08 January 2015 - Weekly Gazette

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Volume 17 Number 27, January 8, 2015
Plans Beginning for
WC Homecoming 2015
Barn Fire in Honey Grove City Limits
Lorrie Page
By: Lorrie Page, Editor
Once every five years, Wolfe
City holds a big, big weekend
reunion for all classes graduating from their alma mater,
Wolfe City High School.
Homes are opened to visiting
weekend guests, reunion parties
are planned and held throughout
town, and special downtown
happenings are always planned
for all to enjoy.
Businesses, this is your
chance to update your merchandise, and invite visitors to shop
locally. Churches, this is your
chance to invite out-of-towners
to join in your services.
Organizations, this is your
chance to welcome graduates
of WCHS to town. Let’s all
get
together
and
make
Homecoming 2015 the biggest
and best reunion yet!!!!
Watch the Wolfe City Mirror
for details as the 2015
Homecoming date approaches,
but in the meantime... Class
Secretaries and anyone that
would like to help with this
year’s Homecoming should
attend the upcoming planning
meeting.
“I am having a meeting this
Saturday, Jan 10th, at 10:30am
at the Sidney Wasson Center at
the Wolfe City Middle School
for all Class Secretaries and
anyone who would like to be
involved in helping with the
upcoming
Wolfe
City
Homecoming 2015,” said John
Paul Roundtree
IMMUNIZATION CLINIC,
January 21, 2015 in Bonham
The Department of State
Health Services will hold an
Immunization
Clinic
on
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
and 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the
Bonham Housing Authority,
810 W. 16th Street, Bonham,
Tx.
Please bring shot record, parents must be present. Sliding fee
scale. For more info call 940665-6397.
Monday, shortly after the
noon hour, an emergency call to
9-1-1 was made by a passerby
who noticed smoke billowing
from a window and the Honey
Grove Fire Department was
dispatched to 207 Martin Street
in H.G.
An antique barn behind the
home on Martin Street was fully
engulfed as firemen arrived at
the scene, unloaded hoses and
began containing the flames.
An electric line ran from the
home to the barn was the appar-
ent reason for the fire, as no one
was in the barn at the time. The
only loss of life was a small,
bottle-fed calf housed in the
barn.
Filing Begins for May 9th
City of Honey Grove Election
Bonham Kiwanis Heads
100th Year
By: Mary-k Ashley Wilson
Bonham Kiwanians ended
their year doing what the love
most: donating money to worthy
groups who help youth in
Bonham and Fannin County.
This year money went to Fannin
County Family Crisis Center,
represented by Carol Pillars;
Fannin County Children’s
Center, represented by Sandy
Barber; City of Bonham
Children’s Christmas committee, represented by Bill Shipp;
and Children’s Protective
Services,
represented
by
Norman Young. Kiwanians
work hard all year long at
Bonham Trade Days to earn the
money they are able to donate.
Kiwanis welcomed new
members Kimberly Bowen, Liz
Dyvig, David Woodson, and
Norman Young in 2014.
Kiwanis will be celebrating
their 100th year in 2015. They
are looking forward to some
new ventures this year. In the
meantime, please remember to
shop at Bonham Trade Days on
the Thursday through Sunday
following the first Monday of
the month.
All of the Kiwanians wish
you and your families a Happy
New Year.
Doc’s Corner
1502 West Main
Honey Grove
903-378-7104
The City will be accepting
applications for 3 (three)
Alderman, each for two year
terms, for the May 9th 2015
City Election. Qualifications for
a City Alderman are that you
must live in the State of Texas
for one year prior to filing deadline and in the City of Honey
Grove for six months immediately preceding the election
date, a United States citizen,
have not been convicted of a
Jaci Garner
felony, have not been determined mentally incompetent,
must be 18 years of age or older,
you must be a registered voter
of the City at the time of the
Election and you must not be in
arrears in the payment of any
taxes or liability due to the City
of Honey Grove.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
January 28 – February 27 Filing for place on ballot
March 4
-
Drawing for places on the ballot
(10:00 a.m. in the City
Secretary’s Office)
March 10
First day to apply for ballot by
mail
April 9
Last Day to Register to Vote
April 27
First day of Early Voting
April 30
Last day to apply for ballot by
mail
May 5
-
Last day of early Voting
May 9
City Election (7:00 a.m. - 7:00
p.m.)
