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Fall Edition October 2007
“When a friend is in your heart, they remain there forever.”
“Hello”, to all you OWLS (older
wiser laughing souls). Leaves are
beginning to change their color to a
reddish hue prior to falling. Days are
getting shorter and cooler. Nights are
getting longer, and we are even having a bit more precipitation.
Betty (Allison) Grabbe tells us “After the heat
and humidity of summer, it’s time to garden again.” She says, “I go outside in late afternoon, and set out plants
that have accumulated in containers over summer. I’m also transplanting those
plants, except roses, that need new or more space.” (As she continues, I have
a mental picture of daylilies of many colors covering a field with her standing
in the middle, holding two filled containers, a perplexed look on her face.) “I
have 18 large containers stuffed full of daylily seedlings, and they’ll have to
bloom in the containers because I have no space left to plant them. I’ll cull those that aren’t special and keep
the ones that are. I’ll probably have
more to cull than keep. Guess I’m
addicted to daylilies.” (Wouldn’t you
love to see a picture?)
Larry and Lois Woodward traveled to Kansas to visit their daughter.
Jane (Bailey) Barnhouse spent a long Labor Day
weekend in Dallas with a side stop in McAlester, OK.
Ryder Zane Hottinger
born July 31,2007, to Jill & Eric Hottinger. Grandparents are John G. & Debbie Jennings and
Tim & Rhonda Hottinger, all of Russellville. Great-grandparents are John F. & Lavern Jennings of
Wilburn Creek Farm. We hear he
is as bald as Papa John.
Linda (Goodwin) and Bob Griffin made a
trip to Atlantic Provinces, Nova Scotia, and St. Edward’s Island of Canada in
August. Could it have been to
celebrate their anniversary? Seems
Linda is also staying up-to-date on her driving by taking the 55 Alive Driving
Course taught by Randal Crouch and currently helping her 4th
grandchild study. She even hinted at
getting a big-rig and ‘taking to the highways’.
SPECIAL INVITATION
Class of 56 Luncheon
The Old South - 12:00
Saturday, October 13
Bring a friend
RHS Homecoming is the night before
We would appreciate an RSVP if
you are planning to be there
ecotton@suddenlink.com 479/890-5535
jane.rhs@swbell.net 501/835-4542
Wilma (Humphrey) and Sam McBride were in
town for the funeral of Wilma’s sister, Lola Thomas-Horn of North Little
Rock who passed away September 11. Our condolences to Wilma and the rest of her family.
Martha (Braden) Reid wants everyone to know that her
son, Mike, is now back home and at work in Florida. He lost 40 pounds while ill but his health is great now and he
appears to have no after effects from his stroke. She calls him a ‘walking miracle’, and expresses her thanks for
your prayers and concern.
Barbara (Ellington) and Johnny Jones celebrated
their 50th anniversary 9/1 with breakfast at
the Cracker Barrel with their immediate family, followed by a wedding cake.
They were given 50 -$50 bills in a picture book with 50 pages, and instructions
to spend the money taking pictures of what they bought or where they went for
the book. Johnny also
surprised Barbara with a circular necklace with 50 diamonds.
Jackie (Mayhan) and Don Brooks’ son,
Scott, is working on his Doctorate in Bible Language while teaching at the
Tulare Missionary Baptist Seminary in Tulare, CA. He has also been called as Associate Pastor to the
Tulare Missionary Baptist Church to assist the senior pastor who has MS. Jackie and Don plan a November trip to
California.
We won’t see Ray and Beverly
Hackworth at our October luncheon.
They now have Beverly’s mother living with them and their daughter,
Suzanne, is coming from Albuquerque to stay with her grandmother while they enjoy a much anticipated Cruise.
Sandra Crolley RisingSun
Sandra retired from the State of
Montana after working 12 years. She moved to Phoenix in 2004 but returned to
Helena, after 1-1/2 yrs. where her grand-daughter and daughter live. She has
also lived in Chicago, Memphis, San Francisco, and in Los Angeles.
***
Ever tangle with a weed wacker? I
don’t recommend it but I got a big “You go, Girl!” when someone thought there
was a new tattoo on my leg. What a
design!
Anniversaries
Shirley (Duvall) & Rick Harrison
October - 51 yrs.
Gene & Lynda Rackley – November 5 -3 yrs.
