Tharol and Mary Gay (Landers) Oxley of Texarkana spent a few days visiting his brother, Theron and wife Vickie recently. The two couples enjoy floating the Ozarks streams in kayaks, so this time they decided to stay overnight on the Norfork. But instead of camping on a gravel bar, they…
Our thoughts and prayers are with Katy and Chelsea MacMillan in the loss of their mother, Liz. I remember how thrilled Liz was when she opened the Souder Store. She said she had always wanted a little country store and was so happy when her dream came true. Liz fought…
What a busy weekend it was! On Sunday, the Souder Church of Christ had a large crowd for their morning service, followed by a basket dinner and decoration of the cemetery. That evening they hosted their bi-monthly singing and again had a large number in attendance. Faye Hampton said the…
Billy Ray is organizing the Romance School Reunion again this year. It will be held on Saturday, May 26, from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m., at Romance, and while the event originally was conceived for those who attended the one-room schools at Romance and Grabeel, Billy stresses that everyone is…
E.J. and Faye Hampton’s family is growing by leaps and bounds this year. Granddaughter Stephannie Kallial’s new baby daughter, Stella Kate, was born April 3, in St. Louis, a baby sister for Emma. And Stephannie’s sister, Melissa Hayes, is expecting her second daughter any day now. Melissa is a reading…
Carl and Neressa Ray spent Thanksgiving with their daughter, Sue, and her husband, Darrel Graham, of Ava. Joining them for dinner were the Grahams’ son, Travis, and his family from Kansas, and their daughter, Tammy Lakey, and husband Gary and children of Ava. Neressa says Sue is a good cook…
Laura Farewell may be the only one of our neighbors still enjoying fresh tomatoes right from the vine. She had the foresight to plant her tomatoes in tubs this year, and a few weeks ago, when the first signs of fall appeared, she moved them into her greenhouse. Right away,…
We were so saddened to learn of the sudden and unexpected death of our friend and neighbor, Noble Barker, Jr., on Sunday and extend sincere sympathy to all of his family. We shared many areas of interest, including a strong faith, agricultural roots, a love of the history of the…
Rich and Betty Lou Montgomery of Columbia were here last week to attend the funeral of Betty Lou’s aunt, Zelda Henderson, of Springfield. Zelda was a sister of Betty’s father, the late Homer Rennaker and was 95 years old when she passed away. Accompanying the Montgomerys to the funeral was…
Lee and Deanna Fox had a house full of company a couple of weeks ago. Their son, Bill Fox, daughter-in-law Trish, and three grandchildren, Will, Nikki and Olivia, spent most of the week here, visiting from their home in Clovis, Cal., where Bill has charge of the computer systems for…
Betty Gardner and Ada Beard were among several well-wishers who visited with Athel and Lillie Jackson last week. Our prayers and thoughts are with the Jacksons at this time, as they both have health problems. Betty says she hopes she never gets too old to learn something new. Last week,…