(Hall Voyer Civic Center)
If you are interested, you can
pick up an application at Honey
Grove City Hall between 8:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday at the City
Secretary’s Office. If you have
questions you can contact Jaci
Garner at 903-378-3033.
Dodd City Yearbooks - Online
Dodd City yearbooks from
1946-1985 are now online at the
Honey Grove Preservation
League website. Click on the
Education tab ( http://www.honeygrovepreservation.org/education.html )
Thanks to Debra Granstaff
Malinda Allison
and the Dodd City schools for
making the yearbooks available
for scanning and to the Bertha
Voyer Memorial Library in
Honey Grove for arranging for
the scanning. The Dodd City
yearbooks from 1986 forward
have also been scanned and will
be added to the website in the
coming month.
The Preservation League's
website also contains links to
yearbooks for the following
schools:
Honey
Grove,
DOC’S COUNTRY COOKING
Welcome to Honey Grove!
COME
SEE
US
AT
DOC’S!
378-7104
Thanks for giving us this opportunity! Doc & judy witcher
Windom, Ladonia/Fannindel,
West Lamar, Bailey and
Bonham.
If you have yearbooks for
other schools in Fannin County,
we would love to scan them and
put them on our website.
Doc’s Corner
1502 West Main
Honey Grove
903-378-7104
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Hello, Honey Grove folks!!!
January 10th, the 2nd Saturday Gospel Music Show will be held
on January 10th at the Bonham Senior Center, 210 E 6th Street. The
featured performers to entertain the crowd with a variety of gospel
music are the McFarland Kids, other tentative performers are
Donna Henard, Lloyd Robertson, Andy Weeks, Lenny and Karen
Paulk and the Harmony Quartet with the Angel Band and possibly
others. Music starts @ 7:00 pm. Admission is free; donations are
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support Meals on Wheels in the Bonham area.
Get ready!!! On January 16th, the Honey Grove Warriors will
take on the Wolfe City Wolves in the Honey Grove gymnasium. The
Junior Varsity games will begin at 4:30. BUT.... not only will H.G.
be playing W.C., the FFA and Band Boosters will be holding their
Annual CHILI CHALLENGE! Think you make the best chili?
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A BOWL OR TWO!! The Chili Challenge will be held from 5:00
until 7:30!!!!
January 19th will be a Teacher’s Work Day at Honey Grove ISD.
NO SCHOOL. It’s also the holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
All banks and post offices will be closed.
Get ready for the next holiday!!! VALENTINES!!! The day for
lovers. Who’s your Valentine? Mark your calendar, it’s Saturday,
Febrary 14th. Don’t forget to reward the love of your life with a
special gift of love.
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For the first 3 months of school
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Commerce Police Chief, Kerry Crews, and his daughter,
Allison, found last year’s Daddy-Daughter Dance to be a
special time. The "Frozen" theme promised by the Northeast
Texas Children’s Museum is expected to bring as much
excitement to this year’s event.
The
Northeast
Texas Daughter Dance,” said Beckey
Children’s Museum announced Thompson, the event’s chairperthe theme for the 2015 Daddy- son. “Although each year has
Daughter Dance is a take on been special for us, we feel that
“Frozen”, a popular the Disney this year’s event may be our
movie. With decorations, food, best yet.”
“This event is expected to
and activities relating to the
popular Disney movie, this greatly benefit from the experiyear’s dance promises a special ence of Beckey Thompson and
excitement for young girls. The Daniel Starks. Beckey chaired
event occurs Saturday, February the previous two DaddyDaughter Dances and Daniel
7 from 6:30 to 9:30.
“We have seen how popular Starks will return for the third
‘Frozen’ is with young girls, and year as the DJ,” said Sharline
we look forward to bringing this Freeman, Executive Director.
theme to our annual Daddy- Freeman went on to explain,
Eve and Jake Murrey take time out from the fun of dancing
and crafts at last year’s Daddy-Daughter Dance at the
Northeast Texas Children’s Museum to memorialize their
bonding time together.
“Daniel’s expertise shines
brightly with his success in getting daddies and daughters onto
the dance floor together. A highlight from last year was the
dance-off with three of the dads.
