‘A Blast Of Cold, Freezing Trouble’
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Tillatoba News
By Patcie Deck
Diane Dukes has enjoyed having some of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren staying with her. Each morning starts with figuring out who wants what for breakfast — but first, she has to have her coffee with grandson Waylon. Then the day begins.
Diane told great-great- granddaughters Haven Rose and Joanna that lights have to be turned off at night because the generator is working hard. Uncle Bubba Dukes makes sure the girls turn them off. Diane and Terri thought that was pretty funny — the girls probably didn’t.
Speaking of Bubba, he fell Sunday night while taking out the garbage and broke his femur. He is scheduled for surgery at The Med in Memphis on Monday morning. Please keep Bubba in your prayers for a safe and speedy recovery.
Diane is also proud of her great-grandson, Bradley Holliday, who fixed coffee and hot chocolate and served it to some of the linemen. Bradley felt in his heart that there was something he could do to help and asked his mother if they could fix drinks for them.
Candy Box was sick for a few days, and her daughters, Marissa Jackson and Lilly Whittaker, took good care of her.
Freda and Frank Weir want to thank Tim Sullivan for helping clear their driveway of limbs and debris. He also brought in firewood. Freda said he has been a wonderful help this week. They also thank Darby for making soup and sharing it with neighbors.
Martha Box said it has been a blast — a blast of cold, freezing trouble — but thanked God they are handling it. Light poles, wires and trees have been down at her place since the first night of the storm. She spent several nights with her daughter Ginger, Phil and the boys, who have a gas stove. Ginger cooked mighty good breakfasts and suppers each day. Martha said she probably gained a pound a day.
Ben Box and Phil Harrison have been running a generator to Martha’s place frequently to keep her freezer going. Brother Jesse and his boys cleared fallen limbs from her frozen, hilly driveway. Even after all these days, there is still a lot of ice, but Martha has been able to get out to pick up necessities. Despite all the damage, her house is OK.
Martha also spent the last two nights with sister Joyce Stevens in Oakland. Joyce had no power, but her son Billy put in a Buddy heater to warm her apartment and brought a generator Sunday to save food in her freezer. “We sure are blessed with great, helpful children,” Martha said.
There have been a whole lot of community angels working, cooking and serving during this storm. Tillatoba Baptist Church, the Coffeeville Community Center and several others stepped up and fed many in the community. Many thanks to all — especially the one who told Martha, when she asked who provided the food so she could thank them, “Jesus!”
And yes, we thank Jesus for all that love.
Many thanks also go to the electricians, contractors and others working so hard in the cold, away from their families and homes, to help us. God is good all the time.
Debbie McCool was hanging in there this week. She and Tommy have had two of his sisters staying with them since last Friday. They took Alice Kellum home to Grenada on Saturday and on Sunday took Patsy to Cleveland to visit her husband in a rehabilitation nursing home. Afterwards, they went to Leland to check on her home. Patsy will be coming back to stay longer — she likes our little town.
Celebrating birthdays this week are John Lippincott on the 1st; Amanda Hailey and Benton Donahue on the 2nd; Wayne Simmons on the 6th; and Wanda Crawford and Jonathon Dees on the 7th. Wishing each of you a wonderful and blessed birthday.