Glenda (Kinslow) & E.J. Barton
December 9 -51 yrs.
Pat (Crouch) and Malcolm Murphy
December 31 – 46 yrs.
Tom & Bonnie Underhill
January16
- 48 yrs.
John and Lavern Jennings
January 23 – 4 yrs.
Birthdays
Ray Hackworth
- October 28
Ella Lee (Blackford) Taylor - November 18
Gene Rackley – December 3
Paula Phillips – December 12
Betty (Ashmore) Moore - December 14
Virginia (Morris) Proctor - December 18
Ben Trusty - January 6
Erma (Duryea) Cotton - January 26
BELATED
Anniversaries
Ray & Beverly Hackworth June 1 – 47 yrs.
Lonnie & Betty Leavell June 19 – 48 yrs
Larry and Lois Woodward
June 21 – 49 yrs.
Ben and Linda Trusty July 3 – 37 yrs.
*John
and Renetta Lindsey
July 14 – 45 yrs.
Birthdays
Pat (Crouch) Murphy-July 25
*John
Lindsey - July 29
John Jennings - August 4
Larry Woodward - August 23
John Lindsey provided these
stories to go with his birthday and anniversary dates.
*******
They were married at 7:30 pm……“It
was a dark and stormy night. NOT!”
Unlike paperback novel descriptions, it was the hottest day ever in the
Oklahoma Panhandle and it was still daylight.
A beastly hot wind was blowing.
Every window in the church had a huge, hot burning candle and he was
sweating, and he was worrying because the minister said he couldn’t find his
crucifix, and he couldn’t marry them without his crucifix.……sweating and
worrying, and shaking like a leaf. But
a beautiful blonde walked down the aisle and cooled him off. He’s never been that hot again!”
*******
Surely some old memories will be
awakened with John’s birthday story. It
seems that several times his mother took him, Gene Rackley, Alan Russell, and
several other “pre-teen ne’er-do-wells” to Clarksville to the Peach Festival
for his birthday. They would come back
with over-ripe peaches to make peach ice cream. They may not have had enough left over as it seems that someone
would ALWAYS start throwing peaches at the rest. Then his mom would use the garden hose to hose them down on the back
porch as they were covered with the sticky, syrup. John said, “I miss those
peaches, but not the birthdays.”
NOTE: Please provide your info so
we can give you your 15 minutes of fame. jabarn@swbell.net
Jane Barnhouse, 2511 Austin Oaks Dr., Sherwood, AR 72120 501/835-4542
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E-MAIL CHANGES
Sandra
Rauhoff Cole
Paula
Phillips (new)
John
Jennings
Sue Ryder
Luce (new)
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Prayers Needed - Cleete Bewley as he continues his treatments.
Gerald Myers is at The Medical Lodge in Butler,
MO. Rita is staying with their son’s
family until she can make a permanent
move. Their son has a church in
Butler. Gerald has suffered from
Parkinson’s for 10 years and has now been diagnosed with psychosis dementia,
possibly related to his meds. Cards: 549 SE Shiloh Dr., Lee’s Summit, MO
64063
Out of the mouth of babes!! After Christmas,
a teacher asked her young pupils how they spent their holiday away from
school. This
was actually written by one of her students.
RETARDED
GRANDPARENTS
We always used to spend the
holidays with Grandma and Grandpa. They used to live in a big brick house but
Grandpa got retarded and they moved to Florida. Now they live in a tin house and have rocks painted green to look
like grass.
They ride around on their bicycles
and wear name tags because they don’t know who they are anymore. They go to a building
called a wrecked center, but they must have got it fixed because it is all okay
now, and do exercises there, but they don’t do them very well. There is a
swimming pool too, but in it, they all jump up and down with hats on.
At their gate, there is a doll
house with a little old man sitting in it.
He watches all day
so nobody can escape. Sometimes
they sneak out. They go cruising in their golf carts. Nobody there cooks, they
just eat out. And they eat the same thing every night – early birds. Some of
the people can't get out past the man in the doll house. The ones who do get
out, bring food back to the wrecked center for pot luck.
My Grandma
says that Grandpa worked all his life to earn his retardment so I should work
hard too so someday I can be retarded too.
When I earn my retardment, I want to be the man in the doll house. Then I will let people out so they can visit
their grandchildren.
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