Beckey’s skill in decorating will
help transform the Children’s
Museum for this special time.”
The Daddy-Daughter Dance
portends an evening filled with
“Frozen” excitement for a
young girl and her dad, granddad, uncle, or brother. In addition to dancing and crafts, the
evening is set to feature balloon
entertainment and photos.
Discounted tickets are on sale at
the Northeast Texas Children’s
Museum. They may also be purchased by calling (903) 8866055. Tickets purchased before
January 23rd are $30 for each
girl and her escort. If tickets are
purchased between January 23
and February 6, the cost is $35.
On February 7, the day of the
event, tickets will be $40 for
each couple. Tickets for a dad’s
additional daughters will be $10
each.
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The minimum amount of
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Last year, USDA announced
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Since its inception, the
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For more information, see
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FR-2014-12-17/pdf/201429600.pdf.
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Christmas is Past - What Now?
By: Reuben Trussell, Pecan Gap
J. P. and April were both
patients in a mental hospital.
One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming
pool. J.P. suddenly jumped into
the deep end. He sank to the
bottom of the pool and stayed
there. April promptly jumped in
to save him. She swam to the
bottom and pulled him out.
When the Head Nurse Director
became aware of April's heroic
act she immediately ordered her
to be discharged from the hospital, as she now considered her to
be mentally stable. When she
went to tell April the news she
said, "April, I have good news
and bad news. The good news
is you're being discharged,
since you were able to
rationally respond to a crisis by jumping in and saving the life of the person
you love. I have concluded that your act displays
sound mindedness. The
bad news is, J. P. hung
himself in the bathroom
with his bathrobe belt right
after you saved him. I am
so sorry, but he's dead."
April replied, "He didn't
hang himself, I put him
there to dry. How soon
can I go home?"
TOP TEN TO DO LIST
AFTER CHRISTMAS
Now that Christmas is over
and the year is ending, what do
we do now? More importantly,
was Christmas just an event or
was it an experience for you? Or
better yet, has the spirituality of
the United States changed in
any way after Christmas?
Therefore, for this coming
New Year, let’s change some of
the things we do. Let’s start off
the New Year with a goal in
mind. Here is a list of top ten
things we can do after
Christmas.
1.
TIME TO CLEAN
HOUSE.
Yes, the first is to clean
house! Listen, the kings in the
Old Testament knew the ones
who did right with the Lord.
Because the first thing they did
when they assumed their role
was to clean house. “Asa did
good and right in the sight of the
LORD his God, for he removed
the foreign altars and high
places, tore down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim…”
(2Chr. 14:2-3).
Let’s do this for ourselves as
well. Because God wants us to
get rid anger as well as unresolved issues. All we need to do
is lay all before Him. When we
do this, He will remember them
no more. Therefore, as you take
out the tree…..
2.
TRASH THE TREE;
KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.
Yes, continue the spirit of
doing things for God. It is how
we keep the light shining. The
Bible says it this way, “Let your
light shine before men in such a
way that they may see your
good works, and glorify your
Father who is in heaven” (Mat.
5:16. There are many random
acts of kindness, good works,
generosity and good will that
can be done for the coming year.
3.
WALK AWAY FROM
THE MANGER, BUT STAY IN
AWE OF HIM.
“The shepherds went back,
glorifying and praising God for
all that they had heard and
seen.” (Luke 2:20). This tells us
they must have seen miracles
when Jesus was born.
4.
DON’T PUT HIM
BACK IN THE BOX.
Although we place our ornaments back in boxes for next
year, please don’t tuck Jesus
back in the box.
Just keep
Jesus front and center of your
life. The Bible tells us this way,
“He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one
who loves Me; and he who
loves Me will be loved by My
Father, and I will love him and
will disclose Myself to him.”
(John. 14:21). This tells us to
love God and love one another.
5.
THE GIFT OF JESUS
COMES
WITH A NO
RETURN
NO
REFUND
POLICY.
Unlike returning gifts that
don’t fit or you don’t like the
day after Christmas, Jesus is a
no return or refund! Catch this,
Jesus gave us a gift and it came
in the form of grace. “For by
grace you have been saved
through faith; and that not of
yourselves, it is the gift of God.”
