Faye Celebrates Birthday With Family, Friends
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Tillatoba News
By Patcie Deck
Congratulations to my grandson, William Dale Dukes Jr., and Caitlin Danielle “Kat” Benson, who were united in marriage Oct. 13. Kat is the daughter of Tiffany Clark Houston of Charleston.
Attending the ceremony were the bride’s sister, Sydney Blair Benson; the groom’s brother, Waylon Dukes; Holly Dukes and children Haven Rose and Waylon Jr. “Dub” Dukes; and aunt Angela Dukes.
The groom’s uncle, Patrick Dukes, officiated the ceremony, which was held at “5 Roses.”
Christian love and sympathy go out to Sadie Harper, who lost her sister, Betty Mayes. Betty passed away at age 86 and will be laid to rest Thursday at Forest Hill South Cemetery.
Audree Dukes, daughter of Jimmy Dukes, Lesleigh Deford and Destiny Dukes, won the title of Seventh-Grade Most Beautiful at Grenada School.
Bingo is scheduled at George P. Cossar State Park on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Also, the “Blues on the Water” singing will be held Sunday, Oct. 25, at the park.
Diane Dukes recently visited her sister, Barbara Parker, and niece, Shelia McNutt, in Greenville.
My great-grandson, Bradley Fred Holliday, was baptized Oct. 18 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada. His parents are Brad and Francesca Garripoli Holliday. We are all so very proud of Bradley!
Faye Hartley reported that her employees at GranCare gave her a birthday party Friday. It was so much fun! Friday night, Kristie Hartley took Faye, Mark Hartley and Tyler Welch to Sardis for supper at a seafood restaurant.
Sunday, Nathan Hartley, Kristie Hartley and Tyler Welch cooked lunch for Faye. Others attending were Rowland, Mary Brett and McLendon Hartley. There was lots of delicious food, gifts and fellowship. Faye said she had a great weekend.
Sunday afternoon, your writer and David had a surprise visit from my sister, Ann Hudson, and our daughter, Donna Garripoli. We had so much fun just being together.
From hotter than Dixie to cool in a day, we have experienced some crazy, dry weather, says Martha Box.
“But hey, time is passing so fast, by the time I put out fall decor, Christmas is already rushing in!” Martha said.
She enjoyed a visit from her brother, Ronnie Wortham, and misses him already.
“I did send a lot of stuff back to Texas for his grands! Sister Joyce, brother Jesse and I will try to find something to do,” Martha added.
Martha is still enjoying coffee visits at her house with Linda and Harvey Darby, Kenny Parker and sometimes Jerry Walton and Ricky Dunn. Come join us and talk, Martha invites!
Bro. Tommy Darby at Willow Springs Assembly of God sure shared the message of Jesus Sunday morning.
Freda Weir spent Friday with Avery Beardain at Bull Bottom Farms. They had a wonderful time.
Lauri McCullar of Oakland and Melissa Morris of Senatobia enjoyed a weekend of camping and metal detecting.
Celebrating birthdays this week are Alisha Pittman on Oct. 22; Mackayla Murphree, my sweet, young friend from Brandon, and Sheila Jackson on Oct. 24; and Mike Crawford, Patsie Tillman and Ella Hubbard Guest on Oct. 26. I pray you all have a wonderful time celebrating your special day!
Thought for the day: When I was young, I used to hope that I would wake up looking beautiful. These days, I just hope I wake up.
