat a lot better but she still isn’t ready for the Bop yet !
Martha could not climb all the steps to experience grandson Josh’s graduation, but she managed to see Marnie’s. It was a happy experience followed by a wonderful meal with superb service at Magnolia Smokehouse Grill in Grenada. Martha enjoyed the celebration with most of her family.
“Some silly respiratory virus hit pretty hard Saturday and kept me from church Sunday,” Martha added. “So I missed out on homecoming with loving family and friends.
Still blessed and will always keep on keeping on. That is till Jesus says, ‘Come on home!’”
Kathy Dukes’ children celebrated Mother’s Day Sunday with on the 18th so everyone could come, All of her family were there to honor their mother.
Holly, Waylon Jr. and Haven Rose Dukes visited Sam, Anna, Jo and Andy Pullen. They also visited with Ms. Nancy Chambers while there.
Lila Myrick went to Oxford to visit Mrs. Zell Manzo last Thursday in Baptist Hospital. Jordanna Twilley, her granddaughter, was there with Zell.
Sadie Harper is all smiles over her new great-great grandson, Eastlyn. He was born May 12 and weighed eighth pounds. He was 20 inches long. That makes three great greats for Sadie.
“And it makes Sheila O’Bryant, my daughter having three greats,” Sadie added.
You are way past me, Sadie.
After the Mother’s Day church service, Deborah McCool had Jude Young, John Luke and Logan Rose help her pass out gifts for the mothers. Deborah has been doing the Mother’s Day gifts since her mom died. Debbie gets her daughters, Angela Dukes and Kimberly Beavers, to make something special for them. After church they went to Kimberly’s and Jason’s and ate pizza and barbecue wings for lunch so no one had to cook. Then they went and picked up sister-in-law, Alice Kellum, and motored to Greenville. They took a couple days off from work so they could spent the night and visit with Tommy McCool’s sisters there.
“This weekend we took it easy and didn’t really do anything after Tommy got off work Saturday afternoon,” Deborah added.
“We are still celebrating over here on this side of Tillatoba,” says Ginger Harrison. “We attended Marnie Box’s graduation on Friday night and had a great supper at Magnolia Smokehouse with most of our whole crew. Sunday Jake led the music at Pine Grove and sang the special, A Closer Walk with Thee. He did a great job!”
Bingo is scheduled May 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Cossar State Park. If you are interested, come to the park and join the fun!
Happy birthday to my first grandson, Junior Dukes on the 22nd. Marilyn Barton also celebrates her birthday on the 22nd; Lisa Chambers and Caleb Franklin will celebrate the 23rd; sweet Mary Hill on the 25th, Jessie Anna Robinson the 26th; Bob Bailey treasures another one the 27th; and Teresa Bailey and Makayla Roach celebrate the 28th. May you all have a great day of celebrating!