(Ephesians 2:8). In other words,
you can refuse Jesus and walk
away from Him, but God will
never take back what He has
already given you. It is the salvation we received through
grace. It’s free which cannot be
earned. It’s a gift not by our
deeds but by what He gave.
6. RE-GIFTING IS OKAY
WITH GOD.
What? Yes, it’s okay to
receive this gift and give it
away. In other words, be eager
to share your faith with others.
“But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit has come
upon you; and you shall be My
witnesses both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria,
and even to the remotest part of
the earth.” (Act. 1:8). Therefore,
be bold in your faith and share it
with others.
7. TAKE TIME TO RELAX.
“It is a sign between Me and
the sons of Israel forever; for in
six days the Lord made heaven
and earth, but on the seventh
day He ceased from labor, and
was refreshed.” This tells us
God rested.
What refreshes your soul?
Going for a walk; fishing on a
lake; playing with your children
or grandchildren; working in the
yard or garden; reading a good
book; a time of meditation and
reflection in some special, quiet
place? So take time to relax and
refresh.
8. RECYCLE, REFRESH,
DISCIPLE.
God does not only want us to
receive what He gives us but to
give it away to others.
Remember, we are not a cul-desac, but a conduit so God can
work through us. We are sent to
make disciples of all nations.
Listen, our greatest legacy is
someone we may have mentored in this lifetime.
“The things which you have
heard from me…entrust these to
faithful men who will be able to
teach others also.” (Second
Timothy 2:2)
9.
PONDER THE PAST,
BUT LOOK AHEAD.
The Bible tells us, “…but
one thing I do: forgetting what
lies behind…I press on toward
the goal for the prize of the
upward call of God in Christ
Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13-14)
10. Please set something for
yourself. Write it for number
ten.
This will be your response to
the nine previous points. Write
down what God has placed on
your heart. We need to understand where we’ve been. And
then, press on the goal God has
for us.
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By Nelda Campbell
Happy New Year! The sunshine is beautiful this Monday
morning after having rain and
several cloudy and gloomy
days. Hope all of you have
dodged the flu and are ready to
write “2015” on your documents.
Reminder: This Thursday
night, January 8, 2015, 6:00 pm,
the community will be meeting
for a pot luck supper at the
Pecan Gap Community Center
to honor Brad Stallings, our former Pecan Gap Postmaster.
Brad has been our Postmaster
for the past 8 years and has been
so good and accommodating to
all us folks in this community.
We wish Brad the best in his
retirement or a new job. A
supper will be served and the
meat is being provided and we
Joe Joe’s
Barber Shop
Tina Johnson Sanders
Hairstylist
East Main Street
Wolfe City, Tx
(903) 461-8552
(903) 413-5913
Mahan’s
Welding
Service
1306 East Main St.
Honey Grove, Tx
(903) 378-3977
(903) 249-5990
Metal Buildings
Metal Roofs
ONSITE & PORTABLE WELDING
ask that you bring either a
dessert, salad, or vegetable. Join
us!
Our post office will be part
time starting January 12, 2015
and Christel Shetler will be
serving us. We all have enjoyed
Christel and her kindness when
Brad was gone. We wish her the
best in the Pecan Gap Post
Office.
Warner and Mary Cheney
that they had a wonderful
Christmas. Darron Cheney,
sons Aaron and wife Morgan,
Dusty and wife Meagan with
their children Addie and Atlas
came. Shelly Cheney Gentry
came with daughter Christina
Glossup and her sons Mason
and Jayden, Shelly's son Cory
Gentry and wife D'Ann with
children Clayton and Gabbie
came. They had food galore
and the little ones had a ball.
Brandon and his wife and son
Braxton were unable to come
and Shelly's husband Danny had
to work. God is so good to us.
Dona White spent the past
week with daughter Jennifer
White and husband Daniel and
their two sons Beni and Jett.
Peggy Durham hosted a New
Year's Eve Party Wednesday
night. Peggy prepared dinner
for the group and they played
games and were able to see the
new year arrive. Attending
were Lynne and Buff Morris,
Mary and Jim Carroll, Lois
Amundson, Bob Cadenhead,
Joyce Nichols, and Jennifer
Sandlin. All had a good time.
Lynne and Buff Morris of the
Ben Franklin community entertained friends and neighbors
with their annual wassail party
on January 4. Buff enjoys host-
ing his friends who like to “pick
and grin” while Lynne urges
guests to sample the delicious
holiday goodies she serves.
Be in prayer for Barbara
Elms who is in the hospital with
health problems. We wish her a
speedy recovery.
Our sympathy goes to the
family of Donna Webster of
Commerce. Services for Donna
were to be held Tuesday in
Commerce. Donna was a very
sweet lady and worked at
Norma's Beauty Shop in
Commerce. Be in prayer for
this family.
Two couples in this community have had the flu and are
struggling to get well. Billie
and Bobby McCarrell have been
sick for two weeks. And, Peggy
and John Moss have had the flu
for several days and are still
coughing. We wish them well.
Ramblings
By: Lena Shaw
Just a note to show the close
knit feeling of missionaries and
their families for each other.
Carol Moore Shaw (daughter of
missionaries Bruce and Joyce
Moore) more or less grew up in
Ecuador. One of the other MKs
lives in Waco with her 91 year
old mother and 93 year old aunt.
Since it is difficult for the older
ones to travel these days, several of the younger ones drove to
Waco to have lunch and visit
with them. All of the ‘kids’ call
each other’s parents aunt and
uncle. The lady in Waco sometimes watched after many of the
children when their parents had
work to do. She always read
(from a book) “Winnie the
Pooh,” and she read to them this
time also, but from a Kindl.
Herma Jo Crews stays in
touch with Dr. Bill Silman
(class of ’40 LHS), who sent
wishes for a happy, joyous and
prosperous New Year to Rattlers
and Falcons. Like many others,
the Silmans had lunch with their
daughter and her husband, not
the traditional meal, but an even
better one than ham, or turkey
and dressing.
On December 26th Bettye
Sue Isaacs Boucher celebrated
her 83rd birthday. She is the
only surviving member of a
family of five and she now lives
with her son, his wife and one of
their children. Betty says that
she is in pretty good health but
all of her family has health
problems.
Rosa Karl spent some time at
Christmas and the remainder of
the holidays with her son and
family Ken, Mary, Dylan,
Kenlee, and Kaitlyn at their
home near Ladonia. She attended Ken’s swearing in as Justice
of the Peace, Pct. 3 which was
held in Bonham.
On December 20th Jerry and
Mary Fields of Weatherford and
their daughter Jennifer from
Ohio met Granville Fields and
Ricky and Martha Crews of
Pecan Gap in Denton and had
lunch at Cracker Barrel.
Jennifer, a veterinarian, was visiting her parents in Weatherford
for the Christmas holiday.
Ricky and Martha Crews
hosted a Christmas dinner at
their home in Pecan Gap on
December 25th. Attending were
Granville Fields of Pecan Gap,
Steven Fields of Wolfe City;
Kerry and Tracy Fields and
family,
Brandon,
Jordan,
Cameron, Allyson, Kayla and
Savannah of Commerce; Glen
Fields of Pecan Gap; Kris
Crews of Cooper and Anna
Baxter, Janna and Blake Baxter
of Honey Grove.
An obituary appeared in last
week’s Gazette of Truett
Sturdivant (class of ’41 LHS).
He was in the Coast Guard for
many years then was Captain of
a cruise ship and had gone all
over the world. And now there
are five of that class of Rattlers
left; Bill Erwin, Newt Bartley,
Eloise Harrington, Oma Jean
Threlkeld Haden and Lena
Shaw.
The Ladonia area Chamber
of Commerce held their regular
meeting Saturday December
3rd, 2015 at the L. A. C. E.
Center in downtown Ladonia.
The new officers took their
places and plans were made for
the upcoming year.
Harold and Jo Nan Mills
Miller visited with Tom and
Oma Hulsey last week. Oma
and Jo Nan walked across the
street for a visit with Lena
Shaw, a visit which was appreciated and very enjoyable.
Tom and Oma Hulsey of
Ladonia, Charlie, Lesa, Tommy,
Haley and Ashtyn Lawhon of
Honey Grove met at the home
of Greg and Alicia Hulsey and
sons in Commerce to celebrate
the beginning of a New Year
and family time together, feasting on the traditionl lunch of
black eyed peas, cabbage, cornbread and hawg jawl.
Birthday greetings on Jan.
8th to Buster Singleton and
Peggy Cuba; on Jan. 9th to
Sammy Hemby; on Jan 10th to
Tommy Hulsey, Betty Byers
McDonald and Linda Hilburn;
on Jan. 11th to Sue Scott
Woodfield and Jerrod Kinniard;
on Jan. 12th to Berry Burnett
and Debbie Smith; on Jan. 13th
to Frances Williams Sandlin,
Jennifer Osborne Webb and
Jennifer Cuba; on Jan. 14th to
Jean Stewart and Elizabeth
Mabry White and on Jan. 15th
to Mickey Duncan.
Happy Wedding Anniversary
on January 10th to Chuck and
Robin Bryce
Happy Wedding Anniversary
on January 13th to Mike and
Julie Miller
AND to grandchildren Travis
and Tiffany Peerman Shaw,
Happy Wedding Anniversary.
January 13th.
Memorial Services To
Be Held In January
WEEKLY GAZETTE, PAGE 2, JANUARY 8, 2015
In More Simple Times
Uncle Eli
By: Ann Nikirk
Home Hospice is offering
two opportunities for the public
to participate in Memorial
Services in January. The services will be held to honor the
memory of loved ones through
song and writings. The first
service is scheduled for
Monday, January 12 from 4:305:30 p.m. at Muenster State
Bank, 1601 US Highway 82 in
Gainesville. The second service
is scheduled for Monday,
January 19 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
at the Home Hospice of
Grayson County office, 505 W.
Center Street in Sherman.
Home Hospice Bereavement
Coordinator Jolene Senek,
LBSW, CT, GC-C, says “Please
join us as we celebrate the lives
of those with whom you have
walked—your loved ones, family and friends. If you like, you
may bring a favorite picture or
memento of your loved one to
display.”
The memorial service is held
annually for family members,
volunteers, staff, as well as all in
the public who wish to participate. A special tribute is given
to all those to be remembered.
This event is open to all persons
regardless of whether they had a
loved one on service with Home
Hospice.
If you have questions or
would like more information
about the Memorial Service,
please contact Jolene Senek,
Bereavement Coordinator, at
903.868.9315
or
email
[email protected]
or visit our website at
www.homehospice.org.
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1982, dedicated to providing
education, programs, services
and quality care to palliate physical, emotional and spiritual
symptoms at end-of-life for
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Jerry A. Piland, Sr.
I have mentioned before that
my Daddy came from a pretty
large family. This was pretty
normal at that time especially
for a farmer. The more kids, the
more help on the farm. There
were my Uncles Henry, Elishia,
John and Charles. My Aunts
Ruth, Dora and Evelyn. I loved
them all equally and they could
not have treated their own kids
any better than they treated me.
They all grew to adulthood and
had their own families, and
never did anything to bring
shame to the family name.
Some of them got off on the
wrong road at times, just as I
have in my life, and as most of
us have. But they realized it in
time and The Good Lord welcomed them back with open
arms.
I have heard of people
referred to as God Fearing
People. The God we worshipped never gave us anything
to fear. He gave us something
to Love. That is why I refer to
our family as a God Loving
Family.
As I said above, I loved all
my Aunts and Uncles equally.
But over the years I became
closer to my Uncle Eli than any
of the others. Maybe just
because I was around him more.
Eli was there when I was born,
then a few years later when we
went to California, Eli and his
family made the trip with us.
He helped Daddy in his labor
contracting business until he got
on his feet. Then he started his
own trucking business and was
successful at that.
But Eli was a farmer at heart
and he and his wife Dora were
homesick for Texas. So he sold
out and came home and went
back to farming west of Honey
Grove.
It wasn’t but a few more
years until Daddy came back
and we bought a farm southeast
of Honey Grove. Texas had
been in a long drought. The first
crop we planted never saw a
drop of rain. Cotton got about
six inches tall, what came up at
all. Complete crop failure.
The next year we planted and
got a good rain right after we
planted. Then we got another
good rain, then another good
rain. It did not quit raining…the
drought was over. We never got
the tractor in the field.
Complete crop failure. Then
my momma died and left Daddy
with four kids to feed.
These two years broke
Daddy and Eli. They ended up
going to work for a company
that had just expanded in to this
area. Manor Bread Co. They
ran a route delivering bread,
cakes, pies, sweet rolls, etc.
house to house. They furnished
their own trucks, gas and
uniforms. They worked on a
commission basis. The harder
you worked, the more money
you could make.
As I mentioned before, none
of my folks were lazy. Out of
seventy routes in Texas, Daddy
and Eli were always in the top
five and mostly numbers one
and two. Daddy was the oldest
route man Manor Bread had and
Eli was way older than the average. Eli wound up taking a
supervisor position.
Daddy sort of got on his feet
and bought a laundry route.
Less working days and more
fishing days.
Manor Bread gave up on the
home delivery business and Eli
went to Mrs. Bairds store delivery where he stayed. His wife
Dora died.
When my Daddy had a massive heart attack and spent several days in ICU, my step brother I and split time, thirty six
hours each at the hospital. Eli
spent every hour with me and
my wife. After Daddy eventually died, Eli and I kind of lost
touch…mostly my fault.
The next I knew about Eli
was that he was in the V.A.
nursing home in Bonham. From
then until he dies, I made
regular visits with him and
occasionally brought him to my
home to visit with old friends
and kinfolk and to eat BBQ. He
always enjoyed the visits, but I
think I got a lot more enjoyment
out of them than he did.
To be continued…
OAKWOOD
CEMETERY NEWS
By: Deidra Jackson
During the month of
December 2014 memorials were
given to the Oakwood Cemetery
Association for the following:
Jim Siebenthal, James Avery
Young, Lester and Juanita Wall,
and Dot and Lynn Roddy.
Another
expense
was
incurred the first part of
December when two more large
trees had to be removed and
their stumps ground. One of
these trees had been struck by
lightning. Three additional trees
had to be trimmed of low-hanging limbs. Tree removal and
trimming must be done on a
regular basis to prevent damage
to grave markers and for safety
reasons as well.
Thanks to everyone who
made donations during this
Christmas season. Happy New
Year from the officers and board
members of the Oakwood
Cemetery Association! Our
mailing address is: P.O. Box 96,
Honey Grove, TX 75446.
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Bonham Resident Drives
Home with New Hybrid
Car as Part of TxDOT’s
“Drive Clean Texas”
Campaign
Tim McAlavy
Against the backdrop of the
AT&T
Dallas
Cowboys
Stadium, Kimberly Woodall of
Bonham, Texas, was awarded a
donated 2015 Ford Fusion SE
Hybrid car as part of the Texas
Department of Transportation’s
“Drive Clean Texas” Roadcents
Sweepstakes.
“In some parts of our state,
emissions from cars and trucks
can make up half of all air pollution,”
said
Texas
Transportation Commissioner
Jeff Austin III. “Our Roadcents
app can help change that by
reminding drivers about the
importance of keeping up with
vehicle maintenance. I wish
Kimberly many happy years of
driving clean in her Ford Fusion
Hybrid.”
Woodall was randomly
chosen from among three
sweepstakes finalists who also
received tickets to Sunday’s
football game between the
Dallas
Cowboys
and
Indianapolis Colts. The giveaway was made possible
through a partnership between
TxDOT and the Dallas
Cowboys. Texas drivers 18 and
older were eligible to enter the
sweepstakes.
Woodall, who has never
owned a car before, works at her
grandfather’s tax service and
enjoyed Sunday’s game with
her father. The two other sweepstakes finalists were JJ
Rodriguez of Corpus Christi
and
Jamie
Cano
from
Harlingen.
The “Drive Clean Texas” air
quality campaign encourages
drivers to use TxDOT’s Webbased Roadcents app to receive
reminders to get regular vehicle
tune-ups, properly inflate tires
and combine errands to reduce
fuel costs and emissions.
Drivers can save as much as
$660 a year in gas by driving
more sensibly and changing
aggressive driving habits like
speeding and rapid starts and
stops. Fixing a car that has
failed an emissions test or is
overdue for a tune-up can save
$80 or more in gas each year.
To learn more about
Roadcents and how to improve
air quality while properly maintaining your vehicle, visit roadcents.org.
For more information, call
(903) 737-9213 or email
[email protected].